Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Turkish EFL pre-service and in-service teachers’ views on professional development and related activities

It is generally agreed that teachers need to develop themselves in order to contribute learners’ personal and professional development. Starting in the final year of faculties of education, teacher candidates get a notion of professional development along with learning about classroom management, pedagogical knowledge and preparing course materials. However, the first time they teach in their own classrooms without any supervisor is the moment when the clock of professional development actually starts to tick. Teaching is a job which requires thinking and learning at the same time. The teacher candidates and teachers who have been performing their duties attempt to find their way of teaching by trial-and-error learning during class and afterwards. Some teachers keep searching for ways to improve and equip themselves outside the classroom as well. As there seems to be no end to professional development, the following study aims to investigate whether there is a difference between pre-service and in-service teachers’ perceptions of the concept. It also tries to find out what methods these two groups use to improve their teaching style and career. To reach this aim, six in-service teachers and six pre-service teachers at a state university were interviewed. It is thought that the findings might reveal a general picture related to in-service and pre-service teachers’ beliefs and perceptions about professional development.
Rethinking Associations between Distal Factors and Learning: Attachment, Approaches to Learning and the Mediating Role of Academic Emotions

The present study belongs to a new strand of research in learning in higher education focusing on distal and emotional factors that contribute to learning. The purpose of the study was to explore the mediating role of academic emotions in the relationship between adult attachment styles and approaches to learning. The sample consists of 527 Greek university students (72 were men and 455 were women) attending a fourth-year full degree program. They completed the following questionnaires: The Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structure Questionnaire, the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire, and the Approaches to Learning and Studying Inventory. Results revealed the mediating role of academic emotions in the relationship between both types of attachment and approaches to learning. Avoidant and anxious individuals seem to keep the same pattern of behavior in their studying as they do in their interpersonal relationships. It is suggested that attachment can function as an innate emotion regulation system that modulates students’ emotions. Findings are discussed in the context of recent literature. Future implications for higher education students regarding close relationships are also discussed.
Factors affecting the diffusion of mobile social network services in an aging society: value of informative, hedonic and ubiquitous services

Purpose This paper aims to identify factors affecting the continued intention to use mobile social network services (m-SNS) among middle-aged and older adults in Korea, based on the focal characteristics of mobile services and SNS. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through an online questionnaire to understand m-SNS usage from 358 people aged over 40 years in Korea. Findings Results show that middle-aged and older users of m-SNS are strongly motivated to seek information; they prefer to use m-SNS on a habitual basis because of the ubiquitous connectivity of mobile services. Furthermore, they perceive the usefulness of m-SNS in expanding their social networks. These results can be used to identify factors that affect continued use of m-SNS by the middle-aged and older generation in Korea. Originality/value This paper expands the literature on SNS acceptance among middle-aged and older adults, the population that, in future, is expected to constitute the majority of m-SNS users. This paper can also help understand factors that affect mature consumers’ continued use of m-SNS.
Analisis Faktor yang Memengaruhi Perilaku Ibu Hamil dalam Pemeriksaan HbsAG

HBsAg examination is important to detect Hepatitis B in pregnant women, so it needs to be done during the first visit with the help of health. The results of the pre-survey at the Way Kandis Health Center in 2020, it was found that only 55.2% of pregnant women performed HbsAg examinations. The Purpose of the study was to determine the factors that influence the behaviour of pregnant women in the HBsAg examination at Way Kandis Health Center, Bandar Lampung City, in 2021. The design of this study was analytic with a cross-sectional approach. The number of samples in this study was 112 pregnant women, with a sampling technique of accidental sampling. Bivariate analysis using Chi-square. The results of the univariate study found that most pregnant women, 50.9% did not perform HBsAg examination, most of the pregnant women have less knowledge of 53.6%, the attitudes of pregnant women were negative 57.1%, the perception of pregnant women was negative 50.9%. Most of the distance travelled to close health services is 57.1%, negative husband support is 50.9%. The results of the bivariate test showed that there was a significant relationship between knowledge of attitudes, perceptions, distance travelled, husband's support with the behaviour of pregnant women with HBsAg examination at Way Kandis Health Center, Bandar Lampung City in 2021. Abstrak: Pemeriksaan HbsAg merupakan hal penting untuk mendeteksi Hepatitis B pada ibu hamil, sehingga perlu dilakukan pada saat kunjungan pertama di tenaga kesehatan. Hasil prasurvei di Puskesmas Rawat Inap Way Kandis pada tahun 2020, didapatkan hanya 55,2% ibu hamil yang melakukan pemeriksaan HbsAg. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi perilaku ibu hamil dalam pemeriksaan HbsAg di Puskesmas Rawat Inap Way Kandis Kota Bandar Lampung Tahun 2021. Desain penelitian ini adalah analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini 112 ibu hamil, dengan tekhnik pengambilan sampel accydental sampling. Analisa bivariat menggunakan Chi-square. Hasil penelitian univariat didapatkan bahwa sebagian besar ibu hamil 50,9% tidak melakukan pemeriksaan HbsAg, sebagian besar pengetahuan ibu hamil kurang 53,6%, sikap ibu hamil negatif 57,1%, persepsi ibu hamil negatif 50,9 %. Sebagaian besar jarak tempuh kepelayanan kesehatan dekat yaitu 57,1%, dukungan suami negatif 50,9%. Hasil uji bivariat didapatkan ada hubungan yang bermakna antara pengetahuan sikap, persepsi, jarak tempuh, dukungan suami dengan perilaku pemeriksaan HbsAg ibu hamil di Puskesmas Rawat Inap Way Kandis Kota Bandar Lampung Tahun 2021.
Somatic BRAF V600E Mutation in Familial Colorectal Cancer Type X: A New Study in Central Iran

Background: BRAF-V600E is a known prognostic/predictive marker in colorectal cancer (CRC), detected in 4 - 12% of all patients with this cancer. Familial-CRC-type-X (FCCX) is a subtype of mismatch-repair (MMR) proficient CRC with an unknown genetic cause. Objectives: Given the lack of enough information on the molecular aspects of FCCX among Iranians, this study was conducted to evaluate the BRAF-V600E hot-spot mutation in tumor DNA in FCCX probands in Central Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which 48 FCCX probands were recruited according to Amsterdam-II criteria, and MMR proficiency was confirmed by MSI testing and IHC-MMRs. Tumors’ DNA samples were assessed for the BRAF-V600E mutation by Sanger-sequencing. Results: None of the 48 assessed FCCX probands presented the BRAF-V600E mutation. Conclusions: It can be suggested that FCCX tumors have a good prognosis compared to other CRCs.
Why Keep Silent Online? Voices from Stay-at-home Postgraduate Students

Online classroom silence is an overlooked site of research irrespective of the growing popularity of online teaching in today’s education. Against this background, this study showcases why a group of postgraduate students keep silent in their online classes through classroom observation, stimulated recall interviews and in-depth interviews. Reasons found are classified into three categories: the peculiarity of online class, the uniqueness of postgraduate academic lesson, and other general reasons resembling the ones in the traditional classroom. In addition, these factors are found to be interconnected and sometimes exerting both positive and negative effects; unexpectedly, the factor of ‘losing face’, contrary to previous studies, is trivial in contributing to postgraduate students’ online-classroom silence.
Assessing the impact of higher education competitiveness on the level of socio-economic development of a country

The study is devoted to the investigation of the educational determinants as components in shaping the level of socio-economic development of countries around the world, including assessment of the impact of national higher education system development indicators on the determinants of economic development, in particular macroeconomic, innovation, and technology determinants.Based on the grouping of 50 countries, a matrix of relationships between the Universitas 21 index and global competitiveness index was constructed. It is determined that despite the close correlation between the indices as a whole (0.96), there is a certain differentiation of influence in groups. The high impact of education on global competitiveness (0.76) was found in the group of countries with a medium level of competitiveness, moderate impact (0.54) – in the group of highly competitive countries, weak impact (0.38) – in the group of countries with a low level of competitiveness. Based on the correlation-regression analysis, the study proposes a structural-logical graph of the relationship between educational and economic indicators and quantifies it accordingly. The results show that the level of higher education competitiveness is closely correlated with such indicators as the level of global innovation development (0.8 over the period 2012-2020), the level of the knowledge intensity of GDP (0.73), and the level of socio-economic development (0.75). The results will allow changes in education indicators to be taken into account in the context of their impact on economic development and global development strategies.
Sustainable Growth Variables by Industry Sectors and Their Influence on Changes in Business Models of SMEs in the Era of Digital Transformation

SMEs around the world are constantly under threats to their survival and sustainable growth. This study evaluated the variables influencing the sustainable growth of SMEs in the technological evolution of digital transformation. I propose a business model innovation strategy for the sustainable growth of SMEs. Furthermore, I evaluated the variables influencing growth by industry sector and present strategies for innovation in the business model. Data were collected from 205 CEOs in six sector industries in Korea, and I investigated the effect of variables that affected the company’s sustainability when introducing digital transformation. A partial least-squares regression was used for the statistical analysis and was performed using a data group analysis. I found that the SME performance varied by industry and that technological competency had a mediating effect. The variables that most affected the SME performance were management, technology, and technical competence in marketing and innovation. This research went beyond the limitations of studying only the effects of each of the previous literature variables through causal studies linking these variables. The variables affecting the performance of the industries were found to be different. By comparing the variables that led to a difference in performance in the industrial sector, I developed a business model innovation strategy that can affect the sustainable performance of SMEs.
Applicability of Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of the Intercondylar Notch

The intercondylar notch (IN) can differ in morphology and size, influencing the contained ligaments. For a better understanding of the influence of the IN’s anatomy on knee pathologies, a classification of different shapes was proposed. However, a detailed evaluation of the reliability of these classifications is lacking thus far. In coronal knee MRIs of 330 patients, the IN width was measured and three shapes were calculated to generate objective control results. Notch shapes were classified by two blinded investigators, first without and then with visual assistance to guide the shape classification. The distribution of the three different shapes was as follows: A-shape: n = 43, 13.0%; inverse U-shape: n = 100, 30.3%; Ω-shape: n = 183, 56.7%. The semi-quantitative evaluation distribution was as follows: A-shape: n = 44, 13.3%; inverse U-shape: n = 37, 11.2%; Ω-shape: n = 249, 75%; there was fair (κ = 0.35) agreement compared to that of the control results. The assisted semi-quantitative evaluation distribution was as follows: A-shape: n = 44, 13.3%; inverse U-shape: 103, 31.2%; Ω-shape: n = 183, 55.3%; there was very good (κ = 0.92) agreement compared to that of the control results. In the shape evaluation of the IN, rigid guidelines and visual assistance must be used to ensure reliability. The utilization of visual assistance led to higher inter- and intra-rater agreements in the semi-quantitatively evaluation of the IN shape when compared to those in the classification without visual assistance.
Gender Essentialism in Chinese Reality TV: A Case Study of You Are So Beautiful

This article provides a feminist analysis of Chinese reality TV, using the recent makeover show—You Are So Beautiful (你怎么这么好看) as a case study. I argue that the notion of gender essentialism is highlighted in the production of You Are So Beautiful, which distances the Chinese show from its original American format—Queer Eye. This phenomenon is indicative of how existing gender power relations influence the production of popular cultural texts in post-reform China, where capitalism and authoritarianism weave a tangled web. The outcomes of the research articulate the interplay between post-socialist gender politics and reality TV production in the Chinese context.
ANALYSIS AND DETECTION OF WILDFIRES BY USING PRISMA HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGERY

Abstract. This paper deals with the analysis and detection of wildfires by using PRISMA imagery. Precursore IperSpettrale della Mis­sione Applicativa (Hyperspectral Precursor of the Application Mission, PRISMA) is a new hyperspectral mission by ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Italian Space Agency) launched in 2019. This mission provides hyperspectral images with a spectral range of 0.4–2.5 µm and an average spectral resolution less than 10 nm. In this work, we used the PRISMA hypercube acquired during the Australian bushfires of December 2019 in New South Wales. The analysis of the image is presented considering the unique amount of information contained in the continuous spectral signature of the hypercube. The Carbon dioxide Continuum-Interpolated Band Ratio (CO2 CIBR), Hyperspectral Fire Detection Index (HFDI), and Normalized Burn Index (NBR) will be used to analyze the informative content of the image, along with the analysis of some specific visible, near-infrared and shortwave-infrared bands. A multiclass classification is presented by using a I-dimensional convolutional neural network (CNN), and the results will be com­pared with the ones given by a support vector machine classifier reported in literature. Finally, some preliminary results related to wildfire temperature estimation are presented.
Development of the Gyaku Tsuki and Mawashi Geri Speed Test

This study aims to develop a speed test for Gyaku Tsuki and Mawashi Geri kicks in Karate. This research is development research with steps that include potential problems, data, product design, design validation, revision design, product testing, product revision, trial use and product revision. The small scale trial was carried out on 10 Karateka who actively participate in the training at the PPLP Gorontalo Province. Meanwhile, a large-scale trial was conducted on 30 Karateka who took part in the training at the PPLP Gorontalo Province. The development research resulted in a valid and reliable form of test, so it was feasible to use it to measure the speed of the Gyaku Tsuki shot and the kick speed of Mawashi Geri.
Transformation of commensal to a pathogen: Blood stream infection due to coagulase negative staphylococci among patients attending tertiary care hospital in North India

Aim of this study was to know the prevalence of Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) in Blood Stream Infection (BSI) among patients attending a Superspeciality hospital in North India. Objective of this study was to compare incidence of CoNS in ICU and ward patients suffering from BSI and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. This retrospective hospital based study was conducted in the Microbiology Department, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow for a period of two years (January, 2017 -December, 2018). Blood samples from a total of 6498 patients from Out-Patient, In-Patient and Intensive care unit departments were subjected to aerobic and anaerobic bacterial culture. Culture positive broth was subcultured on Blood Agar and MacConkey Agar to isolate pathogens in pure culture. Pure cultured isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility pattern by Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion method as per CLSI 2018.During the study period, out of total 3284 samples in 2017 and 3214 in 2018, 663 and 595 were found to be culture positive respectively.Staphylococci were isolated from 636 (9.78%) patients (10.2% in 2017 and 9.2% in 2018). Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 18.8% and CoNS from 81.2% of total Staphylococcal isolates. Among CoNS isolates 70.7% were found to be Methicillin Resistant CoNS (MRCoNS). This study observed CoNS as a major cause of BSI as compared to Staphylococcus aureusThe significance of CONS bacteremia should be evaluated better in light of clinical profile of the patient. Better screening and infection control practices in the future can decrease the rate of methicillin resistant CoNS in our centre.
The First Report on the Afternoon E -Region Plasma Density Irregularities in Middle
 Latitude

We report, for the first time, the afternoon (i.e., from noon to sunset time) observations of the northern mid-latitude E-region field-aligned irregularities (FAIs) made by the very high frequency (VHF) coherent backscatter radar operated continuously since 29 December 2009 at Daejeon (36.18°N, 127.14°E, 26.7°N dip latitude) in South Korea. We present the statistical characteristics of the mid-latitude afternoon E-region FAIs based on the continuous radar observations. Echo signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the afternoon E-region FAIs is found to be as high as 35 dB, mostly occurring around 100–135 km altitudes. Most spectral widths of the afternoon echoes are close to zero, indicating that the irregularities during the afternoon time are not related to turbulent plasma motions. The occurrence of afternoon E-regional FAI is observed with significant seasonal variation, with a maximum in summer and a minimum in winter. Furthermore, to investigate the afternoon E-region FAIs- Sporadic E (Es) relationship, the FAIs have also been compared with Es parameters based on observations made from an ionosonde located at Icheon (37.14°N, 127.54°E, 27.7°N dip latitude), which is 100 km north of Daejeon. The virtual height of Es (h’Es) is mainly in the height range of 105 km to 110 km, which is 5 km to 10 km greater than the bottom of the FAI. There is no relationship between the FAI SNR and the highest frequencies (ftEs) (or blanket frequencies (fbEs)). SNR of FAIs, however, is found to be related well with (ftEs–fbEs).
The effect of natural zeolite as feed additive on performance and egg quality in old laying hens

This experiment was aimed to use natural zeolite as a feed additive to diet in old laying hens. 36 laying hens of ISA White strain were used, at age of 72 week. The hens were divided into three treatments and each treatment consisted of six replicates with tow hens each. A standard basic ration was used consisting of maize and soybean meal, and the zeolite was added according to the design of the experiment as follows, without zeolite (control T1), +0.5% zeolite (T2) and +1% zeolite (T3). The experiment lasted for 6 weeks. The collected data of performance and egg quality parameters were evaluated of 3 week basis period (1st period 72 -75 week, 2nd period 75 -78 week) and the entire period (72 -78 week). Results indicated that there was no significant effect of adding natural zeolite on the studied performance parameters feed intake (g/hen/d) and feed conversion ratio (g/g) or on the egg production (%), egg weight (g/hen) and egg mass (g/hen/d). However, it must be noted that the hens fed with zeolite at level of +0.5 and +1% showed a higher (p ˃ 0.05) egg productivity comparing to hens without zeolite. Regarding the egg quality parameters, no significant effect were observed between the treatments. However, there were only significantly improvement in egg shell ratio (%) and egg shell density (mg/cm2) when the data of 72 - 78 week were pooled and analyzed. In this study, the zeolite supplementation showed no effects on blood plasma composition. In conclusion, the adding of natural zeolite at inclusion rate of 1% had positive effect on egg production and improved the shell egg quality of old laying hens.
Electron Swarm Parameters and Dielectric Properties of the Superconducting Binary Mixtures of He-H2

In this study, the electron energy distribution function EEDF, the electron swarm parameters, the effective ionization coefficients, and the critical field strength (dielectric strength) in binary He-H2 gas mixture which used as cryogenic for high-temperature superconducting power application, are evaluated by using two-term approximation of the Boltzmann equation over the range of E/N ( the electric field to gas density) from 1 to 100 Td ( 1 Td=10-17 Vcm2) at temperature 77 K and pressure 2MPa, taking into account elastic and inelastic cross-section. Using the calculated EEDF, the electron swarm parameters (electron drift velocity, mean electron energy, diffusion coefficient, electron mobility, ionization and attachment coefficient) are calculated. At low reduced electric field E/N, the EEDF close Maxwellian distribution, at high E/N, due to vibrational excitation of H2 the calculated distribution function is non-Maxwellian. Besides, in the He-H2 mixture, it is found that increasing small amount of H2 enhances to shift the tail of EEDF to the lower energy region, the reduced ionization coefficient α/N. reduced effective ionization coefficient (α-η)/N) decreases, while, reduced attachment coefficient η/N, reduced critical electric field strength (E/N)crt. and critical electric field Ecrt. Increases, because of hydrogen’s large ionization cross-sections. The dielectric strength of 5% H2 in mixture is in good agreement with experimental values, it is found that dielectric strength depend on pressure and temperature. The electron swarm parameters in pure gaseous helium (He) and hydrogen (H2), in satisfying agreement with previous available theoretical and experimental values. The validity of the calculated values has been confirmed by two-term approximation of the Boltzmann equation analysis.