Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Teacher Performance Evaluation through Knowledge Sharing and Technology during the COVID 19 Pandemic

One of the worlds of education is an independent and intelligent student program. This study aims to determine the role of KBV theory and training through work skills and technology in evaluating teacher teaching performance in Kupang and Bali, Indonesia. This research method is quantitative; with SEM analysis, the sample used was 450 high school teachers, the sample was taken deliberately. Sharing knowledge that is done by the teacher motivates to improve work ability. Technology during the COVID-19 pandemic played a very big role in improving teacher teaching performance with the support of training because this gave teaching abilities for every teacher in Kupang and Bali, Indonesia. The ability to distinguish between knowledge and training in the absorption of technology to create quality and sustainable education. This study only uses two provinces in Indonesia as an analytical study with implementation only in the world of education. Knowledge, ability, and training are forms of understanding that require stimulation, while technology is a means of infrastructure during the Covid-19 pandemic. The results of this study contribute to the world of education, especially at the high school level because there is no concept of quality continuing education.
Analysis Of K 12 Engineering Education Curricula In The United States—A Preliminary Report

A number of initiatives in the United States have attempted or are attempting to develop or promote opportunities for K-12 students to learn engineering. For the most part, however, there is little evidence of what works, little agreement about how these efforts might be judged, and little understanding among the policy and practitioner communities about which initiatives sit on stronger or weaker theoretical foundations. This paper discusses preliminary observations from an analysis of nearly two dozen K-12 engineering curricula, conducted as part of a major study of K-12 engineering in the United States. Among other factors, the analysis examined the mission and goals of the curricula; the presence of engineering concepts, such as analysis, modeling, systems, and constraints; and the use of mathematics, science, and technology.
Factors that influence trust in the police in Mexico

ABSTRACT Despite Mexico’s justice reform, most Mexican citizens do not trust in their criminal justice system. Particularly, public dissatisfaction with the police has not been solved in Mexico. Researchers have examined citizens’ trust in the police to improve public-police relationship in Mexico. Relatively less attention, however, has been made to the theoretical framework, which explores factors such as instrumental and expressive factors that influence the public trust in the police. Thus, using a data set from the Latin American Public Opinion Project, this study conducted multiple regressions to find those factors. Results indicated that neighbourhood security (key instrumental factors) was significantly related to trust in the police. In addition, police corruption showed a negative association with trust in police and public satisfaction with police performance. This study found supporting evidence that securing neighbourhoods builds more confidence in the police among residents. Overall, these results suggest meaningful strategies to improve trust in the Mexico’s police.
An Investigation of United Arab Emirates Early Elementary Teachers’ Understanding of Physical Science Concepts

This study was designed to test in-service early elementary (EE) teachers’ understanding of the physical science concepts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). For this purpose, an instrument consisting of 22 questions was constructed. The validity and reliability of the instrument have been calculated. The sample was composed of 126 in-service EE teachers teaching in seven schools. The schools are located in three different emirates in the country and were randomly chosen during the academic year 2000/2001. Subjects’ responses were analysed and correlations between teachers’ achievement and some other variables were established. Teachers’ results have been discussed in depth. Some recommendations were made to the UAE University to improve the present EE teacher program to meet future challenges. In addition, some broader advice was offered to the Ministry of Education regarding the present level of EE teachers’ scientific knowledge and ways to improve it.
The Effect of Tourism Taxation on International Arrivals to a Small Tourism-Dependent Economy

This paper examines the effects of tax policies on international tourist arrivals to the Maldives using the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) panel data method. The Maldives is chosen as a case study because the nation is heavily dependent on tourism and earn up to 70% of total government revenue in tourism tax. As expected, the estimated tax elasticities show that tourism tax adversely influences inbound travel, but significant differences across source markets are observed. Specifically, a 10% increase in tourism tax reduces demand by 5.4%. The degree of responsiveness of tourism demand to changes in taxes is essential for tourism policy since a change in the cost of visiting a destination resulting from a change in tourism tax policies affects inbound tourism demand. Consequently, the effectiveness of current fiscal policies is a matter of concern for attracting international tourists to the Maldives.
Long-term Residence of Foreign Scientists and Engineers in Japan

This study theoretically and empirically investigated whether scientists and engineers working in Japan will continue to stay in or leave Japan,and which factors are influential in this decision―gaps between their home country and Japan (economy, science and technology), establishment of life foundations in Japan (steady job, information network, improvement in Japanese language skills), links to their home country, and satisfaction with living and working environments in Japan. The results show that establishing life foundations in Japan and professional links to the home country were the most influential factors.
When are entrepreneurs more environmentally oriented? An analysis of stakeholders' pressures at different stages of evolution of the venture

Entrepreneurs are subjected to increased institutional pressures that encourage them to include environmental issues in their overall business objectives. Despite this, entrepreneurs do not always place the same importance on environmental issues in the overall objectives, but some are more environmentally oriented than others. We contend that these differences are explained by two factors: the stage of evolution of the venture and the intensity of coercive and normative environmental pressures on entrepreneurs. Using a sample of 9781 entrepreneurs from 27 countries, our research shows that entrepreneurs are more environmentally oriented (1) in early stages of evolution, (2) in countries with high coercive pressures, and (3) in countries with high normative pressures. Additionally, our results indicate that the differences in the environmental orientation in the early and late stages are reduced in countries with high normative pressures and that these differences are not influenced by the intensity of coercive pressures.
A correlation study of emotional intelligence and behavioral style of bio-pharmaceutical industry District Sales Managers

This study explored to what extent, if at all, there was a relationship between District Sales Managers’ (DMs) emotional intelligence (EQ) and their behavioral style, at Phyogen, Inc. Research demonstrated that leaders with higher levels of emotional intelligence are rated as more effective leaders (Kerr, Garvin, Heaton, & Boyle, 2005; Rosete & Ciarrochi, 2005). The literature also shows that EQ can in fact be learned and developed (Bradberry & Greaves, 2003; Cooper, 1997; Dulewicz & Higgs, 2000; Dulewicz & Higgs, 2004; Goleman, 1998; Groves, McEnrue, & Shen, 2006). In addition, emotional intelligence has been found to have a direct association with transformational leadership (Barling, Slater, & Kelloway, 2000; Palmer, Walls, Burgess, & Stough, 2001; Brown & Moshavi, 2005). Transformational leadership was demonstrated to increase organizational innovation in the pharmaceutical industry (Garcia-Morales, Matias-Reche, & Hurtado-Torres, 2008). The objective of the study was to identify whether or not the resulting correlations between leadership behavioral style and level of EQ could be used to help Phyogen, Inc. with future leadership identification, as well as be used to help increase the level of EQ with its current DM population. The population studied was District Sales Managers at Phyogen, Inc. with at least 1 year of experience. The DiSC Classic 2.0 assessment was employed to measure District Sales Managers’ behavioral style and the Bar-On EQ-i assessment was used to measure District Sales Managers’ 6 primary emotional intelligence scores. An Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s Correlations were used to identify any possible relationship between behavioral style and emotional intelligence variables in this study.
Simulation of graphene electronic devices

Since the publication of research in the mid-1980s describing the formation of freeform graphene there has been an enormous growth in interest in the material. Graphene is of interest to the semiconductor industry because of the high electron mobility exhibited by the material and, as it is planar, it is compatible with silicon technology. When patterned into nanoribbons graphene can be made into regions that are semiconducting or conducting and even into entire circuits. Graphene nanoribbons can also be used to form the channel of a MOSFET. This thesis describes numerical simulations undertaken on devices formed from graphene. The energy band structure of graphene and graphene nanoribbons is obtained using nearest-neighbour and third nearest-neighbour interactions within a tight binding model. A comparison of the current-voltage characteristics of MOS structures formed on graphene nanoribbons and carbon nanotubes suggests that the nanoribbon devices may be better for switching applications. Conductivities of graphene nanoribbons and junctions formed from them were obtained using a nonequilibrium Green’s function formulation. The effects of defects and strain on these systems were also studied using this technique. Advancements were made when the self-energies used within the nonequilibrium Green’s function were obtained from an iterative scheme including third nearestneighbour interactions. An important result of this work is that accurate simulations of graphene based devices should include third nearest-neighbour interactions within the tight binding model of the energy band structure.
POSSIBILITIES OF A SEMI-CIRCULAR BENDING TEST

The possibilities of a Semi-Circular Bending (SCB) test on semi-cylindrical specimens is investigated as an alternative to the Indirect Tensile Test (ITT) to determine the flexural strength, stiffness and fatigue behaviour of asphalt concrete. Finite element analysis relations for the stresses and deformations under SCB have been derived. Based on these relations the tensile strength and fatigue behaviour of two asphalt mixes were determined with laboratory tests. These results have been compared with ITT results on the same mixes. It can be concluded that the SCB gives results comparable with ITT for the tensile strength. The determination of stiffness requires accurate measurement of the relatively small vertical deformations under loading. Fatigue tests can also be carried out. The SCB test can be used as a mix design test for performance related specifications and a reliable quality control test for mix production and road construction. A standard test set-up is proposed.
EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CETACEAN APPENDAGES

119 Introduction . 120 Materials and Methods . 123 Results . 124 Discussion . 130 VI REVIEW OF THE EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CETACEAN APPENDAGES . 135 Developmental Processes . 135 Form and Function . 138 Performance . 144 Environment . 146 Biological Role . 147 REFERENCES . 148 APPENDIX: CATALOGUE OF INDOHYUS POSTCRANIAL ELEMENTS FROM THE A. RANGA RAO COLLECTION USED IN THIS ANALYSIS . 181
SARA: Self-Aware Resource Allocation for Heterogeneous MPSoCs

In modern heterogeneous MPSoCs, the management of shared memory resources is crucial in delivering end-to-end QoS. Previous frameworks have either focused on singular QoS targets or the allocation of partitionable resources among CPU applications at relatively slow timescales. However, heterogeneous MPSoCs typically require instant response from the memory system where most resources cannot be partitioned. Moreover, the health of different cores in a heterogeneous MPSoC is often measured by diverse performance objectives. In this work, we propose the Self-Aware Resource Allocation (SARA) framework for heterogeneous MPSoCs. Priority-based adaptation allows cores to use different target performance and self-monitor their own intrinsic health. In response, the system allocates non-partitionable resources based on priorities. The proposed framework meets a diverse range of QoS demands from heterogeneous cores.
Using Model-based Intrusion Detection for SCADA Networks

In a model-based intrusion detection approach for protecting SCADA networks, we construct models that characterize the expected/acceptable behavior of the system, and detect attacks that cause violations of these models. Process control networks tend to have static topologies, regular trac patterns, and a limited number of applications and protocols running on them. Thus, we believe that model-based monitoring, which has the potential for detecting unknown attacks, is more feasible for control networks than for general enterprise networks. To this end, we describe three model-based techniques that we have developed and a prototype implementation of them for monitoring Modbus TCP networks.
A Classical Physics Approach for Space Expansion: The Hubble Drift

Accelerating expansion of metric space AEMS is investigated with classical Newtonian mechanics. Relying on earlier positions, the results are analyzed to reveal what could be a new understanding of the theoretical framework of the subject. Notably, it is shown that space is physical; it comprises aggregated waveforms of the chemical elements and shares identical quantization, periodicity and mass-evolution with matter. Three plausible methods are identified for classical investigation of the Hubble effect, all three give same result, Ho= 49.5 km s-1Mpc. AEMS results from coupling of light’s 36.9o tangential component (vr=0.75rω) to periodic space, i.e., a component of the vacuum field’s e-m radiation couples to logarithmically decreasing distance scales, vr(E)/drE, to create an acceleration relative to space not time. Multiplicity of the Hubble constant aHo is traceable to corresponding multiplicity of universes nested within our universe. Mass ejection from a cosmic quantum envelope is the cosmic equivalence of radioactivity, it signals ageing and eventual disappearance of the host periodic envelope from visibility. Reality is an imperturbable (ideal) Steady-State, observations thought to invalidate this view are hugely misinterpreted, an explosion in or of spacetime marking the beginning of time could not conceivably sustain, over the aeons, an accelerating expansion of metric space; furthermore, the cosmic microwave background is the zero-point energy or vacuum radiation. The active galactic nucleus or black hole is not a singularity, it is a two-way valve that facilitates circulation of mass-energy matrices across the four phases or ref. frames of reality. There is no new creation of space or matter, only continuous recycling in line with NASA’s recent observation.
Air plasma-activated medium exerts tumor-specific cytotoxicity via the oxidative stress-induced perinuclear mitochondrial clustering

Intractable cancers such as osteosarcoma (OS) and oral cancer (OC) are highly refractory, recurrent, and metastatic once developed, and their prognosis is still disappointing. Tumor-targeted therapy eliminating cancers effectively and safely is the current clinical choice. Since aggressive tumors have inherent or acquired resistance to multidisciplinary therapies targeting apoptosis, tumor-specific induction of another cell death modality is a promising avenue to meet the goal. Here, we report that a cold atmospheric air plasma-activated medium (APAM) can induce cell death in OS and OC via a unique mitochondrial clustering. This event was named monopolar perinuclear mitochondrial clustering (MPMC) because of the characteristic unipolar mitochondrial perinuclear aggregation. APAM had potent antitumor activity both in vitro and in vivo. APAM caused apoptosis, necrotic cell death, and autophagy. APAM contained hydrogen peroxide and increased mitochondrial ROS (mROS), while the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) prevented cell death. MPMC occurred following mitochondrial fragmentation coinciding with nuclear damages. MPMC was accompanied by the tubulin network remodeling and mitochondrial lipid peroxide (mLPO) accumulation and prevented by NAC and the microtubule inhibitor, Nocodazole. Increased Cardiolipin (CL) oxidation was also seen, and NAC and the peroxy radical scavenger Ferrostatin-1 prevented it. In contrast, in fibroblasts, APAM induced minimal cell death, mROS generation, mLPO accumulation, CL oxidation, and MPMC. These results suggest that MPMC is a tumor-specific cause of cell death via mitochondrial oxidative stress and microtubule-driven mitochondrial motility. MPMC might serve as a promising target for exerting tumor-specific cytotoxicity. Graphical abstract
Spatiotemporal variation of precipitation on a global scale from 1960 to 2016 in a new normalized daily precipitation dataset

Increases in total and extreme precipitation have been investigated worldwide using limited spatiotemporal data based on surface observations and satellite remote sensing during recent decades. However, it remains unclear whether rain gauge daily precipitation records also show a significant increase in global precipitation. In this study, we first apply the transformed version of the penalized maximum F test (“transPMFred”) to homogenize daily precipitation (P) records from 10,629 stations around the world during 1960–2016 from a dataset (GHCN‐CMA) that combines the daily precipitation data from the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN‐Daily) dataset and the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), and then utilize the homogenized data to study the frequency of daily precipitation on a global scale. The results indicate that precipitation frequency exhibited significant increasing trends from 1960 to 2016 across most of the globe, except for East Asia. Moreover, the variability of global precipitation frequency was more pronounced in wet regions than dry regions, especially in North America, Europe and East Asia based multiple daily precipitation datasets. The regional average frequency for moderate (30th < P ≤ 60th percentile), heavy (60th < P ≤ 90th percentile) and very heavy (P > 90th percentile) precipitation increased in North America and Europe. Changes in precipitation frequency decreased for light (P ≤ 30th percentile) and moderate precipitation but increased for heavy and very heavy precipitation, which mainly occurs in dry regions of Australia. Moreover, precipitation frequency in wet and dry regions of East Asia showed opposite trends, with a decrease in wet regions and an increase in dry regions.
Design Aspects of Double Rig Shrimp Trawls Operated off Vishakhapatnam

Investigations were carried out to establish the empirical relationship between engine power and size of double rig trawl as well as interrelationship of its different parts and accessories. The empirical formula evolved to determine the above said relationships are presented in this communication. This study revealed that the double rig trawls operated off Vishakhapatnam has undergone changes with respect to wing and body since its introduction.
Computational Modeling and Analysis of Networked Organizational Planning in a Coalition Maritime Strike Environment

Abstract : The Edge represents a fresh approach to organizational design, moving knowledge and power to the edges of organizations. But this raises issues in terms of comparative performance with respect to alternate organizational designs. The research described in this article extends our investigation into the design and efficacy of Edge organizations for current and future, military, mission-environmental contexts. We begin with field research at sea with a coalition expeditionary strike group, observing in particular the planning process associated with maritime tasking orders, and focusing in particular on the effects of networking, knowledge and power flows. Such field research is used to develop and validate a computational model of the current maritime component commander organization and planning process. Through computational experimentation, the nature of this organization and process are analyzed to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of alternate communication capabilities, knowledge networks and power flows. New work described in this article reveals insightful dynamic patterns and differential performance capabilities of various C2 organizations. This work suggests immediate results amenable to practical application in the Military, and it suggests also an exciting agenda for continued research along the lines of this investigation.
Authors in the Classroom: A Transformative Education Process

I. THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES. Introduction. 1. Transformative Education. Underlying Principles. Oppression and Liberation: A Closer Look. 2. Authors in the Classroom. Providing Models for Creative Expression. Strengthening Teachers' Personal Voice. Classroom-Generated Books as Cultural Bridges. Awakening the Author Within. Types of Books Written by Teachers. Benefits of Authoring Books. Benefits of Self-Published Books. What About Standardized Testing? 3. The Role of Dialogue in the Classroom. Benefits of Dialogue. Principles of Creative Dialogue. The Issue of Time. Facilitating Reflective Dialogue In the Classroom. II. A TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS. 1. Affirming Self. 2. Recognizing Human Qualities. 3. Strengthening Self-Identity. 4. Building Communities. 5. The Power of Transformation. 6. Understanding the Past, Creating the Future. 7. Discovering Our Capacities and Strengths. 8. Learning to Know. 9. Developing Relationships. 10. From Yesterday to Tomorrow.