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Raising Environmental Awareness through Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at University

: Due to many environmental issues, the need for increased environmental awareness becomes essential. This paper aims to raise environmental awareness through teaching Chinese as a second language at university. The researchers use theme-based language learning and task-based language learning to implement the teaching process. The research was conducted in a Chinese listening class and History of China at Bina Nusantara University Chinese department with 66 students with waste management as the learning theme. Before the teaching process, we use a pre-task questionnaire to measure the students’ environmental awareness, especially waste management. Later, the researchers introduce the students to some materials related. The researchers gather feedback after the students complete a writing task that is related to the topic. The study divided into three sections: the students’ awareness and behavior about waste management, the students’ reflection, and the students’ suggestion to improve environmental issues. Students are more aware of environmental issues, particularly on waste management in daily life, aware about their old habits, learn new knowledge, and their suggestions are everyone must take the lead, become an example for others to protect the environment in daily life, raising awareness through education and improvement of government’ policy.
Large-Scale Functional Assessment of Genes Involved in Rare Diseases with Intellectual Disabilities Unravels Unique Developmental and Behaviour Profiles in Mouse Models

Major progress has been made over the last decade in identifying novel genes involved in neurodevelopmental disorders, although the task of elucidating their corresponding molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms, which are an essential prerequisite for developing therapies, has fallen far behind. We selected 45 genes for intellectual disabilities to generate and characterize mouse models. Thirty-nine of them were based on the frequency of pathogenic variants in patients and literature reports, with several corresponding to de novo variants, and six other candidate genes. We used an extensive screen covering the development and adult stages, focusing specifically on behaviour and cognition to assess a wide range of functions and their pathologies, ranging from basic neurological reflexes to cognitive abilities. A heatmap of behaviour phenotypes was established, together with the results of selected mutants. Overall, three main classes of mutant lines were identified based on activity phenotypes, with which other motor or cognitive deficits were associated. These data showed the heterogeneity of phenotypes between mutation types, recapitulating several human features, and emphasizing the importance of such systematic approaches for both deciphering genetic etiological causes of ID and autism spectrum disorders, and for building appropriate therapeutic strategies.
The Expanding Radio Lobe of 3C 84 Revealed by VSOP Observations

The expansion and inner proper motions of a young radio lobe associated with the bright radio source 3C 84 in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1275 have been detected by VSOP observations. These proper motions are consistent with the evolution scenario of classical double radio sources. The apparent expansion velocity is (0.50 +/- 0.09) c. The age of the radio lobe is estimated to be (45.7 +/- 8.9) yr in 2001, which is in agreement with the age previously estimated by Romney et al. (1982). The total flux density at 5 GHz increased at the end of the 1950's, marked several peaks in the middle of: the 1980's, and is presently in a decay phase. The decay of the total flux density can naturally be explained by an adiabatic cooling due to expansion of the radio lobe, and previously measured spectral indices Suggest that the emission comes from the surface of the radio lobe.
Coarse-graining study of homogeneous and isotropic Hall magnetohydrodynamics turbulence

Inter-scale magnetic energy transfer associated with the Hall effects in homogeneous and isotropic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) turbulence and the applicability of a Smagorinsky-type diffusive sub-grid-scale (SGS) model to Hall MHD turbulence are studied numerically. Low-pass filter analysis on magnetic energy transfer functions shows that their profiles change considerably when the cut-off wave number is comparable to the Taylor-scale wave number. It is shown that the Smagorinsky-type model is applicable to Hall MHD turbulence as a basic SGS model, while the Hall effects tend to overestimate the grid-scale magnetic energy transfer.
Evaluation Of Short Term Results Of Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty In Treatment Of Complex Proximal Humerus Fractures And Fracture Dislocations

Background : Proximal humeral fractures account for about 10% of all fractures and is the 3 rd most common fracture in the elderly population. Shoulder hemiarthroplasty is performed mainly in patients with Neer four-parts fractures and fracture dislocations, anatomical neck fractures, head-splitting fractures that cannot be anatomically reduced and stabilized and head impression fractures involving greater than 40% of the articular surface. Aim : To evaluate the short term results in treatment of complex proximal humerus fractures and fracture dislocations by shoulder hemiarthroplasty . Patients and methods : A prospective study conducted on twenty consecutive patients with complex proximal humerus fractures and fracture dislocations who have been treated by shoulder hemiarthroplasty between January 2020 and October 2021 in Benha University hospitals. Results : The mean age of the studied patients was 61.1 years old. According to Neer classification most of studied patients found to have 4-part fracture (50%). According to modified constant score , five patients (25%) showed excellent results with mean value of 84.4. Eight patients (40%) showed good results with mean value of 65.3. Five patients (25%) showed fair results with mean value of 44.6. Two patients (10%) showed poor results with mean value of 24. The mean duration of postoperative follow up was 14.4 months. Conclusion : Shoulder hemiarthroplasty is a reliable method for treatment of acute complex proximal humerus fractures and fracture dislocations which are not amenable for fixation.
A Diagnosis of the Explosive Development of Two Extratropical Cyclones

Abstract This paper examines the 24-h explosive development periods of two extratropical cyclones, the first occurring over the Gulf Stream off the coast of New England from 18 to 19 January 1979 and the second occurring over the southeastern United States from 20 to 21 January 1979. The data used in this study are the First GARP (Global Atmospheric Research Program) Global Experiment (FGGE) level IIIb (SOP I) global analyses on a 4° latitude × 5° longitude grid. The parameter used to diagnose development is the geostrophic relative vorticity tendency calculated using an extended form of the Zwack-Okossi development equation. This development equation is similar to the Petterssen-Sutcliffe development equation, but is shown to be more complete by explicitly coupling surface development with forcing at all levels above the surface. Cyclonic-vorticity advection, warm-air advection, and latent heat release act to develop the two cyclones, while adiabatic cooling in the ascending air opposes development. F.
Light Emission from M-Type Enantiomer of 2,13-bis(hydroxymethyl)[7]-thiaheterohelicene Molecules Adsorbed on Au(111) and C60/Au(111) Surfaces Investigated by STM-LE

Light emission from the M-type enantiomer of a helicene derivative (2,13-bis(hydroxymethyl)[7]-thiaheterohelicene) adsorbed on the clean Au(111) and the C60-covered Au(111) surfaces were investigated by tunneling-current-induced light-emission technique. Plasmon-originated light emission was observed on the helicence/Au(111) surface and it was strongly suppressed on the area where the helicene molecules were adsorbed at the edges of the Au(111) terraces. To avoid luminescence quenching of excited helicene molecules and to suppress strong plasmon light emission from the Au(111) surface, C60 layers were used as decoupling buffer layers between helicene molecules and the Au(111) surface. Helicene molecules were adsorbed preferentially on the Au(111) surface rather than on the C60 buffer layers due to the small interaction of the molecules and C60 islands. This fact motivated us to deposit a multilayer of helicene molecules onto the C60 layers grown on the Au(111) surface, leading to the fact that the helicene/C60 multilayer showed strong luminescence with the molecules character. We consider that such strong light emission from the multilayer of helicene molecules has a plasmon origin strongly modulated by the molecular electronic states of (M)-[7]TH-diol molecules.
Exploring Secondary School Teachers’ Feedback Practices in Written English as a Foreign Language in Tanzania

This study explored the feedback practices of secondary school teachers of English as a foreign language in Tanzania. It employed the mixed approach using a concurrent embedded design to collect data from 22 secondary schools in six districts of the Kilimanjaro region. From convenient sampling, 22 Form Three teachers filled in questionnaires; six of whom participated in semi-structured interviews. A documentary review collected information on teachers' feedback practices from 176 students' written texts using purposive random sampling. Cronbach’s alpha was . 800 and . 766, indicating high and acceptable reliability of the questionnaire items. Besides, the reliability of qualitative data was established by interrater and member checks. Findings showed that the teachers marked students' written tasks using a holistic approach, focusing mainly on content errors. They paid little attention to form errors using indirect feedback strategies. The written comments were also controlling and judgmental. The teachers had a positive belief about feedback in writing lessons, but there was a mismatch between what the teachers perceived to do and their actual feedback practices. Such practices were influenced by inadequate training, a large number of students, a shortage of time and too many written errors for teachers to handle. Feedback practices that would help students develop writing skills in both form and content should be encouraged among teachers. Teachers also need professional development on feedback practices for effective writing lessons.
Cryptococcal Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: From Clinical Studies to Animal Experiments

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated pathogenic fungus that initially infects the lung but can migrate to the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in meningoencephalitis. The organism causes the CNS infection primarily in immunocompromised individuals including HIV/AIDS patients, but also, rarely, in immunocompetent individuals. In HIV/AIDS patients, limited inflammation in the CNS, due to impaired cellular immunity, cannot efficiently clear a C. neoformans infection. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can rapidly restore cellular immunity in HIV/AIDS patients. Paradoxically, ART induces an exaggerated inflammatory response, termed immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), in some HIV/AIDS patients co-infected with C. neoformans. A similar excessive inflammation, referred to as post-infectious inflammatory response syndrome (PIIRS), is also frequently seen in previously healthy individuals suffering from cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. Cryptococcal IRIS and PIIRS are life-threatening complications that kill up to one-third of affected people. In this review, we summarize the inflammatory responses in the CNS during HIV-associated cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. We overview the current understanding of cryptococcal IRIS developed in HIV/AIDS patients and cryptococcal PIIRS occurring in HIV-uninfected individuals. We also describe currently available animal models that closely mimic aspects of cryptococcal IRIS observed in HIV/AIDS patients.
Effect of seaweed (Ecklonia cava extract) on blood glucose and insulin level on prediabetic patients: A double‐blind randomized controlled trial

Abstract To investigate the effect of polyphenolic‐rich seaweed extract (Ecklonia cava) on postprandial blood glucose (PPBG) and postprandial insulin level (PPIL) as well as investigating any associated side effects related to the study intervention in 20 prediabetic patients in Saudi Arabia. The double‐blind, randomized‐controlled trial was conducted from November 2020 to April 2021 in Riyadh, in 20 prediabetic patients with no other health complications. Subjects were given 600 mg of seaweed extract in a single dose for acute effect investigation. PPBG and PPIL were measured immediately at intervals of 30, 60, 90, and 120 min following 75 g of carbohydrate consumption, iAUC and peak concentration were calculated accordingly. Insignificant differences were shown for PPBG levels between study groups at intervals of 30 and 60 min (p > .05). However, PPBG results were significantly lower in the intervention group compared to placebo of 90 and 120 min after carbohydrate (75 g) consumption. The mean (SD) of PPBG in the seaweed group at 90 and 120 min was 108.1 (±8.9) and 101.3 (±8.7), respectively, compared to the placebo group at 90 and 120 min with a mean of 122.2 (±16.9) and 112.9 (±12.1), respectively (p value at 90 min = 0.032) and (p value at 120 min = 0.024). iAUC of PPBG shows no significant differences between the study groups (p > .05). There was no significant difference in PPIL between study groups at all study measurements (p > .05). Discomfort symptoms were similar between study groups (p > .05). This study indicated that a single dose of 600 mg of E. cava extract has a lowering effect on postprandial blood glucose with no associated side effects. Further research should investigate the glycemic modulating effects of marine algal extracts in the long‐term investigation.
Salvage therapy with brentuximab-vedotin and bendamustine for patients with R/R PTCL: a retrospective study from the LYSA group

Key Points • Brentuximab-vedotin in combination with bendamustine is highly active salvage therapy in R/R PTCL with an ORR of 68% and CR of 49%. • Patients who underwent an allo-stem cell transplantation in CR had better outcome. m-PFS and OS was 19.3 months and not reached.
Numerical simulations of non-thermal electrical discharges in air

Fundamental processes in low-temperature non-equilibrium gas discharges are briefly reviewed. Basic principles of a hydrodynamic approach for modelling such discharges are discussed. Implementation of the model in commercial finite-element software is presented and its capabilities are illustrated by results of computer simulations of corona discharges in air. Further, specific features of streamer discharges are elucidated. Numerical challenges in simulations of streamers dynamics are introduced and a finite-difference implementation of the streamer propagation model is presented. Properties and characteristics of positive and negative streamers in air are discussed based on the results of the computer simulations.
Stability and performance of a smart double panel with decentralized active dampers

This paper presents a theoretical study of active control of sound transmission through a double panel using decentralized active dampers acting between the two panels. The double panel consists of a thin aluminum plate (the source panel) and a polymer honeycomb plate (the radiating panel), coupled structurally by elastic mounts and coupled acoustically by the air confined in a shallow cavity between the plates. The control forces are applied using a 4 4 regular array of actuators located in the cavity, which can react between the two plates. Each actuator end is equipped with a velocity sensor. The two junction-velocity signals are weighted and combined into error signals. By varying the weighting factor, a variety of error signals can be created. The impact of the weighting factor on the performance of the control and the stability of the feedback loops is investigated. It was found that the range of weighting factors for which the feedback loops are unconditionally stable is limited, and the performance of the active control depends upon the weighting factor used.
Diagnostic Accuracy of Plasma Osteopontin in Egyptian Hepatocellular ‎Carcinoma Patients

, p<0.05). Tumors >5cm in diameter resulted in significantly higher plasma OPN compared to tumors <5cm (p<0.05). Child-Pugh score, multiple tumors, or lymph nodes didn’t significantly affect OPN levels in HCC group (p>0.05). Diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy of OPN for HCC vs Cirrhotic group were superior to AFP (97%, 70%, and 84% at cut-off value 90 ng/mL for OPN vs 90%, 63% and 77% at cut-off value 5.5 ng/ml for AFP). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) value for OPN was higher than AUC value for AFP (0.923 vs. 0.902). Conclusion: Serum OPN had better diagnostic ability for detecting HCC compared to AFP, suggesting OPN as a promising diagnostic marker for HCC at normal AFP levels.
Iterative Electromagnetic Born Inversion Applied to Earth Conductivity Imaging

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION Iterative Electromagnetic Born Inversion Applied to Earth Conductivity Imaging D.L. Alumbaugh (Ph.D. Thesis) August 1993 Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract Number DE-AC03-76SF00098
The Intention of Applying Digital Entrepreneurship (De) Among Undergraduate Tourism Students in Egypt

Entrepreneurship is an economic tool that aims to enhance people's lives. Digital entrepreneurship is one of the latest theories that academic research tries to cover. This study examines the factors that influence undergraduate tourism students to apply digital entrepreneurship. Despite the presence of several studies that tackled different aspects of entrepreneurship in Egypt, there is limited research about applying digital entrepreneurship, especially among undergraduate tourism students. So, the current study tries to fill this gap. In this context, the research depended on the quantitative method in which the researcher distributed questionnaires to the third and fourth-year students enrolled in the Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University. The valid questionnaires are 213 out of 250. The research used regression analysis to prove that DL, AE, PT, and ATDE affect the DEIs of undergraduate tourism students. In this regard, the study hypotheses are supported. It is worth mentioning that the field study points out the main barriers that hinder applying digital entrepreneurship among undergraduate tourism students. Finally, the study provided many recommendations and proposed a framework to enhance the application of digital entrepreneurship among undergraduate tourism students.
Relationship between the Perceived Academic Self-efficacy, Self-rating Achievement and Academic Achievement among Primary School Students

Background: The good academic achievement of the students' primary school is a crucial requirement in every system of education and present as worthy of constant concern. Academic self-efficacy means the students' judgments about own ability to successfully attain educational goals. Aim: The current study aimed to explore the relationship between the perceived academic self-efficacy, self-rating achievement and academic achievement among primary school students in Mansoura city. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional design was utilized. The study subjects comprised 764 students as randomized sample of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades from the four randomly selected primary schools in Mansoura city. Tools: Structured Interview Questionnaire, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and List of Initial Required Studying Skills were used to collect data. Results: A statistical significant variation was found in the studied students’ self-efficacy, self-rating achievement and academic achievement total mean scores as p= (0.001,0.001and 0.04), respectively. A positive correlation between the students' total mean scores of self-efficacy, self-rating achievement and academic achievement was found, as r=(0.642 and 0.642), respectively, with a statistical significant variation p (≤0.001 and ≤0.001) respectively. Conclusion: A statistical significant difference is present in the studied students’ self-efficacy, self-rating achievement and academic achievement total mean scores. A positive correlation between the students' total mean scores of self-efficacy, self-rating achievement and academic achievement was found. Recommendations: The study recommends conducting further research studies regarding the primary school students’ self-rating achievement and academic achievement in Egypt.
Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) Implementation in Japan: A Comparison with the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Taiwan

Introduction: The Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) guideline was issued and applied in 2013 by the Japanese Medical Association. Since being issued, the NIPT practice in Japan still has some problems related to indication, access, cost coverage and uniformity. Therefore, our study aimed to identify the Japanese challenges of adopting NIPT into prenatal diagnosis by comparing the system and process with other countries. Method: The United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Taiwan were purposefully selected for comparison. All the countries, including Japan, introduced NIPT. The literature and information searches were conducted using PubMed, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, CiNii and Google searching engine. Results: The process of NIPT in Japan was very different from the other countries. Japan is the only country that indicated NIPT for only pregnant women over 35 years old in certificated facilities and did not have a policy regarding providing information on prenatal screening and NIPT to all women. Japan also did not have a policy regarding abortion due to fetal abnormalities. The practice of NIPT guidelines is different between non-certified and certified facilities. NIPT fee was the highest in Japan and was not covered by insurance. Conclusion: Pregnant women in Japan suffered from disparities in information access, economic burden, geographic location, and practice of NIPT guidelines between the certified and the non-certified facilities. Pregnant women-centered prenatal diagnosis policy, including NIPT, should be established in Japan by learning cases from other countries.