Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Investigating the Acquisition Order of English Restrictive Relative Clauses: Evidence from Egyptian EFL Learners

The research area of relative clauses (RCs) has been a significant topic in the field of language acquisition due to the complex syntactic structures of RCs and the difficulties they pose to language learners in processing them. The aim of the present study is to investigate the learnability of English restrictive RCs by Egyptian adult EFL learners, thus testing four different hypotheses on the acquisition of RCs in English: Keenan's (1975) Relativized Subject Accessibility; Kuno's (1975) Perceptual Difficulty Hypothesis (PDH); Sheldon's (1974) Parallel Function and Hamilton's (1994) Subject-Object Hierarchy Hypothesis (SOHH). A total of 61 Egyptian Englishmajor first-year college students participated in the study. In addressing this objective, the researcher employed two tests: a Sentence Combination Production Test (SCPT) and a Grammaticality Judgement Test (GJT) in order to examine the learners' knowledge of English RCs. In the SCPT, the participants were instructed to combine two sentences together using a suitable relative pronoun and in the GJT, they were asked to judge the grammaticality of the given sentences. The results reveal that Egyptian EFL learners might not be fully aware of the formulation rules of RCs in English (total mean= 56.6% in the SCPT and 72.4% in the GJT). Findings of the study show that for Egyptian learners, SS and OS relative clause types would be easier to acquire than SO and OO types. The most marked types of errors made by Egyptian learners were inappropriate positioning of the RC, use of wrong relative pronoun and repetitive use of resumptive pronouns where they are not called for. The concluding section of the paper ends with some pedagogical implications and recommendations for future research.
An experimental study on the shear capacity of corroded reinforced concrete beams without shear reinforcement

The effect of corrosion on the structural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams without stirrups was experimentally investigated. A total of eight medium-scale RC beams were constructed without stirrups. The beams were 150 mm in width, 200 mm in depth, and 1100 mm in length. Test variables included three distinct degrees of corrosion (0%, 3.13%, 4.11%, and 4.93% by mass loss of steel rebar). Six beams were subjected to an accelerated corrosion test, while two beams served as non-corroded control beams. All beams were tested under four-point loading failure after the corrosion stage. The effect of various small degrees of corroded longitudinal reinforcements has been observed for the shear capacity. Test findings found that all tested beams had a brittle failure with tested corrosion degrees. Moreover, corroded beams that are exposed to 3% and 4% average corrosion degree reported having a larger shear capacity of approximately 7% compared to control beams. Lastly, beams with a corrosion degree of about 5% showed a decrease of 10% shear strength and a different failure mechanism with distinguished cracking patterns due to the formation of corrosion cracks along the longitudinal reinforcements.
Effect of depression among taekwondo students and its relationship with negative events due to COVID-19

Background and Study Aim The aim of this research was to examine The effect of depression among taekwondo students and its relationship with negative events due to COVID-19 in Mazandaran University Material and Methods This research was conducted on the appropriate sample of 116 Taekwondo students from Mazandaran university, being 18-24 years old The applied measure instruments were - Adolescent Perceived Events Scale, Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Confrontation with Stressing Situation Questionnaire, Social Support Questionnaire, Children's Depression Rating Scale-demonstrated satisfactory reliability The data was processed using descriptive parameters, Pearson's correlation coefficient and hierarchy regression analysis & SPSS23 software Results Achieved results didn't show that predictor variables (common automatic thoughts, the sense of general self-efficiency, confrontation strategies and perceived support of family, coach and team peers) are the cause of the common negative events due to COVID-19 and depression relations of Taekwondo students in the middle period of adolescence Conclusions On contrary, the results have emphasized the fact that mutual relations of common negative events and depression of Taekwondo students, in this young category, can be explained using independent variables (unwilling unconscious negative thoughts, confrontation focused on feelings, as well as support of family, coach and team peers)
Development of Vision Based Path Tracking Algorithm with Kinematic Motion and Fuzzy Controller

— This paper intends to develop the path tracking algorithm for Differential Drive Mobile Robot (DDMR) with MATLAB/Simulink. The input data for vision system of DDMR are taken from the captured images. In order to get the desired result, the control data from the captured images, fuzzy logic controller, the kinematics equations and MATLAB/ Simulink are used in this research. The error heading angles/inputs values of the captured images are controlled by the fuzzy logic controller to get the minimum error heading angles for path tracking. There are two parts in this research. Ones is to develop the fuzzy controller by using the control data/heading error from the captured images with Hough Transform. The second one is to control of the robot platform by using Kinematic based on fuzzy control system. The velocity outputs of fuzzy logic control are applied for kinematics motion of DDMR. The gains of fuzzy controller are tuned to achieve the desired speed and then Simulink model is prepared for DC motors with gear of DDMR. The algorithm/program of path tracking for DDMR are developed in this research with the MATLAB/ Simulink.
A kinetics-based method for constraint selection in rate-controlled constrained equilibrium

The rate-controlled constrained-equilibrium (RCCE) method is a thermodynamics-based dimension reduction method that enables representation of chemistry involving ns chemical species in terms of a smaller number, nr, of constraints, and thus reduces the computational burden imposed by detailed chemical kinetics. The accuracy in the reduced description by RCCE strongly depends on the specification of constraints. In this work, the connection between the RCCE method and the conventional partial equilibrium assumption (PEA) method is revisited. It is shown that with the constraints being specified based on rate-controlling slow reactions, the RCCE method is equivalent to PEA. A criterion based on time scale analysis is then employed for the identification of fast reactions. Then the importance index, which represents the contribution of individual species to the slow dynamics of a reactive system, is proposed for the selection of species constraints in RCCE. This makes the thermodynamics-based constrained equilibrium manifolds (CEMs) a good approximation to the actual kinetics-controlled slow invariant manifolds (SIMs) in reactive systems. The method is demonstrated in the reduced descriptions of perfectly stirred reactors (PSRs) burning stoichiometric methane/air mixtures. Sample reaction states ranging from near-equilibrium conditions to the extinction turning points on the S-curve are examined for the identification of fast reactions and species constraints. Reduced descriptions of transient PSRs by RCCE are subsequently performed with their accuracy assessed against the full descriptions, in which all the chemical species are transported. The study shows that the dynamics predicted by RCCE agrees well with that from the full description and that near-limit reaction states are important for the selection of species constraints in RCCE.
Antecedents to Websıte E-Commerce Satısfactıon and Loyalty

This study explores the major determinants of feedback on shopping satisfaction. This research is essential to provide empirical evidence about the factors that can ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty. By surveying respondents that are users of e-commerce website services, this study uses the construct validity test using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method with SmartPLS software application version 2.0. The results explain the visual involvement variable does not correlate with customer satisfaction and loyalty. The interactivity website variable has a strong relationship with customer satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, customers need service communication interactivity for service providers and merchants. This research contributes to the development of consumer experience theory and online consumer experience.
STATUS OF POSTHARVEST PROCESSING OPERATIONS OF SOYBEANS IN RURAL NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF BENUE NORTH-WEST SENATORIAL ZONE

This study was conducted to investigate the level of technology used for the postharvest processing and handling of soybeans in rural Nigeria using Benue North-West Senatorial Zone as case study. The approach for carrying out the study was the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) technique. Data were collected using focus group discussions and questionnaires to obtain information from soybean farmers on their methods and level of technologies of postharvest processing. A purposive random sampling approach was used for selecting farmers for participation in the study. Accordingly, a structured questionnaire was designed and administered to 800 farmers from amongst who there were 591 respondents. More information was collected from eight groups of farmers who were organized into focus groups of discussants. Each focus group comprised between eight and twelve members, giving a total of 87 discussants across the study area. A total of 36 research questions were contained in the structured questionnaire while 12 questions were asked during the group discussions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results from the research indicated that all the postharvest processing operations of soybeans namely; threshing, cleaning, drying, chemical treatment, packaging, transporting and storing were performed manually. However, a very small proportion of the farmers engaged in mechanized threshing (5.2%) and cleaning (0.3%), respectively. In certain communities such as Abwa-Mbagen in Buruku Local Government Area, some farmers did not remove broken and infected soybeans before bagging. The use of manual processing methods in the study area impacts negatively on the quality and quantity of soybeans that finds its way to the market. This constitutes a disincentive to farmers as they are unable to maximize their gains from their production efforts.
Peel bond strength between a silicone-based soft liner and a heat-cured acrylic resin denture base reinforced with three concentrations of metal oxide nanoparticles

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of incorporation of 0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.5% concentrations of titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica nanoparticles in the heat-cured acrylic resin denture base on the peel bond strength to a silicone denture liner. Methods: A total number of 100 heat-cured acrylic resin samples were prepared and classified into a control group and three groups according to the type of nanoparticle. Each group was classified into three subgroups according to the concentration of the nanoparticle (n=10). A Silicone based-soft liner was added over the acrylic resin specimens, and the peel bond strength was measured using the peeling bond strength test at an angle of 90°. Statistical analysis was done using a Two-way ANOVA test for interactions between peel bond strength and the different nanoparticle materials and their concentrations. Results: Two-way ANOVA showed that the three nanoparticles and different concentrations did not affect the peel bond strength. Conclusion: The nanoparticles in this study were not effective in increasing peel bond strength at the studied concentrations.
Vitamin E: An Antioxidant With Anticancer Properties?

More studies are now focusing on vitamin E as an anticancer agent for its good effects in many in-vitro studies. Current studies proposed that vitamin E might be a suitable candidate as an alternative treatment for cancer due to its antioxidant properties. Vitamin E act as an antioxidant by their long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, and thus the integrity of membranes in the cells is maintained and consequently retain the bioactivity of the cells. This mini review will focus on the activity of vitamin E as an antioxidant to protect against cancer in in-vitro, in-vivo, and clinical studies. Although most studies reported great outcomes for the anticancer activity of vitamin E, there were some conflicting data. To date, studies on effects of vitamin E are still undergoing where researchers are still debating on the positive and negative effects of vitamin E as an anticancer therapeutic action.
Tau Protein-Targeted Therapies in Alzheimer’s Disease: Current State and Future Perspectives

Drugs available on the market for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease show only low symptomatic efficacy and phase 3 clinical trials against amyloid have been negative over the past 20 years. As dysfunctional tau protein is more closely correlated with dementia than amyloid, targeting tau protein may be more effective in improving cognitive function in cases of Alzheimer’s disease. It should be emphasized that the development of tau protein therapy is in many ways more complicated than the development of anti-amyloid therapy. Several antibodies to the tau protein and two vaccines are currently undergoing clinical trials. Relatively speaking, tau protein therapy for Alzheimer’s disease is still in its infancy. The purpose of this chapter is to draw the readers’ attention to the various uncertainties and barriers to the success of tau protein therapy in treating Alzheimer’s disease, and to show how future research and clinical trials can avoid previous limitations or mistakes.
CHARACTERISTICS OF GAS SENSORS BASED ON ZnO OF DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS

Sensor’s sensitivity dependence for samples based on ZnO thin film, microand nanostructures on their active area was investigated under the influence of ethanol, ammonia and acetone vapors. The impact of the morphology type and the size effects on the main characteristics of the ZnO resistive sensor elements was studied. For the first time the nanostructures of ZnO with a p-type conductivity have been fabricated by electrodeposition in the water solution.
Intangible-driven performance: Two decades searching for the Philosopher's Stone

The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 19-110-50417. Postal Addresses: a 3А, ul. Kantemirovskaya, International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy, National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, 194100, Russia; b 37, bul. Gagarina, International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Perm, 614000, Russia © E. A. Shakina, M. A. Molodchik, P. A. Parshakov, 2020 https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2020. 307 Российский журнал менеджмента 18 (3): 433–456 (2020) Russian Management Journal 18 (3): 433–456 (2020)
Contributing Factors for Turkey Consumption: An Empirical Analysis from Mymensingh City in Bangladesh

The study examined the factors influencing yearly consumption of turkey meat in Mymensingh city area. Data were collected from 60 consumers of turkey meat through Purposive sampling technique and face to face interview. Dummy coding was applied to code independent variables which were categorical in nature and multiple linear regression was carried out to find out the factors influencing consumption of turkey meat. Result indicated that the majority of the consumers (more than 50%) favored taste, color and aroma of turkey meat. The findings also revealed that age (P<0.05) and monthly family income (P<0.01) were significantly influencing yearly consumption of turkey meat among consumers in Mymensingh city. The major difficulty faced by the turkey farmer recognized as unavailability of turkey feed in the market, high price of day-old chick, lack of access to agricultural credit, lack of training and marketing facility and un-availability of vaccines. Analyzing the factors affecting consumption of turkey meat would facilitate in marketing decision making process of the turkey farmers and also deliver information to policy makers of Government as well as Department of Livestock Services to take necessary initiatives and support this alternative meat source to rise as a popular consumer choice.
Use of Polyphenol Extracts from Dioscorea steriscus and Plecranthus esculentus N.E.Br Tubers to Curb Oxidative Deterioration of Sunflower Oil

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the possibility of using polyphenol extracts from Dioscorea steriscus and Plecranthus esculentus N.E. Br tubers of Zimbabwe as preservatives for sunflower oil under oven and kitchen storage conditions. Methodology: Polyphenols were extracted from Dioscorea steriscus and Plecranthus esculentus tubers, screened using polyphenol screening assays and added to virgin sunflower oil at 100 ppm dose. Oxidative stability was determined using peroxide values and UV-Vis absorbances a 232 nm. Results: Polyphenol screening assays of aqueous acetone extracts from Dioscorea steriscus and Plecranthus esculentus tubers revealed the presence of flavonoids, phenolic acids, tannins, lignans and anthocyanins. Oxidative stability of sunflower oil under kitchen storage conditions (room Original Research Article Tapera et al; SARJNP, 3(1): 18-28, 2020; Article no.SARJNP. 55089 19 temperature) and oven storage conditions (65°C) as measured by peroxide values and UV-Vis absorbances at 232 nm followed the order D. steriscus fortified ˃ BHT fortified ˃ P. esculentus fortified ˃ unfortified. The lowest mean peroxide value (17.72±0.05 mEq/kg oil) over a 5 week storage duration under kitchen storage conditions was recorded in D.steriscus fortified sunflower oil and the highest (31.17±0.16 mEq/kg oil) was recorded in unfortified sunflower oil. Conclusion: Polyphenol extracts from Dioscorea steriscus and Plecranthus esculentus tubers showed high preservative potential on virgin sunflower oil under both kitchen and oven storage conditions. Polyphenol extracts from D. steriscus and P. esculentus tubers may be used as alternative sources of antioxidants for the preservation of sunflower oil.
Metacognitive ability and autonomous learning strategy in improving learning outcomes

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between metacognitive ability and learning autonomy as a strategy for improving student learning outcomes. Metacognition has a major contribution to the success of learners because it is mainly concerned with the process of thinking. For this reason, the classroom environment must be designed to allow learners the opportunity to autonomously determine their learning strategies. Autonomous learning itself has a close relationship with the ability of learners to express, be more creative, have self-esteem, and understand conceptual learning that is more challenging. The method used in this research is the descriptive correlational method, with a sample of 30 students from the Department of Language and Arts. The research sample was students from the first semester of 2018/2019, who were chosen randomly. Data were collected through questionnaires and tests. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between metacognitive ability, learner’s autonomy, and learning outcomes in Indonesian language courses. These results indicate that there is an encouragement for students to increase their learning capacity for themselves. Also, they are encouraged to develop their learning strategies and have the opportunity to make decisions, especially in developing ideas.
INTERPERSONAL METADISCOURSE MARKERS IN JACINDA ARDERN SPEECH AT CHRISTCHURCH MEMORIAL

The research aims to find the types of interactive and interactional metadiscourse markers in Jacinda Ardern’s speech at Christchurch memorial, and the function of each metadiscourse markers found in the speech. In doing the analysis, the writers applied Hyland’s (2005) framework of interpersonal metadiscourse. This research applied descriptive qualitative method in analyzing and presenting the results. The findings show that Jacinda Ardern used both interactive and interactional resources of interpersonal metadiscourse. She used the interpersonal metadiscourse markers based on its functions. By the use of metadiscourse markers in the speech, Jacainda Ardern has successfully delivered a well-organized and persuasive speech, and built a good relationship with her audience.
Effect of Loop Length On Thermal Comfort Properties of Mesh Knitted Fabrics

In this study, it is aimed to change the loop length of knitted fabrics with a mesh structure and to investigate the effect of loop length differences on thermal and moisture transmission properties. For this purpose, six fabrics with different loop lengths were produced in two different knittings and yarn types. Thermal conductivity, thermal absorptivity, thermal resistance, air permeability and moisture management properties of these fabrics were measured according to standard test methods. The results showed that as the yarn gets finer and loop length increases, the air permeability values will increase. It was observed that as the loop length increase, the overall moisture management capacity (OMMC) and thermal absorptivity of the fabrics will decrease. The thermal resistance values of two ply textured polyester mesh knitted fabrics decreased with increasing density and the highest loop length two ply textured polyester mesh knitted fabric showed the highest thermal resistance value.
The Utility of Novel Fish-Skin Derived Acellular Dermal Matrix (Kerecis) as a Wound Dressing Material

Background: The newly-approved Kerecis is a piscine acellular dermal xenograft. This piscine acellular dermal matrix (ADM) has specific bioactive lipid mediators, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and has a positive effect on the process of wound healing. This study aimed to explore the utility of this novel material by comparing healing rates, and suggest the proper timing for applying Kerecis. Methods: Patients who visited the hospital with acute or chronic deep dermal wounds from June 2019 to May 2020 were enrolled in the study. A total of 48 patients were assessed. All wounds in the experimental group (n=16) were treated only once with Kerecis and a nonadherent absorptive foam material (Therasorb) to cover the ADM. In the control group, daily conventional dressings were provided. All wounds sizes were measured with mass-market computer software in a method suggested by the authors for the first time. Results: The mean healing rate proved to be faster in the Kerecis group (P<0.05) versus the control group, and no complications were observed. It was statistically proved that treating burn wounds with the ADM showed better healing rates than the conventional method (P<0.05). Conclusion: This study establishes that managing wounds with the ADM is likely to heal wounds faster than traditional dressings. In addition, for burn wounds, a prolonged application (10 days vs. 5 days after the onset) showed a better wound healing rate (98.8%±2.5% vs. 67.0%±14.3%, respectively, P=0.029).