Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE IMPACT OF DAYLIGHT AVAILABILITY ON SEAT SELECTION

Seating that meets students' needs and preferences could promote a longer stay in the libraries they use and keep students motivated, influencing their emotions and learning abilities. However, studies regarding seat preference in learning environments have mostly focused on interior elements, such as colours and furniture. Existing knowledge on the relationship between daylighting and seating preference is limited. This study aims to understand the contribution of daylight availability on seating preference. In this study, participants were asked to select three best and three worst seat locations in a library and the most and least liked within those categories. Participants were also asked to indicate the reasons for their selection to examine whether the daylight in the selected desks (best and worst) coincides with those where daylight levels were high and low in order to understand whether the daylight component is an influential factor when deciding where to sit. This study demonstrated that daylight is the most dominant reason when selecting desks, followed by privacy, outdoor view, and quietness. Although the reasons for seat selection varied, the majority of the participants agreed that satisfactory daylighting level, facing the least people, and a greenery outdoor view are particular reasons for seat selection. Future research is suggested where other reasons for seating selection are studied further; quietness, outdoor view, privacy, and their interaction with daylight.
Knowledge Management In Renewable Energy Innovation: A Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator Case Study

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Numerical prediction of tropical cyclogenesis. Part II: Identification of large‐scale physical processes under the monsoon shear line synoptic pattern

This is the second part of a two‐part study to investigate the numerical prediction of tropical cyclogenesis. Part I presents a comprehensive statistical assessment of the performance of the high‐resolution European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts deterministic forecasts in predicting tropical cyclone (TC) genesis over the western North Pacific between 2007 and 2018 using The International Grand Global Ensemble data. Among these forecasts, the ones that predict TC genesis occurring in the monsoon shear line synoptic pattern have the highest 5‐day predicted skill. In this article (Part II), the large‐scale dynamic and thermodynamic variables associated with this type of genesis are examined to identify the physical processes likely responsible for TC genesis. Moist convection appears to be one of the first important factors. Deep convection at the initial time (Day −5) is concentrated near the inner core of the pre‐genesis vortex. In the lower troposphere, the northeasterly flow to the north and southwesterly flow to the south of the pre‐genesis vortex begin to strengthen at Day −4 and Day −3 respectively, and then the maximum wind centres move close to the genesis position (GP) from Day −3 to Day 0. Strong low‐level radial wind and the associated absolute angular momentum (AAM) import develop on Day −4, which effectively forces a transverse circulation and spins up a surface vortex near the GP. The vertical gradients of latent heat release and the decrease in mean‐sea‐level pressure by Day −3 further support the import of low‐level AAM and the development of the low‐level vortex. At the upper levels, an anticyclone moves close to the GP, reducing the vertical wind shear at Day −2, fully establishing the secondary circulation system. The positive feedback between the environmental flow and the internal thermal forcing conditions from Day −2 to the genesis time are also important to genesis.
Similar Response of a Range Expanding Dragonfly to Low- and High-Elevation Predators

Recent range expansion of many species northward and upward in elevation suggests that the expanding species are able to cope with new biotic interactions in the leading edge. To test this hypothesis, we used a common garden experiment expanding the elevation range of an obligatorily univoltine dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) to investigate whether the growth, behavioral (food intake), and morphological (8th and 9th abdominal lateral spine) responses differed when confronted with dragonfly predators that dominate low-elevation (Aeshna cyanea) and high-elevation (A. juncea) lentic freshwater systems under two temperature treatments (20 °C and 24 °C). Growth rate and growth efficiency increased at higher temperature. Overall, low- and high-elevation predators induced a similar increase in growth rate and growth efficiency but a decrease in food intake at 24 °C. Lateral abdominal spines were longer only in low-elevation dragonflies at 18 °C. Our study suggests that range-expanding species may have been successful in colonizing new areas at higher elevations because they respond to dominant high-elevation predators in a similar way to the more familiar low-elevation predators.
Translation, Adaptation and Validation of the Five-Word Test (Test Delle 5 Parole, T5P) in an Italian Sample: A Rapid Screening for the Assessment of Memory Impairment

Discriminating between Alzheimer’s disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and functional memory disorders (FMD) can sometimes be difficult because amnesic syndrome can be confused with memory dysfunction due to aging and/or depression. This work aims to translate, adapt and validate the five-word test (FWT) in an Italian sample (Test delle 5 Parole, T5P). FWT is a screening memory task specifically built to discriminate the hippocampal memory deficit—typical of AD and amnesic MCI—from those related to functional disorders. We involved a large number of subjects (n = 264): 60 with AD, 80 with MCI, 46 with FMD, and 78 healthy controls (CTRL). Two traditional screening tests and the T5P were administered to all participants. Results showed an excellent convergent validity of the T5P (p < 0.05). Moreover, the T5P appeared as an effective test able to discriminate between the four conditions, except for FMD and CTRL. In particular, a total score of ≤9 allowed for accurately discriminating subjects with AD + MCI compared to participants with FMD + CTRL with high sensitivity (83.87%) and specificity (76.43%). Overall, the T5P is a simple, rapid and sensible test of the hippocampal memory that is recommended in clinical practice to screen persons with subjective/probable amnesic difficulties and to discriminate between patients with AD or MCI and CTRL.
Association of Health and Psychological Factors with Academic Achievement and Non-Verbal Intelligence in University Students with Low Academic Performance: The Influence of Sex

Academic achievement, measured with the grade point average (GPA), is a stable characteristic that has been associated with many sociodemographic and psychological variables; however, the relation of these variables with GPA has not been totally elucidated. The objective of this study was to perform an association of health, psychological and personal variables with GPA and non-verbal intelligence in low-academic performance population according to sex. We invited health sciences university students who had failed the same subject twice to complete a set of sociodemographic and psychological variables and a non-verbal intelligence test. The GPA, admission exam test and preparatory GPA were obtained. We included 124 students, and found that GPA was associated with non-verbal intelligence in women but not in men; in whom, having a job and having a romantic partner, were more correlated. In women, positive relations with others, emotion perception and weekly physical activity hours were marginally correlated with GPA; while in men, emotion regulation and self-motivation had a tendency of correlation with GPA. In addition, we found that non-verbal intelligence was associated somatization and the number of diseases in women. Academic achievement is regulated by different variables in each sex; therefore, intervention programs addressed by sex are needed to increase it.
Service-Learning: Boldly Going Where EAL Students Have Not Gone Before

Service-learning is an experiential pedagogy which integrates curriculum and volunteer service through ongoing reflection. Research suggests that service-learning offers notable benefits for post-secondary English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) students. However, most of the researchers have studied EAL students within the United States; far fewer have examined EAL students in the Canadian context. This paper reports on a study of the impact of service-learning on EAL students at a Canadian university in British Columbia. A first-year service-learning elective has been offered at the university since Fall 2009. This course is taught by faculty from the ESL Department who have a Master’s degree or equivalent in a related field. This study investigated the impact of the elective on EAL students’ English proficiency. Data were collected from students through surveys, interviews, and journals. Additionally, the grade point averages (GPA’s) of EAL students in first-year university English composition were examined, comparing those EAL students who took the service-learning elective (Group A) with those who did not (Group B). Grade analysis showed whereas Group B had a GPA of 2.15 on a 4.33 scale for first-year English composition, the subset of Group A who took first-year English composition in the semester immediately following service-learning achieved a GPA of 2.55. The results supported service-learning as an effective pedagogy for EAL students.
Image-based numerical modeling of HIFU-induced lesions

Atherosclerosis is a chronic vascular disease affecting large and medium sized arteries. Several treatment options are already available for treatment of this disease. Targeting atherosclerotic plaques by high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) using dual mode ultrasound arrays (DMUA) was recently introduced in literature. We present a finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulation modeling of the wave propagation in heterogeneous medium from the surface of a 3.5 MHz array prototype with 32-elements. After segmentation of the ultrasound image obtained for the treatment region in-vivo, we integrated this anatomical information into our simulation to account for different parameters that may be caused by these multi-region anatomical complexities. The simulation program showed that HIFU was able to induce damage in the prefocal region instead of the target area. The HIFU lesions, as predicted by our simulation, were well correlated with the actual damage detected in histology.
Foreign Muslim Workers’ Perspectives of the Basic Needs of Muslim-Friendly Tourist Services: An Empirical Analysis of a Non-Muslim Destination

The rapid growth of Halal travel offers a tourism opportunity for countries, but non-Muslim countries often find it difficult to meet the multiple religious needs of Muslim tourists. This study verifies Muslim tourists’ requirements for basic hotel and food services and identifies the categories in which to place these attributes and which ones need resources to increase Muslim tourists’ satisfaction. Applying Taiwan as a non-Muslim destination, we surveyed 216 Indonesian Muslim foreign workers and used the recently developed Gradient Boosting Decision Trees, instead of a regression method, to overcome the nonlinear and multicollinearity issues of Penalty-Reward-Contrast Analysis. Impact-Range Performance Analysis and Asymmetric Impact-Performance Analysis were then applied to examine the basic attributes of Muslim foreign workers’ tourist experiences. We learned that using Gradient Boosting Decision Trees provided advantages over the regression method. Empirical results indicated that hotel-related factors are prioritized over food services when Muslim tourists visit a non-Muslim country. In addition, religious observances play an essential part in Muslim tourists’ hotel choices, and conveniently accessible Halal food is a desirable travel requisite for this group.
Parasympathetic Tone Changes in Anesthetized Horses after Surgical Stimulation, and Morphine, Ketamine, and Dobutamine Administration

Simple Summary A parasympathetic tone activity (PTA) monitor has been developed similar to the analgesia nociception index (ANI) used in human medicine to evaluate the changes in the autonomic nervous system based on heart rate variability. The autonomic nervous system acts unconsciously and regulates body functions (autonomic response). Examples of autonomic response are decreases of heart rate or/and blood pressure due to an increase of parasympathetic tone activity. It is important to know how stimuli and medication may affect the autonomic nervous system since they can modify heart rate and blood pressure. This study attempts to find how a surgical nociceptive stimulus, along with the administration of medication frequently used in horses, can affect mean parasympathetic tone activity (PTAm) (one of the values of the PTA monitor), heart rate and blood pressure in clinically anesthetized horses. Values of the PTAm, heart rate, and blood pressure were registered before and after surgical incision and after the administration of morphine, ketamine, and dobutamine at defined time points. No changes were found after the incision or the administration of morphine and dobutamine. It seems that only ketamine affects the autonomic nervous system by decreasing PTAm. Abstract Autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity can modify cardiovascular parameters in response to nociceptive stimuli or drugs in anesthetized animals. The aim of this study was to determine if a surgical nociceptive stimulus and morphine, ketamine, and dobutamine administration would modify ANS activity observed as a change in the mean parasympathetic tone activity (PTAm) in anesthetized horses. In 20 anesthetized horses, heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and PTAm were monitored before and 1, 3, and 5 min after surgical incision, and before and 10 min after the administration of morphine (0.2 mg/kg IV). If nystagmus or spontaneous ventilation was observed, ketamine (0.5 mg/kg IV) was given, and the three variables were registered before and 3 and 5 min afterward. If MAP reached ≤62 mmHg, a dobutamine infusion was administered, and the three variables were recorded before and 5 min after starting/increasing the infusion (0.25 μg/kg/min IV every 5 min). The three variables were registered before and 1, 3, and 5 min after a PTAm decrease of ≥20%, HR increase of ≥10%, or MAP increase of ≥20%. The PTAm decreased 3 min after the administration of ketamine and 1 min after a PTA event. The surgical incision, dobutamine, and morphine did not modify PTAm. The absence of changes in ANS activity after the nociceptive stimulus and lack of correlation between PTAm and HR or MAP suggest that PTAm is a poor indicator of sympathetic activation under the study conditions. Ketamine seems to affect ANS activity by decreasing PTAm.
R/C frame–infill interaction model and its application to Indonesian buildings

This paper proposes a new analytical model for masonry‐infilled R/C frames to evaluate the seismic performance considering R/C frame–infill interactions. The proposed analytical model replaces masonry infill with a diagonal compression strut, which represents distributed compression transferred between frame and infill interfaces. The equivalent strut width is presented as a function of the frame–infill contact length, which can be evaluated by static equilibriums related to compression balance and lateral displacement compatibility at the frame–infill interfaces. The proposed analytical model was verified through comparisons with experimental results obtained for several brick masonry‐infilled R/C frames representing a typical R/C building with nonstructural masonry infill in Indonesia. As a result, good agreements were observed between the experimental and analytical values of the lateral strength and ductility of the infilled frames. The seismic performances of two earthquake‐damaged R/C buildings with different damage conditions were evaluated considering infill effects by applying the proposed analytical model. Consequently, the nonstructural brick masonry infill significantly affected the seismic resistances of the buildings, which seemed to lead to differing levels of damage for each building. These results indicate that the proposed analytical model can be an effective tool for more precisely screening earthquake‐vulnerable existing R/C buildings in Indonesia. Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Carboxyhemoglobin Does Not Predict the Need of Mechanical Ventilation and Prognosis during COPD Exacerbation

Background Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) is a complex formed by the binding of carbon monoxide to hemoglobin in blood. Higher COHb levels have been associated with poor prognosis in a variety of pulmonary disorders. However, little is known regarding the prognostic significance of COHb among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. Methods In a retrospective study, we evaluated associations of venous COHb levels on hospital admission with the need for invasive mechanical ventilation, in-hospital mortality, and rehospitalization, among 300 patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation in internal medical wards. Results Rates of in-hospital death and 1-year recurrent hospitalizations were 11.0% and 59.6%, respectively. COHb levels were not significantly associated with in-hospital mortality (OR = 0.82, P=0.25, 95% CI 0.59–1.15) or with 1-year rehospitalizations (OR = 0.91, P=0.18, 95% CI 0.79–1.04). The mean COHb level did not differ significantly between patients who needed invasive mechanical ventilation and those who were not invasively mechanically ventilated during the current hospitalization (2.01 ± 1.42% vs. 2.19 ± 1.68%, P=0.49). Conclusions Among patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbation in internal medicine wards, COHb levels on admission were not associated with invasive mechanical ventilation treatment, rehospitalizations, or mortality.
Scoping Review: Barrier to The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Dengue Prevention

Dengue fever is a vector-borne endemic disease that affects over 30 million Malaysians. Preventing the elimination of Aedes breeding sites is a necessary precautionary measure to strengthen the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the community. The aim of this study is to identify barriers to the knowledge, attitudes and practices of dengue prevention in the community through the study of selected articles published between 2010 and 2018. The present paper carried out a scoping review of available literature using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The title and abstract of each study were screened and relevant studies were further assessed for eligibility. A total of 1352 related articles were selected for this scoping review. Of these, 349 articles were found to be in line with the study objectives and 25 articles related to dengue prevention knowledge, attitudes and practices were discussed in this study. Conclusions and Recommendations: This review suggests that factors interfering with dengue prevention behaviours are divided into two factors, namely, the internal factors that encompass attitudes and perceptions of dengue prevention behaviours, and the environmental factors such as weather, drainage systems, buildings designed with unreachable rain gutters and also poor drainage and piping system have found to be the Aedes habitats. Therefore, interventions are normally performed to prevent an incident to re-instil positive attitudes and perceptions among the community members should be strengthened through appropriate and ongoing community programs such as COMBI and Search & Destroy campaign organized by Ministry of Health Malaysia.
Economically viable large-scale hydrogen liquefaction

The liquid hydrogen demand, particularly driven by clean energy applications, will rise in the near future. As industrial large scale liquefiers will play a major role within the hydrogen supply chain, production capacity will have to increase by a multiple of today’s typical sizes. The main goal is to reduce the total cost of ownership for these plants by increasing energy efficiency with innovative and simple process designs, optimized in capital expenditure. New concepts must ensure a manageable plant complexity and flexible operability. In the phase of process development and selection, a dimensioning of key equipment for large scale liquefiers, such as turbines and compressors as well as heat exchangers, must be performed iteratively to ensure technological feasibility and maturity. Further critical aspects related to hydrogen liquefaction, e.g. fluid properties, ortho-para hydrogen conversion, and coldbox configuration, must be analysed in detail. This paper provides an overview on the approach, challenges and preliminary results in the development of efficient as well as economically viable concepts for large-scale hydrogen liquefaction.
Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Performance in Parkinson's Disease Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review

Introduction: One of the most common non motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) is cognitive decline. Scientific evidence has demonstrated that patients with PD experience rapid cognitive decline in multiple cognitive domains, specifically executive functions, attention, visuospatial, language and memory. However, the extent of cognitive decline with its correlation to brain regions on neuroimaging have not been reviewed extensively in the literature. Objective: The objective of this review is to summarize the existing literature that explores cognitive performance in patients with PD with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using different neuroimaging techniques. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted on PubMed and Web of Science databases. This review is focused on articles that explored neuroimaging and neuropsychological performance in patients with Parkinson’s disease. We screened articles and excluded those that did not fit the criteria of this study, and a total of 13 articles have met the criteria. Results: Overall, PD-MCI patients experienced more cognitive decline than PD patients without MCI. Global cognitive ability was associated with frontal lobe, basal ganglia, para-hippocampal gyrus, occipital lobe, and the cerebellum. In addition, some specific cognitive domains were associated with specific brain regions. Attention and executive functions were associated with insula network and the parietal and frontal regions. Learning and memory were associated with grey matter atrophy and right cingulate gyrus and the limbic lobe. Language was associated with frontal cortex, precuneus, and anterior cingulate gyrus. Visuospatial ability was associated with Salience network (SN) and White Matter Hyperintensity (WMH). Conclusion: This review of the literature showed that PD-MCI patients display different cognitive impairment as well as different neuroanatomical changes when compared to PD-Normal Cognition (NC). These findings may suggest that cognitive impairment in PD-MCI patients require different clinical treatment and care. This review also can have diagnostic and treatment implications for this group of patients.