Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impact of residents’ involvement in urological surgeries: a systematic review

Residents or doctors-in-training might face various challenges during the residency period which requires their integration in many surgical procedures that usually require various technical skills that these physicians might lack. Although many approaches have been proposed to teach surgical skills to residents, a hands-on approach would remain the most accurate way for better acquisition of the required skills. However, involving in these practices is essential to get enough experience with preservations regarding the minimum provided quality of care. Moreover, previous studies have demonstrated the employment of the graduated responsibility concept among these residents. It is essential to stress the need to provide acceptable rates of the provided care regarding patients’ outcomes and satisfaction, which serves the residents, the patient, and the healthcare system. ABSTRACT
GAPeDNA: Assessing and mapping global species gaps in genetic databases for eDNA metabarcoding

Environmental DNA metabarcoding has recently emerged as a non‐invasive tool for aquatic biodiversity inventories, frequently surpassing traditional methods for detecting a wide range of taxa in most habitats. The major limitation currently impairing the large‐scale application of eDNA‐based inventories is the lack of species sequences available in public genetic databases. Unfortunately, these gaps are still unknown spatially and taxonomically, hindering targeted future sequencing efforts.
Empirical research on the blockchain adoption – based on TAM

ABSTRACT Among the modern digital technologies that are reshaping many aspects of our society, blockchain is one of the most innovative, and this cutting-edge technology has drawn a great deal of public attention. However, little research is available on the actual effect of trust, which is a key core attraction for the blockchain technology. Furthermore, few studies have investigated the relationship between trust and user acceptance. In this paper, we develop a research model based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the core features of blockchain technology, and we conduct an empirical study. We collect 254 questionnaires about blockchain applications and analyse the responses with SmartPLS3.0. The results show that constructs such as trust and information quality have positive effects on the users’ behavioural intentions, except in terms of output quality. The findings have both theoretical significance and empirical insights, which will be helpful for the further development of blockchain theory while guiding the operation of relevant enterprises.
Examination of elementary students’ emotions and personal and social responsibility in physical education

This study examined the relationships between student emotions in elementary physical education (PE) and their self-reported personal and social behaviors. Additionally, self-reported emotion and personal and social behavior differences were tested between students receiving a traditional multiactivity and games PE curriculum and those experiencing a Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model curriculum. Participants were 2nd and 3rd grade students (n=222) from two schools in the United States. Both schools had similar student demographics, school needs, and community characteristics. For secondary comparison analysis, school one (n=87) served as the comparative school receiving a traditional multiactivity curriculum and school two (n=135) received the TPSR model. Results showed that enjoyment and anger were predictors of students’ behavioral engagement. Findings also disclosed a significant positive effect for enjoyment, perceived responsibility, and behavioral engagement favoring the TPSR group. The TPSR model may be positively associated with elementary students’ beliefs about responsible behaviors, student enjoyment, and training students in positive ways to deal with anger. Overall, investigating the relationship between students’ emotions and their personal and social development, as it relates to PE, may provide intervention to reduce some negative experiences students report in these environments. Likewise, positive emotional experiences may increase in-class engagement and the adoption of adaptive personal and social responsibilities within PE and potentially into other areas in and out of school.
PENGEMBANGAN INSTRUMEN PENILAIAN SIKAP SOSIAL PEMBELAJARAN TEMATIK KELAS 4 SD

Pelaksanaan penilaian sikap sosial di beberapa sekolah dilihat belum maksimal karena penilaian hanya dilakukan berdasarkan pengamatan tanpa instrumen untuk menilai sikap sosial siswa khususnya sikap disiplin. Penelitian ini bertujuan sebagai bahan pertimbangan guru dalam melakukan pengembangan instrumen penilaian sikap sosial pada pembelajaran tematik kelas 4 tema 7 dan tema-tema berikutnya, meningkatkan kualitas instrumen penilaian, bahan referensi, dan pedoman guru mengembangkan instrumen penilaian sikap sosial yang disesuaikan KI dan KD. Indikator sikap yang dinilai dalam penelitian ini adalah sikap disiplin. Hasil dari penelitian ini, produk mendapatkan skor 80% dari uji validasi ahli instrumen dan masuk kedalam kategori tinggi, dan skor 87,5% dari uji validasi ahli bahasa dan masuk kedalam kategori sangat baik. Dari uji coba terbatas, didapatkan bahwa dari 30 butir pernyataan, 14 (46.67 %) butir pernyataan memiliki tingkat validitas tinggi, 14 (46.67%) butir pernyataan memiliki tingkat validitas cukup dan 2 (6.67 %) butir pernyataan memiliki tingkat validitas rendah. Instrumen memiliki tingkat reliabilitas instrumen dengan α sebesar 0.756 dengan kriteria cukup reliabel untuk digunakan. Produk instrumen penilaian sikap sosial valid dan reliabel sehingga layak untuk digunakan.
Physiological Responses of Purple Passion Fruit (Passiflora Edulis Sims F. Edulis) Plants to Deficiencies of the Macronutrients, Fe, Mn, and Zn during Vegetative Growth

ABSTRACT The purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims f. edulis) is a promising crop in Colombia because of its high potential for international markets and high profitability. However, without adequate fertilization, the metabolic processes of plant growth can be affected. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of macro- and micronutrient deficiencies on growth, photosynthesis, and transpiration in purple passion fruit plants during vegetative development. Seedlings with four to six leaves (three-months-old) were transplanted to a sand culture and subjected to mineral deficiencies using the missing element technique under greenhouse conditions. The plants subjected to Fe deficiency had the lowest maximum photosynthetic rate at saturation by light (1.72 µmol CO2 m−2s−1) at 72 days after treatment, while the lowest apparent quantum efficiency (0.008 µmol CO2 µmol photons−1) was observed in the plants with Mg deficiency. The lowest values of maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II, Fv/Fm (0.69) and transpiration rate (2.39 µg H2O cm−2s−1) were found in the plants with P deficiency. The mineral nutrient deficiencies negatively affected metabolic processes in the purple passion fruit plants, with the highest impact on photosynthesis observed with the Fe or Mg deficiencies. The plants subjected to P deficiencies were the most affected plants in terms of transpiration rate.
EOT20: A global ocean tide model from multi-mission satellite altimetry

Abstract. EOT20 is the latest in a series of empirical ocean tide (EOT) models derived using residual tidal analysis of multi-mission satellite altimetry at DGFI-TUM. The amplitudes and phases of seventeen tidal constituents are provided on a global 0.125-degree grid based on empirical analysis of seven satellite altimetry missions and four extended missions. The EOT20 model shows significant improvements compared to the previous iteration of the global model (EOT11a) throughout the ocean, particularly in the coastal and shelf regions, due to the inclusion of more recent satellite altimetry data as well as more missions, the use of the updated FES2014 tidal model as a reference to estimated residual signals, the inclusion of the ALES retracker and improved coastal representation. In the validation of EOT20 using tide gauges and ocean bottom pressure data, these improvements in the model compared to EOT11a are highlighted with the root-square sum (RSS) of the eight major tidal constituents improving by ~3 cm for the entire global ocean with the major improvement in RSS (~3.5 cm) occurring in the coastal region. Concerning the other global ocean tidal models, EOT20 shows an improvement of ~0.2 cm in RSS compared to the closest model (FES2014) in the global ocean. Variance reduction analysis was conducted comparing the results of EOT20 with FES2014 and EOT11a using the Jason-2, Jason-3 and SARAL satellite altimetry missions. From this analysis, EOT20 showed a variance reduction for all three satellite altimetry missions with the biggest improvement in variance occurring in the coastal region. These significant improvements, particularly in the coastal region, provides encouragement for the use of the EOT20 model as a tidal correction for satellite altimetry in sea-level research. All ocean and load tide data from the model can be freely accessed at https://doi.org/10.17882/79489 (Hart-Davis et al., 2021).
Public pedagogy on sexual violence: A feminist discourse analysis of YouTube vlogs after #MeToo

Abstract In this article, we report findings from a feminist discourse analysis of YouTube vlogs in which women and girls discuss and narrate their experiences of sexual violence. The analysis yielded three discourses and three counterdiscourses: the refusal discourse and the complicating consent counterdiscourse; the deviant perpetrator discourse and the community problem counterdiscourse; and the not that bad discourse and truth telling counterdiscourse. Our findings indicate that the YouTube vloggers simultaneously reproduce and resist dominant sexual violence discourses; they use both dominant and counterdiscourses to understand, situate, and make sense of their experiences of sexual violence. Counterdiscourses were constituted when vloggers resisted dominant discourses by pointing out their inconsistencies and fundamental flaws and presented alternative patterns of meaning. The #MeToo movement and YouTube’s nature as a narrative platform allowed the women and girls in our study to locate their stories of sexual violence within broader contexts and connect them to a continuum of experiences and a complex cultural problem. In a post-#MeToo world, the vloggers’ narratives evidenced their development of a digital networked feminist consciousness. Situated within feminist understandings of sexual violence and prevention education, as well as the emerging research on the #MeToo movement, this study contributes to the literature on public sexual violence pedagogy.
ULF Wave Driven Radial Diffusion During Geomagnetic Storms: A Statistical Analysis of Van Allen Probes Observations

The impact of radial diffusion in storm time radiation belt dynamics is well‐debated. In this study we quantify the changes and variability in radial diffusion coefficients during geomagnetic storms. A statistical analysis of Van Allen Probes data (2012–2019) is conducted to obtain measurements of the magnetic and electric power spectral densities for Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) waves, and corresponding radial diffusion coefficients. The results show global wave power enhancements occur during the storm main phase, and continue into the recovery phase. Local time asymmetries show sources of wave power are both external solar wind driving and internal sources from coupling with ring current ions and substorms. Wave power enhancements are also observed at low L values (L < 4). The accessibility of wave power to low L is attributed to a depression of the Alfvén continuum. The increased wave power drives enhancements in both the magnetic and electric field diffusion coefficients by more than an order of magnitude. Significant variability in diffusion coefficients is observed, with values ranging over several orders of magnitude. A comparison to the Kp parameterized empirical model of Ozeke et al. (2014) is conducted and indicates important differences during storm times. Although the electric field diffusion coefficient is relatively well described by the empirical model, the magnetic field diffusion coefficient is approximately ∼10 times larger than predicted. We discuss how differences could be attributed to data set limitations and assumptions. Alternative storm‐time radial diffusion coefficients are provided as a function of L* and storm phase.
Compact phase shifter using arbitrary length of two coupled transmission lines

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Grant/ Award Numbers: 109‐2221‐E−009‐059, 109‐2927‐I‐ 009‐503; Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan, Grant/Award Number: MOST‐109‐2634‐F‐009‐029 Abstract This article presents a compact structure of two coupled transmission lines with two reactive loads for the tunable phase shifter using a printed‐circuit board. The proposed circuit offers size reduction and wide phase shift range. The conventional reflection‐type phase shifter approach has large total electrical length and high insertion loss. To overcome such technical issues, arbitrary‐length two coupled transmission lines were introduced in this work. After optimising the length and the even‐mode characteristic impedance of the coupled transmission lines, tuning the odd‐mode characteristic impedance can decide the variation of two adjustable reactive loads. Based on the proposed structure, further discussion of the wideband tuning operation and measurement of the phase shift range with −20 dB return loss are addressed in this article. The fabricated circuit is measured at 700 to 2400 MHz. The even‐ and odd‐mode characteristic impedance of two coupled transmission lines are 100‐Ω and 70‐Ω having about 2.16 dB maximum insertion loss, while maintaining 181‐degree phase shift range and 40‐ degree total electrical length of transmission lines at 700 MHz, respectively, providing about 78% to 89% size reduction compared with the previous research. Our data indicates that insertion loss, multi‐band operation, and miniaturisation are superior to any published data.
Extracellular one-pot synthesis of nanosilver using Hyssopus officinalis L.: A biophysical approach on bioconstituent-Ag+ interactions

ABSTRACT In this study, synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been reported using extract of Hyssopus officinalis L. by the conventional heating and microwave irradiation. The as-prepared AgNPs by both approaches were characterized using UV–vis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, SEM-EDS, transmission electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering. The obtained data revealed that as-synthesized AgNPs by microwave irradiation (900 W) and conventional heating (100°C) have average size lesser than 50 nm. Moreover, a biophysical approach on bioconstituent-Ag+ interactions has been performed. The creation of AgNPs using bioconstituents in minimal time opens the way for future studies on AgNPs toxicity without risking interference from potentially toxic reagents.
High‐precision calculation of relativistic corrections for hydrogen‐like atoms with screened Coulomb potentials

The first-order relativistic corrections to the non-relativistic energies of hydrogen-like atom embedded in plasma screening environments are calculated in the framework of direct perturbation theory by using the generalized pseudospectral method. The standard Debye-Hückel potential, exponential cosine screened Coulomb potential, and Hulthén potential are employed to model different screening conditions and their effects on the eigenenergies of hydrogen-like atoms are investigated. The relativistic corrections which include the relativistic mass correction, Darwin term, and the spin-orbit coupling term for both the ground and excited states are reported as functions of screening parameters. Comparison with previous theoretical predictions shows that both the relativistic mass correction and spin-orbit coupling obtained in this work are in good agreement with previous estimations, while significant discrepancy and even opposite trend is found for the Darwin term. The overall relativistic-corrected system energies predicted in this work, however, are in good agreement with the fully relativistic calculations available in the literature. We finally present the scaling law of the first-order relativistic corrections and discuss the validity of the direct perturbation theory with respect to both the nuclear charge and the screening parameter.
Three Different Genetic Risk Scores Based on Fatty Liver Index, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Lipidomic for a Nutrigenetic Personalized Management of NAFLD: The Fatty Liver in Obesity Study

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 25% of the global population. The pathogenesis of NAFLD is complex; available data reveal that genetics and ascribed interactions with environmental factors may play an important role in the development of this morbid condition. The purpose of this investigation was to assess genetic and non-genetic determinants putatively involved in the onset and progression of NAFLD after a 6-month weight loss nutritional treatment. A group of 86 overweight/obese subjects with NAFLD from the Fatty Liver in Obesity (FLiO) study were enrolled and metabolically evaluated at baseline and after 6 months. A pre-designed panel of 95 genetic variants related to obesity and weight loss was applied and analyzed. Three genetic risk scores (GRS) concerning the improvement on hepatic health evaluated by minimally invasive methods such as the fatty liver index (FLI) (GRSFLI), lipidomic-OWLiver®-test (GRSOWL) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (GRSMRI), were derived by adding the risk alleles genotypes. Body composition, liver injury-related markers and dietary intake were also monitored. Overall, 23 SNPs were independently associated with the change in FLI, 16 SNPs with OWLiver®-test and 8 SNPs with MRI, which were specific for every diagnosis tool. After adjusting for gender, age and other related predictors (insulin resistance, inflammatory biomarkers and dietary intake at baseline) the calculated GRSFLI, GRSOWL and GRSMRI were major contributors of the improvement in hepatic status. Thus, fitted linear regression models showed a variance of 53% (adj. R2 = 0.53) in hepatic functionality (FLI), 16% (adj. R2 = 0.16) in lipidomic metabolism (OWLiver®-test) and 34% (adj. R2 = 0.34) in liver fat content (MRI). These results demonstrate that three different genetic scores can be useful for the personalized management of NAFLD, whose treatment must rely on specific dietary recommendations guided by the measurement of specific genetic biomarkers.
A new family and two new genera of calcaxonian octocoral, including a redescription of Pleurogorgia militaris (Cnidaria : Octocorallia : Chrysogorgiidae) and its placement in a new genus

Abstract. Golden corals (chrysogorgiids sensu lato) are conspicuous components in deep-sea gorgonian assemblages. Although common, their taxonomy still conflicts with evolutionary histories, mostly due to low character availability and poor taxonomic knowledge. This is the case for the genus Pleurogorgia, which has been frequently reported in ROV surveys, dominating hard-bottoms throughout the Indo-Pacific. Herein, molecular phylogenetic reconstructions based on mitochondrial and nuclear datasets, and examination of new and old type material led us to suggest new systematic arrangements for some of the genera. We create a new genus, Ramuligorgia, to accommodate Pleurogorgia militaris, redescribing it as Ramuligorgia militaris comb. nov. within the family Chrysogorgiidae sensu stricto. Additionally, we describe Aurogorgia tasmaniensis gen. nov. et sp. nov., including it and the type species, Pleurogorgia plana, within Pleurogorgiidae fam. nov.
CAT in the classroom: A multilevel analysis of students’ experiences with instructor nonaccommodation

ABSTRACT This study incorporates communication accommodation theory to investigate how student perceptions of instructor nonaccommodation influence affective and cognitive classroom outcomes. A series of two-level hierarchical linear models (students nested within instructors) revealed significant, negative associations between specific modes of instructor nonaccommodation (i.e., nonaccommodation related to nonverbal responsiveness, content knowledge, and student support) and students’ reported outcomes. Specifically, nonaccommodation related to nonverbal responsiveness and student support resulted in less communication satisfaction and instructor–student rapport when controlling for student sex and expected grade in a course. Contrarily, only nonaccommodation related to content knowledge predicted processing fluency. The research provides instructional communication researchers with a unique theoretical framework for conceptualizing and assessing student perceptions while also raising important questions regarding how students prioritize effective teaching behaviors in context. Practical implications are provided for how instructors better assess and enact behavior relative to individual student needs.
Longitudinal Changes in the Use of PD Assistance for Patients Maintained on Peritoneal Dialysis.

Background Home dialysis therapies, such as peritoneal dialysis (PD), offer flexibility and improved well-being, particularly for older individuals. However, a substantial proportion require assistance with personal care and health care-related tasks. We hypothesized that patients and families would require less PD assistance as they became more familiar with PD-related tasks. The study objective was to assess whether the nature of, and need for, PD assistance decreased over time. Methods Using a multicentered, prospective, observational study design, patients aged ≥50 years were recruited from those starting PD. Patients underwent formal evaluation using validated components of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment at baseline, and they were followed monthly and administered a questionnaire about the need for assistance with PD-related tasks. Results A total of 111 patients (age 69±10 years, 68% men, and 56% diabetic) were followed for a total of 609 patient-months. Of those who needed help, 40% had help from a family member, and 33% were helped by nurses. Both the quantity and nature of help received by patients remained generally stable throughout follow-up and did not vary according to age, frailty, functional dependence, or cognitive impairment (P=0.93). The proportion of patients needing help varied widely across the 13 different tasks but appeared relatively stable across time. The paid-unpaid caregiver ratio for the different tasks did not change over time. Conclusions Older patients initiating PD in the outpatient setting have a high need for assistance with PD-related tasks, which seems to persist over the initial 6-month period.
Small business digital transformation in the context of the pandemic

ABSTRACT The pandemic is a major crisis for small businesses. Digital transformation (DT) offers a lifeline for some small businesses. In this paper, we outline a rapidly conceived and implemented research project to digitalise small business. We apply action design research using the DT lens to intervene and impact 42 different small businesses over an intense six-month period. Three detailed case studies illustrate the problem, drivers, mechanisms, and challenges of DT. The results illustrate how small businesses can engage, sell, and deliver using technology, and the factors that influence the transformation process. We also discuss limitations and identify research opportunities in relation to the DT, platform, and small business literature. The paper demonstrates how IS can have an immediate impact on the livelihoods of the businesses in our community during the pandemic.