Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Online Collaborative Learning and the Enhancement of Most Essential Learning Competencies in General Mathematics among Grade Eleven Senior High School Students

Making collaborative learning happen during a pandemic raised concerns and doubts among educators, given that learning during these trying times emphasized the importance of cooperating, corroborating, and interacting, particularly on subjects that were thought to be difficult, such as mathematics. The uncertainty stems from the question of how collaborative learning affects competency learning. Teaching students to acquire mathematical competencies is difficult in and of itself in a face-to-face setting; thus, peer-teaching and collaborative learning are always on the list to help below-average learners cope easily. This study determined the effect of online collaborative learning on the enhancement of most essential learning competencies (MELC) in General Mathematics. The study focused on thirty-five (35) respondents who were enrolled in online classes in the aforementioned subject during the academic year 2020-2021. The results revealed a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores, indicating that the OCL aided the students in mastering General Mathematics competencies. It was suggested that Mathematics Supervisors, Coordinators, Master Teachers, and Teachers propose in-service training or a learning action cell (LAC) that covers teaching and training of ways and means for teachers to make collaborative learning possible through the use of various modern-day applications such as Google Breakout Rooms, Open Broadcaster Software (OBS), and other platforms to ensure learners can still interact and learn with peers amid tumultuous times.
A review of heavy weight market pigs: status of knowledge and future needs assessment1

Abstract Marketing weight is an important economic variable that impacts the productivity and profitability of finishing pig production. Marketing weight has been increasing worldwide over the past decades driven by the dilution of fixed production cost over more weight per pig and the improvement of genetic selection of lean-type pigs. This review was aimed to summarize current knowledge and assess the future research needs on producing finishing pigs with marketing weight greater than 130 kg. Based on a thorough literature review, increasing marketing weight affected overall pig growth; in particular, cumulative average daily gain (ADG) decreased by 4.0 g, average daily feed intake (ADFI) increased by 78.1 g, and gain-to-feed ratio (G:F) decreased by 0.011 for every 10 kg increase of marketing weight. Increasing marketing weight by 10 kg increased carcass yield by 0.41% units, backfat by 1.8 mm, longissimus muscle (LM) area by 1.9 cm2, carcass length by 2.2 cm, and belly yield by 0.32% units, but decreased percentage of fat-free-lean by 0.78 units and decreased loin, shoulder, and ham yields by 0.13, 0.16, and 0.17% units, respectively. Studies that investigated the effects of marketing weight on pork quality observed decreased pH by 0.02 and 0.01 at 45 min and 24 h postmortem, respectively, and increased a* value by 0.28 per 10 kg marketing weight increase. Heavier market pigs had increased concentrations of saturated fatty acids and intramuscular fat. However, studies reported conflicting results for L* and b* values, drip loss, Warner-Bratzler shear force, and sensory properties of pigs in response to increasing marketing weight. A limited amount of research has been conducted to estimate nutrient requirements for pigs greater than 140 kg. Increased weight and size of heavy pigs can create challenges to farm and packer facilities and equipment. Discussions and recommendations are provided concerning the adjustments for floor and feeder space, barn design, ventilation, disease control, transportation, and carcass processing needed for increasing marketing weight. In conclusion, increasing marketing weight creates both opportunities and challenges to current finishing pig production, and future research is needed to provide nutritional and management guidelines and improve feed efficiency and meat quality of heavy weight market pigs.
CIVIC PARTICIPATION OF BLACK CARIBBEAN YOUTH AND ADULTS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM

This study explored the civic engagement of English-speaking black Caribbean adults within the United Kingdom. We situated our work within the literature on segmented assimilation to guide analyses and make interpretations. We used the Citizenship Survey of 2010-2011 (N = 16,966) to conduct our analyses as this database contained a sizeable sample of Caribbean adults (n = 1100). We used descriptive and regression analyses to explore the civic participation of Caribbeans and determined the extent to which sex, age, and generation status mattered. Findings demonstrate that Caribbeans are more likely to enact civic participation rather than activism and consultation. Their main motivational factors for being engaged were to serve the community and make local changes. Finally, female and 1.5 generation Caribbeans were more civically engaged. We discuss our findings in terms of assimilation patterns, ethnic minority integration, and educative strategies communities may take to increase civic engagement among Caribbean adults.
Efficacy of MMR Vaccine as Intralesional Immunotherapy in Viral Warts

Introduction Verruca Vulgaris or common warts are benign proliferative hyperkeratotic growths caused by infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV). Warts are common in humans and account for 8% of visits to dermatologists. Although the spontaneous resolution rate for warts is 65-78% within two years, the cosmetic disfigurement, tendency to spread and associated poor quality of life warrants quick intervention [1, 2].
EFEKTIFITAS PENGGUNAAN LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BERBASIS ONLINE

Tujuan utama pembelajaran adalah transfer pengetahuan, faktor yang mempengaruhi tujuan pembelajaran adalah pengetahuan dan cara efektif untuk menyampaikan pengetahuan itu sendiri. Proses kegiatan belajar dan mengajar (KBM) yang baik akan menjamin transfer pengetahuan menjadi efektif. Virtual Class berkembang seiring perkembangan teknologi yang dapat dimanfaatkan dalam proses KBM. Virtual Class memungkinan pembelajaran dapat dilakukan kapan dan dimana saja. Kelas virtual adalah sebuah lingkungan pembelajaran online yang berisi semua materi yang diperlukan dimana mahasiswa dan dosen tetap dapat berinteraksi tanpa batasan ruang dan waktu. Saat ini sudah banyak dikembangkan Learning Management System (LMS) yang dapat digunakan sebagai perangkat Virtual Class . Dalam penelitian ini dilakukan ujicoba efektifitas penggunaan LMS Online yang sudah tersedia, sehingga Dosen sebagai Instruktur dan Mahasiswa sebagai Pembelajar dapat menggunakan secara praktis. LMS yang diteliti antara lain Quipper School, Kelase, Kelas Kita dan Sekolah Pintar, Edmodo, Schoology, GeSchool, Learnboost dan Medidu. Uji coba setiap LMS dilakukan pada matakuliah Aplikasi Komputer untuk pembelajaran Matematika di jurusan Pendidikan Matematika FKIP Untirta pada semester genap tahun akademik 2015/2016. Setiap mahasiswa yang mengontrak matakuliah tersebut dilatih untuk menggunakan LMS yang ditentukan, kemudian diminta untuk mengemukakan pendapatnya tentang kemudahan dan efektifitas penggunaan LMS yang diteliti. Dengan analisis statistic non parametric uji Kruskal Wallis diperoleh hasil bahwa semua LMS yang diujicoba memiliki efektifitas yang sama meski memiliki tingkatan kemudahan penggunaan yang berbeda-beda. Kata Kunci : Virtual Class, Learning Management System, Kegiatan Belajar Mengajar.
Achieving Organisational Excellence Through Sustainable Hrm Practices-An Empirical Analysis

Purpose: The paper evaluates the empirical interrelations between sustainable human resources management practices, job performance, and corporate excellence in the context of Oman, an emerging market Arab Gulf economy currently pursuing an economic diversification strategy tagged Oman Vision 2040. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study uses survey data collected from 212 workers and managers working in the nation’s capital city, Muscat, between December 2020 and February 2021. The respondents were randomly surveyed across Oman Vision 2040’s priority economic diversification agenda sectors: investment management, infrastructure, energy, banking, and telecommunication. The analysis includes 22 data points covering essential HRM practices, including recruitment, compensation, motivation, organisational training, and learning and development. The IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the data analysis. Descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing of Karl Pearson’s r correlation, emphasising the p-value < 0.01 interpreted to be highly significant at a 1% significance level, are presented. Findings: Adopting HRM as a strategic partner in a business model significantly impact organisational excellence, especially concerning staff training and appraisal system. However, while country-specific factors might influence the HRM practice in the domestic context, the expected association between Omani strategic HRM factors, such as labour laws, expatriate workforce, and foreign education and organisational excellence, may not be supported by the current empirical evidence. The research also found a gap between job performance and employee appraisal systems. Research limitations/implications: This paper used survey data from workers and HRM managers who perhaps distorted their responses; further research is required to confirm these results using more data sources. The need to encourage creativity and innovation in job performance through continuous on-the-job training and development leveraging technology and data analytics applications is acknowledged. The implications for rethinking SHRM practices and policies towards developing a new intrapreneurial, wellmotivated, adaptive, and trained workforce are documented. Originality/value: Human capital’s adequacy and quality have been widely recognised as critical to any organisation's value-creation
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA LEAVES

In this study the nutritional value of Momordica charantia leaf was estimated using standard analytical procedures. The results of the proximate composition (%DW) showed that the leaf contained 15.00±0.50 moisture, 17.93±0.47 ash, 10.25±0.52 protein, 3.03±0.76 Lipid, 25.31±0.32 fiber, 28.52±0.42 carbohydrate and Calorific Value 182.35Kcal/100g. The study detected seventeen amino acids (Ile, leu, lys, met, cys, phe, tyr, thr, val, ala, arg, asp, glu, gly, his, pro and ser) with glu, leu and asp being the predominant amino acids. Ile, leu, and val were also present. The results of the mineral composition per 100g (DW) were as follows: K (1.78cmol/kg), Na (0.94cmol/kg), Ca (0.79cmol/kg), Mg (0.12cmol/kg), P (17.80mg/kg), Fe (7.69mg/kg), Cu (7.57mg/kg), Mn (12.50mg/kg), Zn (13.88mg/kg) and Co (13.46mg/kg). Antinutrient composition of the plant leaf showed the presence of Saponin, Oxalate, Cyanide and Tannin. The leaves show the presence of antioxidant vitamins (vitamin A, C and E). This is an indication that the leaf of Momordica charantia leaves is a potential source of nutrient to man and livestock because of its considerable amount of all the essential food components.
Effect of Age at Breeding on Female African Giant Rat (Cricetomys gambianus) Fertility in Captivity

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of age at breeding one female African giant rat (FAGR) fertility. Twenty-four nulliparous FAGR of 6, 8, or 10 months old were allocated to one of the three groups according to their age. They were housed individually and fed ad libitum. After five days of accommodation, a male was transferred into a female cage, and daily vaginal smears were performed to evidence mating for a period not exceeding 30 days. Reproductive parameters were then evaluated. Results showed a significant reduction (P<0.05) in pre-coitus cohabitation time in 8 (6.75±4.23days) and 10 (5.13±1.25days) months old females as compared to those aged six months (22.25±1.75days). There was an increase in mating rates, fertile mating, fertility, and stillbirth in 8 and 10 months old FAGR. The litter size significantly increased (P<0.05) in 8 and 10 months old compared to 6 months old FAGR. Preimplantation embryo losses rates were 60.00±39.44, 66.66±34.96, and 35.00±21.19% in 6, 8, and 10 months old FAGR, respectively. In this study, fertility increased with age, so it was better in the FAGR older than six months.
Heavy Metal Contamination in Vegetables from Industrial Wastewater and Risk Assessment: A Review

Heavy metal contamination of vegetables as a consequence of untreated industrial wastewater irrigation is a matter of great concern today. This paper presents a review of heavy metal contamination in vegetables arising from industrial effluents and possible health risks to humans. Findings indicated that vegetable seed germination is directly affected by toxicity of industrial effluents, but the magnitude of toxicity could vary from effluent to effluent. The concentrations of different heavy metals such as, Pb, Cd, Ni, Co and Cr in vegetables were found to increase with increasing crop age. Heavy metal concentrations in vegetables tended to increase gradually at the early growth stage and, later on, declined during maturity. The Pb and Cd concentrations in amaranth were found to be higher than those in spinach and red amaranth while concentrations of Cd and Cr were found to be higher in spinach than those in other leafy vegetables. For leafy vegetables taken together, heavy metal contamination followed the order Cd<Co<Pb<Ni<Cr. On the other hand, the contamination level varied significantly (P < 0.01) with metal and vegetables species. The Pb contamination level followed the order eggplant>tomato>bottle gourd>pumpkin>cauliflower> cabbage, the Cd contamination level was found to follow the order tomato>eggplant>bottle gourd>pumpkin>cabbage>cauliflower and for nickel (Ni) contamination, the trend was bottle gourd>cauliflower>cabbage>pumpkin>tomato>eggplant. The primary source of heavy metal contamination in vegetables in Bangladesh is untreated industrial wastewater irrigation, and such contamination could be highly deleterious to human health.
The Role of the Home Literacy Environment and Parent Education in Effecting the Developmental Differences of Phonological Awareness During Early Child Hood

In the current study, the influence of both environmental and cultural factors on developmental differences among children was revealed in the processes of phonological awareness of the Arabic language, in an attempt to shed light on the importance of the cultural context in general. And the role of the family, in particular, in acquiring and developing the child’s phonological structure, by studying the role of the home literacy environment and the level of parents’ education in making developmental differences for the phonological awareness processes in Egyptian children in early childhood. One hundred Egyptian pre-school children (50 girls and 50 boys aged (3.5-4.5-5.5 years old), (mean age = 4.72) were assessed on the level of phonemic awareness, and the parents also filled out a questionnaire about their educational level And the frequency of engaging in various activities related to literacy at home with their children In addition to controlling both the general and nonverbal intelligence variables. The results indicated that the factors related to the home literacy environment (the linguistic activities of the mother with the child Which include: maternal talkativeness such as story-telling, singing and imagining stories with dolls)–and the reading rate of the parents in partnership with the child) and letter knowledge in addition to the level of mother education as a socio-cultural variable influencing developmental differences in phonological awareness processes for older age groups during early childhood, While the results did not indicate an effect of the factor of teaching the alphabet through the parents and the level of education of the father in the emergence of developmental differences between the age groups of phonological awareness processes.
Factors Contributing to the Severity of Heavy Truck Crashes: A Comparative Study of Jiangxi and Shaanxi, China

To understand heavy truck crash severity, a total of 1,818 sample crashes occurring over a six-year period (2011-2016) were recorded on four typical expressway segments in mountainous regions of Jiangxi and Shaanxi, China. The crashes were investigated using an ordered logit approach to determine the significant variables contributing to truck crash severity. Elasticity analysis was then used to measure the pseudoelasticity of each independent variable. A total of 12 explanatory variables, including less than three years driving experience of truck driver, type of commercial transport task of the vehicle, brake failure, speeding behavior, overloading condition, steep downhill grade of the road and slippery surface condition, hours between midnight and dawn, winter season, adverse weather, and head-on and rear-end collision types, were found to be statistically significantly correlated with the severity of truck crashes occurring on Jiangxi and Shaanxi mountainous expressways. Only truck drivers older than 55 years of age, presence of tunnel and runoff collision type were identified to have a significant and positive effect on the severity of truck crashes on Shaanxi expressways. Taken together, these findings provide useful guidance to develop safer design standards, stricter regulations and more efficient technical countermeasures in order to reduce or prevent the occurrence of serious heavy-truck crashes on mountainous expressways in China.
Impact of supplementary air filtration on airborne particulate matter in a UK hospital ward

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, aerosol spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been a major problem in healthcare facilities, resulting in increased use of supplementary HEPA filtration to mitigate transmission. We report here a natural experiment that occurred when an air filtration unit (AFU) on an inpatient ward for older people was accidentally switched off. Aim To assess aerosol transport within the ward and determine whether the AFU reduced particulate matter (PM) levels in the air. Methods Time-series PM, CO2, temperature and humidity data (at 1 minute intervals) was collected from multiple sensors around the ward over two days in August 2021. During this period, the AFU was accidentally switched off for approximately 7 hours, allowing the impact of the intervention on particulates (PM1-PM10) to be assessed using a Mann-Whitney test. Pearson correlation analysis of the PM and CO2 signals was also undertaken to evaluate the movement of airborne particulates around the ward. Findings The AFU greatly reduced PM counts of all sizes throughout the ward space (p<0.001 for all sensors), with PM signals positively correlated with indoor CO2 levels (r = 0.343-0.817; all p<0.001). Aerosol particle counts tended to rise and fall simultaneously throughout the ward space when the AFU was off, with PM signals from multiple locations highly correlated (e.g. r = 0.343-0.868 (all p<0.001) for PM1). Conclusion Aerosols freely migrated between the various sub-compartments of the ward, suggesting that social distancing measures alone cannot prevent nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The AFU greatly reduced PM levels throughout the ward space.
Water absorption study and characterization of polymer composites developed from discarded nylon carpet

The scientific objective of this work is to reuse the polymer materials generated from carpet waste. The nylon obtained from the discarded carpet was used as reinforcement material into the epoxy matrix phase. A modified approach of Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) was used to infuse the mixture of epoxy and hardener into the nylon carpet polymer composites. This investigates the water absorption behavior of carpet waste composite. It will justify the application of proposed composites for lightweight structural applications in a moisture environment. The nylon fiber-based-epoxy composite was dipped in water as per ASTM standard for a different duration, namely, 24, 48, 72, 144 hours. The findings demonstrate that it can effectively withstand in moisture environment, and a maximum 4.5% weight of samples increased among all the samples for a different duration. Also, the developed composite showed a lower water diffusion co-efficient than the nail head structure and linden wood. Also, the carpet waste composite samples were investigated for thermal degradation and chemical behavior using X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, respectively. The finding shows that the proposed composite could be used for lightweight components such as dashboard panels, sound absorbers, panel sheets, wall tiles, etc.
Web search for translation: an exploratory study on six Chinese trainee translators’ behaviour

Translators’ information skills have long been recognised as one of the most important competence for translators these days. Of particular interest is the perception of the web as an invaluable tool for locating and confirming terms for specialised translation. The intention for this paper is to investigate Chinese trainee translators’ web search behaviour in this context. Screen recording was supplemented by think-aloud protocols as data collection methods. The data suggest that Chinese trainee translators use a variety of web resources, which largely tallies with previous researchers’ findings. Two types of web-search behaviours are identified. In addition, interesting idiosyncratic behaviours are found in terms of how and potentially why different types of web resources are used in conjunction with each other by individual trainees. Relevant pedagogical implications are drawn as a result.
Modification of coal fly ash waste by using core-shell method for Cu2+ adsorbent material

This research aimed to study: (1) the utilization of fly ash waste as an adsorbent for the heavy metal ion of Cu2+ (2) the effect of variations in adsorbent contact time on the adsorption capacity of Cu2+, (3) the effect of mass variation and activator on the adsorption capacity of Cu2+ ion. This study was divided into some stages, i.e. fly ash preparation, activation, Fe3O4 preparation, Fe3O4@fly ash nanocomposite synthesis, adsorption process, and characterization analysis. Determination of the functional groups of the adsorbent using a Fourier-Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy. The analysis of the adsorbent’s crystal structure was done using X-ray diffraction. In contrast, the effectiveness of fly ash waste as an adsorbent and the effect of contact time on capacity was done using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Based on the results, it was concluded that: (1) fly ash modified using the core-shell method could be used as an adsorbent for Cu2+ ions. (2) there was no change in the structure of the adsorbent before and after the activation. (3) the optimum contact time of the metal ion Cu2+ adsorption by the adsorbent was 120 minutes using the sample D1 (non-PEG 4000 + 3 g Fly Ash NaOH + 3 g Fe3O4) with 71% adsorption power and adsorption capacity was 0.28368 mg/g.