Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reimagining Modern Education: Contributions from Modern Japanese Philosophy and Practice?

Purpose: Amidst ongoing attempts to think beyond Western frameworks for education, there is a tendency to overlook Japan, perhaps because it appears highly modern. This is striking given that some prominent strands of Japanese philosophy have formulated an explicit and exacting challenge to the core onto-epistemic premises of modern Western thought. It is also surprising because Japanese educational practices have resulted in some of the highest achievement outcomes—both cognitive and noncognitive—found anywhere in the world and inculcate a worldview that is distinct. Design/Approach/Methods: Herein, we thus attempt to make visible the potential contribution of modern Japanese philosophy by outlining some of the core ideas, then turn to sketch resonances with and responses to other projects outlined in this Special Issue. Our approach is elucidation through relational comparison. Findings: Through this process, we suggest that the notion of self-negation as a mode of learning may be helpful in explaining why—at the empirical level—the outlook of Japanese students, and perhaps other East Asian students, diverge markedly from their Western peers. Yet we also find that an attempt, such as ours, to link divergent onto-epistemic thought to alternative empirical hypotheses quickly gives rise to various doubts and discomforts, even among otherwise sympathetic scholars. Originality/Value: In directly responding to these doubts, one original contribution of our piece is to show just how difficult it may ultimately be to divest from the symbolic foundations already laid by Western liberalism: Even if divergent thought can be imagined and different cultural narratives explored, dominant readings of empirical “realities” continue to be entrapped in the logic laid by Western liberalism.
Effect of Hygrothermal Aging on Hydrophobic Treatments Applied to Building Exterior Claddings

Hydrophobic materials are among the most commonly used coatings for building exterior cladding. In fact, these products are easily applied to an existing surface, significantly reduce water absorption and have a minimal impact on the aesthetic properties. On the other hand, although these products have a proven effectiveness, their long-term durability to weathering has not yet been systematically studied and completely understood. For these reasons, this study aims to correlate the effect of artificial aging on the moisture transport properties of hydrophobic treatments when applied on building exterior claddings. Three hydrophobic products (an SiO2-TiO2 nanostructured dispersion; a silane/oligomeric siloxane; and a siloxane) were applied on samples of limestone and of a cement-based mortar. The moisture transport properties (water absorption, drying, water vapor permeability) of untreated and treated specimens were characterized. Furthermore, the long-term durability of the specimens was evaluated by artificial aging, that is, hygrothermal cycles (freeze–thaw and hot–cold). All treatments have significant hydrophobic effectiveness and improve the long term-durability of the treated specimens. However, the results showed that the three hydrophobic products have different effectiveness and durability, with the SiO2-TiO2 nanostructured dispersion being the most durable treatment on limestone, and the siloxane the most suitable for cementitious mortar.
Wnt11-Signaling Regulates Cardiac and Neural Crest Development

This dissertation is composed of five major chapters. The first is a review of the literature discussing the secreted growth factor Wnt11 with particular interest in the Wnt11dependent signaling cascades that regulate cell movements, followed by three chapters of research findings, and a final concluding chapter. Wnts are encoded by a family of 19 genes that play roles in development and disease. Homologs of Wnt11 are important regulators of cell movements in gastrulating embryos. In addition to gastrulation, Wnt11 genes show expression in other embryonic tissue including neural crest cells, the heart and the somite. Following the literature review, the first three chapters describe research that studies the roles of Wnt11-signaling during the development of the heart and neural crest. The first one demonstrates that Wnt11-signaling is required for heart morphogenesis. This work also refutes a proposed role for Wnt11 as a heart inducer. Next, the role of Wnt11 homologs is studied in the regulation of cranial and trunk neural crest cell migration. During neural crest development two Wnt genes are redundantly required to regulate cell migration Wnt11 and Wnt11-related (Wnt11-R). Trunk neural crest migration requires Wnt11-R for migration into the dorsal fin. Alternatively, cranial neural crest development predominantly requires Wnt11 while more severe migratory defects are observed when Wnt11 and Wnt11-R are co-inhibited. A final chapter discusses the overall conclusions about the general role that Wnt11 genes play during embryonic development.
Additional head of biceps brachii: a cadaveric study

Background: The biceps brachii is an important muscle of anterior compartment of arm. It shows frequent anatomic variability due to presence of supernumerary heads. Knowledge of the existence of the third head of biceps brachii is important for surgeons. Keeping this in mind a study was planned to see the incidence of additional head of biceps brachii in sample Indian population and to compare it with other racial groups. Methods: The study was carried out on 30 cadaveric upper limbs. The upper limbs were dissected and studied for the presence of additional head of biceps brachii. The attachment and nerve supply of the additional head was carefully observed, recorded and documented. Results: Out of 30 limbs which were dissected, additional head of biceps brachii was found only in two limbs. In both the cases the additional head was present only on the right side and arose from the anterior surface of humerus, superomedial to the origin of brachialis. The additional head fused with the common bulk of the muscle and was inserted into the radial tuberosity and bicipital aponeurosis. The extra heads of biceps brachii muscle received branches from musculocutaneous nerve. Conclusions: Biceps brachii is one of the commonest muscles showing variations. The additional head is not only of academic importance, but its knowledge also helps clinicians in managing fractures of humerus and nerve entrapment.
Situating the Appeal of Fortnite Within Children’s Changing Play Cultures

Fortnite is a massively multiplayer online “battle royale” game that rapidly grew in 2018 to become one of the most popular digital games in the world, with a reported peak of 10.8 million concurrent players and 250 million registered players in March 2019. Based on 24 interviews with young people aged 9–14 (17 boys and 7 girls), this article sets out to provide an account of the appeal and experience of Fortnite. While it is impossible to pinpoint exactly why Fortnite has been such a phenomenal, global success, in this article, we argue that its appeal can be better explained by its intersections with YouTube and game livestreaming, the way the game acts as a vehicle for social capital and the performance of identity, and the rich sociality of play.
Use of Mrs.Kanji Web Application to Enhance Japanese Kanji Learning

—This paper presents Mrs kanji , a web application for learning Japanese kanji characters developed by authors over the past one and a half years. This study aims to create and develop applications that are used for learning and memorizing kanji letters based on the website application, which contains 101 letters that have been grouped in a thematic form accompanied by illustrative picture learning models, mnemonic hints in English and Japanese, how to read meaning (Indonesian and English), examples of words, search features ( hiragana, romaji, kanji, and meaning), glossary and exercises and three types of practice or quiz. The method used in this study is DBR (Design-Based Research) with a descriptive contextual model. The product outcome is problem-based learning so that the survey was first carried out with a non-test instrument in the form of a questionnaire taken randomly or random sampling twice with the first survey results participated by 52 respondents consisting of beginners and people who were proficient in Japanese with the aim to identifying the needs of users regarding the applications. The second survey was administered to 19 people consisting of users and experts who tested and evaluated the website-based applications. The results of the data analysis show that the application has fulfilled the aspects of effectiveness, validity, and practicality with the category of "Good". The available kanji is incomplete so it is recommended that further research can develop this application better.
Knowledge regarding post-exposure prophylaxis amongst nurses 
in an African context

Occupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among nurses had been reported to be a major challenge in South African and broader African context. There seems to be an increase in the level of exposure and uptake of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in Africa. This had warranted the need to establish a systematic review on the level of knowledge among nurses regarding PEP in the African continent. The search engines used included: EBSco Host (North-West University [NWU] library), Sabinet, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and PubMed. The search was limited to the current decade (2008-2018), including articles that are in English.
Évaluation agronomique de cinq cultivars d'arachide (Arachis hypogeae L.) introduits dans la région du Nord Cameroun.

Objectif : La place de l’arachide comme culture d’exportation a declinee dans le Nord Cameroun depuis l’introduction du coton en 1951. Malgre cela, l’importance de cette speculation dans les habitudes alimentaires de la population n’a cesse d’accroitre sa production a cause de l’extension des surfaces cultivees. Les varietes adaptees actuellement vulgarisees ont perdu leur potentiel genetique et ne remplissent generalement pas les criteres exiges par les consommateurs. A cet effet, l’objectif de cet essai est d’etudier la performance agronomique de cinq nouvelles varietes d’arachide (ICG 3312, ICG 1471, ICG 3365, ICG 3260 et ICG 3750) provenant de l’ICRISAT (Niger). Methodologie et resultat : Pour ce faire, un dispositif experimental en blocs completement randomises de Fisher avec quatre repetitions a ete adopte. Chaque bloc comptait 5 unites experimentales. Apres la mise en place de l’essai, le pourcentage de levee, le taux de plants hors types, la duree de debut de floraison, la duree a la floraison de 50% et 75% des plants apres le semis, le nombre de fleurs en debut de la phase de floraison aerienne par plant et la densite de peuplement a l’hectare ont ete recoltes. Apres analyses statistiques, les resultats obtenus montrent une difference significative entre les valeurs obtenues chez les differentes varietes evaluees pour l’ensemble des parametres ci-dessus excepte le taux de plants hors types. Le plus grand pourcentage de levee est obtenu chez la variete ICG 1471 (91,33%). Les varietes ICG 1471 et ICG 3750 ont eu leurs premieres fleurs apres une courte duree (22,5 jours apres le semis (JAS)). Les memes varietes (ICG 1471 et ICG 3750) ont atteint le niveau de floraison de 50% a 24,74 et 25,75 JAS respectivement. La variete ICG 1471 a atteint le niveau de floraison de 75% des plants apres une courte duree (26,5 JAS). La densite de peuplement la plus elevee a ete obtenu chez la variete ICG 1471 (114 166,7 plants/ha). Celle-ci a generee un nombre eleve de fleurs/plant en debut de la phase de floraison aerienne (60 fleurs/plant). Les varietes ICG 1471 et ICG 3750 ont eu les rendements en gousses et biomasses les plus eleves. Ces premiers resultats permettent de dire que les varietes ICG 1471 et ICG 3750 sont les plus performantes. Conclusion et application des resultats : Au vue de ces resultats ces deux varietes peuvent etre considerees comme celles qui pourront etre vulgarisees dans la region du Nord Cameroun et ainsi renouveler le potentiel genetique de la speculation. Mots cles : Arachis hypogeae ; variete ; evaluation ; agronomique ; performance ; Nord Cameroun.
Drivers of the Northern Extratropical Eddy‐Driven Jet Change in CMIP5 and CMIP6 Models

The wintertime midlatitude atmospheric circulation is evaluated in CMIP6 models. The biases have been reduced since CMIP5 although the low‐level flow is still too zonal. CMIP5 and CMIP6 projections of 850 hPa zonal wind are then analyzed and are consistent under the RCP8.5 and the SSP5–8.5 scenarios, respectively. A poleward shift is identified in the Pacific, while a tripole structure is found in the North Atlantic: The zonal wind strengthens over Western Europe and decreases north and south. A multiple linear regression allows us to quantify the contribution of different drivers to the intermodel spread in zonal wind projections. It supports the importance of projected tropical warming and changes in the stratospheric vortex but also suggests a contribution of the asymmetry in the projected surface warming of the equatorial Pacific and of the present‐day biases in the eddy‐driven jet position. The North Atlantic warming hole plays a weaker role.
The Local Immune Mechanisms Involved in the Formation of Endometriotic Lesions

According to common view, endometriosis is characterized by the presence and growth of the endometrium-like glandular tissue and stroma outside the uterus. So, endometriosis would represent an autotransplant in which tissue is transplanted to an ectopic location in an organism. It is well known that the immune system plays the main role in regulation of tissue homeostasis in an organism. Thus, immunologists have a special interest in this disease as insights in the pathogenesis of endometriosis would help not only to understand how ectopic lesions grow but also allow searching new approaches to the medical treatment of this disease.
University–industry collaboration for BIM education: Lessons learned from a case study

Over the past decade, the global construction industry has shown a clear and urgent need for its professionals to command building information modeling (BIM) knowledge. Many educational institutions have thus incorporated BIM into their construction engineering and management-related programs. However, BIM education faces several challenges, such as the difficulties in transforming existing programs, a lack of instructors with sufficient practical knowledge and misalignment of educational outcomes and industry needs. Many educators thus advocate university–industry collaboration, but this effort is hampered by unanswered questions, including when, what and how both parties can contribute to the collaboration to achieve a win–win situation. This article attempts to answer these key questions in BIM education by relating them to university–industry collaboration in pedagogical design, course delivery and educational outcomes. It does so by conducting a case study whereby the researchers adopted a non-participant observation approach to observe the experience of participants in teaching and learning a BIM course. Feedback from the participants showed that such collaboration could help to narrow the gap between educational outcomes and industry needs. Based on that outcome, another contribution of this research is an analytical framework developed and substantiated to provide a more structured way to guide ‘town and gown’ collaboration for BIM education.
Working Memory Screening in Latin American Children: Psychometric Properties of a Spanish Version of the Working Memory Rating Scale

ABSTRACT The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of a Spanish-adapted version of the Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS). This instrument allows teachers to perform a screening of children with possible working memory (WM) difficulties, putting them at risk of academic underachievement. A sample of children age 8.5 to 12.33 years old was evaluated with the WMRS, objective WM measures, and academic skills measures. Results indicated that WMRS scores were negatively correlated with objective WM and academic measures. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that a one-factor model had an adequate fit, and that the complete version of the scale was comparatively better than a short 5-item version. The WMRS was effective in differentiating children with low and average WM. These results indicate that the Spanish version of the WMRS presented adequate psychometric properties, and may be useful for teachers in Latin America for screening children with WM difficulties.
Influence Of Local Advocacy Practices On Corporate Governance Performance Public Institutions In Rwanda

The public bodies’ Corporate Governance as leadership and control method involves a set of clear rules and principles (integrity, honesty / sincerity, transparency and responsibility), clear risk management and control mechanisms, elements needed to achieve the purpose of public entities, which is satisfying public needs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of Local Advocacy Practices on corporate governance performance public institutions in Rwanda. The study adopted a descriptive and explorative design since its main purpose was to explain the of Ethical Integrity practices on corporate governance performance in public institutions in Rwanda. The target population for the study was 214 managers from 10 public institutions in Rwanda. Stratified random sampling technique was used to get a sample of 140 respondents who were selected from the top management and middle managers staff. Data for the study was collected by use of questionnaires, interviews and observation using descriptive and inferential statistics to establish the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. It was expected that the results of the study would assist the top management of the institutions, as well as other stakeholders, to understand the effect of board leadership practices on governance performance in public institutions in Rwanda. Data collected was analyzed through SPSS version 21. Data analysis involved statistical computations for averages, percentages, and correlation and regression analysis. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression method of analysis was adopted to determine the inferential statistics. The coefficients obtained indicate that the correlation coefficient (R) between the independent variable and the corporate governance performance was 0.811 which is a positive correlation relationship. A coefficient of determination (R) of 0.658, which means that this variable alone can explain up to 65.8% of the variations in the dependent variable, corporate governance performance. The findings further confirm that the regression model of Local Advocacy Practices on corporate governance performance is significant for the data F=156.122, p<0.01) since p-values was 0.00 which is less than 0.05. The study examined the influence of Local Advocacy Practices on corporate governance performance in public institutions in Rwanda, the dependent variable corporate governance performance and the independent variable Local Advocacy Practices, there are other mediating or intervening factors that can affect corporate governance performance that could be researched further for example type of leadership.
The effects of export and R&D strategies on firms’ markups in downturns: The Spanish case

ABSTRACT The Spanish economy was one of those most hit by the Great Recession in the euro area. It suffered a huge decrease in gross domestic product (GDP), affecting especially internal demand, and in business and enterprises’ research and development (R&D) expenditures, but experienced an important increase in exports as regard to the precrisis years (the so-called Spanish “miracle”). The incorporation of Spanish small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into exports has been spectacular since 2008. Further, this has coincided with a drop in markups (stronger for SMEs). Our main objective is uncovering whether SMEs’ export and R&D participation strategies have aided in offsetting their fall in markups. We found that exporting helps SMEs to balance the decrease in markups, especially in downturns, and increases the likelihood to continue in operation. To the contrary, financial constraints and recessive demand have a negative impact on SMEs’ continuing prospects. Finally, we found evidence that SMEs’ export participation was a response to the fall in domestic demand (the “venting out” hypothesis).
Foliar condensed tannin levels in lotus species growing on limed and unlimed soils in South-eastern Australia.

Condensed tannin concentrat ions (% o f dryweight) were measured in leaves of 22 accessions of Lotus corniculatus, 10 accessions of L. pedunculatus, 2 accessions of L. tenuis, and 1 accession of L. subbiflorus from plants growing on limed (pH = 5.2) and unlimed (pH = 4.3) soils near Canberra, A.C. T. There was a non-significant decrease in the mean condensed tannin concentration due to l iming. The differences between species and between accessions within species were significant. For the L. corniculatus entries the range of tannin concentrations over the limed and unlimed sites was 0.15-7.28%, with a mean of 2.09%. The highest concentrat ion was found in the otherwise promising accession CPI 66414. L. peduncula tus a c c e s s i o n s r a n g e d f r o m 2.53-10.72% in tannin content, with a mean of 5.99%. Two Portuguese accessions that have promising agronomic features for coastal east Australian pastures had unacceptably high tannin levels-above -7.50%. Genotypic differences accounted for a large proportion of the total variability for tannin production, so there are good prospects for the improvement of these species by selection and breeding.
Clinical Relevance of Interictal Spikes in Tumor-Related Epilepsy: An Electrocorticographic Study

Background and Purpose Although some surgeons utilize interictal spikes recorded via electrocorticography (ECoG) when planning extensive peritumoral resection in patients with tumor-related epilepsy, the association between interictal spikes and epileptogenesis has not been fully described. We investigated whether the resection of interictal spikes recorded by ECoG is associated with more favorable surgical outcomes in tumor-related epilepsy. Methods Of 132 patients who underwent epilepsy surgery for tumor-related epilepsy from 2006 to 2013, seven patients who underwent extraoperative ECoG were included in this study. In each patient, ECoG interictal spike sources were localized using standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography and were co-registered into a reconstructed brain model. Correspondence to the resection volume was estimated by calculating the percentage of interictal spike sources in the resection volume. Results All patients achieved gross total resection without oncological recurrence. Five patients achieved favorable surgical outcomes, whereas the surgical outcomes of two patients were unfavorable. Correspondence rates to the resection volume in the favorable and unfavorable surgical outcome groups were 44.6%±27.8% and 43.5%±22.8%, respectively (p=0.96). All patients had interictal spike source clusters outside the resection volume regardless of seizure outcome. Conclusions In these cases of tumor-related epilepsy, the extent of the resection of ECoG interictal spikes was not associated with postoperative seizure outcomes. Furthermore, the presence of interictal spike sources outside of the resection area was not related to seizure outcomes. Instead, concentrating more on the complete removal of the brain tumor appears to be a rational approach.