Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Scaffolding Instructional Strategy and Achievement of Students in Biology in Anambra State , Nigeria

This study examines the effects of instructional scaffolding on achievement of students in Biology in Anambra State, Nigeria. The research design used in the study was quasi experimental research design. The sample consists of 120 SS2 biology students selected from the four randomly sampled secondary schools in Awka Education Zone in the state. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Biology Achievement Test (BAT) was the only instrument used for data collection. The Pearson Product Moment correlation statistics was used to obtain a reliability coefficient of 0.84 using data obtained by the test-retest method. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while t test was used to test the hypotheses. The results reveal that scaffolding instructional strategy enhanced students‟ achievement in biology. There was no significant difference in the mean gain scores of male and female students taught biology concept in the experimental group but there was a significant difference between mean gain scores of male and female students taught biology concept in the control group. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others that teachers should adopt scaffolding instructional strategy for teaching Biology in schools. Curriculum planners should include scaffold as an instructional strategy for enhancing academic
Parameter-efficient Multi-task Fine-tuning for Transformers via Shared Hypernetworks

State-of-the-art parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods rely on introducing adapter modules between the layers of a pretrained language model. However, such modules are trained separately for each task and thus do not enable sharing information across tasks. In this paper, we show that we can learn adapter parameters for all layers and tasks by generating them using shared hypernetworks, which condition on task, adapter position, and layer id in a transformer model. This parameter-efficient multi-task learning framework allows us to achieve the best of both worlds by sharing knowledge across tasks via hypernetworks while enabling the model to adapt to each individual task through task-specific adapters. Experiments on the well-known GLUE benchmark show improved performance in multi-task learning while adding only 0.29% parameters per task. We additionally demonstrate substantial performance improvements in few-shot domain generalization across a variety of tasks. Our code is publicly available in https://github.com/rabeehk/hyperformer.
THE EFFECT OF HUSBAND'S SUPPORT MEDIA APPLICATIONS IN THE“MATTAMPU” ANTENATAL VISITS ON HUSBAND'S KNOWLEDGE

Husband's support application in antenatal visits is a media, in the form of education and information about antenatal visits, including reminding wives to make complete antenatal visits, reminding them to take iron tablets, and regularly implementing tetanus toxoid immunization. This study aims to determine whether there is an effect of using the husband's support application in Android-based Mattampu antenatal visits on the husband's knowledge. This type of research used a quasi-experiment design nonequivalent control group design. the sample was taken using a purposive sampling technique. The research was conducted at the BojoBaruPuskesmas, Barru Regency, from January 2021 to March 2021. The sample in the study was calculated at 52 people and divided into two groups of pregnant women (husbands) who fit the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The first group (intervention) amounted to 26 people, given intervention in the form of Mattampu application, in the meantime, the second group (control) consisted of 26 people conventionally, namely the KIA book, and given 14 days after the pretest and for the next posttest. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon and MannWhitney tests. The age characteristics for the intervention and control groups, the majority are 21-25 years old and for the education category, the majority of higher education is 14 people and for the majority of those who work. The results showed that there was an effect of the Mattampu application on the husband's knowledge with p< 0.05 and there was a difference in knowledge of the group that used the Mattampu application as a source of information with p<0.05 and the mean rank was higher in the intervention group, namely 33.65 <19.35 which means there is a difference. The knowledge between the intervention group and the control group. The use of the Mattampu application affects increasing the husband's knowledge in antenatal visits.
Zerializer: towards zero-copy serialization

Achieving zero-copy I/O has long been an important goal in the networking community. However, data serialization obviates the benefits of zero-copy I/O, because it requires the CPU to read, transform, and write message data, resulting in additional memory copies between the real object instances and the contiguous socket buffer. Therefore, we argue for offloading serialization logic to the DMA path via specialized hardware. We propose an initial hardware design for such an accelerator, and give preliminary evidence of its feasibility and expected benefits.
Single-crystal structure refinements and crystal chemistry of synthetic trioctahedral micas KM3(Al3+,Si4+)4O10(OH)2, where M = Ni2+, Mg2+, Co2+, Fe2+, or Al3+

Abstract To study structural changes with changing chemical composition in the octahedral sheet of trioctahedral potassium-rich 1M micas, 3 natural and 12 synthetic micas were examined by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction. Samples with Ni2+, Mg2+, Co2+, Fe2+, and Al3+ in the octahedral sheet and with Si4+, Al3+ and one sample with Ga3+ in the tetrahedral sheet were prepared at high temperatures and pressures, which yielded crystallites ≤200 mm in size. For samples with approximately AlSi3 composition of the tetrahedral sheet and with no octahedral Al3+, mean M1-O and M2-O octahedral bond lengths correlate very well with the mean ionic radius of the octahedral cations. For these samples, the M1 and M2 sites are found to be very similar or identical within experimental error in terms of mean M-O bond lengths, bond angles, and polyhedral distortion parameters. Octahedral distortion is negatively correlated with the size of the octahedral cation. Octahedra in Ni2+-mica show the largest deviation from ideal octahedral geometry, whereas those in annite are closest to ideal octahedral geometry, but they are still significantly flattened. Octahedral Al3+ prefers the M2 site. This causes the mean M1-O bond length to decrease less with increasing Al3+ content as compared to the mean M2-O distance. This Al3+ preference for M2 also causes the M2 site to become smaller and more distorted than the M1 site. Refinement of the Mg-Fe ratios in the octahedral sites along the annite-phlogopite join shows that the two cations are statistically distributed over M1 and M2. Tetrahedra are regular and show only a small elongation along c*. Tetrahedral distortion parameters for the AlSi3 micas show no correlation with chemistry of the octahedral layer. However, the mean T-O bond lengths increase slightly with increasing size of the octahedral cation. With decreasing size of the lateral dimension of the octahedral sheet in the (001) plane, the tetrahedral sheet shows increasing ditrigonal distortion. Largest tetrahedral rotation angles are observed for synthetic near end-member siderophyllite with α = 11.5° and for tetra-gallium-phlogopite KMg3GaSi3O10(OH)2 with α = 10.8°.
DELINEATION OF SITE-SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT ZONES USING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNIQUE

The basic objectives of this study were: 1) The ability to characterize the spatial variability across a soil for selected soil properties using GIS technique and 2) identification of site-specific management zones using selected soil properties using PCA and cluster analysis. 120 geo-referenced representative soil samples obtained from Sahl Al-Hussainiyah, El-Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, (from 0 to 0.60 m depth). These samples were prepared and analysed for soil characteristics, such as soil pH, electrical conductivity (ECe), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), soil organic matter (OM), available N, P, K, soil cations exchange capacity (CEC), and bulk density (BD). Using semi-variogram analysis and ordinary kriging, spatial distribution pattern varies from moderate to strong spatial dependence for most soil characteristics. Using PCA and cluster analysis, sitespecific management zones were identified in the study area. For further analysis, four PCs with eigenvalues > 1 were used, with PCs explaining 73.19 percent of the variance. Four MZs were defined based on cluster analysis using an agglomerative hierarchical clustering technique. The differences between these MZs were statistically significant (p < 0.05). 3.01 (466.56 ha), 36.47 (5658.9 ha), 31.02 (4813.54 ha), and 29.5 percent (4577.8 ha) of the total area is MZ1, MZ2, MZ3, and MZ4 (15516.8 ha).
Development and validation of the Simulator of the Canine Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SCIME)

* ProDigest bvba, Technologiepark 82, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; † Center of Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; ‡ Microbial Interaction and Processes Research, HZIHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany; § Department of Nutrition, Genetics and Ethology, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
Abstract. Interferons (IFN) are antiviral cytokines that mitigate the effects of invading viruses early on during the infection process. SARS‐CoV and MERS induce weak IFN

Interferons (IFN) are antiviral cytokines that mitigate the effects of invading viruses early on during the infection process. SARS‐CoV and MERS induce weak IFN responses; hence, the clinical trials which included recombi‐ nant IFN accompanied with other antiviral drugs exhibited improved results in terms of shortening the duration of illness. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the type I IFN response in COVID‐19 patients to determine whether it is sufficient to eliminate or reduce the severity of the infection, and whether it can be recommended as a potential therapy. Total RNA samples were converted to cDNA and used as templates to evaluate the gene expression levels of IFN regula‐ tory factor (IRF)3 and IFN‐β in COVID‐19 patients or control. The results showed that IRF3 gene expression was upregulated ~250‐fold compared with the negative samples. In contrast, IFN‐β expression increased slightly in COVID‐19 patients. Consistent with other coronaviruses, such as SARS‐CoV and MERS, COVID‐19 infection does not induce an efficient IFN response to reduce the severity of the virus. This may be attributed to an incomplete response of IRF3 in activating the IFN‐β promoter in the infected patients. The results suggest IFN‐β or α may be used as potential treatments.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE (CSRD) QUALITY IN INDONESIAN PUBLIC LISTED COMPANIES

Corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) research trends shows a growing absence of information thoroughness and a decline in its trustworthiness, creating apprehension about the whole practice in reporting. The objective of this study is to determine the quality of the current CSRD on environmental and social information disclosure of Indonesian public listed companies (PLC) in the 2017 annual report, according to the latest GRI standards which is effective in 2018 as a guideline comprised of 25 items which is comply in Indonesia. The data collected were based on the environment and social items disclosed in annual reports published by all sectors of the company excluding banking and financial firms and companies with missing data of the year 2017. Descriptive analysis and multiple regression model are applied in this study and estimated using SPSS version 22. We found that the score of CSRD quality among the Indonesian PLC is mediocre. The average score of CSRD quality indicates that Indonesian PLC struggle to satisfy stakeholders’ expectation.
SERIJA III www.math.hr/glasnik

Let n be a non-zero integer. A set of m positive integers {a1, a2, · · · , am} such that aiaj+n is a perfect square for all 1 ≤ i < j ≤ m is called a Diophantine m-tuple with the property D(n). In a series of papers, Dujella studied the quantityMn = sup{|S| : S has the property D(n)} and showed for |n| ≥ 400 that Mn ≤ 15.476 log |n| and if |n| > 10100, then Mn < 9.078 log |n|. We refine his argument to show that Cn ≤ 2 log |n| + O ( log |n| (log log |n|)2 ) , where the implied constant is effectively computable and Cn = sup{|S ∩ [1, n2]| : S has the property D(n)}. Together with earlier work of Dujella, this implies Mn ≤ 2.6071 log |n|+O ( log |n| (log log |n|)2 ) , where the implied constant is effectively computable.
Laparoscopic Surgery Compared to Open Surgery for Complicated Appendicitis

Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) and Open appendectomy (OA) are two standard procedures to surgically remove appendix in acute appendicitis. nowdays, LA has been preferred over OA because of many benefits, for example, decreased wound infection, minimal pain, reduced hospital stay, minimize the cost of procedure. In the present study we aimed to investigate and clarify the efficacy of laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with complicated appendicitis as regard surgical techniques, operative time and hospital stay in young females. Patients and methods: This retrospective study has been conducted in General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, from March 2020 to September 2020. The study was conducted on 36 patients with suspected appendicitis. Results: The operative time was significantly longer in the laparoscopic group (Group B) with mean time 84.6 minutes than open group (Group A) with mean time 54.2, P value was 0.0001. The Overall post-operative complications showed no significant difference between the 2 groups with PV=0.14. Also, Post-operative hospital stays, and time needed to return to normal daily activities were lower in the laparoscopic group (B) than in the open group (A) with P Value = 0.09 and 0.0002 respectively. Post-operative time interval for analgesia needed was significantly higher in the laparoscopic group (B) than in the open group (A) with P Value=0.0001. Conclusion: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) constitutes a safe and feasible procedure for the treatment of complicated appendicitis and can be the first choice with no increase in postoperative complications.
Seasonal Changes in Chemical Composition of Valeriana Officinalis L. Roots in Natural Conditions and Organic Production System in Latvia

Common valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) is among top selling medicinal plants in Europe and America due to its calming and sleep-promoting properties. High essential oil and sesquiterpenic acid content is required for high quality produce. This study aims to access quality of valerian roots collected in wild and harvested in organic production system in Latvia in terms of the essential oil composition and content and sesquiterpenic acid. �or the � rst ti me, the quality assessment of wild Valerian grown in Latvia territory has been studied and described.Essential oil was extracted from dried roots by hydro-distillation method. Concentration of essential oil from roots harvested in natural conditions in September and October in 2017 varied from 8.4till 10.7 mL/ kg, from samples harvested in April 2018 varied from 11.5 till 14.2 mL/kg. Essential oil in two-year-old roots of wild populations harvested organic production system in October 2019 varied from 8.46 till 11.3mL/kg. Separation of the biologically active substances was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, thirty-seven components were identi�ed. The major compounds identi�ed in the oil were bornyl acetate, valerianol, valeranone, intermedeol, camphene, myrtenyl acetate, agarospirol, and γ-eudesmol. Separation of valerenic acids was performed by liquid chromatography.The content of sesquiterpenic acids in Latvian accessions did not exceed 0.02% both in wild and in organic cultivationthus did not reach the threshold of European Pharmacopoeia (0.17 %) thus wild populations of Latvian origin cannot be directly incorporated in commercial growing.
On-farm evaluation of regenerative land-use practices in a semi-arid pasture agroecosystem in West Texas, USA

ABSTRACT Continually rising scarcity in water and nutrient resources, especially in semi-arid agricultural systems, combined with increased frequency of extreme weather events such as drought, contribute to a growing need for resilient and regenerative agricultural ecosystems. However, evaluating a myriad of combinations of producer-led sustainable management practices in on-farm research remains challenging. Few studies have elucidated spatial variability in measured soil properties across the study area due to logistical and economic constraints. As such, this study aimed to: 1) establish [. ]
Influence of Vineyard Vegetational Borders on Western Grape Leafhopper (Erythroneura elegantula Osborn), its Egg Parasitoids (Anagrus spp.) and Generalist Insect Predators

Studies have shown that vegetational diversity in or around cropping systems can enhance naturalenemy abundance, although the impact on herbivores is less certain. We studied the influence of vineyardvegetational borders on density of the western grape leafhopper, Erythroneura elegantula, its majorparasitoids, Anagrus spp. , and two generalist predators, Orius spp. and Leptothrips mali. Two studyvineyards had planted, perennial flowering hedgerows, one bordered a natural riparian zone, and onehad a sparse border of native trees. From April to September 2007, we counted leafhopper nymphs andadults of Anagrus spp. , Orius spp. and L. mali within 10 m of the border, and at additional 20 m intervalsup to 90 m. At two sites with a diverse border, leafhopper density was stable nearest the border; at otherdistances leafhopper density decreased between the first and second generations. This effect was notseen at the sparse border site. Anagrus spp. density was enhanced at one site with a diverse border, butonly late season. There was no border effect on the generalist insect predators, by site or early vs. lateseason. Regression analysis showed a positive relationship between leafhopper and Anagrus spp. density,suggesting that the parasitoids were responding to higher leafhopper density. We conclude that, dependingon the nature of the border vegetation, there can be an effect on leafhopper nymphal density, but in thisstudy there is no evidence that it was due to natural enemies.
Filtration efficiency improvement of air filter paper for fine particles by electrospinning technology

Due to great advantages, such as simple operation, high porosity, and good fiber continuity, the working principle and research progress of electrospinning technology was studied and polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) nanofibers were prepared via this process. Air filter paper was used as the receiving substrate to prepare electrospun nano air filter paper (NAFP). The PVOH concentration, static voltage, and receiving distance, were tested to explore the influence of spinning parameters on the filtration performance. Further, the microfiber morphology of the electrospun NAFP was observed. The performance of filter paper, including air permeability, pore size, initial resistance, filtration efficiency, and dust retention, were tested. The results showed that the electrospun NAFP had better filtration performance compared to the air filter paper, and simultaneously they had lower initial resistance and higher precision filtration efficiency. The nanofiber influenced the surface of the air filter paper, as it sharply reduced the pore size. When the spinning condition was 10%, 21 kV, and 15 cm, the pore size decreased approximately 0.6 times of the original, which meant the electrospun NAFP could capture particles ≥ 0.2 μm in size. Finally, after three repeated uses, the good filtration performance was maintained.
STATIONARY MONETARY EQUILIBRIUM WITH A CONTINUUM OF INDEPENDENTLY

In this paper, I develop the theme that in the short run consumers may be expected to act as if their marginal utilities of money were constant. This idea was expressed in a previous paper [Bewley (1977)] in terms of a model with one consumer. Here, a general equilibnum model is used. The model 1s of a pure exchange economy with immortal consumers who hold money in order to offset fluctuations in their endowments and utility functions. It is also assumed that there is a continuum of consumers and that the fluctuations in their utilities and endowments are independent. These assumptions are made so that in the aggregate their fluctuations offset each other and equilibrium pnces need not fluctuate. The constancy of prices greatly simplifies the analysis. The main theorem is that if the rate at which a consumer discounts future utility 1s allowed to go to zero, his marginal utility of money becomes nearly constant. Making the pure rate of time preference small corresponds roughly to speeding up the exogenous random fluctuations. There are technical difficulties associated with a continuum of independently fluctuatmg random variables. Let xa, a E [O, l], be such a family of random variables. A typical realization of iliese variables is not a measurable function of a [see Judd (1985)], so that one wonders how to define the integralf 0 xada. This paper is closely related to several in the literature. The model 1s similar to that of Lucas (1980), though he includes a Clower constraint, which 1s not present here. Continua of independent random variables have been used by
THE EFFECT OF EXTENSIFICATION, INTENSIFICATION, AND TAX PAYER COMPLIANCE TOWARDS SHARING INCOME TAX FUND WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH AS MODERATING VARIABLE

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of extensification, intensification, taxpayer compliance, and economic growth on DBH to answer the challenges of DBH itself, namely tax effort, collection rate of income tax, allocation of use of DBH, and avoidance of flypaper effects. The population in this study is data panel, the population of this study is the tax administrators in six data source cities including Makassar City, Palopo City, Pare-Pare City, Bantaeng Regency, Watampone Regency, and Maros Regency. The approach used in this research is a quantitative research approach. This study uses secondary data, namely panel data. The testing tool used is the program Eviews 9. And will be tested with the technique of multiple regression analysis methods and interaction regression or known as Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA).
The Impact of the Capital Market, the Insurance Sector and the Mortgage Finance Sector on Economic Growth in Egypt, 2005-2019

APA Citation Anis, H. (2021). The Impact of the Capital Market, the Insurance Sector and the Mortgage Finance Sector on Economic Growth in Egypt, 2005-2019 [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain. https://fount.aucegypt. edu/etds/1613 MLA Citation Anis, Hana. The Impact of the Capital Market, the Insurance Sector and the Mortgage Finance Sector on Economic Growth in Egypt, 2005-2019. 2021. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain. https://fount.aucegypt. edu/etds/1613
Examining the Financial Development–Economic Growth Nexus from an Institutional Approach: Evidence from Non-Oil Arab Countries

This paper highlights how institution quality plays an important role in the financial development and economic growth nexus in six developing Arab countries. Several estimations were calculated using the generalized method of moments (GMM) covering the period from 1990 to 2016. The results for the selected countries show that the institutionsâ€™ quality is responsible for diffusion between financial and real spheres. Thus, the financial system needs good institutional quality presented by better socio-economic conditions, corruption control and a well-respected legal framework to accelerate economic growth.