Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
How do Arab Writers Interact With Their Readers? An Analysis of the Use of Metadiscourse Markers

A considerable body of research has investigated the use of metadiscourse in academic writing in different languages, and it is assumed in the literature that the use of metadiscourse is language- and culture-specific. However, little research has investigated how Arab writers interact with their readers in Arabic research articles (RAs). Thus, following Hyland’s (2005) models, this study explores the use of the interactional metadiscourse in the introductions of 94 Arabic RAs totalling 88,350 words published between 2013-2022. Findings showed that Arab writers tend to establish a relationship with readers and involve them as discourse participants through the use of the inclusive pronoun naḥnu نحن ‘we’ and the rhetorical forms. Arab writers used both grammatical and lexical items to express their views with confidence with a high degree of commitment. They were found to use reader-accuracy markers to mitigate their arguments. They, however, appeared not to evaluate what is presented through their personal feelings, and this might be due to sociocultural reasons, which requires further investigation.
Association of Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy and Umbilical Cord Blood Vitamin D Levels with Newborn Weight

<div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p><em>Newborn weight is an important predictor of the growth and survival of infants. Low birth weight affects newborns at risk of experiencing health problems and the risk of death Women in developing countries experience many pregnancies with malnutrition, and exposure to cigarette smoke can reduce micronutrient deficiencies. Exposure to cigarette smoke damages the health of pregnant women and their fetuses. Vitamin D is a micronutrient that supports every stage of pregnancy, the placenta, and the fetus to achieve a healthy pregnancy. This study aims to determine the association of secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy and umbilical cord blood vitamin d levels with newborn weight. This research is a quantitative analytic observational study with a Cross-Sectional Study design. This research was conducted at Hermina Padang Hospital. The time of research was carried out from 14 December 2022 to 10 January 2023. The population in this study were all mothers who gave birth at Hermina Hospital. The sampling technique uses non-probability sampling. The number of samples in this study was 55 samples. Data analysis using the ANOVA test. The study results showed a significant mean difference between the level of exposure to cigarette smoke and birth weight. This can be seen from the p-value <0.05 (p=0.002) and no significant difference in the average blood vitamin D levels. Umbilical cord with birth weight, can be seen from the p-value>0.05 (p=0.484) at Hermina Padang Hospital. It is recommended that health workers provide counseling about exposure to cigarette smoke to pregnant women and mothers to pay attention to meeting the needs of vitamin D during pregnancy. </em></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><strong><em>Keywords: Newborn Weight, Secondhand Smoke Exposure, Vitamin D , Newborn Weight</em></strong></p>
On the strong monotonicity of nonlinear difference schemes

It is shown that, when discontinuous solutions are computed by monotonic difference schemes, strong oscillations of difference derivatives may develop, substantially reducing the local orders of convergence of the schemes. For a set of first-order-accurate explicit schemes with an artificial viscosity, as well as for a set of second-order-accurate Harten's TVD schemes for smooth solutions, criteria that guarantee the absence of such oscillations are obtained. Numerical results are presented to corroborate the theoretical analysis.
Is the Nectar Sugar Content the Key to Improving Onion and Bunching Onion Seed Yield?

Bunching onion as well as onion show great variability in seed yield among cultivars. Understanding the role of floral rewards and attractants to pollinator species is crucial to improving crop seed yield. Nectar sugar concentration is one of the most important factors affecting bee–flower interaction. The objective of this work was to determine the differences in nectar sugar composition between onion and bunching onion lines grown in the same location during two consecutive cultivation cycles and in two different productive areas under open field conditions, and the relationship of these sugars with seed yield. The results obtained showed that, regardless of the season and the location, bunching onion produced higher seed yields than onion, and the sugar content was always higher than in onion. Fructose represented on average 56% of the total sugars, glucose 34% and, sucrose 9% of the total amount of sugars in nectar. There were differences between the two locations studied. Fructose content had a significant correlation with seed yield. The amount of sugars in bunching onion could be the reason why this species does not have pollination problems in contrast to onion plants. In addition, the differences found in seed yield between locations could provide options for seed companies to make production decisions.
Who Wants to Enhance Their Cognitive Abilities? Potential Predictors of the Acceptance of Cognitive Enhancement

With advances in new technologies, the topic of cognitive enhancement has been at the center of public debate in recent years. Various enhancement methods (e.g., brain stimulation, smart drugs, or working memory training) promise improvements in one’s cognitive abilities such as intelligence and memory. Although these methods have been rather ineffective so far, they are largely available to the general public and can be applied individually. As applying enhancement might be accompanied by certain risks, it is important to understand which individuals seek to enhance themselves. For instance, individuals’ intelligence, personality, and interests might predict their willingness to get enhanced. Thus, in a preregistered study, we asked 257 participants about their acceptance of various enhancement methods and tested predictors thereof, such as participants’ psychometrically measured and self-estimated intelligence. While both measured and self-estimated intelligence as well as participants’ implicit beliefs about intelligence, did not predict participants’ acceptance of enhancement; a younger age, higher interest in science-fiction, and (partially) higher openness as well as lower conscientiousness did. Thus, certain interests and personality traits might contribute to the willingness to enhance one’s cognition. Finally, we discuss the need for replication and argue for testing other potential predictors of the acceptance of cognitive enhancement.
Evaluation of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement in the Management of Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department with Head Trauma

Objective: Ultrasonographic measurements of optic nerve sheath diameter is associated with increased intracranial pressure. Intracranial pressure measurements are usually performed on critical areas or intensive care unit patients. The effect of ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter in predicting pathology or the need for surgery in mild or moderate head trauma has not been evaluated. In our study, we compared ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter measurements with cranial computed tomography (CT) findings and clinical outcomes of patients with head trauma. Materials and methods: Patients with head trauma admitted to the emergency department who were diagnosed with mild, moderate, and severe brain injury were selected for this retrospective study. The optic nerve sheath diameters were measured by ultrasonography. The findings were compared with the outcome and cranial tomography characteristics of the patients. Results: Of the 58 patients admitted to the emergency department with head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury was most common. Hospitalization or operation was required in 51.7% of the patients (30 patients). The mean optic nerve sheath diameter was 4.96 ± 1.02 mm (3.1–7.3 mm) on the right and 4.92 ± 1.02 mm (3.3–7.8) on the left. Optic nerve sheath diameter of 5 mm or more were statistically significant in predicting hospitalization, the presence of pathology, and increased intracranial pressure on cranial CT (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Optic nerve sheath diameters of patients with moderate and mild head trauma may provide information about the need for hospitalization or surgery and can be used as a triage criterion in determining the need for monitoring and follow-up and imaging priorities.
High Levels of SII and PIV are the Risk Factors of Axillary Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study

Purpose To investigate the predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation-index (SII) and Pan-Immune-Inflammation-value (PIV) for axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis in patients with breast cancer. Patients and Methods We retrospectively collected data of 247 patients with invasive breast from the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University. The state of axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis was confirmed by pathological diagnosis. Clinicopathological data (age, ER, PR, HER2, Ki67 expression levels, diapause status, weight, histological grade, vascular invasion, and state of axillary lymph node) were compared between differences of SII and PIV groups and an association between clinical indexes and ALN metastasis was evaluated. Results The cut-off values of SII and PIV were 320.04 and 92.01, respectively. The significant difference between vascular invasion (P=0.023) and axillary lymph node metastases (P<0.001) in the high and low SII levels. Significant differences were observed in tumor size (p=0.024), PR expression level (P=0.033) and the status of axillary lymph node metastases (p<0.001) between the high PIV group and the low PIV group. Univariate analysis showed that vascular invasion, tumor size, Ki67 expression level, SII, and PIV were significantly correlated with axillary lymph node metastases (p<0.05). Then, multivariate analysis revealed that the vascular invasion (p<0.001), HER2 expression levels (p<0.047), SII (p<0.001) and PIV (p<0.030) were risk factors for axillary lymph node metastases. Conclusion High levels of SII, PIV, LVI, and HER2 are the risk factors for axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients.
Amanoacondorensis (Phyllanthaceae), a new shrubby species from the Cordillera del Condor in southern Ecuador

﻿Abstract A new species of Amanoa (Phyllanthaceae) is described from the sandstone Nangaritza Plateau in the Cordillera del Cóndor Region in southern Ecuador. Amanoacondorensis J.L. Clark & D.A. Neill is a small tree, 4 m tall that is only known from the type collection. The new species is distinct by a shrub habit, presence of coriaceous leaves with an acuminate apex, and congested inflorescences. The relatively high elevation of the type locality, presence of an androphore, and the habit as shrub or low tree are an unusual combination for Amanoa. The conservation status of A.condorensis is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR), based on IUCN Criteria.
An Experimental Study of Dislocation Dynamics in GaN

The dynamics of dislocations introduced through indentation or scratching at room temperature into a few GaN layers that were grown using the HVPE, MOCVD and ELOG methods and had different dislocation densities were studied via the electron-beam-induced current and cathodoluminescence methods. The effects of thermal annealing and electron beam irradiation on dislocation generation and multiplication were investigated. It is shown that the Peierls barrier for dislocation glide in GaN is essentially lower than 1 eV; thus, it is mobile even at room temperature. It is shown that the mobility of a dislocation in the state-of-the-art GaN is not entirely determined by its intrinsic properties. Rather, two mechanisms may work simultaneously: overcoming the Peierls barrier and overcoming localized obstacles. The role of threading dislocations as effective obstacles for basal plane dislocation glide is demonstrated. It is shown that under low-energy electron beam irradiation, the activation energy for the dislocation glide decreases to a few tens of meV. Therefore, under e-beam irradiation, the dislocation movement is mainly controlled by overcoming localized obstacles.
Being learners with mental resilience as outcomes of metacognitive strategies in an academic context

Abstract The primary objective of this paper is twofold; firstly, to analyse the relationship between metacognitive strategies and learning performance. Secondly, a new mediator is proposed, namely digital literacy. Mental resilience is an omnitemporal skill that enables individuals to gain resilience thinking to successfully adapt to life tasks. Although Researchers accentuate that metacognitive competency is necessary and crucial in enhancing mental resilience, research on inculcating resilience thinking through metacognitive skills is still undeveloped and warrants the urgent attention of the research community. Data was gathered from a cross-sectional study of 563 university students. To accomplish the goals of the research, data were analysed empirically utilising the variance-based partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique. The results revealed that learning performance was not significantly directly impacted by metacognition. This may be due to the fact that metacognitive strategies are used to help students to increase academic performance as opposed to learning capacity. However, through the mediation analysis, it was discovered that digital literacy was proven to be an effective mediator to promote learning performance. These new insights can assist academics to reflect and evaluate current practices to cultivate metacognitive practices in the classroom without having to alter the subject curriculum.
On the Origin of Preaspiration in Scandinavian

The peripheral location of Scandinavian dialects with preaspiration supports the view that preaspiration was present in Common Scandinavian. Sound changes in Common Scandinavian and resulting morphophonemic alternations in the older Scandinavian languages exhibit the articulatory timing characteristic of preaspiration and sonorant devoicing and further bolster the argument that Common Scandinavian is the terminus ad quem for the origin of preaspiration. Dialectal and historical data also indicate that preaspiration is primarily, but not exclusively, a West Scandinavian phenomenon. Finally, it is argued that the reconstruction of preaspiration and sonorant devoicing for Common Scandinavian motivates the development of West Jutlandic stød and the distribution of Common Danish stød in West Jutlandic.
Antimicrobial susceptibility and integrons detection among extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in patients with urinary tract infection

Background Integrons are bacterial mobile genetic components responsible for mediating the antibiotic resistance process by carrying and spreading antimicrobial resistance genes among bacteria through horizontal gene transfer. Objectives This cross-sectional hospital-based study aimed to find the prevalence of antibiotic resistance patterns and to detect integrons classes (I, II, and III) among bacterial isolates in patients with urinary tract infections (UTI) in Sulaimani, Iraq. Patients and Methods Mid-stream urine samples (no. = 400) were collected from patients with UTI at three different Hospitals from Sulaimani, Iraq, between September 2021 to January 2022. Urine samples were cultured on various agar media, and grown bacteria were isolated. Antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) and an extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) screen were done for isolated bacteria. Then, integrons classes were screened using conventional PCR with gene sequencing and uploaded to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Results The frequency rate of Enterobacteriaceae was 67.03% among positive urine cultures. E. coli (no. = 86) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (no. = 32) isolates were identified. The most sensitive antibiotics were the carbapenem group (85.3%) and nitrofurantoin (NFN) (64.2%), while the most resistant antibiotics were nalidixic acid (NA) and 3rd generation cephalosporin. The occurrence rate of ESBL was 56.6% with a predominance of class I integron (54.2%), then class II (15.8%) and no positive record for class III integron were observed. Conclusion Most bacterial isolates from patients with UTI produced class I and II integrons genes with favourable ESBL properties.
Simulation of mechanical behaviour of Toyoura sand using Severn Trentconstitutive model

In the numerical analyses of boundary value problems of geotechnical engineering it is often necessary to obtain realistic and accurate displacement fields. To this aim, constitutive models which reproduce accurately stress-strain behaviour of soils should be adopted. Severn-Trent (Gajo & Muir Wood, 1999a) is an advanced constitutive model for granular materials based on bounding surface and kinematic hardening plasticity. It is able to reproduce the main features of the mechanical behaviour of sands using a relatively simple mathematical formulation. In this paper, the capability of Severn-Trent model in reproducing the experimental data obtained in compression triaxial tests on Toyoura sand samples is presented and discussed. In order to obtain satisfactory model predictions also in undrained extension triaxial tests, the model was modified introducing two additional constitutive parameters which account for the inherent fabric anisotropy of the material.
An analysis of enterprise resource planning systems and key determinants using the Delphi method and an analytic hierarchy process

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are software module packages which can be customized up to a certain limit to suit the specific needs of each organization. Many ERP projects have not been effective at achieving all of the intended results due to high cost and high failure risks in ERP implementation. This study integrates the prior theories and knowledge gained from several textile industry practitioners for ERP projects. A two-stage method involving the Delphi and analytic hierarchy process decision support methodology was conducted. Based on the case of the textile industry in Taiwan, the findings illustrate the top 10 key factors: a clear project plan by defined ERP capacity requirement; a limited scope and focused flowchart; goal congruence between ERP project implementation and corporate strategy; top management support and commitment; the extent of standard operating procedures and institutional processes; a user-friendly interface; systems integrated with aggressive schedules and timelines; provision of technical assistance for rapid, effective transfer of best practice interventions; good interdepartmental communication and coordination on a focused issue solution; and enablement of business process reengineering and solid management for project team building. The findings of this research will be beneficial to those apparel companies that adopted the ERP.
Association of Flood Risk Patterns with Waterborne Bacterial Diseases in Malaysia

Flood risk has increased distressingly, and the incidence of waterborne diseases, such as diarrhoeal diseases from bacteria, has been reported to be high in flood-prone areas. This study aimed to evaluate the flood risk patterns and the plausible application of flow cytometry (FCM) as a method of assessment to understand the relationship between flooding and waterborne diseases in Malaysia. Thirty years of secondary hydrological data were analysed using chemometrics to determine the flood risk patterns. Water samples collected at Kuantan River were analysed using FCM for bacterial detection and live/dead discrimination. The water level variable had the strongest factor loading (0.98) and was selected for the Flood Risk Index (FRI) model, which revealed that 29.23% of the plotted data were high-risk, and 70.77% were moderate-risk. The viability pattern of live bacterial cells was more prominent during the monsoon season compared to the non-monsoon season. The live bacterial population concentration was significantly higher in the midstream (p < 0.05) during the monsoon season (p < 0.01). The flood risk patterns were successfully established based on the water level control limit. The viability of waterborne bacteria associated with the monsoon season was precisely determined using FCM. Effective flood risk management is mandatory to prevent outbreaks of waterborne diseases.
Individual and Contextual Variables as Predictors of MRI-Related Perceived Anxiety

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) generates patient anxiety (PA) and, therefore, it is important to understand individual and contextual variables that may cause it. In study one, we explored those anxiety predictors. In study two, we examined the effect of the experience of MRI on PA comparing anxiety pre- to post-MRI. Methods: PA was measured with an anxiety and stress scale in an interview format. Data collection occurred at a public hospital with MRI outpatients aged 18 or older. In study one (n = 204), participants answered the questionnaire immediately after experiencing the MRI and the data were analyzed through structural equation modeling. In study two (n = 242), participants answered the questionnaire before and after the examination and the data were analyzed through Bayesian statistics. Results: Being female, having a higher education level (EL), and not receiving information about the examination predicts higher PA after MRI. Patients with prior information have a decrease in PA from pre- to post-MRI. Those who do not have no change in PA. In low-educated patients, PA also decreases and no changes occur in highly educated patients. Conclusion: This study provides health professionals with valuable indicators about patients who are more likely to perceive and express anxiety during MRI.
Multiplicative Noise Removal Using TVL1 Norm and Adaptive Penalty Parameter

Multiplicative noise removal technology is very useful in many applications. In this paper, we propose a new multiplicative noise removal algorithm using TVL1 norm and adaptive penalty parameter. We use TVL1 norm as the data term and we incorporate the modified total variation regularization term in the objective function to deal with multiplicative noise. The balance of fidelity term and regularization term can be changed in different areas with different gray value. We modify the penalty parameter using facet model and we call it as adaptive penalty parameter. Thus in iterating procedure, our method can change the degree of noise removal in different areas with different noise level adaptively. The results show the outperforming effect of our method.