Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Enhancing Diversity In Engineering Technology: Phase 2 Of North Carolina Junior Engineering Technology Society (Ncjets)

Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Patricia Tolley is Assistant Dean in the Lee College of Engineering. She provides leadership for the development and continuous improvement of curriculum and programs related to the freshman year experience including recruiting, freshman orientation and advising, scholarships, the introduction to engineering and engineering technology courses, and three nationally recognized programs: the residential freshman learning community, the MAPS (Maximizing Academic and Professional Success) Program, and the Engineering Leadership Academy. She also provides oversight for student professional development curriculum and programs, including the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. She is founder and co-chair of the college’s Strategic Planning and Assessment Resource Team and is a key member of the University’s Institutional Effectiveness Oversight Committee. As a founding member of the Academic Affairs Assessment Team, she was instrumental in helping to develop campus-wide tools that enhance the efficiency of data collection and reporting. As co-PI on several projects, including four current NSF projects, Patricia contributes her expertise in the areas of the freshman-year experience, assessment of learning outcomes, and educational research methods. Prior to coming to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Patricia worked in a variety of engineering and management roles. She is a registered professional engineer in the state of North Carolina.
3 / 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Act Osteoblast-Like Cells ivi ty in Human

This paper describes for the first time the presence of 3/3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3/3HSD) activity in osteoblast-like cells and investigates its characteristics. 313-HSD activity was detected by the formation of androstenedione from [3H]dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in whole cell assays of human osteoblast-like cells, HOS and MG-63. The radiolabeled product, androstenedione, was purified by thin-layer chromatography and identified by recrystallization on admixture with authentic androstenedione to show constant specific activities. The apparent Michaelis constant (Km) for DHEA in HOS was found to be 9.9 μM and that in MG-63 was 80.4 μM. The expression of the 3f3-HSD messenger ribonucleic acid in HOS and MG-63 was demonstrated through a reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction. The PCR products were confirmed by Southern blot analysis. The existence of 3/-HSD in osteoblast-like cells indicates that these cells convert i5 androgens into more biologically active 04 3-keto steroids. These results, together with the demonstration of other steroid converting enzyme systems, suggest that the osteoblast cells play an important role in facilitating hormonal action in bone tissue.
EXPOSURE OF SPARIDENTEX HASTA TO SALINITY CHALLENGE: A STUDY OF GILL CHLORIDE CELLS AND PLASMA GLUCOSE LEVEL

The effects of different water salinities on the number and area of chloride (mitochondriarich) cells and on plasma glucose level in Sparidentex hasta were studied. Fish were exposed to a salinity of 5, 20, 40, and 60 ppt for 14 days. The group kept at 40 ppt was considered as the control. Samples were collected at 6 and 12 h and on days 1, 2, 7, and 14 of exposure. The results of this study revealed changes in the plasma glucose level and in the number and area of chloride cells in S. hasta associated with water salinity variations. It can be concluded that S. hasta has a wide tolerance towards salinity changes in the environment, which is provided by the mechanisms of osmoregulation and the involved organs, mostly by gills.
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One of the most useful applications of Confidence Measures (CMs) in Automatic Speech Recognition systems is early de­ tection of incorrect recognition hypotheses. A purely acoustic basis for such a CM is particularly important when tracking errors resulting from Out of Vocabulary speech, background noise or keyword substitution. A commonly taken approach is to compute scores on subword units of the hypothesized words and combine them in a word score. This paper investi­ gates the assumption that some subword types contain stronger distinctive properties than others. Therefore, their scores ought to have a higher contribution in the eventual word scores. Experiments in a connected digit recognition task showed a relative Confidence Error Rate improvement of 6% on word level and 11% on sentence level in comparison to the baseline CM, with equal contribution of the phone confi­ dence scores.
The importance of earlier job situation and retirement plans for extended careers

The decision to raise the employment protection age limit in Norway (from 70 to 72) evoked considerable debate, with both employers’ associations and most trade union confederations opposing the change. The arguments set forth revealed a need for more knowledge about the oldest workers, and factors contributing to a late exit from the labour market. In this article, we use panel data from the Norwegian Life course, Ageing and Generation Study (2007, 2017) to explore previous work history of those who end up with careers extending beyond typical retirement age (i.e. 67). Our findings indicate that men and women who are still working when aged 67–75 have a history of high work engagement and work effort. Compared to their non-working peers in 2017, they were more likely to consider work as very important in life, perceive their job motivation as stable or improved, work long hours, be self-employed, and either have planned a late exit or made no retirement plans ten years earlier (2007). All in all, a strong inner drive for work seems to be central for a prolonged career; although among women, some may have to remain in the labour market due to financial reasons.
RANDOM DOPANT INDUCED THRESHOLD VOLTAGE LOWERING AND FLUCTUATIONS IN SUB 50 NM MOSFETS: A STATISTICAL 3D 'ATOMISTIC' SIMULATION STUDY

A 3D `atomistic' simulation study of random dopant induced threshold voltage fluctuations and lowering in sub 50 nm MOSFETs is presented. The attention is focused mainly on devices with 30 nm effective channel length which represent the expected level of scaling at the end of the Silicon Roadmap. An efficient algorithm, based on a single 3D solution of the Poisson equation and a simplified current continuity equation, is used in the simulations. Large samples of microscopically different devices (typically 200) are used in order to obtain statistically reliable results. The influence of different aspects of the conventional MOSFET design on the threshold voltage fluctuations and lowering are investigated. Results for fluctuation resistant device architectures based on low-doped epitaxial channel MOSFETs are also presented.
A Comparison of the Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Influenza A and B Infections in Children

Aim: In this study, we aimed to compare the clinical and laboratory findings of Influenza A and Influenza B infections in children. Methods: The study included 1826 pediatric patients (aged <16 years) who were diagnosed with Influenza A (n=1400) and B (n=426) infections between 1 October 2019 and 30 April 2020. The patients were also divided into age groups: the age groups of 0–2 years, 3–9 years, and 10–16 years. The characteristic clinical and laboratory findings were compared. Results: Influenza A infection was significantly more common in patients aged <2 years and was significantly less common in patients aged 3–9 years. Body temperature was significantly higher in all age groups with Influenza A infection than in children with Influenza B infection. While leukocytosis and lymphopenia were significantly more common in the Influenza A group, leukopenia and neutropenia were significantly more common in the Influenza B group. While acute otitis media was more common in Influenza A infection, myositis was more common in Influenza B infection. No significant difference was found between the Influenza A and B groups in terms of hospitalization rates. Of all patients, 98.3% were treated with oseltamivir. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that Influenza A and B infections are, in general, very similar in terms of symptoms. However, Influenza A infection is more common in very young children. It progresses with higher fever and is more frequently associated with pharyngeal hyperemia and acute otitis media, while leukopenia, neutropenia, conjunctivitis, nasal discharge, and myositis were found to be more common in Influenza B infection.
“Skill, drill, and kill”: Zimbabwean Teachers’ views on once-off summative assessment

This paper reports on teachers’ summative assessment experiences at grade seven level in selected primary schools in Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe. The study's purpose was to determine the effect and impact the final, standardised, and high-stakes assessment have on teaching and learning at grade seven level in these primary schools. Using a qualitative research design, we generated data from eight teachers who were purposefully selected from four of the different primary schools found in Zimbabwe (rural, farm, urban, and boarding). Semi-structured interviews, documents, and records analysis were employed as data generation to allow for rich and detailed information from all available sources for this research. This paper presents and discusses the data about teachers’ summative evaluation experiences at grade seven in the Zimbabwean education system. The findings reveal a severe effect and impact of end-of-year grade seven examinations on teachers, instructional practices, the curriculum, the learners, and the education system. It also shows that teachers depend excessively on drilling and repetitious revision practices to meet the standards required and expected by stakeholders. The findings further reveal contradicting responses from teachers on enhancing learners’ performance from drilling and coaching. There emerged from the findings a consensus among teachers on merging formative, continuous, and summative assessment forms. This paper suggests a more balanced and holistic assessment structure at grade seven level that caters to learners' diverse populations and environments in Zimbabwe. Against this background, we endeavour to explore from teachers’ experiences the impact and effect of the continued final, once-off event of standardised high-stakes summative assessment per se at grade seven level in Zimbabwe. We anticipate that this paper will contribute more input into the fusion of formative assessment, merged into continuous and summative assessment for final evaluation and decisions for grade seven learners in Zimbabwe. This paper addresses the following research question: What are teachers’ experiences of summative evaluation at grade seven level in the Zimbabwean education system? is hoped this would to Examinations for overhaul paper
Person-related work and incident use of antidepressants: relations and mediating factors from the Danish work study

Person-related work and incident use of antidepressants: relations and mediating factors from the Danish work environment cohort study. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2010;36(6):435–444 . Objectives Previous Danish studies have shown that employees who “work with people” (ie, do person-related work) are at increased risk of hospitalization with a diagnosis of depression. However, these studies were purely register-based and consequently unable to point to factors underlying this elevated risk. This paper examines whether person-related work is associated with incident use of antidepressants, and whether this association is mediated by several work environment exposures. Methods Self-reported data from the Danish work environment cohort study in 2000 were linked with the use of antidepressants between 2001–2006. We included 4958 respondents in our study after excluding those with severe depressive symptoms or use of antidepressants at baseline. Results Compared to employees doing non-person-related work, the use of antidepressants was increased statistically significantly for healthcare workers and statistically non-significantly for educational workers. The use of antidepressants was not elevated for social or customer service workers, or those doing “other” types of person-related work. The increased risks of antidepressant-use for healthcare and educational workers were attenuated when adjusted for emotional demands at work. Conclusions The results imply that healthcare and educational workers in Denmark are at increased risk of depression and that this risk is partly mediated by the high emotional demands of the work.
Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses TowardsTest and Start Initiative on One HealthFacility on the Hhohho Region

Background: AIDs is still the leading cause of death in the global community more especially in Sub-Sahara Africa including Eswatini. To fast track uptake of Antiretroviral therapy in Eswatini Test and Start has been introduced, aimed at initiating all people living with HIV on ART as soon as possible after diagnosis regardless of CD4 count, viral load or clinical stage. Knowledge and attitude of nurses towards the Test and Start program is an important consideration in improving ART uptake. Hence the study aimed at investigating the knowledge and attitudes of nurses on Test and Start in one referral hospital in Eswatini. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional quantitative design was employed among 50 participants, selected through simple random sampling. All participants were registered nurses with at-least one-year work experience in departments providing Test and Start. An adapted, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation. Findings: All participants (100%, about Test Start, 25) obtained information from integrated trainings basically for courses and only from literature. them formally educated, Test eligibility About 56% complained that Test and Start is complicated. There was a statistically significant association between knowledge and attitudes on Test and Start (r =0.394, p=0.005). Training was also significantly related with attitudes on Test and Start (r=0.349, p=0.013) Conclusion: Awareness was high but there was knowledge deficit among nurses on Test and Start. Few nurses were trained on Test and Start hence the attitudes were reported negative towards the initiative.
How to Avoid the Sins of Questionnaires Abridgement?

The creation of abridged versions of research tools is a common, justifiable process, but unfortunately it is often carried out without due methodological care and regard for the consequences. Smith and collaborators (2000) have already written about the mistakes that can be made, but their article has not had much practical impact. There are two main mistakes commonly made by researchers: assuming the transferability of validity and reliability between the full and shortened versions and using less stringent criteria to assess the validity and reliability of short forms. These two problems manifest as nine sins committed during the construction of short forms. Here we present procedures designed to allow researchers to avoid these mistakes and create abridged versions of research tools that are as reliable as possible and to assess the costs of the various methods of abridging questionnaires. To this end we determine the expected length of the tool and weight the benefits of reduced questionnaire completion time against the loss of reliability. We also estimate the shared variance of the full and short versions and classification accuracy of the new, short version. We compared quality of short form obtained from three most common statistical techniques for abridging questionnaires. We analysed data from a sample of 519 persons; 309 (59.5%) completed the paper version of the Self-Narrative Inclination Questionnaire (IAN-R), and 210 (40.5%) participated in online tests. Based on the analyses of difficulty and discriminatory power we found that abridgements built on item response theory analyses had a slight advantage over abridgements based on factor loadings and Cronbach’s α.
Levels of Personality Traits to Predict Creative Thinking and Decision- Making Styles

Abstract The main purpose of this research is to determine the personality traits of university students predicted by decisionmaking styles and creative thinking skills at a meaningful level. Whether decision-making styles, personality traits and creative thinking skills show a significant difference according to gender is also the sub-objective of the study. 419 university students attending in different universities in Istanbul participated in the research. Personal information form, Rational and Intuitive Decision Making Scale, Marmara Creative Thinking Disposition Scale and Adjectives Based Personality Test were used as data collection tools. In the analysis of the data, independent t test, Pearson Moment correlation coefficients and multiple linear regression analysis were used. According to result female students think more intuitively than male students and rational thinking style does not differ according to gender. It has been found that men are more courageous and curious in terms of creative thinking. In terms of personality traits female students showed more personality traits of emotional instability, extraversion, openness to experience, and compliance than male students. It was concluded that openness to experience, from personality traits, is a significant predictor of rational and intuitive decision styles. Lastly it was found that personality traits of extraversion, openness to experience, and emotional instability are significant predictors of creative thinking.
Effects of Career Management Applications on Nursing Students’ Career Decisions, Academic Motivation and Career Decision Regrets

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of career management applications on career decisions, academic motivation, vocational outcome expectations and career decision regrets in nursing students. Material and Method: This study is in an experimental research design with pre-application and post-application control groups. The study data was collected from the application and control group by face-to-face interview technique. Before and after the application, the scales and Personal Data Sheet were applied to both groups for the content of the research. The data was evaluated in the SPSS 21 package program. Results: The data obtained before and after application were interpreted at the level of significance. There was a significant difference between career decision, career decision regret, career outcome expectation and academic motivation scores (p<0.05). Conclusion: Career management applications are effective in increasing the career decisions, academic motivation, vocational outcome expectations and in decreasing the career decision regrets. Abstract
Development of the Perception Scale for the Concept of the Integral

Applications for concept teaching in mathematics education essentially affect students’ perceptions as regards the concept that is taught, as well as changing their mathematics anxiety and attitude toward mathematics. Therefore, we wished to draw attention to the fact that not enough concept-specific scales related to mathematics education measure variables, such as attitude-anxiety, can be found in professional literature. This research aims to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool in order to measure anxiety-attitude and usefulness perceptions of students for the concept of the integral. The data of this research, in which scale development stages are carried out meticulously, were collected from 565 students who study at mathematics education programs for primary and secondary education at three different public universities in Marmara region of Turkey and have learned about the integral concept in calculus lessons. Experts’ opinions for content validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for factorial validity, discriminant and convergent validity analyses for construct validity, criterion validity, internal consistency and composite reliability procedures were performed on the applied scale respectively. As a result of the research, the Perception Scale for the Concept of Integral (PCI Scale) consisting of 20 items and three factors (anxiety, attitude, usefulness) with a 5-point Likert type was developed. It is considered that this research will contribute to professional literature with the thought that there is no scale aiming to measure the perceptions of students towards the concept of the integral in the relevant literature. Considering the lack of concept-based scales in the literature of mathematics education, with this research, the idea of the necessity of development of concept-based scales has also been put forward. scale vary between -. 903 and . 885, and have a meaningful difference at the level of . 01. These findings are qualified to demonstrate that relation and fit between factors of scale are high. Also, a relation in negative level was observed between the anxiety dimension and other dimensions of the scale while a relation in the positive level was observed between the attitude and usefulness dimensions.
Na (cid:1) /Ca 2 (cid:1) exchange activity in neonatal rabbit ventricular myocytes

Ca exchange activity in neonatal rabbit ventricular less is known about the contributions of the Na (cid:1) /Ca 2 (cid:1) exchanger (NCX) and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca 2 (cid:1) pump to cell relaxation in neonatal compared with adult mammalian ventricular myocytes. Based on both biochemical and molecular studies, there is evidence of a much higher density of NCX at birth that subsequently decreases during the next 2 wk of development. It has been hypothesized, therefore, that NCX plays a relatively more important role for cytosolic Ca 2 (cid:1) decline in neonates as well as, perhaps, a role in excitation-contraction coupling in reverse mode. We isolated neonatal ventricular myocytes from rabbits in four different age groups: 3, 6, 10, and 20 days of age. Using an amphotericin-perforated patch-clamp technique in ﬂuo-3-loaded myocytes, we measured the caffeine-induced inward NCX current ( I NCX ) and the Ca 2 (cid:1) transient. We found that the integral of I NCX , an indicator of SR Ca 2 (cid:1) content, was greatest in myocytes from younger age groups when normalized by cell surface area and that it decreased with age. The velocity of Ca 2 (cid:1) extrusion by NCX ( V NCX ) was linear with [Ca 2 (cid:1) ] and did not indicate saturation kinetics until [Ca 2 (cid:1) ] reached 1–3 (cid:2) M for each age group. There was a signiﬁcantly greater time delay between the peaks of I NCX and the Ca 2 (cid:1) transient in myocytes from the youngest age groups. This observation could be related to structural differences in the subsarcolemmal microdomains as a function of age. transient and contractile kinetics and amplitude in response to both step depolarizations and caffeine application. Cells in which the amplitude of the contraction was too small in response to these conditions were rejected. Typically, under control conditions, myo- cytes contracted by (cid:3) 10% of their resting length when depolarized to (cid:1) 10 mV and by (cid:3) 25% of their resting length when exposed to caffeine. Data analysis. Data are presented as means (cid:7) SE. Curving ﬁtting was carried out using the Origin 6.0 software (Microcal Software, Northampton, MA). Statistical signiﬁcance of the results was tested using one-way ANOVA (SPSS 11.0) or Student’s t -test for paired or unpaired samples. Post hoc tests were performed using Tukey’s multiple comparisons. A P value (cid:5) 0.05 was considered to be signif-icant.