Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Discipline and Motivation on Employee Performance of Perum Perhutani PHW IV Malang

This research aims to find out and analyze the influence of discipline and motivation on employee performance. This type of research is survey research with a quantitative approach. The population in this study were all employees at Perum Perhutani PHW IV Malang, amounting to 33 people. The sample in this study amounted to 33 people selected using total sampling techniques. The data collection technique of this study was using a questionnaire. Technique data analysis was performed using multiple linear regression with two predictors, F test, T-test, and coefficient of determination. Based on test and analysis results, this study includes that, discipline has a significant effect on performance, motivation does not significantly influence performance, discipline and motivation have a simultaneous effect on performance, discipline has the more dominant influence on employee performance.
Difficulties Perceived by Polish Academic Teachers in Connection with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Predictive Role of Resilience

Coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19) poses a significant challenge for the society. One of such social groups are academic teachers. The aim of this study is to become acquainted with the perceived difficulties of Polish academic teachers connected with the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess the importance of resilience in perceiving these difficulties. One hundred and one (n = 101) Polish academic teachers completed the Scale of Perceived Difficulties Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic SOTCov19 (NA) and the Resilience Assessment Scale SPP-25. The descriptive statistics, correlation analysis (Pearson’s correlations coefficient), and progressive stepwise regression analysis were used. The study shows that Polish academic teachers experience the greatest difficulties in three areas: recreational and cultural aspect, health and care aspects, and remote working – online lessons. A significant correlation between included variables was obtained. It is also well worth mentioning that the two subscales of resilience – tolerance for failure and treating life as a challenge, and personal competence to deal with and tolerance of negative emotions – entail a predictive function in explaining the perceived difficulties, however the percentage of variance is low, unlike expected.
A rationale for the use of songs with children undergoing bone marrow transplantation

Children who are undergoing bone marrow transplantation are at risk of developing specific psychological complications from both the illness and the treatment. This paper examines the medical aspects of childhood leukaemia, its side effects and psychosocial challenges as they impact the child; reviews the literature on the psychological and social factors associated with bone marrow transplant treatment for children; and examines music therapy intervention strategies, specifically the use of songs and songwriting, with this population. Finally, it is suggested that the use of songs in therapy may lead to better coping skills and may be an effective assessment tool. (author abstract)
Note on the energy transport in capacitively coupled plasmas

Particle and energy balance relations are the key to understanding the discharge in low-temperature plasmas. In this note, we derived the energy transport balances in capacitively coupled plasmas (CCPs) based on the electromagnetic theory. Then we calculated the energy transport terms in CCPs from particle-in-cell/MonteCarlo (PIC/MC) simulations, including the energy absorption, energy density, energy flow, and the energy dissipation terms, both for the particles and the field. The spatial-temporal dependant and averaged distributions of energy transport terms are shown at different pressure, demonstrating the correctness and the effectiveness of the method. This revisited method may be used to aid the studies of the electrons heating mechanism in CCP, as well as in some other plasma sources.
Parental Help With Homework in Elementary School: Much Ado About Nothing?

ABSTRACT Although parental help with homework has been long understood as a valuable part of parental involvement with children’s education and, as such, an important mechanism shaping educational inequality, previous studies showed contradictory findings about its influence on academic achievement. Using multiple waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K), namely 1st-, 3rd-, and 5th-grade data from ECLS-K 1998–1999, and 1st-, 2nd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade data from ECLS-K 2011, we examined the associations between parental help with homework and children’s reading and math achievement in elementary school. The initial results from cross-sectional and value-added models showed a negative association between daily parental help with homework and academic achievement. However, child fixed effects models, which address possible bias due to unobservable heterogeneity, no longer show such association. Our findings, including different sensitivity analyses, showed no statistically significant association between parental help with homework and student achievement. Further, the association between parental help with homework and achievement did not vary by parental level of education or child’s achievement level. We discuss possible mechanisms behind the findings and their implications for educational policy and parenting literature.
Comparing the effects of semantically related and non-related verb retrieval treatments in persons with aphasia: a single-case study

ABSTRACT Background Differential topographies of body limbs in the brain would be reflected in differential associations of body-related action verbs. This neuroscience hypothesis may have important implications for the verb dissociations in persons with agrammatic aphasia. Aims This study aimed at examining the effects of semantic feature analysis (SFA) on verb retrieval with an innovation based on the theory of the topographical representation of the verb-semantic functional units through distributed neural circuits. The research question concerned the effect of a verb-oriented SFA approach on two sets of semantically related and non-related verbs for Persian-speaking persons with aphasia. Methods and Procedures Two versions of SFA were applied through a single-subject crossover study with A1B1A2B2/A1B2A2B1 design. The first version utilized semantically related verbs by separating hand- and face-related verbs; the other form used semantically non-related verbs. Participants 1 and 2 received treatment with the A1B2A2B1, and participants 3 and 4 received the A1B1A2B2 order. Level, trend, and slope besides D statistic were analyzed for both the treated and untreated verbs. Outcome and Results SFA was generally effective in both versions; however, greater effect sizes were obtained with semantically related verbs (28.58, 33.48, 7.07, 8.16 for the treated and 13.86, 23.09, 4.38, 4.98 for the untreated verbs in the semantically related version; 15.51, 5.72, 1.73, 6.35 for the treated and 6.35, 4.49, 1.63, 1.29 for the untreated verbs in the semantically non-related verbs). Achievement of the accuracy criterion occurred in less time for the semantically related version. Conclusions Semantic-based treatments were useful with verb problems particularly when they were planned to activate allied neural assemblies. The findings of the present study uphold SFA treatment with semantically related verbs.
Performance of Sunflower cv. Sakha-53 as Influenced by Accumulated Heat Units under Different Sowing Dates and Plant Spacing at Aswan Conditions

The present study was carried out during the two seasons of 2019 and 2020 at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources , Aswan University, to estimate the crop phenology and vegetative growth, yield and thermal indices of sunflower cv . Sakha-53 under four sowing dates i.e. (SD 1 : 1 st July, SD 2 : 15 th July, SD 3 : 1 st August and SD 4 : 15 th August) and four plant spacing (P 1 : 15 cm, P 2 : 20 cm, P 3 : 25 cm and P 4 : 30 cm with constant width, 60 cm). The results refer to significant influences of sowing date, plant spacing and their interaction for all studied traits across both seasons. Early sowing date on 1 st July significantly increased thermal indices and the seed yield associated with as increase of other studied traits. With regard to plant spacing, increasing plant spacing from 15, 20, 25, and up to 30 cm recorded increase gradually of crop phenology, number of leaves plant -1 , leaf area plant -1 , stem diameter, head diameter, 1000-seed weight, seed weight plant -1 , daily seed weight plant -1 , growing degree days (GDD) and heliothermal units (HTU) while narrow spacing at 15 cm produced the tallest plants , heaviest seed, oil yield, highest heliothermal use efficiency (HTUE), heat use efficiency (HUE) and photothermal index(PTI). The interaction among sowing dates and plant spacing had a significant effect on all studied traits, revealing that the heaviest seed yield (1300 and 1327 kg fed -1 ) was produced from the interaction of SD 1 × P 1 in both seasons.
Analysis of the environment that supports Easterly Waves over the Eastern Pacific and the Intra Americas Sea in the Boreal Summer – A Potential Vorticity perspective

A review of the mean state over the tropical Eastern Pacific (EPAC) and the Intra Americas Sea (IAS) region is provided to assess the characteristics that impact the development and genesis of Easterly Waves (EWs). The EPAC-IAS region is characterized by complex topography, the Western-Hemisphere Warm Pool, the ITCZ at 10°N, and predominant deep convection over the Panama bight around 9°N, 78°W. A prominent easterly jet at 600 hPa of about 5.5 m s−1, is oriented approximately parallel to the Mexican coast. The jet is characterized by a strip of high potential vorticity (PV) on the cyclonic shear side and low PV on the anticyclonic side. This distribution of PV satisfies the necessary conditions for barotropic instability: the Charney-Stern condition, as well as the Fjørtoft condition. Together these conditions suggest the potential for barotropic growth of EWs over the EPAC region. The mean high PV region over the EPAC is created in association with two different populations of cloud/convection systems: stratiform and shallow, with the former being key for the creation of positive PV anomalies at mid-levels. Evidence is also provided that suggests that the low PV region arises in association with sources of negative PV anomalies over the Sierra Madre region likely resulting from frequent dry convection. This is a key and novel result that is basic for the setting up of a negative meridional PV gradient and fundamental for the Charney-Stern condition associated with barotropic instability and growth of EWs.
Mobile phone usage behavior: A longitudinal study of university students in Oman

Mobile phones have emerged as ubiquitous devices beyond simple means of communication. Students studying at tertiary‐level educational institutions are one of the major target groups for mobile companies. Notwithstanding, the educators and the marketers of mobile phones and services do not know much about their needs and mobile phone usage behavior. This study aims to determine the mobile phone needs and usage behavior of university students in Oman. The study delves upon longitudinal data collected over three different points of time in a decade and analyzes the changes in students' needs and mobile usage behavior. The findings suggest that students' preferences over time for mobile phones have changed not only for brands but also the way they patronize mobile phones and associated services. The study gives a vital lead to educators and the marketers of mobile phones and services. By understanding the mobile phone needs and usage behavior of students, educators can target their content and deliveries and marketers can target their features, apps, and services innovatively to this emerging segment.
Learning about Pay at Work: A Labour Process Approach to Pay Transparency

Using a labour process approach, this article examines how workers in three factories in China learnt about the workplace-level pay systems governing their employment relationships. By outlining the processes through which workers learnt about pay at work, this article sheds light on how workers, faced with a perplexing variable pay system and managerial control over pay disclosure, can overcome the pathways towards ignorance and ultimately challenge the workplace-level pay communication regime. It is shown that pay transparency, rather than being merely an outcome of managerial practices to improve employee motivation and organisational performance, is an outcome of dynamic and contested social interactions between management and labour.
Genetic relationship of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from humans, animals, environment, and Dangke products in dairy farms of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Background and Aim: Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that causes several infectious diseases, including mastitis, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis, and poses a threat to human and animal health. This study aims to phenotypically and genetically identify S. aureus from the isolates collected from humans, animals, environment, and Dangke products in the dairy farms of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, as well as to establish a genetic relationship among the isolated S. aureus strains. Materials and Methods: The total number of samples was 142, comprising 30 humans (skin swab), 58 animals (raw milk), 14 dairy products (Dangke), and 40 environmental samples (water). S. aureus was phenotypically identified using the culture method, followed by Gram staining, catalase test, and coagulase test. Simultaneously, genotypic identification of S. aureus was performed using the conventional polymerase chain reaction and sequencing methods. Sequencing data were analyzed using the MEGA X software by comparing BLAST National Center for Biotechnology Information databases. Results: The phenotypic methods revealed that 56/142 (39.4%) animal, human, and Dangke samples grew on culture, and 56/56 (100%) were Gram stain positive, 56/56 (100%) catalase-positive, and 23/56 (41.1%) coagulase positive. The genotypic method revealed that 32/56 (57.1%) samples amplified the nuc gene. The phylogenetic analysis of 12 isolates revealed that they are all closely related and do not belong to distinct clades. Conclusion: It indicates that S. aureus isolates from animals (S30) are probably the same strain as human isolates (H2, H3, H4, and H5). The findings of this study can be used as information regarding the importance of preventing and controlling diseases caused by S. aureus using a health approach involving the human, animal, and environmental sectors. This study was limited to the sequencing analysis of the nuc gene.
Assessing the Impacts of Dike Systems on Water Quality in Natural Reserves of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Protected places such as nature reserves (NRs) are used to maintain ecological balance, biodiversity, and support surrounding ecosystems. However, the development and operation of infrastructure such as dikes and sluice gates in NRs, as seen in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD), often adversely affects the hydrological regime and water quality at both local and regional scales. This study analyzes the consequences of a constructed dike system on the hydrological regime and water quality in the NRs through an integrated approach including hydrochemical analysis (using descriptive statistics and weighted arithmetic water quality index (WAWQI) analysis), traditional interviews (face to face), using semi-structured questionnaires, field surveys, and secondary data. Results show that constructed infrastructure has helped maintain water supplies for both livelihoods and forest fire prevention. However, considerable impacts on the hydrological regime and water quality have occurred. From water quality assessments in three NRs, 29% of sampling sites in the My Phuoc melaleuca forest (MPMF) had WAWQI values over 100, while all sites in Lung Ngoc Hoang NR (LNHNR) and Mua Xuan Agriculture Center (MXAC) had WAWQI values over 100. This was to a large extent due to elevated concentration of chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD5), and phosphate (PO43−). Meanwhile, during the wet season, pollution was marginally reduced by dilution, with 42.86% of sites at Lung Ngoc Hoang NR, 28.57% of sites at MXAC, and 78.57% of sites at MPMF having WAWQI values of less than 100. These results show the issue of water pollution at spatio-temporal scales, and call for better holistic management options for improving the hydrological regime and water quality.
Estimation of Serum Level of Homocysteine and its Potential Cardiovascular Effect in Epileptic Children Receiving Antiepileptic Drugs

Introduction: Many studies have suggested that the plasma homocysteine level is increased as a side effect with prolonged use of some antiepileptic drugs, which is associated with increase Carotid intima media thickness; hence it increases the risk of atherosclerosis in young age. Objectives: To assess serum level of homocysteine in epileptic children on long standing antiepileptic drugs and its association with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. Patients and methods: This study will include 85 children between 2-15 years (20 on one old generation antiepileptic drug, 20 on one new generation antiepileptic drug, 20 on polytherapy of antiepileptic drugs on antiepileptic drugs for at least 1 year and 25 apparently healthy children will be taken as a control group). All of them subject to careful history taken, clinical examination and anthropometric measures, laboratory investigation included (serum homocysteine) and radiological assessment included (carotid intima media thickness and carotid stiffness). Results: Our study revealed statically significant increase serum level of homocysteine, carotid intima media thickness and carotid stiffness in children on monotherapy of old generation antiepileptic drugs and poly therapy than that in children on monotherapy of new generation antiepileptic drugs and control. Conclusion: The old generation antiepileptic drugs and polytherapy antiepileptic drugs modalities increase the serum level of homocysteine in children. The new generation antiepileptic drugs have minimal effect on their serum level. Children who use the old generation antiepileptic drugs and polytherapy antiepileptic drugs have increasing in carotid intima media thickness and carotid stiffness than those who use the new generation antiepileptic drugs.
The relevance of authenticity to clinical distress: Reaffirming the role of self-alienation

Several counselling psychology perspectives have argued that authenticity should be the primary goal of treatment, while defining alienation from the self as the root cause of distress and psychopathological suffering. Recent findings have provided evidence that the tripartite model of dispositional authenticity based on Rogers’ person-centered theory can predict mental well-being. Considering the lack of research in clinical samples, this study examined the unique predictive utility of trait authenticity for distress in outpatients seeking counselling (N = 105, 58% female; age range: 18-65) and demographically matched controls (N = 102, 62% female; age range: 18-52 years). Most of the outpatients were diagnosed with anxiety and/or mood disorders, while the controls were screened for utilization of mental health services. Results revealed higher self-alienation and acceptance of external influence in the clinical sample, as well as higher neuroticism and symptomatic and overall distress relative to controls. Only self-alienation was able to account for unique variance in clinical distress in outpatients, above and beyond neuroticism, reaffirming the assumption that the greater the discrepancy between actual experiences and their symbolization, the greater the risk of psychological dysfunction. The findings further revealed a differentiated role of self-alienation relative to the severity of experienced distress and a need to examine causal links with neuroticism. Implications regarding clinical practice and the measurement of authenticity as treatment outcome are discussed.
Prehospital Delay and Its Associated Factors in Sudanese Patients Presenting With Acute Appendicitis at a Teaching Hospital

Background Delayed prehospital presentation of acute appendicitis may increase the risk of perforation and other complications. This study investigated the prevalence of prehospital delay in the presentation of acute appendicitis, clinical features, and outcomes in Sudanese patients. Method A retrospective study conducted from January 2017 to December 2020 in a teaching hospital affiliated with Gezira University enrolled 191 patients with prehospital delay presentation of acute appendicitis (at least 48 hours from symptom onset). Patient characteristics, causative factors, primary treatment, and complication rate were gathered and analyzed. Result The mean age of the patients was 36.55 ± 16.3 years (range: 15-78 years), with 122 (64%) males and 69 (36%) females. Most cases of prehospital delay were misdiagnosed firstly as other diseases (n = 124, 65%). The physicians made misdiagnosis of acute appendicitis in 65 (53%) patients. Age less than 30 years, male gender, living in rural areas, and lower educational level are associated with a high incidence of prehospital delay presentation of acute appendicitis (p < 0.05). Most cases have appendicular mass (46%, p < 0.001). Wound infection was the most common postoperative complication (7.85%, p < 0.001). Conclusion The high incidence rate of prehospital delay presentation of acute appendicitis is associated with patients' age ofless than 30 years, male gender, living in a rural area, and lower educational level. With the high rate of misdiagnosed acute appendicitis, it is essential to increase the knowledge about the signs and symptoms of appendicitis among our physicians and health practitioners.
Nomological Network of Thriving at Work

Thriving is a positive mental state characterized by a joint state of learning and vitality. The aim of the study is to present a comprehensive overview of all possible antecedents and consequences which are empirically tested and explained in the existing literature. A number of favorable factors if managed in organizations can result as positive outcomes of thriving. Thriving is a growing phenomenon in recent times because of a long list of positive behavioral outcomes which have been empirically validated. Above 150 papers are reviewed since the socially embedded model on thriving has been framed by Spreitzer et al. (2005). All the tested and validated factors in terms of antecedents and consequences have been put together in this study for better understanding of the phenomenon.