Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Survey on the Acceptance of E-Learning for Professional Development amongst English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers in Malaysia

Recent trends and advances in Education 4.0 have expedited Malaysian ESL teachers harnessing e-learning to facilitate their professional development. This paper investigates the level of Malaysian English as a Second language (ESL) teachers’ acceptance of e-learning for PD using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Additionally, the paper examines the plausible relationships amongst perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, behavioural intention to use and actual use of e-learning for professional development. A total of 60 Malaysian ESL teachers who participated in an online professional development course were requested to complete a questionnaire after the course ended. Data collected were analysed via descriptive and inferential statistics. The teachers’ responses indicated their levels of technological acceptance. Additionally, significant relationships between the perceived usefulness, behavioural intention toward using e-learning, and actual use of e-learning were noted. However, no significant relationship was observed between the perceived ease of use with behavioural intention to use. This paper hopes to provide input on how training providers could improve e-learning within the context of professional development. The limitations, implications, and recommendations are also provided for future studies.
Selecting Starmer: The Nomination Preferences of Labour Parliamentarians in the 2020 Labour Party Leadership Election

ABSTRACT This article tests the nomination preferences of Labour parliamentarians in their 2020 leadership election against a range of individual, constituency and party-political based variables. From this our article produces the following three central findings. First, that the appeal of both Long-Bailey and Thornberry was narrow, and that they were competing for the support of Labour parliamentarians aligned to the Corbynista vote. Second, that the appeal of both Nandy and Phillips was based around an anti-Corbynista vote, with Nandy drawing support from parliamentarians from leave-voting constituencies. Third, that the unifying pitch of the Starmer candidature carries some validity: his nomination base was characterised by its breadth rather than any specific factional appeal.
The correlation study on mandibular deviation and cervical vertebrae posture in patients with mandibular asymmetry

Background: To explore the degree of skeletal mandibular deviation and the change of mandible position in patients with mandibular deformity and its correlation with cervical posture in patients with jaw deformity using CBCT and to provide the reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment planning. Methods: CBCT images from 30 adult patients with skeletal mandibular deviation and 30 adult Correspondence: gyx3698g@163.com Department of Orthodontics, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, China Correspondence: gyx3698g@163.com Department of Orthodontics, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, China individuals with facial symmetry were analyzed and imported in Invivo 5 to reconstruct a 3D hardtissue surface model. A reference frame was set up and 20 measurements of the mandible and cervical vertebrae were performed to calculated. The difference between the three-dimensional position of the mandible and the posture of cervical spine were analyzed in patients with mandibular asymmetry and normal people. Results: Compared with the normal maxillofacial symmetry groups, there were significant differences in the degree of skeletal mandibular asymmetry and cervical deviation in the mandibular deviation groups(P< 0.05). A strong positive, linear correlation was found in patients with mandibular deviation between the deviation of the mandible and cervical vertebrae posture. Conclusion: There is an inherent correlation between the occurrence of mandibular deviation and the deflection of cervical posture, and they interact on each other. The deformity of mandible affects the three-dimensional posture of the cervical vertebra and can cause different degrees of cervical deflection. The degree of mandible deviation and cervical vertebrae posture in patients with mandibular asymmetry are greater than those in individuals with facial symmetry. Compared with the patients with normal jaw, the deformity among the patients with skeletal mandibular asymmetry has a tendency to tilt forward and bend forward. The abnormal posture of the cervical spine will also affect the three-dimensional position of the mandible, causing the lower 1/3 of the face to appear facial asymmetry with the deflection of the head and neck posture.
The Influence of Transformational Leadership and Interpersonal Trust on Innovative Work Behavior through Organizational Citizenship Behavior as a Mediation Variable

Based on the data obtained, the level of innovative work behavior at PT. XYZ has decreased and not yet fully as expected. The purpose of this study was to explain the relationship of the independent variables, namely transformational Leadership and Interpersonal Trust, to the dependent variable, namely Innovative Work Behavior through the intervening variable, namely Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). The research method used is quantitative using Structural Equation Model analysis. The results showed that (1) Transformational Leadership had no significant effect on OCB, (2) Interpersonal Trust had a significant effect on (OCB), (3) Transformational Leadership had a significant effect on Innovative Work Behavior, (4) Interpersonal Trust had a significant effect on Innovative Work Behavior, (5) OCB has a significant effect on Innovative Work Behavior, (6) Transformational Leadership and Interpersonal Trust together have a significant effect on OCB, (7) Transformational Leadership , Interpersonal Trust and OCB together have a significant effect on Innovative Work Behavior, (8) OCB partially mediates Transformational Leadership and Interpersonal Belief in Innovative Work Behavior because it only partially mediates Interpersonal Trust in Innovative Work Behavior, does not mediate Transformational Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior.
An Empirical Study of the Influencing Factors on the Satisfaction and Reuse Intention of Middle-aged Web Novel Users

The purpose of this study is to empirically identify factors that affect the satisfaction and continuous use of middle-aged web novel users. To this end, a survey was conducted on 580 middle-aged users in their 40s to 60s based on these surveys are as follows. First, the convenience, usefulness, and responsiveness of middle-aged web novel users in the process of using related websites and contents had a positive effect on the flow of web novel users. Second, the characteristics of web novels except usefulness had negative (-) effects on users' resistance. Third, the immersion of middle-aged web novel users was found to have a positive effect on the satisfaction of web novel users, and the negative resistance felt by middle-aged people in the process of using web novel was analyzed to have a negative effect on customer satisfaction. Fourth, the satisfaction of middle-aged web novel users had a positive effect on the intention to use continuously. The results of this study show that, in order to increase the satisfaction of middle-aged web novel users and to improve the resistance and immersion of middle-aged web novel users, the middle-aged web novel users need to reduce the negative resistance and to have a strategic approach to increase the immersion. Moreover, it is necessary to make efforts to improve the web novel so that it can be used more easily and quickly and to feel more convenient and enjoyable in the process of use.
In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Five Marine Seaweeds Extract From Egypt Against Human Breast and Colon Cancer Cell Lines

Ulva fasciata, U. lactuca, Amphiroa anceps, Corallina mediterranea, and Sargassum filipendula extract were screened for their in vitro anticancer activity against human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7) and colorectal carcinoma cell line (HCT-116). Algal extracts exhibited significantly dose-dependent anticancer activity without significant cytotoxicity against normal human fibroblasts. The maximum inhibitory percentages against MCF-7 and HCT-116 cell lines were recorded by U. lactuca (88.5 ± 1.08 %) and A. anceps (86.1 ± 2.88 %) extracts. Algal extracts showed cytotoxic effect against MCF-7 cell line with fifty percent inhibitory concentration (IC50) values ranging from 3.54 ± 1.2 to 21.2 ± 1.1 µg mL-1. The seaweeds extract has a less cytotoxic effect against HCT-116. FTIR and GC-MS analyses of the extracts indicated that the anticancer potential of the tested seaweeds may be returned to the presence of various anticancer compounds such as palmitic acid, oleic acid, retinoic acid, dihydroactinidiolide, thiosemicarbazide, diisobutyl phthalate, and phytol. Thus, seaweed extracts may be a promising natural source of safe anticancer agents against human breast and colon cancers.
Bayesian Inversion for a Stress‐Driven Model of Afterslip and Viscoelastic Relaxation: Method and Application to Postseismic Deformation Following the 2011 MW 9.0 Tohoku‐Oki Earthquake

Postseismic deformation following great subduction earthquakes is commonly modeled as the sum of the contributions from afterslip on the megathrust and viscoelastic relaxation of the coseismic stress changes in the mantle. However, it is generally difficult to separate the contributions of these mechanisms to geodetically observed postseismic deformation. Here we develop an inversion method for estimating the parameters of a stress‐driven postseismic deformation model that incorporates velocity‐strengthening afterslip and viscoelastic mantle relaxation governed by a biviscous Burgers rheology using coseismic and postseismic geodetic data. We assume that afterslip and viscoelastic relaxation are driven by coseismic stress changes and interact mechanically with each other. The unknown parameters to be estimated include the coseismic slip distribution that drives the postseismic processes, and the fault frictional and mantle viscosity parameters. We present a Bayesian formulation of the inverse problem and an algorithm for estimating the posterior probability density function. This approach allows us to quantify the uncertainties of the model parameters. We apply the method to the coseismic displacements and postseismic displacement time series of the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake. Our results show that the observations place tight constraints on the model parameters, with the estimated model effectively reproducing the first‐order spatial and temporal patterns of horizontal and vertical postseismic deformation. We find that the relative contributions of afterslip and viscoelastic relaxation to horizontal and vertical postseismic deformation vary in space. We suggest that our method may potentially provide a way to objectively separate the contributions of these two mechanisms to postseismic deformation.
Forecasting Volatility in Taiwan with Encompassing Regression Models

Volatility forecasting is important both theoretically and in practice, varying by forecasting methods and financial markets. In this article, we explore this topic in the Taiwanese markets, using the encompassing regression models. We use the volatility of the Taiwan Stock Index (TAIEX) and its futures in the encompassing regression model to respectively make asynchronous forecasts of realized volatility (RV) and implied volatility (IV). Besides trading frequency, we find that transaction matching time is a key factor for obtaining steady RV values. Also, we find that the TAIEX index RV has a long memory. Moreover, we discover that, to obtain a stationary RV with a stable, long memory parameter, the optimal sampling intervals for the intraday return were nine (9) and thirty (30) minutes. In addition, we uncover that the spot volatility is more predictive of RV than the futures volatility. In the forecasting of IV, the volatility of futures has more information content, which can help improve overall forecast performance, especially when employing the ARFIMA+Jump model in the non-bear market and the ARFIMA+Jump/Leverage model in the bear market. The empirical result implies that the underlying asset of the TAIEX options (TXO) is approximately the index futures rather than the spot index, owing mainly to the demands for hedging and arbitrage from the TXO holders.
THE POSITIVE EFFECT OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CLINICAL QUALITY INDICATORS IN INPATIENT UNITS OF TANGERANG DISTRICT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATED BY NURSE PERFORMANCE

An indicator of clinical quality is a valid and reliable quantitative process related to one or more performance dimensions. The achievement of clinical quality indicators is strongly influenced by the performance performed by a nurse and is supported by a quality program known as Total Quality Management (TQM). The poor achievement of clinical quality indicators in the inpatient unit at the Tangerang District Hospital is a strong reason to find out what factors can influence it and find a solution. This study aims to analyze the effect of TQM on the achievement of clinical quality indicators in the inpatient unit of Tangerang District Hospital mediated by the performance of nurses on 217 implementing nurses through a causal descriptive quantitative approach and using SEM analysis. Data collection techniques use primary and secondary data. The results obtained: (1) TQM has a positive effect on the achievement of clinical quality indicators mediated by the performance of the nurses; (2) TQM has a positive effect on the achievement of clinical quality indicators; (3) the performance of nurses has a positive effect on the achievement of clinical quality indicators; (4) TQM has a positive effect on nurse performance.
Phylogenomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 from third wave clusters in Malaysia reveals dominant local lineage B.1.524 and persistent spike mutation A701V.

The emergence of a third wave of COVID-19 infection in Malaysia since September 2020 has led to imminent changes in public health prevention and control measures. As high as 96.2% of registered COVID-19 cases and 88.5% of confirmed deaths in Malaysia occurred during this third wave of infection. A phylogenomic study on 258 SARS-CoV-2 full genomes from February 2020-February 2021 has led to the discovery of a novel Malaysian lineage B.1. 524. This lineage contains another spike mutation A701V that co-exists with the D614G spike mutation that was predominant in most of the third-wave clusters. The study provides vital genomic insights on the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variants in Malaysia in conjunction with the presence of a dominant SARS-CoV-2 lineage during the third wave of COVID-19 infection.
Compact planetary nebulae MaC 2-1 and Sp 4-1: photoionization models and dust characteristics

We study the characteristics of the planetary nebulae (PNe) MaC 2-1 and Sp 4-1. We use our optical spectra taken with the 2 m Himalayan Chandra Telescope, Spitzer mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectra, HST images, and IR photometric data. These PNe have not previously been individually studied in detail. Both are in the low- to moderate-excitation class. MaC 2-1 shows the presence of silicon carbide (SiC) and magnesium sulphide (MgS) dust. Sp 4-1 hosts polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules. We obtain the plasma properties of the PNe from the optical and mid-IR emission-line fluxes. We compute photoionization models of the PNe for the self-consistent estimation of physical parameters associated with the central star and the nebula, including nebular abundances. From the modelling of the IR data, we obtain the characteristics of dust and molecules formed in the nebulae. From our study, we estimate that the progenitors of MaC 2-1 and Sp 4-1 had masses of 1.2 and 1.55 M⊙, respectively, and both of them seem to have been born in a metal-poor environment. Both are distant PNe, with estimated distances of 16 and 18 kpc for MaC 2-1 and Sp 4-1, respectively.
Evaluation of Household Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Management in a Nigerian Rural Community

The Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) disparities between the rural and urban areas have hindered the Sustainable Development Goal 6. Recent data is required in our bid to tackle this menace effectively. This study aimed to provide data on the status of household WASH facilities in a remote village in Southwestern Nigeria. The survey was cross-sectional in design, and total sampling was used to select 70 household respondents. Data were obtained via observational checklists, questionnaire, and key informant interview guide. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS 20. Descriptive statistics like measures of frequency and proportions were used. The respondents had a mean age of 43.1 ± 16.4 years, only 2.9% had tertiary education. The village had two handpump boreholes provided by the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme (WSSSRP)-II. All the respondents reported that the boreholes were their primary drinking water source, and water was available all through the year. In over 80% of households, females were assigned the duty to fetch water, while most households had the boreholes within 30 minutes from their houses. The sanitation facilities were also provided via the WSSSRP-II. The majority (90%) of the respondents owned pit latrine with slab, of which only 10% shared their facilities with other households. Most (95.7%) of the respondents still practised open defecation at instances they could not access their household latrines. All the toilets had water for handwashing, and the soap commonly used by community members was palm kernel ash. The condition of water and sanitation in the village was quite progressive. However, subsequent interventions should ensure toilet facilities are available in non-household settings like farms and markets.
‘It put me in their shoes’: challenging negative attitudes towards asylum seekers among Australian children

This paper evaluates a short school-based intervention run by Australian Red Cross, designed to reduce children’s prejudice towards asylum seekers. A total of 121 children aged between 10 to 12 in four schools in Perth, Western Australia, completed questionnaires at Time 1 (pre-intervention), Time 2 (immediately after the intervention), and Time 3 (8-9 months after the intervention). The intervention used a mixture of approaches: providing information, encouraging empathy, making positive social norms more explicit, and fostering imagined contact with asylum seekers. The intervention content was also reinforced by teachers throughout the school year. The study found that the intervention was effective in increasing the children’s positivity towards asylum seekers, reducing prejudiced attitudes, and increasing intentions to interact with asylum seekers. It also found that the intervention increased the children’s accuracy in defining ‘asylum seeker’ and ‘refugee’. These results occurred both in the short-and long-term, although there was some regression over time.
The influence of nitrogen supplementation on lipase production by Aspergillus niger using palm oil mill effluent

Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) is one of the highly polluting materials to the environment hence, utilization of this waste to produce useful industrial enzyme is a welcome development. The influence of different nitrogen supplementation using POME in lipase production by Aspergillus niger via fermentation was investigated. POME concentration with distilled water in the following ratios: 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5 were evaluated for the production of lipase via fermentation. The nitrogen supplements employed in POME media were potassium nitrate (KNO ), ammonium sulphate ((NH ) SO ), ammonium nitrate (NH NO ), urea and sodium nitrate 3 4 2 4 4 3
Population structure of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) with special reference to spawning ground in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Sardinella gibbosa; a species of the family Clupeidae; is a coastal pelagic species which is native to shallow tropical waters and associated with coral reefs but possible to exist at depths exceeding 70 m (Nguyen et al., 2016). It is one of the most abundant Sardinella global capture; 186980 tons (FAO, 2016); in Indo West Pacific coasts, east Africa, Madagascar, northern Australia (Whitehead, 1985) and the Red Sea (Dor, 1984). The Red Sea was excluded from the geographical map as a confirmed area for the existence of this species (FAO, 1985) due to some doubtful classifications (Whitehead, 1985; Golani and Bogorodsky, 2010). The occurrence of S. gibbosa in the eastern Mediterranean coasts was recorded in 2014 as a result of its migration from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal, which confirms the validity of its previous presence in the Red Sea (Nir et al., 2015). ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Received: May 18, 2021 Accepted: May 28, 2021 Online: June 4, 2021 _______________
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FACEBOOK-RELATED BEHAVIORS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP

The problem of this study was to explore the relationship between Facebook-related behaviors and characteristics of romantic relationships. Based on the results of previous research, we assumed that there would be significant gender differences in the frequency and manner of using Facebook, that there would be a significant relationship between the attachment style and Facebook monitoring and Facebook-related conflicts, and that Facebook monitoring and Facebook-related conflicts would significantly predict relationship quality. The sample consisted of 201 respondents from Serbia, 42.5% of which were male. Using the Dyadic adjustment scale - DAS (Spanier, 1976, 1989), Interpersonal electronic surveillance - IES (Tokunaga, 2011; modification Tucker, 2014), The Facebook-related Conflict Scale (Clayton, Nagurney, & Smith, 2013) and Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory - ECR (Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998; modification Kamenov & Jelic, 2003), results showed that women use Facebook and post the relationship status and pictures with a partner more often than men and that people with an insecure attachment style more often engage in Facebook monitoring. Also, results showed that Facebook-related conflicts are a significant predictor of relationship quality. The present study contributes to the understanding of romantic relationship dynamics in the age of social networking sites, by pointing to the relational factors that are potentially at risk because of Facebook use.
Computing Probabilties for Rank Statistics Used with Block Design Nonparametric Subset Selection Rules

Abstract This article addresses the issue of computing an implementation constant required to apply a nonparametric subset selection procedure. Specifically, several approximations to the cumulative distribution function (cdf) of a statistic, based on ranks assigned randomly to continuous data arising from a randomized block designed experiment, are given and compared to the exact cdf. One of these approximations is simulation based using an R code. The second is based on a normal approximation to the rank sums. In the special case of comparing two populations, algebraic properties of the cdfs are derived and validated with the exact tabulations previously given in the literature. An application of these approximation methods is given for a published study of state traffic fatality rates for the years 1994 through 2012.