Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Road to Becoming a “Live-Streaming Star”: Ecological Influences on Improvisation Efforts Among Teaching-from-Home Chinese English as a Foreign Language Teachers in the COVID-19 Outbreak

When the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak threw the world into a public panic, teachers worldwide were challenged to adapt to a new pedagogical ecology as online delivery of classes was widely made a required necessity. This study explores how language teachers responded to the sudden disruption via improvisational endeavours during the first online semester and how their endeavours were influenced by various ecological factors beyond the online classroom. Data were collected using a survey and interviews with English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers from three universities in eastern coastal China. The results showed that the participants’ improvisation efforts featured limited preparation and creativity and a lukewarm willingness to try out new things while teaching from home. Ecological influences on the teachers’ improvisation efforts were identified as a multitude of institutional, daily contextual, sociocultural, and personal factors that interacted in complex, less predictable ways. In general, the diverse sources of influence exerted a mixed impact on individual teachers’ improvisation practices and performance. Sociocultural influence, in particular the “live-streaming star” meme, was found to be a unique source of inspiration and support. This exploratory study expands the research of improvisation in educational settings, which has largely been associated with pedagogical innovation to adapt to micro-level changes. In the emergency remote teaching scenario, innovative attempts made by individual teachers were subject to the meso-level and the macro-level ecological influences, which may overwhelm or deter practitioners. Apart from potential theoretical and pedagogical implications, the study offers insights into the nature and impact of crisis-prompted online teaching in and beyond the COVID-19 context.
On the Decadal Changes of the Interannual Relationship Between ENSO and Tropical South Atlantic SST in Boreal Summer

This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms driving changes in the contemporaneous relationship between El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and tropical South Atlantic (TSA) sea surface temperatures (SST) during boreal summer over the past century. Our findings indicate that the negative TSA–ENSO relationship is primarily attributed to persistent ENSO years rather than ENSO transition or development years. This is because of the distinct anomalies observed in both spring ENSO and the tropical North Atlantic (TNA) during ENSO persistent years, whose impacts on summer TSA are of the same sign. Thus, their combined effects lead to a strong TSA anomaly that is opposite to that of ENSO. On a decadal timescale, the frequency of persistent ENSO occurrence can explain the fluctuation of the ENSO–TSA relationship over the past century. These findings enhance our comprehension of the relationship between summer ENSO and the tropical Atlantic SST.
The Influence of e-WOM and Brand Image on Hotel Booking Intention in Jakarta: A Study of Generation Z

The era of digitization has made every daily activity involve some form of digital media or online interaction. The number of individuals using the Internet in Indonesia is expected to continue rising alongside the increase in population. As a result, information is now widely available without cost or restriction. This study examines the influence of electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) and company brand image on hotel booking intention in Jakarta. Using Generation Z is the focus of the study because the use of technology and the internet has become a trend for them before making a purchase decision. We collect data in the Jakarta area, expecting the Generation Z we examine to have already made online hotel reservations. Online surveys were distributed using Google Forms to collect the data needed for the analysis. A total of 211 people participated in this survey. In this study, descriptive analysis was conducted using the Smart PLS software. The findings indicated that the e-WOM variable positively and significantly affected hotel booking intentions in Jakarta. Brand image positively and significantly impacts hotel booking intentions in Jakarta. Then, e-WOM positively and significantly influences the brand image.
Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Viral Hepatitis C Cirrhosis: Performance of Combined Ultrasonography and Clinical Predictors

Objectives This study is aimed at evaluating the diagnostic performance of clinical predictors and the Doppler ultrasonography in predicting esophageal varices (EV) in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis and exploring the practical predictors of EV. Methods We conducted a prospective study from July 2020 to January 2021, enrolling 65 patients with mild hepatitis C-related cirrhosis. We obtained clinical data and performed grayscale and the Doppler ultrasound to explore the predictors of EV. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed as the reference test by the gastroenterologist within a week. Results The prevalence of EV in the study was 41.5%. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that gender (female, OR = 4.04, p = 0.02), platelet count (<150000 per ml, OR = 3.13, p = 0.09), splenic length (>11 cm, OR = 3.64, p = 0.02), and absent right hepatic vein (RHV) triphasicity (OR = 3.15, p = 0.03) were significant predictors of EV. However, the diagnostic accuracy indices for isolated predictors were not good (AUROC = 0.63–0.66). A combination of these four predictors increases the diagnostic accuracy in predicting the presence of EV (AUROC = 0.80, 95% CI 0.69-0.91). Furthermore, the Doppler assessment of the right hepatic vein waveform showed good reproducibility (κ = 0.76). Conclusion Combining clinical and Doppler ultrasound features can be used as a screening test for predicting the presence of EV in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis. The practical predictors identified in this study could serve as an alternative to invasive EGD in EV diagnosis. Further studies are needed to explore the diagnostic accuracy of additional noninvasive predictors, such as elastography, to improve EV screening.
Aalborg Universitet Dynamic Phasors-Based Modeling and Stability Analysis of Droop-Controlled Inverters for Microgrid Applications

System modeling and stability analysis is one of the most important issues of inverter-dominated microgrids. It is useful to determine the system stability and optimize the control parameters. The complete small signal models for the inverterdominated microgrids have been developed which are very accurate and could be found in literature. However, the modeling procedure will become very complex when the number of inverters in microgrid is large. One possible solution is to use the reduced-order small signal models for the inverterdominated microgrids. Unfortunately, the reduced-order small signal models fail to predict the system instabilities. In order to solve the problem, a new modeling approach for inverterdominated microgrids by using dynamic phasors is presented in this paper. Our findings indicate that the proposed dynamic phasor model is able to predict accurately the stability margins of the system, while the conventional reduced-order small signal model fails. In addition, the virtual ω-E frame power control method, which deals with the power coupling caused by the line impedance X/R characteristic, has also been chosen as an application example of the proposed modeling technique.
Out-of-Group or In-Group E-WOM affects Consumer Purchasing Decision?

The aim of this study is to explore the influence of the two types of e-WOM, out-of-group (influencer marketing and customer review) and in-group (reference group). This study uses a quantitative approach. Data were obtained from 176 respondents who are familiar and active in online shopping in Indonesia. The results of this study found that both out-of-group and in-group source of e-WOM have a positive and significant influence on purchasing decisions. The customer review variable has the highest R2 value, namely 0.741, which means that customer reviews can influence the purchase decision variable by 74.1%. So, it can be concluded that online consumer decisions are more influenced by out-of-group information sources (reviews from other customers) than information from family and friends. Although there have been several past studies, they have been inconsistent and lacking in clarity. Hence, this study aims to provide empirical evidence regarding which form of electronic word of mouth has the biggest influence on purchasing decisions.
Impact of Adjuvant Gemcitabine Containing Chemotherapy Following Radical Nephroureterectomy for Patients with Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Results from a Propensity-Score Matched Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: The evidence regarding perioperative adjuvant chemotherapy and personalized surveillance strategies for upper tract urothelial carcinoma is limited. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether adjuvant gemcitabine containing chemotherapy affects the oncological outcomes of advanced upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). METHODS: The CROES-UTUC registry is an observational, international, multi-center study on patients diagnosed with UTUC. Patient and disease characteristics from 2380 patients with UTUC were collected, and finally 738 patients were included in this analysis. The primary outcome of this study was recurrence-free survival. Propensity score matching was performed. Kaplan-Meier and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed by stratifying patients according to the treatment of adjuvant chemotherapy. RESULTS: A total of 738 patients were included in this analysis, and 59 patients received adjuvant chemotherapy (AC), including 50 patients who received gemcitabine. A propensity score matching was performed, including 50 patients who received gemcitabine containing treatment and 50 patients without adjuvant chemotherapy. Disease recurrence occurred in 34.0% of patients. The recurrence rate in the AC group was 22.0%, which was significantly lower than the non-AC group (46.0%). Kaplan-Meier analyses also showed that AC was associated with a lower likelihood of tumor recurrence (p = 0.047). However, AC was not significantly associated with a higher overall survival (OS) (p = 0.908) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (p = 0.979). Upon multivariate Cox regression analysis, AC was associated with a lower risk of tumor recurrence (HR = 0.297, p = 0.028). CONCLUSION: The present study confirms that adjuvant gemcitabine containing chemotherapy could decrease the risk of tumor recurrence in patients with locally advanced UTUC following nephroureterectomy. However, more studies are need to draw a clearer image of the value of this treatment method.
Fuel treatments, fire suppression, and their interaction with wildfire and its impacts: the Warm Lake experience during the Cascade Complex of wildfires in central Idaho, 2007

Wildfires during the summer of 2007 burned over 500,000 acres within central Idaho. These fires burned around and through over 8,000 acres of fuel treatments designed to offer protection from wildfire to over 70 summer homes and other buildings located near Warm Lake. This area east of Cascade, Idaho, exemplifies the difficulty of designing and implementing fuel treatments in the many remote wildland urban interface settings that occur throughout the western United States. The Cascade Complex of wildfires burned for weeks, resisted control, were driven by strong dry winds, burned tinder dry forests, and only burned two rustic structures. This outcome was largely due to the existence of the fuel treatments and how they interacted with suppression activities. In addition to modifying wildfire intensity, the burn severity to vegetation and soils within the areas where the fuels were treated was generally less compared to neighboring areas where the fuels were not treated. This paper examines how the Monumental and North Fork Fires behaved and interacted with fuel treatments, suppression activities, topographical conditions, and the short- and long-term weather conditions.
Long-term Efficacy and Safety of K-924 Pitavastatin/Ezetimibe Fixed-dose Combination in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia: A Phase III, Multi-center, Open-label Trial

Aim: Ezetimibe administration with ongoing statin therapy is an effective option for further lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Thus, we investigated the long-term efficacy and safety of fixed-dose combination of pitavastatin/ezetimibe (K-924 LD: 2 mg/10 mg; K-924 HD: 4 mg/10 mg). Methods: We conducted a phase III, multicenter, open-label trial involving patients with hypercholesterolemia receiving pitavastatin (2 or 4 mg) who had not achieved their LDL-C management target. Patients were enrolled into the K-924 LD and HD groups based on whether they had received pitavastatin 2 and 4 mg, respectively, and treated for 52 weeks. K-924 was administered orally once daily. The primary objective was to examine the percent change in LDL-C from baseline at week 52 with last observation carried forward imputation (LOCF) in all patients. Results: Of the 109 patients evaluated, 62 and 47 were assigned to the K-924 LD and HD groups, respectively. In all patients, LDL-C decreased by -30.3±14.3% (p＜0.001) from baseline (134.4±37.9 mg/dL). Consequently, 91.8% and 37.5% of the patients for primary and secondary prevention reached their LDL-C management target, respectively. These results were consistent in both the K-924 LD and HD groups. In the safety analysis, a single adverse drug reaction occurred in a patient in the K-924 HD group. Conclusion: After replacing pitavastatin monotherapy, K-924 was found to be effective and well-tolerated over 52 weeks. Thus, K-924 can contribute to intensifying LDL-C-lowering therapy without increasing the number of medications.
AVIAN DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY IN FOREST GAP AND CLOSED CANOPY AREAS OF LOWLAND TROPICAL FOREST

df = 1, p < 0.01). Taburan spesis burung yang dijumpai di kawasan hutan terbuka berbeza secara signifikan dari kawasan kanopi tertutup (Ujian-t = 2.487, df = 10, p < 0.05), di mana kawasan hutan terbuka direkodkan lebih banyak spesies berbanding kawasan kanopi tertutup. Perkiraan Diversiti (Indeks Shannon-Wiener dan Kesamarataan) dan Kekayaan Spesies (Margalef, Menhinick dan Kekayaan Sebenar), menunjukkan tidak terdapat sebarang perbezaan signifikan antara kawasan hutan terbuka dan kawasan kanopi tertutup. Kemungkinan bahawa saiz kawasan hutan terbuka adalah terlalu kecil untuk mempengaruhi nilai diversiti burung di kawasan ini. Abstract: An ecological study concerning the effects of treefall gap areas and the association with bird distribution was conducted at the forest area around the Penang Botanical Garden which is encompassed within the Bukit Kerajaan Forest Reserve. A total of 12 study sites were chosen, six sites represent the closed canopy areas and the remaining six represent the gap areas. Bird sampling was conducted using point observation and mist netting methods. Birds detected in gap (229 individuals) areas were significantly higher compared to the closed canopy (147 individuals) areas (χ 2 = 17.88, df = 1, p < 0.01). The distribution of species found in gap areas differs significantly from closed canopy areas (t-test = 2.487, df = 10, p < 0.05), where gap areas recorded more species than closed canopy areas. The diversity (Shannon-Wiener and Evenness) and species richness (Margalef, Menhinick and True Richness) calculation showed that there are no significant differences between gap areas and closed canopy areas. It is presumed that the size of the gap area is too small to affect the diversity of the birds.
Effects of different agro-ecosystems in the dynamic of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium in the tomato crop

El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la dinamica del nitrogeno, fosforo y potasio en cultivos de tomate y suelos en diferentes agroecosistemas. El trabajo consistio en estudiar el efecto de tres agroecosistemas: agricola (T1), natural (T2) y horticola (T3). Estos agroecosistemas se caracterizaron por la secuencia de los cultivos de maiz y trigo durante 8 anos (T1), vegetacion natural de gramineas (T2) y rotaciones de cultivos horticolas durante 20 anos (T3). El estudio fue realizado en Santa Fe, Argentina (31° 15 S, 60° 50' W) entre 2009 y 2010, habiendose utilizado un cultivar de tomate hibrido redondo de crecimiento indeterminado. La concentracion de N-NO3 en los suelos tuvo un valor alto (> 65 ppm), al inicio del cultivo en los tres agroecosistemas. La concentracion de P tambien fue muy alta (> 250 ppm) en el agroecosistema horticola (T3) y menor en los restantes, con aproximadamente 50 ppm para T1 y 150 ppm para T2. Lo mismo sucedio en este agroecosistema con el K. El agroecosistema natural (T2) fue el que tuvo la menor concentracion de P en el suelo. Las concentraciones de N, P y K resultaron con diferencias altamente significativas (p≤ 0.01) en las concentraciones de los tejidos de las plantas provenientes de los tres agroecosistemas. Las concentraciones de P en planta no resultaron deficientes en ningun agroecosistema. Sin embargo, las concentraciones de N y K fueron deficientes hacia el final del estudio en los agroecosistemas agricola (T1) y natural (T2). Abstract
Bacterial Profile and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Isolates Recovered from Intensive Care Unit Environments at Wachemo University Nigist Ellen Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Background Bacterial contamination of indoor hospitals, especially in intensive care units is a serious health hazard in the world with a high morbidity and mortality rates. Particularly, multidrug-resistant bacteria can cross-contaminate medical devices, inanimate surfaces, health care providers, and patients in the intensive care unit. This study was aimed to assess the bacterial profile and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from intensive care unit at WUNEMMCSH (Wachemo University Nigest Ellen Mohammed Memorial Compressive Specialized Hospital), Southern Ethiopia. Methods A hospital-based cross sectional study was conducted on 180 intensive care unit environmental samples at WUNEMMCSH from August 1, 2022, to October 30, 2022. In this study, a total of 180 swab samples were collected from medical devices, inanimate surfaces, patients, and health care providers from the intensive care unit by using sterile cotton-tipped swabs moistened with normal saline. Then, bacterial isolates were identified using the standard culture method, Gram stain, and biochemical tests. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests for bacterial isolates were performed by using the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method. Data were entered into EpiData Version 4.6 cleanup and exported to SPSS V25 for analysis. Results A total of 180 swab samples were processed from intensive care unit environments, and 143 (79.4%) were found to have been contaminated by at least one potential pathogenic bacterial isolate. A total of two hundred and thirty-eight bacteria were isolated. Of these, the predominant bacteria were coagulase-negative Staphylococci 72 (30.3%), S. aureus 61 (25.6%), E. coli 41 (17.2%), and K. pneumoniae 30 (12.6%). Seventy (49%) out of all swabbed samples were contaminated with mixed isolates. In the antimicrobial susceptibility tests, 19 (86%) Gram-positive bacteria and 25 (76%) Gram-negative bacterial isolates were susceptible to nitrofurantoin, respectively. Vancomycin was sensitive to 83% of Gram-positive isolates. Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates from irrespective sources showed multidrug resistance in 56.4% and 76.2%, respectively. Conclusion The inanimate hospital environments, medical device, health care providers, and patients in ICU rooms of WUNEMMCSH (Wachemo University Nigest Ellen Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital) were colonized with 143 (79.4%) of potential pathogenic bacterial isolate, which can cause nosocomial infections with high rates of morbidity and mortality among patients. The frequencies of multidrug-resistant 159 (66.8%) bacterial pathogens were alarmingly high. Therefore, to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination and MDR, strict adherence to hospital infection prevention and control measures should be enforced. These measures include regularly performing hand hygiene, periodic disinfection, and sterilization of medical equipment.
The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

While Legal Adviser to the Israeli Foreign Office Dr. LapidothEschelbacher played a major role in the discussions concerning the drafting, interpretation and application of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty, which involved issues of freedom of navigation through the Suez Canal, the Gulf of Suez, the Strait of Tiran, the Red Sea, the Strait of Bab alMandeb and the Gulf of Aden. It is not surprising, therefore, that she was asked to write The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, number five in the series on International Straits of the World, published by Nijhoff on behalf of the University of Delaware's Center for the Study of Marine Policy. The political significance of this area and the continuance of the ArabIsraeli conflict, or some aspects thereof, may well serve to emphasize that treaty law, in this case the yet-to-be ratified United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, has little substantive significance if the political interests of the parties affected thereby conflict with the legal regime that the document seeks to establish. The importance of such considerations is clear if one bears in mind that something over one-third of this monograph is devoted to the political setting. Not only is . there the general problem of Arab-Israeli confrontation, but, in addition,
Rifamycin-Related Polyketides from a Marine-Derived Bacterium Salinispora arenicola and Their Cytotoxic Activity

Eight rifamycin-related polyketides were isolated from the culture broth of a marine-derived bacterium Salinispora arenicola, including five known (2–5 and 8) and three new derivatives (1, 6, and 7). The structures of the new compounds were determined by means of spectroscopic methods (HRESIMS and 1D, 2D NMR) and a comparison of their experimental data with those previously reported in the literature. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against one normal, six solid, and seven blood cancer cell lines and 1 showed moderate activity against all the tested cell lines with GI50 values ranging from 2.36 to 9.96 µM.