Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Field measurements and back-analysis of marine clay geotechnical characteristics under reclamation fills

Due to the scarcity of land at coastal regions around the world, land reclamation is commonly carried out for the future expansion of various infrastructure facilities. Marine clay is present at the coastal regions of Southeast Asia. Land reclamation on this highly compressible soil foundation often requires the use of soil improvement works to eliminate significant future settlements from occurring. The combination of prefabricated vertical drains with preloading is one of the most widely used ground improvement methods in land reclamation projects. The best means available for field measurement and back-analysis of the marine clay geotechnical characteristics under reclamation fills is by carrying out extensive field instrumentation and in-situ tests. In-situ testing of marine clay was carried out at a test site. In-situ penetration testing was used to analyse the degree of consolidation, the improved shear strengths, overconsolidation ratio and the effective stress of marine clay prior to reclamation as well as after surcharge loading. In-situ dissipation testing was used to determine the coefficient of consolidation due to horizontal flow and horizontal hydraulic conductivity of the marine clay prior to reclamation as well as after surcharge loading. The in-situ penetration and dissipation tests were carried out by means of the field vane shear, piezocone, dilatometer, self-boring pressuremeter and BAT permeameter. Field instrumentation methods, assessment and back-analysis of marine clay behaviour under reclamation fills forms the crux of this research. The factors that affect the field instrumentation assessment of marine clays treated with prefabricated vertical drains, forms an integral part of this research study. Settlement gauges and piezometers were used to monitor the performance of the vertical drains and to assess the degree of consolidation of the improved soil at two case study sites. The field settlement data were back-analysed by the Asaoka and Hyperbolic methods to predict the ultimate settlement of the reclaimed land under the surcharge fill. Back-analysis of the field settlement and piezometer monitoring data also enabled the coefficient of consolidation due to horizontal flow to be closely estimated. Finite element modeling of marine clay and prefabricated vertical drains was carried out and compared with the field surface settlement results at the two case study sites.
Gardening with Youth as a Means of Developing Science, Work and Life Skills

Abstract:Children in the “black belt” region of the southern United States grow up in counties characterized by persistent poverty, low incomes, and low educational performance, including low scores by K-12 students on science and math achievement tests. In Macon County, a black belt county in Alabama with an 83 percent African-American population and 44 percent of its youth in poverty, a partnership evolved in 2004 between Tuskegee University social work students and children aged 5 through 13 years from low-income communities that resulted in after-school and summer programs to enhance K-7 student learning. In 2007, the Youth Garden Project was initiated to focus student interest and learning on science, agriculture, and the environment. The children, with support from their college student mentors learned to plant, water, weed, and harvest vegetables and fruits, emphasizing connections between land, food, and the environment. Student learning and perceptions were captured through artwork and discussions with their mentors. The response of the children and student mentors indicates that gardening activities positively influenced the children's behavior, learning, and academic performance and interest in science, agriculture, and the environment.
Conometric Connection for Implant-Supported Crowns: A Prospective Clinical Cohort Study

Background: Traditional screw or cemented connections in dental implants present limitations, prompting the exploration of alternative methods. This study assesses the clinical outcomes of single crowns and fixed partial prostheses supported by conometric connections after one year of follow-up. Methods: Twenty-two patients received 70 implants, supporting 33 rehabilitations. Biological responses and prosthodontic complications were evaluated at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. Results: All implants exhibited successful osseointegration, with no losses or peri-implant inflammation. Marginal bone levels showed minimal changes, well below pathological thresholds. The difference in marginal bone loss (MBL) was −0.27 ± 0.79 mm between T0 and T1, and −0.51 ± 0.93 mm between T0 and T2. No abutment screw loosening or crown chipping occurred. However, coupling stability loss was observed in nine cases. Conclusions: The conometric connection demonstrated successful integration and minimal complications after one year. This alternative shows promise, particularly in simplifying handling and improving marginal adaptation. Further research with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up is warranted for comprehensive validation.
Bird abundance at feeders increases with decreasing distance to cover

When given a choice, birds should choose to visit food sources closest to cover in order to reduce the probability of predation. We examined the effects of distance to nearest cover on bird abundance at feeders. The study was conducted at four suburban residences in and around Aurora, Illinois during the winter of 2002. At each residence, four birdfeeders were placed 0.0, 2.5, 5.0, and 7.5 m, respectively from the nearest tree. We monitored bird attendance at these feeders. Eight species were more abundant at feeders closest to cover: Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla), Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), and House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Distance to cover had no effect on abundance of American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Birdfeeders placed closer to cover will have more birds than feeders farther away when birds are given a choice.
Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes After Proximal Tibia Anterior Closing-Wedge Osteotomy With ACL Reconstruction

Background: While increased posterior tibial slope (PTS) is an important risk factor for failure after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, controversy exists regarding indications and outcomes of proximal tibia anterior closing-wedge osteotomy (ACWO) with concomitant ACL reconstruction in patients with ACL tears. Purpose: To assess clinical outcomes after combined ACL reconstruction and proximal tibia ACWO. Study Design: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: In accordance with PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines, we performed a systematic review of the existing literature on ACWO and ACL reconstruction using PubMed (MEDLINE), Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Embase. The search phrases included “anterior closing wedge osteotomy,”“anterior closing wedge tibial osteotomy,”“anterior closing wedge proximal tibial osteotomy,”“anterior cruciate ligament,” and “revision anterior cruciate ligament. ” Non-English publications and single-patient case reports were excluded. Extracted data included study details, patient demographics, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), clinical outcomes, radiographic outcomes, complications, and return-to-sport (RTS) rates. Results: A total of 6 studies with 110 patients (110 knees) were included. Two-stage ACWO and ACL reconstruction was reported in 2 studies of 78 patients (71%), while a single-stage technique was reported in 4 studies of 32 patients (29%). ACWO was performed in the setting of primary ACL tear in 23 patients (21%) and in recurrent ACL tear in 87 patients (79%). Patients demonstrated postoperative improvements in Lysholm, pivot-shift test, and side-to-side difference in anterior tibial translation. After ACWO, all studies reported mean postoperative PTS of <10° (range, 4.4°-9.2°). Of patients with available RTS data (n = 43), the same-level RTS rate ranged from 65% to 100%. A two-stage procedure reported in 1 study had a lower RTS rate (n = 13 of 20 [65%]) than that of 2 studies with single-stage procedure (n = 4 of 5 [80%] and n = 18 of 18 [100%]). The overall complication rate was 0.9% to 1.3%, and there were no reported ACL retears. Conclusion: The current evidence, which is constrained by the quantity and quality of studies, showed that ACWO with single- or two-stage ACL reconstruction in patients with ACL insufficiency and increased PTS was associated with significant improvements in PROs and high RTS rates.
Secondary school teachers’ perceptions of practical work in biology in the Oshana Education Region, Namibia

Abstract This study investigated Biology teachers’ perceptions of the importance of practical work in selected secondary schools in the Oshana Education Region (OER) in Namibia. This study was situated in both the qualitative and quantitative research paradigms. The population of this study consisted of all Biology teachers of Grade 11 and 12 students. Eight secondary schools in the OER were purposely selected to take part in the study. A sample comprising of 23 Biology teachers was then chosen purposively from the eight secondary schools. A questionnaire and an observation schedule were used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the quantitative data while the qualitative data were categorised into themes. The findings showed that the 69.9% of the Biology teachers did not have a laboratory specifically for conducting Biology practical work and they carried out their practical work in a common laboratory used for both Physical Science and Biology or in their classrooms. Two out of the nine observed teachers did not bother to carry out practical work at all and they taught Biology as a completely theoretical subject. The study recommends that Biology teachers should be encouraged to source materials necessary for conducting practical work from private schools in cases where their schools do not have the necessary resources for conducting practicals in Biology.
The impact of differential pricing on perceived service quality and guest satisfaction: An empirical study of mid-scale hotels in India

The aim of this article is to identify the key factors of differential pricing and its impact on perceived service quality and guest satisfaction. Great attention has been given by researchers to service quality and guest satisfaction in the tourism and hotel industry. This study however examines an integrated model of differential pricing, perceived service quality and guest satisfaction linked to value perception and satisfaction among guests for prices offered at the time of room booking, and the services available during their stay. A self-administered questionnaire was given to guests who stayed in mid-scale hotels and 334 responses were collected randomly. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the data set, a second-generation method that enables simultaneous modelling of a large number of independent and dependent variables. Partial least square SmartPLS 4.0 was used to evaluate the data. The measurement model and the structural model are the two used to examine the data. According to survey results and findings, booking channel and booking volume are significantly related to guest satisfaction. Additionally, the booking channel has a significant relationship with perceived service quality. Maintaining high-quality websites is crucial to attracting visitors and keeping them, eventually leading to more people using travel websites out of loyalty.
THE INFLUENCE OF SERVICE QUALITY, TRUST, AND FACILITIES ON THE DECISION TO CHOOSE SP HOTEL BATAM

This study aims to determine the effect of service quality, trust, and facilities on the decision to choose SP Hotel Batam. The type of research in this study is causality research, namely research that is structured to examine the possibility of a causal relationship between variables with a survey method. The data analysis method uses quantitative analysis. The location of this research is SP Hotel Batuaji, Batam City, Riau Islands, Indonesia. The population of this study were local hotel guests staying at SP Hotel Batam in 2022, totaling 520 people and a sample of 84 respondents. The instruments used in this study were observation, interview, and questionnaire. The data analysis technique uses validity and reliability tests before testing the hypothesis, first testing for deviations from classical assumptions will be carried out. In classical assumptions there are several tests that must be carried out, namely Normality Test, Multicollinearity Test and Heterosdasticity Test using SPSS version 23. Then do a hypothesis test using the t test, F test, and analysis of the coefficient of determination (R2). Partial research results Service quality has a positive and significant effect on the decision to choose SP Hotel Batam, where the t count for service quality is 7.505> 1.664 t table and significance 0.000 <0.05. Trust has a positive and significant effect on the decision to choose SP Hotel Batam, where the t count for trust is 2.195> 1.664 t table and significance 0.031 <0.05. Facilities have a positive and significant effect on the decision to choose SP Hotel Batam, where the t count for facilities is 3.985> 1.664 t table and significance 0.000 <0.05. simultaneously Service quality, trust and facilities simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on the decision to choose SP Hotel Batam¸ with F count of 75.252> 2.72 F count with a significant level of 0.000. because the probability (0.000) is smaller than 0.05, thus the formulation of the problem and the fourth hypothesis can be accepted, it simultaneously affects the selection decision.
Investigating the ‘Month of the Year’ Effect in India

The present study divided the past 25 years (from 1990 till the present) into three almost equal time periods and studied the 'month of the year' effect within them in the Indian context by use of the indices - BSE Sensex, BSE 500, BSE MidCap, and BSE SmallCap. The study observed that the 'month of the year' effect is different in each of the three time periods - 'February' effect for the period from January 01, 1990 – December 31, 1998 ; the 'November' effect for the period from January 01, 1999 – December 31, 2006 ; and the 'April' effect for the period from January 01, 2007 – April 01, 2015. However, for a given time period, the same 'month of the year' effect is present for all the indices studied. It was also observed that the 'month of the year' effect is stronger for small caps when compared to large caps.
Global-Group Attention Network With Focal Attention Loss for Aerial Scene Classification

Aerial scene classification, aiming at assigning a specific semantic class to each aerial image, is a fundamental task in the remote sensing community. Aerial scene images have more diverse and complex geological features. While some statistics of images can be well fit using convolution, it limits such models to capturing the global context hidden in aerial scenes. Furthermore, to optimize the feature space, many methods add class information to the feature embedding space. However, they seldom combine model structure with class information to obtain more separable feature representations. In this article, we propose to address these limitations in a unified framework (i.e., CGFNet) from two aspects: focusing on the key information of input images and optimizing the feature space. Specifically, we propose a global-group attention module (GGAM) to adaptively learn and selectively focus on important information from input images. GGAM consists of two parallel branches: the adaptive global attention branch (AGAB) and the region-aware attention branch (RAAB). AGAB utilizes an adaptive pooling operation to better model the global context in aerial scenes. As a supplement to AGAB, RAAB combines grouping features with spatial attention to spatially enhance the semantic distribution of features (i.e., selectively focus on effective regions of features and ignore irrelevant semantic regions). In parallel, a focal attention loss (FA-Loss) is exploited to introduce class information into attention vector space, which can improve intraclass consistency and interclass separability. Experimental results on four publicly available and challenging datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of our method. The source code will be released at: https://github.com/zoecheno/CGFNet.
Can Urban Renewal Policies Reverse Neighborhood Ethnic Dynamics?

This paper assesses the impact on neighborhood population dynamics of a major urban renewal policy implemented in Catalonia (Spain) between 2004 and 2010. Some of the most deprived neighborhoods in the region received large investments in their public spaces and facilities with the aim of attracting natives and high income individuals and of reducing the concentration of poverty and immigration. The control group comprises rejected projects and projects accepted towards the end of the program that, due to a fall in public tax revenues, were never executed. The results suggest that the urban renewal projects had little (if any) effects on population dynamics, suggesting that substantial investment in deprived neighborhoods is insufficient to attract natives and/or high income households. Interestingly, the sole exception were the interventions made in Barcelona’s historic districts, where the policy seems to have augmented ongoing processes of urban revival into its most deprived neighborhoods furthering processes of gentrification.
Stability of grain yield of durum wheat genotypes by AMMI model.

Quick seed germination and stand establishment are significant factors to lentil This study was performed to determine the yield performances of 20 durum wheat genotypes across five sites in warm dryland areas of Iran, during 20042006 growing seasons. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with four replications. The combined analysis of variance indicated that effects of environments, genotypes and genotype × environment (GE) interactions were significant, suggesting differential responses of the genotypes to environments and the need of stability analysis. Analysis of variance for AMMI (additive main effects and multiplicative interactions) model revealed the first four interaction principal components (IPC 1, IPC 2, IPC 3, IPC 4) were highly significant by Gollob’s F-test and accounted for 78.32% of GE interaction. The genotypes have high variation around the mean yield (3358.68 kg ha-1). According to IPC1, genotypes G17, G3, G1 and G8 were the most stable genotypes. Based on EV4 parameter, genotypes G17, G8, G12, and G18 and according to EV1, genotypes G4, G6, G19, G7 and G20 were the most stable genotypes. Genotypes G10, G9, G4, G14, G11, G6 and G18 based on SIPC4 parameter and genotypes G8, G1, G12, G18 and G17 based on ASV parameter were the most stable genotypes. MASV indicated that G17, G12, G8, G18, G1 and G3 were most stable genotypes. Overall based on the all AMMI parameters, genotypes G3, G8, G1, G12, G17 and G18 were the most stable genotypes which had relatively high mean yield and can be used as superior genotypes in relation with the warm dryland environments.
Phenology, growth and yield of Bt cotton as influenced by different intercrops.

A field experiment was conducted during the kharif 2010 and 2011 at Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana with the objective to study the growth and phenology of hybrid. Results showed that at harvest plant height, dry matter accumulation (DMA) and leaf area index (LAI) in all the Bt cotton based intercropping systems except Bt cotton + bajra fodder intercropping system was at par with sole Bt cotton. However, Bt cotton + bajra fodder intercropping system recorded significantly lower values for above said parameters. The Bt cotton+ summer moong (1+1 and 1+2) , Bt cotton+ bajra fodder (1+1) , Bt cotton+ cowpea fodder (1+2) took more number of days to flowering during both the years. During the second year, significantly more number of days were taken to boll formation in Bt cotton+ bajra fodder (1+1), Bt cotton + cowpea fodder (1+2) and Bt cotton + summer moong (1+1 and 1+2) intercropping systems as compared to sole Bt cotton. The total number of bolls and seed cotton yield obtained with Bt cotton + maize fodder, Bt cotton + cowpea fodder, Bt cotton + summer moong and Bt cotton + long melon was statistically at par with sole Bt cotton. However, Bt cotton + bajra fodder intercropping system recorded significant reduction in number of opened bolls and seed cotton yield.
Development and validation of the Chinese coaches’ interpersonal style scale

Purpose Coaches’ behaviors and coaching styles play a critical role in influencing athletes’ psychological experiences and performance. According to the self-determination theory (SDT), coaches’ interpersonal behaviors are commonly categorized as autonomy-supportive and controlling. Due to less focus on the unique behaviors of Chinese coaches, this study incorporated coaches’ parental care for athletes, referred to as paternalistic benevolence, in their interpersonal styles in the context of the Chinese culture. Methods Exploratory factor analyses were used in studies 1 and 2 to find items associated with benevolent coaching behaviors and items to create the Chinese Coaches’ Interpersonal Style Scale. Study 3 used the constructed scale, as well as the Subjective Vitality Scale and Athlete Burnout Questionnaire, with a sample of athletes to examine scale reliability. The 15-item Chinese Coaches’ Interpersonal Style Scale contained three dimensions: benevolent, autonomy-supportive, and controlling coaching styles. Results The findings showed that: (1) benevolent coaching behaviors held significant explanatory weight in the Chinese cultural context; (2) controlling and autonomy-supportive coaching styles were culturally congruent among both Eastern and Western athletes; and (3) benevolent and autonomy-supportive coaching behaviors positively impacted athletes, whereas controlling coaching behaviors had a negative impact. Conclusion The measure showed strong validity and reliability, making it useful for future practice and research on the interpersonal style of Chinese coaches.
Improving the Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis in Resource-Limited Settings: Gaps and Recommendations

Abstract Neonatal sepsis causes significant global morbidity and mortality, with the highest burden in resource-limited settings where 99% of neonatal deaths occur. There are multiple challenges to achieving successful treatment of neonates in this setting. Firstly, reliable and low-cost strategies for risk identification are urgently needed to facilitate treatment as early as possible. Improved laboratory capacity to allow identification of causative organisms would support antimicrobial stewardship. Antibiotic treatment is still hampered by availability, but also increasingly by antimicrobial resistance – making surveillance of organisms and judicious antibiotic use a priority. Finally, supportive care is key in the management of the neonate with sepsis and has been underrecognized as a priority in resource-limited settings. This includes fluid balance and nutritional support in the acute phase, and follow-up care in order to mitigate complications and optimise long-term outcomes. There is much more work to be done in identifying the holistic needs of neonates and their families to provide effective family-integrated interventions and complete the package of neonatal sepsis management in resource-limited settings.