Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Blended Learning Competency Test among Nursing Profession Education

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has limited social activities in public spaces because transmission originates from physical contact. The impact of activity limitations affects the nursing profession’s practice learning system. The blended learning model is used to achieve the learning process. This study aimed to identify the effect of blended learning on knowledge of competency tests for nursing students at the mental health nursing station. Methods: The study used a quantitative study approach with a quasi-experiment design. The number of respondents based on the calculation of the total sampling amounted to 77 people. It used research data collection with the pre and post-test procedures, which arranged the questions based on the style of competency tests. The data analysis used a parametric Paired T-test. Results: The results showed an effect of blended learning on knowledge of competency test questions for nursing students at the mental health nursing station with a p-value < 0.05. There is an increase in the average knowledge of nursing students before and after the blended learning process. Conclusion: This study provides recommendations for approaches related to methods and evaluation in blended learning in each subject taught at the professional stage.
Effect of Different Growing Media on the Growth and Development of Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) under the Agro-Climatic Condition of Jiroft

Zinnia elegans, an annual flowering plant of the genus Zinnia, is one of the best known zinnias. Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different growing media on the growth and flowering of Zinnia elegans. Seven different growth media including coconut compost, silt, soil loam, leaf manure, (leaf manure+silt; 2:1), (coconut compost+soil loam; 1:1) and (leaf manure+soil loam+silt; 1:1:1) were used for growing Zinnia. The experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Design (CRD) giving equal importance to treatments. Number of flowers, length of lateral branches, number of lateral branches, stem diameter, plant height (cm), diameter of flower, vase life (day) and fresh and dry root, shoot and total were determined. The present study confirms the fact that selection of the appropriate medium of growth for potted flowering plants in this case Zinnia elegans was very important from aesthetic and marketing point of view. The medium must ensure the production of plants of the required quality on cost effective basis. In the present study, leaf manure produced significantly the maximum vase life and diameter of flower while the maximum vase life and diameter of flower was obtained with mix (coconut compost+soil loam; 1:1).
Changes in glacial meltwater alter algal communities in lakes of Scoresby Sund, Renland, East Greenland throughout the Holocene: Abrupt reorganizations began 1000 years before present

We investigated the response of lake algal communities to changes in glacial meltwater from the Renland Ice Cap (Greenland) through the Holocene to assess whether influxes always elicit consistent responses or novel responses. We measured sedimentary algal pigments in two proximal lakes, snow-fed Raven and glacier- and snow-fed Bunny Lake, and diatom community structure and turnover in Bunny Lake. Diatom data were not available in Raven Lake. We also modeled lake-level change in Bunny Lake to identify how glacial meltwater may have altered diatom habitat availability through time. Through a series of glacier advances and retreats over the Holocene, the algal response in Bunny Lake was relatively constant until approximately 1015 yr BP, after which there were major changes in sedimentary algal remains. Algal pigment concentrations sharply declined, and diatom species richness increased. Diatom community structure underwent three reorganizations. Until 1015 yr BP, assemblages were dominated by Pinnularia braunii and Aulacoseira pffaffiana. However, approximately 1015–480 yr BP, these species declined and Tabellaria flocculosa and Hannaea arcus became a significant component of the assemblage. Approximately 440 yr BP, A. pfaffiana increased along with species indicating elevated nitrogen. In contrast, the algal pigment records from nearby snow-fed Raven Lake showed different and minimal change through time. Our results suggest that changes in the magnitude and composition of meltwater in our two study lakes were unique over the last 1000 yr BP and elicited a non-linear threshold response absent during other periods of glacier advance and retreat. Deciphering the degree to which glaciers structure algal communities over time has strong implications for lakes as glaciers continue to recede.
Effect of foliar application with PRO-SOL and humic acid on some growth and chemical characteristics of sour orange (Citrus aurantium) seedlings.

This study was carried out on six months old sour orange (Citrus aurantium) seedlings in the lath house/ Agriculture College/AL-Qasim Green University in Babylon province, Iraq, from March 2020 to October 2020 with aim of investigating the impact of spraying PRO-SOL fertilizer (0.0, 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5) gm.L-1 and Humic acid (HA) (0.0, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0) gm.L-1 independently or in combination on the vegetative and chemical characteristics of sour orange seedlings. In 2021, a factorial experiment with three replications was conducted on local sour orange seedlings. The findings indicated that spraying with PRO-SOL fertilizer at a concentration of (4.5 gm.L-1) and HA (3 gm.L-1) promoted the seedling growth indices(the height of the plant, diameter of stem, number of leaves, and area of leaf), chemical parameters (chlorophyll and carbohydrate percent) also the leaf mineral content of N, P, and K. Keywords: PRO-SOL; HA; Foliar spray; Citrus aurantium seedling; lathhouse; Organic fertilizer.
Catopsalis (Mammalia: Multituberculata) from the Paleocene of New Mexico and Utah: Taxonomy and biochronological significance

Recently collected specimens of Catopsalis fissidens from the Torrejonian interval of the Nacimiento Formation in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico significantly augment knowledge of the morphology and dental variability of the species. This new knowledge suggests C. foliatus Cope, 1882 (=C. johnstoni Fox, 1989) is a valid Puercan species and that C. fissidens Cope, 1884a is a subjective senior synonym of C. utahensis Gazin, 1939. This latter synonymy further increases taxa shared between the Dragon Canyon local fauna of Utah and the Torrejonian fauna of the San Juan Basin, thus supporting previous inclusion of the Dragonian land-mammal “age” in the Torrejonian.
Academic Self-Efficacy and Its Effect on Academic Engagement: Meta-Analysis

Previous scholars have explored the effect of self-efficacy on academic engagement. Self-efficacy positively affects academic engagement. However, it is not known whether the impact of self-efficacy on academic engagement differs significantly depending on potential moderator variables. The study aimed to meta-analyse correlational studies on self-efficacy and academic engagement between 2015 and 2022. Meta-analysis was used to examine correlation studies on the effect of self-efficacy on academic engagement. The meta-analysis calculated 68 effect sizes for the 24 studies. In accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, this investigation was conducted in various phases, including problem identification, data collection, screening, evaluation, and extraction. The information was obtained from peer-reviewed journals indexed in databases such as Scopus, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and Eric searching for articles published in the field. Data analysis was performed using JASP. The study found that the random effects model and the effect size were significant, with a moderate average effect size (d=0.54). The results also indicate that the effects of self-efficacy on academic engagement vary significantly depending on geographical regions. The results have pedagogical implications since they suggest that increasing the academic engagement of learners requires increasing academic self-efficacy and noticing the geographical regions of learners. Keywords: self-efficacy, academic engagement, meta-analysis, academic self-efficacy
Gasdermin C (GSDMC) is Overexpressed in Psoriatic Tissue and Elevated in Psoriatic Serum: A Potential Marker of Cell Proliferation and Local Hypoxia in Psoriasis?

Psoriasis is an important disease in dermatological practice and, despite many studies, its pathogenesis is still not fully understood. Gasdermin C (GSDMC; melanoma-derived leucine zipper-containing extranuclear factor, MLZE) is a member of the gasdermin protein family. The study enrolled 60 patients with active plaque-type psoriasis and 30 volunteers without dermatoses. GSDMC concentration was assessed in serum and urine samples of all participants using ELISA. GSDMC tissue expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. The GSDMC concentration was significantly higher in serum of patients than in controls ( p < 0.001 ). A urinary GSDMC/creatinine ratio was significantly lower in patients than in controls ( p < 0.05 ). Psoriatic lesions exhibited a significantly higher expression of GSDMC than nonlesional patients’ skin or controls’ skin ( p < 0.001 , p < 0.01 , respectively). There was a positive correlation between the GSDMC serum concentration and the age of patients (R = 0.31, p = 0.015 ) and a negative correlation between GSDMC and RBC (R = −0.37; p = 0.0038 ), HGB (R = −0.26; p = 0.047 ), and urea concentration (R = −0.36; p = 0.04 ). Our study shows the potential involvement of GSDMC in psoriasis. An increased serum GSDMC and a decreased urinary GSDMC/creatinine ratio could be considered noninvasive psoriasis biomarkers, especially of local hypoxia or cell proliferation.
Machining performance and sustainability analysis of Al2O3-CuO hybrid nanofluid MQL application for milling of Ti-6Al-4V

Abstract Machining of Ti-6Al-4V presents challenges due to its low thermal conductivity, and conventional cutting fluids (CCF) are inadequate in providing a productive and sustainable solution. This study aims to achieve more sustainable and productive machining of Ti-6Al-4V by utilizing Al2O3 and CuO-added Nanofluid Minimum Quantity Lubrication (NMQL) individually and in hybrid form with different concentrations. A comparison is made with pure-MQL, CCF and dry conditions. The study consists of three stages. In the first stage, the physical properties of the coolants, like contact angle and surface tension, are investigated. The second stage involves slot milling operations, and various outputs including cutting forces, surface roughness, surface topography, surface finish, and subsurface microhardness are analyzed. In the last stage, a sustainability analysis is conducted based on the Pugh Matrix Approach. The results indicate that Al2O3-NMQL exhibits lower contact angles and surface tensions compared to other conditions. Furthermore, HNMQL applications result in lower cutting forces (up to 46.5%), surface roughness (up to 61.2%), and microhardness (up to 6.6%), while yielding better surface finish and topography compared to CCF. The sustainability analysis demonstrates that HNMQL application is the most suitable option for achieving sustainable machining of Ti-6Al-4V.
Proposição e Validação de Escala para Mensuração de Capacidade Turística Proposal and Validation of Scale for Tourist Capacity Measurement Proposición y Validación de Escala para el Medición de la Capacidad de Turismo

This study aims to develop and validate a scale to measure the tourism c apacity of companies operating in this segment. Tourist capabilities discussed in this work are understood as the capacity of organizations working in the tourism sector in managing internal pot ential of the company with a view to adding value to the services provided. Through these, it becomes possible to differentiate and develop competitive advantages as well as s trengthening those organizations. Therefore, exploratory and descriptive research was conducted wi th 65 hotels
Tracking on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators in the Mediterranean region

The Mediterranean region is facing important socioeconomic, demographic, environmental and geopo-litical dynamics, leading to a continuous rise in food requirements. These interlinked challenges are embodied in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all UN member states in 2015 and built around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of the study is to classify countries of the Mediterranean region, based on their agriculture and food related SDGs progress, in order to understand the key implementation strategies, define the gaps between countries and identify priorities for action. To classify countries, a cluster analysis based on Euclidean distance is used, followed by the ANOVA. The analysis shows that the level of food security is a discriminating factor for the clustering of countries: a clear gap emerges between the countries of Western Europe and those of the MENA area. The transition towards more sustainable food production and consumption models has also reached different stages in the various countries of the area, representing a further element of distance.
The Association of Hypertension With Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Systematic Review

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), also known as reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS), is a rare disorder that most commonly affects the posterior part of the brain. Two common causes of PRES are hypertension and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 recommendations and aimed at finding the association between hypertension and PRES in SLE patients. We searched medical databases such as PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), Cochrane Library, and Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) for relevant medical literature. The identified papers were screened, subjected to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and ran through quality appraisal tools, after which 16 papers were finalized. The finalized papers explored the roles of hypertension in SLE patients diagnosed with PRES. In this review, we identified a link between hypertension and PRES-SLE patients. We aimed to explain the role of hypertension in the development of PRES in SLE patients. This study also explains the different treatment modalities to be used for treating the patients presenting with PRES and differentiates other neuropsychiatric illnesses commonly present in SLE patients from PRES. It's important to make an accurate clinical diagnosis by understanding the clinical features and neuroimaging results of PRES for future care since it may even be incurable in some circumstances.
Standards and Indicators of Organizational Integrity in Educational Organizations in Saudi Arabia in Light of the Kingdom's 2030 Vision

While most research approaches in the field of integrity primarily focus on the non-ethical aspect and addressing corruption, there is a need for a more comprehensive investigation of the ethical dimension. This is precisely the foundation upon which this study is built. The current study aimed to reveal the most significant standards and indicators of organizational integrity for educational organizations in Saudi Arabia in light of the Kingdom’s 2030Vision. The study surveyed the opinions of a deliberate sample consisting of (76) experts in public and educational administration utilizing the remote conference technique (Delphi method) on the most important standards and indicators of organizational integrity in educational organizations. The data was analyzed and interpreted. One of the key findings of the study was the identification of four standards for organizational integrity in educational organizations in Saudi Arabia in light of the 2030 vision. Each standard has a number of indicators as follows: The cultural standard included (12) indicators, the procedural standard included (14) indicators, the behavioral standard included (13) indicators, and the distributional standard included (12) indicators. Based on the study findings recommendations were presented and suggestions for implementation procedures were proposed.
Availability of STEAM Approach Requirements among Intermediate-Stage Mathematics Teachers and Their Attitudes towards It

The present research aimed at investigating the availability of the requirements of the STEAM approach among intermediate-stage teachers and their attitudes towards the STEAM approach in public schools of Amman city, Jordan. This was a cross-sectional study that recruited a sample of 294 intermediate-stage mathematics teachers. A researcher-developed questionnaire was used in this study. It comprised 46 items (30 items for the availability of the STEAM approach requirements and 16 items for teachers' attitudes towards the STEAM approach). The data gathered in this study was analyzed using the SPSS. The results showed that the requirements of the STEAM education approach were high. Exploring the domains of STEAM requirements revealed that the implementation domain was the highest available requirement (3.90±0.54), followed by the planning domain (3.81±0.68) was available at a high degree, and lastly the assessment domain (3.11±0.76) at a moderate degree. In addition, the results showed that the enrolled mathematics teachers had positive attitudes toward using the STEAM education approach in teaching mathematics. It was found the most positive attitudes were within the desire to apply the strategy domain (4.18±0.60), followed by the motivation and self-learning domain (4.06±0.83), thinking and problem-solving domain (3.66±1.08) and the last one was collaboration and communication domain (3.21±0.59). The study concluded that STEAM approach requirements are available to a high degree as perceived by intermediate-stage mathematics teachers and they had positive attitudes towards using the STEAM approach in teaching mathematics in the public schools in Amman city, Jordan. Keywords: STEAM, requirements, attitudes, intermediate stage, mathematics, Jordan
Quiet Time Correlation Between Geomagnetic Field Variations and the Dynamics of the East African Equatorial Ionosphere

The equatorial ionosphere is highly dynamic and consequently poses serious threats to communication and navigation systems. As a result, proper understanding of ionospheric dynamics is important. The present paper presents the results of an investigation of the correlation between quiet time vertical total electron content (VTEC) and solar quiet variation in the horizontal component of geomagnetic field (Sq(H)) from low solar activity year (2009) to the high solar activity year (2014) within the equatorial East African sector using statistical analysis method. Values of Sq(H) were observed to increase steadily from around 0700LT attaining maximum values around 1100-1200LT, then descending towards zero level and beyond. The magnitudes of (VTEC) increase uniformly from around 0600-1000LT, then gradually, attaining maximum values around 1300-1500LT. The time instants of occurrence of these peaks are mainly controlled by drifts and photo-ionization. The correlation coefficients (ccs) between (VTEC) and Sq(H) were found to be strongest during the ascending phase (0600-1200LT), ranging from 0.69 to 0.98 at Addis Ababa and 0.61 to 0.97 at Nairobi. During the descending phase (1300-1800LT), ccs range from -0.28 to 0.89 at Addis Ababa and-0.06 to 0.76 at Nairobi. A high level of significance (99.98%) of ccs was obtained. The good linear relationship is attributed to the independent increase of the eastward electric field and photo-ionization on (VTEC) while poor relationship is possibly due to domination of photo-ionization over equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) development. The annual ccs between (VTEC) and Sq(H) exhibit a general dependence on solar activity at Addis Ababa, closer to the dip equator, rather than at Nairobi during the ascending phase of the daytime. This observation suggests that the EEJ changes linearly with change in solar activity, thus streamlining the variations in TEC, through drifts, and Sq(H) by intensifying the eastward equatorial electric field.
An Empirical Alarm Criterion Based on Immediate Foreshocks: A Case Study for the Izu Region@@@伊豆の場合

We propose an empirical alarm criterion for the occurrence of mainshocks (M>5or M>6) in the Izu region on the basis of the clustering activities of earthquakes which appear immediately before the mainshochs. The criterion consists of three parts: 1) elimination of aftershocks, 2) selection of candidates for foreshocks on the basis of the grade of clustering which is measured by the number of earthquakes (N1) with magnitude larger than or equal to M in unit time (two days) and in unit space (D(latitude)XD(longitude)), 3) setting up the alarm period with Ta days and the alarm segments with the unit spaces where candidates for foreshocks are observed. In this criterion N M, D and Ta are treated as parameters. After the investigation of the effects of the parameters on the alarm results, the value of each parameter was selected as Nf>10, M, D=3.0, D=0.2 and Ta=4.0 days. This set of values gives us the following practically useful alarm results: the alarm rates are 68% and 71% for mainshocks with magnitude M>5 and M>6, respectively; the occurrence rates of mainshocks in the alarmed time-space per Ta (=4 days) and unit space (0.2X0. 2 are 0.24 and 0.08, respectively; the probability gain, the ratio of the occurrence rate of mainshocks in alarmed time-space to that in all time-space concerned, for either magnitude range is as high as about 850. As for Ta, it is found that four days are enough to give the alarm. This means that the proposed foreshocks are not true foreshocks but merely seismic swarms if no mainshock follows during the four days after the first alarm is raised by the proposed foreshocks. All these results are obtained from the data of earthquakes almost homogeneously observed in the Izu region by J. M. A. through 1977 to 1991, with the range of depth <50km and magnitude >3.0. The numbers of mainshocks contained in this data with magnitude M>5 and M>6 are 22 and 7, respectively.
Synaptic inputs from identified bipolar and amacrine cells to a sparsely branched ganglion cell in rabbit retina

Abstract There are more than 30 distinct types of mammalian retinal ganglion cells, each sensitive to different features of the visual environment. In rabbit retina, they can be grouped into four classes according to their morphology and stratification of their dendrites in the inner plexiform layer (IPL). The goal of this study was to describe the synaptic inputs to one type of Class IV ganglion cell, the third member of the sparsely branched Class IV cells (SB3). One cell of this type was partially reconstructed in a retinal connectome developed using automated transmission electron microscopy (ATEM). It had slender, relatively straight dendrites that ramify in the sublamina a of the IPL. The dendrites of the SB3 cell were always postsynaptic in the IPL, supporting its identity as a ganglion cell. It received 29% of its input from bipolar cells, a value in the middle of the range for rabbit retinal ganglion cells studied previously. The SB3 cell typically received only one synapse per bipolar cell from multiple types of presumed OFF bipolar cells; reciprocal synapses from amacrine cells at the dyad synapses were infrequent. In a few instances, the bipolar cells presynaptic to the SB3 ganglion cell also provided input to an amacrine cell presynaptic to the ganglion cell. There was apparently no crossover inhibition from narrow-field ON amacrine cells. Most of the amacrine cell inputs were from axons and dendrites of GABAergic amacrine cells, likely providing inhibitory input from outside the classical receptive field.