Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PENGEMBANGAN PERMAINAN QUESTION CARD SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis 1) pengembangan Permainan Question Card sebagai media pembelajaran untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa, 2) efektivitas Permainan Question Card pada sebagai media pembelajaran untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa.Penelitian ini dilakukan di kelas X IPS 1 SMAN 1 Kota Mojokerto dengan 20 siswa sebagai subjek penelitian. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian pengembangan (research and development) dengan model pengembangan ADDIE yang terdiri dari lima tahap, yaitu Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, dan Evaluation. Desain ujicoba penelitian ini menggunakan desain Pre-Experimental bentuk One Grup Pretest-Posttest. Jenis data dalam penelitian ini meliputi data kualitatif dan kuantitatif, dengan instrumen pengumpulan data berupa lembar telaah dan lembar validasi. Dari hasil penelitian ini, menunjukkan bahwa presentase yang didapat dari ahli evaluasi adalah 93% dengan kriteria sangat layak dan ahli media 88,86% dengan kriteria sangat layak. Hasil efektivitas Permainan Question Card yang diujicobakan secara terbatas menunjukkan peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kritis peserta didik melalui uji N-gain dengan nilai rata-rata sebesar 0,6 dengan kriteria sedang. Abstract: The purpose of the research is to analyze 1) the development of the Question Card Game as learning media to increase student’s critical thinking, 2) the effectiveness of the Question Card Game as learning media to increase student’s critical thinking. This study is conducted in class X Social 1 of State Senior High School 1 of Mojokerto City with 20 students as subjects research. The type of research is research and development with ADDIE development model that consists of five steps, namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The trial design of this research is the Pre-Experimental design One Group Pretest-Posttest type. The type of data in this research is qualitative and quantitative data with data collection instruments in the form of study sheets and validation sheets. They show that the percentage received from the evaluation expert is 93% with the criteria very feasible and media expert is 88,86% with criteria very feasible. The result of the effectiveness of the Question Card Game as learning media showed an increase in student’s critical thinking through the N-gain test with an average value of 0,6 with criteria medium
On supercritical branching processes with emigration

Abstract We study supercritical branching processes under the influence of an independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) emigration component. We provide conditions under which the lifetime of the process is finite or has a finite expectation. A theorem of Kesten–Stigum type is obtained, and the extinction probability for a large initial population size is related to the tail behaviour of the emigration.
Digestibility of diets with passion fruit by-product estimated through external and internal markers in dairy heifers

This study examined the influence of the external markers chromium oxide (CO), titanium dioxide (TD), isolated, purified and enriched lignin (LIPE®) and isolated, purified, enriched lignin in nanoparticles (NANOLIPE®) as well as the internal markers indigestible dry matter (iDM), indigestible neutral detergent fiber (iNDF) and indigestible acid detergent fiber (iADF) in diets with inclusion of passion fruit by-product for dairy heifers on the estimation of fecal output and nutrient digestibility. Sixteen Holstein × Zebu crossbred heifers at an average live weight of 363 ± 28 kg were randomly distributed in a completely randomized design where they received diets in which Tifton 85 (Cynodon sp.) hay was replaced with passion fruit by-product (0, 12, 24 and 36%, as-fed basis). The CO, LIPE®, NANOLIPE® and iNDF markers did not differ from the total collection method (p > 0.05) in the estimation of fecal output and nutrient digestibility. The TD and iDM markers overestimated, while iADF underestimated fecal output. Under the presented conditions, we recommend using the CO, LIPE®, NANOLIPE® and iNDF markers to estimate fecal output and nutrient digestibility in diets with inclusion of passion fruit by-product for dairy heifers.
Passion for Work and Well-Being of Working Adults

The purpose of the present study was to extend a study by Yukhymenko-Lescroart and Sharma (2019,“The Relationship Between Faculty Members’ Passion for Work and Well-Being”) to test the relationship between passion for work and well-being using a completely independent and much more heterogeneous sample of full-time working adults representing a wide variety of professions. Participants, who were recruited through the Amazon’s Mechanical Turk website, completed several scales (N = 297, 55.2% female, median age = 34 years), and the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. In line with our hypotheses, results showed that harmonious passion for work contributed positively to life satisfaction, subjective happiness, awareness of purpose, altruistic purpose, and awakening to the purpose. Additionally, obsessive passion for work contributed positively to altruistic purpose and awakening to the purpose. However, the results did not support the hypothesis that obsessive passion for work contributed to the awareness of purpose.
Transformed-likelihood estimators for dynamic panel models with a very small T

Conventional OLS fixed-effects and GLS random-effects estimators of dynamic models that control for individual-effects are known to be biased when applied to short panel data (T ≤ 10). GMM estimators are the most used alternative but are known to have drawbacks. Transformed-likelihood estimators are unused in political science. Of these, orthogonal reparameterization estimators are only tangentially referred to in any discipline. We introduce these estimators and test their performance, demonstrating that the unused orthogonal reparameterization estimator in particular performs very well and is an improvement on the commonly used GMM estimators. When T and/or N are small, it provides efficiency gains and overcomes the issues GMM estimators encounter in the estimation of long-run effects when the coefficient on the lagged dependent variable is close to one.
Different Forms of Corporate Philanthropy, Different Effects: A Multilevel Analysis

This study investigates how different types of corporate philanthropy impact employees' life satisfaction. Grounded in signaling theory, we explore and clarify the nuances among three types of corporate philanthropy values: the absolute value of corporate philanthropy, the value of a firm's corporate philanthropy relative to its past level, and the value of corporate philanthropy relative to the firm size. Results of multilevel analyses on a large scale sample with 218 firms and 2,261 employees at two time points reveal that: the absolute value of corporate philanthropy positively influences employees' life satisfaction; the value of a firm's corporate philanthropy relative to its past philanthropy negatively impacts employees’ life satisfaction; and the value of corporate philanthropy relative to the firm size positively affects employees' life satisfaction. The results indicate that the influences of corporate philanthropy on employees' life satisfaction vary depending on the evaluation benchmarks. Firms may benefit by taking their size and past philanthropy into consideration when making corporate philanthropy investment decisions.
Examining the voice of Israeli transgender women: Acoustic measures, voice femininity and voice-related quality-of-life.

Background Transgender women may experience gender-dysphoria associated with their voice and the way it is perceived. Previous studies have shown that specific acoustic measures are associated with the perception of voice-femininity and with voice-related quality-of-life, yet results are inconsistent. Aims This study aimed to examine the associations between specific voice measures of transgender women, voice-related quality-of-life, and the perception of voice-femininity by listeners and by the speakers themselves. Methods Thirty Hebrew speaking transgender women were recorded. They had also rated their voice-femininity and completed the Hebrew version of the TVQMtF questionnaire. Recordings were analyzed to extract mean fundamental frequency (F0), formant frequencies (F1, F2, F3), and vocal-range (calculated in Hz. and in semitones). Recordings were also rated on a voice-gender 7-point scale, by 20 naïve cisgender listeners. Results Significant correlations were found between both F0 and F1 and listeners' as well as speakers' evaluation of voice-femininity. TVQMtF scores were significantly correlated with F0 and with the lower and upper boundaries of the vocal-range. Voice-femininity ratings were strongly correlated with vocal-range, when calculated in Hz, but not when defined in semitones. Listeners' evaluation and speakers' self-evaluation of voice-femininity were significantly correlated. However, TVQMtF scores were significantly correlated only with the speakers' voice-femininity ratings, but not with those of the listeners. Conclusion Higher F0 and F1, which are perceived as more feminine, jointly improved speakers' satisfaction with their voice. Speakers' self-evaluation of voice-femininity does not mirror listeners' judgment, as it is affected by additional factors, related to self-satisfaction and personal experience. Combining listeners' and speakers' voice evaluation with acoustic analysis is valuable by providing a more holistic view on how transgender women feel about their voice and how it is perceived by listeners.
How Tourists Perceive the Usefulness of Technology Adoption in Hotels: Interaction Effect of Past Experience and Education Level

ABSTRACT This study examines the interaction effect of past experience and education level on the perceived usefulness of hotel technology. This study also investigates the influence of the perceived usefulness of hotel technologies, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and service automation, on the behavioral intention of customers through their past experience. A total of 301 international tourists participated in this study. Results show that the past experiences and education level of tourists exhibit an interaction effect on the perceived usefulness of hotel technologies in terms of understanding and answering questions, providing accurate information, and communicating through various languages. The perception of technology adoption tends to show the commonality for the inexperienced tourists regardless of education level. However, such a perception fluctuates among experienced tourists with increased educational level, particularly among the graduate group. In addition, the effect of the perceived usefulness of hotel technologies on behavioral intention is stronger for experienced hotel customers than for inexperienced ones. Academic and managerial implications are also discussed for future research development.
From liposomes to cells: Filling the gap between physicochemical and microbiological studies of the activity and selectivity of host‐defense peptides

Host‐defense peptides (HPDs) are bactericidal and immunomodulatory molecules, part of the innate immune system of many organisms, including man. They kill bacteria mostly by perturbing their membranes, and for this reason they are a promising class of molecules to fight drug‐resistant microbes. However, their success towards clinical application is still limited, partly due to many unanswered questions on their activity and function. Our current understanding of HDPs has been reached by two parallel, but largely independent, approaches: microbiological studies on HDP effects on cells, and physicochemical investigations on model membranes. All current models for the mechanisms of HDP membrane perturbation and cell selectivity were derived from the latter kind of studies, but their relevance for real cells still had to be demonstrated. In the last few years, several studies led to quantitative insights into HDP behavior directly in cells: membrane‐binding and peptide‐induced pores in bacteria and liposomes were compared; the number of cell‐bound peptide molecules needed to kill a bacterium was determined; the variation of peptide activity and toxicity with the density of cells was characterized; selectivity was examined in a mixture of target and host cells; the sequence of events leading to bacterial death was observed in real time by microscopy on single cells. Overall, these approaches led to a new understanding of HDPs that will be helpful for their development into effective antibiotic drugs.
Cloning and Sequence Analysis of Fatty Acid Hydroxylase Gene in Lactobacillus Sakei Y-20 Strain and Characteristics of Fatty Acid Hydroxylase

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are used to produce food alcoholic beverages. Yeast and LAB produce aroma lactone, with a sweet fruit smell, and convert hydroxyl fatty acids during whiskey production. Hydroxyl fatty acids, including ricinoleic acid, also show analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. This study investigated fatty acid hydroxylase (FAH) characteristics and the genomic sequence in Lactobacillus sakei Y-20 strain. The enzyme locates the cell membrane fraction as a cell membrane protein in the strain. Hydroxylase was used for cloning from the LAB Y-20 strain genome. The genetic region excised by restrictive enzyme Sau3A was ligated in plasmid DNA and was transformed to competent cells. A clone from LAB Y-20 strain has 1,218 base pairs. The enzyme, a 42.9 kDa protein comprising 405 amino acids, has 90% homology with nlpC/P60 family protein in Lactobacillus spp. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that FAH produced by recombinant cells was 46 kDa. Its optimum pH was 6.0. It was activated by manganese ion, iron ion, cobalt ion, and calcium ion. However, mercury ion and azide ion inhibited it. Its active site was a heme-iron ligand signature motif. Although FAH hydroxylated oleic acid and linoleic acid with dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), it did not hydroxylate saturated fatty acids.
Protein structure determination using evolutionary information

For billions of years, nature has been conducting the greatest experiment of all time. Imagine one day gaining access to the detailed notes from these experiments. Today, with worldwide expeditions to collect samples from all habitats, single-cellular sequencing of unculturable microbes and rapid drop in sequencing cost, we can finally tap into nature and gain access to these notes. Natural selection acts upon a gene to optimize its sequence to perform a task. For protein-coding genes, the task includes folding, stability, and function. The record of the evolutionary process, which in itself is probabilistic, is contained within a multiple sequence alignment. A statistical model that accurately describes these evolutionary constraints for a given gene or a set of genes, should allow for the inference of the underlying physical molecular structure and interactions. Recently, it was shown that a global statistical model of a protein family that captures both conservation and coevolution patterns in the family, to possess such quality. The strength of co-evolution term is correlated with residue-residue contacts in three-dimensional space. This means that not only can this information be used to predict contacts in proteins that have no structure, but also to better understand contacts in known structures. To assess the utility and the limitation of the method, we applied our method (GREMLIN) to predict residue-residue level interactions between proteins and within a protein. These contacts were used to predict the structure of 58 protein families and complexes. Nine of these structures have since been determined with traditional experimental methods and were found to be quite accurate. Most recently we extended the approach to small protein families by recruiting metagenomic sequences. Using this approach, we provided the predictions for over 600 protein families (>10% of PFAM).
The default and liquidity premia of corporate bonds: evidence from the trade reporting and compliance engine

ABSTRACT This study combines information in the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE), the most extensive bond database, with other fixed income data sets in order to quantify the default and liquidity premia in a reduced form framework at the bond level. The results show that the default premium is two to three times as large as the liquidity premium, and the liquidity term structure is not decreasing in the time to maturity.
Dwindling Professional Authority: Legal Elites and the Division of Governmental Labor in Chile, 1932–70

The prominence of lawyers in the politics of modern state building has been recognized in both historical and theoretical scholarship. In Latin America, however, legal professionals were largely displaced from public governance by the mid-twentieth century. Using Chile as a case study, I argue that, beginning in the 1930s, the rise of the administrative state diminished the authority of elite lawyers who previously enjoyed a quasi-monopoly on statecraft. In addition to the emergence of professional competitors, lawyers lost political influence for two reasons: (1) a growing divergence between political and legal careers for law graduates and (2) internal and external constraints on the bar and the judiciary that limited the ability of legal actors to influence the political process. As a result, during a period when lawyers gained political sway in much of the world, their authority in public affairs dwindled in Chile.
CFO gender and financial reporting transparency in banks

We investigate the effect of CFO gender on the timeliness of loan loss provision (LLP) reporting using a large sample of US banks from 2007 to 2016. Our findings show that women CFOs are associated with timelier forward-looking provisioning than men counterparts, suggesting that they follow a more transparent approach to financial reporting policies. Our results hold under different model specifications, including the use of bank and CEO fixed effects. We further address endogeneity concerns by showing that the timeliness of LLP reporting improves significantly for banks experiencing a man-followed-by-woman CFO transition. Overall, our study supports the notion that women CFOs are associated with higher financial reporting transparency and provides further insights into how CFO gender affects risk-aversion and ethics in banks, with wider implications about the importance of women’s representation in the finance-based industry.
SAWN TIMBER MARKET AND THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

Sawn timber is well anchored in Malaysia as an ongoing subsector of the timber industry. In 2012, there were 671 sawmills located in Peninsular Malaysia, 172 in Sabah and 170 in Sarawak. Exports of sawn timber in 2012 amounted to RM 1.22 billion, primarily to Thailand (RM 192 million), Netherlands (RM 115 million), Singapore (RM 96 million), UAE (RM 72 million) and South Africa (RM 58 million) (Forestry Statistics Peninsular Malaysia 2012). Hence, to meet domestic and international demand, Malaysian government has taken initiatives to ensure the continuity of forest resources by joining the International Timber Trade Organisation (ITTO). Malaysia has been registered with ITTO since 1990, thus adhering to strive for an international trade of tropical timber from sustainably managed forests (Samsudin & Heyde 1995). Accordingly, Malaysian forest resources are carefully managed according to the principle of SFM practices to achieve a balance between development and conservation. Thus, timberbased products and services can be obtained SAWN TIMBER MARKET AND THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Relationship between Fill Factor and Light Intensity in Solar Cells Based on Organic Disordered Semiconductors: The Role of Tail States

The origin of the relationship between fill factor (FF) and light intensity (I) in organic disordered-semiconductor-based solar cells is studied. An analytical model describing the balance between transport and recombination of charge carriers, parameterized with a factor, ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Gamma}}}_{m}$, is introduced to understand the FF-I relation, where higher values of ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Gamma}}}_{m}$ correlate to larger FFs. Comparing the effects of direct and tail-state-mediated recombination on the FF-I plot, we find that, for low-mobility systems, direct recombination with constant transport mobility can deliver only a negative dependence of ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Gamma}}}_{m,\mathrm{dir}}$ on light intensity. By contrast, tail-state-mediated recombination with trapping and detrapping processes can produce a positive ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Gamma}}}_{m,t}$ versus sun dependency. The analytical model is validated by numerical drift-diffusion simulations. To further validate our model, two material systems that show opposite FF-I behavior are studied: poly{4,8-bis[5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl]benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b\ensuremath{'}]dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-[4-(2-ethylhexyl)-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene)-2-carboxylate-2-6-diyl]} (PTB7-Th):[6,6]-phenyl-${\mathrm{C}}_{71}$-butyric acid methyl ester (${\mathrm{PC}}_{71}$BM) devices show a negative FF-I relation, while PTB7-Th:(5Z,5\ensuremath{'}Z)-5,5\ensuremath{'}-{[7,7\ensuremath{'} -(4,4,9,9-tetraoctyl-4,9-dihydro-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b\ensuremath{'}]dithiophene-2,7-diyl)bis(benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole-7,4-diyl)]bis(methanylylidene)}bis(3-ethyl-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one) (O-IDTBR) devices show a positive correlation. Optoelectronic measurements show that the O-IDTBR device presents a higher ideality factor, stronger trapping and detrapping behavior, and a higher density of trap states, relative to the ${\mathrm{PC}}_{71}$BM device, supporting the theoretical model. This work provides a comprehensive understanding of the correlation between FF and light intensity for disordered-semiconductor-based solar cells.
Where Two ‘Exceptional’ Prison Cultures Meet: Negotiating Order in a Transnational Prison

Can a prison in the Netherlands, that is neither ‘Dutch’ nor ‘Norwegian’, be ‘legitimate? ’ What are the moral challenges? Our study of the controversial Norgerhaven project—a Norwegian prison located in the Netherlands—found that this ‘experiment’ generated one of the most reflexive, ‘deliberative’ prisons we have encountered. Officials involved in the decision assumed that the two jurisdictions were alike in their values. Few were prepared for the differences that arose. This hybrid prison made punishment, the use of authority, and the meanings of fairness, professionalism and discipline unusually explicit as staff negotiated their practices, creating a shift from ‘practical’ to ‘discursive’ consciousness and exposing many of the complexities of liberal penal power.