Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of game-based, social media, and classroom-based instruction on the learning of phrasal verbs

Abstract Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL), which provides access to learning without the constraints of place and time, is worthy of exploration for pedagogical purposes. Given the use of gaming applications and social media as potential instructional methods for MALL, this study investigated the effect of these two methods, along with traditional classroom-based instruction on the learning of English phrasal verbs. To teach phrasal verbs through three different methods (game-based, social media, and classroom-based), 150 learners of English, selected from a language institute in Isfahan, were assigned to game-based, social media, and classroom-based groups. The game-based group received instruction on phrasal verbs via a mobile gaming application called Phrasal Nerds: Phrasal Verbs. The social media group received instruction via a Telegram channel. Finally, the classroom-based group was taught through the traditional teacher-fronted method. A researcher-made test served as the pretest and posttest to measure the contribution of each instructional method to the learners’ phrasal verb achievements. The analysis of data through t-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) indicated improvements in learning English phrasal verbs in the three groups. Although the effects of the three methods were found to be statistically significant, the game-based method was the most effective one for learning English phrasal verbs. The findings highlight the integration of gaming applications into the English teaching curriculum to enhance foreign language lexical learning.
Hubungan Pola Asuh Ibu dengan Kejadian Stunting Anak Usia 12-59 Bulan

Stunting berdampak pada pertumbuhan fisik anak. Penyebab stunting diantaranya faktor gizi, pemberian ASI eksklusif, tingkat pendidikan, pengetahuan ibu dan riwayat BBLR. Dukungan asupan gizi yang baik untuk anak memerlukan kemampuan ibu dalam memberikan pengasuhan pada anak. Latar belakang pendidikan orang tua juga merupakan unsur penting dalam menentukan status gizi anak. Tujuan penelitian mengidentifikasi hubungan pola asuh ibu dengan kejadian stunting anak usia 12-59 bulan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik korelasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel berjumlah 88 dengan teknik sampling yang digunakan accidental sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukan sebanyak 55,7% responden dengan pola asuh buruk memiliki anak pendek dan sangat pendek dan terdapat hubungan pola asuh ibu dengan kejadian stunting anak usia 12-59 bulan dengan p-value 0,01. Saran kepada pihak instansi pendidikan, puskesmas, dan ibu yang memiliki balita hendaknya saling bersinergi untuk meningkatkan status gizi balita yang dimulai dari menambah wawasan atau pengetahuan pentingnya pola asuh yang baik agar mengurangi resiko stunting.
Extending the analysis on the best solar activity proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations

Based on a previous study to select the best solar activity proxy for foF2 modelling, we expand the analysis to include 24 h time span, increase the spatial coverage by considering additional ionospheric stations, and update the analysis to 2021. Annual means of foF2 are analysed for 12 selected stations from Europe, Asia and Oceania, with high-quality data covering the period 1978–2021 in most of the cases, including two of the three European stations of the previous study. The same four solar proxies were used: F10.7, F30, MgII and HeII, which, based on the high linear correlation between each of them and foF2, serve to model this ionospheric parameter through a linear regression. The results of our comparative analysis, extended to more stations, all the hours and updated time series, agree with previous works, with MgII and F30 being the best solar proxies for foF2 modelling, while HeII is found to be the least effective for this purpose. The importance of the solar proxy selection to model foF2 for filtering purposes to later estimate long-term trends is highlighted considering that different solar proxies applied might result in somewhat different foF2 long-term trend values.
Home literacy practices that support language and literacy development in bilingual children: a longitudinal case study

ABSTRACT In the past few decades, literature has consistently suggested that bilingual children are at risk for academic failure due to their limited language skills. However, many of these studies included underprivileged bilingual children, and few of them attempted to disentangle the effects of bilingualism from the effects of socio-economic status. Critically, it is not clear how the language and literacy skills of bilingual children develop when they benefit from home support. This paper presents the case study of a child who emigrated from Romania to the United States at the age of 4.8 and enrolled in preschool with no prior knowledge of English. With support from his family, by the end of the 4th grade, his English vocabulary was 2.5 standard deviations above national norms (11th grade level equivalent), and all other standardized language and reading comprehension measures placed him between the 82nd and the 99th percentile. This study suggests that the socio-economic status (in general) and the home language and literacy environment (in particular) has the potential to play an important role in the language and literacy development of bilingual children.
The Relationship Between Measures of Preservice Principal Practice and Future Principal Job Performance

Principals are the second-largest school-based contributor to student achievement. Interventions focused early in the “pipeline” for identifying and developing effective principals might be a promising strategy for promoting principal effectiveness, yet no prior research has examined measures of principal performance during preservice preparation. We analyze 31 measures of principal practices developed by New Leaders and integrate into their year-long, preservice Aspiring Principals program. We link these measures to administrative data in nine districts to understand how they predict student and principal outcomes after candidate placement. We find associations with gains in student achievement on standardized tests, gains in student attendance, and higher rates of principal retention. We compare our results with studies of measures from licensure exams and evaluation systems.
α-L-Fucosidase from Thermotoga maritima: hydrolytic and transfucosylation activities

Fucosylated oligosaccharides play several biologically relevant roles. They are naturally present in human milk which offers to infants short- and long-term health benefits. These compounds can be obtained also by enzymatic synthesis. In this work, the effects of pH and temperature on hydrolytic and transfucosylation activities of α-L-fucosidase from Thermotoga maritima were evaluated. The optimal pH for the enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis was found in a range from 6 to 8 while the highest conversions for transfucosylation reactions were observed within the range of 7-10. The best temperature for both enzymatic activities was 95 °C. Fucosylated oligosaccharides were synthesized with the highest productivity of 3.54 mM/h at pH 8 and 95 °C. Overall, optimization of the conditions of transfucosylation reaction catalyzed by the α-L-fucosidase from Thermotoga maritima allowed for higher yields of fucosylated oligosaccharides as well as shorter reaction time and a lower concentration of the employed enzyme.
Effect of Health Education Via Mobile Application in Promoting Quality of Life Among Asthmatic Schoolchildren in Urban Malaysia: A Quasi-Experimental Study

BACKGROUND: Bronchial asthma among children is a common chronic disease which may have impact on quality of life. Health education is one of the strategy to improve knowledge and quality of life.OBJECTIVE: The study aims to assess the effect of health education via mobile application (app) in promoting quality of life among schoolchildren with asthma in urban Malaysia.METHODS: A quasi-experimental, pre- and post-intervention design was used in this study during the period September 2016 until April 2017 involving a total of 214 students, randomly assigned into two groups (intervention group and control group). The control group received face-to-face health education while the experimental group received health education via a mobile application.RESULTS: The findings showed that the total score of quality of life (QoL) has improved from a mean total score at pre-intervention (5.31±1.27) to post-intervention (5.66±1.28) for the control group, compared with the experimental group with a mean total score of QoL at pre-intervention (5.01±1.36) and post-intervention (5.85±1.29). A comparison between the experimental and control groups using an independent t-test showed statistically significant differences in their mean QoL scores. The effect of health education via mobile application showed a statistically significant improvement in the mean QoL score from pre- to post-intervention [F (1,288) = 57.46, p = <0.01]. CONCLUSION: The use of mobile technology in health education improved QoL as compared to the traditional methods of face-to-face lecture and/or handbooks among schoolchildren with asthma. Thus, educational modules using mobile applications do improve QoL.
Nitrogen nutrition effects on triticale photosynthesis and assimilate translocation under late-season water stress conditions

Abstract In this study, photosynthesis and assimilate translocation and their contribution to improving grain yield and harvest index (HI) of triticale under different N sources and irrigation regimes in an arid climate were evaluated. There were two levels of water regimes: normal irrigation (IRN) and deficit irrigation (cutting irrigation after anthesis stage - IRD). Four N sources: Azospirillum brasilense (Bio), Azospirillum brasilense + 75 kg N ha−1 as urea (Bio + N75), 150 kg N ha−1 as urea (N150) and control unfertilized (N0) plots were used. Results showed the highest net photosynthesis rate (Pn ) was observed in Bio + N75 (24 and 20 µmol CO2 m−2 s−1 at the milking and soft dough stages, respectively) under IRN. The IRD decreased Pn in all N sources, however, the highest reduction was observed in N150 and the lowest in Bio and Bio + N75 treatments. Similar trends were observed in other photosynthetic traits and assimilate remobilization, except for the instantaneous water use efficiency (IWUE), which increased by IRD when bio-fertilizer was applied. The highest grain yield was found by N150 under IRN, which was not significantly different from Bio + N75 treatment. In contrast, application of Bio + N75 resulted in the highest grain yield compared to the other N sources under IRD. Overall, since the lowest reduction in photosynthetic traits, assimilate remobilization, and grain yield of triticale under IRD conditions occurred when bio-fertilizer was applied, this N fertilizer regime could be recommended for the arid areas where water shortage occurs frequently.
Indoor camera pose estimation via style‐transfer 3D models

Many vision‐based indoor localization methods require tedious and comprehensive pre‐mapping of built environments. This research proposes a mapping‐free approach to estimating indoor camera poses based on a 3D style‐transferred building information model (BIM) and photogrammetry technique. To address the cross‐domain gap between virtual 3D models and real‐life photographs, a CycleGAN model was developed to transform BIM renderings into photorealistic images. A photogrammetry‐based algorithm was developed to estimate camera pose using the visual and spatial information extracted from the style‐transferred BIM. The experiments demonstrated the efficacy of CycleGAN in bridging the cross‐domain gap, which significantly improved performance in terms of image retrieval and feature correspondence detection. With the 3D coordinates retrieved from BIM, the proposed method can achieve near real‐time camera pose estimation with an accuracy of 1.38 m and 10.1° in indoor environments.
PENGARUH DAR, ROA, CR TERHADAP HARGA SAHAM DI PERUSAHAAN SEKTOR INDUSTRI BARANG KONSUMSI YANG TERDAFTAR DI BEI PERIODE 2015-2019

This study analyzes the effect of Debt to Asset Ratio, Return On Assets, Current Ratio on Stock Prices in Consumer Goods Industrial Sector Companies listed on the IDX. The sample used in this study were 25 manufacturing sub-sector companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2015-2019 period using the documentation method. existing data are published and listed on the IDX. Approach This research uses quantitative research and this type of research uses descriptive statistical research. The results showed that the Debt to Asset Ratio had an effect on stock prices, Return On Assets had no effect on stock prices and the Current Ratio had an effect on stock prices. Simultaneously Debt to Asset Ratio, Return On Assets, Current Ratio have an influence on the dependent variable, namely stock prices
A data multiverse analysis investigating non-model based SCR quantification approaches.

Electrodermal signals are commonly used outcome measures in research on arousal, emotion, and habituation. Recently, we reported on heterogeneity in skin conductance response quantification approaches and its impact on replicability. Here we provide complementary work focusing on within-approach heterogeneity of specifications for skin conductance response quantification. We focus on heterogeneity within the baseline-correction approach (BLC) which appeared as particularly heterogeneous-for instance with respect to the pre-CS baseline window duration, the start, and end of the peak detection window. We systematically scrutinize the robustness of results when applying different BLC approach specifications to one representative pre-existing data set (N = 118) in a (partly) pre-registered study. We report high agreement between different BLC approaches for US and CS+ trials, but moderate to poor agreement for CS- trials. Furthermore, a specification curve of the main effect of CS discrimination during fear acquisition training from all potential and reasonable combinations of specifications (N = 150) and a prototypical trough-to-peak (TTP) approach indicates that resulting effect sizes are largely comparable. A second specification curve (N = 605 specific combinations) highlights a strong impact of different transformation types. Crucially, however, we show that BLC approaches often misclassify the peak value-particularly for CS- trials, leading to stimulus-specific biases and challenges for post-processing and replicability of CS discrimination across studies applying different approaches. Lastly, we investigate how negative skin conductance values in BLC, appearing most frequently for CS- (CS- > CS+ > US), correspond to values in TTP quantification. We discuss the results considering prospects and challenges of the multiverse approach and future directions.
Financial Outcomes of Interventions to Improve Financial Capability Through Children’s Development Accounts: A Systematic Review

Objective: This systematic review assesses the effects of Children’s Development Accounts (CDAs), an intervention that uses the financial capability approach to build lifelong assets. CDA programs provide a structured opportunity to save for a child to build assets. Method: This systematic review focused on the effects of CDAs on financial outcomes and behaviors. Eligible studies included experimental and quasi-experimental studies reporting outcomes of CDAs that consisted of a savings account paired with financial education for child developmental outcomes, such as postsecondary education. We searched electronic databases, relevant grey literature sources, and reference lists of relevant studies and reviews through May 2020. Two reviewers screened each report for eligibility, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias. Two large research projects with multiple studies and one additional study involving 3,644 participants met inclusion criteria. Results: Two financial behaviors and two financial outcomes were measured. There were insufficient studies measuring the same outcomes at similar time points to conduct meta-analysis, but effect sizes were calculated when possible. Risk of bias varied across studies. Conclusion: There is some evidence that the CDA intervention improves parent or child financial behaviors and/or financial outcomes.
High voltage structural evolution and enhanced Na-ion diffusion in P2-Na2/3Ni1/3-xMgxMn2/3O2 (0 < x < 0.2) cathodes from diffraction, electrochemical and ab initio studies

We have presented a detailed investigation of the effects of Mg substitution on the structure, electrochemical performance and Na-ion diffusion in high voltage P2-type Na2/3Ni1/3−xMgxMn2/3O2 (0 < x < 0.2) cathode materials for Na-ion batteries. Structural analysis using neutron diffraction showed that Mg2+ substitutes at Ni2+ sites from ordered [(Ni2+/Mn4+)O6] honeycomb units along the ab-plane, leading to an AB-type structure that can be indexed using the P63 space group. Within the sodium layers, high Mg-substitution levels (i.e. x = 0.2) caused a disruption in the typical Na zig-zag ordering observed in the undoped material, leading to a more disordered Na distribution in the layers. Load curves of the x = 0.1 and 0.2 materials show smooth electrochemistry, indicative of a solid-solution process. Furthermore, DFT calculations showed an increase in Na-ion diffusivity for the Mg-substituted samples. Enhanced cycling stability was also observed in these materials; structural analysis using high-resolution in operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction show that such an improved electrochemical performance is caused by the suppression of the O2 phase and switch to the formation of an OP4 phase. Ab initio studies support our experimental evidence showing that the OP4 phase (cf. O2) is the most thermodynamically stable phase at high voltages for Mg-substituted compounds. Finally, we have provided evidence using diffraction for the x = 1/2 and x = 1/3 intermediate Na+-vacancy ordered phases in P2-Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2.
Palaeoenvironments of the MIS 15 site of Cava di Breccia - Casal Selce 2 (central Italian Peninsula) and niche occupation of fossil ungulates during Middle Pleistocene interglacials

ABSTRACT The Ponte Galeria area within the city of Rome has yielded numerous fossiliferous localities that represent a reference point for the study of the European Middle Pleistocene ecosystems. Within Ponte Galeria a rich collection of fossil mammals has been unearthed from Cava di Breccia – Casal Selce 2 (MIS 15) thus the site represents an optimal laboratory to investigate the palaeoenvironments of a defined territory during the Middle Pleistocene. We investigate the feeding behaviours of the ungulate community of Cava di Breccia – Casal Selce 2 to reconstruct the MIS 15 habitats and also compare the data with those of the nearby site of Fontana Ranuccio (MIS 11) which shares similar faunal composition with Cava di Breccia – Casal Selce 2 to test if ungulates occupied the same niches during two different interglacials. Open habitats with scattered woodlands characterised the Ponte Galeria area during MIS 15, whereas woodlands were more widespread during MIS 11 at Fontana Ranuccio. Ungulates display similar diets in both localities, suggesting that cervids, large bovids and equids adopted the same niche partitioning strategies during both interglacials.
Parent reports of children's parasocial relationships with conversational agents: Trusted voices in children's lives

With the rise of smart devices in the 21st century, children are increasingly engaged in socially contingent interactions with conversational agents such as Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. Using an online parent survey, young children's verbal interactions (par-asocial interactions) and emotional relationships (parasocial relationships) with conversational agents were examined in a naturalistic study. A total of 92 parents responded to the survey, 70 of whom qualified because they had a conversational agent. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of emotional parasocial relationships with conversational agents in a subset of this sample ( n = 58, m child age = 5.54 years, age range 3 – 10, 33 females) revealed three dimensions: attachment, personification, and social realism. These dimensions are consistent with children's parasocial relationships with media characters. The relation between parasocial verbal interactions and emotional parasocial relationships with conversational agents was bidirectional. The results indicate that children develop close emotional ties with artificial beings, treating them as human-like entities with feelings and for whom they have feelings. Implications for interactions with artificial life as children's trusted social partners are considered.
Genetic resources in asparagus: diversity and relationships in a collection from different origins and breeding status

ABSTRACT Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a worldwide important vegetable. Assessing the genetic diversity and relationships in a germplasm collection is a key step in the design of breeding programmes. The aim of this work was to evaluate the genetic diversity in asparagus from a wide array of origins assessed by Sequence Related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) markers. Twenty-four accessions of A. officinalis from 13 different origins and one accession of A. pseudoscaber were considered. Sixteen combinations of SRAP primers were tested. A total of 329 bands were obtained (98.48% polymorphism). The average polymorphic information content was 0.20. Hierarchical clustering was carried out, the dendrogram was plotted with bootstrap p-values for the different branches and the Dice’s distance matrix was represented by a Principal Coordinates Analysis. It was not possible to establish a clear origin-related grouping. The reduced cycles of selection accomplished along with the contemporaneous plant breeding and the open-pollinated nature of the species, could have precluded a marked differentiation in the species related to origins or cultivated to wild status. The genetic base of asparagus is not as narrow as previously thought. The information of the genetic relationships among asparagus germplasm could be useful to delineate crosses in order to seek potential hybrid vigour.
Concurrently Improving the Thermal Stability and Activity of Ferrous Precatalysts for the Production of Saturated/Unsaturated Polyethylene

The five unsymmetrical ligands 2-[1-(2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-tert-butylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridine (aryl = 2,6-Me2C6H3 (L1), 2,6-Et2C6H3 (L2), 2,6-iPr2C6H3 (L3), 2,4,6-Me3C6H2 (L4), 2,6-Et2-4-MeC6H2 (L5)) and the symmetrical ligand 2,6-bis(1-(2,6-dibenzhydryl-4-tert-butylphenylimino)ethyl)pyridine (L6) have been prepared and characterized by FT IR and 1H/13C NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The treatment of L1–L6 with FeCl2·4H2O afforded the corresponding ferrous chloride complexes (Fe1–Fe6) in excellent yields. A distorted-square-pyramidal geometry with a τ5 value of 0.13 is a feature of the X-ray structure of Fe3; broad paramagnetically shifted peaks are revealed in the 1H NMR spectra for all the iron complexes in solution. On activation with either MAO or MMAO cocatalyst, all iron complexes displayed high activities with modest variations in activities at elevated temperature (up to 12.0 × 106, 12.4 × 106, 12.8 × 106, and 13.1 × 106 g of PE (mol of Fe)−1 h–1 at 50, 60, 70, and .