Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Working with/in institutions: how policy enactment in widening participation is shaped through practitioners’ experience

Abstract Widening participation in higher education is driven by policy that is then enacted by individual practitioners. Practitioners bring with them a wealth of personal and employment experiences which shape their interpretations and enactments. Drawing on 16 in-depth semi structured interviews with practitioners across seven universities in England, a classification is developed in order to conceptualise their orientations to policy enactment. Whilst nationally focused, this study has international resonance especially in marketised higher education systems where policies are similarly enacted. The model developed within the article proposes that personal and professional experience can cause practitioners to orient towards the interests of the institution or the individuals they work with. This orientation can be in compliance with institutional policy or adopt a more transgressive stance. Through deeper theorisation of practitioner positions, we can better understand how to ensure work in this area better serves the individuals whom it is targeted at.
Collaborative filtering recommendation algorithm in cloud computing environment

With the advent of the era of cloud computing, the amount of application data increases dramatically, and personalized recommendation technology becomes more and more important. This paper mainly studies the collaborative filtering detection algorithm in the cloud computing environment. The algorithm migrates the collaborative filtering detection technology and applies it to the cloud computing environment. It shortens the recommendation time by using the advantages of clustering. A new recommendation algorithm can improve the accuracy of recommendation, and proposes a parallel collaborative filtering recommendation algorithm based on project. The algorithm is designed with programming model The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has shorter running time and better scalability than the existing parallel algorithm.
Black lives matter in the sports world

This issue explores the relationship between sports and BLM specifically and racial, gender and ethnic discrimination or challenges more generally. The contributors build from and extend the burgeoning academic scholarship on race, sport, and activism over the past decade, and ask critical questions about the current and future status of promoting racial justice within and through sport (Agyemang and Singer 2014;Coombs and Cassilo 2017;Darnell 2012;Evans et al. 2020;Gill 2016;Hylton 2020;Schmittel and Sanderson 2015). While debates around race relations in sport are not new, they have a renewed urgency and intensity due to BLM and the COVID-19 pandemic, shining a light on continued inequities and injustices in sport and society. Questions remain about how various actors within sport are responding to BLM. Debates about the efficacy of athlete activism, corporate messaging, league actions to redress racism, and media coverage continue. Indeed, they have extended internationally as individual athletes, governing bodies, clubs and teams around the world integrated BLM protests during the spring and summer of 2020 to show solidarity against structural racism.
The knowledge discovery in databases approach: identifying variables that influence ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications

With the rapid expansion of international trade, companies are progressively adopting management system standards that ‘dazzle’ the market, such as those in ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. However, the reports for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 only provide the number of valid certifications, without presenting information on the variables that may influence an increase or difference in the number of these certifications. In response to this gap, this article aims to identify the main variables of the World Development Indicators (WDI) that influence the number of valid ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. The Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) approach was used to identify relevant indicators, with correlation analysis performed to validate the data. Our investigation shows influences that previous studies had not found: the number of certifications and scientific articles, passenger transport by railways and air, greenhouse gases, and methane and nitrous oxide emissions.
Dioxido-vanadium(V) complex catalyzed oxidation of alcohols and tandem synthesis of oximes: a simple catalytic protocol for C–N bond formation

Abstract We report the synthesis of a vanadium(V) complex characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The structure of the complex was established by single crystal X-ray crystallography. We also carried out the catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol, hetero-aryl alcohols and propargylic alcohols. Tandem synthesis of oximes from alcohols were also carried out using our vanadium(V) complex. The newly synthesized complex acts as a catalyst for oxidation reactions and tandem synthesis of oxime from alcohols. Graphical Abstract
Elster’s eclecticism in analyzing emotion

ABSTRACT Fine examination of our accumulated cultural knowledge is especially helpful in studying the emotions, which are only tangentially accessible to experimental manipulation. Here I use the six properties of emotions that Elster has summarized to suggest how they show a need for changes in the science of motivation. The apparent adaptive purpose of emotions lies in their action tendencies – what they add to the cold calculation of advantage. Subjectively they stand out by their intrusiveness, the duration of which often has a half-life. Emotions each have a valence, which suggests that they are not only motivating but also motivated, an implication that requires re-examination of how negativity works. Emotions are also experienced as ‘triggered’, but are so malleable that triggering cannot mean a simple conditioned reflexiveness. Emotions are not only triggered – or motivated – by beliefs, but motivate beliefs in turn, and can be fed back on themselves in a ‘wildfire’ phenomenon. These feedback effects are further evidence against emotions being reflexive. With regard to the three great revolutions, I argue that enthusiasm differs from romantic love only in its object, and urgency comes from the dysphoria of using response suppression for self-control. I can add nothing further to Elster’s masterful history.
Understanding China’s transition to environmental information transparency: citizens’ protest attitudes and choice behaviours

ABSTRACT Environmental information transparency signifies a transition from the top-down environmental management towards participatory governance. The cognitive pathways through which environmental information disclosure (EID) can mobilize public support are underinvestigated. This study pioneers in investigating latent links between different EID approaches, citizen’s protest attitudes, and choice behaviours with regard to urban river restoration projects in two Chinese cities with varying levels of environmental information transparency, Guangzhou and Shaoguan (south China). A flexible Hybrid Mixed Logit Model is recruited to analyse responses of choice experiment surveys. Three latent variables are identified: distrust of government, individual environmental responsibility, and environmental information sufficiency. Our results reveal that (1) both EID approaches could not boost respondents’ trust in government, (2) active information access is associated weak individual environmental responsibility and unsupportive decisions, and (3) passive information access could neither equip citizens with information they need nor encourage their supportive decisions. The city-level environmental information transparency might determine the frequency of environmental information access, but cannot change citizens’ choice decisions. We propose to align the mismatch between the environmental information required by the citizens and those disseminated by the relevant governmental authorities, which is crucial to create social trust, enhance individual environmental responsibility, and improve EID efficiency.
Visibility in non-crossing and non-nesting partitions

Given a set partition π, whose canonical sequential form is represented geometrically as a bargraph, let denote the number of non-adjacent columns that are mutually visible to one another. In this paper, we enumerate partitions avoiding either 1212 or 1221 (the so-called non-crossing and non-nesting partitions, respectively) according to the vis parameter. In order to write recurrences satisfied by the distribution polynomials of vis on the two classes, we consider an auxiliary statistic in each case specific to the class in question and determine its joint distribution with vis. We compute formulas explicitly for the generating functions of the respective distributions as well as for the total value of vis on each class, making use of the kernel method to solve the functional equations that arise. Finally, we consider the restriction of vis to the set of Carlitz non-crossing partitions, i.e. those in which no two adjacent entries are equal, and compute its distribution on this class.
Factors Contributing to Divorce in Ghana: An Exploratory Analysis of Evidence From Court Suits

ABSTRACT In Ghana, some divorce cases are conducted through the courts, and the reasons for such cases are important to gauge the factors that account for the dissolution of marriages in Ghana. This study was conducted to explore in-depth, the factors that lead to divorce using court suits in Ghana. Data were obtained from 30 lawsuits consisting of 11 men and 19 women with an age range of 29–71 years. Reasons for marital dissolution were assembled from a 10-year period (2007–2017) cases of divorce from the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Conventional content analysis identified six main factors as possible reasons for divorce: infidelity, abuse, financial support, intimacy, financial problems, third-party intrusion and gender-role ideology. Men were likely to seek for divorce at an older age compared to women. Women attributed reasons for divorce to lack of respect from the husband and gender-role ideology. Our findings underscore the need for pre-marital counseling psychologists to help would-be couples address pertinent issues which could lead to distress and ultimately divorce in their marriages.
Growing Fear of Islamisation: Representation of Online Media in Malaysia

Abstract The use of hate speech in Malaysia has increased with access to the new media. Facebook, Twitter and the comments sections of news portals have been misused for distributing hateful content. This has heightened tensions among Malaysians. Violent incidences have occurred, such as church burnings, desecration of religious symbols and places of worship such as mosques. Some are of the opinion that intolerance contributes to such hostilities. However, the discourse surrounding intolerance is focused on Muslims and Islam, which adds to the growing fear of “strict Islam” amongst Malaysians. Sensationalised media reports on the issue of “creeping Islamisation” may widen the division between ethnicities. This study explores how popular Malaysian news portals represent Islamisation by using content and critical discourse analysis. Findings show that Islamisation tends to be framed negatively, contributing to the fear of Islamisation and restriction of fundamental freedoms.
Changing patterns of the teacher as a servant leader in Asia Pacific: a review and research agenda

ABSTRACT The ability of the Servant Leadership in transforming the learning experience for faculty and students encouraged the authors to study the role of the ‘Teacher as a Servant Leader’(TSL). Using the TCCM (Theory, Context, Characteristics and Methodology) approach, a systematic review of TSL studies is conducted to outline noteworthy contributions. Research gaps are identified and a framework for a research agenda is outlined. Further, a comparative view between the countries of Asia-Pacific and the Rest-of-the-World is undertaken. This area holds immense potential for theoretical extension and development as many of its nuances are left unattended in prior research. Focussed insights offer signposts for taking this academic journey forward.
Crop Residue and Potassium Management on Crop and Soil Properties of Maize and Wheat in No-tillage Systems

ABSTRACT Agroecosystem functioning is dependent on practices that improves not only crop productivity but also soil quality. Therefore, identification of appropriate agricultural management strategies is a viable option. The objective of the current study was to assess the changes in pertinent soil quality indicators and their influence on crop productivity through crop residue (CR) retention and potassium (K) management under zero tillage maize-wheat cropping system. The experiment was initiated during 2013 and consisted of four CR levels (0, 2, 4, and 6 Mg ha−1) and five K levels (0, 50%, 100%, 150% RDK [recommended dose of K] and 50%RDK+Potassium solubilizing bacteria, KSB). Crop residue and K management significantly increased root-associated parameters with the application of 6–4 Mg ha−1CR, 50%RDK+KSB. Changes in soil aggregate stability, available nutrient status, soil organic carbon (SOC)mass, SOCstock, microbial activities, plant nutrient uptake, and biomass yield were found significant with 6–4 Mg ha−1 CR and 50% RDK+KSB. This is inconsonance with correlation study carried out. Therefore, it was concluded that the crop residue retention (6 and 4 Mg ha−1) and reduction of inorganic K fertilizer by 50% and seed inoculation with KSB improved soil quality indicators, root parameters, and productivity of maize-wheat under zero tillage agricultural practices.
Design of modular Ni-foam based catalysts for dry reforming of methane

Novel modular catalysts for dry reforming of methane (DRM) based on chemically modified Ni-foams were prepared by a stepwise synthesis method. A dip coating deposition approach using different aluminium oxide precursors allowed access to aluminium oxide coated Ni-foams as novel conceptual approach to catalyst design. The influence of MgO and SiO2 as promoters was investigated. Scanning electron microscopy analysis confirmed successful deposition. Additionally, the catalysts were characterized by Kr-physisorption, X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction. Comparing the catalytic performances of the different catalysts in DRM emphasised the major importance of the precursor for the nature of aluminium oxide deposition, catalyst activity, and deactivation degree. The mechanism of catalyst deactivation was thoroughly studied by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Additionally, regeneration profiles were investigated. Overall, the presence of aluminium oxide appears to be essential for catalyst activity and the active sites are likely to be at the nickel–alumina interface.
Investigation of the asphaltene deposition along the flow of the oil in tubing: Experimental study and a parametric analysis

ABSTRACT In this work, a novel experimental setup was designed and utilized to carry out the n-alkane induced asphaltenes for understanding the kinetics of deposition and also effects of oil velocity, oil-precipitant volumetric dilution ratio, and temperature on the rate of asphaltene deposition. As the deposited layer of asphaltenes makes it difficult for the flow of oil along the tube, measurement of the pressure drop across the tube section of setup enabled the measurement of the amount and extent of deposition process at desired condition. The experimental results revealed that increasing the velocity of fluid across the pipe dominance the shear force on asphaltene deposit and cause remobilization of part of the deposit into the flowing fluid in contrary to oil-precipitant ratio, where deposition rate is enhanced with increasing DR ratio. The results of this work elucidate some less-addressed shadows of dynamics of flow blockage in pipelines and could create a better framework for conducting forthcoming experiments
Within-tree variation of some wood and kraft fibre properties of Eucalyptus fastigata and E. nitens

The variation in wood density, wood chemistry and kraft fibre properties with height position are compared for nine-tree samples from 16-year-old stands of E.fastigata and E.nitens. The shapes of the average-tree predicted models for the two species are significantly different (0.10 level) for all properties except fibre wall area (coarseness) and relative number of fibres. Some specific conclusions are : wood density and resistance to fibre collapse change only slightly with increasing height position for E.fastigata, but markedly increase for E.nitens ; kraft fibre wall thickness increases for E.nitens and decreases for E.fastigata, with increasing height position, in accordance with their similar wall areas but different perimeters. Wood glucose, xylose and lignin model-predicted means are significantly different (0.05 level) for E.fastigata and E.nitens.
A Sublinear Sudoku Solution in cP Systems and its Formal Verification

Sudoku is known as a NP-complete combinatorial number-placement puzzle. In this study, we propose the ﬁrst cP system solution to generalised Sudoku puzzles with m × m cells grouped in m blocks. By using a ﬁxed constant number of rules, our cP system can solve all Sudoku puzzles in sublinear steps. We evaluate the cP system and discuss its formal veriﬁcation.
Metal Structure and Composition effects in the alkaline etching of aluminium

SummaryThe alkaline etching of aluminium extrusions has a strong influence on their appearance after anodizing. Both the etching conditions and the metal play a role in the development of the etched finish. Work has been carried out to show how the metal composition and structure influence the etching process, with particular emphasis on 6063 AlMgSi alloy.There was strong evidence that in many cases etch pits develop almost exclusively at primary intermetallic particles, which explains the observed dependance of etching on the iron content in the alloy. When the metal contains Mg2 Si particles, these also generate pits but by preferential dissolution rather than acting as micro cathodes. The effect of zinc on etched surface topography is also described.Changes in grain structure arising during the extrusion process have also been found to be important, and are a significant cause of streaking on etched and anodized sections.
Deprecating TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1

This document, if approved, formally deprecates Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 (RFC 2246) and 1.1 (RFC 4346). Accordingly, those documents (will be moved|have been moved) to Historic status. These versions lack support for current and recommended cryptographic algorithms and mechanisms, and various government and industry profiles of applications using TLS now mandate avoiding these old TLS versions. TLSv1.2 became the recommended version for IETF protocols in 2008, (subsequently being obsoleted by TLSv1.3 in 2018), providing sufficient time to transition away from older versions. Removing support for older versions from implementations reduces the attack surface, reduces opportunity for misconfiguration, and streamlines library and product maintenance. This document also deprecates Datagram TLS (DTLS) version 1.0 (RFC 4347), but not DTLS version 1.2, and there is no DTLS version 1.1. This document updates many RFCs that normatively refer to TLSv1.0 or TLSv1.1 as described herein. This document also updates the best practices for TLS usage in RFC 7525 and hence is part of BCP 195.
Advances in Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of biological tissues

ABSTRACT This article reviews some of the recent advances on FTIR spectroscopy in areas related to natural tissues and cell biology. It is an update on our previously published review on the applications of spectroscopic methods employed for the analysis of biological molecules, and summarizes some of the most widely used peak frequencies and their assignments. The aim of this review is to update and consolidate our previously published spectral database, which will help researchers in defining the chemical structure of the biological tissues introducing most of the important peaks present in the natural tissues more precisely and accurately. In spite of applying different methods, there seems to be a considerable similarity in defining the peaks of identical areas of the FTIR spectra. As a result, it is believed that preparing a unique collection of the frequencies encountered in FTIR spectroscopic studies can provide substantial help for future studies. In this article, we have included recent studies that have been reported since previous publication that will be of considerable assistance and added value to those who are focusing their research on defining chemical pathway to the progression of different diseases.
Factors affecting entrepreneurial intention: evidence from Khulna University, Bangladesh

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the influence of factors affecting entrepreneurial intention and finally show the relationship between those factors on entrepreneurial intention. Research methodology: This study used explanatory and inferential methods. Data was collected using a closed-ended questionnaire. The program used was SPSS Version 16.00. Results: We found a positive and significant relationship with all the factors besides entrepreneurial education and gender differences. Limitation: The study is limited to the respondents’ bias and restriction to only one particular university. Contribution: This study’s results contribute to understanding the importance of entrepreneurial education to the university and arranging more seminars and case study and introducing some inspired entrepreneurs for the student’s betterment. Keywords: Autonomy, Entrepreneurial education, Entrepreneurial intention, Need for achievement, Locus of control
Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of abstract second-order linear dynamic equations on time scales

In this paper, we obtain new sufficient conditions for Hyers-Ulam and Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of abstract second-order linear dynamic equations on time scales. Also a new sufficient condition for the existence and uniqueness of solutions is established, via Banach’s fixed point theorem. Finally, two illustrative examples are given to demonstrate the applicability of the theoretical results.