Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bilingual Lexicon Approach to English-Filipino Sentiment Analysis of Teaching Performance

The aim of this study is to formulate a strategy that can possibly calculate teacher performance by analyzing textual feedback. Expressing textual responses in quantitative form like average sentiment rating can actually provide opportunities for administrators to see if the numerical ratings given complement that of the comments. Our approach was designed to enable processing bilingual textual data. Findings of this study shows that there is strong correlation between teaching performance actual mean rating and average sentiment rating. Furthermore, the approach employed obtained 86% accuracy indicating that it is an encouraging technique, capable of analyzing the students' textual responses. In future work, the use of POS tagging can be explored to improve sentiment analysis accuracy. Employing machine learning methods may also be considered to discover techniques and alternative approaches to sentiment classification.
Interstitial Water Studies, Leg 15, Chemical Model of Seawater and Saline Waters

The chemical model proposed originally by Garrels and Thompson (1962) is revised in order to make the model consistent with the pC02, total dissolved CO2 concentration, and total carbonate ion concentration values obtained for seawater and highly alkaline Mono Lake water. An increase in the dissociation constant for NaCC>3~ complex by a factor of 5 and an increase in the dissociation constant for MgCθ3° by 50 per cent have been found to be necessary. This revision was necessitated to interpret chemical data obtained for widely varying composition of natural waters such as the Leg 15 sediment interstitial waters, and highly saline lake waters. MAJOR ION COMPLEXING MODEL FOR SALINE WATERS
The 45thAnnual Report of the California Bird Records Committee: 2019 Records

From its last report through 2019, the California Bird Records Committee reached decisions on 204 records involving 225 individuals of 62 species and one species group, endorsing 176 records of 197 individuals. These include the first accepted state record of the Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus), bringing California’s total list of accepted species to 676, of which 13 represent established introductions. Other especially notable records detailed in this report include the state’s third Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), third Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula), fourth and fifth Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), a significant incursion of Cassin’s Sparrows (Peucaea cassinii) into the eastern Mojave Desert, and the first Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) in 30 years.
Research on extended external reporting assurance: Trends, themes, and opportunities

The assurance of non-financial information (NFI) included in extended external reports (EERs) is a global activity that has far-reaching consequences for business, investors, other stakeholders, and society. EERs remain largely un-regulated with few standards. Along with our companion paper (Krasodomska, Simnett, & Street, 2021, Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting , 25, 209), we contribute to the current discussion on EER assurance by providing an overview of the academic literature to inform the standard setting initiatives of the International Auditing and Assurance Standard Setting Board (IAASB), as well as the practice of assurance of EERs. We identify 121 articles on extended external reporting (EER) assurance published between 2009 and 2020 across 35 journals ranked A*, A, and B on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) 2019 Journal Quality List. These articles cover archival, experimental, interviews, case studies, surveys, and content analysis research methods and serve as a possible input for standard setting activities. We document a rapid increase in this literature with almost half of the articles published in the last 3 years, 2018 to 2020. Finally, we offer ideas for future research directly linked to the proposed Guidance of the IAASB on EER assurance. We
Orthostatic Hypotension and associated factors in older adults Brazilian and French with diabetes

— Diabetic neuropathy is one of the major chronic complications of diabetes, including different clinical manifestations affecting the peripheral nervous system. The study aims to describe the characteristics of the older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Brazil and France who presented orthostatic hypotension and associated factors. This is a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study, in which 248 Brazilian older adults with diabetes aged 65 or more and 987 older adults French with aged 75 or over, evaluated for the outcome of orthostatic hypotension, having the associated factors related to complications been analyzed. It was evident that ⅔ of the orthostatic hypotension, syncope, intraoperative instability, silent myocardial infarction, ischemia and autonomic cardiomyopathy.
Mental well-being profiles and physical activity in times of social isolation by the COVID-19: a latent class analysis

ABSTRACT The aim was to identify mental well-being profiles emerged during the COVID-19 home isolation. Given the multifaceted and multidirectionality of mental well-being, depressive symptoms, affect and resilience were selected as factors (indicators) and gender, age, Body Mass Index and physical activity as correlates. A second goal was to uncover the connections between these profiles and physical activity practice. 2423 Spanish citizens (870 males, 1553 females), age range 16–88 years, participated. They answered an online questionnaire released one week after the shelter-at-home health order (14 March 2020), and data were collected during one full week (21–28 March 2020). Latent class analyses showed three mental well-being profiles: High: Class 3, 22.1% population, 40–54 years, men=women, normal weight, significantly lower depressive symptoms and negative affect, and higher resilience. Low: Class 1, 18.7% population, 40 years, more females, intermediate levels in all variables. Results also showed that more individuals in the High group performed physical activity prior to the confinement (81.1%), significantly more vigorous and moderate physical activity during the isolation and met WHO recommendations on physical activity practice (60%). On the contrary, in the Low group, fewer individuals performed physical activity prior to the confinement (69.6%), significantly less vigorous and moderate physical activity during the isolation and met WHO recommendations (30.5%). Conclusion, resilience and physical activity seemed to act as “protective elements” in stressful situations. They should be promoted.
A Novel Non-Iterative Fault Location Algorithm for Transmission Line With Unsynchronized Terminal

This letter presents a novel non-iterative impedance based two-terminal fault location algorithm with unsynchronized terminals. The novelty of this method lies in the fact that it is non-iterative, does not require signal alignment, are independent of fault classification, suitable for both transposed and untransposed lines with distributed line model. Several results of simulations on standard and practical data of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) are presented. The test results verifies the validity and accuracy of the developed fault location algorithm.
Does a Pro-Environmental Firm Attract Future Cash Flow? With an Impact of Sustainable Advertisement on Firms’ Financial Performance

This study investigates the future existence of firms that are engaged in environment-oriented activities. Recently, strategic activities for firms’ sustainable growth has been critical for the environment. We use regression analysis to examine the relationship using firms listed in the Korea Stock Exchange market from 2014 to 2018. We use five aspects of environment-oriented activities: organization, management, strategy, performance, and shareholders, provided by the Korea Corporate Governance Service. The empirical results indicate that the firms participating in environment-oriented activities are likely to predict future cash flow, implying firms’ sustainability. We also claim that firms engaged in environment-oriented activities are likely to advertise their pro-environmental engagements, resulting in firms’ sustainable existence in the future. These findings are robust when we use the aggregate value as an alternative measurement. Our finding provides useful information for corporate practice. Active involvement in environmental activities can be used as a strategy that leads to superior performance. These efforts will contribute to enhancing the public image and improving green competitiveness. From the perspective of regulators, the non-financial information assessment supports the government’s eco-friendly policy that emphasizes environment-oriented activities. The results indicate that transparent information for external investors seeking to invest in firms are engaged in environment-oriented activities.
Comparison of end-effector and exoskeleton devices with robot-assisted gait training in patients with stroke

Background/Aim: Loss of gait is the key problem after stroke. Robotic rehabilitation devices, which constitute the new treatment alternatives for stroke, can be divided into two groups on the basis of their design, the exoskeletons and end-effectors. This study aims to investigate the effects of gait training with two different types of robot on rehabilitation outcomes in patients with stroke. Methods: Twenty-four patients treated for stroke between December 2015 and December 2018 were included in the study. They were randomly divided into two groups for rehabilitation with either the exoskeleton or the end-effector. They attended the robotic rehabilitation programme for five days a week for six weeks, with each session lasting for 40 minutes. They were evaluated in terms of motor stage, ambulation, walking speed and walking capacity at the start and end of the programme. Results: According to baseline evaluations, there were higher scores in the endpoint evaluations for motor stage, ambulation, 6-minute walking test and lower scores in the endpoint evaluations for 10-meter walking test (P 0.05 for all). Conclusion: In patients with stroke, improvements were observed following robot-assisted gait training. No superiority was observed between the end-effector device with the exoskeleton device.
Non-target analysis using gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry: application to time series of fourth generation synthetic halocarbons at Taunus Observatory (Germany)

Abstract. Production and use of many synthetic halogenated trace gases are regulated internationally because of their contribution to stratospheric ozone depletion or to climate change. In many applications they have been replaced by shorter-lived compounds which have become measurable in the atmosphere as emissions increased. Non-target monitoring of trace gases rather than targeted measurements of well-known substances is needed to keep up with such changes in the atmospheric composition. We regularly deploy gas chromatography (GC) coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) for analysis of flask air samples and in situ measurements at the Taunus Observatory, a site in central Germany. TOF-MS record data over a continuous mass range enable a retrospective analysis of the data set, which can thus be considered a type of digital air archive. This archive can be made use of if new substances come into use and their mass spectrometric fingerprint is identified. However, quantifying new replacement halocarbons can be challenging, as mole fractions are generally low, requiring high measurement precision and low detection limits. In addition, calibration can be demanding, as calibration gases may not contain sufficiently high amounts of newly used substances or the amounts in the calibration gas have not been quantified. This paper presents an indirect data evaluation approach for TOF-MS data, where the calibration is linked to another compound which could be quantified in the calibration gas. We also present an approach to evaluate the quality of the indirect calibration method and to select periods of stable instrument performance and well suited reference compounds. The method is applied to three short-lived synthetic halocarbons: HFO-1234-yf, HFO-1234ze(E), and HCFO-1233zd(E). They represent replacements for longer-lived HFCs and exhibit increasing mole fractions in the atmosphere. The indirectly calibrated results are compared to directly calibrated measurements using data from TOF-MS canister sample analysis and TOF-MS in situ measurements, which are available for some periods of our data set. The application of the indirect calibration method on several test cases can result into accuracies around 13 % to 20 %. For H(C)FOs accuracies up to 25 % are achieved. The indirectly calculated mole fractions of the investigated H(C)FOs at Taunus Observatory range between measured mole fractions at urban Dübendorf and Jungfraujoch stations in Switzerland.
Pathogenic mutations in the chromokinesin KIF22 disrupt anaphase chromosome segregation

The chromokinesin KIF22 generates forces that contribute to mitotic chromosome congression and alignment. Mutations in the α2 helix of the motor domain of KIF22 have been identified in patients with abnormal skeletal development, and we report the identification of a patient with a novel mutation in the KIF22 tail. We demonstrate that pathogenic mutations do not result in a loss of KIF22’s functions in early mitosis. Instead, mutations disrupt chromosome segregation in anaphase, resulting in reduced proliferation, abnormal daughter cell nuclear morphology, and, in a subset of cells, cytokinesis failure. This phenotype could be explained by a failure of KIF22 to inactivate in anaphase. Consistent with this model, constitutive activation of the motor via a known site of phosphoregulation in the tail phenocopied the effects of pathogenic mutations. These results suggest the motor domain α2 helix may be an important site for regulation of KIF22 activity at the metaphase to anaphase transition. In support of this conclusion, mimicking phosphorylation of α2 helix residue T158 also prevents inactivation of KIF22 in anaphase. These findings demonstrate the importance of both the head and tail of the motor in regulating the activity of KIF22 and offer insight into the cellular consequences of preventing KIF22 inactivation and disrupting force balance in anaphase.
Changes in Physical Activity and Motives following the Transition from High School to University

ABSTRACT Many university students are insufficiently physically active to the detriment of their physical and mental health. University students’ physical activity motives are important for understanding students’ physical activity levels and patterns, and for offering insight into how students’ physical activity, and health, could be enhanced. The purpose of this study was to examine how first-year university students’ physical activity and motives had changed following the transition from high school to university. Methods: An online questionnaire was completed by 121 first-year students at a New Zealand university. The data related to: duration, frequency, and types of physical activity in relation to high school and university; socio-demographic variables; and, students’ physical activity motives were assessed. Changes in physical activity and motives following the transition were assessed using open-ended questions. Following the transition, physical activity decreased significantly, and students’ physical activity preferences/patterns and motives changed from team/group to more individual physical activities, and to less competitive and/or more social activities. Analysis revealed five motive factors: competence-mastery; social recognition; body/health-related; psychological; and interpersonal. Differences in motives based on socio-demographic variables and physical activity were also revealed. In summary, physical activity patterns and preferences, as well as motives, changed considerably following the transition. University administrators should appreciate these changes and allocate resources to encourage and facilitate such changes by providing a diverse range of opportunities to be physically active that suit students’ preferences.
Effect of Biofertilizer and Salinity on Growth and Chlorophyll Content of Amaranthus tricolor L

Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) is the most popular crop and vegetable in Indonesia. Their growth can decrease due to abiotic stress on agricultural land. Salinity is one of abiotic stress affects the production of cultivated crops and major problem for agricultural land. Application of biofertilizer can increase availability of nutrients and help plant growth in stress conditions. This research was to analyze the growth and chlorophyll content of A. tricolor L. after application of biofertilizer under salinity stress conditions and to determine the optimum dose of biofertilizer needed for optimum growth of A. tricolor L. under salinity stress condition. The biofertilizer dose used was 10 l/ha, 20 l/ha, and 30 l/ha, each combined with NaCl; 2500, 5000, 7500, and 10000 ppm. The parameters measured were plants’ height, number of leaves, and chlorophyll content. The results showed that salinity treatment reduced plant height, number of leaves, and chlorophyll content. Application of 20 l/ha of biofertilizer increased plant height and number of leaves while application of 10 l/ha of biofertilizer increased chlorophyll content. Generally, it was conducted that biofertilizer can be used to increasing plant growth and chlorophyll content of A. tricolor L. under salinity stress condition.
Changes in Soil C, N, and P Concentrations and Stoichiometry in Karst Trough Valley Area under Ecological Restoration: The Role of Slope Aspect, Land Use, and Soil Depth

This study aims to investigate the roles of slope aspect, land use and soil depth in altering the soil organic carbon (C), total nitrogen (N), and total phosphorus (P) traits in the karst trough valley area experiencing extensive ecological restoration. A total of 54 soil samples were collected at 0–10, 10–20, and 20–30 cm soil depths from secondary forest, plantation forest, and grassland on the relatively more shaded east-facing slope and the contrasting west-facing slope, respectively. The independent and interactive effects of slope aspect, land use, and soil depth on soil C, N, and P concentrations and stoichiometry were determined. The results show that soil C and N concentrations were markedly higher on the east-facing slope than on the west-facing slope, and soil P concentrations showed an opposite trend, leading to significant differences in soil C:P and N:P but not in C:N ratios between the two aspects. Soil C and N concentrations were not affected by land use, and soil P concentration was significantly higher in plantation forest than in secondary forest and grassland. Soil C and N concentrations significantly decreased with increasing soil depth, but soil P concentration presented no significant changes with soil depth. Both the land use and soil depth did not differ in terms of their elemental stoichiometry. There were no significant interactive effects of slope aspect, land use and soil depth on soil C, N, and P traits. Our results indicate that soil C, N, and P changes are more sensitive to slope aspect rather than land use and soil depth in the karst trough valley area under ecological restoration.
Analysis of Senior High School Student’s Difficulty in Resolving Trigonometry Conceptual Problems

Trigonometry is one of the topics in mathematics in senior high school that must be studied and has an important effect in the development of students’ creative thinking skills, but in reality there are some difficulties experienced by students. This research focuses on analysis difficulty in resolving trigonometry conceptual problems among senior high school students in every creative thinking skills level. This research used a descriptive method aimed to identify the difficulties and cause of the difficulties experienced by five students. The difficulties are associated with concept of trigonometry and related problems. Data collection was done based on students’ work through test, interview, and observations. The results revealed that students’ difficulties in understanding the concept of trigonometry can be found at almost every level of creative thinking skills. The difficulty is identifying the application of trigonometric concepts in daily life and seeing the interrelationships between the problems given.
Comparative Study Between Intramedullary K Wires Versus Mini-plates and Screws in Fixation of Metacarpal Shaft Fractures in Adults

1Orthopedic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University. ABSTRACT Introduction: Percutaneous intramedullary K. wires fixation and mini-plates fixation are reasonable options for treating unstable metacarpal fractures as they provide anatomical reduction and rigid fixation, which is adequate to permit early mobilization. The aim is to compare between mini-plates and Kirschner wires in management of unstable metacarpal shaft fractures in adults.
Spatiotemporal Change of Marsh Vegetation and Its Response to Climate Change in China From 2000 to 2019

China has the third largest area of marshes in the world. Understanding the change of marsh, vegetation and its response to climate change in China is important for the protection of wetland ecosystem. Based on the climate and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data, we investigated the spatiotemporal variation in vegetation and its response to climate change for different types of marshes in China. The results indicated that growing season NDVI increased significantly (0.02/decade, P < 0.01) over the whole marshes of China from 2000 to 2019. The increased precipitation and minimum temperature during the growing season could promote the growth of marsh vegetation over China. This study found for the first time that the increase of temperature during the day and at night had asymmetric effects on vegetation growth in marshes of China, and the positive effect of night warming was more significant. Spatially, increasing growing season precipitation was beneficial to the vegetation growth of herbaceous marshes, marsh meadows, inland salt marshes, and seasonal saltwater marshes in eastern Inner Mongolia. Increased growing season minimum temperature could greatly promote the vegetation growth of marsh meadows, herbaceous marshes, inland salt marshes, forest swamp, and bush swamp in cold and high‐altitude regions of Northern Northeast China and the Tibet Plateau. In the context of global climate change, more attention should be paid to the different responses of vegetation to climate change for different marsh types, especially when we use the model to simulate the impact of climate change on vegetation in different marsh regions of China.
CARBON EMISSION DISCLOSURE AND FIRM VALUE: A STUDY OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN INDONESIA AND AUSTRALIA

This research aims to examine the effect of carbon emission disclosure on firm value in Indonesia and Australia. Research samples are 39 Indonesian manufacturing firms and 25 Australian manufacturing firms. Firm value is measured by Tobin’s Q while carbon emission disclosure is measured by the carbon emission disclosure index. Based on analysis data, carbon emission disclosure in Indonesia increases firm value. It indicates carbon emission disclosure brings a competitive advantage for firms to create value. On the other hand, there is no effect of carbon emission disclosure in Australia on firm value. Carbon emission disclosure implementation is costly and leads to higher expenses and lower cash flow.