Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Virtual reality in the HE classroom: feasibility, and the potential to embed in the curriculum

ABSTRACT Learner engagement is a challenge within Geography education, and Higher Education more generally and immersive Virtual Reality (VR) has a wealth of possibilities, but finding simple, straightforward applications that are also pedagogically worthwhile can be a challenge. Three trial runs of full earth simulations in VR in classroom environments were conducted using high-end VR hardware. The trials were conducted with Geography and Digital Humanities students and the aim was to evaluate the use of immersive VR would enhance learner engagement. The technology acceptance model was used to some extent to get appropriate survey data and an inductive approach to thematic analysis was applied. Based on the data collected there seemed a reasonable evidence base that students found the tool relatively easy to use and it enhanced their understanding and engagement. The findings are in line with those of previous studies which show that immersive VR environments create a strong sense of perceived presence which leads to higher learner engagement and motivation. Challenges for greater adoption are also presented.
Analysis of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to Use E-Money in Bali Province

Objectives - The rapid development of technology has penetrated many sectors of life in society, one of which is in Bank Sector. E-Money is another item in the realm of money related exchanges and dependent on the utilization of high innovation, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) hypotheses is extremely suitable to clarify how purchasers enthusiasm on it. This examination utilizes 100 online buyer respondents as examples, from the sum that can't be distinguished. Information accumulation by online polls. This exploration tried by quantitative strategies with SEM-PLS investigation. The consequences of speculation testing demonstrate that all the hypotheses were accepted. Perceived easy to use and perceived usefulness are positive and significant effect to attitude, and also attitude has a positive and significant effect to intention to use. Further research also needs to consider other variables that can influence intention to use new product with based on technology system. The aftereffects of this examination additionally empower the organization that issued e-money to be progressively mindful of angles that can improve the marketing technique. This paper contributes researchers by inspecting model of TAM and how it identifies with customer conduct to utilize electronic cash in Bali.
The Theoretical Model of the New Economics of Migration of Medical Doctors

The focus of this chapter is on the selection of the theoretical model to be used to capture the main features related to the migration decisions of medical doctors in the selected groups of countries (ECE, MENA, and EU). The selected model is consequently submitted to empirical tests, and this is shown in the following chapters of this section.
Relation Between Oxidative Stress and Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in Hemodyalisis Patients

Abstract Oxidative stress represents a significant risk factor for the accelerated development of atherosclerosis in a population of patients on regular hemodialysis. Oxidative stress induced by hemodialysis can be triggered with both the bioincompatibility of dialysis membrane and increased endotoxin concentration in a hemodialysis solution. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between the parameters of oxidative stress, microinflammation, nutrition, secondary hyperparathyroidism and carotid artery intima-media thickness in patients on regular hemodialysis.One hundred and twenty five patients treated with standard hemodialysis and on-line hemodiafiltration with "high-flux" polysulfone dialysis membrane were examined. The following parameters of oxidative stress were measured : index of lipid peroxidation - measured as TBARS, nitric oxide in the form of nitrite - NO2-, super oxide anion radical - O2- and hydrogen peroxide - H2O2, catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced glutathione activity. For statistical analysis of results, the following tests were used: the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the Spirman test and the Pearson correlation test. Oxidative stress affects atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries in patients treated with regular hemodialysis and online hemodiafiltration. There is a statistically significant positive correlation between H2O2 concentration and the thickness of the carotid arteries` intima-media. High statistically significant positive correlation was found between TBARS concentration and carotid arteries intima-media thickness, while a high statistically significant negative correlation was found between SOD activity and a carotid artery intima-media thickness. There is a statistically significant negative correlation between the serum albumin and prealbumin concentration and a carotid artery intima-media thickness. Oxidative stress may be a significant risk factor for the carotid artery atherosclerosis development in patients treated with regular hemodialysis.
Impact of boron fertilization on boron fractions at different crop growth stages in cauliflower_cowpea_okra sequence in an inceptisols of North East India

Abstract A field experiment was conducted at Horticultural Experimental Farm, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat during the year 2015–17 to assess the impact of boron fertilization on dynamics of boron fractions in soil and crop yields in cauliflower–cowpea–okra cropping sequence. Five levels of boron (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 kg ha−1) along with the recommended dose of NPK fertilizer were applied in soil in cauliflower once in each 2 years (2015–17) of experimentation to assess the direct effect of boron fertilization, while cowpea and okra were grown as a suceeding test crop to study the residual effects of boron fertilization in the cropping sequence. Among the different levels of boron, the highest content of all the boron fractions in soil was recorded at rate of 2 kg B ha−1 at different crop growth stages for all the three crops. Progressive decrease in content of all the boron fractions with crop ageing was noticed. The content of different boron fractions in soil follows the order readily soluble boron (RSB)<oxide bound boron (OXB)<organic bound boron (ORBB)<specifically adsorbed boron (SAB) <residual boron, respectively. The boron level of 2 kg B ha−1 was found to prominent in increasing the yield in all the crops. In respect of contributions of different boron fractions to yield of crops, oxide bound boron(2.10) was found to be the highest contributor of cauliflower yield, while the residual boron (1.10), contributed the highest to cowpea yield and organic bound boron fraction (1.24) was found to be most prominent contributor of boron in leveraging okra yield.
An Anti-Steganalysis HEVC Video Steganography With High Performance Based on CNN and PU Partition Modes

The steganography research of videos leads to excellent communication methods for transmitting secret message, and high efficiency video coding(HEVC) video is one popular steganographic carrier. This article proposes a prediction unit(PU) based wide residual-net steganography(PWRN) for HEVC videos. The visual quality distortion of modifying PUs is theoretically analyzed, which illustrates that modifying PUs only has a little negative effect on visual quality. Therefore, the data hiding method in this article allows to modify all types of PUs except for <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2N\times 2N$</tex-math><alternatives><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mi>N</mml:mi><mml:mo>×</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mi>N</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math><inline-graphic xlink:href="jiang-ieq1-3140899.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula> to each other according to the secret data. In this way, high embedding efficiency is achieved, and the PU distributions in stego-videos can be kept similar to those of cover-videos, which is essential for resisting steganalysis. Meanwhile, a super-resolution convolutional neural network(CNN) with wide residual-net filter(WRNF) is proposed to replace the in-loop filter in HEVC for reconstructing I-pictures, which results in more precisely predicted P-pictures, and it further leads to less bitrate cost and better visual quality of stego-videos. The experimental results show that the proposed PWRN successfully resists the latest PU-targeted steganalysis algorithms, and compared with the state-of-the-art work, PWRN has achieved the lowest bitrate cost and the highest visual quality under the same capacity.
Surgical and Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Treatment for &agr;-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

&agr;-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an underrecognized cause of emphysema with associated hyperinflation and compromised quality of life. Lung volume reduction surgery for AATD has been reported in a small number of series. In general, the magnitude and duration of benefit of lung volume reduction surgery for AATD is smaller and briefer in AATD than in &agr;-1 antitrypsin-replete chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nonsurgical approaches to lung volume reduction have included various endobronchial approaches, including valves, glue, and steam. Endobronchial valves have been shown to confer benefit in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with the largest available controlled trial (VENT) showing enhanced FEV1 and 6-minute walk distance in valve recipients, albeit at the expense of more complications. Three small series examining a total of 29 patients have reported use of endobronchial valves in individuals with AATD, again suggesting benefit. To our knowledge, no other nonsurgical approaches to lung volume reduction have been reported in AAT-deficient patients. Overall, on the basis of a small current experience, endobronchial treatment to effect lung volume reduction in AATD appears promising, with further study needed to clarify its role and regulatory approval.
Metabolomics profiling of methamphetamine addicted human serum and three rat brain areas

Methamphetamine (METH) has already been a serious problem all over the world. The identification of related biomarkers and pathways is helpful to evaluate the degree of METH addiction, develop appropriate treatment during abstinence, and explore the mechanism. Here, it is the first time to perform metabolomics profiling of METH addicted human serum and three regions of METH-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) rat brain by using UHPLC-MS/MS and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI), respectively. Untargeted metabolomics analysis demonstrated clear differences between METH abusers and the healthy control by finding 35 distinct expressed metabolites in serum, including 5 TCA intermediates, 17 amino acids and 13 other biomolecules, 15 of which were newly identified following METH exposure. By using MALDI-MSI, the relative quantification and distribution of 14 metabolites were investigated in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), dorsal hippocampus (dHPC) and ventral hippocampus (vHPC) of CPP rat brain. Taken together, METH addiction could influence energy metabolism, amino acids metabolism, and phospholipids metabolism. A multi-parameter model consisting of these related metabolites can be established as a METH addiction biomarker in the future. The mapping of phospholipids provided new insights into the mechanism of METH addiction. Notably, the trend of metabolite changes in NAc and dHPC was almost the same, while it was opposite between dHPC and vHPC. It seems that NAc and dHPC were the two regions more susceptible to METH administration in the brain. And dHPC and vHPC play different roles in METH addiction proved by metabolites mapping.
Digital analysis of linear measurements related to the mental and mandibular foramina in sex determination

Background: In forensic anthropology, the mental and mandibular foramina are important anatomic landmarks in mandibular region, useful in gender identification in forensic dentistry. Objectives: This study is carried out to predict the validity of the vertical measurements related to the mental and mandibular foramina on digital panoramic images in sex determination. Methodology: A total of 60 patients, 30 males, and 30 females were examined; age distribution was ranging between 20 and 49 years. Four linear vertical measurements were performed on the radiographic image of each subject on both sides of the mandible. Results: Comparison of both sides of mandible was similar with slight discrepancies in measurements, hence any side can be used for analysis, and the means of overall values for D1, D2, D3 and D4 were significantly higher in male than female. According to the analysis, D2 is highly sensitive, D1 highly accurate, D3 highly specific and D4 highly significant. Conclusion: Results revealed differences between the genders in all of the four measurements in this study, therefore these measurements were sensitive parameters to predict male gender and differentiate it from female and hence they could be applied successfully in forensic dentistry.
Radiological features of Legionella Pneumophila Pneumonia

Poster: "ESTI 2012 / E-0048 / Radiological features of Legionella Pneumophila Pneumonia" by: "M. Vinciguerra1, L. Stefanetti1, E. Teti1, G. Argentieri2, L. G. Vismara1, C. De Dominicis1; 1Rome, RM/IT, 2Lugano, Ticino/CH"
THE MICROENTERPRISING SIZE AND ACCEPTANCE OF ISLAMIC HEALTH INSURANCE (TAKAFUL) IN NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA

Application of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in Islamic Health Insurance(takaful) acceptance revealed mixed findings. Hence, the need for a moderatingvariable to explain the conflicting results. This paper examines the moderating roleof size of microenterprise among the TPB variables. To achieve this end, quantitativemethodology adopted through distribution of research questionnaires among theparticipants of the study. Results indicate that attitude, social influence, perceivedbehavioral control and size of microenterprises significantly influence Islamic HealthInsurance (takaful) acceptance intention among microenterprises in northwesternNigeria. The findings also revealed that size of microenterprise moderates the effectof social influence on Islamic Health Insurance acceptance intention, but it failed tomoderate the influence of attitude and perceived behavioral control on Islamic HealthInsurance acceptance intention in same context. It implied that size of microenterprisesdoes not matter most in Islamic Health Insurance acceptance; nonetheless, the findingcontributes to the Theories of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior as it providesevidence on the significant moderating role of size on the effect social influence onIslamic Health Insurance acceptance intention among microenterprises.
Chunk Learning Media for Cognitive Load Optimization on Science Learning

The sudden shift in the education world due to the pandemic of Covid-19 bring both challenge and opportunity at the same time. Since decades ago, the understanding of the importance to manage cognitive load for effective learning had been applied in multiple methods. Having said that, only a few addresses the opportunity to combine it with the latest trend attractive for today's young learners to minimize more extraneous cognitive load. This research discusses the matter by proposing the adoption of the combination of chunk learning, animation, and super short video in social media platforms to convey learning materials on nervous system science, which has been stamped as a hard subject for high school students. The adaptation of super short video animation on nervous system science successfully helps students cope with the daunting pile of materials align with the cognitive load theory.
Prevalence of problem gambling among Japanese adults

ABSTRACT The prevalence of problem gambling has garnered considerable interest in numerous developed countries. In Japan, problem gambling may be far more prevalent than in other developed countries; however, there is little empirical research confirming this. Therefore, we estimated the prevalence of problem gambling in Japan using a standardized screening tool: The South Oaks Gambling Screen Revised (SOGS-R) and investigated the association between problem gambling and demographics such as gender, age, marital status, income, and educational background. We believe this study is necessary because gambling is a growing social problem in Japan that could worsen with the expected introduction of casinos in Japan due to the legalization of casino gambling in December 2016. Therefore, we surveyed participants’ experience of casino games both on the internet and abroad. Cross-sectional data were collected via a web-based survey of 6576 Japanese adults 20 years old and older. We found that the prevalence rate of problem gambling in Japan was significantly high from an international perspective. Restricting casino accessibility for individuals with high-risk factors could be effective in reducing gambling problems.
Summary-Based Compositional Analysis for Soft Contract Verification

Design-by-contract is a development best practice that requires the interactions between software components to be governed by precise specifications, called contracts. Contracts often take the form of pre- and post-conditions on function definitions, and are usually translated to (frequently redundant) run-time checks. So-called soft contract verifiers have been proposed to reduce the run-time overhead introduced by such contract checks by verifying parts of the contracts ahead of time, while leaving those that cannot be verified as residual run-time checks. In the state of the art, static analyses based on the Abstracting Abstract Machines (AAM) approach to abstract interpretation have been proposed for implementing such soft verifiers. However, these approaches result in whole-program analyses which are difficult to scale. In this paper, we propose a scalable summary-based compositional analysis for soft contract verification, which summarises both the correct behaviour and erroneous behaviour of all functions in the program using symbolic path conditions. Information from these summaries propagates backwards through the call graph, reducing the amount of redundant analysis states and improving the overall performance of the analysis. This backwards flow enables path constraints associated with erroneous program states to flow to call sites where they can be refuted, whereas in the state of the art they can only be refuted using the information available at the original location of the error. To demonstrate our improvements in both precision and performance compared to the state-of-the-art, we implemented our analysis in a framework called MAF (short for Modular Analysis Framework) — a framework for the analysis of higher-order dynamic programming languages. We conducted an empirical study and found an average performance improvement of 21%, and an average precision improvement of 38.15%.
Detecting an Autobiographical Criminal: Investigating Gender Differences in Staged Suicide Notes

Suicide notes are valuable in assisting equivocal police investigations because they can provide access into the author’s mind. An abundance of research has already linguistically analysed genuine and simulated suicide notes and have identified significant differences between the two. However, this only provides limited assistance in discerning note authenticity. Suicidology research has not yet considered how authors can linguistically construct gender in order to disguise their own, which may underpin some equivocal cases. The present study endeavoured to explore linguistic gender construction in staged suicide notes by cross-referencing suicide, deception and gendered-language corpuses with participants’ self-produced staged suicide notes to determine whether authorship can be detected through language-use and contribute to evaluating suicide note veracity. Participants were student volunteers (n = 4: 2 males, 2 females), recruited from the University of Derby. A qualitative document-interview methodology was used to gain primary data and explore pragmatic meaning by thematically analysing participants’ staged suicide notes and interview transcripts in order to categorise linguistic themes and explore whether pre-existing mental representations can influence language-use. Societal stereotypes regarding suicide and gender were found and linguistic features remained largely consistent with previous research. Findings may improve equivocal suicide investigations.
Social Capital’s Role in Humanitarian Crises

The growing scale and persistence of humanitarian crises constitute a critical problem for nation-states, aid organizations and crisis-affected people. Many humanitarian responders continue to focus on material aid, providing essential supplies and services during these crises, while other actors restore physical infrastructures. We believe aid efforts are overlooking the pivotal nature of horizontal and vertical ties within and between communities. Using qualitative and quantitative data from Uganda and Nigeria, we show how social capital matters even during the most severe crises. Our interviews and regression analyses of survey data show that deeper reservoirs of bridging social capital associate significantly with the preparedness of individuals displaced by violence in Nigeria, and that bonding and linking social capital correlates with greater resilience for people stressed by food insecurity in Uganda’s Karamoja region. Some concrete policy recommendations emerge for aid agencies and decision-makers that can invest in rebuilding social infrastructure in affected populations.
SAT0425 Does Weight in The Offspring of People with A Total Knee Replacement for Severe Primary Knee Osteoarthritis Have A More Detrimental Effect on Knee Cartilage and Pain? A 10-Year Prospective Study

Background Although being overweight or obese is an important risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA), the complex interplay between weight and genetic factors on the early-onset knee OA is still unclear. Objectives To determine the effects of weight on knee cartilage volume, defects and knee pain over 10 years in offspring having at least one parent with a total knee replacement for severe primary knee OA and in controls with no family history of knee OA. Methods 372 participants (186 offspring and 186 controls) aged from 26–61 years were recruited at baseline, and followed at 2.3 (Phase 2) and 10.2 (Phase 3) years later. T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the right knee was used to measure cartilage volume and defects at each time-point. Knee pain was only assessed at Phase 2 and Phase 3 using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Data were analysed using mixed-effects model with adjustment for potential confounders. Results Study participants were middle-age adults (mean age 45 years and mean weight of 77.5 kg) at baseline. In multivariable analysis, increasing body weight was negatively associated with medial tibiofemoral cartilage volume (β=-0.28 ml, per 1 SD increase, 95% CI -0.49 to -0.07) and the presence of medial tibiofemoral cartilage defects (OR=1.70, per 1 SD increase, 95% CI 1.20 to 2.33) in offspring over 10.2 years. Similar associations were observed for lateral tibiofemoral cartilage volume (β=-0.19 ml, P=0.059), and defects (OR=1.56, P=0.050). Over 7.9 years, body weight was positively associated with total knee pain (β=1.78, per 1 SD increase, 95% CI 0.49 to 3.06) and all pain subscales (β=0.36 to 0.58, all P<0.05) apart from sitting and standing in offspring while adjusting for potential confounders and knee structural factors. There were no statistically significant associations between weight, and cartilage volume or defects or pain in controls (all P>0.05). Conclusions Body weight is associated with knee cartilage volume, defects and pain in offspring of parent with primary knee OA but not in controls, suggesting an interplay between genetic factors and overweight/obesity in the pathogenesis of early knee OA. Disclosure of Interest None declared