Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of People over 65 Years of Age

Quality of life is an important indicator of the treatment process, lifestyle, and influence of many other factors, both exogenous and endogenous, on the body. Determining the quality of life of healthy people (health-related quality of life (HRQoL), considering the influence of various factors, is important due to the possibility of making subsequent comparative analyses regarding the quality of life of people diagnosed with diseases. In addition, it allows us to identify the most crucial factors influencing the HRQoL in the process of “good aging”. The purpose of the study was to present the HRQoL level of healthy people over 65 years of age. HRQoL was measured in five-year age groups (66–70, 71–75, 76–80, >80 years), considering the analyzed factors. Finally, 1038 healthy people were included in the study. The inclusion criteria were as follows: no diagnosed chronic diseases, no permanent treatment in specialist clinics, and no constant administration of medicaments. A comparative analysis was carried out, assuming a 5% conclusion error. The SF-36 questionnaire assessing the main dimensions of the quality of life was the tool used in the study to assess the HRQoL: the physical component summary (PCS), mental component summary (MCS) and index of life quality (ILQ). The factors significantly differentiating the average level of HRQoL were as follows: gender, place of residence, education, employment status, smoking and physical activity. Relationship status (p > 0.05) was one of the analyzed factors that did not influence the differences in the average level of the perceived HRQoL. More than a twofold greater chance of a higher HRQoL was reported in the group of men under 75 years of age (66–70: OR = 2.01; 71–75: OR = 2.52) compared to the group of women. The same relationship was noted in the case of higher education in respondents up to the age of 80 (66–70: OR = 1.56; 71–75: OR = 2.16; 76–80: OR = 2.74). Smoking by people over 80 years of age significantly increased the chances of a higher HRQoL in each of the dimensions (PCS: OR = 4.09; MCS: OR = 12.64; ILQ: OR = 5.79). Age as a non-modifiable factor significantly differentiates the level of the HRQoL of healthy people over 65 years of age. The results of the conducted study on HRQoL can be helpful when comparing the HRQoL of healthy people with a group of people with chronic diseases.
Development of HOTS-based biology learning documents using ADDIE Model

Empowerment of Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) is often not optimal due to the lack of availability of HOTS-based learning documents. The purpose of this development research was to produce HOTS-based biology learning tools on motion system material for class XI high school. This development research uses the ADDIE model which has five stages: analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate. The product development was validated by learning experts and material experts and then tested on students. The validation sheet was used as a data collection instrument. The validation results from learning experts stated that the learning syllabus was very feasible (84.3%), lesson plans were very feasible (80.2%), student worksheets were feasible (72.2%), and test questions were very feasible (83%). Meanwhile, the validation results from material experts stated that all learning documents were feasible (the percentage of eligibility for syllabus, lesson plans, student worksheets, and test questions were 77%, 70%, 80%, and 80%, respectively). After being tested on students, student responses and the results of their evaluation scores indicate that the learning documents that have been developed are suitable for use. In addition, the HOTS learning tools developed are practical and effective in the learning process, so as to create a student-centered learning process and be able to improve students' HOTS.
Kidney Indices and Serum Electrolytes of Diabetic Patients Attending Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe

Glucose levels in the blood are elevated because the pancreas' b-cells produce less insulin or are more resistant to the hormone's effects. Diabetes mellitus is a persistent metabolic condition. Insulin is linked to long-term difficulties in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The objective of this study was to determine kidney indices and serum electrolytes of diabetic patients attending Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Gombe State. In total, A total of 240 subjects were used for the analysis (200 diabetic and 40 control subjects) and were divided based on their ages and gender Face to face inter-view was used to collect the data and other possible clinical data associated with diabetes mellitus. Fasting venous blood sample was collected to assess serum kidney indices, weight and height were recorded. The result shows individual kidney abnormalities of elevated serum creatinine and urea, elevated level of chloride and reduced sodium and bicarbonate level, according to gender and age groups. Gender, aging, higher body mass indexes (BMI), kidney indices abnormalities and electrolytes imbalance, were the risk factors associated with diabetes mellitus that led to diabetic nephropathy which can increase morbidity and mortality in diabetes mellitus. Effective control of blood sugar can stop or prevent the progression of diabetes mellitus to all these complications.
The impact of corporate governance on firms’ value in an emerging country: The mediating role of corporate social responsibility and organisational identification

Abstract Corporate governance is a field that is attracting great attention in the world due to its importance to the destiny of enterprises. More importantly, in the context of escalating environmental and social problems, how businesses are governed towards a balance of economic, social and environmental values receives significant concern by the stakeholders of the business in the globe. This study aims to understand intensively the impact of corporate governance on firm value by exploring the mediation mechanism of corporate social responsibility and organisational identification in the relationship between corporate governance and firm value. This study uses the covariance-based structural equation modelling (CB-SEM) analysis technique because of its suitability for organisational and management research such as the present study. This study focuses on the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies due to its importance as outlined in the introduction below. The contribution of this study is the provision of the additional empirical evidence on the important role of corporate governance in increasing firm value. In addition, the empirical evidence on the mediating influence of corporate social responsibility and organisational identification in the relationship between corporate governance and firm value deserves the main interest of this study. Furthermore, its application to the SME context in emerging economies reinforces the novelty of this study. Based on the findings of this study, theoretical and managerial implications are also proposed. The findings of this study may be of interest to entrepreneurs, top management, academics and researchers.
DESCRIPTION OF MATHEMATICS PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY IN TERMS OF LEARNING STYLE

This study aims to describe and determine students' abilities to solve mathematical problems that focus on visual and auditory learning styles. Subjects are eighth-grade students from junior high school in Bulukumba district. This research is descriptive qualitative, which seeks to determine and describe the mathematical problem solving ability in terms of student learning styles. Data is collected using questionnaires, tests, and interviews. The use of questionnaires describes visual learning styles and auditory learning styles. Two numbers of the test determine mathematics problem solving ability in Polya's step, and interviews confirm mathematics problem solving ability. The data analysis techniques are reduction, presentation, and verification. Based on the results, the first subject with a visual learning style can fulfill all the indicators of Polya's steps, but another one is just three indicators. The first subject with an auditory learning style can meet all Polya's steps, but the other can fulfill three indicators.
Influences of social media learning environments on the learning process among AEC university students during COVID-19 Pandemic: Moderating role of psychological capital

Abstract The outbreak of COVID-19 has adversely affected university students’ learning process, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. Consequently, many institutions have adopted social media for the learning process because of the COVID-19 lockdown. Hence, the current study aimed at assessing the influences of social media learning environments on the learning process among university Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) students during the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown. Data was collected from the students of AEC-related courses using a structured questionnaire. Warp 7.0 PLS-SEM was used for the analysis of the collated data and model development. The study results indicated that the AEC students’ psychological capital (PsyCap) moderates the relationships between social media learning environments and the learning process among AEC university students in Nigeria. The results also showed significant influence change between the social media learning environments and the learning process among the AEC students in Nigeria. The study is limited to students in the AEC-related courses in Nigerian universities. Moreover, the results of this study could be helpful to other developing countries having issues with the use of social media learning environments. The study further recommends the training of AEC students on the use of resources in the social media learning environments for the positive developmental state of the student’s self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience.
Temporal Artery Vascular Diseases

In the presence of temporal arteritis, clinicians often refer to the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, differential diagnoses should also be evoked because other types of vascular diseases, vasculitis or not, may affect the temporal artery. Among vasculitis, Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is probably the most common, and typically affects the peri-adventitial small vessel of the temporal artery and sometimes mimics giant cell arteritis, however, other symptoms are frequently associated and more specific of ANCA-associated vasculitis prompt a search for ANCA. The Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can cause temporal arteritis as well. Some infections can also affect the temporal artery, primarily an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which has an arterial tropism that may play a role in triggering giant cell arteritis. Drugs, mainly checkpoint inhibitors that are used to treat cancer, can also trigger giant cell arteritis. Furthermore, the temporal artery can be affected by diseases other than vasculitis such as atherosclerosis, calcyphilaxis, aneurysm, or arteriovenous fistula. In this review, these different diseases affecting the temporal artery are described.
Economic Performance in Post-Soviet and Post-Communist Countries – Evidence from Panel Data and Multivariate Statistical Analysis

Abstract The study examines the effect of sets of determinants of economic growth, which are widely emphasised in the literature, in a group of 27 selected post-Soviet, post-communist and transition countries from Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia during 1997–2017. The set of baseline variables includes, among others, trade openness, investment rate, public consumption spending, and selected demographic factors. The methodology uses panel data and it is supported by multivariate statistical methods of grouping objects. The panel data provides results that are mainly consistent with the literature review. However, the effects of demographic factors are rather not significant, but the role of investment has been emphasised. In turn, the multivariate statistical approaches indicate the shifts in regional (dis)similarity between the analysed countries with respect to the performance of the selected variables over the last 20 years.
Contextualizing Inflow and Infiltration Within the Streamflow Regime of Urban Watersheds

Defects in sanitary‐sewer infrastructure enable exchange of large volumes of fluids to and from the environment. The intrusion of rainfall and groundwater into sanitary sewers is called inflow and infiltration (I&I). Though long recognized in the assessment of sewers, the impacts of I&I on streamflow within urban watersheds are unknown. We quantified rainfall‐derived I&I (RDI&I), groundwater infiltration (GI), and total I&I using measured flows within sanitary‐sewer pipes serving four watersheds near Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Flows were monitored in pipes that parallel local stream channels and compared with streamflow measured at nearby gauging sites. Freshwater diverted into the sewer system due to I&I ranged from 24% to 36% of the flow measured within individual pipes. The RDI&I was the smaller component of I&I, ranging from 4.2 to 9.8 mm per year among watersheds. The GI was typically an order of magnitude greater than RDI&I, ranging from 24 to 41 mm per year among watersheds with annual stream discharge of approximately 500 mm. The I&I occurring at specific moments in time commonly represented 0%–20% of the flow measured in the adjacent stream. The enhancement of low flows in streams that could be achievable if I&I were abated ranges from as much as 6%–36% across watersheds. Our discussion presents explanations for the seasonality of I&I and associated impacts on streamflow in urban watersheds, while identifying important sources of remaining uncertainty. Our results support the conclusion that I&I substantially reduces flows in urban streams, especially low flows during dry weather.
Methods of teaching school informatics in English based on blended learning technology

Blended cooperative learning applications, which offer education with the opportunities offered by information technologies, have the potential to increase the interaction between learners and support learners to learn information more permanently and to develop positive attitudes towards the lesson. Along with the developing technology, technological tools have been included in education. The effect of the blended learning method, which is a technological innovation, is very important in language teaching. The aim of this study; To determine the opinions of English teachers about blended teaching. Within the scope of this general purpose, the positive aspects and negative aspects of the technological tools, the advantages and disadvantages of the blended learning methods, the effect of this method on the students are determined by the English teachers working in the secondary school. A qualitative research method was used to reach the results of this research. The opinions of 15 English teachers who use the blended learning method and technological tools in their classes were taken. In the selection of the sample, the teachers' use of technology was taken as a basis. The opinions of 15 English teachers who used technological equipment in their classes and participated in the research voluntarily were consulted. The findings were thematised and explained with the content analysis method. It has been concluded that the teachers participating in the research have positive contributions to the learning of technological tools. It is among the results of the study that blended learning has important advantages such as providing instant feedback and continuous feedback to students, taking into account individual differences, increasing the interaction and communication outside the classroom, and increasing the interest in the lesson. Keywords: English, language, blended learning, technology, educational environment, information technology
Prevalence, etiology, and biopsychosocial risk factors of cervicogenic dizziness in patients with neck pain: A multi-center, cross-sectional study

Objectives This study aims to investigate the prevalence, etiology, and risk factors of cervicogenic dizziness in patients with neck pain. Patients and methods Between June 2016 and April 2018, a total of 2,361 patients (526 males, 1,835 females; mean age: 45.0±13.3 years; range, 18 to 75 years) who presented with the complaint of neck pain lasting for at least one month were included in this prospective, cross-sectional study. Data including concomitant dizziness, severity, and quality of life (QoL) impact of vertigo (via Numeric Dizziness Scale [NDS]), QoL (via Dizziness Handicap Inventory [DHI]), mobility (via Timed Up-and-Go [TUG] test), balance performance [via Berg Balance Scale [BBS]), and emotional status (via Hospital Anxiety- Depression Scale [HADS]) were recorded. Results Dizziness was evident in 40.1% of the patients. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) was the most common etiology for neck pain (58.5%) and accompanied with cervicogenic dizziness in 59.7% of the patients. Female versus male sex (odds ratio [OR]: 1.641, 95% CI: 1.241 to 2.171, p=0.001), housewifery versus other occupations (OR: 1.285, 95% CI: 1.006 to 1.642, p=0.045), and lower versus higher education (OR: 1.649-2.564, p<0.001) significantly predicted the increased risk of dizziness in neck pain patients. Patient with dizziness due to MPS had lower dizziness severity scores (p=0.034) and milder impact of dizziness on QoL (p=0.005), lower DHI scores (p=0.004), shorter time to complete the TUG test (p=0.001) and higher BBS scores (p=0.001). Conclusion Our findings suggest a significant impact of biopsychosocial factors on the likelihood and severity of dizziness and association of dizziness due to MPS with better clinical status.
2D graphene and graphene nanoribbon field effect transistors

by Kristóf Tahy The impressive properties of graphene such as the linear energy dispersion relation, room-temperature mobility as high as 15 000 cm 2 /V . s, and current densities in excess of 2 A/mm range – or even 10 A/mm for nanoribbons – make it an attractive candidate for electronic devices of the future. This work explores whether graphene fulfills the promises raised by the extraordinary material properties. First, realistic expectations of large area and nanoscale graphene devices are examined. Fabrication and electrical measurements of 2D graphene devices lead to the verification of the predicted T 2 dependence of the intrinsic carrier concentration in graphene. A suitable model allows the extraction of the mobility of carriers at the Dirac point, a quantity of great ambiguity in the literature. The opening of bandgaps in graphene nanoribbons by quantum confinement holds promise for digital electronic device applications. The fabrication, device performance, and modeling of low bandgap GNR FETs are presented. For substantial current modulation at room-temperature, sub-10 nm GNR widths are required – and is challenging. Process limitations lead to the utilization of a new e-beam lithography resist
Sealing Performance of Thin Corrugated Metal Gasket

A thin corrugated metal gasket had been developed for low pressure work condition. In this study, thin corrugated metal prototype gasket was tested by using water pressure test. A Kyowa T-150N was used as water pressure tester. The experiment was conducted after ensuring that there was no leakage in each joint part. The leak test can only indicate two conditions of leakage which are leak or no leak. Pressure applied in the water pressure test was 200 psi, with 5 minutes of lapse time. The leakage was determined by the presence of liquid from the flange and the change in pressure gauge. Based on leak test results, it can be denoted that thin corrugated metal gasket can be used for 200 psi working pressure and 2.2 – 3.3 kN tightening load.
High-Temperature Performance of AlN MESFETs With Epitaxially Grown n-Type AlN Channel Layers

We fabricated AlN metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESFETs) with an epitaxially grown n-type AlN channel layer and characterized the temperature dependence of their device properties. As the temperature was varied from room temperature to 500°C, maximum drain current increased from 0.42 to 45 mA/mm and maximum transconductance increased from 0.05 to 4.5 mS/mm. This enhanced device performance with increasing temperature is attributed to increased carrier concentration in n-type AlN due to the large ionization energy of Si donors. Owing to a large Schottky barrier height of 2.08 eV for the Ni gate electrode/n-type AlN interface, reverse leakage current is less than <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$10^{-{10}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> A/mm at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 500°C. Off-state breakdown voltage is as high as 1720 V for gate-drain spacing of 16 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mu }\text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. These results indicate that AlN MESFETs are promising for high-voltage electronic devices operating at high temperature.
Impact of booster vaccination on the control of COVID-19 Delta wave in the context of waning immunity: application to France in the winter 2021/22

Europe has experienced a large COVID-19 wave caused by the Delta variant in winter 2021/22. Using mathematical models applied to Metropolitan France, we find that boosters administered to ≥ 65, ≥ 50 or ≥ 18 year-olds may reduce the hospitalisation peak by 25%, 36% and 43% respectively, with a delay of 5 months between second and third dose. A 10% reduction in transmission rates might further reduce it by 41%, indicating that even small increases in protective behaviours may be critical to mitigate the wave.
Materials and Processes for Schottky Contacts on Silicon Carbide

Silicon carbide (4H-SiC) Schottky diodes have reached a mature level of technology and are today essential elements in many applications of power electronics. In this context, the study of Schottky barriers on 4H-SiC is of primary importance, since a deeper understanding of the metal/4H-SiC interface is the prerequisite to improving the electrical properties of these devices. To this aim, over the last three decades, many efforts have been devoted to developing the technology for 4H-SiC-based Schottky diodes. In this review paper, after a brief introduction to the fundamental properties and electrical characterization of metal/4H-SiC Schottky barriers, an overview of the best-established materials and processing for the fabrication of Schottky contacts to 4H-SiC is given. Afterwards, besides the consolidated approaches, a variety of nonconventional methods proposed in literature to control the Schottky barrier properties for specific applications is presented. Besides the possibility of gaining insight into the physical characteristics of the Schottky contact, this subject is of particular interest for the device makers, in order to develop a new class of Schottky diodes with superior characteristics.