Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Post-Degree Intentions of Female International Undergraduate Students Studying in Malaysia

Higher education has been positively linked with increased opportunity for women, including enhanced employability, increased migration, enriched cultural capital, and improved language skills. With the number of international students rising, understanding postdegree intentions is increasingly important for institutions, policy makers, and administrators. This qualitative study explored the postdegree intentions of female international undergraduate students at the Malaysian campus of an Australian university. In-depth interviews were conducted with students from a range of degree programs and data was studied using thematic analysis. Findings revealed that postdegree intentions were substantially influenced by other people and policies; a common aspiration was to balance career and family; postdegree intentions were not solely career-focused; and the students anticipated discrimination and inequality but were determined to successfully navigate these.
Innovation without Regional Development? The Complex Interplay of Innovation, Institutions, and Development

abstract This article argues that the development of regional innovation concepts, drawing primarily on the experiences of advanced regions, has led to inadequate narratives about the experience of less-developed regions (LDRs). Drawing on the extensive experience of the authors doing research in LDRs, the article develops three main arguments: first it examines the limitations of endogenous approaches to regional development, in particular concerning the role of formal dynamics (within organizations and institutions) in innovation systems. It will be argued that understanding the role of formal dynamics is fundamental to avoid culturally deterministic explanations of regional (under)development and to help design more effective policies. Second, this article will explore the literature that demonstrates the complex interplay between innovation, institutions, and regional development. The authors argue that though innovation is fundamental for long-term economic growth, innovation at firm level is not sufficient to generate development. Third, this article distills the policy implications of the foregoing analysis, namely, by highlighting alternatives to current models of innovation-based, export-based development.
Actinopterygii, Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Loricariichthys platymetopon Isbrücker and Nijssen, 1979: first record in Reservoir of Canoas II, Middle Paranapanema River, border of the states of São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil

First record of the “cascudo”, Loricariichthys platymetopon Isbrucker and Nijssen, 1979 in Canoas II Reservoir (Middle Paranapanema River, border of the states of Sao Paulo and Parana, Brazil). Its occurrence is due to the flooding of Sete Quedas waterfall, as a result of the construction of Itaipu Reservoir. Furthermore, there is absence or low abundance of natural predators, like Salminus brasiliensis, since this species has difficulties to adapt or even survive in reservoirs.
Pliocene Monachine Seal (Pinnipedia: Phocidae) from Australia Constrains Timing of Pinniped Turnover in the Southern Hemisphere

ABSTRACT A turnover of the pinniped fauna took place in the Southern Hemisphere during the Pliocene, based on evidence from South America and South Africa. This resulted in the extinction of early phocids, which were replaced by otariids dispersing from the North Pacific. There is currently a lack of evidence of a similar event from Australia, with the only confirmed phocids from the Miocene–Pliocene boundary and the earliest confirmed otariids from the late Pleistocene. Here, we report a fossil monachine tooth from the Pliocene Whalers Bluff Formation of Portland (Victoria). The tooth represents an extinct monachine seal; it does not resemble either crown lobodontins or miroungins. This is the geologically youngest pre-Holocene occurrence of Phocidae in Australia, and one of the youngest pre-Pleistocene records of phocids in the Southern Hemisphere. It extends the maximum known geochronological range of monachines in the fossil record of Australia to between 6.2 and 2.67 Ma. It is possible that pinniped faunal turnovers in the Southern Hemisphere all occurred during the late Pliocene, with the turnover in Australia occurring sometime after 4.31 Ma. The description of additional Australasian fossil pinnipeds will further constrain this faunal turnover event.
Elementary ESOL and content teachers’ resilient co-teaching practices: a long-term analysis

ABSTRACT New York State adopted regulations that mandate collaboration among ESOL and content teachers in integrated periods where ELLs are mainstreamed into general education classes. We documented trends in elementary and ESOL teachers’ co-teaching practices across 3 years of state policy implementation. Findings revealed that even with limited co-planning time, teams of co-teachers developed enduring resilient practices. It was apparent that there was no “right” co-teaching model. What seemed to work was more organic types of structures based on the co-teachers’ ability to share and implement ideas together. Trends in ELLs’ NYSESLAT scores indicated a decrease in the number of students performing at the lowest proficiency levels with a simultaneous increase in the number of students performing at higher proficiency levels. In spite of positive findings, persistent barriers in the form of insufficient co-planning time and curricular constraints impeded co-teaching to fully thrive in the district. Without systemic and consistent structures to place co-teaching and co-planning at the center of ESOL and content area teachers’ collaboration, the success of co-teaching was highly dependent on interpersonal relationships and individual motivations. Meaningful transformation of co-teaching practices for ELLs should be the responsibility of all stakeholders, not only teachers.
Spatial distribution of food trap catches of Tribolium castaneum, T. confusum and Typhaea stercorea and precision Integrated Pest Management in a semolina mill.

From the second half of May 2003 to midJuly 2004 (sampling period) we evaluated the presence and spatio-temporal distribution of insect pests using food-bait traps in a food processing mill, with particular attention to the adults of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), T. confusum du Val and Typhaea stercorea (L.). The main peak for T. castaneum occurred in June; T. confusum was collected on all sampling dates, with two main peaks in the second half of June until the beginning of July and in the first half of August. T. stercorea was most abundant from the second half of May to the beginning of July and in the first half of September. After the annual fumigation of the mill, carried out in the second half of August, only a small number of captures of the two Tribolium species took place until the end of the sampling period; in contrast, T. stercorea remained to colonize the mill until the end of November. The contour maps drawn to represent the spatial distribution of T. confusum before the fumigation treatment showed that the most abundant focus of the adult population were confined to the corners of the milling area and at the base of the adjacent walls of every floor, where a large amount of dust and debris usually accumulates. The same distribution was found for T. castaneum, but this species was observed only on the upper floors of the mill. Adults of T. stercorea were confined to the I and II floors, the main moisture areas of the mill contaminated with mould. Of particular interest was the presence in traps of T. confusum adults in a mixed population with equal numbers of males and females; furthermore, the spatial distribution of the two sexes was almost the same during the entire sampling period. The indications obtained were used in precision pest management procedures after fumigation, based essentially on the improvement of good sanitation practices.
Greenideinae from Java (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Descriptions are given of 10 genera and subgenera, and 33 species, with keys to the apterae and alatae viviparae. The following new species are described: Eutrichosiphum glabrum spec. nov., from Quercus gemelliflora Bl. , and Q. glauca Thunb. ; E. nigrum spec. nov. from Castanopsis javanica (Bl.) DC, and Lithocarpus Bennettii (Miq.) Rehd. ; E. pallidum spec. nov., from Castanea crenata Sieb. & Zucc; E. pullum spec. nov., from Castanopsis acuminatissima (Bl.) A. DC, and C. argentea (Bl.) DC. ; Greenidea maculata spec. nov., from Syzygium antisepticum (BL.) Merr. & Perry; G. magna spec. nov., from Castanea crenata Sieb. & Zucc. , Castanopsis spec. , C. acuminatissima (Bl.) A. DC. , C. argentea (Bl.) DC. , C. javanica (Bl.) DC. ; G. (Trichosiphum) castanopsidis spec. nov., from Castanopsis acuminatissima (Bl.) DC. ; G. (Trichosiphum) fulva spec. nov., from Bridelia monoica (Lour.) Merr. ; G. (Trichosiphum) nigricans spec. nov., from Syzygium lineatum Merr. & Perry, S. racemosum (Bl.) DC. , and S. syzygioides (Miq.) Amsh. ; G. (Trichosiphum) pallidipes spec. nov., from Castanea crenata Sieb. & Zucc. , Castanopsis argentea (Bl.) DC. , C. javanica (Bl.) DC. , Lithocarpus Bennettii (Miq.) Rehd. , and Quercus glauca Thunb. ; Greenideoida fransseni spec. nov., from Bridelia monoica (Lour.) Merr. ; Mesotrichosiphum brevisetosum spec. nov., from Lithocarpus Bennettii (Miq.) Rehd. ; Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) syzygii spec. nov., from Syzygium antisepticum (Bl.) Merr. & Perry. Neotypes are designated for Greenidea (Trichosiphum) psidii van der Goot, 1917; Greenideoida elongata van der Goot, 1917; Schoutedenia lutea (van der Goot, 1917), and S. viridis (van der Goot, 1917).
Predicting the effect of statins on cancer risk using genetic variants from a Mendelian randomization study in the UK Biobank

Laboratory studies have suggested oncogenic roles of lipids, as well as anticarcinogenic effects of statins. Here we assess the potential effect of statin therapy on cancer risk using evidence from human genetics. We obtained associations of lipid-related genetic variants with the risk of overall and 22 site-specific cancers for 367,703 individuals in the UK Biobank. In total, 75,037 individuals had a cancer event. Variants in the HMGCR gene region, which represent proxies for statin treatment, were associated with overall cancer risk (odds ratio [OR] per one standard deviation decrease in low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol 0.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.65–0.88, p=0.0003) but variants in gene regions representing alternative lipid-lowering treatment targets (PCSK9, LDLR, NPC1L1, APOC3, LPL) were not. Genetically predicted LDL-cholesterol was not associated with overall cancer risk (OR per standard deviation increase 1.01, 95% CI 0.98–1.05, p=0.50). Our results predict that statins reduce cancer risk but other lipid-lowering treatments do not. This suggests that statins reduce cancer risk through a cholesterol independent pathway.
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE Diabrotica speciosa (Germar) (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) EM DIFERENTES HOSPEDEIROS DEVELOPMENT OF Diabrotica speciosa (Germar) (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) IN DIFFERENT HOST PLANTS

SUMMARY The aim of this work was to determine the influence of the host plant, as food, on the larval and adult phases of D. speciosa. Larvae of this insect were reared on seedlings of bean, corn, soybean, as well as on potato tubers kept in wet vermiculite. The following biological parameters were evaluated: duration and viability of the larva-adult period and the weight of newly emerged insects (males and females). The fecundity of D. speciosa was also evaluated offering to the adults leaves of bean, soybean, corn and potato. The host plant offered as food on the larval phase influenced significantly the weight of the insects (males and females) as well as the duration and viability of the larva-adult period. The development time of the immature phases (larva + pupa) on potato (36.5 days) was longer than that on corn (25.1 days). The viability values (larva + pupa) were higher on potato (84.1%) and corn (75.9%) while on soybean and bean the viability was low (30.1% and 9.4%, respectively), characterizing these plants as inadequate hosts for the larval development of the insect. Adults of
Do Ketogenic and Low Carbohydrate Diets Offer CognitiveProtection in Rodent and Human Models

This paper seeks to review whether the ketogenic and low carbohydrate diets can offer cognitive protection in a wide array of cognitive impairments in both rodent and human models compared to non-ketogenic/low carbohydrate diets. Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are used as age-related sources of cognitive decline. While diseases related to insulin resistance, inborn errors of metabolism, and epilepsy are addressed as non-aged related sources of mental decline. There is evidence to support the neuroprotective nature of carbohydrate resisted diets. However, the beneficial effects on cognition are more pronounced in individuals with pre-existing hypometabolism in the brain, related to an inability to use glucose as energy within the brain.
Defensive Antibacterial Coating (DAC®) for prevention of infection in ACL reconstruction: a feasibility study

1 Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy 2 Clinica Ortopedica, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D’Aragona, 84131 Salerno, Italy 3 Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Mile End Hospital, 275 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG, England 4 Keele University, Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacology and Bioengineering, Guy Hilton Research Centre, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7QB, England
Age profile of susceptibility, mixing, and social distancing shape the dynamics of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in China

Strict interventions were successful to control the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China. As transmission intensifies in other countries, the interplay between age, contact patterns, social distancing, susceptibility to infection and disease, and COVID-19 dynamics remains unclear. To answer these questions, we analyze contact surveys data for Wuhan and Shanghai before and during the outbreak and contact tracing information from Hunan Province. Daily contacts were reduced 7-9 fold during the COVID-19 social distancing period, with most interactions restricted to the household. Children 0-14 years were 59% (95% CI 7-82%) less susceptible than individuals 65 years and over. A transmission model calibrated against these data indicates that social distancing alone, as implemented in China during the outbreak, is sufficient to control COVID-19. While proactive school closures cannot interrupt transmission on their own, they reduce peak incidence by half and delay the epidemic. These findings can help guide global intervention policies.
Esthetic outcome of immediately placed and nonfunctionally loaded implants in the anterior maxilla utilizing a definitive abutment: A pilot clinical trial

Background: Immediate dental implants placement and loading utilizing definitive abutments might save time and cost when an esthetic final result is anticipated. The objective of this prospective clinical trial was to evaluate the esthetic outcome of immediate implantation and immediate nonfunctional loading utilizing definitive abutments, with and without bony substitutes filling the peri-implant gap. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial study a total of 11 implants were placed utilizing a flapless immediate post extraction approach in the maxilla (second premolar to second premolar). Atraumatic extraction was performed and implants were immediately placed. The gap was either left without grafting or filled with particulate bone material. Immediate nonfunctional loading was performed utilizing a definitive abutment. The pink esthetic scores (PESs) were assessed preoperatively, at 1- and 2-year follow-up periods. Dental casts were obtained at respective time intervals; scanned, registered, and closest point distances were measured. For all statistical tests, value of P = 0.05 was set as a statistical significance level. Results: The mean of PES at baseline was 9.4 ± 1.69, at 1 year was 9.5 ± 2.07, at 2 years was 10.2 ± 2.75, for the graft group 10.3 ± 2.8, and for nongrafting group was 10.2 ± 2.59. There were no statistically significant differences in PESs at baseline when compared to 1- and 2-year intervals, and for grafting group versus nongrafting group (P = 0.24). Distances between the two time points for all cases were <1 mm in all reference planes. Conclusion: Immediate placement and nonfunctional loading utilizing a definitive abutment appear to result in a stable result as far as esthetic outcome and alveolar process sufficiency are concerned.
EVALUATION OF BUCKWHEAT FOR MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a genetic and endocrine system disease that creates injurious health effects not in Pakistan but throughout the world. Several functional compounds are present in buckwheat which has distinct biological properties of cholesterollowering, anti-hypertension, improving constipation and obesity. The recent research was directed to study the nutritional and hypoglycemic effect of buckwheat in Type 2 diabetic rats induced by alloxan. Methods: Two varieties of buckwheat were examined for their nutritional composition and mineral content according to the methods of AACC (2000) while antioxidant activity was measured by using DPPH and a spectrophotometer. Alloxan induced diabetic mice were applied to investigate the blood-glucose-lowering effect of common buckwheat extract (CBE) and Tartary buckwheat extract (TBE). After type 2 diabetic induced rats were separated randomly into three groups. Results: The results revealed that Common buckwheat flour (CBF) contains12. 93% crude protein, 2.39% crude fat, 9.42% crude fiber and 2.90% ash content, while Tartary buckwheat flour (TBF) contains14.88% crude protein, 3.47% crude fat, 12.03% crude fiber, and 2.86% ash content. TBF contains significantly higher minerals as compared to CBF and also exhibited higher antioxidant activity. The results for diabetes-induced mice showed a significant difference for fasting blood glucose level, glucose tolerance test and body weight among control diabetic mice (group I) and diabetic mice given the CBE (group II) and TBE (group III). The fasting blood glucose level of group I increased while it decreased in group II and group III over time. Group II and group III had more glucose tolerance as compared to group I. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that TBF contains higher nutritional contact as compared to CBF. Furthermore, it was indicated that the oral administration of CBE and TBE could lower the blood glucose level and can increase glucose tolerance effectively.
Developing a Tool to Assess Students’ Views of Nature of Science in Vietnam

Nature of Science (NOS) is a common topic in science education nowadays. However, the fact of the nature of science is not consensus through documents. The assessment of views of nature of science, therefore, was facing multi issues. Especially, in assessing views of NOS in a new context other than from where a validated tool was developed. Researchers and educators should notice certain issues relating to NOS. This paper will provide and discuss how to develop a more appropriate NOS tool to best use for Vietnamese Physics student teachers based on some previously validated tools and the empirical data from the research on the context. Instead of using a provided tool robotically, the paper calls for more critical employment of the tool based on the consideration of social and cultural context. This is not only important in the case of Vietnam but also any new circumstance.
Evaluation of PM2.5 Surface Concentrations Simulated by NASA’s MERRA Version 2 Aerosol Reanalysis over India and its Relation to the Air Quality Index

ABSTRACT The PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter ≤ 2.5 µm), an essential component of air pollution, is closely linked to adverse effects on human health, including premature mortality following prolonged exposure. However, limited surface measurement and the lack of monitoring with adequate spatial resolution hamper studies related to air pollution and its impact on various societally relevant issues. More recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) has begun estimating the global distribution of PM2.5 mass concentrations at high spatio-temporal resolutions, but the limitations of the applied estimation methodologies must be carefully evaluated in order to understand their strengths and weaknesses. This study assesses MERRA-2’s PM2.5 results by comparing them with ground-based measurements conducted at 20 stations across the Indian region between 2015 and early 2018. Our analysis shows that MERRA-2 generally underestimates the PM2.5 in terms of both the mass concentration and the number of exceedance days. While the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) measured exceedances of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) on 34% of the days, MERRA-2’s prediction was only 11%, and its estimate of the annual average PM2.5 concentration across all of the sites was also negatively biased, by ~27 µg m–3. Correlations of 0.96 and 0.6 were found between the estimates and the measurements for the monthly and the daily averaged concentrations, respectively; these numbers can be dramatically improved by applying a simple bias correction. Overall, our evaluation reveals that MERRA-2’s raw estimates of PM2.5 on a monthly time scale or longer are helpful in long-term air quality studies.
Transglutaminase in the life and death of the pancreatic β-cell

Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) is a ubiquitous enzyme that catalyses both the Ca2+-dependent formation of protein cross-links via intermolecular isopeptide bonds, and the Ca2+-independent hydrolysis of GTP. The multifunctional nature of the TG2 protein has been reported in numerous intracellular mechanisms, cell-surface associations, and extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions. In the pancreas, the expression of TG may be fundamental to the insulin-secretion function of β-cells, and associated diabetic disorders. The functional roles of TG2 in the pancreas were investigated in the present study using in vitro models of rat pancreatic insulinoma β-cells (BRIN-BD11), and ex vivo islet of Langerhans models from human, rat, TG2(-/-) knockout mice and their wild-type counterparts. The importance of ECM-associated TG2 in the maintenance of β-cell survival and function was also investigated using an in vitro human urinary bladder carcinoma support matrix (5637 cells). Biochemical analysis of both clonal BRIN-BD11 and islet β-cells showed a thiol-dependent TG2 activity mechanism that was reciprocally regulated by Ca2+ and GTP.