Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Teaching Text Structure on Improving Writing Composition Skills and Reducing Writing Anxiety Among Seventh Graders in Jordan

The study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of teaching text structure on improving writing composition skills and reducing writing anxiety among seventh graders in Jordan. To that aim, the one-group pretest-posttest design was adopted. The researchers developed a writing composition test according to the structures of (problem/solution, compare/contrast, description), and writing anxiety scale. The subjects of the study consisted of 29 seventh graders, taught through the text structure procedures. The findings revealed that there is a statistically significant effect of the text structure strategy on improving writing composition and reducing writing anxiety, with a large effect size. In light of the findings, the necessary recommendations were set.
Analysis of The Financial Performance of Regional Development Planning Agencies (BAPPEDA) A Study in Serang City, Indonesia

This research aims to assess the Financial Performance of regional development planning agencies (BAPPEDA) Serang City government during 2020-2022. This financial performance measurement is more focused on the budget realization report (LRA). Based on expenditure analysis, namely expenditure compatibility analysis which is divided into direct expenditure and indirect expenditure, expenditure growth analysis, expenditure effectiveness analysis, expenditure efficiency analysis and expenditure variance analysis. The results of the analysis show that the financial performance of the BAPPEDA from 2020-2022 seen from the analysis of expenditure compatibility shows poor financial performance, because the total indirect expenditure is 66% and for direct expenditure is 34%, so it can be said that it has not paid attention to regional development. From the analysis of expenditure growth is said to be good, with an overall value of 5%. Judging from the ratio of the effectiveness of budget use is said to be effective with a total of 96%. Judging from the efficiency ratio, it is said to be efficient with a total of 33%. From the analysis of expenditure variances it is said to be good, with a total overall comparison of 96%. So in this case BAPPEDA has been able to make budget savings.
Efficacy of Different Botanicals against Caryedon serratus (Oliver) in Stored Groundnut

The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of some botanicals as grain protectant against Caryedon serratus (Oliver) in stored groundnut at Prayagraj during 2019 to 2020. Seven botanicals viz., Neem oil, castor oil, neem leaf powder, turmeric rhizome powder, lantana leaf powder, mint leaf powder, tulsi leaf powder were evaluated as compared to control on the basis of adult mortality (%), number of adult emergence and weight loss (%) in stored groundnut. The results showed that neem oil was more effective followed by castor oil, neem leaf powder.
Analisis Vegetasi Gulma Pada Perkebunan Karet (Hevea brasiliensis Mull.Arg.) di Kecamatan Batang Kapas, Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan Vegetation analysis of weed at rubber plantation (Hevea brasiliensis Mull.Arg.) in Batang Kapas, Pesisir Selatan.

Vegetation analysis of weeds at rubber plantation (Hevea brasiliensis Mull.Arg.) at Batang Kapas, Pesisir Selatan, was carried out from March to April 2013. The weeds were sampled purposively using plot quadrat method at three and six years old of rubber plantations. There were totally 13 families, 23 genera dan 27 species of weeds found in the two types of rubber plantations. The two locations were dominated by different species of weeds. Borreria alata has the highest Summed Dominance Ratio (SDR) at three years and Scleria sumatrensis at six years old of rubber plantations. Diversity indices were relative moderate (2,17 at three years old and 2,2 at six years old rubber plantations) in both locations and species similarity between the two location were low (45,7%).
Seasonal Changes in Amylose and Starch Compositions in ‘Ambrosia’ Apples Associated with Rootstocks and Orchard Climatic Conditions

The dynamics of amylose (AM) and total starch content (TSC) have been studied in several apple varieties; however, their responses to environmental variables and rootstocks are less understood in new low-climacteric varieties. In addition, the pertinence of AM and TSC to fruit dry matter content (DMC), fruit quality at harvest, and quality retention after storage is little understood. In this study, we investigated the seasonal changes in AM and TSC of ‘Ambrosia’ apples grafted onto dwarfing rootstocks Malling 9 (M.9) and Budagovsky 9 (B.9) in two consecutive years, 2016 and 2017, in the Okanagan-Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Enzymatic methods with Megazyme® kits were used to analyze the fruit samples collected from four orchards in the growing season. In 2016, the orchard microclimate exhibited cooler nights and greater diurnal temperature ranges (DTRs) compared to 2017. As a result, the AM content and AM portion in TSC were significantly higher in 2016, with levels peaking over 40% compared to the values observed in 2017. However, there were no significant differences in peak values of TSC between the two years. Additionally, the apples grown on the B.9 rootstock consistently showed higher levels of AM and AM percentage compared to those grown on the M.9 rootstock. The study also used Felix 750 Produce Quality Meter, a handheld infrared spectrometer, to assess the dry matter content (DMC) of growing fruit, which showed a strong correlation with AM content (r > 0.8). After being harvested at commercial maturity and stored in controlled atmospheric chambers (CA) for 8 months, fruit quality analysis suggested that the AM level and its percentage in TSC played an important role in determining ‘Ambrosia’ apple quality after long-term storage.
Geological Conditions and Gas Reservoir Features in Lower Paleozoic in Sichuan Basin

By means of surface and subsurface geological combination research,we use the organic and inorganic geochemistry to describe the geological conditions of lower Paleozoic gas formation and gas reservoir characteristics in the Sichuan basin,reveal mutual coupling relations between the destroyed oil pool and gas reservoir,and establish the model of lower Paleozoic petroleum accumulation.Both lower Cambrian and lower Silurian are two sets of high-quality source rocks in the Sichuan basin,with an average thickness of about 100m.Their distributions show a significant inheritance,with three centers of hydrocarbon-generating intensity like as southern Sichuan,eastern Sichuan and western Hubei.Several gas layers in the lower Paleozoic sequence in the Sichuan basin exist,including the middle-upper Cambrian Xixiangchi Formation,lower and Middle Ordovician Nanjinguan Formations and Baota Formations,and lower Shiniulan Formation(called Xiaoheba Formation in east Sichuan basin). The matrix porosity of reservoir less than 1% accounts for 70%-80%,but the high quality reservoirs such as karstic,fracture,and reef limestone reservoir with the effective porosity of 4%-11% are locally developed.The upper Ordovician,lower Silurian mudstones and the middle-lower Cambrian gypsum rocks as two types of regional cap rock,are mainly distributed in the southern and northeast parts of Sichuan basin.The destroyed oil pools and natural gas suggests the potential gas field in lower Paleozoic reservoir would be mainly distributed in the Leshan-longnvshi paleo-uplift areas.The Paleozoic natural gas mostly derived from oil cracking has high dry coefficient,and high content non-hydrocarbon gas.The natural gas in the eastern and southern Sichuan basin is sourceed from the Silurian and Cambrian source rocks,respectively.The process of gas accumulation in lower Paleozoic is as follows: oil generation→early oil pool(accumulation) →oil pool adjustment(transformational migration)→early gas reservoir(oil cracking) →gas reservoir destroyed or kept in present-day(tectonic adjustment). Oil cracking in early oil pools are main source of present lower Paleozoic gas reservoirs,and the early oil reservoir has importantly controlled accumulation and distribution of present-day gas reservoir.
Comparative Study of the Surgical Excision of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars Using Surgical Burs and an Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Er:YAG) Laser

Background The use of lasers has increased in the field of dentistry in recent years. However, in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery, the use of lasers has been largely restricted to soft tissue, and less focus is placed on the use of lasers for hard tissues. Aim The present study aimed to comparatively evaluate the efficacy of a erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Er:YAG) laser for cutting the bone while removing the impacted mandibular third molar with the use of a surgical bur. Methods The study assessed 80 subjects undergoing removal of impacted mandibular third molars. The subjects were recruited from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Luxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India. They were randomly divided into two groups, each consisting of 40 subjects. Group I used an Er:YAG laser to remove the bone, while Group II used a surgical bur. Assessments and comparisons were made for complications, wound healing, trismus, edema, bleeding, and pain. Results The study examined the efficacy of the Er:YAG laser for cutting the bone and extracting the impacted mandibular third molars using a surgical bur in two groups of 80 patients each. When the laser was used in place of a surgical bur, Group I patients experienced less edema, bleeding, and discomfort; nevertheless, the difference was not statistically significant. Time taken by laser for bone cutting was significantly higher compared to the surgical bur. In Group I (laser), trismus existed for a longer time. For mouth opening, the preoperative mouth opening was comparable in the two groups with p = 0.87. Conclusion Pain, hemorrhage, and edema were lesser, and the time required for bone cutting was substantially longer in the laser group. Apart from these, laser-assisted intra-oral bone cutting should be preferred because of its less invasive nature, simpler procedure, and simpler osteotomy when compared to traditional surgical burs and also in anxiety-prone patients.
Promoting Multicultural Education in the Middle East: Perception and Practice

In the current era, human diversity is constantly changing due to the exponential spread of information and communication technologies, which promotes human interaction. Cultural overlap between different societies, as well as increasing rates of migration across borders strengthen multiculturalism. The education system is often influenced by the cultural reformation in society, which shapes the way education is structured, teaching styles, curriculum development and education objectives. Given that Islamic culture is the dominant one in the Middle East, it is assumed that its ideals and principles will uphold multiculturalism and inclusion, as with any other great religions. This study aims to explore the role of Islamic culture in promoting multicultural education in the Middle East, to examine the application of the concepts of multicultural education, and to reflect on the idea of multiculturalism. A sample of 37 college instructors and 312 higher education students participated in the study by answering the questionnaire, which was conducted using a mixed-method approach. The results of the study showed that Islamic values and beliefs have a remarkable influence on the adoption of multiculturalism in education without compromising Islamic beliefs and values. Furthermore, multiculturalism ideas are incorporated into instruction and student communications. According to the research report, employing a multicultural education platform effectively will require curricular adaptation.
Depression, anxiety, and stress in medical students in Peru: a cross-sectional study

Objective To determine the prevalence and factors associated with depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms in medical students in Peru, during the second pandemic wave of COVID-19. Methods We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study in 405 medical students from a university in northern Peru. The DASS-21 instrument was used to evaluate mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress), and to investigate their association with socio-educational characteristics. Results We found a prevalence of depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms of 71.6% (95% CI: 66.94–75.95), 71.9% (95% CI: 67.2–76.2), and 62.7% (95% CI: 57.8–67.4); respectively. Students with eating behavior disorders had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.35), anxious symptoms (PR: 1.27), and stress symptoms (PR: 1.31). The prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.57), anxious symptoms (PR: 1.27), and stress symptoms (PR: 1.24) increased in students who did not report regular physical activity. In addition, having almost always academic exhaustion increased the prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.46), stress symptoms (PR: 1.72). On the contrary, the prevalence of depressive symptoms (PR: 0.79), anxious symptoms (PR: 0.73) and stress symptoms (PR: 0.82) decreased in male students. Students who reported sleeping 8 or more hours daily had a lower prevalence of stress symptoms (PR: 0.82). Conclusion Symptoms of depression and anxiety occurred in 7 out of 10 students, and stress in 6 out of 10. Among the factors associated with the presence of anxiety, depression, and stress were eating behavior disorder and not regularly exercising. Periodic evaluations of mental symptomatology are required and counseling should be promoted in medical schools.
Architecture and Sequence Stratigraphy of a Late Neogene Incised Valley at the Shelf Margin, Southern Celtic Sea

ABSTRACT Valleys on the outer Celtic Sea shelf were cut and filled during the late Pliocene/early Pleistocene. The Kaiser valley is one of several valleys forming an anastomosed network. The main valley, directed 20° (Azimuth true N), is 50 m deep and > 10 km wide. It is connected to the parallel Dompaire and Parsons valleys by several 120-140° directed incisions of lesser width and depth. Analyzed by mean of very high-resolution seismic data, the Kaiser valley is interpreted as containing a compound fill consisting of eight erosionally based depositional sequences. A typical sequence comprises two facies: (1) fluvial channels at the base, which represent lowstand to early transgressive deposits; and (2) onlapping transgressive bay-fill deposits that are locally interbedded at the top with isolated small channels attributed to flood tidal deltas. The erosional bases of the fluvial facies correspond to sequence boundaries. These are interpreted to result from relative sea-level falls. Successive fluvial and bay-fill facies are separated by flat erosional surfaces of high acoustic amplitude, which extend laterally across the entire composite valley, locally beveling sequence boundaries and creating terraces on the valley walls. These flat facies contacts are interpreted as bay ravinement surfaces produced by waves in an estuarine setting. The larger-scale stacking pattern of the depositional sequences defines a progradational-retrogradational trend, in which the lowest sequence is mainly constituted by fluvial channel deposits, whereas upper sequences display mostly bay-fill facies. The sequences are related to fifth-order glacioeustatic fluctuations, whereas their progradational-retrogradational trend reflects fourth-order eustatic variations and/or rapid tectonic tilting of the area, as indicated by the presence of two incision orientations. The preservation of the system took place during a third-order sea-level rise, and was favored by subsidence of the margin, leading to its present occurrence down to -240 m below present sea level.
STR-ABKS: Server-Aided Traceable and Revocable Attribute-Based Encryption With Keyword Search

Attribute-based encryption with keyword search (ABKS) is a powerful cryptographic primitive achieving search functionality and access control for the encrypted data outsourced to the cloud. Traceability and revocability are two significant requirements for ABKS system that enable tracing the owner of a maliciously leaked secret key and revoking the key. Recently, Varri et al. proposed two ABKS schemes with traceability and revocability in the IEEE Internet of Things Journal and Journal of Systems Architecture. However, we present a cryptanalysis demonstrating that neither of these two schemes is secure against the chosen keyword attack (CKA), which is a fundamental security requirement for ABKS system. In this article, we put forward a notion called server-aided traceable and revocable ABKS (STR-ABKS) and present a concrete STR-ABKS construction. In addition to traceability, revocability and CKA resistance, our STR-ABKS construction enjoys several notable features: 1) Large Universe Attributes: This property enlarges the practical applications by supporting a flexible number of attributes; 2) Constant User Secret Key: The user’s secret key is not related to attributes as in other ABKS schemes; 3) Fast Tracing: Tracing a constant user secret key only requires two pairing operations; and 4) Constant Trapdoor: The size of the trapdoor inherits the size of the user secret key used to generate it. Overall, our construction offers both security, functionality and practical efficiency.
Los imaginarios de los futuros periodistas en Francia The imaginaries of the future journalists in France

This article analyses how differently future journalists perceive the professional and social realities of journalism according to their gender and socio- economic background. The study is based on two methods. The first method is the empirical analysis of the social features of the students of the schools of journalism of the public universities of Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Tours and Marseille, at the start of their studies. The second method is a series of in-depth interviews that investigate the family history, values and perceptions about journalism of the students of the Institute of Journalism of Bordeaux. The results show that journalism students are not a homogeneous group. Their social backgrounds are remarkably different and greatly influence their perception of the profession of journalism.
Clinical Application of Platelet Concentrates in Bovine Practice: A Systematic Review

Simple Summary Platelet concentrates have become increasingly popular in both animal and human medicine. These concentrates mainly consist of higher-than-normal levels of platelets and therefore contain a high concentration of growth factors which are stored within platelet α-granules. One specific type of platelet concentrate, known as Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), is notable for its low-density fibrin. Recent research has focused on how PCs can benefit cattle, and PRP has shown promise in treating various reproductive issues, assisting in the production of bovine embryos, and addressing problems like sole ulcers and udder diseases. In this report, we aim to review the existing literature on the use of PRP in bovine veterinary practice. We followed strict guidelines to identify relevant studies. After searching extensively through databases, we found a total of 1196 papers, but only six met our criteria for inclusion. Out of these six papers, two discussed the use of PRP for mastitis, two for uterine dysfunction, and two for ovarian dysfunction in cattle. PRP emerged as a cost-effective and readily available treatment option, showing positive results in these cases. However, due to the diversity of conditions and definitions involved, more research is needed to fully understand its potential in clinical practice for cattle. Abstract Platelet concentrates (PCs) have become widely used in veterinary and human medicine. The PCs consist mainly of supraphysiological concentrations of platelets and, therefore, growth factors (GFs) which are stored within platelet α-granules. Among PCs, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is characterised by low-density fibrin. Research on the effect of PCs in cattle has surged in recent years; in particular, evidence has shown the positive use of PRP for treating reproductive problems, in vitro production of bovine embryos, sole ulcers and udder diseases. The aim of this report is to critically review, in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, the available literature reporting clinical application in the bovine practice of PRP. Three bibliographic databases PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus were used for a broad search of “platelet concentrates” OR “PRP” OR “platelet-rich plasma” OR “PRF” OR “platelet-rich fibrin” AND “cows” OR “cattle”. From 1196 papers, only six met the inclusion criteria. Two papers described the use of PRP in mastitis, two papers in uterine dysfunction and two papers in ovarian dysfunction. PRP offered a low-cost, easily obtained therapeutic option and showed positive results for these patients. However, given the different pathologies and definitions involved, further studies are necessary to assess its full clinical potential.
Humoral Response Kinetics and Cross-Immunity in Hospitalized Patients with SARS-CoV-2 WT, Delta, or Omicron Infections: A Comparison between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Cohorts

With the ongoing evolution of severe acute respiratory virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise. This study aims to investigate the impact of vaccination status, SARS-CoV-2 variants, and disease severity on the humoral immune response, including cross-neutralizing activity, in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. This retrospective cohort study involved 122 symptomatic COVID-19 patients hospitalized in a single center. Patients were categorized based on the causative specific SARS-CoV-2 variants (33 wild-type (WT), 54 Delta and 35 Omicron) and their vaccination history. Sequential samples were collected to assess binding antibody responses (anti-S/RBD and anti-N) and surrogate virus neutralization tests (sVNTs) against WT, Omicron BA.1, and BA.4/5. The vaccinated breakthrough infection group (V) exhibited higher levels of anti-S/RBD compared to the variant-matched unvaccinated groups (UVs). The Delta infection resulted in a more rapid production of anti-S/RBD levels compared to infections with WT or Omicron variants. Unvaccinated severe WT or Delta infections had higher anti-S/RBD levels compared to mild cases, but this was not the case with Omicron infection. In vaccinated patients, there was no difference in antibody levels between mild and severe infections. Both Delta (V) and Omicron (V) groups showed strong cross-neutralizing activity against WT and Omicron (BA.1 and BA.4/5), ranging from 79.3% to 97.0%. WT (UV) and Delta (UV) infections had reduced neutralizing activity against BA.1 (0.8% to 12.0%) and BA.4/5 (32.8% to 41.0%). Interestingly, patients who received vaccines based on the ancestral spike exhibited positive neutralizing activity against BA.4/5, even though none of the study participants had been exposed to BA.4/5 and it is antigenically more advanced. Our findings suggest that a previous vaccination enhanced the humoral immune response and broadened cross-neutralizing activity to SARS-CoV-2 variants in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.