Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Foundational Perspective for Spatial Thinking in Relation to Social Studies Curriculum and Middle-School Textbooks in Turkey

Social Studies is a middle-school course that unites social-science disciplines and contributes to developing an understanding about the social existence of humans. In that regard, one of the course objectives is to develop the acquisition of spatial thinking skills in students and studies reveal that students' spatial thinking abilities can be tested via several variables. Despite such practice, very few studies have yet examined the Social Studies Curriculum in relation to the inclusion of content and skills around spatial thinking. It is reported that existing studies have simply focused only on the 2005 Social Studies Curriculum and omitted focus on relevant textbooks. Within such a context the aim of the current study is to present the current state of spatial thinking skills in relation to the 2018 Social Studies Curriculum and middle-school textbooks in Turkey. Furthermore, the study aims to analyze the coordination that exists between curriculum and textbooks around spatial thinking. To achieve the aims of the current study, the technique of document analysis technique occurs through examination of Social Studies Curriculum and middle-school textbooks. By the end of this research it was detected that in the 5th grade, the total number of opportunities for students to gain or develop the skills of spatial thinking was 8, and the total number of units in the textbook about spatial thinking was 12; in the 6th grade, the total number of opportunities for students to gain or develop the skills of spatial thinking was 7, and the total number of units in textbook about spatial thinking was 12; and finally, in the 7th grade, the total number of opportunities for students to gain or develop the skills of spatial thinking was 3, and the total number of units in textbook about spatial thinking was 5. Based on these results it can be argued that in Turkey there is not a full coordination or alignment between the 2018 Social Studies curriculum and relevant textbooks about spatial thinking.
Brand Personality, Strategic Marketing Partnerships and Customer Service Delivery of Public Universities in Kenya

The objectives of this study include: to determine the effect of brand personality on customer service delivery of public universities in Kenya and to assess the moderating effect of strategic marketing partnerships on the relationship between brand personality and customer service delivery of public universities in Kenya. The study was underpinned on brand personality model, relationship marketing theory and Service Quality Model (SERVQUAL). Positivistic and cross-sectional research approaches were used. The target population of this study was 84,931 students who were selected from 31 public universities while 61,541 students were selected from a sample frame of 15 public universities. The sample size of 398 respondents was calculated from the sample frame population using Israel formula. Random sampling technique was used to select universities while using multistage purposive sampling method was used to select respondents of the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Hypotheses were tested using linear mixed effect (LME) modelling technique fitted with Restricted Maximum Likelihood Estimation (REML) models. The findings of this study revealed existence of a significant influence of brand personality on customer service delivery of public university in Kenya. Further, strategic marketing partnerships was found to have a significant moderating effect on the relationship brand personality and customer service delivery of public European Scientific Journal April 2020 edition Vol.16, No.10 ISSN: 1857-7881 (Print) e ISSN 1857-7431 239 university in Kenya. It was recommended that university managers should emphasize on brand personality as well as controlling strategic marketing practices for enhanced customer service delivery.
Detecting dense text in natural images

: Most existing text detection methods are mainly motivated by deep learning-based object detection approaches, which may result in serious overlapping between detected text lines, especially in dense text scenarios. It is because text boxes are not commonly overlapped, as different from general objects in natural scenes. Moreover, text detection requires higher localisation accuracy than object detection. To tackle these problems, the authors propose a novel dense text detection network (DTDN) to localise tighter text lines without overlapping. Their main novelties are: (i) propose an intersection-over-union overlap loss, which considers correlations between one anchor and GT boxes and measures how many text areas one anchor contains, (ii) propose a novel anchor sample selection strategy, named CMax-OMin, to select tighter positive samples for training. CMax-OMin strategy not only considers whether an anchor has the largest overlap with its corresponding GT box (CMax), but also ensures the overlapping between one anchor and other GT boxes as little as possible (OMin). Besides, they train a bounding-box regressor as post-processing to further improve text localisation performance. Experiments on scene text benchmark datasets and their proposed dense text dataset demonstrate that the proposed DTDN achieves competitive performance, especially for dense text scenarios.
Developing a community-based autism spectrum disorder management model: Results after 1-year pilot experience

ABSTRACT Background: To develop an official comprehensive management of Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) system nationwide, we conducted a pilot community-based ASD management model, developed based on participatory approach to empower parents, preschool teachers and health staff by conducting communication campaign, training and health system support in two Northern provinces of Vietnam in 2018. Objective: To explore the appropriateness and feasibility of this model in terms of cultural context, ease of operation, existing health system structure, human resources, infrastructure and finance after one-year piloting. Methods: A phenomenological qualitative study design was employed with 15 in-depth interviews including piloting coordinator and local policymakers, 14 focus group discussions with health staff and community, and 1 workshop with central stakeholders. Results: Our findings demonstrated that the model is appropriate and feasible with cultural context and existing resources. However, to replicate the model in other provinces, stigma towards families having children with ASD in the community, lack of electronic connection system between levels, and difficulties related to health insurance implementation at provincial level should be solved. Conclusion: Integrating ASD management into existing community mental health program; developing ASD intervention package that covered by health insurance; and continuing training for community and health staff should be implemented.
Being Accepted or Ostracized: How Social Experience Influences Consumer Responses to Advertisements with Different Regulatory Focus

Social experience (i.e., social inclusion versus exclusion) is an important factor that influences consumer behaviors but has not been adequately examined in advertising research. To fill this gap, we conducted three experiments to investigate how consumers’ social experiences affect their responses to promotion-focused versus prevention-focused advertisements. Our findings indicated that consumers who experienced being included or being ignored responded more favorably to promotion-focused advertisements than prevention-focused advertisements. However, these effects were due to different underlying mechanisms. Consumers who experienced being rejected were indifferent to advertisements’ regulatory focus, but they preferred promotion-focused advertisements once they received a self-esteem boost. These findings are believed to provide meaningful contributions to both advertising research and practice.
Medical Students and Internet Addiction: A Study at Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta, Pakistan

Objective: The use of internet is unavoidable in daily life. The young individuals are more prone to this condition. Beside many good benefits certain hazards are indicative richly observed in adolescent. The addiction test for internet usage is largely popular by using Internet Addiction Test IAT globally. This study is designed to assess and explore the internet addiction among Pakistani adolescents. Methods: 300 medical students of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences aged from 1825 years randomly selected for this study. Data collected based on scoring Internet Addiction Test 20 questionnaire. Factor categorization with Internet addiction assessment measured and analyzed according to age groups and gender specification. Original Research Article Khosa et al.; JAMPS, 22(3): 31-40, 2020; Article no.JAMPS. 56274 32 Results: The study results explored the addiction level of students. No sign of addiction seen in 32.33% (n=97) of students. Low and moderate level of addiction found in 46% (n=138) students and sever form of internet addiction seen in 21.66% (n=65) of medical students. Conclusion: On the outcomes of current study, the measures should be seen for social and emotional behaviors and positive time given to internet use. Selected prevention measures should be planned for adolescent based on internet addiction.
Agarose from Gracilaria cylindrica

Agarose can be extracted directly from Gracilaria cylindrica by precipitation of the charged agar molecules in the seaweed extract with benzothonium chloride and kappa carrageenan or finely ground Eucheuma striatum. The colloidal precipitate formed from the reaction of the charged agar and the quaternary ammonium compound is difficult to filter but, with the addition of -carrageenan or finely ground £. striatum, the formation of a curd-like precipitate of large particle size is effected thus facilitating filtration. Extraction of agarose directly from the seaweed eliminates several Steps in its preparation such äs freezing, thawing, washing, drying and the powdering of the agar. Employing this simple method might significantly lower the cost of agarose production.
An Overview: Analysis of ultrasonic-assisted extraction’s parameters and its process

Previously, there were many extraction methods that had been done on extracting the oil such as centrifugation, chilling and thawing, hot and cold extraction, on seeds, waste products and plants. Based on those oil extraction methods (OEM), further study is needed to develop more effective processes as most of the methods were having many disadvantages in term of time, cost, quality and safety. Ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) is used in this project as it is a rapid and effective extraction technique that uses ultrasound to generate rapid movement of solvents, resulting in a higher mass transfer speed as well as acceleration of extraction. Compared to other advanced extraction techniques, UAE is more economic, eco-friendly, and convenient by the reduction of time consumption, higher oil quality and cost reduction. The principle of acoustic cavitation ultrasound which is explained by a series of compression and rarefaction waves induced in the molecules of the medium and the collapse of the bubble during the process of UAE may be discussed. Parameters involved also play the important role in the extraction such as extraction time (ET), extraction temperature (ETem), solvent to material ratio (S/M Ratio) and type of solvent selected. Thus, the paper discusses the application of UAE on oil extraction.
Effect of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Preventive Measures of Transmission In The Family of Pulmonary Tb Patients

Background: Pulmonary TB is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuborkulosis and is contagious. The family of pulmonary TB patients plays a very important role in the transmission of pulmonary TB disease. Preliminary data collection shows that four out of five (80%) families of pulmonary TB sufferers so far have gained knowledge about the transmission of pulmonary TB, but in their daily use personal protective equipment is rarely used. The family said they rarely wear masks because they feel fine without the masks, the family also feels wearing masks will hurt the feelings of people with pulmonary TB.Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy on preventive measures for transmission of patients with pulmonary TB.Methods: This study used a quasy experiment research design with a non-randomized control group design pretest-posttest approach. The sample in this study was the family of pulmonary TB patients at UPTD Puskesmas Puhjarak Kediri who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, with a sampling technique using purposive sampling. The independent variable of this study was Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy and the dependent variable was family preventive measures. The instrument used to measure preventive measures for pulmonary TB transmission is a questionnaire which contains 12 questions, and for the independent variable of memory therapy is SAK research. The research data were processed using the Wilcoxon signed ranks test and Mann-Whitney. Alternative hypotheses are accepted if p <0.05. Results: The results showed that the Mann Whitney test results in the treatment and control groups at the time of the pretest showed a value of p = 0.690 and at the posttest was p = 0.000. Wilcoxon signed rank test results show in the treatment group after treatment p = 0.005, while in the control group when posttest was p = 0.317. Conclusion: The results of the assessment of preventive measures for pulmonary TB transmission between the treatment group and the control group after the implementation of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy showed that there were differences in the value of preventive measures for pulmonary TB transmission between the treatment group and the control group after receiving Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
Probabilistic Estimates of Lifetime Daily Doses from Consumption of Drinking Water Containing Trace Levels of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), Triclosan, or Acetaminophen and the Associated Risk to Human Health

ABSTRACT Risk assessments were conducted for N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), triclosan, and acetaminophen to evaluate the risk from exposure to trace levels of these chemicals through drinking water consumption. We estimated exposure to these chemicals through drinking water consumption by generating distributions for key exposure parameters using Monte Carlo analysis. Body weight and water consumption was modeled using data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Exposure Factor Handbook. Water concentrations were derived from reported concentrations in streams. Dose-response was evaluated through extensive literature searches for toxicology data for each chemical. Acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) were then derived from the available toxicology data. The exposure distributions were compared to the ADIs to evaluate the potential risk to the population from drinking water exposure. ADIs of 0.100, 0.153, and 0.05 mg/kg-day were derived for DEET, acetaminophen and triclosan, respectively. The maximum estimated exposures (0.082, 0.834, and 0.193 μ g/kg/day for DEET, acetaminophen, and triclosan, respectively) were at least 100-fold lower than the corresponding ADIs. Based on these assessments, we conclude that there is minimal risk to human health from exposure to these chemicals at the reported concentrations in U.S. streams.
Use of in vitro OmniPlex libraries for high-throughput comparative genomics and molecular haplotyping

OmniPlex Technology is a new approach to genome amplification and targeted analysis. Initially the entire genome is reformatted into small, amplifiable molecules called Plexisomes, which represent the entire genome as an OmniPlex Library. The whole genome can be amplified en masse using universal primers; using locus-specific primers, regions as large as 50 kb can be amplified. Amplified Plexisomes can be analyzed using conventional methods such as capillary sequencing and microarray hybridization. The advantages to using OmniPlex as the 'front-end' for conventional analytical instruments are that a) the initial copy number of the analytes can be increased to achieve better signal-to-noire ratio, b) only a single priming site is used and c) up to 20 times fewer biochemical reactions and oligonucleotides are necessary to amplify a large region, compared to conventional PCR. These factors make OmniPlex more flexible, faster, and less expensive than conventional technologies. OmniPlex has been applied to targeted sequencing of human, animal, plant, and microorganism genomes. In addition, OmniPlex is inherently able to haplotype large regions of human DNA to accelerate target discovery and pharmacogenomics. OmniPlex will be a key tool for delivery of improved crops and livestock, new pharmaceutical products, and personalized medicine.
Re-description of Oscheius chongmingensis (Zhang et al., 2008) (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) and its entomopathogenicity

A population of Oscheius chongmingensis was isolated from a soil sample collected from an alfalfa field in the vicinity of Hailar, Inner Mongolia, and was designated as the Tumian strain. This nematode has a facultative entomopathogenic activity and reproduces on the Galleria mellonella larvae. We compared our isolate with the original description of O. chongmingensis, checked several paratype slides of this species and compared it with cultures of the original Shanghai strain. Poor morphology, morphometrics and some errors in the original description of O. chongmingensis encouraged us to re-describe this species. The species is characterised by having five distinct ridges in the lateral field in adults. The stoma of O. chongmingensis is long and narrow, in adults approximately 3.5-4.5 times as long as wide, whereas in dauer juveniles it may be 6-7 times longer than wide. Males possess a ventral pair of small bristle-like sensilla posterior to the cloacal opening. Both the Tumian and original strain are amphimictic with a higher proportion of females, but males are not rare (ca 2.5:1).
Reproductive biology of Geranium sessiliflorum. 1. Flower and flowering biology

Abstract Flower and flowering biology of Geranium sessiliflorum were investigated using a combination of field and greenhouse observations. The flowers were shown to be protandrous at one locality, homogamous at another, and protogynous at a third locality. The length of the male stage of protandrous flowers may differ not only from plant to plant but also between flowers on the same plant. These differences in the timing of the female and male stages are maintained in cultivation. Pollination experiments revealed flowers to be automatically selfing with a seed set as high as that following cross-pollination. In all experiments and in the field, 25–70% of the flowers did not set seeds. Of flowers that produced seeds, around 50% had five seeds. A rate of cross-pollination of 16% was estimated from emasculated flowers in the field. The most frequent visitors were ants and mites. The breeding system is considered to be facultatively autogamous. The number of open flowers per day per plant from plants of diff.
Quantitative EEG Differences in Subtypes of Frontotemporal Dementia

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the second most common group of neurodegenerative disorder following Alzheimers Disease (AD); and characterized by degeneration of frontal and/or temporal lobes. FTD can be classified as behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The aim of this study is to investigate electrophysiological differences in bvFTD and nonfluent/agrammatic PPA (naPPA), one of three forms of PPA. Twelve patients with bvFTD and 15 patients with naPPA were included in the study. EEG was recorded from 19 electrode sites based on international 10-20 system. Each participant's data were averaged across the recording epochs for each electrode, and the mean absolute power values were computed for delta, theta, beta and alpha frequency bands. For all frequency bands, inter-hemispheric and intrahemispheric coherence was calculated. In absolute power; decreased theta power at all regions was found in bvFTD group as compared to naPPA group. Regarding coherence; increased beta coherence at left centoparietal region and increased alpha coherence at inter-hemispheric frontal region was found in bvFTD as compared to naPPA group. Our findings suggests that subtypes of FTD vary in resting-state EEG especially indexed by the decreased theta power reflecting bvFTD.
Windthrow following four harvest treatments in an Engelmann spruce - subalpine fir forest in southern interior British Columbia, Canada

We used transect surveys at a large-scale experimental site at Sicamous Creek, B.C., to measure the effects of five treatments on windthrow: 10-ha clearcuts, arrays of 1-ha patch cuts, arrays of 0.1-ha patch cuts, individual-tree selection cuts, and uncut controls. We also examined edge effects and conditions predisposing trees to windthrow. Windthrow of subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. ) in the 2.7 years following harvesting increased from 0.6% of basal area per year in uncut forest to 0.8-1.8% per year in harvested treatments, with highest rates in individual tree selection units and lowest rates in 0.1-ha patch-cut arrays. Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.) showed similar patterns of windthrow but lower rates (0.2-0.7% of basal area per year in harvested treatments). Windthrow was concentrated near north and east edges of 1-ha and 10-ha openings but was dispersed throughout the more uniform treatments. Windthrown trees did not differ from random trees in diameter but had .
Population Dynamics and Life History Characteristics of the Blue Crabs Callinectes similis and C. sapidus in Bay Environments of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

The population dynamics and life history characteristics of Callinectes similis and C. sapidus in the Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound estuarine system of the northern Gulf of Mexico were studied. We report that C. similis is numerically dominant in open-bays, while C. sapidus is more abundant in shallow salt marshes. Juvenile C. similis recruit into both open-bays and salt marshes, but juvenile C. sapidus primarily recruit into shallow salt marshes. Sex ratios of C. similis and C. sapidus were generally skewed towards higher proportions of males than females. Callinectes similis appears to have a life cycle similar to that of C. sapidus. Egg-carrying C. similis migrate to higher salinity waters and presumably release larvae to nearshore shelf waters; following development, the larvae re-invade estuaries as megalopae. Juvenile C. similis grow more slowly than C. sapidus. This may be attributable to reduced feeding rates. Marked differences in fecundity and reproductive effort were found between these species. Callinectes similis and C. sapidus, respectively, produced 2.4–5.5 times 105 and 2.1–3.2 times 106 eggs and invested 24–49 and 171–372 kJ per brood. Rhizocephalan barnacle infestation by Loxothylacus texanus was encountered in C. sapidus, while sympatric C. similis were free of this rhizocephalan parasite.