Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Can the Trail Making Test be substituted by a 3D computerized visit to a supermarket? Clinical implications

In the present study, we assessed the convergent validity and clinical utility of the Supermarket Test (ST), which is a 3D computerized selective attention test that resembles the everyday life situation of visiting a supermarket (navigate and identify as quickly as possible certain 3D target-objects, e.g., plates, kettles, toothbrushes). The ST and the Trail Making Test (TMT) were administered to a sample of 50 healthy Greek participants (N=33 males, mean age=38.02, SD=11.56). To test the clinical utility of the ST, we administered the test to patients with diagnoses known to affect attentional performance, such as psychiatric (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) and neurological diagnoses (multiple sclerosis). Pearson’s r correlations between the performance indices on the ST and performance on the TMT revealed the existence of very high (r >.80) correlations. As regards the clinical utility of the ST, results from the case studies showed that patients presented a variety of difficulties (prolonged reaction times, errors and omissions) on the Supermarket subtest depending on their diagnosis. The very high correlations between the TMT and ST implies a similarity between the two tasks i.e., focusing on targets while simultaneously inhibiting other non-targets presented in the vicinity and alternating attention among the different stimuli. Thus, we conclude that the use of the ST could serve as a computerized analogue of the Trail Making Test resembling real-life situations. Also, the ST displayed excellent convergent validity with traditional attention tests and is, therefore, a valuable tool for the detection of attention disorders in patients.
Editorial Note On Cellular & molecular medicine: Open Access

Mechanisms regulating the development of autoreactive B cells in the bone marrow are referred to as central tolerance. The three main mechanisms of self-tolerance are deletion by apoptosis, secondary recombination events of the B cell receptor (BCR), and energy. Defects in any of these mechanisms may result in the production of autoreactive B cells that enter circulation and contribute to autoimmune diseases like (SLE) [1]. Central tolerance as a factor inducing autoimmunity was demonstrated after transplantation of bone marrow cells from New Zealand black (NZB) mice into irradiated DBA/2 mice incited manifestations of autoimmune disease [2]. In regard to human SLE, there is a high frequency of auto-reactivity in new emigrant and mature naïve B cells in SLE patients as well as BCR signaling abnormalities and altered receptor editing by secondary recombination in SLE B cells [3].
Towards a Technological Ecosystem to Provide Information Dashboards as a Service: A Dynamic Proposal for Supplying Dashboards Adapted to Specific Scenarios

Data are crucial to improve decision-making and obtain greater benefits in any type of activity. However, the large amount of information generated by new technologies has made data analysis and knowledge generation a complex task. Numerous tools have emerged to facilitate this generation of knowledge, such as dashboards. Although dashboards are useful tools, their effectiveness can be affected by poor design or by not taking into account the context in which they are placed. Therefore, it is necessary to design and create custom dashboards according to the audience and data domain. This paper presents an application of the software product line paradigm and the integration of this approach into a web service to allow users to request source code for customized information dashboards. The main goal is to introduce the idea of creating a holistic ecosystem of different services to craft and integrate information visualizations in a variety of contexts. One of the contexts that can be especially favored by this approach is the educational context, where learning analytics, data analysis of student performance, and didactic tools are becoming very relevant. Three different use cases of this approach are presented to illustrate the benefits of the developed generative service.
Dynamical behaviours of Bazykin-Berezovskaya model with fractional-order and its discretization

‎This paper is devoted to study dynamical behaviours of the fractional-order Bazykin-Berezovskaya model and its discretization‎. ‎The fractional derivative has been described in the Caputo sense‎. ‎We show that the discretized system‎, ‎exhibits more complicated dynamical behaviours than its corresponding fractional-order model‎. ‎Specially‎, ‎in the discretized model Neimark-Sacker and flip bifurcations and also chaos phenomena will happen‎. ‎In the final part‎, ‎some numerical simulation verify the analytical results‎.
Mediating Role of Training in Enhancing Awareness of SDGs, Economic, Environmental and Social Performance

Madiha Shafique Dar, Safia Bano, Jameel Ahmed PhD Scholar, University of Balochistan, Pakistan, dar.madiha8@gmail.com Assistant Professor, University of Balochistan, Pakistan, sb_ims@yahoo.com Assistant Professor, University of Balochistan, Pakistan, Jamil_ims@yahoo.com ARTICLE DETAILS ABSTRACT History: Revised format: November, 2020 Available Online: December, 2020 This paper aims to identify how awareness of SDGs affects sustainable performance and how training can assist to enhance the economic, environmental, and social performance of employees. The research study is conducted in a public sector institute with a population of 331 employees. Among 269 respondents participated in the survey. The data is analyzed using SPSS and Smart PLS. The result showed a significant relationship among the variables. The awareness of SDGs proved to be positively related to the social, economic, and environmental performance of the employees. Moreover, training also positively mediates the relationship between SDGs awareness and sustainable performance. The paper promotes public institutions to contribute their utmost efforts in achieving SDGs and create learning development experiences that assist employees to preserve cuttingedge knowledge and perform at their best.
Automatic planning of paediatric craniofacial deformities: new virtual facial-symmetry operative detection

Background: The correction of craniofacial deformities is an ongoing challenge in maxillofacial surgery. However, conventional measurement methods for treatment planning are not appropriate for craniofacial surgery. Computer-assisted approaches can improve surgical outcomes. A new, non-invasive, patient-specific automatic method, proposed here, has been tested for assisting the surgeon in preoperative planning. Case Presentation: In the case reported, the described method allows effective surgery planning that led to a significant decrease in asymmetries in the orbital region. Conclusion: The multidisciplinary collaborative approach is a central element for the construction of effective personalized procedures and for the conception of new surgical approaches. The here proposed technology offers a good level of feasibility and has an achievable potential for breakthroughs in the improvement of facial deformities surgical treatment, thus representing an overwhelmingly useful tool in a clinical setting.
Improving Actual E-Learning Usage: Evidence from Indonesia

: This research project aims to determine the predicting factors that influence the successful use of e-learning in Indonesia, in particular, the utilization of e-learning as a learning model during the Covid-19 pandemic. The e-learning method is a learning model that does not require face-to-face contact, so it fits the physical distancing needs imposed to limit spread of the virus. The method of data collection here employed a survey approach, while testing relied on partial least squares using SmartPLS v3.3. 2 software. The research sample was 357 accounting lecturers. Data were collected using Google Forms. The results showed that the success of e-learning was influenced by the ease of use of the platform. The ease of the e-learning platform is influenced by e-learning literacy and organizational support. In the path analysis, actual use is affected by intention, ease of use affects intention, and two exogenous variables affect the ease of use. Different from what was predicted, usefulness is not a primary factor for use. In pandemic conditions, lecturers tend to call on easy-to-use devices with emergency learning methods, even though their utility is not yet optimal. Higher education institutions can take advantage of research results to increase the success and achievement of learning outcomes. Lecturers and students increase e-learning adoption if supported by organizational policies and increased literacy related to e-learning. The uniqueness of this research relates to selecting initial antecedent variables that can be followed up with practical actions to increase the success of e-learning, thus providing scientific
Estimation of State of Charge (SoC) Using Modified Coulomb Counting Method With Open Circuit Compensation For Battery Management System (BMS)

Battery is one of the important components in the development of renewable energy technology. This paper presents a method for estimating the State of Charge (SoC) for a 4Ah Li-ion battery. State of Charge (SoC) is the status of the capacity in the battery in the form of a percentage which makes it easier to monitor the battery during use. Coulomb calculations are widely used, but this method still contains errors during integration. In this paper, SoC measurement using Open Circuit Voltage Compensation is used for the determination of the initial SoC, so that the initial SoC reading is more precise, because if the initial SoC reading only uses a voltage sensor, the initial SoC reading is less precise which affects the next n second SoC reading. In this paper, we present a battery management system design or commonly known as BMS (Battery Management System) which focuses on the monitoring function. BMS uses a voltage sensor in the form of a voltage divider circuit and an ACS 712 current sensor to send information about the battery condition to the microcontroller as the control center. Besides, BMS is equipped with a protection relay to protect the battery. The estimation results of the 12volt 4Ah Li-ion battery SoC with the actual reading show an error of less than 1%. Keywords—battery management system, modified coulomb counting, state of charge
The Omani sandfish sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833 (Holothuroidea: Holothuriidae): Fishery, length-Weight relationship and condition factor

The fishery of Omani sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra , is limited so far to the Mahout Bay in Al Wusta governorate. This fishery supports an uncertain number of fishermen ranging from 100 to 150. This fishery is not well-studied and has no current management program. In order to prepare a management strategy, the government has suspended this fishery for 2 years from March 2018 to March 2021. Apart from presenting a thorough review on the sea cucumber fishery in Oman, the current work presents a detailed analysis of the length–weight relationship, sex ratio, and condition factor of the H. scabra collected from four different areas during the period February-May 2019. Based on the results, the females were longer than males, that is 226±33.4 and 221±37.8 mm, respectively. The overall sex ratio of the entire/pooled sample was 0.49 which was not different from the anticipated theoretical sex ratio of 0.5. The mean K n and the empirical weight–length equations for the total sample were between 0.12±0.01 and 1.0±0.16, and W =0.03L 1.6 , respectively.
Disaster Preparedness and Risk Perception: A Study in Bandung

Bandung is a city highly vulnerable to disasters (such as volcano eruption, floods). Preparation for dealing with disasters is a must to increase an effective response and reduce disaster risk. The purpose of the research is to develop a model of urban community readiness, especially the city of Bandung, in the face of impending disasters so that the factors affecting the preparedness behavior in the face of disasters. The sample for this research are 70 resident in Bandung were interviewed by using a questionnaire about adopting a set of behaviors for preparing for the disaster when it occurred. The factors identified include attitude, perceived behavioral control, subjective norm, perception of risk, and behavior. The research also collects information on social demographic factors and respondents' experiences in dealing with disasters so that the research can explain the relationship between socio-environmental characteristics adopted from the theory of planned behavior. This research provides different insights into the relationship between attitude, perceived behavioral control, subjective norm, risk perception, and disaster preparedness behavior. This research shows that risk perception has a positive impact on disaster preparedness behavior and statistically significant.
Who participates in free business training? The case of Vietnamese SMEs

Effective government programmes should be taken up by their potential beneficiaries. This study investigates the factors associated with the decision of Vietnamese small business owners to participate in free business training programmes. Based on the original survey data, I find that most business owners were unaware of the importance of learning business, and thus, did not take up the training offer. The regression analysis, using bivariate probit model, shows that the risk-taking owners and owners with their relatives also invited to the same training were more likely to participate in the training. These findings suggest that providing ex-ante information about the usefulness of the training and allowing group participation can encourage training participation.
Influence of Malaysian accounting standards and corporate governance on intellectual capital performance and firm’s value

Received : 23 Oktober 2020 Accepted : 16 November 2020 Published : 29 December 2020 The purpose of this study is to investigate the moderating effect of corporate governance and the adoption of the new accounting standards on the relationship between firms’ value and intellectual capital performance in Malaysian companies. The study’s sample contains 228 listed firms in Bursa Malaysia Berhad for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. A selfconstructed index was utilized to asses corporate governance. In addition, this paper used the value added of intellectual capital coefficient method (VAIC) to asses intellectual capital performance (ICP). The study employed panel data to analyse the results. The findings show that the association between ICP and firms’ market capitalization was insignificant while this association was significant when it is moderatedwith corporate governance (CG). The study also foundthat the adoption of the new accounting standards had insignificant impact on the association between firms’ value and ICP.
Comprehensive Analysis of Resource Allocation and Service Placement in Fog and Cloud Computing

The voluminous data produced and consumed by digitalization, need resources that offer compute, storage, and communication facility. To withstand such demands, Cloud and Fog computing architectures are the viable solutions, due to their utility kind and accessibility nature. The success of any computing architecture depends on how efficiently its resources are allocated to the service requests. Among the existing survey articles on Cloud and Fog, issues like scalability and time-critical requirements of the Internet of Things (IoT) are rarely focused on. The proliferation of IoT leads to energy crises too. The proposed survey is aimed to build a Resource Allocation and Service Placement (RASP) strategy that addresses these issues. The survey recommends techniques like Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Energy Efficient Computing (EEC) in Fog and Cloud to escalate the efficacy of RASP. While RL meets the time-critical requirements of IoT with high scalability, EEC empowers RASP by saving cost and energy. As most of the early works are carried out using reactive policy, it paves the way to build RASP solutions using alternate policies. The findings of the survey help the researchers, to focus their attention on the research gaps and devise a robust RASP strategy in Fog and Cloud environment.
The effects of zinc biofortification of seeds and NPK fertilizer application on the growth and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Soils of the southern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria are inherently infertile due to shortened fallow period and the continuous use of inorganic fertilizer which depletes the soil of micronutrients such as zinc over time. A field trial was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria during the 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons to evaluate the effect of zinc and NPK fertilizer on the growth, yield and zinc concentration of seeds of sesame. The experiment was laid out as a factorial fitted into a randomized complete block design (RCBD), replicated thrice. The treatment consisted of four levels of ZnSO 4 (0, 5, 10 and 15 kg ha -1 ) and four levels of NPK 15:15:15 (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg ha -1 ). Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and means were separated using new Duncan multiple range test at 5 % level of probability. Results obtained showed significant effects of Zn and NPK rates on plant height, number of leaves, yield per plot and yield per hectare. The application of 15 kg ha -1 Zn and 300 kg ha -1 (15:15:15) NPK resulted in high yield and high zinc content of seeds.
EFL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED ETHIOPIAN UNIVERSITIES

This paper intended to assess EFL Teachers’ Perceptions and Institutional Management Practice of Professional Development in Ethiopian Universities. This research utilized a qualitative research design. Furthermore, the researcher used purposeful sampling, therefore, applied a semi-interview to the participants and was purposively selected to see how the participants were verbalized their perceptions and experiences of professional development. As a method of data analysis thematic analysis process included transcribing, translating, reading, coding, themes construction, and analysis. The findings indicated first; participants have a diverse understanding of professional development. Second, EFL teachers have a good perception of professional development. Third, teachers didn’t have direct participation in program designing processes individually and institutional level. Fourth, participants have a common understanding of the characteristics of an effective professional development program. Additionally, participants have a common understanding of the focus area of the ELT professional development program. This study recommended that the government and stakeholders consider the problem on the ground and the program should be content-specific. The management practices of professional development have to be assessed, followed, and supervised by the responsible organs which are assigned to facilitate and control the implementation. Finally, the program needs to be on the needs assessment, and important gaps should be identified.
Safeguarding of Benin wild pigs habitats to increase the resilience of spontaneous and marginal populations

Received 05/11/2020 Accepted 28/12/2020 Abstract The Red river hogs and the Common warthog are privileged game, quite prolific and their habitats are undergoing quite a bit of modification due to human activities. The phytoecological characterization of their habitats in South Benin has been carried out in their current range distribution. The Braun-Blanquet sigmatist method was used to carry out inventories in 70 phytosociological surveys taking into account the floristic community strata and anthropo-environmental data were collected following occurrence indices. A total of 184 plant species were enumerated and reduced to a Detrended Correspondence Analysis while a Hierarchical Ascending Classification was carried out to form ecological groups. After the diversity indices, the ecological spectra were produced and a linear model with a proportion test was performed. Low values of Shannon diversity indices (0-0.4 bits), Pielou Equitability (0-0.1) and Simpson index (0-0.01) and an ecological dissimilarity of habitats were observed in their communities. They are more fond of the herbaceous-arbustive groups but the ecological preference of red river hog, contrary to the common warthog, is marshy to semi-aquatic. It is fundamental to propose a master plan for reconversion, restoration of degraded habitats, review land use policies and evaluate these suids Average Daily Gain (ADG).
PNES - Case Review in Neuroimaging Context

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) – episodic failure of behavioural control – create a heterogeneous group of diseases. There is no common approach in the diagnostics of mentioned diseases. The absence of the common diagnostic approach contributes to a significant delay in the diagnostic process,often up to 7 years. Very important part of this process is neuroimaging. There are quite inhomogenous results in up to date literature review whether in context of morphology or function. The main aim of the presented paper is a review of specific cases in neuroimaging context to collect data for further research. For the review the authorsintroduce2 case studiesof patients with PNES on different psychopathological background and their representation via EEG – current density maps using eLORETA software.On the basis of the studied literature and analyzed cases, conclusions are drawn and suggestions for further investigation are proposed.
A model of entrepreneurial internationalisation in uncertain foreign environments: smaller firms and the global niche strategy

Purpose of the paper: By proposing a model of SMEs’ entry in foreign markets characterised by uncertainty, we test the relationships among the implementation of a global niche strategy, the perception of lower competition, and international performance. Methodology: Hypotheses are tested on a sample of 110 Australian firms by applying structural equation modelling through the PLS-SEM technique. Results: Our results support the idea that entrepreneurial firms need to create their own environment and, at the same time, control it by exerting high levels of control on manufacturing and technological capabilities and by vertically integrating production processes. Research limitations: More samples from more countries would increase the generalisability of the results. The operationalisation of the components of the global niche strategy which resulted as non-significant need further refinement. Longitudinal studies are required to measure the sustainability of the global niche strategy over time. Practical implications: A customer focus instead of a country focus can help manage perceived uncertainty while growing internationally. Furthermore, decision makers should leverage on product uniqueness through a continuous refinement of technology thanks to insourced production processes. Originality of the paper. To date, no study has advanced a model to represent firms’ internationalisation by considering a process that starts with the formation of strategic antecedents - here represented by the components of the global niche strategy - of international performance.