Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Broadband Circularly Polarized Antenna with Low-Profile and Wide Axial Ratio Beamwidth

In this work, the design and the characterization of a broadband circular polarized monopole having low-profile and wide axial ratio beamwidth were presented. The antenna was designed on readily available, inexpensive glass-reinforced epoxy substrate having an overall size of 0. 56λ0×0. 50λ0×0. 029λ0 (at center frequency 5.5 GHz). The proposed antenna was a modification of a square-shaped monopole antenna, which incorporates a pair of peripheral slits and an off-center slot for a elliptical polarized radiation. A v-shaped notch below the feed line was introduced and extended as antenna ground to generate broadband circular polarization characteristics. The −10 dB reflection coefficient bandwidth and 3-dB axial-ratio bandwidth of the proposed antenna were measured to be of 47.6 and 27 %, respectively. The 3-dB axial ratio beamwidth of the antenna was 93.5°. The antenna proposed in this work covers multiple application frequency bands including HiperLAN/2 IEEE 802.11a (5.15 - 5.35 GHz / 5.47 - 5.725 GHz) band, WLAN frequency band (5.1 - 5.9 GHz), C-band uplink (5.925 - 6.325 GHz) and part of military application band (4.75 - 4.99 GHz). HIGHLIGHTS Design and characterization of a broadband circular polarized monopole having low-profile and wide axial ratio beamwidth Proposed antenna covers multiple application frequency bands including HiperLAN/2 IEEE 802.11a, WLAN, C-band uplink and part of military application bands Proposed antenna is compact, low-profile and exhibits good polarization purity GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
Reading and writing words and numbers: Similarities, differences, and implications

Literacy and numeracy are culturally acquired abilities that are well established as crucial for educational and vocational prospects (Parsons & Bynner, 1997; Ritchie & Bates, 2013; Romano et al., 2010). When investigating these abilities in children, researchers from educational and cognitive sciences often focus on the writing and reading of either words or numbers. Accordingly, these usually represent two independent lines of research. Nevertheless, in recent years there is increasing research interest into relevant commonalities between learning to read and write words as well as numbers (e.g., Lopes-Silva et al., 2016). It has been argued that efficient processing of words and numbers requires a partially overlapping cognitive architecture including basic perceptual abilities, attention, working memory (WM), verbal, visuo-spatial and visuo-constructional processing as well as graphomotor sequencing, among others (e.g., Collins & Laski, 2019; Geary, 2005). Over the last decades, researchers have mostly been focusing on either phonological processing as a cognitive precursor of reading and writing words (Castles & Coltheart, 2004) or on numerical magnitude understanding as the most important precursor of number processing (Siegler & Braithwaite, 2017). In this chapter, we aim at bringing together both lines of research by discussing the role of phonological and magnitude processing for the understanding of words and numbers, as well as interactions between these processes in more detail. In particular, we will address aspects of the structure and the acquisition of symbolic (both verbal and Arabic) codes in young children. Moreover, we will discuss similarities and specificities of both codes and how they acquire semantic meaning in early stages of human development. Furthermore, we will elaborate on the comorbidity between math and reading difficulties in light of the interaction between the development of symbolic codes for words and numbers. Finally, we will integrate these lines of argument
The Influence IT Governance Mechanism on Effectiveness ITG and IT Performance: A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Approach (PLS-SEM)

This article presents raw inferential statistical data that determine the IT Governance effectiveness on the IT Performance.To identify influence mechanism Information Technology Governance (ITG) on Effectiveness ITG and IT Performance.Data were collected from respondents in all regions of Indonesia. Quantitative research methods are used to analyze data. The structured questionnaire was distributed to respondents in all regions of Indonesia who understood the field of IT Governance in Higher University whose reliability and validity were confirmed. Structural equation modeling (SEM) using Smart PLS software, version 3, is used to present data. SEM path analysis shows an estimate of the relationship of the main constructs in the data The results obtained from this dataset shows positive relationship between mechanism Structure, Process and Relation to IT Governance effectiveness, consciousness also has a significant influence on the IT Performance and positive relationship between IT Governance effectiveness and IT Performance. However, mechanism structure and process has proven to have a negative and insignificant influence on the IT Performance Effective IT governance related to mechanism ITG and IT Performance level of unit analysis. One of the more significant findings to emerge from this study is that evaluate the mechanism ITG impact to effective IT governance that focus on higher education institution (HEI). This study already examines a validation of evaluation model and collecting data in particular higher education institution (HEI) as a single case study.
Investigation of gas–solids flow characteristics in a conical fluidized bed dryer by pressure fluctuation and electrical capacitance tomography

ABSTRACT It is important to investigate the gas–solids flow characteristics of fluidized bed drying processes to improve the operation efficiency and guarantee the product quality. This paper presents research into fluidized bed drying processes measured by high-frequency differential pressure fluctuation and electrical capacitance tomography (ECT). Power spectra analysis is combined with dynamic calibration for ECT to reveal the complex gas–solids flow behavior. Bubble characteristics are visualized by cross-sectional and quasi-3D ECT images. In addition, results by discrete wavelet transform analysis are given and compared with the analysis results of previous sections. It has been found that bubbles would coalesce in different ways under different operation conditions, and discrete wavelet transform sub-signals of ECT measurements are sensitive to particle moisture. This work reveals the complex hydrodynamic behavior in the fluidized bed dryer and provides valuable information for process control.
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Gastrointestinal Involvement Among Henoch Schonlein Purpura Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text ABSTRACT Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio has been examined among several studies regarding Henoch Schonlein purpura patients with gastrointestinal involvement. The current meta-analysis aims to evaluate neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio differences between Henoch Schonlein purpura patients with and without gastrointestinal manifestations. An extensive search of the available literature was done using MEDLINE (1966–2020), Clinicaltrials.gov (2008–2020), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (1999–2020) and Google Scholar (2004–2020) databases and statistical analysis was mainly conducted using RevMan 5.3 software. The current meta-analysis is based on data from six studies. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio was higher in Henoch Schonlein patients with gastrointestinal involvement than those without with a mean difference of 0.88 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.55, 1.22 [P < 10–5, I2 = 8%]). Low heterogeneity (I2) was observed between the included studies. Subgroup analysis, leave one out meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis were performed which led to the lowering of I2 to 0. The findings of our meta-analysis suggest that the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio could serve as a marker of gastrointestinal involvement in patients with Henoch Schonlein purpura; however, most of the included studies are case–control, therefore future cohort studies should clarify the value of this marker.
Peace Education Initiative in Nepal: Redressing the Value of 'Celebrating Diversity'

In a multicultural society, education can both foster the value of ‘celebrating diversity’ and thereby the social harmony but it can also foster social tensions and fuel conflicts by promoting cultural homogenisation. Using content analysis of education policies, curriculum and textbooks this study examined the way Nepal’s historical education system shifted from monocultural education towards a multicultural peace education approach. This study revealed that, by including the contents that promote multicultural values, the critical peace education initiative contributes to redressing the socio-political tensions that the monocultural education system fuelled historically. However, the local ownership, longer term commitment of the stakeholders, and regular consultations with the representatives of different cultural groups in curricular reform are essential for a successful peace education initiative.
Adapting Lean for process redesign in senior day care services

The developed world’s population is aging, due to trends of increased life expectancies and decreased fertility rates. Like many Asian countries, Singapore is facing a key demographic challenge with its rapidly aging society, driven by rising life expectancies and declining fertility rates. Lower fertility rates and increased longevity mean that the number of seniors is expected to double to over 900,000, or 1 in 4 Singaporeans by the year 2030 (1). One of the nation’s solutions to this social problem is the long-term care support scheme for older persons, including housework and physical activity support community care centre facilities such as the senior day care centres helps community-dwelling elderly to manage disability, frailty, and multi-morbidity (2). We ground this paper in senior day care centres, where community-based facilities provide case management and a variety of day care activities to cater for a range of elders with differing levels of needs. In contrast to primary care hospital settings, which are mostly focused on acute and short term treatments, the primary objectives of senior day care centres are to improve the quality of life of seniors and delay institutionalization (3,4). There are, therefore, important contextual distinctions that can have implications on how Lean should be adapted to aid in the Original Article
Fulfilment as Logistics Support for E-Tailers: An Empirical Studies

Undoubtedly, one of the key areas of e-commerce is logistics. It is not only about the delivery of shipments, but also a number of other processes related to customer service and warehousing. The e-commerce logistics is driven by such trends as development of logistic co-operation models, different delivery methods and cross-border e-commerce. Fulfilment is one of the logistic co-operation model examples. Still, only a small proportion of online retailers use their services. The paper aims to characterise fulfilment services and indicate the benefits which e-tailers achieve from applying fulfilment services as well as the reasons why other companies do not use them. It is also important to determine the impact of these services on the online sellers’ performance. For the purposes of the research, 300 interviews were conducted with e-tailers. The studies show that only some part of the online shops use fulfilment services but those who use such service are satisfied and most often perceive saving time and increasing logistics service level as the greatest benefit. Moreover, such companies perform better. The firms which do not use the fulfilment services point out the willingness to keep everything under control as the main reason.
Audit committee disclosure tone and earnings management

PurposeThis paper examines the effect of audit committee (AC) reporting, measured by the tone of audit committee disclosures, in improving financial reporting quality as proxied by earnings management.Design/methodology/approachThe authors focus on the textual properties of AC reports, particularly the tone of AC disclosure, and their impact on financial reporting quality proxied using real and accruals-based earnings management. For additional analysis, the authors use a financial reporting index and matched sample. The analysis is based on a sample of UK FTSE 350 firms.FindingsThe analysis suggests that AC reports are not boilerplate but varied in language. The authors find AC reporting is negatively associated with both real and accruals-based earnings management. In our additional tests, the authors find a positive association between financial reporting quality index and reporting tone.Research limitations/implicationsOverall, this paper provides baseline evidence for future research and policy making and reveals that ACs reporting what they have done increases transparency and impacts on reporting quality.Practical implicationsOverall, this paper suggests that the tone of AC reports seems to convey information that affects the communication function of AC reporting and thereby helps to improve reporting quality.Originality/valueThough the importance of AC disclosures in improving reporting quality is well recognised in policy guidelines and governance recommendations, no study has employed computer-based textual analysis of AC reports and investigated the effect of AC disclosure tone and the role it can play in achieving higher reporting quality.
Study on Extraction of Naringin from Citrus Aurantium

Objective:To optimize the extraction technology of naringin from Citrus aurantium.Method: The content of C.aurantium was determined by HPLC.The extraction technology was optimized by orthogonal ex-periment with the extraction rate and the extract of naringin as evaluation index.Result: The optimum extraction technology was determined as follows: 10 times amount of 90% ethanol was used as solvent,the extraction time was 1 hour and the extraction was conducted for 3 times.Conclusion: The extraction technology was simple and relia-ble.It can be used as the optimal extraction of naringin from C.aurantium.
Growth Through Crisis: Preservice Teachers Learning To Enact Culturally Relevant Literacy Teaching

ABSTRACT A critical mass of literacy scholars have re-defined what it means to prepare reading teachers toward approaches that foreground culture, critical inquiry, and multilingualism. An upsurge in research on critical approaches to prepare caring and conscious reading teachers has resulted, though fewer studies have examined the ways novice teachers worked through moments of crisis that often accompany anti-racist learning experiences. This study reports findings from a qualitative investigation of seven prospective teachers’ coursework during their participation in an elementary reading methods course framed around culturally relevant literacy teaching for teacher learning. Findings begin to document specific activities PSTs engaged in to productively struggle through crisis and suggest that preservice teachers can and should wrestle with the complexities of effective literacy teaching for African American and Hispanic readers in ways that lay the foundation for culturally relevant teaching. Implications for literacy teacher education and research are included.
Bridging theory-to-practice gaps in a long-term ventilated unit during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background and objective: COVID-19 had greatly impacted nurse-patient ratios worldwide, forcing hospitals to hire new nurses with minimal experience or without specialized skills. To ensure clinical competence, the author developed the Long Term Critical Care Transition Modules and conducted this study to assess its effectiveness. Methods: Three learning modules were developed and data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire and competency checklist. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-test to evaluate if there was a significant improvement in the skills and competence levels before and after being subjected to the modules. Results: Demographic profiles indicated that majority of the nurses were in their early career. A significant improvement of competency levels among nurses post-module attendance was also noted (p < .05). Conclusions: The transition modules can be an effective methodology in upskilling nurses with minimal or without prior experience in long-term care, within a short period of time.
Factors Influencing the Attitude Toward Anti-Littering Behavior

Guided by the health belief model (HBM), the present study attempts to assess the influence of three major constructs of HBM namely perceived threat, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits on the attitude toward anti-littering behavior. In total, 750 individuals were interviewed at 34 locations across the states of New Delhi and Punjab in a field survey. Empirical research had been conducted through confirmatory factor analysis in AMOS 21.0 to classify the predictors of the four constructs according to their relative significance using the natural gaps in standardized regression weight values. Subsequently, path analysis has been used to test a series of hypotheses concerning the direct effects of perceived threat, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits on attitude toward anti-littering behavior. The findings of the study reveal that perceived barriers and perceived benefits have a significant influence on the attitude, whereas perceived threat does not have a significant influence on the attitude.
Antibiotics Sensitivity Profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Wound Swabs and Urine Samples from University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Nigeria

Aim: To investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa enumerated from wound swabs and urine samples from the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Nigeria. Place of Study: University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, between January and May, 2019. Methodology: Wound swabs and urine samples were collected from patients of University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure. Enumeration and identification of P. aeruginosa isolates was employed. Antibiotic sensitivity test was conducted on the enumerated P. aeruginosa strains from both clinical specimens via standard disc diffusion protocol. The susceptibility and resistance pattern of P. aeruginosa isolates was established utilizing clinical laboratory standard institute (CLSI) standard. Original Research Article Alabi et al.; SAJRM, 9(4): 1-9, 2021; Article no.SAJRM. 68459 2 Results: Ciprofloxacin was observed to display the highest zone of inhibition (ZOI) of 17.00±1.00 mm for P. aeruginosa isolate 1 and likewise the highest ZOI of 24.50±1.50 mm for P. aeruginosa strain 3. Fourteen strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibited highest resistance to septrin and augmentin for wound swabs as all 19 of the bacterial strains also exhibited the highest resistance to septrin, chloramphenicol, augmentin and streptomycin for urine specimens. Ten (10) of P. aeruginosa strains from wound swabs exhibited the highest intermediate susceptibility to perfloxacin. Eleven (11) strains of P. aeruginosa from urine specimens exhibited the highest intermediate susceptibility on sparfloxacin. All 19 strains of P. aeruginosa from urine specimens were susceptible to amoxicillin and gentamicin as completely minimal susceptibility was recorded for P. aeruginosa associated with wound swabs. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the high resistance pattern of P. aeruginosa associated with wound swabs and urine samples and emphasizes the need for the regimentation of over-thecounter remedy and antibiotic susceptibility appraisal of anti-pseudomonal drugs.
Secondary School Student Attitudes toward Sexual Violence: Identifying Clusters and Their Implications for Prevention Programs

ABSTRACT With sexual violence prevention programs gaining traction in secondary schools, students’ attitudes toward sexual violence have begun to be measured more frequently. While these attitudes are measured as outcomes of prevention programs, students’ preexisting attitudes toward sexual violence shape how prevention programs are received by the students who participate in such programs. This quantitative study examines clusters of student attitudes within a single high school. Students in grades nine through 12 (N = 626) completed a survey measuring rape myth acceptance, hostile sexism and traditionalism, and empathy for survivors. Using K-Means cluster analysis, the authors identified five clusters of students by attitudes toward sexual violence: Progressive/Feminist, Rape Justifying Attitudes, Victim-Blaming Moderate, Perpetrator-Excusing Moderate, and Traditionalist. Implications of these findings for prevention programming are discussed.
Hospedabilidade de plantas do Bioma Cerrado a Meloidogyne spp.

Among the Brazilian biomes, Cerrado is the second in territorial extension and diversity of plants and animal species. The Cerrado's biodiversity has been studied in terms of its flora and fauna, lacking data from microorganisms representing the microfauna, such as root-knot nematodes. Meloidogyne spp. are sedentary endoparasitic nematodes of plants. Its presence in soil covered with native cerrado vegetation, under preservation, is a strong indication that its permanence occurs due to the parasitism of native plants. This work aimed to study the host suitability of cerrado plants to Meloidogyne spp. Thirty-five plant species from the Cerrado biome, including grasses and trees, were selected for inoculation with four Meloidogyne isolates, three of them previously collected in a native Cerrado area under preservation ( Meloidogyne incognita , Meloidogyne javanica , and Meloidogyne morocciensis ), and the fourth ( Meloidogyne paranaensis ) an exotic species in Cerrado. Five thousand eggs and second-stage juveniles (J2) of each nematode species were inoculated per plant. The experiments were conducted with 35 treatments (native plants) and 5 replicates, having been repeated in time. The variables assessed were gall index and egg mass index, eggs and J2 per gram of root and reproductive factor (RF), as well as the symptomatology caused by the nematodes on the roots. The following plant species were considered as hosts by presenting mean of the Reproduction Factor (RF)>1.0: Triplaris gardneriana for Meloidogyne javanica , Meloidogyne incognita , and Meloidogyne morocciensis ; Andropogon bicornis for Meloidogyne javanica and Meloidogyne incognita and Copaifera langsdorffii for Meloidogyne incognita ; The following plant species were classified as potential hosts by developing RF>1.0 in at least one of the replicates: Copaifera langsdorffii for Meloidogyne morocciensis ; Esenbeckia leiocarpa for Meloidogyne javanica and Guibourtia hymenifolia for Meloidogyne incognita . The other plant species were classified as non-hosts considering the conditions of this study. The inoculated plants showed varied symptoms on the roots, such as galls associated with egg masses, egg masses without galls, swelling with egg masses, cracks with egg masses without galls, and swelling with egg masses.