Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative Effectiveness of Mental Contrasting and Self-regulation Strategies on Enhancing Goal Setting Skills of Secondary School Students in Urban Nigeria

Although there is plethora of studies on goal setting skills, there is paucity of experimental studies on this field. This study examined the comparative effectiveness of Mental Contrasting Therapy (MCT) and Self-Regulation Strategies (SRS) on enhancing goal setting skills of students in urban Nigeria. A group of 120 students (male=52, female=68) with age range of 14-17 years and mean age of ≥ 13.5 years were purposively drawn from secondary schools in urban Nigeria. Each of the intervention groups was exposed to 10 sessions of therapy designed to improve their goal setting skills. The control group served as comparison group. The result revealed a significant main effect of treatments on goal setting skills (F(2,105) =14.958, p<0.05) with the intervention groups demonstrating greater ability to utilize the acquired skills than the comparison group as evidenced on the mean score. The effect size reveals that treatment accounted for 22.2% (η2=0.222) change in the participants’ goal setting skills. Participants treated with SRS reported higher mean score at post-test (=69.09) when compared with their counterpart in MCT group (=66.93). Self-efficacy and gender have significant interactive effect with treatments F(4,105) = 6.375, p<0.05, η2=0.195 and F(2,105) =13.561, p<0.01, η2=0.205 respectively. The researchers concluded that though the two therapies were effective, SRS was more potent in enhancing goal setting skills of the participants.
Surabaya green and clean: Protecting urban environment through civic engagement community

ABSTRACT This study explores the involvement of townspeople in efforts to protect their environment through environmental awareness program. The environmental program implemented is Surabaya Green and Clean (SGC) which was initiated by Surabaya City government since 2005 in kampung (community-based housing) in Surabaya (Indonesia). This study employed a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews, observations, and literature studies as data collection technique. The data were taken in Kampung Margorukun with a total of 14 informants involving the head of kampung, environmental cadres, and residents who are engaged in developing Kampung Margorukun to be one of the ecotourism models. The research results indicate that the resident involvement in SGC includes environmental cadres formation, environmental awareness education, waste recycling, waste bank management, and ecotourism development. The implementation of SGC in Kampung Margorukun is a form of operationalization of residents’ concern for environmental protection and sustainable development from ecological citizenship perspective.
Tool for Prospecting of Remaining Hydro-Energetic Potential

In the context of renewable energy sources, small hydropower plants are a good cost-benefit alternative and they can be implemented in remote communities that have waterfalls. The objective of this study was to develop and apply a tool in a GIS environment capable of pointing out sites for the remaining hydro-energy utilization in three hydrographic basins based on altimetric data and regionalization of flow rates. The results were verified by comparing hydro-energetic potentials identified with previously inventoried sites. From the comparative analysis, it was possible to identify the remaining potentials efficiently and quickly, being the tool an important instrument to assist in the prospecting of hydro-energetic potential.
A causal inference model for the perception of complex motion in the presence of self-motion

Our subjective percept of motion differs from the actual velocity on the retina in striking ways that have traditionally been studied by disparate fields. Here, we present a Bayesian model, as well as new data to support it, that unifies our understanding of motion perception of complex objects (“grouping”) with our understanding of the influence of self-motion on our perception (“flowparsing”). The central (recurring) motif in our hierarchical model is a prior over velocity consisting of a mixture of both a delta and a Gaussian centered on zero. This simple modification of the classic slow speed prior implies a “causal inference” process over whether the object is stationary or moving. Applied to multiple visual elements it leads to a “chunking” of these elements into groups, and groups of groups, with the goal to make the relative speed of as many of the elements zero with respect to the group they are inferred to belong to. As a result, our model infers individual motion relative to a group, and accounts for any inferred self-motion based on optic flow. Preliminary data from two experiments confirm new predictions of the model.
Preprint: Data on Peer Reviewed Papers about Recreational Disturbance of Coastal Avifauna

This data descriptor summarizes the process applied to identify, screen, select and gather data from the content of 142 peer-reviewed papers/sources that report on the sources and impacts of recreational disturbance on coastal avifauna. While populations of resident and migratory coastal avifauna are under threat and diminishing rapidly across the planet, and particularly in association with Asian flyways, many governments are leveraging booming global demand for coastal recreation and tourism in order to deliver economic development to regional communities. The summary data shared via this data description was extracted from papers collected in a systematic literature review that was designed to explore the global literature on the recreational disturbance of coastal avifauna in order to elucidate the state of the global knowledge regarding this issue and to identify management strategies that could be applied at tropical Asian destinations to minimize the impacts of recreational disturbance and thus enhance the ecological sustainability of coastal recreation and tourism across the region. The data shared via the Excel worksheet associated with this data descriptor was extracted from peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1 January 2000 and the 31 December 2018 with the full text of the article available online. These articles were found by searching several online indexing several databases including Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest and Google Scholar.
An Analytic Study on the Dispersion of Love Wave Propagation in Double Layers Lying Over Inhomogeneous Half-Space

In this work, attempts are made to study the dispersion of Love waves in dry sandy layer sandwiched between fiber reinforced layer and inhomogeneous half space.Inhomogeneity in half space associated with density and rigidity and considered in exponential form. Displacement components for fiber reinforced layer, dry sandy layer and inhomogeneous half-space have been obtained by using method of separable variables. Boundary conditions are defined at the free surface of the fiber reinforced layer and at the interfaces between layers and half space. The dispersion equation has derived in closed form. Numerical calculations for dispersion equation are performed. The study results show the effect of parameters on the velocity of Love waves and presented graphically. Graphs are plotted between wave number and phase velocity to show the effect of reinforced parameter, sandiness parameter and inhomogeneity on the phase velocity of Love waves. From the graphs it can be concluded that phase velocity decreases with respect to wave number.
Estimating Global Distribution of Evapotranspiration and Water Balance Using Complementary Methods

ABSTRACT The authors propose a modified complementary method to estimate regional evapotranspiration (ET) under different climatic and physical conditions using only meteorological data. The purpose of this study is to investigate the applicability of the modified complementary method for estimating global ET distribution and corresponding water balance. Gridded data from the Climate Research Unit, University of East Anglia, with 30 min spatial resolution and monthly time steps are used. Using the Thornthwaite water budget, monthly maps of global water surplus (precipitation minus ET) are produced. The results show good agreement with many previous studies. The average annual precipitation, ET, and water surplus are 690, 434, and 256 mm, respectively. The results show that the modified model can predict regional ET using meteorological data and can be used to assess global water resources. Consequently, the proposed method has strong potential for projecting water resource balance under future climate change.
Pre-service EFL teachers’ engagement with movie segments in an advanced reading class

The main purpose of this study was to investigate how short segments from movies can help learners raise their cultural and social awareness in an advanced reading class. The study also aimed at finding pre-service teachers’ perceptions toward integrating movie-based lessons into their future teaching. This study was implemented with 30 pre-service teachers enrolled at an ELT Program of state university in Turkey. All pre-service teachers were instructed to respond to an initial and a final questionnaire, and the results revealed that using movie segments in the reading classes positively affected pre-service teachers’ cultural and social awareness and their views on integrating movie-based lessons in their future teaching. After teaching sessions, pre-service teachers argued that using movie segments in their reading classes was enjoyable and provided a very different experience than the ones in other classes. Participants believed that cultural and social awareness about other cultures changed their views about other countries and enabled them to accept the differences between two cultures. Therefore, it is important for future teachers to have such movie-centered learning and teaching experiences before they graduate.
Flexible 1–3 Composite Ultrasound Transducers With Silver-Nanowire-Based Stretchable Electrodes

In this article, a flexible piezo-composite transducer composed of the active piezoelectric material (PZT-5H) and passive polymer matrix [polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)] is developed to achieve excellent flexibility, sensitivity, and bandwidth for biomedical and industrial applications. The flexible electrodes [silver nanowires (AgNWs) mixed with PDMS] are deposited on the transducers using a spray coating method, providing a sufficient conductivity of an electrode through repeated bending tests. The flexible 1–3 composite transducer exhibits robust mechanical flexibility (curved radius <5 mm) without failure due to the stretchable mechanical properties of PDMS and AgNWs network, which indicates that the AgNW/PDMS electrode is a promising alternative to conventional metal-type electrodes, such as Au film. The acoustic characterization suggests that the −6 dB fractional bandwidth (∼49%) and transmitting sensitivity (∼107 mV/V) of the prototyped transducer are promising for nondestructive testing, biomedical imaging, and therapy.
Guiding Hypertensive Adult Patients : A Literature Review of Evidence- Based Nursing

of Thesis LAPLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Health Care And Social Services Degree Programme in Nursing Bachelor’s Thesis Authors Guo Haochuan And Joshua Afolabi Year 2014 Advisors Mirja Anttila And Seppo Kilpiäinen Title Guiding Hypertensive Adult Patients Pages 47 pages This thesis dealt with the guidance of hypertensive adult patients at home and as well as in the hospital. The main aim of this study is to improve the knowledge of nursing students as they prepare to become registered nurses so that they will have useful information and more so to be acquainted with the challenges in guiding hypertensive adult patients. This study tried to answer the question: What are the forms of adequate guidance for hypertensive adult patients? This thesis was based on qualitative research method and the authors chose systematic literature review for the collection of data. Collected data were further analyzed by the content analysis method. Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. An individual is said to have high blood pressure when the systolic blood pressure value rises above 140mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure value rises above 90mmHg. It is believed that one in every four adults has high blood pressure and many are not even aware that they have the disease. However, in clinical practice the right classification of individual patient will help in making decisions, guidance and initiating therapy. In conclusion, the forms of adequate guidance obtained from this study are hence, the involvement of a nurse led clinic, health education, telenursing, encouragement of selfmonitoring, promotion of adherence to medication and ensuring follow-ups. It was advised that for a form of guidance to be effective and produce the desired goal of treatment, it must be used in combination with another form of guidance.
The interaction of Instagram followers in the fast fashion sector: The case of Hennes and Mauritz (H&M)

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to analyse the interactions between fashion brands and their followers on social networks, focusing on empirically determining the relationship established between the fast fashion company H&M and its users on the social network Instagram. This analysis focuses on determining the type of post that generates greater engagement for the company’s Instagram account. Therefore, a classification and subsequent statistical treatment of the content of the posts of this account was carried out throughout 2017. Three categorization systems were used for this analysis in order to determine engagement from the point of view of the content of the message, the company’s communication strategy, and formal aspects and product category presented in the post. To date, research on the interaction of fashion brands with users on social networks has focused primarily on other platforms of social interaction other than Instagram. In contrast, this study makes an important contribution to research on the interaction of a fast fashion brand with users of the most specialized social network in this sector.
Technology and Innovation in Education: Interfaces for Digital Skills

This article addresses technology and innovation as inherent elements of 21st century education within a broad context. It is intended here to describe the common elements between technology and innovation. We undertook a bibliographic study that focuses on the analysis of the two elements of technology and innovation, that demonstrate, in different ways, the approach (dialogue) between both, as practices of education of individuals fully inserted into the information and knowledge society. Technology is a phenomenon that has been constituted in the manner, in the environment, and in the context of human action in the world. In education this is a reality for all those who attend educational institutions, allowing for structural changes in teaching and learning methods. On the other hand, innovation is multifaceted and can manifest itself in different ways. Of course, depending on its application, innovation can bring about a transformative dynamic in the field of education, enabling it to meet the challenges of an increasingly global and digital society, focusing on relevant learning that adopts innovative and active pedagogies. It is concluded that both technology and innovation have brought changes in educational institutions, in the way students are accessing information and knowledge, leading teachers to explore teaching methods and learning environments in the digital age, resulting in this way, in educational digital competences as defined by international organizations. Keywords: Technology, innovation, education, digital skills.
PROTOCOL: Policies and interventions to remove gender‐related barriers to girls’ school participation and learning in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review of the evidence

Successful policies and programs are directly tied to the quality of the evidence informing them, but too often scarce resources are invested in education interventions that are not evidence‐based. Low‐ and middle‐income countries have made enormous progress in expanding primary school enrollment since the 1990s. Yet questions remain about the causes and consequences of continued gender gaps in school enrollment, progression, skill acquisition and school quality, as well as the best approaches to promoting broader outcomes like ambition, agency, cognitive ability and critical thinking skills. Despite UNESCO’s declaration that gender parity had been achieved globally in primary education by 2014 (UNESCO, 2016), a recent analysis of trends over 10 years in 43 countries between 1997 and 2007 (Time 1) and 2008 and 2014 (Time 2; Psaki, McCarthy, & Mensch, 2018) revealed that, in many low‐ and middle‐income countries:
Detection of an excessively strong 3-μm absorption near the lunar highland crater Dufay

Using the near-infrared spectral reflectance data of the Chandrayaan-1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument, we report an unusually bright structure of 30 × 60 km2 on the lunar equatorial farside near crater Dufay. At this location, the 3-μm absorption band feature, which is commonly ascribed to hydroxyl (OH) and/or water (H2O), at local midday is significantly (∼30%) stronger than on the surrounding surface and, surprisingly, stronger than in the illuminated polar highlands. We did not find a similar area of excessively strong 3-μm absorption anywhere else on the Moon. A possible explanation for this structure is the recent infall of meteoritic or cometary material of high OH/H2O content forming a thin layer detectable by its pronounced 3-μm band, where a small amount of the OH/H2O is adsorbed by the surface material into binding states of relatively high activation energy. Detailed analysis of this structure with next-generation spacecraft instrumentation will provide further insight into the processes that lead to the accumulation of OH/H2O in the lunar regolith surface.
Estimating Flight Departure Delay Distributions - A Statistical Approach With Long-Term Trend and Short-Term Pattern

In this paper, we develop a model for estimating flight departure delay distributions required by air traffic congestion prediction models. We identify and study major factors influencing flight departure delays, and develop a strategic departure delay prediction model. This model employs nonparametric methods for daily and seasonal trends. In addition, the model uses a mixture distribution to estimate the residual errors. In order to overcome problems with local optima in the mixture distribution, we develop a global optimization version of the Expectation Maximization algorithm, borrowing ideas from Genetic Algorithms. The model demonstrates reasonable goodness of fit, robustness to the choice of the model parameters, and good predictive capabilities. We use flight data from United Airlines and Denver International Airport from the years 2000/01 to train and validate our model.
Dynamics of the Affective States During and After Cheerleading Training in Female Athletes

Cheerleading is a new sport, practiced in 110 nations; since 2016 enjoys provisional Olympic status. Its leaders claim that it is a “happy” sport, but research on its psychological effects is lacking. In this field-study we examined core-affect, positive-affect, and negative-affect in 65 cheerleaders before, during, after, and one-hour after a cheerleading training. Core-affect was more positive during and immediately after training, but it tapered off one hour following the training when feeling states were still more positive than at baseline. Negative-affect declined linearly from baseline to one-hour following training when it became significantly lower than its previous values. Positive-affect showed quadratic dynamics, in parallel with arousal, being higher during and immediately after training than during baseline, or one-hour after training. These results demonstrate for the first time that cheerleading is a “happy” sport, which apart from the skill-development also yields positive psychological emotions both during and after training.
Dimensions of Friendship in Shared Travel Experiences

Abstract Quality relationships are fundamental to human well-being. Friendships are voluntary relationships between autonomous individuals that can shed light on how bonding and intimacy are experienced in tourism environments. Adopting a qualitative, humanist approach, this article explores the topic of friendship in tourism. Through a thematic analysis of 12 in-depth interviews, we examine how friendships are experienced by Serbian young to middle-age adults in tourism settings. It was revealed five main dimensions underpin friendship relationships in a tourism context: intimacy of spaces, quality time, disclosure, navigation of challenges and relational realisations, and a sense of learning about oneself through shared experiences. Opportunities are suggested for researchers to extend these research findings.
Numerical model of the radio-frequency magnetic presheath including wall impurities

Here, we present a numerical fluid plasma model able to capture the enhanced sputtering yield from the Faraday Screen and the Plasma-Facing Components of an Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating antenna in a fusion machine. The model is a one-dimensional phase-resolved representation of a rectified radio frequency sheath in a magnetic field at an angle with respect to the material surface; the momentum transport of both ions and impurities is computed in the model. The sputtering behavior of the impurities coming off from the wall is obtained from the plasma-material interaction code Fractal-Tridyn. This study analyzes a range of magnetic angles and wave frequencies to parametrically investigate their effect on the energy-angle distributions of the impacting ions and sputtered impurities. Finally, an estimate of the impurity fluxes and of the gross-erosion rate is provided and compared with experimental data available in the literature.Here, we present a numerical fluid plasma model able to capture the enhanced sputtering yield from the Faraday Screen and the Plasma-Facing Components of an Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating antenna in a fusion machine. The model is a one-dimensional phase-resolved representation of a rectified radio frequency sheath in a magnetic field at an angle with respect to the material surface; the momentum transport of both ions and impurities is computed in the model. The sputtering behavior of the impurities coming off from the wall is obtained from the plasma-material interaction code Fractal-Tridyn. This study analyzes a range of magnetic angles and wave frequencies to parametrically investigate their effect on the energy-angle distributions of the impacting ions and sputtered impurities. Finally, an estimate of the impurity fluxes and of the gross-erosion rate is provided and compared with experimental data available in the literature.
Parameterised Enumeration for Modification Problems

Recently, Creignou et al. (Theory Comput. Syst. 2017), introduced the class Delay FPT into parameterised complexity theory in order to capture the notion of efficiently solvable parameterised enumeration problems. In this paper, we propose a framework for parameterised ordered enumeration and will show how to obtain enumeration algorithms running with an FPT delay in the context of general modification problems. We study these problems considering two different orders of solutions, namely, lexicographic order and order by size. Furthermore, we present two generic algorithmic strategies. The first one is based on the well-known principle of self-reducibility and is used in the context of lexicographic order. The second one shows that the existence of a neighbourhood structure among the solutions implies the existence of an algorithm running with FPT delay which outputs all solutions ordered non-decreasingly by their size.