Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Skills narratives amongst media degree graduates and students: Discourses of hard and soft skills in education-to-work journeys

This article focuses on media students and graduates’ subjective understanding and expression of skills acquired while undertaking an undergraduate media studies degree programme. It reports on a single undergraduate media studies programme in Ireland and draws from two questionnaires: a 2019 questionnaire of graduates who reflected on the skills developed during their education as well as their employability; and, following a subsequent skills development intervention in the media programme, a 2021 questionnaire of final-year students who undertook a newly introduced module focusing on media and non-media work, skills development and employment in Ireland. This latter questionnaire had the dual purpose of assessing whether students had benefited from this new module and, more generally, of understanding students’ perceptions of their skills and employability. This study was concerned to ascertain whether the provision of a new module that reflected on skills development through a media programme aided students’ understanding of how their knowledge and skills related to employability. Ultimately, the study found that the module was successful in developing students’ understanding of the alignment between transversal skills and employment. However, despite the intervention, students still perceived employability as related mainly to practical skills and supplemental career development activities.
Phonetic Pattern Recognition Vocoder for Narrow‐Band Speech Transmission

Syllabic spectral patterns of continuous speech have been classified into a finite alphabet through an automatic recognition process built into a “phonetic vocoder. ” The classified spectra were then used to synthesize corresponding sounds approximating the original phonetic content, within broad limits. The principle of phonetic recognition can be applied to realize a maximally efficient coding of speech, considering only the phonetic content. The corresponding frequency band is about 50 cps, a 6‐fold reduction over the frequency‐band vocoder. Also, the recognition process assures that spoken words can be printed automatically as phonetic text.Speech processed with the phonetic vocoder described here was obtained using an alphabet of only four consonants and six vowels. Nonetheless, limited vocabulary transmission was demonstrated over a band of about 100 cps indicating the feasibility of this coding method. Articulation figures of over 95% were measured using the spoken digits as test material. For a lar.
Prediction of Algal Bloom Occurrence in Laguna Lake, Philippines using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)

Algal blooms pertain to an undesirable formation of unicellular freely-floating algal scum caused by the rapid growth of phytoplankton, which can become a hazard for the water body ecosystem. Laguna Lake serves as both a source of livelihood and water supply for the residents in the region and the risk of algal blooms should be detected for safe and efficient management. The research presents a method for predicting the amount of phytoplankton to alert the monitoring agencies of incidences of high phytoplankton as a scalable and inexpensive early-warning tool. The study focuses on the development of a prediction model based on water quality parameters measured by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) from 2008 to 2018: nitrate, orthophosphate, water temperature, turbidity, chlorophyll-a, and phytoplankton counts. The system predicts the phytoplankton counts of the next month using three months of previous values of the water quality parameters, modeled through the multilayer perceptron neural network method. The research uses a walk-forward validation method to obtain the root-mean-square-error (RMSE) of the model. The model was used on three stations and these predicted values that had statistically less RMSE than the ordinary least square regression.
The Effect of Variation in SiMn/PS Nanocomposite Composition on Hydrophobic Properties

Many researches on the synthesis of hydrophobic coatings have been carried out, but in use, the coating is easily scratched, easily damaged by contact with other objects and easy to corrode, thereby reducing the quality of the coating. This can hinder the application of hydrophobic coatings in industry and others. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a hydrophobic coating that is strong and durable and anti-corrosion so that it can improve the quality of a surface. For this reason, research is carried out by mixing a substrate that has anti-corrosion properties such as silica and is hard such as manganese in order to overcome the problems that occurred previously using the spin coating method. The precursor was made by adding 0.5 grams of polystyrene composition, with varying SiMn composition. The coating was carried out using the spin coating method and the calcination temperature was 60°C using an oven for 1 hour. The results of this study from the composition variation showed that the SiMn/PS nanocomposite layer was hydrophobic based on the contact angle test. The largest contact angle at 50%:50% composition.
Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Acute Fracture Healing: A Phase II Screening Randomized Double‐Blind Controlled Trial

Nearly half of adult fracture patients are vitamin D deficient (serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels <20 ng/mL). Many surgeons advocate prescribing vitamin D supplements to improve fracture healing outcomes; however, data supporting the effectiveness of vitamin D3 supplements to improve acute fracture healing are lacking. We tested the effectiveness of vitamin D3 supplementation for improving tibia and femur fracture healing. We conducted a single‐center, double‐blinded phase II screening randomized controlled trial with a 12‐month follow‐up. Patients aged 18–50 years receiving an intramedullary nail for a tibia or femoral shaft fracture were randomized 1:1:1:1 to receive (i) 150,000 IU loading dose vitamin D3 at injury and 6 weeks (n = 27); (ii) 4000 IU vitamin D3 daily (n = 24); (iii) 600 IU vitamin D3 daily (n = 24); or (iv) placebo (n = 27). Primary outcomes were clinical fracture healing (Function IndeX for Trauma [FIX‐IT]) and radiographic fracture healing (Radiographic Union Score for Tibial fractures [RUST]) at 3 months. One hundred two patients with a mean age of 29 years (standard deviation 8) were randomized. The majority were male (69%), and 56% were vitamin D3 deficient at baseline. Ninety‐nine patients completed the 3‐month follow‐up. In our prespecified comparisons, no clinically important or statistically significant differences were detected in RUST or FIX‐IT scores between groups when measured at 3 months and over 12 months. However, in a post hoc comparison, high doses of vitamin D3 were associated with improved clinical fracture healing relative to placebo at 3 months (mean difference [MD] 0.90, 80% confidence interval [CI], 0.08 to 1.79; p = 0.16) and within 12 months (MD 0.89, 80% CI, 0.05 to 1.74; p = 0.18). The study was designed to identify potential evidence to support the effectiveness of vitamin D3 supplementation in improving acute fracture healing. Vitamin D3 supplementation, particularly high doses, might modestly improve acute tibia or femoral shaft fracture healing in healthy adults, but confirmatory studies are required. The Vita‐Shock trial was awarded the Orthopaedic Trauma Association's (OTA) Bovill Award in 2020. This award is presented annually to the authors of the most outstanding OTA Annual Meeting scientific paper. © 2022 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
A Metacognitive Technological Intervention for Promoting Eye Contact Among Children With ASD: Preliminary Research Evidence

This preliminary study aimed to examine improvement in eye contact among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) following an innovative technological intervention integrated with meta-cognitive guidance. Eighteen ASD participants, ages 5–9 years, were divided into two equal intervention groups—one received metacognitive guidance, and one did not. An eye-contact assessment was conducted pre-intervention and post-intervention by tracing the children’s head and eye movements using a built-in laptop camera. The intervention included six 30-min sessions in which the participants played a computer game (C-Me) that required them to make eye contact with cartoon characters who needed assistance in solving a problem or completing a task. The results indicate that the technological intervention effectively promoted eye contact among all participants, especially those in the metacognitive intervention group.
Velocity interpolation based Bounce-Back scheme for non-slip boundary condition in Lattice Boltzmann Method.

Lattice Boltzmann Method(LBM) has achieved considerable success on simulating complex flows. However, how to impose correct boundary conditions on the fluid-solid interface with complex geometries is still an open question. Here we proposed a velocity interpolation based bounce-back scheme where the ideas of interpolated bounce-back and non-equilibrium extrapolation are combined. The proposed scheme is validated by several well-defined benchmark cases. It is shown that the proposed scheme offers a better accuracy at high Reynolds number and less dependency on solids positions which may crucial in many engineering and science applications.
Robust quantum control for adiabatic quantum computation

Properly designed control has been shown to be particularly advantageous for improving adiabatic quantum computation (AQC) accuracy and time complexity scaling. Here, an in situ quantum control optimization protocol is developed to indirectly optimize state fidelity without knowledge of the instantaneous spectral gap or the computational solution. The protocol is shown to converge to analytically derived time-optimal controls for Grover's search algorithm. Furthermore, the protocol is utilized to explore optimized control trajectories for the maximum two-bit satisfiability problem, where appreciable improvement in fidelity and the minimum spectral gap over a linear schedule is observed. The approach is also shown to be robust against system model uncertainties (unitary control errors). This method is designed to enable robust control optimization on existing quantum annealing hardware and future AQC processors.
The mechanisms underlying the enhanced resolution of atomic force microscopy with functionalized tips

By functionalizing the tip of an atomic force microscope (AFM) with a molecule or an atom that significantly contributes to the tip–sample interaction, the resolution can be dramatically enhanced. The interaction and therefore the resolution crucially depend on the chemical nature of the tip termination. Employing a tip functionalized with a CO molecule, atomic resolution of a pentacene molecule was recently demonstrated. In this work, the interaction between the CO tip and the pentacene imaged are studied with first principles calculations. The calculated frequency shifts compare very well with the experiment. The different energy contributions are analyzed and the Pauli energy is computed. We demonstrate that the source of the high resolution is Pauli repulsion, whereas van der Waals and electrostatic interactions only add a diffuse attractive background.
High-lying single-particle modes, chaos, correlational entropy, and doubling phase transition

Highly excited single-particle states in nuclei are coupled with the excitations of a more complex character, first of all with collective phononlike modes of the core. In the framework of the quasiparticle-phonon model, we consider the structure of resulting complex configurations, using the 1k{sub 17/2} orbital in {sup 209}Pb as an example. Although, on the level of one- and two-phonon admixtures, the fully chaotic Gaussian orthogonal ensemble regime is not reached, the eigenstates of the model carry a significant degree of complexity that can be quantified with the aid of correlational invariant entropy. With artificially enhanced particle-core coupling, the system undergoes the doubling phase transition with the quasiparticle strength concentrated in two repelling peaks. This phase transition is clearly detected by correlational entropy.
Conformal Yano-Killing tensors for space-times with cosmological constant

We present a new method for constructing conformal Yano-Killing tensors in five-di\-men\-sio\-nal Anti-de Sitter space-time. The found tensors are represented in two different coordinate systems. We also discuss, in terms of CYK tensors, global charges which are well defined for asymptotically (five-dimensional) Anti-de Sitter space-time. Additionally in Appendix we present our own derivation of conformal Killing one-forms in four-dimensional Anti-de Sitter space-time as an application of the Theorem presented in the paper.
Intercultural Competence Based on Collective Learning in Association with Intangible Cultural Heritage: Experiences in a Study Abroad Program and a Digital Environment

This article describes the impact of a didactic proposal implemented in a visual arts course which intends to promote intercultural competences and work on identity awareness through collective learning activities, using the framework of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Firstly, the term “collective learning” is defined in the context of humanities teaching as a multimodal and multi-source process of learning that contemplates the feedback between the individual the collective. Secondly, the framework of ICH is presented. Lastly, a quantitative comparative analysis of data from two different versions of the same course is performed: Group 1 in an in-person study abroad context and Group 2 in a remote environment. The examination of the results offers insight on a generalized effective acquisition of intercultural competences following the framework while highlighting the translation of study abroad elements of collective learning into the digital environment as a means to promote horizontal learning and self-assessment. Abstract in Spanish Este artículo describe los resultados de una propuesta didáctica implementada en un curso de artes visuales que pretende promocionar la competencia intercultural y trabajar la conciencia identitaria a través de actividades de aprendizaje colectivo y usando el marco teórico del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad de la UNESCO (ICH por sus siglas en inglés). Primero se describe el término “aprendizaje colectivo” en el contexto de la educación de humanidades como un proceso de aprendizaje multimodal que integra múltiples inputs y que contempla la retroalimentación entre lo individual y lo colectivo. Posteriormente, se presenta el marco teórico del ICH. Por último, se realiza un análisis comparativo de datos de dos versiones diferentes del mismo curso: el Grupo 1 siendo presencial en un contexto de estudio en el extranjero y el Grupo 2 siendo de aprendizaje a distancia. El estudio de los resultados indica una adquisición generalizada de competencias interculturales dentro del marco teórico, a la vez que enfatiza como la traslación de elementos de aprendizaje colectivo en estudios en el extranjero al ámbito digital puede funcionar como un elemento que promueva el aprendizaje horizontal y la autoevaluación.
GRO J1744–28 and Scorpius X-1: First Evidence for Photon Bubble Oscillations and Turbulence

We discuss our recent Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) observations of GRO J1744-28, which discovered quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) of the intensities in the energy band 3-12 keV during observations starting on 1996 January 18.77 UT. We have found that the power spectrum in the frequency band 5-1000 Hz consists of two red-noise components that can be characterized by two power laws, each with an index of -5/3 and a QPO peak centered at 40 Hz. We suggest that the power peak is due to a newly discovered form of turbulence in the accretion column of super-Eddington accretion-powered pulsars driven by photon bubble instabilities. These instabilities give rise to strong power peaks at frequencies characteristic of photon diffusion and bubble coalescence in the highly nonlaminar accretion column resulting in photon bubble oscillations (PBOs). The relationship between the rms amplitude of the PBOs and the intensity is in qualitative agreement with observations. Our calculations also suggest that the observed high-frequency red-noise component with a -5/3 power-law index from 40 to 600 Hz is the first evidence of photon bubble turbulence in the accretion column of an X-ray pulsar. Recent RXTE observations of Sco X-1 have found high-frequency QPOs at 1100 and 830 Hz. We show that PBOs at these frequencies are a natural consequence of photon bubble instabilities. We also show that the rms amplitudes of the calculated PBOs at these frequencies are consistent with the observations. We predict that further RXTE observations of Sco X-1 should reveal additional PBOs at 2000 and 2600 Hz as well as a broadband continuum spectrum with a -5/3 power law, extending from 3000 to several times 104 Hz.
A Study of Changes in McDonald‘s Consumer Behaviour during Pandemic

The objectives of the study is to examine the changes in McDonald’s consumer behaviour during pandemic. In 1955, McDonald’s developed the franchise system and continued expanding to become a famous fast-food brand in the world that have more than 38 000 restaurants in more than 100 countries (Rosenberg, 2020). In 2020, the pandemic of COVID-19 has spread throughout the world. COVID-19 brought negative effects to the businesses including McDonald’s and altered the consumer behaviour. Questionnaires are distributed to the respondents to collect information about their consumption behaviour in McDonald’s. This study has included the change in frequency patronizing McDonald’s, preferred service mode to order McDonald’s and the preferred payment method during the pandemic.
DESAIN KUASI EKSPERIMEN DALAM PENDIDIKAN: LITERATUR REVIEW

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran lebih jelas tentang topik desain kuasi eksperimen yang membedakannya dengan penelitian ekperimen murni. Menggunakan metode literatur review, dengan sumber data sekunder dari buku, hasil penelitian maupun sumber lainnya. Penelitian eksperimen semu atau eksperimen kuasi pada dasarnya sama dengan penelitian eksperimen murni. Quasi Ekperimen lahir karena adanya faktor sulitnya mengontrol variabel lain dalam penelitian sosial khusunya dalam hal ini dikelas. Dalam keadaan seperti ini kaidah kaidah dalam penelitian eksperimen murni tidak dapat dipenuhi secara utuh, karena pengendalian variabel yang terkait subjek penelitian tidak dapat dilakukan sepenuhnya, sehingga penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan intact group. Ada beberapa jenis desain penelitian semu atau kuasi eksperimen antara lain Times Series Design, Single Subject Design, Control Time Series Design, Separate Sample pretest-postest”, Intact Group Comparison dan Non-Equivalent Control Group Design.
Nonequilibrium dynamics in the pump-probe spectroscopy of excitonic insulators

We study the nonequilibrium dynamics in the pump-probe spectroscopy of excitonic insulators using the spinless two-orbital model with phonon degrees of freedom in the time-dependent mean-field approximation. We introduce the pulse light as a time-dependent vector potential via the Peierls phase in the Hamiltonian. We find that, in the Bose-Einstein condensation regime where the normal state is semiconducting, the excitonic order is suppressed when the frequency of the pulse light is slightly larger than the band gap, while the order is enhanced when the frequency of the pulse is much larger than the band gap. We moreover find that the excitonic order is completely destroyed in the former situation if the intensity of the pulse is sufficiently strong. In the BCS regime where the normal state is semimetallic, we find that the excitonic order is always suppressed, irrespective of the frequency of the pulse light. The quasiparticle band structure and optical conductivity spectrum after the pumping are also calculated for the instantaneous states.
Stress Coping Behavior Of Workers Layoffs During The Covid-19 Living In Babalan District, Langkat Regency

This study aims to examine in depth about the stress coping behavior of workers who experience job cuts (layoffs) during COVID-19. This research uses a qualitative approach with case study methods. Selection of location and research subjects using purposeful sampling techniques. The subjects numbered three people, namely workers who experienced job cuts (layoffs) during the COVID-19 period who lived in Securai Village babalan district of Langkat regency. The data collection methods in this study used interviews, observations and documentation. The data analysis techniques used are data collection, data reduction, data display, and inference. The study also used all three triangulation of resources, technique, and time. The results of the Depression Anxiety Stress Disorder (DASS 42) questionnaire showed that all three subjects experienced mild stress with an assessment of roughly 18. The stress experienced by the three subjects in the form of sadness, upset, anxious, confused and discouraged when experiencing job cuts (layoffs). The results showed that all three subjects did the coping process, the first initial assessment, secondary assessment, and reassessment and decision. This aims to find out the cause of the problem that occurs, then the three subjects do stress coping. The three subjects used both forms of stress coping, namely problem focused of coping and emotion focused of coping. This can facilitate the process of handling the source of the problem that causes stress. As for a new findings from all three research subjects, the concept of self that affects coping stress is physical, social, moral and psychological
Impact of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on wintertime precipitation in Canada

Abstract Based on the adjusted daily total precipitation data at Canadian stations and the Climate Prediction Center Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP) data during the most recent 30 Northern Hemisphere winters, the connection between the tropical convection of the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) and the intraseasonal variability of precipitation in Canada is investigated. The dominant convection patterns associated with the MJO are represented by the two leading modes of the empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis that is applied to the pentad outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) in the equatorial Indian Ocean and western Pacific. The first EOF mode is characterized by a single convection center near the Maritime Continent, whereas the second EOF has an east–west dipole structure with enhanced precipitation over the Indian Ocean and reduced convective activity over the tropical western Pacific. Lagged regression analysis reveals significant precipitation anomalies in Canada associated with the tro.