Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluations of Class Teachers on Language, School Adaptation and Other Social Skills of Foreign National Children

Considering it is important to what level foreign children who are included in the education system have some different skills in the educational environment, it is aimed to examine the opinions of teachers about the language, school adaptation and social skills of foreign children. In the research, qualitative research method depending on the situation pattern was used and the opinions of 20 classroom teachers on various skills of foreign children were taken. Interviews were conducted through a semi-structured interview form, and direct quotations were included in the study. Expert opinions on the relevant measurement tool were received and five questions were asked within the scope of the research. 20 classroom teachers working in primary schools in Antalya province were determined according to the criterion sampling method. Content analysis method was used in the analysis of the data. Content analysis; coding of the data, finding the themes, arranging the codes and themes, defining and interpreting the findings took place in four stages. According to the results of the research, most of the teachers stated that they saw themselves as inadequate in developing the social skills of foreign students. For this reason, it is recommended that all teachers be given in-service training on improving the social skills of foreign students. Teachers stated that they felt alone in the process of developing social skills of foreign students and that they did not know enough what to do. For this reason, it has been found important to provide the support of various institutions, organizations and individuals to teachers in this process. Teachers stated that the most important factor that negatively affects foreign students’ language, school adaptation and social skills is not knowing Turkish. For this reason, it has been stated that in order to improve the social skills of foreign students, it is necessary to teach Turkish to all foreign students first, and then move on to other skills training.
SEEING WEATHER THROUGH CHAOS

and Geosciences, Towson University, Towson, Maryland; Petcovic—Mallinson Institute for Science Education, and Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Bals-elsholz— Department of Geography and Meteorology, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana; ellis—Mallinson Institute for Science Education, and Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Peggy McNeal, pmcneal@towson.edu
Paraserianthes falcataria (L.) Nielsen: Ekologi, silvikultur dan produktivitas

Panduan ini mengelaborasikan berbagai informasi terkait ekologi dan silvikultur Paraserianthes falcataria (L.) Nielsen, dengan fokus wilayah di Indonesia. Panduan ini juga mencakup informasi pertumbuhan dan hasil dari beragam sumber pustaka maupun berdasarkan pengukuran tegakan petani di lokasi penelitian kami di Provinsi Jawa Barat, , dan juga berdasarkan data pertumbuhan tegakan yang telah dikumpulkan sebelumnya oleh Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kehutanan. Panduan ini merupakan salah satu dari lima panduan yang dapat dijadikan sebagai bahan referensi dalam usaha penanaman pohon rakyat untuk lima jenis pilihan di Indonesia. Keempat jenis lainnya adalah: Acacia mangium Willd. , Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. , Anthocephalus cadamba Miq. dan Swietenia macrophylla King. Kegiatan penanaman pohon sudah lama dilakukan oleh para petani di Indonesia, baik di lahan milik maupun di lahan desa. Berbagai pihak telah menggalakkan kegiatan ini dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan petani, kelestarian lingkungan dan pasokan kayu industri. Penanaman pohon oleh petani pada umumnya dapat terlaksana, namun seringkali dilakukan tanpa bantuan teknis. Kebanyakan petani kurang memiliki kemampuan teknis dan pengetahuan dalam mengelola tanaman dengan benar, sehingga kualitas dan kuantitas produk yang dihasilkan dari tanaman tersebut mungkin tidak optimal. Produktivitas hutan tanaman rakyat dapat ditingkatkan dengan meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan petani dalam mengelola tanaman, termasuk pemilihan jenis berdasarkan kesesuaian lahan, manajemen silvikultur untuk menghasilkan produk yang berkualitas tinggi, dan pencegahan hama dan penyakit.
A Physical Model of Human Skin and its Application for Search and Rescue

Abstract : For this research we created a human skin reflectance model in the VIS and NIR. We then modeled sensor output for an RGB sensor based on output from the skin reflectance model. The model was also used to create a skin detection algorithm and a skin pigmentation level (skin reflectance at 685nm) estimation algorithm. The average root mean square error across the VIS and NIR between the skin reflectance model and measured data was 2%. The skin reflectance model then allowed us to generate qualitatively accurate responses for an RGB sensor for different biological and lighting conditions. To test the accuracy of the skin detection and skin color estimation algorithms, hyperspectral images of a suburban test scene containing people with various skin colors were collected. The skin detection algorithm had a probability of detection as high as 95% with a probability of false alarm of 0.6%. The skin pigmentation level estimation algorithm had a mean absolute error when compared with data measured by a reflectometer of 2.6% where the reflectance of the individuals at 685nm ranged from 14% to 64%.
The volcanic history and geochemical evolution of the Hveragerði Region, S. W. Iceland.

The Hveragerði Region is situated at the Hengill Triple junction, SW Iceland, where there are three volcanic systems. The crust in the area is constructed from both fissure (elongate) and lava shield (conical) eruptive units. Hengill is the presently active spreading zone with the Hengill Central Volcano, whereas the Hveragerði region is inactive with the extinct Grensdalur Central Volcano. Recent geophysical research indicates the presence of high and low density volumes within the upper 5 km of the crust in this area. The location of the density anomalies coincides with surface geological features, such as Recent lava shields, and the extinct and active central volcanoes. A geological map of the Hveragerði Volcanic System has been constructed, and approximately 450 basaltic samples have been examined petrographically and analysed for whole- rock, volcanic glass and mineral chemical data from this region. Observations from these data, coupled with the geological and geophysical observations, suggest that the lava shields are fed straight from the base of the crust, whereas fissure eruptions originate from shallow crustal reservoirs The character of the crustal reservoir has been highly variable in the past 1 Ma, and has varied from a melt-dominated reservoir, to a crystal mush-dominated one. Each lava shield is compositionally distinct and is thought to preserve the mantle-melting signature. The compositional variation amongst the lava shields suggests that instantaneous melts are able to segregate from the mantle without complete mixing with accumulated melts from the entire length of the melting column. The depleted instantaneous melts from the crest and top of the melting column will either form picritic lava shields or they may interact with more fractionated crustal reservoirs and undergo quench crystallisation of megacrystic plagioclase (An 80-90). These crystals with associated pyroxene and olivine become flototion cumulates. There are episodes within the stratigraphy where off-axis lava shield and highly megacrystic fissure eruptions dominate, and such periods may represent periods of low magma supply. On the submerged mid-ocean ridges, linear and conical features are also observed, and these may be analogous to the fissure and lava shields, respectively. The basalt types reported here from the Hveragerdi region have also been reported off-shore, and they may therefore represent basalts derived from similar magmatic processes in a similar magmatic plumbing system. However, an initial observation of the relationship of 12 dredged basalts from 63˚ 10'N on the Reykjanes Ridge suggests that this is not the case at this locality.
Frequency stability analysis of a cantilever viscoelastic CNT conveying fluid on a viscoelastic Pasternak foundation and under axial load based on nonlocal elasticity theory

In this paper, the frequency stability analysis of a fluid conveying cantilever viscoelastic carbon nanotube (CNT) in the Kelvin–Voigt material model with slip boundary condition (BC) regime on a viscoelastic Pasternak foundation and under axial load has been performed based on nonlocal Euler–Bernoulli thin beam theory. The governing partial differential equation of motion (EOM) and its associated BCs have been derived using the Hamilton principle. The governing EOM has been converted into an ordinary differential equation using mode summation technique and solved by applying the extended Galerkin method. Then, the frequency stability analysis has been carried out for the vibrational response of CNT in the state‐space form. The obtained results have been validated with the literature works. The effect of changes of various parameters like elastic stiffness, shear stiffness and damping coefficients of foundation, nonlocal scale‐effect parameter of the nanotube, fluid flow Knudsen number, mass ratio, structural damping of the nanotube and applied axial force have been investigated in terms of frequency to predict the occurrence of different instability modes for the system. It is concluded that flutter and divergence instabilities in the vibration of the viscoelastic CNT are significantly affected by changes of different above‐mentioned parameters.
Social Vulnerability and Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults

Background Social vulnerability is the accumulation of disadvantageous social circumstances resulting in susceptibility to adverse health outcomes. Associated with increased mortality, cognitive decline, and disability, social vulnerability has primarily been studied in large population databases rather than frail hospitalized individuals. We examined how social vulnerability contributes to hospital outcomes and use of hospital resources for older adults presenting to the Emergency Department. Methods We analyzed patients 65 years of age or older admitted through the Emergency Department and consulted to internal medicine or geriatrics at a Canadian tertiary care hospital from July 2009 to September 2020. A 20-item social vulnerability index (SVI) and a 57-item frailty index (FI) were calculated, using a deficit accumulation approach. Outcomes were length of stay (LOS), extended hospital LOS designation, alternative level of care (ALC) designation, in-hospital mortality, and discharge to long-term care (LTC). Results In 1,146 patients (mean age 80.5±8.3, 54.0% female), mean SVI was 0.40±0.16 and FI was 0.44±0.14. The SVI scores were not associated with admission to hospital. Amongst those admitted, for every 0.1 unit increase in SVI, LOS increased by 1.15 days (p<.001) after adjusting for age, sex and FI. SVI was associated with staying over the expected LOS (aOR: 1.19, 1.05–1.34, p=.009) and ALC status (aOR 1.39, 1.12–1.74, p<.004). SVI was not associated with in-hospital mortality, but was associated with incident discharge to LTC (aOR 1.03, 1.02–1.04, p<.001). Conclusion Independent of frailty, being socially vulnerable was associated with increased LOS, designation as ALC, and being discharged to LTC from hospital. Consideration of social vulnerability’s influence on prolonged hospitalization and long-term care needs has implications for screening and hospital resources.
An Efficient Cooperative Spectrum Sensing Method Using Renyi Entropy Weighted Optimal Likelihood Ratio for CRN

The main concept behind employing cognitive radio is to enable secondary users (SUs) or unlicensed users to utilize the available spectrum. Spectrum sensing methods detect the existence of primary users (PUs) and have become the main topic of research in the CRN industry and in academia. This paper proposes a new framework based on the Adam gradient descent (Adam GD) algorithm to develop a spectrum sensing mechanism used in CRNs and detecting the availability of free channels. The signal's components are extracted from the received signal and the spectrum is searched for availability which is detected through a fusion center using the proposed algorithm. The proposed Adam GD algorithm attains the maximum detection probability rate and the minimum false alarm probability of 0.71 and 0.39, respectively, for a Rayleigh channel.
The female and pupa of Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) bhutanensis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Uranotaenia bhutanensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach was recently described as a new species of the Bimaculata Series of the subgenus Pseudoficalbia Theobald based on larvae collected from a log hole at high altitude in Bhutan. The adult female and pupa are described in this article based on the subsequent discovery of 2 paratype females with associated pupal exuviae.
Therapeutic Promises of Plant Metabolites against Monkeypox Virus: An In Silico Study

The monkeypox virus was still spreading in May 2022, with the first case identified in a person with travel ties to Nigeria. Using molecular docking-based techniques, we evaluated the efficiency of different bioactive chemicals obtained from plants against the monkeypox virus. A total of 56 plant compounds were evaluated for antimonekypox capabilities, with the top four candidates having a higher binding affinity than the control. We targeted the monkeypox profilin-like protein, which plays a key role in viral replication and assembly. Among the metabolites, curcumin showed the strongest binding affinity with a value of −37.43 kcal/mol, followed by gedunin (−34.89 kcal/mol), piperine (−34.58 kcal/mol), and coumadin (−34.14 kcal/mol). Based on ADME and toxicity assessments, the top four substances had no negative impacts. Furthermore, four compounds demonstrated resistance to deformability, which was corroborated by normal mode analysis. According to the bioactivity prediction study, the top compound target class was an enzyme, membrane receptor, and oxidoreductase. Furthermore, the study discovered that wortmannin, a gedunin analogue, can behave as an orthopoxvirus. The study found that these bioactive natural drug candidates could potentially work as monkeypox virus inhibitors. We recommended further experimental validation to confirm the promising findings of the study.
Long-Time Coherent Integration Algorithm for Radar Maneuvering Weak Target With Acceleration Rate

In this paper, we propose a long-time coherent integration method for a maneuvering target with the first-, second-, and third-order range migrations, and the complex Doppler frequency migration. In this method, after range compression, the echo signal is first transformed into the range-frequency and Doppler domain based on series reversion, and then an azimuth matched filtering procedure is implemented in the 2-D frequency domain. It can eliminate the coupling effects between range and azimuth jointly caused by the radial velocity, radial acceleration, and radial acceleration rate of a moving target. Due to the linear transform property, the proposed method can work well under low signal-to-clutter and noise ratio. In addition, the Doppler ambiguities, when target azimuth spectrum either is within a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) or spans over neighboring PRF bands, can be well solved. Both simulated and real synthetic aperture radar data processing results are provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
Impact of Domain Size on Tropical Precipitation Within Explicit Convection Simulations

We investigate the sensitivity of modeled tropical precipitation accumulation, intensity and structures to the extent of convection‐permitting limited area model (LAM) domain size. Our comparison focusses on two LAM domains, with identical physical parameterization schemes and using 2.2 km grid spacing. One LAM domain spans almost the full tropical belt while the other focusses on southeast Asia. We show that the LAMs both capture the complex diurnal cycle of precipitation and that the timing and intensity of precipitation are comparable with satellite observations. Systematic differences between the LAMs are largest within ∼1,000 km of the western and eastern boundaries of the southeast Asia LAM. This is due to convective spin‐up at the western boundary of the southeast Asia LAM and a lack of propagating deep convection. We highlight that showing the added value of global storm‐resolving models by comparing with LAMs will help to accelerate their operational implementation.
Le régime hydrologique du Niger supérieur et le déficit des deux dernières décennies

The Niger river is the third largest African river. The upper Niger is defined before the inner delta at the station of Koulikoro. In addition with the Bani river, its surface basin is of 250 O00 km2. The Niger rivers flows from the humid Guinean mounts (annual precipitations more than 1500 mm year-') to the semi-and areas (precipitations less than 200 mm year-'). Hydrological and climatic paranleters are defined on the Niger basin. African drought and rainfall deficits observed during the last twenty years had important repercussions on the nlnoff of the Niger river (annual deficit of 20% during the 70's and of 46% during the 80's). During the last few years, the rainfall deficits have been less important but the runoff kept on decreasing. A large reduction of the groundwater storage, shown in the study of the yield recession curves, esplains the persistant degradation of the lydrological resource and also the lower values of the annual floods.
EFL students' perceptions towards Quizizz usage in English subject formative assessment

Currently, developing technology encourages English teachers to be able to use several educational platforms. Quizizz is one of the educational innovations carried out to achieve learning goals. This study uses a qualitative descriptive research method. In this research, the focus is on exploring how students perceive Quizizz, a formative assessment tool rooted in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The study adapts and customizes an interview guide from prior research and investigates four aspects: performance expectations, effort expectations, social influence, and facilitating conditions. Researchers conducted research at SMK Sumber Ilmu Tulangan, using Quizizz as a formative assessment tool in English lessons. Data collection included semi-structured interviews and documentation showing positive responses to performance expectations, effort expectations, social influence, and facilitating conditions. However, concerns were raised regarding the limitations of question types, signal problems, and the lack of school-provided facilities.
Fast structural priming of grammatical decisions during reading

ABSTRACT In two grammatical decision experiments, we used fast-priming as a novel method for uncovering the syntactic processes involved in written sentence comprehension while limiting the influence of strategic processes. Targets were sequences of four words that could be grammatically correct or not. Targets (e.g. they see the moon) were preceded by the brief (170 ms) presentation of four types of prime: (1) same syntactic structure / same verb (you see a friend); (2) same structure / different verb (she writes a book); (3) different structure / same verb (he sees him now); or (4) different structure / different verb (stay in our hotel). Same structure primes facilitated decisions to grammatical targets in error rates, and this effect did not significantly interact with the facilitatory effect of a shared verb. These results provide evidence for structural priming of sentence reading in conditions that greatly limit any role for strategic processing.
INEFFABILITY AND REVENGE

Abstract In recent work Philip Welch has proven the existence of ‘ineffable liars’ for Hartry Field’s theory of truth. These are offered as liar-like sentences that escape classification in Field’s transfinite hierarchy of determinateness operators. In this article I present a slightly more general characterization of the ineffability phenomenon, and discuss its philosophical significance. I show the ineffable sentences to be less ‘liar-like’ than they appear in Welch’s presentation. I also point to some open technical problems whose resolution would greatly clarify the philosophical issues raised by the ineffability phenomenon.
Including biodiversity aspects in life cycle assessments - A case study of forest-based biofuel

Analysing the environmental impact connected to biofuels has lately become more important due to the European Commission’s energy and climate target for 2020. These targets includes among others, 20 % reduction of greenhouse emissions and 20 % energy efficiency. One important solution for achieving this climate target is to increase the renewable fuel sector. In order to decide which biofuels that are of importance to focus on for further development is to use a life cycle assessment (LCA) to analyse the different environmental impacts caused by the biofuels life cycle. Biodiversity and ecosystem services are environmental categories that recently have become more of interest to include in environmental analysis assessments such as life cycle assessments. Biodiversity involves the diversity of genes within species or ecosystem, diversity of species within ecosystems, and diversity among ecosystems with in an area. This underlies all ecological processes and therefore it is vital to be able to utilize ecosystem services. Including this concept in lifecycle assessments are very complicated and until recently few methodologies existed for enable this. The largest biodiversity losses have been found to be caused by land use changes and for this reason has this been the main focus for including biodiversity in LCA. The aim of this thesis is therefore to investigate if and how it is possible to include biodiversity aspects in LCA, if not- what is needed to enable this or are alternative methods necessary? This were answered by conducting a case study for forest based DME where two different methodologies were tested. From the literature and case study it was possible to draw some conclusions about the possibility for including biodiversity aspects in LCAs. First or all, most biodiversity indicators are based on species richness for a land use type compared to a reference. This is a very simplified measure of the whole biodiversity concept and may not say so much of the impact on the ecosystem by only analyse how many species that is lost in one taxonomic group as a proxy for the whole biodiversity. Moreover, it is very complicated to perform the calculations required for the characterizations factors. Against this background one can doubt how good this indicator is. What is needed is more research and data available to include more biodiversity indicators as well as more taxonomic groups and altered geographic locations in the characterization factors. In this way the current methodology be improved.