Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Formally calling the CoPs for staff working with first year students

Drawing on both Community of Practice (CoP) and First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) literature this nuts and bolts session will explore whether the FYHE community may be identified as a CoP. This discussion will be used as a springboard to a presentation on the development of CoPs that support the FYHE teaching community in other Australian universities and the establishment of the CoP for staff who work with first year students at Flinders University. The presentation will outline why a CoP was established to support first year teaching and how the initiative is progressing. Participants will be provided with time to either consider the CoPs at their own institutions or to consider whether investing in one is an appropriate strategy to support staff who work with first year students. Background on Communities of Practice Communities of Practice (CoPs) were initially identified as ways of developing knowledge and performance within organisations. Businesses embraced them as they were regarded as opportunities to gain competitive advantage by harnessing the informal networks that staff developed to solve problems (Nickols, 2000; Wenger, 1998, 2006). Similarly in higher education, CoPs have been used throughout the 1990’s in Australian universities as a way of developing and implementing change (Hegarty, 2008). However, the effectiveness and value of translating CoPs from business settings to Australian universities has been contested by scholars who argue that academic work practices differ significantly from those of business and industry (Nagy and Burch (2009). In fact Nagy and Burch (2009) contend that the imposition of corporate cultures within universities has resulted in “impediments to wide-spread across institution collegial activity”. Despite this, they suggest that CoPs can develop within academic communities provided the “contextual peculiarities of the higher education environment” are explicitly recognized “as the existence of these make CoP-like activities more challenging in academe” (p. 236). In spite of the challenges outlined above, a number of CoPs have developed both within and across Australian universities. Institutions that have established CoPs include Deakin University; the University of Southern Queensland (USQ); the Australian National University (ANU); RMIT University; the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Queensland University Technology (QUT) (Lawrence & Sankey, 2008; Nagy & Burch, 2009; Wilson, 2007). National CoPs have also developed around issues of interest to specific groups of staff, for example the
Internalizing symptoms in children affected by childhood absence epilepsy: A preliminary study

FRANCESCO PRECENZANO*, PAOLA LOMBARDI*, MARIA RUBERTO**, LUCIA PARISI***, MARGHERITA SALERNO****, AGATA MALTESE***, ILARIA D’ALESSANDRO*, IMMACOLATA DELLA VALLE*, ROSARIA MARTINA MAGLIULO*, GIOVANNI MESSINA*****, MICHELE ROCCELLA*** *Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry; Headache Center for children and adolescents; Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine; Second University of Naples **Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties; Second University of Naples ***Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy ***Sciences for Mother and Child Health Promotion, University of Palermo, Italy ****Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetics and Sports Medicine; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy Francesco Precenzano, Paola Lombardi and Maria Ruberto equally contributed to the manuscript
Aberrant cocoons found on honey bee comb cells are found to be Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Potential biological threats to honey bees must be addressed and validated quickly, before making disruptive and costly decisions. Here we describe numerous Osmia cornifrons (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) cocoons in honey bee cells from one bee hive in Ohio. The developing Osmia cells presented themselves as a mystery at first, catching the attention of regulatory agencies. Along with identifying this species as a presumably benign resident in honey bee colonies, our observations suggest Osmia may use stored honey bee resources to provision offspring. Conceivably, resident honey bees might even act as surrogates, by provisioning Osmia offspring with pollen. Since the cocoons were attached to one another with honey bee wax, it seems likely that honey bee hosts were present during Osmia development. Osmia females have some plasticity when selecting nesting resources, and, upon discovering honey bee comb can use this resource for raising offspring. Along with resolving a potentially new biotic threat to honey bees, this diagnosis suggests a method for mass production of Osmia pollinators using an array of single cell foundation.
Identification and molecular characterisation of fifteen tropical isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium

ABSTRACT Twelve Metarhizium isolates from Costa Rica, two from Honduras and one from Nicaragua were characterised using molecular and morphological information. Two gene sequences, TEF1-α and β-TUB, identified isolates as M. anisopliae, M. brunneum and M. robertsii, and has provided new sequence information. Eleven SSRs revealed fourteen different genotypes. Morphological variability coincided with allelic diversity within species. This work provides a starting point for the application of integral biocontrol programmes, but more comprehensive and detailed surveys are warranted to understand the species composition and genetic diversity of the Metarhizium in Central America.
Optical emission from atmospheric pressure nonequilibrium plasma

Stable atmospheric pressure nonequilibrium plasmas (APNEPs) can be sustained in a variety of gas environments at atmospheric pressure. APNEP may be used for the surface modification of materials either in-situ or downstream from the plasma. However, the precise nature of the active species in the plasma and the downstream afterglow are still not fully understood. Standard photographic images of nitrogen, air, helium, and argon APNEPs are presented here. In the case of nitrogen, complementary optical emission spectra to aid the identification of excited species are also reported.
H. Pylori in gall bladder : the answer to the Indian divide?

Background : Helicobacter pylori has been established as an etiological agent in gastric adenocarcinoma and MALT lymphoma in the stomach. Recent reports have implicated this bacterium in the causation of benign and malignant gall bladder disease. Aim : To study the prevalence of H. pylori in South Indian patients with gall bladder pathology presenting for cholecystectomy at a tertiary care hospital and to correlate H. pylori colonization of gall bladder with histopathologic changes. Methods : 94 patients presenting for cholecystectomy at St. Johns Hospital Bangalore over a period of two years, were enrolled in to the study. Gallbladder tissue was taken immediately after cholecystectomy and subjected to analysis by DNA PCR, histopathology and rapid urease test (RUT) for presence of H. pylori . Results : Among the 94 patients included in the study mean age of the study population was found to be 45 years. 61 (64.9%) were females and 33 (35.1%) were males. 81.9% underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 87% had chronic cholecystitis. Out of the total 94 specimens analyzed for H. pylori , DNA PCR and HPE were negative in all the samples. RUT was positive in four gallbladder tissue samples. Conclusion : H. pylori was not found in gall bladder of patients with benign gall bladder disease in South Indian population.
Representasi Tekstual Diet Penyakit dan Kebutuhan Zat Gizi Pasien dengan Menggunakan Tournament Selection dan N-Gram

Implementation of diet in the hospital is related to the nutritional services given to the patients in which is the series of activities which the purpose is to meet their nutritional needs through food in accordance with the diseases that are suffered by the patients. Patient nutritional requirements can be reviewed based on anthropometric data, clinical conditions, and diagnosis of diseases that can be supported by the results of patient laboratory tests. Provision of dietary decisions and nutritional needs is carried out by doctors or dietitians based on an analysis of the values obtained from anthropometric data and the results of patient laboratory examinations presented in the form of numbers. Doctors or dietitians these values manually to produce normal decisions from laboratory tests, diet and nutritional needs, and information on food consumption for patients where the process takes a short time. Therefore, this study proposes a system with the Natural Language Generation (NLG) approach to help doctors and dietitians make decisions. This system uses Tournament Selection and N-Gram methods to interpret these numerical values in a summary text of diet and nutrient requirements in Bahasa Indonesia. The test results in this study were obtained from the assessment of several doctors and dietitians that reached 83.3% to 95.8% for the level of naturalness of the summary text produced by the system.
Auto‐tuning charge balance control for improving transient response on buck converter

Load transient and dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) are commonly seen in the operation of the system processor. These two functions usually encounter large output voltage transient, which is hard to be quickly settled. Charge balance control is one of the prior choices that enables the converter to operate at its optimal charge/discharge slew rate so as to achieve fast transient response. The effectiveness of the optimal performance generally requires precise knowledge of the circuit parameters for charge balance computation. However, parameter drifting due to the manufacturing process may affect the performance, which is hard to implement a power integrated circuit (IC) for wide range applications. Different from the original approaches, this paper proposes an auto‐tuning charge balance control (AT‐CBC) to optimize load transient response and DVS of the buck converter. The auto‐tuning mechanism can save the preknowledge of the output filter and avoid complex calculation in digital control. The function of AT‐CBC is validated by a field‐programmable gate array (FPGA) controlled buck converter. Experimental result shows that the output voltage can be settled within 3 μs for the 750‐mA load step transient. For the 0.3‐V DVS transient, the output voltage can be settled within 4 μs.
Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Recreational Distance Runners

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Engineering A Retinal Progenitor Cell Graft For Transplantation Studies In The Rd10 Mouse Model

In later stages of retinal degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa stem cell therapy can be the only viable treatment option due to the loss of photoreceptor and RPE cells. Differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) towards the desired lineage explicitly requires a microenvironment that mimics the natural tissue that it is intended to regenerate. Developing a planar 3D retinal graft derived from ESCs can be transplanted to treat various retinal degeneration diseases. Our aim was to explore the differentiation and growth of ESCs on a gelatinous scaffold in order to transplant into a retinitis pigmentosa mouse model (RD10). Our aim was to evaluate the transplanted graft for host inflammatory response, stem cell integration, cell survival, and tumorigenesis. The transplanted graft was also compared to injection of a homogenous photoreceptor cell population into the subretinal space of the RD10 mouse model. A biocompatible gelatinous scaffold was developed in order to support the differentiation of a multilayered retinal structure. ESCs were seeded onto the scaffold for proliferation and differentiation in the vicinity of retinal pigment epithelium cells. Cultures were analyzed for differentiation by qRT-PCR and immunofluorescence confocal microscopy. The graft was transplanted into the subretinal space to examine biocompatibility and retinal progenitor cell integration into the native mouse retina. ESCs migrated through the 60μm thickness of the scaffold and differentiated into the retinal progenitor cells as evidenced by qRT-PCR and immunohistochesmistry. In-vivo testing analyzed on 1, 3 and 6 week showed scaffold degradation by the 6 week. The gelatinous scaffold supported the differentiation of ESCs to RPCs and minimal inflammatory response was seen post transplantation.
Prevalence, knowledge, and attitude of pregnant women on control measures of anaemia in Mbulu District, Tanzania

Anaemia in pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, poor birth outcomes worldwide. Despite national and international efforts to redress this problem, maternal mortality and morbidity rates are far beyond the target of the fifth Millennium Development Goal particularly in developing countries. The current study aimed to assess the prevalence; knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards control measures of anaemia in Mbulu District, Tanzania. This cross-sectional survey was conducted from November 2014 to July 2015 in Mbulu District in three health facilities whereby 354 pregnant women aged 15-49 years were involved. The anaemia status of the pregnant women was determined based on Hb cut-off value of <11g/dl as recommended by WHO. Malaria infection was tested by using Ag.pLDH/HRP2 MRDT. Socio-demographic factor and anaemia information were gathered by using semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical analyses were done by SPSS version 16.0 and results were presented as percentages, frequencies to describe social demographic characteristics. Knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women on anaemia were assessed using the index scale and Likert scale respectively. Fisher’s exact test was used to determine associations between variables at statistical significance level of <0.05. Multivariable logistic regression was run to quantify the risk factors for occurrence of anaemia. The overall prevalence of anaemia was 38.7% while the prevalence of malaria was 7.1%. Generally, the study revealed that pregnant women had low knowledge and negative attitude towards control measures of anaemia in Mbulu district. High parity was found to be a risk factor for anaemia in pregnancy (OR=13, 95% CI: 5.7-47 for 3-4 parity and OR=25, 95% CI: 12.5-37 for parity ≥ 5). Therefore, there is a need for strengthening health education on anaemia and related determinants to pregnant and non-pregnant women of child bearing age and sensitization on the usage of family planning method.
Assessing students' use of optional online lecture reviews

Funding information James S. McDonnell Foundation 21st Century Science Initiative in Understanding Human Cognition, Grant/Award Number: 220020483 Summary Online practice quizzes can be used to supplement instruction in the classroom. Such quizzes can engage retrieval practice, thereby improving learning and retention. However, despite their potential benefits, recent work suggests that students typically underutilize online practice quizzes. This article reports an observational classroom study, in which students were provided optional online reviews throughout the semester. The reviews could be accessed in test format, in which students were given multiple-choice questions and provided correct answer feedback, or in read format in which students were given the same questions and were shown the correct answers. Students who used the test format performed better on exams than students who used the read format or did not use the reviews. Nevertheless, the massive majority of the online reviews (approximately 88%) were not completed, highlighting the tendency for students to underutilize optional online reviews.
THE ROLE OF THE SELF-REFLECTION IN THE UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING PRACTICE IN VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS

The paper discusses about the preparation of the future teachers of the vocational subjects and the vocational training at secondary vocational schools. The research survey is focused on the students of Faculty of Education, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. The teaching practice in the undergraduate study program represents its integral part. The acquired educational and professional experience is a best way how the future teachers can learn to apply their theoretical knowledge and pedagogical skills in the real work with students. The practice has two parts: Observation of a lesson taught by an experienced teacher and the lesson taught by a student himself. From our survey we believe that a great advantage bring the follow-up seminar after completing the practice in which students discuss their experiences from the implemented practice at school. Interesting are the personal opinions of the students on the organisation of the lesson taught by an experienced teacher at the secondary vocational school. The essential part of this seminar is a self-reflection of each student. The goal of the self-reflection is that students are able to critically evaluate the lesson taught by themselves. We present some benefits from this approach.
Composition and origin of natural gases accumulated in the Upper Triassic tight sandstone reservoirs in the Western Sichuan depression, China: Gaseous hydrocarbons, noble gases and carbon dioxide

Abstract In this paper, the gas composition and isotopic characteristics of the tight sandstone of the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation in the western Sichuan depression were analyzed, and the origin of hydrocarbon gas, rare gas and CO2 in natural gas were determined. The hydrocarbon gas content in the tight sandstone gas of the Xujiahe Formation is the highest, ranging from 96.43% to 99.44 vol.%, while the non-hydrocarbon gas content is only 0.34–2.73 vol.%. The hydrocarbon gas has the highest content of CH4, which is distributed from 88.52% to 97.86 vol.%, and the content of other hydrocarbon gases is relatively low. The studied natural gas is mainly dry gas, and a small part is wet gas. According to the hydrocarbon gas component and carbon isotope analysis results, it showed that the natural gas of the Xujiahe Formation was a thermogenic gas, and there was no mixing of biogenetic gas. The natural gas was derived from the thermal degradation of the humus kerogen. Moreover, the rare gas in the natural gas of the Xujiahe Formation is a crustal origin organic gas, and there is no mantle origin gas, which indicates the lack of inorganic components in the natural gas. We also found that the CO2 in the natural gas is mainly inorganic gas, which is derived from the dissolution of carbonate minerals; and only a small part is organic thermogenic gas, which is derived from the thermal maturation process of organic matter.
Impact of Changes to the Atmospheric Soluble Iron Deposition Flux on Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles in the Anthropocene

Iron can be a growth‐limiting nutrient for phytoplankton, modifying rates of net primary production, nitrogen fixation, and carbon export ‐ highlighting the importance of new iron inputs from the atmosphere. The bioavailable iron fraction depends on the emission source and the dissolution during transport. The impacts of anthropogenic combustion and land use change on emissions from industrial, domestic, shipping, desert, and wildfire sources suggest that Northern Hemisphere soluble iron deposition has likely been enhanced between 2% and 68% over the Industrial Era. If policy and climate follow the intermediate Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5 trajectory, then results suggest that Southern Ocean (>30°S) soluble iron deposition would be enhanced between 63% and 95% by 2100. Marine net primary productivity and carbon export within the open ocean are most sensitive to changes in soluble iron deposition in the Southern Hemisphere; this is predominantly driven by fire rather than dust iron sources. Changes in iron deposition cause large perturbations to the marine nitrogen cycle, up to 70% increase in denitrification and 15% increase in nitrogen fixation, but only modestly impacts the carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2 concentrations (1–3 ppm). Regionally, primary productivity increases due to increased iron deposition are often compensated by offsetting decreases downstream corresponding to equivalent changes in the rate of phytoplankton macronutrient uptake, particularly in the equatorial Pacific. These effects are weaker in the Southern Ocean, suggesting that changes in iron deposition in this region dominates the global carbon cycle and climate response.
Future Evolution of Greenland's Marine‐Terminating Outlet Glaciers

Mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) has increased over the last two decades in response to changes in global climate, motivating the scientific community to question how the GrIS will contribute to sea‐level rise on timescales that are relevant to coastal communities. Observations also indicate that the impact of a melting GrIS extends beyond sea‐level rise, including changes to ocean properties and circulation, nutrient and sediment cycling, and ecosystem function. Unfortunately, despite the rapid growth of interest in GrIS mass loss and its impacts, we still lack the ability to confidently predict the rate of future mass loss and the full impacts of this mass loss on the globe. Uncertainty in GrIS mass loss projections in part stems from the nonlinear response of the ice sheet to climate forcing, with many processes at play that influence how mass is lost. This is particularly true for outlet glaciers in Greenland that terminate in the ocean because their flow is strongly controlled by multiple processes that alter their boundary conditions at the ice‐atmosphere, ice‐ocean, and ice‐bed interfaces. Many of these processes change on a range of overlapping timescales and are challenging to observe, making them difficult to understand and thus missing in prognostic ice sheet/climate models. For example, recent (beginning in the late 1990s) mass loss via outlet glaciers has been attributed primarily to changing ice‐ocean interactions, driven by both oceanic and atmospheric warming, but the exact mechanisms controlling the onset of glacier retreat and the processes that regulate the amount of retreat remain uncertain. Here we review the progress in understanding GrIS outlet glacier sensitivity to climate change, how mass loss has changed over time, and how our understanding has evolved as observational capacity expanded. Although many processes are far better understood than they were even a decade ago, fundamental gaps in our understanding of certain processes remain. These gaps impede our ability to understand past changes in dynamics and to make more accurate mass loss projections under future climate change. As such, there is a pressing need for (1) improved, long‐term observations at the ice‐ocean and ice‐bed boundaries, (2) more observationally constrained numerical ice flow models that are coupled to atmosphere and ocean models, and (3) continued development of a collaborative and interdisciplinary scientific community.