Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Examining Peer/Self Assessment and Self-Efficacy

This study explores peer assessment and self-efficacy in a counseling practicum. Data was gathered on the perceptions of practicum students, in their second year of a master's program, with regard to the counseling competencies of their peers and themselves. Counselor self-efficacy was measured using the Counselor Self-Efficacy Rating Scale. Results indicate that the average competency rating for all students was in the above minimum competency range, with a mean score of 4.1 out of 5. The average self-efficacy rating for all students was 4.0 out of 5, indicating moderate agreement that they are confident in their counseling abilities and skills. Significant differences by gender were evident in both measures. Females viewed everyone as less competent, and indicated a lower confidence (self-efficacy) in their counseling abilities and skills. It suggests that women have perceptions that a higher level of competency must be demonstrated to reach a particular category of competency and they are less confident than men are in their own skills. Videotaped interviews confirm the gender differences illustrated in the data regarding self-competencies. Peer assessment in counselor education is a necessary and powerful learning technique that counselor educators should consider. (Contains 27 references.) (JDM) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Students as Evaluators in Practicum: Examining Peer/Self Assessment and Self-Efficacy Corine Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York 10471 phone: 718-862-7497 fax: 212-875-0455 e-mail: cfitzpat@manhattan.edu WEB Site: http://webl.manhattan.edu/cfitzpat/index.html U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to Improve reproduction quality. Points of new or opinions stated m this docu merit do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. Copyright 1999, Corine Fitzpatrick, all rights reserved. Paper presented at ACES Conference, New Orleans, Oct., 1999.
Regularity and Idiomaticity in Grammatical Constructions: The Case of Let Alone

Through the detailed investigation of the syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of one grammatical construction, that containing the conjunction let alone, we explore the view that the realm of idiomaticity in a language includes a great deal that is productive, highly structured, and worthy of serious grammatical investigation. It is suggested that an explanatory model of grammar will include principles whereby a language can associate semantic and pragmatic interpretation principles with syntactic configurations larger and more complex than those definable by means of single phrase structure rules. *
Design, Synthesis and Hydrolysis Study of Gatifloxacin-NSAIDs as Mutual Prodrugs

Mutual prodrug is inactive compound consisting of two parts, each part possess specific therapeutic activity when it present alone [1]. The two parts linked together either directly, or by a specific linker to reduce the steric effect between the two molecules [2]. The most predominant bond that used to join the two moieties is the ester bond, as it is easily hydrolyzed by esterase enzyme after reaching to the blood circulation [3]. Mutual prodrugs aimed to potentiate the therapeutic action and provide synergistic effect for treatment of certain disease [4,5], reduce the dose of the therapeutically active compounds, improve the drugs efficacy, optimizing delivary [6] and alleviate the side effects associated with drug molecules such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [7], which are used for treatment of different inflammatory conditions as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis [8]. These drugs caused gastric mucosal ulceration and bleeding [9], due to presence of carboxyl group in the most of non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as ketoprofen [10], naproxen [11,12], ibuprofen [13] and diclofenac [14]. Therefore the temporary masking of this group through linking with other compound will reduce their gastric ulceration [15]. Fluoroquinolones are synthetic antibacterial agents, which are acting through inhibition of bacterial cell replication [16,17], through suppression of topoisomerase enzymes which Design, Synthesis and Hydrolysis Study of Gatifloxacin-NSAIDs as Mutual Prodrugs
SLIDING MODE APPLICATION IN POSITOIN CONTROL OF AN INDUCTION MACHINE

In this paper, we propose a sliding mode technique to control the position of the field-oriented induction machine. Our aim is to make the position control robust to parameter variations. The variation of motor parameters during operation degrades the performances of the controllers. The use of the nonlinear sliding mode method provides best performances for motor operation and the robustness of the control law despite the external/internal perturbations. Simulation results are given to highlight the performances of the proposed control technique under load disturbances and parameter uncertainties. K e y w o r d s: induction machine, field-oriented control, robustness, sliding mode control, position and speed control
THE EFFECT OF STEROIDS ON NEUROENDOCRINE FUNCTION IN IMMATURE RATS

THE EFFECT OF STEROIDS ON NEUROENDOCRINE FUNCTION IN IMMATURE RATS By Jill Marie Russell The hypothesis tested was that a developmental difference in the effects of estrogen and progesterone on nitric oxide and dopamine influences the steroid-induced luteinizing hormone and prolactin surges. I investigated the stimulatory effects of steroid hormones (estrogen and progesterone) on luteinizing hormone and prolactin secretion in prepubertal (4 weeks), peripubertal (6 weeks) and sexually mature (12 & 16 weeks) female rats. Additionally, the effects of L-arginine, on the steroid induced luteinizing hormone and prolactin secretions were examined in peripubertal female rats. I also investigated the regulatory role of steroid hormones on nitric oxide synthase and tyrosine hydroxylase levels in the hypothalamus of pre-pubertal (4 weeks) and sexually mature (12 weeks) female rats. For each age, intact, ovariectomized and ovariectomized plus steroid replaced females were examined. These studies advanced our understanding of the neural regulation of puberty and cyclicity by examining the regulatory role of ovarian steroids on nitric oxide and dopamine and its regulatory role on puberty and the development of cyclicity in females. Importantly, these studies investigated the changes that occur during pubertal development. THE EFFECT OF STEROIDS ON NEUROENDOCRINE FUNCTION IN IMMATURE RATS
The Evolution QSOs—The Optical Luminosity Function

Using the data of the 2 Degree Field (2dF) QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ) and the associated 6 Degree Field (6dF) QSO Redshift Survey (6QZ) of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, a study of the Optical Luminosity Function of Quasi Stellar Objects (QSOs) has been made to understand the evolutionary scenario of QSOs. Different models for the QSO evolution are studied. The two-power law model of the optical luminosity function with second order polynomial evolution is found to fit best the observed QSO optical luminosity function. We have also determined an improved evolutionary model which fits better than the second order polynomial evolution model. The best fit parameters for the observed optical luminosity function have been determined using the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm of non-linear least square fit for a flat universe i.e., ΩΛ + Ωm = 1 and Ho = 70 km·s–1·Mpc–1. The observed slope of the log N － m curve i.e., 1.10 ± 0.01 reveals that there were more QSOs at larger distances (or look back times) than there are locally which, in turn, indicates that the QSOs are evolving. The observed value of V/Vmax> is found to be greater than 0.5 for different values of the cosmological constant which also hints strong evolution of the QSOs.
Effect of Using an Anticoccidial and a Prebiotic on Production Performances, Immunity Status and Coccidiosis in Broiler Chickens

The present work was conducted to evaluate the effect of prophylactic treatments using an ionophore anticoccidial (lasalocid sodium, 100 ppm) and a prebiotic (beta-glucans and oligosaccharides, 0.5 ppm) on coccidiosis and immune reactions against it in experimentally infected broiler chickens. A total of 120 chicks were equally divided into four groups. The first group (A) served as control and received the basal diet with no additives, while the other groups (B, C and D) served as tests and their birds were given the basal diet supplemented respectively with an anticoccidial (Avatec®), a prebiotic (Alphamune®) or a combination of them. Coccidiosis was induced in broiler chickens using a mixture of E. acervulina and E. maxima at the 14th day of age. By the end of the experimentation, better health condition and production performances were recorded in birds of the last group (D), in which a decrease in coccidia replication and lesional scores were found in association with low oocysts shedding kinetics and a stimulated immune system (increased lymphoid organs weights, indices and a bigger number of lymphocytes). Our findings confirm the effectiveness of the prebiotic-anticoccidial combination in the control of coccidia infections in broiler chickens.
Teacher Characteristics and Influence with the Bystander Intervention Model

Bullying, both traditional and cyber, have been associated with several negative outcomes for students, and teachers have been identified as potential targets for prevention and intervention of bullying occurrences. The importance of bystanders has been recognized; however, there are few studies that examine personal characteristics that relate to the five bystander behaviors within the Bystander Intervention Model (notice the event, interpret as an emergency, accept responsibility, know what to do, and act) . This study examined personal characteristics (e .g . , affective empathy and perceived level of bullying seriousness) and their relation to each of the five steps of the Bystander Intervention Model in Bullying for both traditional bullying and cyberbullying. With a sample of 1 50 teachers, results showed a positive and significant relationship between affective empathy and engagement in each step of the Bystander Intervention Model for traditional bullying. Additionally, affective empathy was positively and significantly related to two of the steps within the model (notice the event and take responsibility) for cyberbullying. Finally, results supported a positive relationship between perceived level of bullying seriousness for two steps of the model (notice the event and interpret as an emergency) for traditional bullying. General frequency of teacher intervention was also found in this study. Implications for teacher involvement in bullying prevention and intervention are discussed.
Chromatographic Method to Determine the Sorption of the Antibiotic Oxytetracycline to Tropical Soils

Abstract This analytical method was adapted to determine the sorption of oxytetracycline (OTC), an antibiotic of large use for animal and agriculture, to tropical soils. Tetracycline antibiotics for veterinary are considered emerging environmental contaminants. The high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with UV-visible detector in reverse mode was used to generate quantitative data that allowed the construction of sorption Freundlich isotherms for soils-OTC at pH 4.8. The Freundlich isotherm was presented as a mathematical model suitable for the verification of soils-OTC sorption from chromatographic data, proving the sorption and its type, as well as the soil-OTC sorption capacity. The method consists of: • Measuring the presence of the oxytetracycline (OTC) veterinary in tropical soils • Constructing Freundlich isotherm for sorption soil-OTC to understand the OTC’s fate on environment
Trends in Gender Differences in Self-Rated Health in Korea: Evidence from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2012

Despite rapid economic growth during the last half of the twentieth century, gender inequality has remained high in Korea. Using data from the 2001 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), previous research found that gender differences in sociostructural and psychosocial factors contributed to a substantial female excess in poor self-rated health. To the extent that women’s overall social status relative to men has improved over time in Korea, it is possible that the gender gap in perceived health has decreased. This study used repeated cross-sectional KNHANES data from 2001-2012 to examine temporal trends in gender differences in self-rated health. In age-adjusted models, we found no significant trend in the female excess of poor self-rated health among respondents aged 25-44 (p=0.685). In contrast, we found a statistically significant downward trend among those aged 45-64 (p<0.001). In fully adjusted models controlling for age and behavioral, sociostructural, and psychosocial covariates, we found a marginally significant upward trend (p=0.08) among younger respondents, while the downward trend among older respondents remained significant (p<0.001). More work is needed to determine why gendered health disparities decreased among older adults in Korea but not among those aged 25-44.
Ensembled Semi Supervised Clustering Approach for High Dimensional Data

: we ﬁrst propose an incremental semi -supervised clustering ensemble framework (ISSCE) that makes use of the advantage of the random subspace technique, the constraint propagation approach, the incremental ensemble member selection process, and the normalized cut algorithm to perform high dimensional data clustering. The random subspace technique is effective for handling high dimensional data, while the constraint propagation approach is useful for incorporating prior knowledge. The incremental ensemble member selection process is newly designed to remove redundant ensemble members based on a newly proposed local cost function and a global cost function, and the normalized cut algorithm is adopted to serve as the consensus function for providing more stable, robust, and accurate results. ensemble approach. Our major contribution is the development of an incremental ensemble member selection process based on a global objective function and a local objective function. To design a good local objective function, we also propose a new similarity function to quantify the extent to which two sets of attributes in the subspaces are similar to each other. We conduct experiments on six real-world datasets from the UCI machine learning repository and 12 real world datasets of cancer gene expression profiles, and obtain the following: The incremental ensemble member selection process is a general technique which can be used in different semi-supervised clustering ensemble approaches. The prior knowledge represented by the pair wise constraints is useful for improving the performance of ISSCE. ISSCE outperforms most conventional semi-supervised clustering ensemble approaches on many datasets, especially on high dimensional datasets. In the future, we shall perform theoretical analysis to further study the effectiveness of ISSCE, and consider how to combine the incremental ensemble member selection process with other semi supervised clustering ensemble approaches. We shall also investigate how to select parameter values depending on the structure/complexity of the datasets. we analysis to and consider how to combine the incremental ensemble member selection process with other semi supervised clustering ensemble approaches. We shall also investigate how to select parameter values depending on the structure/complexity of the datasets.
Spatial Resource Wars: A Two Region Example

We develop a spatial resource model in continuous time in which two agents strategically exploit a mobile resource in a two-location setup. In order to contrast the overexploitation of the resource (the tragedy of commons) that occurs when the player are free to choose where to fish/hunt/extract/harvest, the regulator can establish a series of spatially structured policies. We compare the three situations in which the regulator: (a) leaves the player free to choose where to harvest; (b) establishes a natural reserve where nobody is allowed to harvest; (c) assigns to each player a specific exclusive location to hunt. We show that when preference parameters dictate a low harvesting intensity, the policies cannot mitigate the overexploitation and in addition they worsen the utilities of the players. Conversely, in a context of harsher harvesting intensity, the intervention can help to safeguard the resource, preventing the extinction and also improving the welfare of both players.
A Study In to the Influence of Performance Factors on Performance Ratings : An Institutional Catering Perspective of Public Universities in Western Kenya Were

Mbirithi (2013) asserts that demand for university education continues to increase not only in Kenya but worldwide, while at the same time competition for access rises each year, which ultimately causes immense pressure on the catering services offered in public universities. This is as a result of increased student population through the Privately Sponsored Programs (PSSP) which runs concurrently with the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS), (Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education, 2012). Never the less, the UNESCO report, (2000) reiterates that the concept of University education must comprise the aspects of affordable food and accommodation provision, especially in the third world countries like Kenya, where majority of households are hard hit by abject poverty.
Controlled Crystal-Growth and Structures of Silicon Nanowires for smart applications

One-dimensional nanostructures such as semiconductor nanowires (NWs) are attractive building blocks due to their promising physical properties and potential as active materials in future electronic and optoelectronic applications. The Crystal growth of nanowires occurs mainly at the interfaces between the growing crystals and the supply media. This article reports on the silicon nanowires grown using a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) concept. One of the key advantages and the beauty of VLS is that controlled placement or templating of the seed metal produces consequently templated NW growth. This templating is highly required for direct integration of NWs into nanodevices for various smart applications, including sensors, actuators, thermoelectricity generation and photovoltaics. We discuss the major questions related to the discovery of fundamentally new phenomena versus performance benchmarking for many of the Si-NWs applications. Finally we attempt to look into the future and discuss our opinion regarding the upcoming trends in NW research.
Gallium-68-Labelled Indocyanine Green as a Potential Liver Reserve Imaging Agent

Objective This work evaluated the potential of 68Ga-labelledNOTA-ICG (1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid indocyanine green) for liver reserve imaging. Methods To determine the optimal conditions for generating 68Ga-NOTA-ICG, various reaction parameters were implemented. Quality control analysis was performed using different chromatography techniques. The in vitro and in vivo stability was also measured at specific time points. The radioactivity ratio between n-octanol and water was determined to evaluate the water solubility of 68Ga-NOTA-ICG. The plasma-protein binding rate of the labelled compound was determined by the methanol method. The biodistribution and imaging findings were evaluated in normal animals at different time points after injection. A preliminary imaging evaluation was performed using an animal model of hepatic ischaemia-reperfusion injury, which was confirmed by pathology. Results 68Ga-NOTA-ICG was prepared with very high radiochemical purity (>98%) by reacting at 90°C for 10 min at pH = 3.5∼4.0, with excellent stability in vivo and in vitro (>95% 3 h postpreparation). The in vitro plasma-protein binding rate of 68Ga-NOTA-ICG was 13.01 ± 0.7%, and it showed strong water solubility (log P=−2.01 ± 0.04). We found that in addition to excretion through the biliary tract and intestines, 68Ga-NOTA-ICG can be excreted through the urinary tract. The image quality of 68Ga-NOTA-ICG was very high; imaging agent retained in the area of liver injury could clearly be observed. Conclusion This is the first report on a 68Ga-labelled NOTA-ICG fragment for liver reserve function studies. This complex has promise as a candidate agent for liver reserve imaging.
RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING OF IMPLANTED TISSUE ENGINEERED SCAFFOLDS: SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES

Heat can be potentially used for accelerating biodegradation of implanted tissue engineered scaffolds. Cyclic and continuous radio frequency (RF) heating was applied to implanted chitosan and alginate scaffolds at 4 applied voltages, 3 frequencies, and 2 thermally conditioning environments. A 3D finite element model was developed to simulate the RF treatment. A uniform RF heating was achieved at the scaffold top. For alginate, voltage was the only significant RF heating factor while both frequency and voltage significantly affected RF heating of chitosan. Less temperature gradient across the scaffold was achieved at a conditioning environment at <30 °C. Surrounding tissue was insignificantly affected by RF heating of scaffolds.
Fast and Easy Method of Automatic Camera Calibration

The camera calibration with traditional methods is of low efficiency and big error, and it needs to extract boundary points manually. In order to improve the efficiency and automaticity degree of the camera calibration, a fast and easy method research of automatic camera calibration was presented. In this paper, we designed a home-made filled circular maker box with rectangle border to segment and draw the circles from the complex background automatically, also with three circles of different radius to confirm the boundary and origin. And the detected the edge of the target circles by canny algorithm, and employed the least square method to match the center. Finally ranked the center dot matrix to match the 3D coordinate based the principle of cross ratio invariability, and then provided the results as the input of the Zhang's coplanar calibration algorithm to realize the camera calibration. Experiments show that this method is of higher accuracy and efficiency, and is of stronger practical value.