Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Emerging Collaborative Writing Strategies in Digital Environments

This paper focuses on students’ collaborative writing processes, with technology as a non-human actor. The paper is based on an ongoing research project, Students’ digital production and students as learning designers (2013–2015), funded by the Danish Ministry of Education. The project concerns primary and lower secondary schools and focuses on learning design frameworks that involve students’ agency and participation regarding digital production in different subjects and cross-disciplinary projects. The productions are designed as learning objects aimed at peer students. Within these teacher-designed frameworks, the students perform as learning designers in two ways: as learning designers of their own work and learning processes, and as learning designers of their learning objects. The project shows that digital production facilitates students’ learning processes and qualifies students’ learning results when executed within a teacher-designed framework that provides space for and empowers students’ agency. The teacher’s frame design embraces both opportunities for the students’ independent processes and teacher-initiated scaffolding to qualify the process. The collaborative writing process requires that the students use reflective reactive writing strategies as an overall and general strategy. In relation to this strategy, they develop different strategies through which the work is organised in different ways in interaction with the technological actors and the material performance of the technology. The technology supports, facilitates and provides overviews of the students’ writing processes. The students and the technologies are taking multiple roles that are constantly changing. The students act as writers, peer consultants and reviewers. The teacher takes the role of facilitator and initiates processes of evaluation in which students have to review each other’s texts. The technologies have a facilitating role for the collaboration, production and reflection. The extent of students’ communication depends on students' collaborative and cooperative strategies. The students’ communicative and reflective skills are increasingly elaborated the more they work collaboratively.
Representations of SO(k, C ) on Harmonic Polynomials on a Null Cone

The linear action of the group SO(k, C) on the vector space CXxk extends to an action on the algebra of polynomials on Cnxk . The polynomials that are fixed under this action are called SO(k, C)-invariant. The SO(k, C)harmonic polynomials are common solutions of the SO(k, C)-invariant differential operators. The ideal of all SO(k, C)-invariants without constant terms, the null cone of this ideal, and the orbits of SO(k, C) on this null cone are studied in great detail. All irreducible holomorphic representations of SO(k, C) are concretely realized on the space of SO(k, C)-harmonic polynomials.
EFFECT OF SEVERITY OF MASTITIS ON pH AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF BUFFALO MILK

The aim of present study was to determine the effect of severity of mastitis on buffalo milk pH and specific gravity. One hundred and fifty buffaloes were selected randomly having almost same stage of lactation (third to fourth month post calving) and parity (second to third), from Soomorwala, District Jhang. For the determination of milk specific gravity and pH, lactometer and pH meter were used. The severity of mastitis was graded as P1, P2 and P3 by Surf Field Mastitis Test. Specific gravity and pH was 1.032±0.0003 and 6.58±0.03 respectively in 50 negative cases. However, specific gravity decreased from 1.032±0.0003 to 1.028±O.0003 and pH increased from 6.58±O.03 to 7.07±0.01 with the severity of mastitis.
High-performance work systems and employee outcomes in Indian call centres: a mediation approach

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the relationships between high-performance work systems (HPWSs) and four employee outcomes – job satisfaction, employee engagement, presenteeism and well-being – in Indian call centres. ,A path model is developed to investigate the direct and mediation effects between the assessed variables. The study utilised a survey of 250 call centre employees working in five business process management firms based in India. ,The findings indicate that HPWSs have a positive relationship with job satisfaction, engagement and well-being. Job satisfaction also had a positive relationship with engagement and presenteeism, and engagement was positively related to presenteeism and well-being. However, there was no significant direct effect of HPWS on presenteeism. Mediation analysis showed that HPWS has an indirect effect on well-being via engagement and also via job satisfaction and engagement combined. ,HPWS significantly increases job satisfaction and employee engagement and indirectly influences employee well-being via these outcomes. However, job satisfaction and employee engagement was also found to increase presenteeism, which, in turn, can reduce employee well-being. These findings contribute to the HPWS theory and the literature on employee well-being, and have implications for HR personnel and call centre management. ,Given the well-established challenges with employee retention in Indian call centre environments, one solution may be the adoption of a more strategic approach to HRM using HPWS. Such an approach may enhance employees’ perceptions that HPWS practices would have a positive influence on job satisfaction, employee engagement and employee well-being.
Student and Teaching Assistant Perspectives on Characteristics of an Effec- tive Teaching Assistant

In addition to their research and coursework responsibilities, many graduate students are placed in the role of teaching assistant. Theoretically, this position will benefit both the student and the department by allowing the graduate student to gain valuable classroom experience while filling a teaching need in the sponsoring department. However, in practice, these experiences can range from rewarding to challenging for both the teaching assistants and the students under their care. These challenges raise an important question, what are the characteristics of an effective teaching assistant? In assessing teaching effectiveness, both the affective and cognitive domains must be taken into account. This study seeks to address the affective aspect for both students and teaching assistants by assessing their perceptions of what makes an effective teaching assistant. As such, the objectives of this study are to examine any gaps between student and teaching assistant perceptions, assess differences between different types of teaching assistant roles (i.e. lab vs. lecture), and compare the results to accepted best practices from literature and the personal experience of experienced teaching assistants. Surveys consisting of Likert scale and open-ended questions were given to teaching assistants and students. The study utilized mixed methods with descriptive statistics used to assess the Likert results and a qualitative analysis of the open-ended questions to determine common themes. Since teaching assistant roles can vary widely, several different types of classes were assessed within the environmental and water resources engineering curriculum. Both laboratory and lecture courses were assessed with students of varying grade levels. Better understanding of student and teaching assistant expectations can provide valuable insight towards the design of graduate teaching assistant training and support programs to help foster a more beneficial and positive experience for both the teaching assistants and their students.
A broken plate beneath the North Baikal Rift Zone revealed by gravity modelling

We modelled a 1200 km long gravimetric profile in the North Baikal rift to assess the mechanical behaviour of the lithosphere, using a numerical model that accounts for realistic brittle-elasto-ductile rheology. We use published seismicity and refraction data, a new 5′ × 7.5′ free-air/Bouguer gravity and topography data set, and a detailed map of faults obtained from high resolution SPOT imagery. Analysis of the gravity field over the North Baikal rift zone indicates significant asymmetry of the mechanical processes governing the deformation of the diverging sides of the rift. These anomalies cannot be explained by a conventional continuous plate undergoing extension beneath the rift zone, whereas a strong mechanical discontinuity (wedge shaped detachment zone beneath the rift axis) is able to reproduce observations. Such a discontinuous model provides a good fit to the gravity and crustal thickness data and explains the deep seismicity reported there.
Probabilistic flood forecasting on the Rhone River: evaluation with ensemble and analogue-based precipitation forecasts

Hydrological ensemble forecasting performances are analysed over 5 basins up to 2000 km2 in the French Upper Rhone region. Streamflow forecasts are issued at an hourly time step from lumped ARX rainfall-runoff models forced by different precipitation forecasts. Ensemble meteorological forecasts from ECMWF and NCEP are considered, as well as analogue-based forecasts fed by their corresponding control forecast. Analogue forecasts are rearranged using an adaptation of the Schaake-Shuffle method in order to ensure the temporal coherence. A new evaluation approach is proposed, separating forecasting performances on peak amplitudes and peak timings for high flow events. Evaluation is conducted against both simulated and observed streamflow (so that relative meteorological and hydrological uncertainties can be assessed), by means of CRPS and rank histograms, over the 2007-2014 period. Results show a general agreement of the forecasting performances when averaged over the 5 basins. However, ensemble-based and analogue-based streamflow forecasts produce a different signature on peak events in terms of bias, spread and reliability. Strengths and weaknesses of both approaches are discussed as well as potential improvements, notably towards their merging.
Political Influence in a New Anti-Dumping Regime: Evidence from Mexico

We examine the role of political factors in Mexico’s antidumping regime, considering both the characteristics of target countries subject to antidumping duties and industry-specific factors for sectors receiving protection. Our results are broadly consistent with the recent theoretical literature on endogenous protection, in terms of both the political costs and the political benefits of providing protection. They are also in line with the existing empirical literature on antidumping, which is focused primarily on the experience of the U.S. and the EU. Our results also suggest that WTO Membership of trading partners increases the political costs of supplying administered protection.
¿Jugamos una de vampiros? De cómo cuentan historias los videojuegos

espanolEste articulo propone la idea de que para combinar historias y videojuegos con exito hay que crear un marco ficcional que otorgue sentido a la accion en estado puro, que es la esencia de la interaccion con los videojuegos. Examinamos cinco videojuegos de vampiros para ilustrar algunos de los diferentes tipos de marco que pueden darse, y concluimos con una reflexion acerca del potencial cultural de estos universos de ficcion. EnglishThis paper argues for the idea that combining stories and videogames successfully is a question of creating the appropriate fictional frames where player action can unfold. It examines five vampire videogames to illustrate some of the kinds of framing that might occur, and concludes with reflections about the cultural potential of such fictional universes.
“Utilising ODL Technology in Case Based Teaching and Learning – Empowering Learners in OUM’s BBPS 4103”

Case studies have long been used in renowned business schools such as Harvard Business School in the United States and Curtin Business School in Australia as a tool to develop students’ critical thinking and analytical skills. The success of using case studies in capstone courses that cover a multitude of subjects have been well enumerated especially in the area of Strategic Management. However, most of these successes have been in conventional classrooms where discussions take place and students present their ideas and views in front of their peers. The Faculty of Business and Management, Open University Malaysia has taken this a step further by offering their BBPS4103 Strategic Management course fully-online where the teaching and learning is all done via videos and forums, supported with other learning materials, but with no face-to-face contact at all. This paper will present an overview of the project and how it has transformed the learning environment for our learners and resulted in a higher level of engagement. Learners are empowered to learn by themselves and can take learning a step further by being able to apply their critical thinking skills and theoretical concepts to a real-life case. Learning is done at their own pace through the use of on-line videos and a learner-centred forum. A comparison of the assessment results achieved by learners in the previous blended mode of learning and the new fully on-line mode is presented, along with an analysis of how the project has saved costs for the university. The paper concludes with recommended strategies for future improvements in utilizing ODL in case based teaching and learning. (Abstract by authors)
Insight Tasks for Examining Student Illuminations

Students who attend the national Olympiad process join the activity with diverse pro- gramming backgrounds and experience. Thus, in the process of selecting the better students, we examine their competence, given their heterogeneous backgrounds. In various parts of this pro- cess, we may want to "mask" programming advantage. This may be done by posing insight tasks that require limited programming knowledge. In this paper, we display such tasks, of various lev- els of difficulty, and elaborate on their relevance. Particular emphasis is put on the importance of assertional observations, creative operational ideas, and suitable problem representations.
Occluded Street Objects Perception Algorithm of Intelligent Vehicles Based on 3D Projection Model

We present a super perception system of intelligent vehicles for perceiving occluded street objects by collecting images from neighbor front vehicles V2V (vehicle to vehicle) video streams based on 3D projection model. This super power can avoid some serious accidents of driver-assistant systems or automatic driving systems which can only detect visible objects. Our street perception system can “see through” the front vehicles to realize detecting of the occluded street objects only by analyzing the pair images received from front and host (back) vehicles. Upon the 3D projection model based on the pair images, the system uses affine transformation to achieve augmented reality method to increase the visibility perspective of driver system. Experimental results on different datasets are shown to validate our approach. Evaluation method was first introduced into our perception system.
Herschel : the first science highlights Special feature L etter to the E ditor Far-infrared properties of submillimeter and optically faint radio galaxies

We use deep observations obtained with the Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) onboard the Herschel Space Observatory to study the far-infrared (FIR) properties of submillimeter and optically faint radio galaxies (SMGs and OFRGs). From literature we compiled a sample of 35 securely identified SMGs and nine OFRGs located in the GOODS-N and the A2218 fields. This sample is cross-matched with our PACS 100 μm and 160 μm multi-wavelength catalogs based on sources-extraction using prior detections at 24 μm. About half of the galaxies in our sample are detected in at least the PACS 160 μm bandpass. The dust temperatures and the infrared luminosities of our galaxies are derived by fitting their PACS and SCUBA 850 μm (only the upper limits for the OFRGs) flux densities with a single modified (β = 1.5) black body function. The median dust temperature of our SMG sample is Tdust = 36± 8 K while for our OFRG sample it is Tdust = 47± 3 K. For both samples, median dust temperatures derived from Herschel data agree well with previous estimates. In particular, Chapman et al. (2005, ApJ, 622, 772) found a dust temperature of Tdust = 36±7 K for a large sample of SMGs assuming the validity of the FIR/radio correlation (i.e., q = log10(LFIR[W]/L1.4 GHz[W Hz −1]/3.75×1012)). The agreement between our studies confirms that the local FIR/radio correlation effectively holds at high redshift even though we find 〈q〉 = 2.17 ± 0.19, a slightly lower value than that observed in local systems. The median infrared luminosities of SMGs and OFRGs are 4.6×1012 L and 2.6×1012 L , respectively. We note that for both samples the infrared luminosity estimates from the radio part of the spectral energy distribution (SED) are accurate, while estimates from the mid-IR are considerably (∼ ×3) more uncertain. Our observations confirm the remarkably high luminosities of SMGs and thus imply median star-formation rates of 960 M yr−1 for SMGs with S (850μm) > 5 mJy and 460 M yr−1 for SMGs with S (850 μm) > 2 mJy, assuming a Chabrier IMF and no dominant AGN contribution to the far-infrared luminosity.
Infectious diseases as a cause of global childhood mortality and morbidity: Progress in recognition, prevention, and treatment

Child mortality and morbidity are far too high with almost 1% of all children around the world dying each year! Children living in underdeveloped countries (also referred to as “low-income”) and in those areas where crime and military actions are part of everyday life, come under increased threat from disease, starvation, trauma, and death. Infectious diseases are responsible for more than half of childhood deaths and an even greater level of morbidity. This article will review deaths in children, generally in those less than 5 years of age, from pneumonia and other respiratory infections (including bacterial pneumonia, pertussis, viral pneumonia respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), measles, and influenza, tuberculosis (TB), bacterial and viral enteric disease (including enterotoxic (ETEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Shigella, cholera, infections, rotavirus norovirus, and malaria. Factors influencing disease epidemiology and mortality especially in underdeveloped countries will be noted. Much progress has been made in decreasing infectious disease morbidity and mortality during the last few decades, but much more progress can and should be made. The role of decreasing air pollution, improving sanitation, nutrition, mosquito control, immunization rates, and use of antimicrobial agents will be discussed.
Relationship between Expression of EMT Transcription Factor of ZEB1 and CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor

Metastasis is the most common cause of death following cancer [1] and identification of mechanisms controlling this process is critical for cancer therapy. It has been declared that chemokine receptors have important roles in the process of cancer metastasis [2, 3]. CXCR4 is one of chemokine receptors that its critical role in cell migration and cancer metastasis has been revealed [4-6]. Moreover, it has been determined that metastasis is intimately associated with the program described EMT. During the passage through EMT, epithelial cancer cells lose their epithelial characteristics rather acquiring the behaviors of mesenchymal cells including migratory characteristics [7]. Considering the intimate correlation of EMT with tumor metastasis and also the important role of CXCR4 in cancer metastasis, we studied the correlation between expression of CXCR4 and EMT-TF of ZEB1 (Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1). Hopefully, the results will help ABSTRACT
SCRIPTING BEHAVIOUR – TOWARDS A NEW LANGUAGE FOR MAKING NPCS ACT INTELLIGENTLY

The advent of programmable shaders for real-time graphical applications in recent years has shown that with relatively little effort, great advances in the graphical quality of computer games can be achieved. The introduction of higher level programming languages for the creation of these shaders (see [Fernando and Kilgard 2003]) has demonstrated that even better graphical quality for games is attainable. It is our belief that to achieve further improvements in the quality of computer games, a similar approach will have to be taken for the creation of the artificially intelligent characters that populate the virtual worlds found in modern computer games. We therefore propose a universally applicable extension programming language (AvDL) for the definition of artificial behaviour for creatures and characters in computer games and possibly in computer animation. The syntax of our language is based on that of the C++ programming language as described by [Stroustrup 1997] and provides for the definition of deterministic, as well as goal directed behaviour for artificial entities. This will make it possible to use our language for different purposes (the definition of NPCs – Non Player Characters – in games of different genres) and with a wide range of programs.
ASYMMETRY IN SPRINT RUNNING: STRENGTH AND PERFORMANCE INTERACTIONS

Asymmetry in sprint running can influence performance and injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction between asymmetry in sprint performance and lowerlimb strength. Ground reaction force data were collected from eight sprint runners whilst performing maximal effort squat jumps. Asymmetry during jump tests was compared with asymmetry of step responses and kinetic variables collected during maximal velocity sprint running trials. Significant positive correlations were reported between net ankle work in sprinting and peak force (r = 0.895) and peak power (0.761) during strength diagnostic jump tests. Results indicated individual athlete asymmetry profiles for both performance and strength asymmetry, suggesting that bilateral strength imbalances do not entirely account for asymmetry in performance variables during sprint running.
First Private Sector Midwifery Education initiative in Bangladesh: Experience from the BRAC University

A b s t r a c t In an attempt to further improve maternal and newborn health in Bangladesh, the BRAC University has started a three-year diploma in midwifery education programme, with the goal of ensuring availability of at least one midwife in all the 4,500 unions of the country by 2030, starting from the hard-to-reach under-served areas. The programme used a ‘hub and spoke’ model, where the BRAC University is the hub and six NGOs working in the rural under-served areas are the spokes, termed as academic sites. In addition, a new academic site was established in 2014 by the BRAC University in urban, Dhaka through its newly established Department of Midwifery and Nursing. The urban academic site, or spoke, is the Department of Midwifery and Nursing at the BRAC University. The curriculum, which has been developed and is being followed, is of international standards and is consistent with the national curriculum. The first cohort of 180 students, second cohort of 170 students, and third cohort of 60 students started their classes, respectively, from January 2013, July 2014, and January 2015. There are 52 faculty members. The programme is expected to create a cadre of midwives on the one hand, and test the effectiveness of a retention strategy for keeping the midwives in hard-to-reach under-served areas on the other hand. Getting faculty and students for the programme has been a challenge in the absence of a full time midwifery professional and established career for them in the country. This paper describes the approach that the BRAC University has taken, the challenges faced and the ways adopted to of tackle them. It is expected that the programme will improve the situation of maternal and neonatal health in Bangladesh, significantly.