Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Theoretical Analysis of How Critical Literacy May Support the Progressive Goals of the Korean National Curriculum

Many Korean scholars have praised progressive initiatives in the current Korean National Curriculum (KNC) and Korean National English Curriculum (KNEC), although they also state that the actual teaching practices have changed little. With each new iteration of the KNC it is apparent that the Korean Ministry of Education (MOE) is encouraging a pedagogical agenda that reflects the necessities of situated learning and ‘student-centered’ approaches to teaching and learning. The MOE’s inclusion of ‘micro-teaching’ in tertiary teacher training program reviews also illustrates its increasingly active measures to affect educational change in Korea. Concomitant with the recent MOE initiatives, there has been a growing interest in practices of critical literacy/pedagogy in English education over the past 15 years in Korea. The purpose of critical literacy is to educate students to be knowledgeable, creative, and active participants in a democracy for the purposes of increasing social justice and agency. Thus, it becomes possible, and desirable, to undertake a theoretical analysis of the language and intent between the KNC/ KNEC and theories of critical literacy. This paper analyzes the language ant intent of the KNC and KNEC to determine the extent to which they reflect the theories and pedagogies of critical literacy. Results of this analysis indicate that that critical literacy supports the goals of the curricula and suggest that it should be included in tertiary teacher education programs.
BOTH WORST CASE AND OUTAGE CONSTRAINED ROBUST DESIGN FOR MIMO WIRETAP WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

—In this paper, we consider a MIMO wiretap system in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), where the conﬁdential signal sent to the legitimate receive (Bob) may be eavesdropped by the eavesdropper (Eve). Assuming that only partial channel state information (CSI) can be obtained by the transmitter, we consider both worst case (WC) and outage-constrained (OC) robust secrecy optimizations. To solve the WC design, we propose to linearize these logarithmic determinant terms. After linearization, we tackle the CSI uncertainty using the Nemirovski lemma. Then, an alternating optimization (AO) algorithm is proposed to solve the reformulated problem. On the other hand, to solve the OC design, we transform the probabilistic constraint into safe and tractable reformulation by the Bernstein-type inequality (BTI) and large deviation inequality (LDI), and an AO algorithm is proposed. Numerical results are provided to demonstrate the performance of the proposed scheme.
Let’s Talk about Sex: Examining the Factors Influencing Congressional Response to #MeToo on Twitter

ABSTRACT This article examines the factors that influence whether members of Congress tweet about the #MeToo movement. Whereas social-identity theory suggests that congresswomen would be more likely to tweet about #MeToo, congressional research argues that increased polarization has resulted in congresswomen bucking gender stereotypes and embracing more partisan behavior than might otherwise be expected (Pearson and Dancey 2011). We examine how gender, partisanship, and ideology shape the Twitter activity of members of Congress surrounding the #MeToo movement using an original dataset of their tweets since October 2017 when the #MeToo movement gained prominence on Twitter. Our findings show that gender and ideology are the strongest predictors of whether Congress members tweet about the #MeToo movement. Liberals—particularly liberal women—are leading the charge in bringing prominence to the #MeToo movement on Twitter.
Experimental Studies of Liquid Injector Response and Wall Heat Flux in a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

The results of two experimental studies are presented in this document. The first was an investigation on the transient response of plain orifice liquid injectors to transverse detonation waves at elevated pressures of 414, 690, and 1,030 kPa (60, 100, and 150 psia). Detonations were produced using a predetonator which utilized hydrogen andoxygen or ethylene and oxygen as reactants. For injectors of identical diameter, an increase in length correlated with a decrease in the maximum back-flow distance. A preliminary study using an injector of larger diameter suggested that for injectors of the same length under the same pressure drop, the larger injector was more resistant to back-flow. Refill time of the injectors was found to be inversely-proportional to detonation pressure ratio and injector stiffness, and a curve fit was produced to relate the three parameters.The second experimental campaign was the hotfi? re testing of an RP-2-GOX rotating detonation engine. Total engine mass flow rates ranged from 0.8 to 3.5 kg/s (1.7 to 7.7 lbm/s) and static chamber pressures between 316 and 1,780 kPa (46 and 258 psia) were produced. In a majority of tests, between four and six co-rotating detonation waves were observed. Using an array of 36 embedded thermocouple probes, chamber outer wall heat fluxes between 2.8 and 8.3 MW/m2 were estimated using an inverse heat transfer method of calculation. Performance of the RP-2 injector was assessed by relating to the information obtained in the prior injector response study.
Chronic heart failure: Role of the GP in management

The commonest cause of chronic heat failure in China is ischemic heart disease, followed by hypertension and valvular heart disease. Echocardiography is essential in establishing a diagnosis as well as helping to identify a cause and to monitor progress. Management includes nonpharmacological as well as pharmacological treatment, and self-care with careful monitoring of salt and fluid intake as well as regular weight measurement. Care planning and team-based care are essential in managing patients with chronic heart failure, who often have concurrent multimorbidity and are receiving polypharmacy. Significance statement In keeping with the global rise in the prevalence of chronic and noncommunicable disease, the prevalence of chronic heart failure (CHF) is increasing globally, with estimates of 10% of the population older than 75 years affected in developed countries, despite improvements in the management of cardiovascular disease more generally. This article discusses current management of CHF, illustrating the important role played by the GP in coordinating care. Management includes nonpharmacological as well as pharmacological treatment, and self-care with careful monitoring of salt and fluid intake as well as regular weight measurement. Care planning and team-based care are essential in managing patients with CHF, who often have concurrent multimorbidity and are receiving polypharmacy.
Prevalencia del Helicobacter pylori mediante antígeno en heces en pacientes sintomáticos del Centro Ambulatorio en Guayaquil-Ecuador

El helicobacter pylori en una bacteria cosmopolita que se encuentra entre el 75-85% en los paises latinoamericanos; En el Ecuador los estudios sobre este germen son escasos y no hay datos estadisticos certeros de la poblacion en riesgo. Objetivo: determinar la prevalencia de la infeccion por H. pylori en la poblacion que acude a un Centro Ambulatorio de Guayaquil. Materiales y metodos: 10.300 pacientes procedentes de consulta externa de ambos sexos a los cuales se les practico el examen de antigeno de Helicobacter pylori en heces segun el esquema rutinario del hospital frente a diversas patologias digestivas. En esta investigacion descriptiva de tipo retrospectivo y de cohorte transversal se desarrollo desde febrero hasta diciembre del 2017; seleccionando a los pacientes bajo el criterio de inclusion, que fueran estos mayores de edad y que no estuvieran con tratamiento antibacteriano al menos 5 dias antes de la recoleccion de la muestra mediante La prueba del antigeno de Helicobacter pylori en heces. Resultados: de los 10.300 paciente incluidos en este estudio (5151 femenino y 5149 masculino), Helicobacter pylori fue detectado en 4596 (45%) p≤ 0.001. La edad promedio fue entre 38 y 58 anos. La infeccion del H. pylori fue detectado en 55.9% en el genero masculino y del 44.1% en pacientes femenino. Se descarta la hipotesis no hay asociacion significativa entre el sexo y las infecciones por Helicobacter pylori. Conclusion: Los hallazgos de este estudio mostraron similar prevalencia de infeccion por H. pylori que otros estudios. No existe asociacion entre el sexo y la infeccion.
Quantitative Driver Acceptance Modeling for Merging Car at Highway Junction and Its Application to the Design of Merging Behavior Control

This study models the decision-making characteristics of a driver regarding whether he accepts a merging car at a highway junction. Then, the application of the modeling to the design of merging behavior control is proposed. First, the driving behavior on the main lane at a highway junction is observed using a driving simulator, particularly focusing on the driver’s state of decision (SOD), which represents the acceptance for merging a car coming from the merging lane. Second, the driver’s SOD is modeled using a logistic regression model and the prediction performance of the identified model is verified. Finally, the speed controller of the merging car is designed to maximize the acceptance from the cars on the main lane. The key idea here is to minimize the entropy of the SOD of the driver on the main lane by optimizing the speed of a merging vehicle. This problem is quantitatively formulated using an identified decision-making model and addressed by applying a randomized approach to the optimization. This enables the automated vehicle to realize a considerate merging behavior at a highway junction. Numerical experiments are performed to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed design scheme.
Associations of Internet Use with Oral Hygiene Based on National Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Objectives: To investigate the association of problematic Internet use with oral health behaviors and oral health status in a nationally representative sample of Korean adolescents. Methods: Data from the 2010 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (73238 Korean adolescents; mean age 15.06±1.75 years; age range, 12–18 years) were used. Problematic Internet use was measured using the Korean Internet Addiction Proneness Scale for Youth-Short Form. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess oral health behaviors and oral health status of adolescents. Results: Problematic Internet users were less likely to brush their teeth frequently [adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=0.59; 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.56–0.63] and at school after lunch (AOR=0.89; 95% CI=0.83–0.94) as well as more likely to perceive their oral health to be poorer (AOR=1.63, 95% CI=1.54–1.72) and experience oral symptoms (AOR=1.75, 95% CI=1.65–1.86) compared to usual Internet users. Conclusion: The study results indicate that problematic Internet use may adversely affect the oral health of Korean adolescents. Thus, oral health screening and Internet-based education are needed for adolescents experiencing problematic Internet use.
Sewage fluxes and seasonal dynamics of physicochemical characteristics of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River from the lower stretch of River Ganges, India

ABSTRACT To understand the temporal variations of the physicochemical characteristics of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River (BHR), three locations representing three districts of West Bengal were selected. The material fluxes from 34 drains during pre-monsoon season was quantified. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that no significant spatial variations were observed for the physicochemical parameters, whereas seasonal variations were significant. The mean discharge was found to be highest (247.2 × 103 m3 d−1) in the midstream drains. Highest mean concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO) (7.35 mg L−1) and nitrate (0.81 mg L −1) were observed during the post-monsoon season followed by the monsoon and pre-monsoon. According to the BIS, WHO and the European standard of water quality (pH, 6.5–8.5; Nitrate, 0–2.5 mg L−1;DO, ≥5 mg L−1), the results of the respective parameters revealed the BHR system is maintained at high to good water quality, meaning that the BHR system is slightly altered from its pristine environment. The mean concentrations of biological and chemical oxygen demands were found to be high during the monsoon season, revealing that a large quantity of refractory organic matter is transported to the eastern Bay of Bengal from the Ganges.
RELATIVE ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF ROSACEAE FROM PROTECTED PARKS IN NORTHERN AREAS OF PAKISTAN

The Rosaceae family is also considered as the rose family. There are 27 genera and nearly 160 species from this family in Pakistan. This study was carried out to determine the diversity and population size of species belonging to the Rosaceae family in selected national parks from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Unbiased stage-sampling was carried out. Four species belonging to the Rosaceae family were observed in Banjosa Game Reserve. Rosa brunonii and Duchesnea indica present, were not enough to calculate relative abundance. Only two species from this family were recorded from Dhirkot National Park, Rubus fruticosus and Fragaria nubicola. Pir Chanasi National Park and Tolipir National Park had the most diversity out of all the National Parks surveyed.
The rediscovery of the Redwood orpiment and a cocktail of plants macerates containing arbutin to defeat the Arribas-Silvestre’s syndrome in a bien agée upper class lady

Photodermatitis can have several causes, including: • Diseases, such as lupus or eczema, that also make skin sensitive to light, • Genetic or metabolic factors (inherited diseases or conditions, such as pellagra, caused by lack of niacin and vitamin B-3), • Diseases, such as polymorphic light eruptions, characterized by sensitivity to sunlight, • Reactions to chemicals and medications, • Skin reactions to sun rays and chemical substances can give raise to acute or chronic diseases, but especially they can be provoked by allergens or toxic elements.
Service-learning in physical education teacher education: towards a critical and inclusive perspective

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyse the impact of service-learning (SL) in physical education teacher education students (PETEs). The PETEs (n = 169) completed one of the editions of a SL program carried out between 2015–2018. This program consisted of designing and leading motor game sessions to facilitate the inclusion of 116 children with special educational needs (SEN). The program was based on Kolb’s learning stages to promote reflection and critical thinking. Reflective journals were used as an instrument to gather information from their experiences. These data were analysed qualitatively through a multiphase approach, initial open-coding and axial coding, using NVivo (10) software. Results were displayed through the categories of Butin’s Conceptual Model: technical, cultural, political, and post-structural perspectives. SL provided the pre-service teachers an inclusive educational experience, allowing them to link theory and practice in a truly operative way.
Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery

Since their introduction, it has been demonstrated that minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) approaches are safe and effective for the treatment of aortic valve diseases. To date, the main advantage of these approaches is represented by the reduced surgical trauma, with a subsequent reduced complication rate and faster recovery. This makes such approaches an appealing choice also for frail patients [obese, aged, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)]. The standardization of the minimally invasive techniques, together with the implementation of preoperative workup and anesthesiological intra- and post-operative care, led to an amelioration of surgical results and reduction of surgical times. Moreover, the improvement of surgical technology and the introduction of new devices such as sutureless and rapid deployment (SURD) valves, has helped the achievement of comparable results to traditional surgery. However, transcatheter technologies are nowadays more and more important in the treatment of aortic valve disease, also in low risk patients. For this reason surgeons should put new efforts for further reducing the surgical trauma in the future, even taking inspiration from other disciplines. In this review, we aim to present a review of literature evidences regarding minimally invasive treatment of aortic diseases, also reflecting our personal experience with MIAVR techniques. This review could represent a tool for a well-structured patient assessment and preoperative planning, in order to safely carrying out an MIAVR procedure with satisfactory outcomes.
Systematically Arriving at the Research Topic for Study in Oil and Gas: ‘A Frame Work to Speed Up the Adoption of Innovative Drilling Technologies in Upstream Oil & Gas’

This Article describes how the researcher defines the Area of Research, Identifies the Business Problem, Research Gaps, Theoretical Underpinning and Theoretical Gap, Aligns the Research Gaps with Theoretical Gap and Formulates the Research Problem, Research Questions, Research Objectives, Frames an appropriate Title for study, Selects the appropriate Research Design and Finalize the Research Outline with Completion Plan.
3D-printed graphene for bone reconstruction

Reconstruction of bone defects with the efficient restoration of tissue morphology and functionality is a critical medical challenge. Progress in 3D printing technologies offers new opportunities for precise bone architecture reproduction during scaffolds construction. At the same time, biomaterials are being designed and produced to achieve the desired functional, mechanical and supportive features and to guide cell behavior in vivo. Latest progress in biomaterials research makes the family of bidimensional carbon materials in the spotlight for their excellent bone regeneration and mechanical properties. Graphene, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide can also be 3D printed to obtain patient-tailored scaffolds with controlled feature sizes in the mesoscopic range. In this review, we describe technologies developed for graphene 3D printing focusing on the osteogenic properties of graphene scaffolds. The multiple benefits achievable by a proper design of the graphene surface as well as the concerns on their biocompatibility are also highlighted. We believe that this overview of the latest progress and trends will provide the basis for the future improvement of implantable graphene bone grafts.
Prospects for New England Agriculture: Farm to Fork

Abstract This paper summarizes a multi-state, multi-year study assessing the potential for local agriculture in northern New England. While largely rural, this region's agricultural sector differs greatly from the rest of the United States, and demand for locally produced food has been increasing. To assess this unique economic landscape, researchers and Cooperative Extension at the Universities of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont investigated four key areas: (1) local food capacities, (2) constraints to agricultural expansion, (3) consumer preferences for local and organic produce, and (4) the role of intermediaries as alternative local food outlets. The project included input from local farmers, Extension members, restaurants, and the general public. We present the four research areas in a sequential, overlapping fashion. The timing of our research was such that each step in the process informed the next and can be used as a template for assessing a region's potential for local agricultural production.
SLAM-GDM Implementation on Robot Operating System for Gas Source Localization

Gas Distribution Mapping (GDM) can be defined as visualization for the spatial distribution of gas concentration in an unknown indoor environment. Recently, incidents of gas leakage have increased gradually worldwide. This will significantly increase the casualty rate at the workplace. This paper focusses on the implementation of Kernel DM based SLAM- GDM on Robot Operating System (ROS), a novel approach that will be useful in the effort of localizing the gas source during gas leakage inspection. This approach has been conducted successfully by using ROS-architecture implemented system, tested in simulation and on a mobile robot. The result shows that this implementation achieved average accuracy of 0.71m and 0.32m and therefore deemed suitable for gas source location prediction.
Mobile Phone and its Effect on Foetal Cardiotocography Pattern

Being wireless devices, they operate by creating electromagnetic fields. Animal studies, report some biological effect on target tissues like oxidative damage by increasing the extent of lipid peroxidation and increasing iron levels. Wi-Fi and mobile phone induced electromagnetic radiations may cause precocious puberty and oxidative kidney and testis injury in growing rats [1]. In another study by Haghani M et al., exposure of rats to 900 MHz for 6 hours/ day resulted in decreased neuronal excitability of Purkinje cells [2]. Mobile phone exposure in adolescents exposed to 2G mobile phone raised the alpha activity as detected by Electroencephalography (EEG) [3].
Association between Maternal Anaemia and Premature Birth

Objective: This study was designed to assess the relation between maternal anaemia in the third trimester and premature birth. Methods: A case-control study was conducted in Prince Hashim hospital and Prince Ali Hospital in the period between August 2015 and July 2016. A total of 200 women were included in the study and divided into two groups. Group A consisted of patients delivered between 24-37 weeks of gestation (case group), while Group B consisted of patients delivered after 37 weeks (control group). Maternal anaemia was defined as haemoglobin level < 11g/ dL and preterm delivery was defined as delivery prior to 37 weeks of gestation. Patients with haemoglobinopathies, systemic diseases, Antepartum haemorrhage and multiple gestations were excluded from the analysis. Results: In Group A, 47 patients were found to be anaemic while 53 patients had normal haemoglobin. In Group B, 29 patients were found to be anaemic while 71 patients had normal haemoglobin. Conclusion: It was observed that maternal anaemia in the third trimester, at labour, was associated with an increased risk of prematurity.
Edible coating quality with three types of starch and sorbitol plasticizer

Edible coating is one form of packaging technology with environmentally friendly theme. The raw materials of edible coating derived from nature, while the waste is decomposed or even zero waste. The research of edible coating using experimental design RAL (completely randomized design) with two factors, namely the type of raw material used tuber starch (cassava, arrowroot and canna) and the percentage of starch (3%, 4% and 5%) (b/v) with three replications time. The quality analisys of edible coating includes the physical properties (thickness (mm), tensile strength (N) and elongation (mm)) and chemical properties (moisture content (%), solubility (%), the water vapor transmissin rate (g/hour) and peroxide (mek/kg). The research showed that the edible coating with sorbitol plasticizer of arrowroot starch 4% provide best physicochemical properties (thickness 0,09mm; 1,63N tensile strength; elongation 84,38mm; water content of 11.19%; solubility of 31.40%; the transfer of water vapor 0,16g / h and 3,20mek/ kg).