Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
IMPROVED METRIC FOR IDENTIFYING FEMALE FACULTY REPRESENTATION IN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS

Presence of female faculty members in colleges and universities is growing, but many programs continue to reduce the gender gap in an attempt to better balance gender representation in engineering faculty. While many programs report increasing percentages in female hires and retainment of women in faculty roles, reporting of gender as a percentage of the faculty body may not capture a full representation of interaction between students and female faculty. Faculty teaching assignments vary based on rank and professorship and the percent of the faculty body may not be the most insightful mechanism for capturing the true impact of a female hire on the students in a program. In order to better capture the female faculty impact, a study was conducted to map contact hours as a reporting mechanism that can be paired with percentage of faculty as a more robust representation of the gender distribution within a department. Course credit hours for undergraduate curriculum programs were mapped to faculty gender for multiple departments within a college of engineering. Credit hours as well as hours of in-class sessions were reported to capture the minimum contact between a student attending class and a faculty directing the class; results exclude office hours, email contact, and other out-of-class engagement, thereby representing a minimum contact hours number. The results from this exercise demonstrate that the faculty teaching assignment is not directly comparable to percent of body. Programs appearing to have less female faculty than national averages may not necessarily have less female faculty interactions. The compound metric capturing both credit hour and percent of body may be a preferred metric in understanding the exposure of students to female faculty role models. spend with a female professor. This study compares female faculty percentage and the time that a would spend with a female faculty member in classes based on course credit hours. For schools and departments looking to increase the enrollment of female students, the time a female student will spend with a female faculty member may become a beneficial recruitment tool.
A Survey on Approaches for More Accurate and Diverse Recommendations

: Recommender systems are being extensively used in the present generation. Recommender systems are gradually increasingly harder to find the relevant contents of information in the vast abundant current age of information overload. Thus, recommender systems are needed to help individual users find the most relevant items or products or data sets from an abundant number of choices, collection. Through this gradually increase sales by exposing users to what they might like. E.g. In real time or real world applications consider a product say laptop, the laptop present in numerous patterns with different applications in number depending upon different user’s requirements. Thus providing a user or the customer with relevant information about the product as per their requirements with the help of recommender systems would ease the work of an user. Hence we can conclude saying that the volume of information available in the current age is huge to individual users (for e.g., e-commerce sites applications such as Amazon, Netflix) and hence focusing in developing some recommendation techniques within both industry and academia. Most, research to date is focusing on improving the recommendation accuracy i.e. the accuracy with which the recommender system predicts users ratings for items that are yet to be rated. The diversity of recommendation also plays an important role to be considered, it is important to explore the relationship between the accuracy and diversity and also the recommendation quality. Empirical analysis consistently shows the diversity gains of different recommendation techniques which is being used in several real world rating applications or datasets and uses different rating prediction algorithms. Individual users and online content providers will also benefit from the proposed approaches, where in which each user can find more relevant and personalized items or products from accurate and diverse recommendations provided by these recommender systems. These approaches, ranking techniques and algorithms could potentially lead to increased loyalty and sales in e-commerce application sites, thus benefiting the providers as well.
Global coupling at 660 km is proposed to explain plate tectonics and the generation of the earth's magnetic field

The presence of low viscosity layers in the mantle is supported by line of geological and geophysical observations. Recent high pressure and temperature investigations indicated that partial carbonate melt should exist at the bottom of the lithosphere and at 660 km. The presence of few percent carbonate melt reduces the viscosity by several order of magnitude. The globally existing 660 km very low viscosity layer allows the development of differential rotation between the upper and lower mantle. This differential rotation between the 660 km outer shell and the rest of the earth offers a plausible explanation for plate tectonics and for the generation of the earth's magnetic field. Simple dynamo model is proposed, which able to reproduce all of the features of the contemporary and, within reasonable uncertainty, the paleomagnetic field. The model is also consistent with geological and geophysical observations.
STUDY OF ANTIOXIDANT STATUS IN TYPE-II DIABETIC RETINOPATHY CASES

: Diabetic Retinopathy is a progressive disorder. It is the most common cause of blindness in people aged 30-60 years. The retina has high content of polyunsaturated fatty acid and glucose oxidation relative to any other tissue. Hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia in diabetes mellitus induce increased lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species formation, an important mechanism in the pathogenesis of micro-angiopathy. The oxidative stress is an imbalance between excess oxidative species formation and impaired removal of the reactive oxygen species by antioxidant defence system like vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidise and catalase. Hence the study over a period of one and a half month from 1 st May to June 15 th 2015 with 20 diabetic retinopathy cases and 20 control cases was undertaken to evaluate the oxidative status and serum vitamin antioxidants levels in diabetic retinopathy cases. Our study using descriptive statistical analysis has shown positive correlation between hyperglycemia and MDA levels and oxidative stress with simultaneously decrease in antioxidant levels and serum vitamin like A, C and E.
Elliptic curves in cryptography

In the past few years elliptic curve cryptography has moved from a fringe activity to a major challenger to the dominant RSA/DSA systems. Elliptic curves offer major advances on older systems such as increased speed, less memory and smaller key sizes. As digital signatures become more and more important in the commercial world the use of elliptic curve-based signatures will become all pervasive. This book summarizes knowledge built up within Hewlett-Packard over a number of years, and explains the mathematics behind practical implementations of elliptic curve systems. Due to the advanced nature of the mathematics there is a high barrier to entry for individuals and companies to this technology. Hence this book will be invaluable not only to mathematicians wanting to see how pure mathematics can be applied but also to engineers and computer scientists wishing (or needing) to actually implement such systems.
Edinburgh Research Explorer A fluorogenic cyclic peptide for imaging and quantification of drug-induced apoptosis

Programmed cell death or apoptosis is a central biological process that is dysregulated in many diseases, including in ﬂ ammatory conditions and cancer. The detection and quanti ﬁ cation of apoptotic cells in vivo is hampered by the need for ﬁ xatives or washing steps for non- ﬂ uorogenic reagents, and by the low levels of free calcium in diseased tissues that restrict the use of annexins. In this manuscript, we report the rational design of a highly stable ﬂ uorogenic peptide (termed Apo-15 ) that selectively stains apoptotic cells in vitro and in vivo in a calcium-independent manner and under wash-free conditions. Furthermore, using a combination of chemical and biophysical methods, we identify phosphatidylserine as a molecular target of Apo-15 . We demonstrate that Apo-15 can be used for the quanti ﬁ cation and imaging of drug-induced apoptosis in preclinical mouse models, thus creating opportu-nities for assessing the in vivo ef ﬁ cacy of anti-in ﬂ ammatory and anti-cancer therapeutics.
Identiﬁcation of cysteines in rat organic cation transporters rOCT1 (C322, C451) and rOCT2 (C451) critical for transport activity and substrate afﬁnity

Identiﬁcation of cysteines in rat organic cation transporters rOCT1 (C322, C451) and rOCT2 (C451) critical for transport activity and substrate afﬁnity. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 293: F767–F779, 2007. of the sulfhydryl reagent methylmethanethiosulfonate (MMTS) on functions of organic cation transporters (OCTs) were investigated. Currents induced by 10 mM choline [ I max(choline) ] in Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing rat OCT1 (rOCT1) were increased four- to ninefold after 30-s incubation with 5 mM MMTS whereas I max(choline) by rat OCT2 was 70% decreased. MMTS activated the rOCT1 transporter within the plasma membrane without changing stoichiometry between translocated charge and cation. After modiﬁcation of oocytes expressing rOCT1 or rOCT2 with MMTS, I 0.5(choline) values for choline-induced currents were increased. For rOCT1 it was shown that MMTS increased I 0.5 values for different cations by different degrees. Mutagen- esis of individual cysteine residues in rOCT1 revealed that modiﬁcation of cysteine 322 in the large intracellular loop, and of cysteine 451 at the transition of the transmembrane (cid:1) -helix (TMH) 10 to the short intracellular loop between the TMH 10 and 11 is responsible for the observed effects of MMTS. After replacement of cysteine 451 by methionine, the IC 50(choline) for choline to inhibit MPP uptake by rOCT1 was increased whereas the I 0.5(choline) value for choline-induced current remained unchanged. At variance, in double mutant Cys322Ser, Cys451Met, I 0.5(choline) was increased compared with rOCT1 wild-type whereas in the single mutant Cys322Ser I 0.5(choline) was not changed. The data suggest that modiﬁcation of rOCT1 at cysteines 322 and 451 leads to an increase in turnover. They indicate that cysteine 451 in rOCT1 interacts with the large intracellular loop and that cysteine 451 in both rOCT1 and rOCT2 is critical for the afﬁnity of choline. The I 0.5(choline) for MMTS-modiﬁed The data suggest that the functional in MMTS are to modiﬁcations of cysteines and
A new method for the determination of the shear impedance of viscoelastic liquids

A method is proposed for determining the shear impedance of viscoelastic liquids. To this end, SH (shear) surface waves of the Love and Bleustein-Culyaev types have been used. Preliminary measurements performed for typical mineral oils agree very well with theoretical predictions. It is concluded that the proposed method can be a few orders of magnitude more sensitive than the classical Mason method using SH bulk waves. <<ETX>>
Genome-Wide Analysis of the β -Amylase Gene Family in Brassica L. Crops and Expression Proﬁles of BnaBAM Genes in Response to Abiotic Stresses

: The β -amylase (BAM) gene family, known for their property of catalytic ability to hydrolyze starch to maltose units, has been recognized to play critical roles in metabolism and gene regulation. To date, BAM genes have not been characterized in oil crops. In this study, the genome-wide survey revealed the identiﬁcation of 30 BnaBAM genes in Brassica napus L. ( B. napus L.), 11 BraBAM genes in Brassica rapa L. ( B. rapa L.), and 20 BoBAM genes in Brassica oleracea L. ( B. oleracea L.), which were divided into four subfamilies according to the sequence similarity and phylogenetic relationships. All the BAM genes identiﬁed in the allotetraploid genome of B. napus , as well as two parental-related species ( B. rapa and B. oleracea ), were analyzed for the gene structures, chromosomal distribution and collinearity. The sequence alignment of the core glucosyl-hydrolase domains was further applied, demonstrating six candidate β -amylase (BnaBAM1, BnaBAM3.1-3.4 and BnaBAM5) and 25 β -amylase-like proteins. The current results also showed that 30 BnaBAMs , 11 BraBAMs and 17 BoBAMs exhibited uneven distribution on chromosomes of Brassica L. crops. The similar structural compositions of BAM genes in the same subfamily suggested that they were relatively conserved. Abiotic stresses pose one of the signiﬁcant constraints to plant growth and productivity worldwide. Thus, the responsiveness of BnaBAM genes under abiotic stresses was analyzed in B. napus . The expression patterns revealed a stress-responsive behaviour of all members, of which BnaBAM3s were more prominent. These di ﬀ erential expression patterns suggested an intricate regulation of BnaBAMs elicited by environmental stimuli. Altogether, the present study provides ﬁrst insights into the BAM gene family of Brassica crops, which lays the foundation for investigating the roles of stress-responsive BnaBAM candidates in B. napus .
A New Protamine Titration Heparin Assay

When unfractionated heparin is used for therapeutic anticoagulation, the heparin effect must be monitored to avoid thrombotic or hemor rhagic complications. The ability of a factor Xa inhibition (Xal) assay was compared with that of a low-level heparin protamine titration (LLHPT) assay to measure the concentration of heparin after heparin was added in vitro to specimens of plasma and whole blood. Heparin effect on the activated partial thromboplastin time also was assessed in the same specimens. The Xal and LLHPT assays had comparable precision and provided linear results over a wide range Unfractionated heparin of by normal of heparin concentrations. Both assays slightly underestimated the total amount of heparin added to the specimens. The most rapid test was the whole blood LLHPT assay; this test therefore may be useful for bedside monitoring of heparin. A significant disadvantage of the LLHPT assay was the large sample size required to perform it These results provide in vitro evidence that the Xal and LLHPT assays can provide equally precise monitoring of heparin concentration. (Key Am J Clin Pathol 1997,107:511-520.
Secure and Fast PIN-entry Method for 3D Display

—The personal identification number (PIN) is one of the most well-known user authentication methods. However, there have been concerns about the security of the regular PIN pad against shoulder surfing attacks. Although there are many indirect input methods based on random challenges, most of them have usability issues because they require very long authentication time and their error rates are quite high. In this paper, we introduce our ongoing work to develop a solution to this problem using a 3D display. The proposed method transmits a random challenge to a user more effectively and securely by displaying a specific challenge object with different 3D depth from the other decoy objects. A prototype of the proposed method was implemented on a smartphone with a parallax barrier-based glasses-free 3D LCD, which guarantees the physical security because only a legitimate user who is located at the right position in front of the device can recognize the 3D effect correctly, while an attacker cannot. According to our pilot test, the average authentication time and the average error rate of the proposed method are as small as 8.4 seconds and 5.0%, respectively.
Reliability and Validity of the Arabic Version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 Questionnaires

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23 questionnaires. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out. A total of 337 subjects were recruited from the Oncology Centre in Bahrain and 239 consented to participation. The European Organization for Research and Treatment-QOL questionnaire and breast cancer– specific module (EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23) were used to measure the HRQOL among women with breast cancer. All statistical tests were performed using SPSS Version 20. The reliability of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires was examined using Cronbach’s alpha test. The construct validity of both questionnaires was tested using the exploratory factor analysis. Results: Exploratory factor analysis results of EORTC QLQ-C30 showed that Kaiser– Meyer–Olkin (KMO) measure of sampling adequacy was 0.878 and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity is <0.001. The extracted four-factor model explained 51.52% of the total variance. Relating to EORTC-QLQ-BR23, the KMO value was 0.735 and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity showed a significance of p<0.001 and extracted a three-factor model which explained a total variance of 46.05%. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient results for EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ BR-23 were 0.927and 0.844 respectively which reflects high internal consistency. Conclusion: The EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaires are feasible and pro-mising instruments to measure the levels of HRQOL among Arabic-speaking women with breast cancer in future studies with some suggested modifications in some of the domains or items.
Some Physiological Responses in Nubian Goats Exposed to Heat load

— Goats make a very valuable contribution for most of rural area. This study was conducted to know some responses of Nubian goats when it exposed to thermal stress in the natural pasture. Twelve Nubian goats were used in the study and divided into two groups: group (A) Goats under the sun and group (B) Goats under shadow. Physiological parameters (rectal temperature, respiratory rate and pulse rate) were determined in both, goats under the sun and goats under shadow. Blood samples were collected from each goat at the last day of the experiment. Hemoglobin concentration (Hb), packed-cell volume (PCV), red blood cells count (RBCs) and total white cells (TWBCs) were determined using the standard laboratory methods. Rectal temperature did not vary between the goats under the sun and the goats under shadow. Respiratory rate and pulse rate varied significantly (p<0.05) between the two group. Goats under the sun registered significantly higher values for respiratory rate (37.28+8.90 breaths/min) and pulse rate (84.78+4.42 beats/min) compared with goats under shadow (26.83+5.69, 77.06+3.67), respectively. Hb, PCV, RBCs count and TWBCs did not vary significantly between the goats under the sun and the goats under shadow. It was concluded that, Nubian goats adapted to the AlBtana environment.
Preparation and Characterization of Cationized Ferritin ( CF )

Cationized ferritin (CF) of narrow pI range (7.3-7.5) and the basic dye ruthenium red (RR) have been used as cationic probes to partially characterize anionic sites previously demonstrated in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). When CF was given i.v. to normal rats and the left kidney was fixed by perfusion 15 min thereafter, clusters of CF molecules were found throughout the lamina rara interna (LRI), lamina rara externa (LRE), and mesangial matrix distributed at regular ( 6 0 nm) intervals. When kidneys were perfused with aldehyde fixative containing RR, small (20 nm) RR-stained particles were seen in the same locations distributed with the same 60 nm repeating pattern, forming a quasiregular, lattice-like arrangement. Fine ( 3 nm) filaments connected the sites and extended between them and the membranes of adjoining endothelial and epithelial cells 9 When CF was given i.v. followed by perfusion with RR in situ, both probes localized to the same sites 9 CF remained firmly bound after prolonged perfusion with 0.1-0 9 M KCI or NaCI. It was displaced by perfusion with buffers of high ionic strength (0 9149 M KCI) or pH (<3 .0 or >10.0) . CF also bound (clustered at 6 0 nm intervals) to isolated GBM's, and binding was lost when such isolated GBM's were treated with buffers of high ionic strength or pH. These experiments demonstrate the existence of a quasi-regular, lattice-like network of anionic sites in the LRI and LRE and the mesangial matrix 9 The sites are demonstrable in vivo (by CF binding), in fixed kidneys (by RR staining), and in isolated GBM's (by CF binding). The results obtained with CF show that the binding of CF (and probably also RR) to the laminae rarae is electrostatic in nature since it is displaced by treatment with buffers of high ionic strength or pH. With RR the sites resemble in morphology and staining properties the proteoglycan particles found in connective tissue matrices and in association with basement membranes in several other locations 9
Bio Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles Using White Rot Fungi and their Antibacterial Efficacy

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using two white rot fungi; the extract was acted as a reducing and stabilizing agent. The formation of AgNPs was observed by UV- Vis spectroscopy and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) occurred at 420nm. The SEM analysis revealed that fixing of synthesized Nano silver in treated fabrics. Furthermore, the biologically synthesized AgNPs were immobilized on cotton fabrics and screened for antibacterial activity. The immobilized AgNPs on cotton cloth showed high antibacterial activity against S. aureus, M. leutes, K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa species. Therefore, they could be a viable alternative source in treating wounds or may help in replacing pharmaceutical band-aids.
Moody Teachers Ruin My Motivation: An EFL Student's Voice on Effective EFL Teachers Sri Rejeki Murtiningsih; Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia Demotivating Factors among Indonesian EFL Teachers

BASIKIN, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia EFFENDI LIMBONG, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia HABIBURRAHIM, Universitas Islam Negeri, Ar-Raniry Darrussalam, Banda Aceh , Indonesia KUSWANDONO, Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Indonesia NAZIRA OSMAN, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis, Malaysia PUJI RAHAYU, Univesitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia SHAMSHAD BEGHAM OTHMAN, Universiti Teknologi MARA,