Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Improving the relevance of an English syllabus within a top-down teaching context

This educational intervention aims to investigate the design of a language syllabus based on school needs within the context of a Mexican Higher Education Institution (MHEI) where the syllabus design process is top-down. Because the investigation requires the researcher to comprehend the subjects of study, data collection techniques which allow participants to express their beliefs and opinions are entirely appropriate. Therefore, in this study, interviews were carried out, as they are widely used in empirical studies, being a suitable way of gaining insight into the participants’ individual and collective process of reflective enquiry. A questionnaire to elicit beliefs and a language test were also administered. The results suggest that the Needs Analysis (NA) procedures implemented turned out to be very useful for gathering the kinds of data needed to enable to meet the learning needs of the teaching context more effectively. In addition, the research reveals that participant teachers were able to accept full responsibility for themselves and their actions as a result of the research, and were able to improve the syllabus as planned. The paper presents an analysis of both a General English Syllabus (GES) and of the School Based Syllabus (SBS) and reveals a clear contrast between them. The findings also suggest that the SBS design process may present challenges.
INNOVATING CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING EDUCATION IN VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES FOR MEETING INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION

Management accounting is a compulsory subject in the curriculum of accounting at the Vietnamese universities. This subject provides management accounting knowledge and future accounting practising skills to students. In the trend of international integration in economics and education, the role of management accounting is more and more important, it requires accounting graduates to gain professional knowledge about accounting management to meet the needs of domestic and foreign organizations. It poses a challenge for Vietnamese universities in the renewal of contents and teaching methods of management accounting subject, especially when most of the stakeholders suggest increase this subject’s credits and contents. This paper researches the reality of management accounting teaching at the Vietnamese universities and suggests the solutions to innovate this subject’s contents and teaching methods. It helps to improve the education quality for accounting students in the trend of international integration.
NEGATIVE GROUP DELAY PROTOTYPE FILTER BASED ON CASCADED SECOND ORDER STAGES IMPLEMENTED WITH SALLEN-KEY TOPOLOGY

A Negative Group Delay (NGD) filter prototype design based on cascaded identical 2ndorder baseband stages is presented. The prototype design achieves an NGD-bandwidth product that in the upper asymptotic limit for a distributed design is a function of out-of-band gain in decibels raised to the power 3/4. This is an improvement of previous cascaded first-order designs that have an NGDbandwidth functional dependency of out-of-band gain in decibels to the power of 1/2. The bandwidth is taken as the 3 dB amplitude response bandwidth. The corresponding NGD design upshifted to a nonzero center frequency, i.e., a Band-Stop Filter (BSF) design, is shown to be possible to implement with Sallen-Key topology, and an example is presented for a 500MHz center frequency and a 100MHz (20%) 3 dB bandwidth. The filter shows a 4.05 ns negative group delay with a 1.28 ns in-band variation and a 3-dB amplitude response over the bandwidth of 100MHz, achieving an NGD-bandwidth product of 0.405. An in-band distortion metric is presented, which can be evaluated for any specified time-domain input waveform. It is shown that the bandwidth, order of filter and desired distortion for a particular input waveform are interrelated. Therefore, the proposed in-band distortion metric constitutes another trade-off quantity to be checked for any type of NGD design.
Role of essential oils in antioxidant capacity and immunity in a rat model of mixed stress

Animal wellbeing is a balance between environmental stress and nutrition that regulates homeostasis. Augmentation of animal feed with essential oils can promote homeostasis. The present study was designed to observe the biochemical, immunological, and biological effects of daily administration of a mixture of essential oils (EOM) in a stressed rat model. Forty-eight adult male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly allocated to four groups, namely a control group (C), a stressed group (S), a treated group (Tr), and a stressed group that received the treatment (TrS). The treatment was applied by adding EOM to the water (0.2 ml/l) three days per week for 28 days. Two chronic stressors (isolation and crowding) were applied to animals in groups S and TrS. Total oxidant status (TOS) increased in the S group compared with C, whereas it decreased when fed with EOM. Although TOS was the same in S and C, it increased in Tr compared with C. There was a significant increase in interleukin 4 (IL-4) in S compared with C, and EOM reversed the IL-4 level. Nevertheless, an increase was seen in the weights of the liver, intestine, brain, and testes in TrS compared with S. The increase in water intake was a result of stress, but feeding with EOM decreased water consumption gradually. This study showed that 0.2 ml/l EOM had protective effects on antioxidant status, immunity and liver function, and decreased water consumption under stress conditions.
Life and death and who's going to pay.

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An Efficient Synthesis of [n]Cycloparaphenylenes (n = 9, 12, 15) via the Self-Assembly into Macrocyclic Gold(I)-Oligophenylene Complexes Based on Dynamic Au–C σ-Bonds

The transmetalation of the digold(I) complex [Au2Cl2(Cy2PCH2PCy2)] with oligophenylene diboronic acids gave the triangu-lar macrocyclic complexes [Au2(C6H4)x(Cy2PCH2PCy2)]3 (x = 3, 4, 5) with yields of over 70%. A series of [n]cycloparaphenylenes (n = 9, 12, 15) was isolated in 78–88% yield via the oxidative chlorination of the macrocyclic gold complexes. A kinetics study employing two acyclic dinuclear gold(I) complexes, [Au2R2(Cy2PCH2PCy2)] (R = Ph and/or C6H4-4-F), revealed that an intermolecular Au(I)–C σ-bond-exchange reaction proceeded. These results indicate that the trian-gular complexes were obtained selectively via reversible intermolecular Au(I)–C σ-bond exchanges. By reacting two different oligophenylene diboronic acids with the digold(I) complex, a mixture of macrocyclic complexes incorporating different oli-gophenylene linkers was formed. The oxidative chlorination of this mixture gave [n]cycloparaphenylenes with various num-bers of phenylene units.
Outer-Tuning: an Ontology-based Extensible Framework for Supporting Database Automatic Tuning

This paper presents the Outer-Tuning framework, which aims to support the (semi) automatic tuning of relational database systems through a domain-specific ontology. Ontologies have shown themselves to be increasingly promising, adding semantics and standardizing the different terms used in a domain. Thereby, our framework seeks to explain and make explicit the tuning heuristics reasoning while enabling the evaluation of new ontology-inferred methods. In this paper we focus on the main aspects of the Outer-Tuning component-based architecture. We also give an overview of our tool in practice. Finally, we show two useful extensions, concerning new DBMSs and a way of dockerizing into a container.
Presence of aflatoxin B1 in goat feed in goat milk production units of the Mexican Highlands

The presence of aflatoxins in silage and grains intended for feeding lactating ruminants entails a problem for animal health and milk safety. The objective of this study was to determine the aflatoxin B1 content in feed consumed by goats from four goat milk production units in the Mexican highlands (MHL). Samples (n= 47) of concentrates and 29 samples of silage from four goat milk production units in the Mexican Highlands (MHL) were analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), using a reversed-phase column and fluorescence detection after the derivatization of aflatoxins. The results showed that 38.29 % and 31.02 % of the concentrate and silage samples, respectively, had AfB1 levels above the maximum permissible limit established by the European Union (EU) (0.05 μg/kg); while 29.78 % and 10.34 % for concentrates and silage, respectively, presented values higher than the 20 μg/kg proposed by the official Mexican standard. The results obtained corroborate the current problem of the presence Rev Mex Cienc Pecu 2021;12(2):598-608 599 of aflatoxins in the diet of lactating goats, as this toxin can be metabolized into aflatoxin M1 and affect the safety of milk and milk derivatives.
Rebranding Strategies and Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization in Kirinyaga County, Kenya

Many SACCOs operating in Kirinyaga County are facing fierce international and local competition forcing relocation to other counties and shop closure to others. Different branding strategies are being employed by SACCOS in order remain competitive in the increasing volatile business environment. Hence this research will investigate how Kirinyaga County Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization’ performance is influenced by rebranding strategies. The specific objectives were to examine how corporate culture revision, product differentiation and business process reengineering influence performance. Dynamic capability and RBV theories will form the study’s anchor. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. Three SACCOs that have rebranded in Kirinyaga County will be the population of interest. The target population was the 172,222 ordinary members and 33 managers. In respondents’ selection simple random sampling method was utilized and in respondents’ sampling stratified sampling method will be utilized. For data collection, questionnaires were used. The pilot study findings assisted the researcher in improving the instrument and ensure that the questionnaires items are valid and reliable. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used to analyze data. Standard deviation, mean and distribution frequency were utilized in data presentation. Further, the study conducted inferential statistical involving regression and correlation and analysis. It found a positive and significant association between corporate culture revision, product differentiation, business process reengineering and performance. The study concluded that employees’ ability is supported by well-defined corporate values vision and mission. The study concluded that introducing distinctive, unique features or characteristics to a product with the aim of ensuring a unique product selling proposition is product differentiation. The study concluded that business process enable the organization to analyze its workflows to discover processes that are not efficient and then optimize those processes to eliminate tasks that do not offer any value. The study recommends that the organization should demonstrate to employees that their involvement is critical. The study recommended that the organization should understand the market type which it is competing with, give consideration to what their target clients want from their product which the competing products are not offering, differences in product attributes, and have direct online access of the product by customers. The study recommends that the organization should first define its requirements based on a benchmark, current state, and an ideal future state. Understand what the current performance level is based on the objective and key performance indicators or break the overall process into component parts and set up benchmarks within each one.
Integrated Healthcare Services for Ageing in Place

This study investigates how healthcare practitioners handle significant circumstancesof providing medical assistance and treatments to patients and what challenges theyface. Drawing on key healthcare stakeholders and mixed smart living methods, wedevelop a guideline service protocol for Internet of Things (IoT) solution to helphealthcare stakeholders in coping with operational difficulties. IoT technology is one ofthe key determinants that empowers healthcare professionals to achieve their tasks,and our goal is to study the functions that provides to local citizens, especially olderpeople, and to evaluate how the functions and platform could assist corporatecompliance policies to increase the efficiency of healthcare service. Our fieldexperiments have indicated a need to educate healthcare users about IoT applicationthat provide advantages in decision making. In addition, our research has explored andevaluated the impacts and factors that influence the development and collaboration byallowing workflows of healthcare stakeholders and by following integrated smart livingplatform and required service protocol.
CIA_A_295524 1633..1649

1Liver Transplantation Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3Metabolic Liver Research Program, I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany Abstract: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly prevalent disease globally. Current estimates are that 24% of the adult population, thus, one billion individuals worldwide, are affected. Interestingly, the prevalence of fatty liver seems to peak between 40─50 years of age in males and 60─69 years in females, often slightly decreasing in older (>70 years) cohorts. Furthermore, several risk factors for NAFLD development, such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and obesity are higher in older adults. The diagnosis and management strategies in older adults are sometimes challenging, and certain agespecific factors have to be taken into account by healthcare professionals. In this review, we provide an overview of considerations relevant to the management and diagnosis of NAFLD in older adults (age >65 years) and discuss the types of pharmacological interventions available for the management of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in the aging population.
Management of sustainable development of medical and health-improving tourism in Ukraine

Methods.The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is the scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists related to various issues of the development of the field of medical and health-improving services, the prospects for the development of health tourism, the study of health tourism as an important area of activity in the regions; legislative and regulatory acts of Ukraine in this area, materials of specialized scientific conferences and symposia. Results. It is established that medical and health-improvingtourism is a promising and effective direction in the territorial aspect, in this regard, this type of tourism is proposed to be considered as a priority area of regional tourism policy. Specifics of formation of the system of organizational-economic and institutional conditions and factors of sustainable development of medical and healthimproving tourism are considered. The problems and prospects of functioning and further development of the sphere of medical and health-improving services in Ukraine are analyzed, and also the basic principles of the state management of medical and health-improving tourism for its sustainable development are formulated. Novelty.Practical recommendations for public administration, promotion and sustainable development of health tourism in the region are substantiated and developed, taking into account its interaction with other subsystems of tourism. Practical recommendations for the formation of strategic goals and objectives aimed at the sustainable development of medical and health-improving tourism have been formulated. Practical value. The results of the study are the basis for the sustainable development of medical and health-improving tourism, which is able to strengthen the health of the population, improve the quality of life and demographic situation in the country; to develop the infrastructure of medical and health-improving territories; to provide economic stability and profitability of all medical and health-improving complex.
Impact of corporate governance on financial performance: The case of listed warehouse transportation firms in emerging economy

Corporate governance structures are expected to help a firm have better financial performance through giving proper decision-making (Shivani, Jain, & Yadav, 2017). In recent years, along with the completing process of the business environment, the corporate governance framework in Vietnam has also been gradually built and implemented. However, corporate governance in Vietnam still has some limitations. This study is conducted to investigate the impact level of corporate governance on the financial performance of warehouse transportation firms listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) of Vietnam. We employ both qualitative and quantitative methods for processing data collected from twenty-two listed firms. The results reveal that determinant of corporate governance including the nationality of the board (NB), board composition (BC) has a negative relationship with financial performance; the remaining determinants, such as board size (BS), professional qualifications of the board (BE), the proportion of women (PW), the average age of the board (AA), general director concurrently of the board chairman (PO), do not influence financial performance. However, this impact level changes when we put some controlled variables in the model. In addition, the controlled variable of enterprise continuous uptime (COT) also has a negative impact on financial performance. Based on the findings, some recommendations are proposed relating to corporate governance for enhancing the financial performance of listed warehouse transportation firms in Vietnam
Discussion on the Transformation Strategy of the General Welfare Service Ministry of MND-The Case of Taiwan

The Army Welfare Service (AWS) has been one of the important policies promoted vigorously by the R.O. C. (Taiwan) government. With the full implementation of the Mercenary System, how to improve the quality of welfare work will resonate with all the military officers and soldiers of the National Army, and its effect will directly affect the effectiveness of recruiting. Among them, the welfare stations and military camp stations created by the General Welfare Service Ministry of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) R.O. C. in various regions are the only service organizations in the National Army that can directly benefit military officers, soldiers and their families. In the face of the rapid growth of retail channel operators and changes in the overall sales pattern in the current market, how should the General Welfare Service Ministry of MND’s business model transform to meet the needs of consumers on the product side and the shopping model. This research explores the literature to understand how the General Welfare Service Ministry of MND R.O. C. can effectively transform its business model under the prerequisite of limited sales objects, so as to adopt more flexible business models and marketing strategies that can resonate with consumers, and ensure product quality and expand service categories at the same time, creating a win-win situation between the General Welfare Service Ministry of MND R.O. C. and consumers. This study adopts a qualitative research method, and conducts in-depth interviews with three different types of subjects that are closely related to the transformation of the General Welfare Service. It is hoped to explore the value of the research, and provide specific transformation recommendations to be used as a reference for the future decision-making by the General Welfare Service Ministry of MND R.O. C. This study found that in addition to emphasizing product quality and price lower than the average market price, it should also focus on product promotion, and comprehensively upgrade the interior of the store with modern designs to attract young consumers. In addition, through the establishment of the NRA’s own brand image, the use of big data to create more diversified promotion methods, the provision of on-line payment consumption options and other active operational transformation measures, it can ensure sustainable operation and continue to benefit service recipients.
DMSO_A_325148 4059..4066

1Pharmacy Department, Clinical Pharmacy Services, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Surgery, King Saud University, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Surgery, Colorectal Research Chair, King Saud University, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Investigation on Heat Transfer Enhancement in Microchannel Using Al2O3/Water Nanofluids

Nowadays, reducing heat generation in electronic devices while using microchannel cooling is used to solve this problem. Because the trend is globally marching toward the compact size, the component’s dimensions get smaller, but the warmth involved within the component increases. Studies of heat transfer rate are conducted to determine the effect of a fully heated microchannel conductor’s heat transfer performance. Experiments are performed using nanofluid Al2O3/water through a concentration percentage of 0.1% and 0.25% and deionized water through a microchannel conductor with 25 rectangular microchannel numbers with a dimension of ( 0.42 × 0.42 × 100 ) mm3. This present work deals with the effect of nanofluids and their concentration percentages. Finally, it concluded that better heat transfer performance was seen in nanofluids compared to deionized water. The reason is the high viscosity of nanofluid Al2O3/water due to these nanoparticles is deposited on the wall surface of the microchannel and outcomes trendy improvement in the heat transfer. Finally, a high concentration percentage of nanofluids revealed a practical improvement in the transfer of microchannel. As a result, 0.25% of the concentration percentage achieved a satisfactory result compared to the remaining fluids and almost 32.5% and 26% of thermal resistance decrease.