Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Accounting Teachers’ Readiness to Use Mobile Phones and Social Media Platforms as Supplementary Teaching and Learning Tools in the 21 st Century

This research study sought to examine Accounting teachers’ readiness to use mobile phones and social media platforms in their teaching practice. To this end, the researchers employed a qualitative approach and a case study. Data were obtained through interviews, with the sample of four participants having been purposively and conveniently selected. The findings revealed that the participating Accounting teachers were unaware that they could make use of mobile phones and social media in their classrooms. Another finding was that the constitutions of the participating schools prohibit the use of such devices in class and on the terrain. The researchers recommend that discussion forums be created to support the use of mobile phones and social media in the classroom. Accounting teachers needs to remember that learners are already au fait with most devices, and these technological tools offer teachers a wonderful opportunity to enhance their teaching, while allowing learners to access a variety of platforms to enrich their learning. Another recommendation is that mobile phone and social media usage be allowed and the recording of lessons be encouraged. Urging teachers to create blogs will further inculcate the use of mobile phones and diverse social media as part of their teaching pedagogy.
Readmission to a Different Hospital and Worse Outcomes Following Sepsis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

BackgroundIn the United States (U.S.), sepsis accounts for 13% of total hospital expenses and more than 50% of hospital deaths. People with sepsis are more likely to be readmitted. Little is known about the prevalence and outcomes of different hospital readmissions (DHR) in sepsis patients, and the factors associated with DHR have not been well studied.MethodsWe used data during 2010 to 2017 from the Nationwide Readmissions Database of the U.S. 2010 to 2017 to identify the patients with admission for sepsis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the associated factors for DHR, and five models were constructed to elucidate the relationship between DHR and in-hospital outcomes.Results From 2010 to 2017, 450,560 (19.65%) of all readmitted sepsis patients in the U.S. were readmitted to a different hospital within 30 days. The prevalence of DHR increased from 18.45% in 2010 to 22.07% in 2017 (P for trend < 0.001). The factors associated with DHR included elective admission, diabetes, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, psychoses, and depression. The most common reason for readmission was infections irrespective of hospital status. DHR was associated with higher hospitalization costs [$4,909, 95% confidence interval (CI), $4,542-$5,276, P<0.001], longer length of stay (LOS) (0.97 days, 95% CI, 0.87 days-1.08 days, P<0.001), and higher risk of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio,1.08, 95% CI, 1.04-1.12, P < 0.001). ConclusionsDHR occurred for one fifth of sepsis patients in the U.S. Our findings suggest that patients readmitted to a different hospital within 30 days may experience higher in-hospital mortality, longer LOS, and higher hospitalization costs. Future studies need to examine whether continuity of care can improve the prognosis of patients with sepsis.
Aprendizado de ranking de entidades aplicado aos dados do governo brasileiro

With the growth in the amount of information, according to the governmental transparency available in recent years due to legislative requirements, access to information becomes increasingly difficult. Traditional search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing return as desired information ordered by searching the document before the informed query. The area whose objective is to return relevant documents to the user is known as Information Retrieval which can be aided by machine learning algorithms to improve the ordering of documents, called in this context as Learning to Rank (L2R). There are several algorithms in the literature to solve L2R problems which each one seeks to solve the ranking problem in the best possible way. In the context of government documents, there is a possibility of identifying which are the main entities present in the most relevant documents relevant to a given query. This work aimed obtaining an ordering of the documents available on the Brazilian Government Data Portal using Learning to Rank and extracting information from entities from unstructured, semi-structured and tabular databases, which are common among the sources available on the Portal. To achieve this goal, used state-of-the-art techniques to recognize named entities and convex optimization models to model the L2R. The results obtained proved to be superior to the search engines available on the market (Google, Yahoo and Bing) since these index only the summary of data sets from the Data Portal.
Comparative Numerical Study of Titanium and Silver Nano-particles Migration from Nano-composite of Polystyrene into Simulants on Experimental Data Basis

Abstract Nano-titanium dioxide and nano-silver combined with polystyrene granules to form a nano-composite film. Migration assess were performed by using food simulants 3% acetic acid (indicative acidic food) and 95% ethanol (indicative fatty food) at 40°C on different times of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 days. It was found that nanoparticle migration rate in acidic food was higher than fatty food. Diffusion coefficients of nanoparticles into simulants were estimated by inverse simulation of the migration process using finite-element method and experimental data of varied concentration. Simulation revealed an acceptable consistency between experimental data and predicted values. The numerical results indicated that the greatest diffusion coefficient was obtained by nano-titanium (2.8E-10 to 4.1E-9 m2 s−1) in the 3% acetic acid. Results of concentration distribution confirmed a higher release rate and more uniformed distribution of nanoparticles for nano-titanium in the 3% acetic acid. It also found that in the migration process the diffusion coefficient is more important than the amount of nanoparticles concentration.
Hydrodynamic and Dynamic Analysis to Determine the Longitudinal Hydrodynamic Coefficients of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

A useful tool for understanding the performance of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is a dynamic simulation of the motions of the vehicle. To perform the simulation, the hydrodynamic coefficients of the vehicle must be first provided. These coefficients are specific to the vehicle and provide the description of hydrodynamic forces and moments acting on the vehicle in an underwater environment. This paper provides a method for the calculation and evaluation of the hydrodynamic coefficients of an AUV. The presence methodology is therefore one useful tool for determining an underwater vehicle’s dynamic stability. The calculated values have been compared with experimental results of a torpedo shape. It was concluded that the methods could calculate accurate values of the hydrodynamic coefficients for a specific AUV shape with its elliptical nose
Analysis of contaminated milk with organochlorine pesticide residues using gas chromatography

ABSTRACT Milk and milk products are considered to have tremendous nutritional values as they contain a good proportion of protein, fats, and important minerals. However, the nutritional value of the milk produced in Pakistan is not up to the mark as extensive use of pesticides on crops resulted in contamination of milk. Consumption of contaminated food such as milk, meat, fish, eggs can induce increased proportion of organochlorine pesticides in the body. The purpose of this study is to determine organochlorine pesticide residues in milk and their toxicity level by Maximum Residues Level (MRL) values. In the current study, organochlorines such as Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDE), Dieldrin, Gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (Ɣ-HCH) also known as Lindane, α-Endosulphan, β-Endosulphan and Endosulphan sulphate were detected with the help of gas chromatograph equipped with electron detector. These pesticides were confirmed by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Analysis of variance is applied (ANOVA) to determine variations of pesticides in all milk samples. Analysis showed non-significant results (p > 0.05) with large variation among all milk samples regarding pesticide residues. The mean values of DDT, DDE were found to be below the MRL value. The mean values of Dieldrin, Ɣ-HCH were also below MRL value. On the other hand mean values of α-Endosulphan, β-Endosulphan, and Endosulphan sulphate were slightly higher than MRL in few milk points. The present study showed large variations of pesticides residues present in milk samples.
Virome/SARS-CoV-2 cross-talk: Free space for natural products

One of the most striking marks of infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 is the distinguishing heterogeneity of the clinical presentations in a population that varies from asymptomatic to severe forms. Pandemic proportion brings into the foreground the number of people with severe forms of the disease, putting aside the fact that a large portion of the population is an asymptomatic, making them silent carriers of the virus. Additional confusion is made by inconsistent data about the presence of the virus in the nasopharyngeal region and the manifestation of the disease symptoms. Different tissue distribution of virus in the body starting from guts, liver, muscles, kidney etc. without any signs of tissue destruction, opens up the possibility that individuals with negative results of PCR test in the nasopharyngeal swab may also be latent carriers of the infection. Overall clinical presentation of the disease is influenced by the initial protection gained through the accumulated "experience" collected from previous encountering of corona family and noncorona viruses, resulting in overlapping of the humoral and cellular immunity. Apart from this, unjustifiably neglected but very significant form of host defense against infection is disease tolerance based on cohabitation with pathogen. It is important to note that consequences of the disease tolerance in terms of pathological and epidemiological aspects are quite different then classical antiviral immune response. This work will elaborate the impact of virome on the course of infection at all stages taking into account both immune resistance, as an ability of the host immune system to eliminate pathogen, and disease tolerance, as a form of host defense with neutral to positive impact to pathogen load. Also, in accordance with the above mentioned, the potential of naturally occurring compounds to profile the course of infection and to support currently available protocols for COVID-19 treatment was discussed.
Collective Behavior of active colloids

Nous etudions le comportement collectif d'une assemblee de colloides Janus, des spheres d'or de 1µm dont une moitie est recouverte de platine. Lorsqu'ils sont immerges dans une solution d'eau oxygenee, ils se deplacent a des vitesses de l'ordre de 5µm/s, controlable par la concentration en peroxyde. Individuellement, ces colloides suivent une marche aleatoire persistante ; Ils interagissent par effets phoretiques, formant des clusters dynamiques de quelques dizaines de colloides. Ces clusters, mobiles, echangent continuellement des colloides, se divisent et se fusionnent, formant une phase stationnaire. Nous avons developpes ces colloides, ainsi qu'un systeme d'acquisition pour detecter et reconstituer les trajectoires des colloides. La taille moyenne des clusters augmente lineairement avec l'activite, definie comme la vitesse moyenne des colloides en dehors des clusters. La fonction densite de probabilite de la taille des clusters est une loi de puissance d'exposant -2. Nous quantifions les vitesses de translation et de rotation des clusters. Pour realiser une etude thermodynamique, nous realisons des experiences de sedimentation. Une transition est observee, entre une phase peu dense, un gaz parfait, dans lequel on mesure une temperature effective, et une phase dense a la dynamique heterogene. L'equation d'etat du systeme est mesuree, et une forme analytique heuristique est proposee
Nitrous Oxide Release from Poultryand Pig Housing

The article investigates the scientific literature regarding N2O emissions according to housing and manure management in poultry and pig buildings. The majority of the N2O is emitted from manure storages and housing space, with small amounts emitted from the surface of passages. Many factors must be considered in successful emission evaluation, including season of the year, amount and depth of the bedding, animal density, type and floor space, feeding and watering practices, ventilation, temperature, and relative humidity. The liquid manure from poultry housing systems produces greater emissions of N2O than natural and force-dried manure. The influencing factors appeared to be manure removal frequency and the dry matter content of the manure. There are more housing types in pig barns, which differ in bedding, floor, and manure deposition. The highest N2O emissions were found in the sawdust bedding, and N2O production in slatted floor housing is lowest. This paper reports on technical options for mitigating emissions from poultry and swine contributions. The actual rate of N2O emission is highly dependent on the management strategies implemented on a farm. Consequently, improvements in management practices will affect future N2O emissions. Finally, emission factors are listed in a table.
Factores asociados a hemoptisis en pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar en el Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima - Perú

Objetivos. Determinar los factores asociados a hemoptisis en pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar admitidos al Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Métodos. Estudio analítico de casos y controles. Se seleccionaron pacientes con baciloscopia positiva del programa de tuberculosis del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima - Perú. Los casos fueron pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar con hemoptisis; y los controles, tuberculosis pulmonar sin hemoptisis. Se estudiaron variables epidemiológicas, clínicas y laboratoriales. Se empleo el software SPSS 24. Se determinaron medidas de frecuencia, medidas de tendencia central y de dispersión, así como los odds ratio con sus respectivos intervalos de confianza al 95%, se consideró estadísticamente significativo el valor de p<0,05. Resultados. La hemoptisis representó el 5,8% del total de pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar y baciloscopia positiva, el 80% se presentó en varones menores de 60 años. El 70% de casos tuvo antecedente de hábito alcohólico (OR: 2,5 IC: 1,2-5,5); el 24% exposición a quema de biomasa (OR: 4,9 IC: 1,7-14); el 66% presentó dolor torácico (OR: 3,3 IC: 1,6-6,7); las alteraciones tomográficas estuvieron presentes en el 88% de casos (OR: 24,5 IC: 9,2-64,8); no se encontró variaciones en el perfil de coagulación. La mortalidad por hemoptisis en pacientes hospitalizados con tuberculosis pulmonar con baciloscopía positiva fue del 20,22%. Conclusiones. El alcoholismo crónico y la evidencia tomográfica de bronquiectasia estuvieron asociados a hemoptisis en pacientes hospitalizados por tuberculosis pulmonar con baciloscopia positiva.
Determinan Peringkat Sukuk: Ditinjau dari Aspek Akuntansi dan Non-Akuntansi

The objective of this study was to provide empirical findings whether firm size, liquidity, productivity, and sukuk maturity have a significant influence on sukuk ratings. This study uses secondary data. The population of this research is companies issuing sukuk, listed on The Indonesia Stock Exchange and rated by PT PEFINDO. The sampling method used was purposive sampling. Meanwhile, for data analysis this study uses panel data regression method with the assistance of Eviews 10 software. Based on analysis, the results of this study indicate that company size, liquidity, profitability, and productivity have a positive effect on the sukuk rating, while sukuk maturity has a negative effect on the sukuk rating. Several implications of the results of this study. First, sukuk investors will be helped by sukuk rating information, because it reflects the company's financial condition. Second, companies that will issue sukuk or existing sukuk issuers must always put concern on the financial condition of their companies to ensure that the sukuk issued have a good rating. Third, the sukuk issuer must have careful planning to determine sukuk maturity, because it is associated with risks. Fourth, to reduce information asymmetry, policymakers should require all sukuk issuers to rate their sukuk. Keywords: Sukuk Ratings; Company Size; Liquidity; Profitability; Productivity; and Sukuk Maturity
The activity pattern of overwintering Indian Rock Pythons, Python molurus (Linnaeus 1758) in a semi-arid region of India

C O N S E R V A T I O N A L E R T  World’s Mammals in Crisis . 220  More Than Mammals . 223  The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity . 225
The Prognostic Value of miR-302b in Patients With NSCLC

Background: Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. The most frequent type of lung cancer is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to play important role in human cancers. Studies suggest that the aberrant expression of miRNAs could act as the diagnostic or prognostic biomarker in human cancers, including lung cancer. MicroRNA-302b (miR-302b) has ever been investigated in several human cancers. The aim of this study was to examine the prognostic value of miR-302b in patients with NSCLC.Methods: Quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis were used to measure the expression level of miR-302b in NSCLC and adjacent noncancerous samples. The relationship of miR-302b with the clinicopathological data of NSCLC was analyzed by Chi-square test. The prognostic value of miR-302b was assessed by using the Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox regression analysis.Results: The expression level of miR-302b was downregulated in the NSCLC samples compared with the paired adjacent noncancerous samples (P < 0.05). The decreased miR-302b was found correlated with the differentiation (P = 0.019) and lymph node metastasis (P = 0.019) of NSCLC. The survival curves suggested that patients with lower miR-302b expression had poor overall survival than those with high miR-302b expression. The results of Cox analysis demonstrated that the expression of miR-302b was an independent and effective prognostic factor in NSCLC patients with the P of 0.002 (HR = 2.508, 95% CI = 1.410 - 4.463). Conclusion: In one word, the expression of miR-302b was decreased in NSCLC samples, and the miR-302 expression might act as a prognostic biomarker in NSCLC patients.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on court proceedings in Lithuania

The pandemic of coronavirus COVID-19 has impacted almost all areas of life through out the word. Justice system in Lithuania was no exception. The effects of the pandemic have been felt till now (the article was finished at the end of August), even if the lockdown was ended on the 16th of June and until now country remains under the conditions of an emergency situation. This article will describe the most important effects of the pandemic to the court proceedings in Lithuania and what lessons could be learned from this situation. Key words: COVID-19, civil justice, ‘hybrid’ hearing, court proceedings, online justice.
Comparative Analysis of Maleic Acid Copolymer-Based Lipid Nanodiscs Reveals Preferential Lipid and Protein Solubilization

Membrane proteins are key in a large number of physiological and pathological processes. Their study often involves a prior detergent solubilization step, which strips away the membrane and can jeopardize membrane protein integrity. A recent alternative to detergents encompasses maleic acid based copolymers (xMAs), which disrupt the lipid bilayer and form lipid protein nanodiscs (xMALPs) soluble in aqueous buffer. Although xMALPs are often referred to as native nanodiscs, little is known about the resemblance of their lipid and protein content to the native bilayer. Here we have analyzed prokaryotic and eukaryotic xMALPs using lipidomics and in-gel analysis. Our results show that the xMALPs content varies with the chemical properties of the used xMA and that some of these nanodiscs are less native than initially thought.
A STUDY ON UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL INTERACTION ARISES FROM URBAN PARK ENVIRONMENT THROUGH DIFFERENT INTERACTION TYPES; Related to Diyatha, Katubedda and Kelimadala urban parks in Colombo district

In 1990s, the decrement of non-built up areas due to urbanization in Sri Lanka cause for reducing the quality of life and emerging of social issues by interruption of human interaction with the busiest monotonous life styles. The urban beautification projects like urban park concept was introduced to achieve the Sri Lankan sustainable vision by 2030 by developing those spaces as social spaces for the purpose of community gathering and interaction. With this emerging concept, there is no such consideration or the research regarding identification of social interaction types in park to increase the park planning potentials in Sri Lanka by achieving the social sustainability of the place via social interaction. Above mentioned objective of the research is overcome through the theoretical framework of “social network theory” by understanding the actor and user types in the urban park context in Sri Lanka especially for Colombo district which have dissimilarity of availability of design characteristics. The methodology of the research is consisted with onsite observations and questionnaire surveys under mixed method approach. There are different intensity of social interactions were happened in three selected parks, from these the social interactions highly occurred among adults-adults user category and the least social interaction can be seen among children-younger user category in three parks and the highest expected factor for interaction is accessibility rather than consideration other factors. Additionally, provide shady greenery areas with multi-diverse activities for all user and actor categories based on respondents’ comments will be needed to consider in increasing the future planning potentials to achieve social sustainability of the urban parks via social interaction in Sri Lanka.