bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARABIC LANGUAGE SPEAKING ANXIETY AND MOTIVATION AMONG RELIGIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Ismail Zawawi , Rasit Nurwaina , Azhar Zailaini Muhammad , Hussin Zaharah 
Published: May 2020

Purpose of the study: This study aimed at identifying the level of Arabic language speaking anxiety and its relationship to motivation among students of religious secondary schools in Malaysia.
Methodology: This quantitative study identifies the anxiety level in speaking Arabic and its relationship with motivation. A survey was done with a selected number of 500 Arabic students out of the total population throughout Malaysia. The survey was done using questionnaires that have been adapted and modified from past studies after completing its validity and reliability process.
Main Findings: The findings indicate that the level of Arabic speaking anxiety among secondary religious school students in Malaysia is moderately high and also shows that students’ anxiety in speaking Arabic does not have any significant relationship with their motivation. This finding illustrates that Arabic speaking anxiety is unrelated to student motivation in learning the Arabic Language.
Applications of this study: The study can be useful for Arabic Language teachers. Students with a high anxiety level will feel anxious and avoid taking part in learning activities that will then influence the quality of learning. Hence, speaking anxiety must be tackled separately by the Arabic Language teacher from motivation since there is no significant relationship between the two variables.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This study produced instruments to assess the level of Arabic speaking anxiety. The result of this study is consistent with previous studies, which investigated the level of anxiety in learning a foreign language and speaking anxiety must be tackled separately from motivation because it has no significant relationship with individual students’ motivation.
SEMIOTIC MODEL FOR EQUIVALENCE AND NON-EQUIVALENCE IN TRANSLATION
Authors: Hasyim Muhammad , Kuswarini Prasuri , Kaharuddin  
Published: May 2020

Purpose of the study: Not all languages have a universal concept of the same object, and this creates problems in translation. This paper aims to examine the semiotic model for equivalence or non-equivalence in translation which attempts to define the semiotic model, to use the model for translation, and to offer the benefits of this model to solving translation’s problem in equivalence and non-equivalence.
Methodology: The data of this research are derived from the novel Lelaki Harimau, as the source language and L'homme Tigre, as the target language. This model is used in the Indonesian novel which has been translated into 14 languages, one of which is in French. The authors use a semiotic approach to analyze the equivalence and non-equivalence in the translation.
Main Findings: This study reveals that the concept of signified in the semiotic theory proposes two models: the first: translation using the same concept in the source text (ST) and target text (TT), which is broadly known as equivalence, the second: translation using different concept between ST and TT, this called non-equivalence. This article not only explores the issue of meaning contextually in translation, but also the use of the semiotic model in translation which shows that the language perspective depends on the relationship between the sign and the object.
Applications of this study: The model for this study can be used not only in translation studies at universities but also in providing supporting data for applied linguistic studies.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This study provides a novelty in translation research with a semiotic approach. The contribution of this study is that the semiotics perspective suggests that a sign in the concept level (signified) will not be universal due to different cultural backgrounds.
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: A CASE STUDY ON MALAYSIAN MILLENNIALS
Authors: Tet-Mei Fung Kirstie , Chuah Kee-Man , Ting Su-Hie 
Published: May 2020

Purpose of the study: This study aims to analyse which gender language features are used by both genders in computer-mediated communication (CMC) and also investigates if online gender communication reflects normal face-to-face communication.
Methodology: A qualitative research design was employed in addressing the objectives of the study. A total of 260 Facebook comments were collected and analysed using more than one methodological approach in accordance with CMDA (Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis).
Main Findings: The findings show that male language features occurred more frequently compared to female language features. However, commenters of both genders do not always follow their respective gender language features. This shows that commenters from both genders do not necessarily follow their own gender stereotypes according to the different contextual situations they face.
Applications of this study: The findings from this study can contribute to gender language studies and also benefit those who are interested in millennial research and the usage of CMC in recent times.
Novelty/Originality of this study: In this research, common framework in analysing gender differences is improved to fit the needs of current CMC trends.
BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF CLOUD COMPUTING IN PRODUCTION AND SERVICE SECTOR IN IZMIR, THE CITY OF TURKEY
Authors: Sayginer Can , Ercan Tuncay 
Published: May 2020

Purpose of the study: This research aims to understand the benefits and challenges of cloud and non-cloud adopter companies of production and service sectors on cloud computing and making recommendations based on companies’ perceptions of the issue in Izmir, Turkey.
Methodology: This is a descriptive survey of businesses, forming a questionnaire for 99 companies in the service sector and 66 companies in the production sector to non-cloud or cloud user businesses in the city of Izmir in Turkey. SPSS 26.0 software is used to analyze the perceived benefits and challenges of cloud computing.
Main Findings: The descriptive analysis results show that increasing productivity in business processes and working collaboratively from remote are the most important perceived benefits of adopting cloud computing in the production sector and service sector, respectively. On the other hand, business processes adoption issues and concerns about security are the significant perceived challenges and barriers of cloud computing adoption, respectively.
Applications of this study: The study is useful for governments to understand the critical points of cloud computing and is believed to give governments the ability to prepare an appropriate environment for businesses. Cloud providers and companies also take a position to contribute to this environment by creating new I.T. products and purchasing these I.T. products conforming to their I.T. needs, respectively.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This research provides companies in Izmir with a guide for the adoption considering the appropriate cloud computing deployment models such as public cloud, private cloud, community cloud and hybrid cloud for certain types of applications such as software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service(PaaS) and Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for developing countries.
Türkiye'deki Suriyeli Kadınlar Kurban ya da Sosyal Girişimci
Authors: TOPCU Emel 
Published: May 2020

Bu araştırmanın amacı, kadınların Suriye’deki geçmişleri ışığında
Türkiye’deki geleceklerini anlayabilmek adına, halihazırdaki konumlarını en çok
etkileyen sosyo-politik meseleleri analiz etmektir. Bu konuda birçok araştırma
yapılmış olmasına rağmen, bunların çoğu, sağlık, şiddet, ayrımcılık, dışlanma,
psikolojik ve ruhi sağlık gibi problem konularına odaklanmıştır. Oysa bu çalışma değişik bir bakış açısı ile bu
kadınlara kendi adlarına, kendi tecrübeleri ve geleceğe ait kendi planlarını
konuşabilmeleri için bir platform sunmuş ve veriler bu anlayış ile toplanmıştır.
Bu çalışma, Suriyeli kadınlarla geçirilen beş yıllık bir beraberliğin sonunda,
onların kendilerine yardım eden gönüllü gruplarla arkadaşlık geliştirip daha
sonra kendi girişimciliklerini başlattıklarını tespit etmeye fırsat vermiştir. Araştırmanın
başlangıcında, Türkiye’ye ilk geldiklerinde, genelde kadınların gidip yardım
kurluşlarından yardım istemesi şaşırtıcı bir tespittir. Erkekler aileleri için yardım istemeyi
kendilerine ar edinmişlerdir. Çünkü bu durum onların geleneksel aile yöneticisi
olma rollerine ters düşmektedir. Suriyeli kadınlardan bazıları, yardım
faaliyeti yürüten Türk kadınlardan yardım almaya başlayınca her iki grup arasında
zamanla bir arkadaşlık oluşmuştur. Böylece
bazı Suriyeli kadınlar zamanla Türk kadınlarla beraber, diğer Suriyeli
mültecilere yardım faaliyetlerinde yer almaya başlamışlardır. Daha sonra
bunlardan birkaçı kendi sivil toplum kuruluşlarını kurmuş, bu adım onları
kurban olma rolünden aktif sosyal girişimci olmaya doğru yönlendirmiştir. Bu
yüzden, Suriyeli kadınlardaki bu değişim ve dönüşüm sürecini daha iyi
değerlendirebilmek için bu çalışmada teorik çerçeve olarak Amartya Sen ve
Martha Nussbaum’un Kapasite Yaklaşımı (Capability Approach) kullanılmıştır.

Bu çalışma sosyal, siyasi, kültürel ve toplumsal cinsiyet
alanlarında daha ileri seviyede yeni araştırmalar yapmaya kapı açacak olması
bakımından önem arz etmektedir. Çalışmada veriler katılımcı gözlem, derinlemesine
mülakat, odak grup görüşmesi gibi nitel yöntem araçları ile toplanırken, veri
analizleri Kapasite Yaklaşımı çerçevesinde hermeneutik yöntemla
yapılmıştır.
Agonist/Antagonist Ratio for ankle joint is similar between active and inactive older adults compared to hip and knee joints
Authors: Garcia Gabriel , Vieira Leonardo , Seibel Victor , Razuk Milena , Rinaldi Natalia 
Published: May 2020

Background: Previous studies performed analysis of the agonist/antagonist ratio (AAR) largely in atlhlete population. However, no study has observed the effects of physical activity on the AAR in different movement velocities on the elderly people.
Aim: This study aimed to analyze the AAR of the lower limbs in elderly participants of the Exercise Guidance Service (SOE) and compare them with sedentary eldery, using a group of young adults as a control group.
Method: 86 individuals divided into three groups: young adult (n=25); sedentary (n=30); active (n=31). Collection of the AAR was made through the isokinetic dynamometer at velocities of 60 and 120°/s.
Results: The results indicated a difference in the velocity of 60°/s for the hip and in the velocity of 120°/s for the knee. In addition, there was a difference between the elderly (active and sedentary) and the adults at ankle.
Conclusion: Although the sedentary elderly presented higher mean values compared to active group, there was no significant difference for AAR of the lower between these groups.
Mechanical stimulation of human dermal fibroblasts regulates pro-inflammatory cytokines: potential insight into soft tissue manual therapies
Authors: Anloague Aric , Mahoney Aaron , Ogunbekun Oladipupo , Thompson William R. , Larsen Bryan , Loghmani M. Terry , Hum Julia , Lowery Jonathan Wayne 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Objective Soft tissue manual therapies are commonly utilized by osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists and massage therapists. These techniques are predicated on subjecting tissues to biophysical mechanical stimulation but the cellular and molecular mechanism(s) mediating these effects are poorly understood. A series of previous studies established an in vitro model system for examining mechanical stimulation of dermal fibroblasts and established that repetitive strain, intended to mimic overuse injury, induces the secretion of numerous pro-inflammatory cytokines. Moreover, mechanical strain intended to mimic soft tissue manual therapy reduces strain-induced secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Here, we sought to partially confirm and extend these reports and provide independent corroboration of prior results. Results Using cultures of primary human dermal fibroblasts, we confirm mechanical forces intended to mimic repetitive motion strain increases levels of IL-6 and that mechanical strain intended to mimic therapeutic soft tissue stimulation reduces IL-6 levels. We also extend the prior work, reporting that therapy-like mechanical stimulation reduces levels of IL-8. Although there are important limitations to this experimental model, these findings provide supportive evidence that therapeutic soft tissue massage may reduce inflammation. Future work is required to address these open questions and advance the mechanistic understanding of therapeutic soft tissue stimulation.
Revisiting Sequential Attributable fractions
Authors: Ferguson John , O'Connell Maurice , O'Donnell Martin 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background Eide and Gefeller introduced the concepts of sequential and average attributable fractions as methods to partition the risk of disease to differing exposures. In particular, sequential attributable fractions are interpreted in terms of an incremental reduction in disease prevalence associated with removing a particular risk factor from the population, having removed other risk factors. Clearly, both concepts are causal entities, but are not usually estimated within a causal inference framework. Methods We propose causal definitions of sequential and average attributable fractions using the potential outcomes framework. To estimate these quantities in practice, we model exposure-exposure and exposure-disease interrelationships using a causal Bayesian network, assuming no unobserved variables. This allows us to model not only the direct impact of removing a risk factor on disease, but also the indirect impact through the effect on the prevalence of causally downstream risk factors that are typically ignored when calculating sequential and average attributable fractions. The procedure for calculating sequential attributable fractions involves repeated applications of Pearl's do-operator over a fitted Bayesian network, and simulation from the resulting joint probability distributions. Results The methods are applied to the INTERSTROKE study, which was designed to quantify disease burden attributable to the major risk factors for stroke. The resulting sequential and average PAFs are compared to results to a prior approach to estimate sequential PAFs which uses a single logistic model and which does not properly account for differing causal pathways. Conclusions In contrast to estimation using a single regression model, the proposed approaches allow consistent estimation of sequential, joint and average PAF under general causal structures.
Short term outcomes of preterm infants following antenatal corticosteroid treatment for childbearing women at 34 (0/7) to 36 (6/7) weeks: do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Authors: Hu Zhimei , Deng Xiaochun , Liu Honglin , Xie Lili , Liang Bingwei , Yang Jianhui , Lin Xuemei , Chen Peishan , Huang Yuejun 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background The effects of maternal antenatal corticosteroid (ACS) treatment on the short-term outcome of late preterm infants are unclear.Methods This is a retrospective cohort study. Data of pregnant women who gave birth between 34 (0/7) to 36 (6/7) weeks gestation from January 2014 to June 2019 were collected. Nine short-term outcomes of preterm infants from mothers who received ACS treatment were compared to preterm infants from mothers who did not receive ACS treatment.Results The results were as follows: (1) ACS administration to pregnant women at high risk for giving birth between 34 (0/7) to 36 (6/7) weeks pregnancy, can decrease the cost and inpatient time of their infants; (2) lack of maternal ACS treatment is an independent risk factor for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome; (3) use of maternal ACS does not increase the risk of neonatal pneumonia, neonatal hypoglycemia, neonatal sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis of newborns, neonatal intracranial hemorrhage, and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in preterm infants.Conclusions Use of ACS for pregnant women at risk for giving birth between 34 (0/7) to 36 (6/7) weeks pregnancy has more advantage than disadvantage. Our study provides evidence-based medicine for clinicians to make ACS treatment choices for pregnant women with risk of giving birth between 34 (0/7) to 36(6/7) weeks gestation.
Error Estimation and Adaptivity for PGD based on Complementary Solutions
Authors: Reis Jonatha , de Almeida Jose Paulo Moitinho , Diez Pedro , Zlotnik Sergio 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Reduced order methods are powerful tools for the design and analysis of sophisticated systems, reducing computational costs and speeding up the development process. Among these reduced order methods, the Proper Generalized Decomposition is a well-established one, commonly used to deal with multi-dimensional problems that often suffer from the curse of dimensionality. Although the PGD method has been around for some time now, it still lacks mechanisms to assess the quality of the solutions obtained.

This paper explores the dual error analysis in the scope of the PGD, using complementary solutions to compute error bounds and drive an adaptivity process. The energy of the error obtained from the dual analysis is used to determine the quality of the PGD approximations. We define a new adaptivity indicator based on the energy of the error and use it to drive parametric h- and p- adaptivity processes. The results are positive, with the indicator accurately capturing the parameter that will lead to lowest errors.
­­­Characterization of integrated prophages within diverse species of clinical nontuberculous mycobacteria
Authors: Glickman Cody , Kammlade Sara M. , Hasan Nabeeh A. , Epperson L. Elaine , Davidson Rebecca M. , Strong Michael 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections are increasing in prevalence, with current estimates suggesting that over 100,000 people in the United States are affected each year. It is unclear how certain species of mycobacteria transition from environmental bacteria to clinical pathogens, or what genetic elements influence the differences in virulence among strains of the same species. A potential mechanism of genetic diversity within mycobacteria is the integration of viruses called prophages. Prophages may act as carriers of bacterial genes, with the potential of altering bacterial fitness through horizontal gene transfer. In this study, we quantify the frequency and composition of prophages within mycobacteria isolated from clinical samples and compare them against the composition of PhageDB, an environmental mycobacteriophage database.Methods Prophages were predicted by agreement between two discovery tools, VirSorter and Phaster, and the frequencies of integrated prophages were compared by growth rate. Prophages were assigned to PhageDB lettered clusters using BLAST-p. Bacterial virulence gene frequency was calculated using a combination of the Virulence Factor Database (VFDB) and the Pathosystems Resource Integration Center virulence database (Patric-VF) within the gene annotation software Prokka. CRISPR elements were discovered using CRT. ARAGORN was used to quantify tRNAs.Results Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) were more likely to contain prophage than slowly growing mycobacteria (SGM). CRISPR elements were not associated with prophage abundance in mycobacteria. The abundance of tRNAs was enriched in SGM compared to RGM.
Higher Alcohol Consumption Is Not Linked To Higher SARS CoVid19 Infection and Death
Authors: Mohanta Yugal Kishore , Hashem Abeer , Abd_Allah Elsayed Fathi , Mohanta Tapan Kumar 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) corona virus mediated CoVid19 (corona virus disease 19) pandemic is a global concern. At the present, almost all countries of the world are home to the CoVid19 infection with varying rate.Methodology To understand the role of alcohol consumption and rate of CoVid19 infection, we conducted a comparative statistical analysis using the top CoVid19 infected countries of the world and compared them with per capita alcohol consumption per year. In addition, a Google trend analysis was conducted to understand the sentiments of the people towards the search of alcohol.Results We found that higher alcohol consumption is not proportional to the higher number of CoVid19 infection and deaths. Google trend analysis for search of alcohol for last 12 months was found highest for Australia followed by New Zealand, Ireland, United States, and South Africa, suggesting sentiment of higher alcohol search also not related to the SARS CoV-2 infection and deaths.
Huddling relieves myocardial glycogen synthesis of Brandt’s voles in mild cold environment
Authors: Wang Zhe , Mou Jun-jie , Xu Jin-hui , Wang Chuan-li , Huang Wei-mei , Xue Hui-liang , Wu Ming , Chen Lei , Xu Lai-xiang 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background:Small mammals have limited glucose use and limited glycogen accumulation during hypothermia. Huddling is a highly evolved cooperative behavioral strategy in social mammals, allowing adaptation to environmental cooling. As yet, however, is not clear whether this behavior affects the utilization of glycogen in cold environments. Here, we studied the effect of huddling on myocardial glycogen content in Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) under a mild cold environment (15 °C). Results: Results showed that (1) Compared to the control (22 °C) group (CON), the number of glycogenosomes more than tripled in the cool separated group (CS) in both males and females; whereas the number of glycogenosomes increased in females but was maintained in males in the cool huddling group (CH). (2) The ratio of glycogen synthetase phosphorylation showed a similar trend as the change in glycogenosome number in the three treatment groups in both males and females. (3) Protein expression of glycogen phosphorylase remained stable in males in the three treatment groups but increased in CS group females compared with the CON group. Conclusion:These results indicate that huddling in voles alleviated the increase in myocardial glycogen content caused by the increase of glycogen synthesis under cool environments.
Sub-optimal household water access is associated with greater risk of intimate partner violence against women: evidence from Nepal
Authors: Choudhary Neetu , Brewis Alexandra , Wutich Amber , Udas Pranita Bhushan 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Household water management is often women's responsibility, as related to the gendered nature of household roles. Ethnographic data suggest that household water insecurity could increase women's exposure to emotional and physical forms of intimate partner violence (IPV), as punishments for failures to complete socially expected household tasks that rely on water (like cooking and cleaning) and the generally elevated emotional state of household members dealing with resource scarcity. Here, we test the associations between sub-optimal household water access and women's exposure to IPV, using the nationally-representative data from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2016. Drawing upon the intra-household bargaining model as the theoretical framework, we run instrumental variable probit regression, to test the association between household water access and prevalence of IPV against women. After controlling for other known covariates of IPV such as women's empowerment and education, the findings substantiate that worse household water access consistently elevates women's exposures to all forms of IPV. This suggests that improvements in household water access may have additional ramifications for reducing women's risk of IPV, beyond currently recognized socioeconomic benefits. While both household water access and IPV have known health consequences, linking them provides another pathway through which water could affect women's health.