jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of English Multimedia Assisted Instructional Package in Enhancing Achievement in English among Standard IX Students in Relation to their Interest in Learning

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

According to today’s pedagogical practices, the key to engagement of students and the effectiveness of the procedure is through ICT. This paper analyses the implications that multimedia assisted instructional package have in enhancing the achievement of Class IX students in learning. The paper envisages that the application of ICT in pedagogy can enhance the interest of students in English Learning.
Fig. 2 in Comparative gross encephalon morphology in Callichthyidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Fig. 2. Encephalon of Megalechis personata, DZSRJP 8517, 116.4 mm SL, with olfactory organ removed. Dorsal (upper), lateral (middle) and ventral (lower) views. Abbreviations: BO = bulbus olfactorius; CC = corpus cerebelli; Hyt = hypothamalus; LF = lobus facialis; LHL = lobus hypothalami lateralis; LIH = lobus inferior hypothalami; LV = lobus vagus; LVl = lobus vestibulolateralis; NI = nervus olfactorius; NII = nervus opticus; NX = nervus vagus; Tel = telencephalon; TM = tectum mesencephali; TR = tegmentum rhombencephali. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.
Tectonic mapping in Alaska with ERTS-1 imagery

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

The author has identified the following significant results. A mosaic of ERTS-1 imagery for a portion of interior Alaska covering approximately 57,000 sq km has proved to be a valuable tool in identifying structural elements previously not recognized. Mapped faults are clearly recognizable and are found to be part of a larger system of faults and lineaments identified on the imagery. A previously unrecognized set of conjugate fractures imply regional compression in a NNW-SSE direction in agreement with known fault dislocations. Earthquakes have a marked tendency to occur at intersections of lineaments seen on the imagery.
Shooting and hauling speeds of salmon drift net. I. Shooting speed of salmon drift net.

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The present report dealt with the shooting speed (the time needed to shoot a section of about 34m length) of 37 settings of salmon drift net each about 100 sections long in the Japan Sea by the R. V. “Hakusan-maru”. And the following results are obtained: 1. It took 8.2 to 13.4 sec to shoot a section on the string average, except the time to shoot the initial and final ends of a string. 2. The maximum retardation of shooting speed by the fore-and-aft vector of wind was estimated to be 2.3 sec/section (29°C of the time under no wind and wave), due to wind drift of boat. That by the athwartships vector was 1.5 sec/section (19°C), because the wind from star-board over some level and from port increased the possibility of sinker line tangling with cork line. And that by wind wave was 1.4 sec/section (18°C). 3. The standard deviation of shooting speed (maximum being 4.1 times of minimum), which represents irregular tautness within a string, increased with retardation in shooting speed (maximum being 1.6 times of minimum), which is one of the indicators of difficulty in smooth shooting.
Comparison of the effect of mexiletine and methylprednisolone on neural function and histopathological damage after transient spinal cord ischemia in rabbits.

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Mexiletine can significantly ameloriate the neural function and prevent histopathological damage after transient spinal cord ischemia in rabbits. This is the first research that investigates the neuron=protective effect of mexiletine in a spinal cord ischemia model.
THE 4‐O‐METHYL METABOLITES OF CATECHOLAMINES IN MAN: CHROMATOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OF 3‐HYDROXY,4‐METHOXYPHENYLACETIC ACID (HOMO‐ISO‐VANILLIC ACID) IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Abstract— The isomeric phenolic acids, homovanillic acid (4‐hydroxy,3‐methoxyphenylacetic acid) and homo‐iso‐vanillic acid (3‐hydroxy,4‐methoxyphenylacetic acid), were separated and identified by means of paper chromatography of their azo‐derivatives with diazotized para‐nitroaniline. Using this chromatographic procedure, homo‐iso‐vaniliic acid was identified in several samples of human cerebrospinal fluid, an observation which suggests that dopamine may be partly metabolized in brain, with the production of 4‐methoxy derivatives.
Exchange traded funds in Asia.

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

The exchange-traded fund is a relative new comer to the financial markets and, in a relative short time, has acquired significant amounts of assets. The popularity of the ETF, fast as it has risen, has been evident mainly in the mature markets of the United States and Western Europe. In other markets, particularly in Asia, ETFs suffer from low asset values and even less recognition from investors. In this report, we conducted a systematic study of ETFs in general and covered topics such as the structure of ETFs, the advantages and disadvantages it offers to investors and the competition it faces from mutual funds and index funds. We also looked at the economics that drive the supply of ETFs to provide a more comprehensive look at the ETF industry at large. This report thus reveals that obstacles to the rise of ETFs in Asia include lack of awareness of ETFs due to the absence of incentives for suppliers of ETFs to push or create ETFs. It is also possible that Asia is generally still an emerging market where investors are not ready for passively managed funds since the inefficiencies of such a market enable actively managed funds to generate abnormal returns. The low profitability of ETFs due to regulations on short selling in emerging markets also limit the availability of ETFs in Asia. We believe our findings will shed light on this issue and provide new avenues for further research.
Response of Laminated Composites to Guided Microwave Pulse

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

The work of this paper is dedicated to characterizing the response of multi-layered composite material to incident microwave pulse. This serves as part of the forward modeling for our future work on applying microwave-induced thermal acoustic tomography (MITAT) on non-destructive testing of the defects in multi-layered composite materials. Microwave pulse has been used in MITAT for exciting the acoustic wave which is detected for imaging. Therefore, the response of the multi-layered composite material to a microwave pulse is studied in this paper, with some preliminary numerical results on the wave absorption and SAR distribution by different composites. It can be seen that SAR is not distributed uniformly and the difference in absorbed energy will cause different acoustic waves.
Observations on the fine structure of Mesostigma viride Lauterborn

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Electron microscopy has clarified the structure and taxonomic position of the genus Mesostigma (type species M. viride Lauterborn) by showing that the two unequal flagella are covered with small scales of a characteristic shape and that they arise from a conical pit in the upper surface of the cell which is lined by a dispersed system of tubes or fibres as in the related genus Pyramimonas. The periplast over the rest of the cell is shown to contain two other very distinct kinds of scales which are described. The origin of all three types of scale has been traced to vesicles derived from Golgi cisternae, and scale liberation though not traced in detail is believed to take place into the flagellar depression. The peculiar flattened shape of the chloroplast with restriction of starch storage to a swollen border, the structure of the pyrenoid and the distribution within the cell of other cell components is also indicated in outline. It is concluded that though unique in many respects the genus Mesostigma is unequivocally a member of the Prasinophyceae (sensu Parke & Manton, 1965) and is relatively remote from the Volvocales in which it was formerly classed.
The Impact of Hearing Aids on Speech Perception in Mandarin-Speaking Children

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Background. Severe hearing loss can affect speech perception in children, and hearing aids as a medical device may help improve speech perception in children. Objective. To explore the effects of fitting hearing aids (HAs) on speech perception in children with severe hearing loss (60–70 dB HL). Methods. Ninety-five children with bilateral severe hearing loss who were fitted bilaterally with HAs before the age of 3 years were followed up. The subjects were grouped according to their age at the time of fitting, i.e., <1, 1–2 , and 2–3 years groups. The Mandarin Early Speech Perception test was used to evaluate speech perception of Mandarin monosyllabic words at 12, 24, and 36 months after fitting. Results. There were significant improvements in vowel, consonant, and tone perception scores from 12 to 36 months after fitting HAs in the three age groups, and the mean score at 36 months after fitting was significantly improved at >85%. The mean speech pattern and spondee perception scores averaged at >90% at 12 months after fitting and were comparable to the scores of 2-year-old children with normal hearing. Conclusions. HA helps with speech perception in children with severe hearing loss.
| Case Report | Successful Treatment of Abdominal Cutaneous Entrapment Syndrome Using Ultrasound Guided Injection

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

There are various origins for chronic abdominal pain. About 10−30 % of patients with chronic abdominal pain have abdominal wall pain. Unfortunately, abdominal wall pain is not thought to be the first origin of chronic abdominal pain; therefore, patients usually undergo extensive examinations, including diagnostic laparoscopic surgery. Entrapment of abdominal cutaneous nerves at the muscular foramen of the rectus abdominis is a rare cause of abdominal wall pain. If abdominal wall pain is considered in earlier stage of chronic abdominal pain, unnecessary invasive procedures are not required and patients will reach symptom free condition as soon as the diagnosis is made. Here, we report a case of successful treatment of a patient with abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome by ultrasound guided injection therapy. (Korean J Pain 2013; 26: 291-294)
CG PICAÇO: a new cultivar of sudangrass with high forage performance and seed yield

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

A new cultivar of sudangrass [Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.] was developed by the method of selection of individual plants with progeny testing. The most important traits are high forage performance, good leaf:stalk ratio, and high seed yield.
Education, risk and ethics

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

While the notion of risk remains under-theorised in moral philosophy, risk aversion and moralist self-protection appear as dominant cultural tendencies saturating educational orientation and practice. Philosophy of education has responded to the educational emphasis on risk management by exposing the unavoidable and positive presence of risk in any endeavour to learn and teach. Taking such responses into account, I discuss how the theoretical connection of risk and education could be radicalised through an ethical approach combined with epistemological and existential concerns. My aim is to propose an ethics that is sensitive to the difference between risks taken and risks imposed and to the cultural variations of what counts as danger. Finally, I explain how the educational relevance of such an ethics requires a prior questioning of the western understanding of self and world that has functioned as a subtext of the dominant view of risk.
Identification of metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in FNA specimens using thyroid peroxidase immunohistochemistry

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Introduction We evaluated immunohistochemical staining for thyroid peroxidase ( TPO ), a glycoprotein found in the apical plasma membrane of thyroid follicular cells, as a marker for metastatic PTC in FNA samples and compared results with thyroglobulin (Tg) and thyroid transcription factor 1 ( TTF 1) staining. Methods Cell block sections prepared from 100 FNA specimens were stained with a rabbit monoclonal antibody to TPO ( EP 159). The FNA s included 64 metastatic malignancies from non‐thyroid primary sites, including 18 lung, and 36 cases of thyroid tumours (29 PTC , six cases of medullary thyroid carcinoma and one thyroid anaplastic carcinoma). Thyroid tumours were stained with TTF 1 and Tg in addition to TPO . All cases of metastatic lung carcinoma also had TTF ‐1 staining results. Results TPO staining was negative in all non‐thyroid malignancies. Ninety percent (26/29) of PTC were positive. All positive cases showed strong cytoplasmic staining, although 54% (14/26) showed positivity in less than half of the cells. By comparison, Tg staining of TPC cases was present in 62% and TTF ‐1 in 100%. In addition to showing higher sensitivity, interpretation of staining results with TPO was generally easier with than Tg. All metastatic lung adenocarcinomas were positive for TTF ‐1 and TPO negative. The six medullary cancers showed positivity in 17%, 0% and 83% with TPO , Tg and TTF ‐1, respectively. Conclusions TPO ( mA b EP 159) may be a useful addition to immunohistochemical panels for FNA specimens where metastatic PTC is a consideration, particularly in cases where metastatic lung carcinoma features in the differential diagnosis.
1654-P: Decreasing Incidence of Pharmacologically Treated Type 2 Diabetes in Hungary from 2001-2016: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) vary in different regions and depend on several factors. Long-term nationwide epidemiological data are useful to assess trends over time. The aim of the study was to analyze the epidemiological changes of pharmacologically treated T2DM among adult patients in Hungary between 2001 and 2016. Annual incidence, prevalence and all-cause mortality rate of pharmacologically treated T2DM patients (age &gt;18 years) were evaluated from 2001 to 2016. In our analyses we used the central database of the National Institute of Health Insurance Fund Management (Hungary). All data were anonymized at data export. Numbers are age-adjusted and standardized to European Standard Population at 2013. The number of incident cases with newly registered T2DM decreased from 76,645 (858 cases/100,000 person-years) to 29,122 (300 cases/100,000 person-years) resulting in an annual reduction of 11.6% (p&lt;0.001) between 2001 and 2016. The number of prevalent cases continuously increased from 422,707 (4950 cases/100,000 person-years) to the highest number of 737,535 (8135 cases/100,000 person-years) in 2011, which plateaued during the next 3 years and slightly decreased thereafter. The standardized prevalence rate of T2DM increased by 60.5% in the investigated period. The prevalence rate of T2DM increased with increasing age; in 2016 it was ≥20% in patients with age of &gt;60 years. All-cause mortality rate decreased between 2001 and 2016 by 11.8% from 2186/100,000 person-years to 1928/100,000 person-years. Despite a clearly decreasing incidence of pharmacologically treated T2DM in adult patients, the prevalence increased from 2001 to 2011 followed by a 3-year-long plateau and a slight decrease thereafter. These long-term trends with the reduced mortality rate may indicate favorable effects of health promotional activities for preventing and treating T2DM in the period of 2001-2016 in Hungary. Disclosure G. Jermendy: None. Z. Kiss: None. G. Rokszin: None. Z. Abonyi-Tóth: None. I. Wittmann: None. P. Kempler: None.
Language Without Borders: A Step-by-Step Guide to Analyzing Webcam Eye-Tracking Data for L2 Research

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Eye-tracking has become a valuable tool for studying cognitive processes in second language (L2) acquisition and bilingualism (Godfroid et al., 2024). While research-grade infrared eye-trackers are commonly used, there are a number of issues that limit its wide-spread adoption. Recently, consumer-based webcam eye-tracking has emerged as an attractive alternative, requiring only internet access and a personal webcam. However, webcam eye-tracking presents unique design and preprocessing challenges that must be addressed for valid results. To help researchers overcome these challenges, we developed a comprehensive tutorial focused on visual world webcam eye-tracking for L2 language research. Our guide will cover all key steps, from design to data preprocessing and analysis, where we highlight the R package `webgazeR`, which is open source and freely available for download and installation: https://github.com/jgeller112/webgazeR. We offer best practices for environmental conditions, participant instructions, and tips for designing visual world experiments with webcam eye-tracking. To demonstrate these steps, we analyze data collected through the Gorilla platform (Anwyl-Irvine et al., 2020) using a single word Spanish visual world paradigm (VWP) and show competition within and between L2/L1. This tutorial aims to empower researchers by providing a step-by-step guide to successfully conduct visual world webcam-based eye-tracking studies. To follow along with this tutorial, please download the entire manuscript and its accompanying code with data from here: https://github.com/jgeller112/L2_VWP_Webcam.
Isogeometric Analysis for Modelling and Design

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

We present an isogeometric design and analysis approach based on NURBS-compatible subdivision surfaces. The approach enables the description of watertight free-form surfaces of arbitrary degree, including conic sections and an accurate simulation and analysis based directly on the designed surface. To explore the seamless integration of design and analysis provided by the isogeometric approach, we built a prototype software which combines free-form modelling tools with thin shell simulation tools to offer the designer a wide range of design and analysis instruments.
Chemical and meteorological characteristics associated with rapid increases of O3 in Houston, Texas

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

We report here on measurements made from the 62nd story of the Williams Tower on the west side of Houston, Texas between 15 August and 15 September 2000. The time series of trace gases differ from those at many other urban sites in having very rapidly increasing spikes of O 3 , HCHO, and PAN. Measurements show that the highest O 3 levels in Houston are not always those measured at the surface, and the extreme values may occur aloft. Plumes with high O 3 appear to be produced largely from local sources and to have the potential to form additional O 3 . The ozone production efficiency (7 molecules of O 3 produced per molecule of NO x consumed) when ΔO 3 /Δt ≥ 20 ppb per 15 min was found to be smaller than estimates made from observations directly downwind of the Ship Channel petrochemical plants (e.g., ∼12). Back trajectories show that simple straight line flow was associated with mean O 3 levels of 56 ppb, in contrast to flow patterns associated with a decrease in wind speed or flow reversal, which were associated with mean values of 63 ppb and extremes in excess of 125ppb. VOC samples taken during periods when ΔO 3 /Δt ≥ 20 ppb per 15 min were elevated and in particular light olefins were more than a factor of 7 greater than the corresponding samples collected on other occasions. No significant increase in isoprene at the Williams Tower was associated with these episodes. When air passed over stack emissions in eastern Houston, rich in VOCs, a Lagrangian model simulated O 3 production rates of ∼50 ppb hr −1 .
ANALISIS PENGARUH MARGIN BANK SYARIAH, PREFERENSI KONSUMEN DAN PENDAPATAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN NASABAH MENGAMBIL KPR SYARIAH

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

This study aims to analyze the effect of bank margins, customer preferences and income on customer decisions to take Sharia mortgages. the term Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression. The difference is that in logistic regression, the researcher predicts the dependent variable on a dichotomous scale. The dichotomous scale in question is a nominal data scale with two categories, for example: Yes and No, Good and Bad or High and Low. Based on the results of logistic regression analysis, it was found that the characteristics of Islamic mortgages, income factors, consumer preference factors and the influence of Islamic bank margins had a significant effect on customer decisions in taking Sharia mortgages. While the knowledge factor does not have a significant effect. Based on the results of the logistic regression coefficients, the characteristic factor of Islamic mortgages is the dominant factor in customer decisions to choose Islamic mortgages because they have the largest beta value.
Alcohol and Other Drug Problems in Older Adults

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

SUMMARY While there is considerable awareness and knowledge on the part of the health and human service community on the problems of the misuse and abuse of alcohol and other drugs in the general population, this unfortunately often does not extend to older adults, those who are 60+. Problems with alcohol and other drugs in older persons is in itself not a sudden crisis or new problem. However, as with any health problem affecting a specific demographic group, when the problem is not recognized and appropriately dealt with the repercussions pose greater risks for the individuals with the problem as well as for the larger community. This is particularly true in regard to older adults where natural physical changes and increased age related health risks can only be exacerbated by the misuse and abuse of substances.
Supplementary Data from Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Induce a Very Broad, Pleiotropic Anticancer Drug Resistance Phenotype in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells by Modulation of Multiple ABC Transporter Genes

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Supplementary Data from Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Induce a Very Broad, Pleiotropic Anticancer Drug Resistance Phenotype in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells by Modulation of Multiple ABC Transporter Genes
Political Psychology: The Effect of Presidential Candidate Traits on Voters’ Opinions

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

The 2016 election continues to be one of the most tumultuous, interesting, and unique political campaigns ever and has brought previous research about the impact candidates’ character traits have on vote choice into question. Research has been done that examines what socioeconomic and cultural circumstances cause voters to use either candidate traits, policy issues, or ideology as voting cues, but there has not been much analysis on what specific candidate traits voters respond most positively to. According to previous research, voters place a higher value on candidate traits having to do with competence than they do on traits that have to do with a candidates’ warmth and personability. In light of the 2016 presidential election, some competency-related character traits may not be as valued in political candidates as they were thought to be, as American culture and society continues to change. In relation to this, the following study will analyze competency-related character traits in presidential candidates and examine which specific trait; morality, perceived leadership ability, or knowledgeability, potential voters respond most positively to when evaluating presidential candidates. After doing a secondary data analysis using the NES 2012 data set, results indicate that voters overwhelmingly respond more positively to presidential candidates who they perceive as having strong leadership ability.