jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Creating trans-systemic spaces in critical literacies education with Indigenous adolescents

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The study of critical literacies education (CLE) (Freire, 1970; Janks, 2014) with Indigenous adolescents is significant to working towards a more culturally relevant curriculum (CRC) that supports Indigenous learners within a broader Western context. As well, a focus on creating CRC within culturally responsive education (CRE) for Indigenous adolescents should also foster culturally sustaining/revitalizing pedagogy (CSRP) (McCarty & Lee, 2014) that works towards reconciliation (TRC, 2015). Significant to the development of authentic CRC for Indigenous learners is the need for an interchange of Western Knowledge (WK) and Indigenous Knowledges (IK) in order to find a new space – a trans-systemic space – that opens up a “dialogue of the assumptions, values and interests each holds” (Battiste, p. 105, 2013). Using the theoretical frameworks of sociocultural theory (Vygotsky, 1986), Gee’s (2015) concepts of d/Discourse, and Indigenous ways of knowing and learning (Barnhardt & Kawagley, 2005; Battiste, 2002), the purpose of this case study was to explore how a trans-systemic space in CLE can be created for Indigenous adolescents. The research took place in an Indigenous Cultural Program (ICP) located in an alternative high-school in the interior of British Columbia, Canada, with 16 Indigenous adolescents, two members of the school staff, an Indigenous artist-in-residence, and an Elder. Data were collected during a Critical Media Literacies (CML) course that ran from January to May 2017. The findings from this study highlight characteristics of CLE in a trans-systemic space (storytelling; family and community; and personal and cultural multimodal expression), along with the benefits (pride and acceptance in self, family and community; growth and development of cultural competencies; and self-growth and healing) and the challenges (emotional labour; navigation of cultural protocols; and re-traumatization) of engaging in CLE with Indigenous adolescents.
Physical activity behavior in the first month after mild traumatic brain injury is associated with physiological and psychological risk factors for chronic pain

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether self-reported physical activity (PA) in the first month after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) predicts endogenous pain modulatory function and pain catastrophizing at 1 to 2 weeks and 1 month after injury in patients with mTBI. Methods: Patients with mild traumatic brain injury completed study sessions at 1 to 2 weeks and 1 month after injury. Assessments included a headache survey, Pain Catastrophizing Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, and several quantitative sensory tests to measure endogenous pain modulatory function including conditioned pain modulation (CPM), temporal summation, and pressure pain thresholds of the head. Hierarchical linear regressions determined the relationship between the PA variables (predictors) and pain catastrophizing and pain modulation variables (dependent variables) cross-sectionally and longitudinally, while controlling for potential covariates. Results: In separate hierarchical regression models, moderate PA, walking, and total PA at 1 to 2 weeks after injury predicted pain inhibition on the CPM test at 1 month, after controlling for significant covariates. In addition, a separate regression revealed that minutes sitting at 1 month predicted CPM at 1 month. Regarding predicting pain catastrophizing, the regression results showed that sitting at 1 to 2 weeks after injury significantly predicted pain catastrophizing at 1 month after injury. Conclusion: Greater self-reported PA, especially moderate PA, 1 to 2 weeks after injury longitudinally predicted greater pain inhibitory capacity on the CPM test at 1 month after injury in patients with mTBI. In addition, greater sedentary behavior was associated with worse pain inhibition on the CPM test and greater pain catastrophizing at 1 month after injury.
The development of a prototype smart home automation system using microcontroller

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

This report aims to demonstrate the implementation of a Smart Home Automation System (SHAS) using a prototype with features such as having the ability to control switches/lighting, monitoring energy usage, etc in a house. This Final Year Project (FYP) focuses on the hardware prototype and control circuits, and the author has built a model of a simple house to exhibit the aforementioned features. The model follows the layout of a current typical 5-Room Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat. Using LED lights, fans, motor and switches to represent the appliances in a home, this model serves to simulate the actual implementation of SHAS by consumers. This hardware model will be integrated with the software development using a Microcontroller Unit (MCU). Thereafter, users can control the electrical components in this model on a dedicated webpage via internet/intranet. This webpage can be accessed from any web browsers such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer etc. In addition, the author has also developed an Energy Tracking System (ETS) which allows users to monitor the daily energy usage in their homes from the webpage. The ETS also comes with an automated monthly report feature, whereby an email consisting of the summary of energy consumption will be sent out to users at the end of every month.
Facile synthesis of zero valent iron and photocatalytic application for the degradation of dyes

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

Abstract In the present investigation, Zero valent iron (ZVI) was synthesized using ferrous sulfate and borohydrate in the presence of EDTA and characterized by x-ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy-dispersive x-ray (EDX) and Scanning electron microscope (SEM) techniques. The prepared ZVI catalytic activity was evaluated by degrading Acid Red 1 (AR1) and Acid Green 25 (AG25) dyes. The process variables such as pH, initial dye concentration, ZVI dose, contact time, hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and temperature were optimized for maximum dye degradation. AG25 removal was 98% at pH 4, ZVI dose 0.2 g l −1 , initial dye concentration 50 mg l −1 , 90 min reaction time and 8 mM H 2 O 2 concentration, whereas pH 2, ZVI dose 0.1 g l −1 , 50 mg l −1 initial dye concentration, 8 mM H 2 O 2 and 90 min were found to be optimum for AR1 maximum degradation of 91.60%. Behnajady–Modirshahla–Ghanbery kinetic model and thermodynamic study revealed the spontaneity and endothermic nature of the process. Results revealed that ZVI has potential to degrade the dyes and could possibly be used for the degradation of dyes in wastewater.
Notes on the Caves of Yorkshire

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

Introduction.

Yorkshire holds a unique position in England for the number, size, and variety of the caves and allied physical phenomena which are contained within its boundaries. In no other part of the country, except the neighbouring county of Derbyshire, which is to a large extent a continuation of the same geological formation, is the rock structure so favourable to their formation. Seeing these caves form such a conspicuous feature of a large part of the county, it is a matter of surprise there has been no attempt until recently to explore them in a systematic, manner, and study their formation and characteristics, in the relation they bear to the topography of the country. From time to time there have been careful examinations of such caves as were of interest from an archaeological point of view, principally by Dr. Buckland and Prof. W. Boyd Dawkins; also several times within the last forty years attempts, with varying success, have been made to descend some of the deep chasms or potholes on Ingleborough and the neighbouring mountains; but so far as the writer is aware, these investigations have been of a more or less spasmodic nature, without any apparent intention of following up the work to a complete study of the subject. Within the last few years cave exploration, as a sport, has received a large addition to its ranks, but even by the majority of these the science of Speleologie has been neglected. To the writer this branch of geographical reseach …
Advances in Real-Time Aerodynamic Model Identification

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

We describe the development of an in-flight, near real-time, aerodynamic model identification (RAMI) technique, for fixed-wing aircraft. This technique can be used to develop and validate an aerodynamic model to the Federal Aviation Administration AC 120 Level D flight simulator aerodynamic model criteria; and initial demonstrations of its capabilities are taking place on the National Research Council Falcon 20 research aircraft. As part of the RAMI development, innovative, self-contained software algorithms and hardware processing have been designed for onboard use. As well, novel hardware and software techniques are being applied to calibrate fundamental in-flight measurements, such as air data, in real time. The RAMI technique uses the 2-3-1-1 (alternating control input steps in seconds) maneuver, executed in each of the pitch, roll and yaw axes. These maneuvers are flown in flight conditions that span the entire flight envelope of interest. At each flight condition, the small perturbation stability and control derivatives (point model) are determined in real time. An automatic curve-fit process then combines the point models to develop a global aerodynamic model of the aircraft
Implementation of a Full-Scale Anammox-Based Facility to Treat an Anaerobic Digestion Sidestream at the Alexandria Sanitation Authority Water Resource Facility

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

The 204,000 m3/day Alexandria Sanitation Authority (ASA) Water Resource Facility (WRF) is currently being upgraded to meet an annual average total nitrogen (TN) waste load based on a concentration of 3 mg/L at its current design capacity. The State-of-the-Art-Nutrient-Upgrade-Program (SANUP) includes a system to treat the high nitrogen solids handling sidestream from dewatering anaerobically digested solids. The centrate pretreatment (CPT) system is being implemented as a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) capable of operating in three modes: (1) nitrification/denitrification, (2) nitritation/denitritation, and (3) partial nitritation/Anammox according to the “Universal Tank” concept. The design concept and basis for the facility are presented, along with the physical layout. It is being implemented using a conventional design-bid-build approach. Design is complete and construction is currently in the bid phase. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2011 and to be complete by December 2012. The estimated construction cost is $US 14.1 million. The design incorporates a number of innovations, including: (1) accounting for variations in process loading and anticipated operating modes over the life of the facility, (2) provision of a 10 percent capacity daughter reactor to facilitate process optimization and testing, and (3) inclusion of a cyclone to selectively retain the slow growing Anammox bacteria. It is anticipated that the facility will start up in the nitritation/denitritation mode, while the daughter reactor is used to acclimate biomass and finalize the operating strategy for the partial nitritation/Anammox mode.
Ferritin Nanocarrier Traverses the Blood Brain Barrier and Kills Glioma

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Over the last decades, considerable efforts have been put into developing active nanocarrier systems that cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) to treat brain-related diseases such as glioma tumors. However, to date none have been approved for clinical usage. Here, we show that a human H-ferritin (HFn) nanocarrier both successfully crosses the BBB and kills glioma tumor cells. Its principle point of entry is the HFn receptor (transferrin receptor 1), which is overexpressed in both BBB endothelial cells (ECs) and glioma cells. Importantly, we found that HFn enters and exits the BBB via the endosome compartment. In contrast, upon specifically targeting and entering glioma cells, nearly all of the HFn accumulated in the lysosomal compartment, resulting in the killing of glioma tumor cells, with no HFn accumulation in the surrounding healthy brain tissue. Thus, HFn is an ideal nanocarrier for glioma therapy and possesses the potential to serve as a therapeutic approach against a broad range of central nervous system diseases.
Mechanism and Inhibition of Oxygen Reduction on Light Weight Alloys

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

Inhibition of oxygen reduction is a very effective means for reducing corrosion of Al alloys and many other materials. The oxygen reduction reaction is quite complex, and very dependent on the existence of catalytic sites on the metallic surface. Recent projects on Al corrosion and inhibition have identified the importance of oxygen reduction, but have not elucidated the mechanism or the most effective means for its inhibition. The work proposed herein is not intended to comprehensively examine oxygen reduction, but it is directed toward identifying which aspects of an alloy promote O2 reduction. Once the nature of catalytic sites is understood, it should be possible to rationally select inhibitors that are effective for corrosion protection, as well as cost effective and environmentally more benign than chromate.
e-RL: The Internet of Things Supported Reverse Logistics for Remanufacture-to- Order

Field: Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract—With the increasing globalization, there are many sources of uncertainty across the entire reverse logistics for end-of-life product recovery. Information sharing is a key ingredient in this respect because it helps to eradicate potential uncertainties related to various corporate behaviors, especially in remanufacture-to-order aspect. However traditional reverse logistics does not fully address itself to this issue. As a result, the progressive loss of product information as it moves through its lifecycle becomes inevitable which leads to a difficulty in implementing remanufacture-to-order strategy. Motivated by this fact, this study presents an ongoing design of novel reverse logistics (i.e., e-reverse logistics). The Internet of things technology is introduced into this framework for the purpose of keeping product life cycle information integrity. Furthermore, the cooperation and collaboration between actors involved in proposed architecture are treated in multi-agent system philosophy. The design characteristics and working principles of e-reverse logistics are detailed in this paper and it serves as a start point for further implementation.
Knowledge Management – situation in Poland and Slovakia

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

The aim of the study is to present the situation of knowledge management at Polish and Slovak companies. The first part contains the introduction. We describe the importance of human knowledge which is one of the main resources in companies’ life. In the theoretical part define the meaning of the knowledge and describe knowledge management. In the next part we describe the objectives of this study and the methods used in our research. Our study is based on secondary data. In the practical part we present the state of Polish and Slovak companies in terms of KM. The last part contains the conclusions. Some similarities can be found between the two countries. Large companies are more engaged in knowledge at some level. The biggest obstacles to KM is that the management and the employees have less time and information about the KM processes. In order to improve in the future, it is worth raising the awareness of companies about the usefulness of KM.
Web User Opinion Analysis for Product Features Extraction and Opinion Summarization

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Selling the product through Web has become more popular because of online shopping.This enables merchants to sell their products through Web and expects the customer to express their opinion through online about the product which they have purchased.Due to this we find number of customer reviews on a particular product, it varies from hundreds to thousands, for some product it is more than that.In order to help the customer and the manufacture/merchant we propose a semantic based approach to mine different product features and to find the opinion summarization about each of these extracted product features by means of web user opinion expressed through the customer reviews using typed dependency relations.
Geochemistry of metavolcanics and granitic intrusive from western margin of northern afar depression, Dallol, Northern Ethiopia

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

The western margin of northern Afar Depression constitutes various rock units of Neoproterozoic basement complex. Major oxide data of metavolcanic and granitoid rock samples from basement complex indicate significant variation in the concentration of major oxides (e.g. Fe2O3, TiO2, CaO, MgO). Metavolcanic rocks of Dallol demonstrate heterogeneous nature of magma source. The mafic metavolcanics indicate two distinct groups, (i) CaO-enriched and (ii) tholeiitic composition. Another group of magmatic series, the felsic metavolcanic group, shows a co-genetic relationship with the tholeiitic metavolcanics. Granitoids on the other hand have a wider range of SiO2 (61.5 – 76.65 wt %) and are peraluminous to metaluminous in nature.Keywords: Geochemistry, Metavolcanics, Granitioids, Dallol, Northern Afar Depression, Ethiopia.
Indolent T- and NK-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Current Understanding and Outstanding Questions

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Indolent T- and NK-cell lymphoproliferative disorders of the gastrointestinal tract are uncommon clonal neoplasms that have a protracted clinical course and limited response to therapy. In recent years, advances in the immunophenotypic, genetic, and clinical characterization of these disorders have led to increased awareness and a better understanding of disease pathogenesis. However, many questions remain unanswered, including those concerning the cell(s) of origin, inciting immune or environmental factors, and the molecular pathways underlying disease progression and transformation. In this review, we discuss recent findings regarding the immunophenotypic and genomic spectrum of these lymphoproliferative disorders and highlight unresolved issues.
A RAPID STAIN FOR FROZEN SECTIONS

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

The use of frozen sections as an aid to surgical diagnosis has a well-defined field of usefulness. At the present time the method is employed mainly in selected cases in which a rapid microscopic diagnosis is needed to determine the extent of operative procedure. With the introduction of simple freezing apparatus, however, frozen sections may well enter a field of more general usefulness. Very little apparatus is required, and carbon-dioxid tanks can be procured at almost any crossroads, facts which should appeal to those surgeons who desire to see the results of their operations and yet have not the facilities required for histologic technic. The staining methods in use at present are numerous. Perhaps the most satisfactory are the hematoxylin-eosin method and the polychrome methylene-blue method of Wilson.1Hematoxylin-eosin gives the clearest-cut histologic picture, but the time consumed is too long when one considers that the patient is under
Developing of innovative and cool mobile applications on the Google's Android powered devices

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This report is to describe one android application that focuses on the topic of buy and sale house in Singapore. The purpose of this project is to design and implement application with creative features. User is able to search and view house information, save favorite, comment on the record, contact advertiser, share apartment and so on. phpMyAdmin is the database to hold all the house information. And XAMPP is the apache server to be used throughout the all project. JSON is the format of data transmission in order to achieve RESTful architecture style. As one mobile application, user-friendly is the key. In this project, ease of use is always the first consideration. Dropdown list, GoogleMap, ListView and PhotoView are created for the same purpose.
The Clinical Use of Personal Digital Assistants by Physician Assistants and Physician Assistant Students in the Primary Care Setting

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Purpose: Few studies have been published regarding the use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) as a medical reference by physician assistants (PAs) and PA students in family practice. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the utilization of medical programs that can be referenced on PDAs by PAs and students in the state of Utah. Methods: An e-mail survey was sent to a non-randomized group of the 32 second-year PA students and a randomized group of 40 certified PAs. We measured the percentage of students and PAs consulting medical PDA programs, the specific program(s) used by each group, the frequency of consultation, and the overall value of PDAs as perceived by the users. Specific medical programs are those that acted as clinical reference tools, allowing the PA (or student) to improve patient care. The medical program category was broken down into three areas: drug reference, clinical reference, and calculator programs. Results: Sixty-eight percent of students and 70% of PAs responded. All students and 79% of PA respondents used a PDA daily for patient care. The drug referencing programs were by far the most popular. EPocrates was the most common program. Clinical reference programs and medical calculators were more popular; both were used with greater frequency by the students. Griffith's Five Minute Clinical Consult (5MCC) was the most popular clinical reference program and MedCalc the most popular medical calculator. Students also placed a greater value on the PDA medical programs, although the difference relative to practicing PAs was not statistically significant (p>.05). Conclusion: Results of this study indicate that the programs in each of the three program classes—drug reference, clinical reference, and medical calculator— were highly popular. The student group used the drug reference programs more frequently. Clinical reference programs were more popular with the students, who used them more frequently, but not daily. Both groups felt that, unlike the drug programs, the clinical and calculator programs did not require daily use. Students perceived the programs to be of more value in regards to improving patient care.
Odessa stories

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

'Everyone makes mistakes, even God.' In the original Odessa Stories collection published in 1931, Babel describes the life of the fictional Jewish mob boss Benya Krik - one of the great anti-heroes of Russian literature - and his gang in the ghetto of Moldavanka, around the time of the October Revolution. Praised by Maxim Gorky and considered one of the great masterpieces of twentieth-century Russian literature, this is the first ever stand-alone collection of all Babel's narratives set in the city, and includes the original stories as well as later tales