jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
The Use of Technology and Innovation for Teaching Mathematics

Objectives: This study reviewed the literature on education, teaching, and gamification in the context of mathematics, aiming to investigate how gamification can be used to engage students and improve their academic performance. Theoretical Framework: The research was based on theories regarding the importance of gamification and technological innovation in contemporary education, highlighting their role in student engagement and the development of cognitive and socio-emotional skills. Method: A bibliographic and documentary review was conducted, along with a case study involving high school technical students. The study compared an experimental group using gamified activities and a control group following the traditional mathematics curriculum. Results and Discussion: The results showed that the experimental group had a significant increase in academic performance compared to the control group, with a 20% improvement in performance and greater engagement in learning activities. Gamification provided a more interactive and motivating learning environment, encouraging active student participation. Research Implications: The study suggests that gamification can be an effective tool to overcome common challenges in mathematics education, such as student disinterest and anxiety, offering a more engaging and efficient approach to learning. Originality/Value: This study highlights the practical application of gamification as an innovative strategy in mathematics education, offering insights into its positive impact on student performance and engagement.

Topic: Educational Games and Gamification
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Landscape-Epidemiological Zoning of the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea by Tularemia

Objective of the study was epizootic-epidemiological zoning of the area of Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea by manifestations of tularemia to determine the level of epidemic hazard of each zone. Materials and methods . Utilized were archival data of the Black Sea Plague Control station over the period of 1946–2017 and plague Control Center of the Rospotrebnadzor. With the help of GIS software packages, MapINFO 10.5 and ArcGIS 10.2, the data bases containing the point-like layers of the sites of infection with tularemia (49), isolation of tularemia agent (195), and the layer of landscape-geographical regions in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea were created. Results and discussion. Usage of the geo-information technologies allowed for detailed consideration of tularemia manifestations in different parts of the region. The prospects of applying Arc GIS and MapINFO for geoencoding, processing and creation of geo-information pool of tularemia manifestations over a long period was shown. Vector data of landscapes and sites of epidemics and epizootic manifestations of tularemia on different species of mammals and ticks were generated. The conversion of the database to Microsoft Excel made it possible to make full use of statistical capabilities for epidemiological analysis. The work on epidemiological zoning carried out in the Krasnodar region and the Republic of Adygea starkly illustrated the feasibility of using GIS technologies for those purposes. The results of the analysis allowed for optimization of the mode of epizootiological survey in different parts of the studied region. Advisability of epizootiological inspection and monitoring of the territories with identification of geographical coordinates for epizootic manifestation sites was proved.

Topic: Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
Subfield: Genetics
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Tannins and related compounds. Part XLIII. Isolation and structures of procyanidins (condensed tannins) from Rhaphiolepis umbellata.

Two new procyanidin trimers (1, 3) and one tetramer (2) were isolated in their free phenolic forms from the bark of Rhaphiolepis umbellata, which is used as the dyeing agent for Oshima Tsumugi. On the basis of 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral examinations and the results of partially acidcatalyzed degradation, 1, 2 and 3 were characterized as epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin-(4β→6)-epicatechin, epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin-(4β→6)-epicatechin andcatechin(4α→6)-epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin, respectively. In addition, the occurrence of the known compounds, i.e., (-)-epicatechin (4), procyanidins B-l (9), B-2 (5), B-5 (6) and C-l (7), proanthocyanidin A-2 (10), cinnamtannins A1 (8) and A2 (14), cinchonains la (11) and lib (12), and (-)-catechin 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (13) in the bark of Rhaphiolepis umbellata was confirmed.

Topic: Phytochemical compounds biological activities
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
THE ROLE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF TOURISM OBJECT IN DINAS PARIWISATA PROVINSI SULAWESI BARAT

In the era of the Industrial Revolution 5.0 emphasizes synergy between humans and technology, mastery of English is a crucial skill in the tourism sector, especially to reach foreign tourists. West Sulawesi has great potential in tourism sector, both in terms of natural beauty, local culture, and maritime wealth, with leading destinations such as Karampuang Island, Dato Beach, and Gusung Toraja Island. However, the low level of foreign tourists visit to areas such as Mamuju still reflect the limited effectiveness of promotion, especially in the utilization of digital media and the use of English in promotional materials. This study was aimed to analyze for marketing strategy and also the role of English in tourism promotion by Dinas Pariwisata Provinsi Sulawesi Barat. Further, this study used a qualitative approach through observation, documentation studies and semi-structured interviews with the relevant participants. The results showed that the various promotional efforts have been made through social media, exhibitions, and publications. Besides, the quality and effectiveness of message delivery still need to be improved especially the use of communicative English as well as attractive visual presentation has not been optimized maximally. In addition, the findings indicate that the importance of strengthening from the capacity of human resources through English Language training as well as an understanding of tourist destination management. This attempt was expected to support a more professional promotional strategy which able to compete at the global level. In conclusion, improving the quality of digital content, effective use of English, and human resource development are key elements in improving the competitiveness of West Sulawesi tourism sector in the international level. Keywords: Tourism Marketing Strategy, English language, Digital promotion, International tourists

Topic: Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
sj-docx-1-smo-10.1177_20503121221115201 – Supplemental material for Clinical challenges in diagnosis and treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-smo-10.1177_20503121221115201 for Clinical challenges in diagnosis and treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis by Chemen M Neal and Mark G Martens in SAGE Open Medicine

Topic: Reproductive tract infections research
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
P‐123: Distinguished Poster: Field Sequential Color Displays based on Reflective Electrically Suppressed Helix Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal

In this paper, we demonstrate a field sequential color display based on reflective electrically suppressed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal. The ultrafast response time enables this display cell to be driven at higher frequency with lower electric field. This reflective display cell can be used in projection displays and micro displays.

Topic: Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
Subfield: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
The BCI group in LAGIS at Lille university

Since 2005, when BCI research activities started in our lab -- dealing with classification methods for the P300 Speller [1] -- we have mostly focused our attention on the development of palliative communication interfaces. Like in many labs our BCIs are based on EEG signal analysis, as much from the experimental point of view as from the scientific one. First, we will present the experimental goals of our group in terms of palliation of motor handicap. Then, we will present our scientific contribution to the development of BCI interfaces. These studies have been started thanks to several partners involved in different projects that we will finally clarify.

Topic: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Logical Relations for Formally Verified Authenticated Data Structures

Authenticated data structures allow untrusted third parties to carry out operations which produce proofs that can be used to verify an operation's output. Such data structures are challenging to develop and implement correctly. This paper gives a formal proof of security and correctness for a library that generates authenticated versions of data structures automatically. The proof is based on a new relational separation logic for reasoning about programs that use collision-resistant cryptographic hash functions. This logic provides a basis for constructing two semantic models of a type system, which are used to justify how the library makes use of type abstraction to enforce security and correctness. Using these models, we also prove the correctness of several optimizations to the library and then show how optimized, hand-written implementations of authenticated data structures can be soundly linked with automatically generated code. All of the results in this paper have been mechanized in the Coq proof assistant using the Iris framework.

Topic: Semantic Web and Ontologies
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Phylogenetic Diversity and Microsphere Array-Based Genotyping of Human Pathogenic Fusaria, Including Isolates from the Multistate Contact Lens-Associated U.S. Keratitis Outbreaks of 2005 and 2006

ABSTRACT In 2005 and 2006, outbreaks of Fusarium keratitis associated with soft contact lens use occurred in multiple U.S. states and Puerto Rico. A case-control study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a significant association between infections and the use of one particular brand of lens solution. To characterize the full spectrum of the causal agents involved and their potential sources, partial DNA sequences from three loci ( RPB 2, EF -1α, and nuclear ribosomal rRNA) totaling 3.48 kb were obtained from 91 corneal and 100 isolates from the patient's environment (e.g., contact lens and lens cases). We also sequenced a 1.8-kb region encoding the RNA polymerase II second largest subunit ( RPB 2) from 126 additional pathogenic isolates to better understand how the keratitis outbreak isolates fit within the full phylogenetic spectrum of clinically important fusaria. These analyses resulted in the most robust phylogenetic framework for Fusarium to date. In addition, RPB 2 nucleotide variation within a 72-isolate panel was used to design 34 allele-specific probes to identify representatives of all medically important species complexes and 10 of the most important human pathogenic Fusarium in a single-well diagnostic assay, using flow cytometry and fluorescent microsphere technology. The multilocus data revealed that one haplotype from each of the three most common species comprised 55% of CDC's corneal and environmental isolates and that the corneal isolates comprised 29 haplotypes distributed among 16 species. The high degree of phylogenetic diversity represented among the corneal isolates is consistent with multiple sources of contamination.

Topic: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Subfield: Cell Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
A Mixture of U.S. Food and Drug Administration–Approved Monoaminergic Drugs Protects the Retina From Light Damage in Diverse Models of Night Blindness

Our results suggest that congenital stationary night blindness and Oguchi disease patients can be at an elevated risk of the toxic effects of bright light. Furthermore, systems pharmacology drug regimens that stimulate Gi signaling and attenuate Gs and Gq signaling present a promising disease-modifying therapy for photoreceptor degenerative diseases.

Topic: Retinal Development and Disorders
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
The evolution of foreign banking institutions in the United States: developments in international finance

Foreword by Terri Sohrab Preface Evolution of Foreign Banking Institutional Structure of International Banking: Foreign Banking Offices in the United States Legal Environment International Financial Markets U.S. International Lending Institutions Motivation and Area of Specialization Market Structure and Activities of Foreign Banks Major Foreign Banking Concerns in the United States International Trade and Banking Developments Impact of Foreign Banks and Future Prospects Selected Bibliography Index

Topic: Global Financial Crisis and Policies
Subfield: Finance
Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Domain: Social Sciences
Absence of Knowledge, Understanding, and Perception of Time (Symphasis with Time) as Approached by Halqeh Mysticism

One of the problems that lead to disease in the human being is absence of symphasis with time. As will be discussed, this problem brings about distress, irritability, and nervousness, and finally causes physical, psycheal and mental diseases and many other issues. Time quantity is always fixed; however, since people's feelings are variable (depending on the circumstances) we find time quality variable. Time is considered intelligent because its changes are regulated by the circumstances. It seems that time behaves intelligently toward humans, and for the same reason, we will encounter problems if we try to dictate to it. For instance, we have all well experienced that our insistence on rapid or slow passage of time causes us to feel it passing against our tendency. In fact, the human being has a variable sense of time.

Topic: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
Subfield: Accounting
Field: Business, Management and Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
PTeacher: a Computer-Aided Personalized Pronunciation Training System with Exaggerated Audio-Visual Corrective Feedback

Second language (L2) English learners often find it difficult to improve their pronunciations due to the lack of expressive and personalized corrective feedback. In this paper, we present Pronunciation Teacher (PTeacher), a Computer-Aided Pronunciation Training (CAPT) system that provides personalized exaggerated audio-visual corrective feedback for mispronunciations. Though the effectiveness of exaggerated feedback has been demonstrated, it is still unclear how to define the appropriate degrees of exaggeration when interacting with individual learners. To fill in this gap, we interview 100 L2 English learners and 22 professional native teachers to understand their needs and experiences. Three critical metrics are proposed for both learners and teachers to identify the best exaggeration levels in both audio and visual modalities. Additionally, we incorporate the personalized dynamic feedback mechanism given the English proficiency of learners. Based on the obtained insights, a comprehensive interactive pronunciation training course is designed to help L2 learners rectify mispronunciations in a more perceptible, understandable, and discriminative manner. Extensive user studies demonstrate that our system significantly promotes the learners' learning efficiency.

Topic: Phonetics and Phonology Research
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Parental Attachment and Adult Attachment: The Moderating Role of Dispositional Forgiveness and Gratitude

Secure parental attachment, characterized by trust, care, and autonomy granting, is associated with improved psychological functioning and adjustment to college and is often associated with adult attachment relationships. Similarly, adult attachment, a characteristic of adult relationships, has been associated with improved college adjustment. Individual differences such as dispositional forgiveness and gratitude are often associated with secure adult attachment but have not been examined in relation to parent child attachment. The current study examined dispositional forgiveness and gratitude as moderators of the relationship between parental attachment and adult attachment. A sample of 185 college students participated and as expected, parental attachment inversely predicted anxious and avoidant adult attachment. Further, dispositional gratitude significantly predicted anxious adult attachment. Contrary to hypotheses, results indicated that trait gratitude did not moderate the relationship between parental attachment and adult attachment. Trait forgiveness did not have a significant independent effect on anxious nor avoidant adult attachment but significantly moderated the relationship between parental attachment and anxious adult attachment. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Topic: Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Gallbladder agenesis and enterogastric reflux in an adult patient diagnosed by Tc99m HIDA SPECT-CT scintigraphy: a case report

Background: Gallbladder agenesis is an extremely rare, usually asymptomatic anatomic variation. Enterogastric reflux (EGR) in a patient with gallbladder agenesis was not reported previously. We report a rare case of EGR in a patient with gallbladder agenesis, diagnosed on 99mTc HIDA (hepatobilliary iminodiacetic acid) SPECT-CT (single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography) scintigraphy. Case Presentation: A 35-year-old female was referred to Nuclear Medicine Department for Tc99m HIDA scan. She had history of surgical exploration to remove the gallbladder due to suspicion of chronic cholecystitis. But intraoperatively gallbladder was not localized and the patient was referred for Tc99m HIDA scan. Tc99m HIDA scan along with SPECT-CT showed reflux of tracer into the stomach and non-visualized gallbladder. Further imaging by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography confirmed the diagnosis of congenital absence of the gallbladder. Conclusion: We conclude that 99mTc HIDA SPECT-CT scintigraphy is helpful in evaluating the true etiology of biliary colic. It should be cautiously reported, mentioning the EGR if present as it may be the true etiology of biliary colic in patients with and without gall bladder. It prevents the added morbidity of surgery, performed with the suspicion of cholecystitis.

Topic: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
A phase I study of high-dose calcitriol in combination with temozolomide for patients (Pts) with metastatic melanoma (MM).

9087 Background: Temozolomide (Tem) has demonstrated efficacy as an oral alternative for pts with MM on traditional and extended dosing schedules. Calcitriol has known antiproliferative properties in vitro, and has shown synergistic effects with chemotherapy. Additionally, vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms are associated with alterations in melanoma susceptibility and disease progression. Specifically, the VDR genotype tt/ff (Taq1 and Fok1 polymorphisms) has been associated with tumors &gt;3.5mm, though no studies have focused on survival. Methods: Tem 150mg/m 2 was administered on days 2-8 and 16-22 every 28 days until progression or significant toxicity. Calcitriol was given on days 1 and 15 every 28 days with 3 pts at a dose of 0.2mcg/kg, 3 pts at 0.3mcg/kg, 3 pts at 0.5mcg/kg, and an additional 11 pts at a maximum dose of 0.5mcg/kg. VDR gene analysis was completed on 17/20 pts using PCR-RFLP based assays. Tolerability was the primary objective with secondary objectives of time to progression (PFS) and overall survival (OS), both as a whole and by VDR genotype. Results: Twenty pts (males=15) with MM treated with at least one prior systemic therapy or who were not candidates for interleukin-2 (conducted pre BRAF and anti CTLA agents), were accrued. Median age was 58. The regimen was well-tolerated with leukopenia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and thrombosis as the most common grade 3 or 4 toxicities at 10% incidence each, less than observed in prior studies (Patel et al Eur J Ca 2011). Obj RR was 10%. Median PFS was 1.8 mo with a mean of 2.7 cycles given. Pts with low-risk VDR genotype non-tt or ff (n= 11) had a median OS of 7.4 mo compared to 3.8 mo for tt or ff or both (n=6)(median ratio=1.95) from time of enrollment, although not statistically significant given small sample sizes. Conclusions: The extended dosing of Tem with calcitriol is a well-tolerated oral regimen in MM. The trend toward improved OS in non-tt/ff VDR genotypes is consistent with prior studies associating the tt/ff genotype with biologic aggressiveness. Whether this represents a benefit of the inclusion of calcitriol should be studied further. Clinical trial information: NCT00301067.

Topic: Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Al-Mustabsirūn, "Those Who Are Able To See The Light": Sunnī Conversion to Twelver Shī'ism in Modern Times

Abstract The present study's objective is to analyze the phenomenon of the mustabsirūn in Twelver Shī'ism in modern times. The term mustabsir is used among (Twelver) Shī'ites to refer to someone who has left his previous faith, converted to Shī'ism and adopted its doctrines. In this study we inquire into the meaning of the term in general, in the Qur'ān and its commentaries, and as a specific term. We examine the motivation for conversion to Shī'ism, the types and status of converts and the reasons which drive them to convert, the pressures and threats which converts face from Sunnī circles and how converts cope with these and respond to the attacks on them. The study also surveys mustabsir websites and their contents, books which such converts have written, describing their conversion experience, as well as factors which have contributed to the popularity of the conversion movement, among them the support which Iranian cultural missions provide to converts, the Lebanon War of 2006 and the burgeoning popularity of Hasan Nasr Allāh, the political protection which many converts enjoy, monetary and economic emoluments given to converts, and Shī'ite satellite TV stations and websites. The study's main conclusion is that the terms mustabsir ("he who has had his eyes opened", convert to Twelver Shī'ism) and istibsār (the verbal noun: conversion) have taken on a clear and definite meaning, denoting a real trend in recent years, although still relatively limited in scope, so that at present and in the foreseeable future Sunnī Muslims have no reason to fear this trend.

Topic: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences