Matching Exercise Research Articles

USING HOT POTATOES APP AS TEACHING METHOD FOR VOCABULARY SUBJECT

To learn to read, write, talk, and listen, students must master vocabulary. To get good at the four basic English skills, you need to learn new words. Learners can easily access the Hot Potatoes app from anywhere with an internet connection and a simple computer browser. There are exercise templates in the Hot Potatoes programs that can be used to make web-based tasks that can be uploaded to servers and made available to students. There are six different kinds of web-based workouts that Hot Potatoes can make. These can be used on their own or connected to other workouts or activities to make a number of tasks. The app Hot Potatoes is helpful because it lets students revise and change their work by giving them hints and then giving them comments in the target language. Teachers can also choose which email address will receive student grades by using the Hot Potatoes program. The purpose of this study is to find out what happens to tenth-grade students at SMKN 2 Palangka Raya when they use Hot Potato-based learning materials to improve their language. This study examines how Hot Potatoes used in SMKN 2 Palangka Raya tenth graders. This research topic is whether Hot Potatoes improve students' vocabularies before and after teaching. The research utilizes a pre-experimental design, the one-group pretest-posttest approach, because consists of only one group serving as both the control and experimental groups. In the one-group pretest-posttest design, a single group is monitored both before and after receiving therapy.To address the study topic, the researcher calculates pre- and post-test scores using paired sample t-test. H0 is rejected by paired sample t-test. The 2-tailed Sig. value is 0.000 < 0.05. Students' vocabulary scores changed significantly between pre- and post-test. Paired Sample Statistic showed that the mean before teaching with Hot Potatoes was 52.73 and after was 82.42. Hot Potatoes is alternative for the students in learning English especially in vocabulary. This reason is based on the result of test after getting treatment. The activity using the Hot Potatoes makes the students are easy to understand the material. In addition, this activity invites the students to be active and creative. Active here means that the students participate in studying of English and they feel fun. Meanwhile, creative here means that the students do the gap-fill exercise and matching exercise. The implementation Hot Potatoes in teaching and learning gives positive effect on the students’ achievement. It can be done because by fun learning, information can be understood and maintained well Teachers are suggested to use the media as one of the variations in teaching English and they can use technology as integrated media at school. The other researchers can do the similar research with other media or authoring tool besides Hot Potatoes such as Quizlet, Notion, Kahoot and so on

Poor cardiac output reserve in pulmonary arterial hypertension is associated with right ventricular stiffness and impaired interventricular dependence.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterised by poor exercise tolerance. The contribution of right ventricular (RV) diastolic function to the augmentation of cardiac output during exercise is not known. This study leverages pressure-volume (P-V) loop analysis to characterise the impact of RV diastology on poor flow augmentation during exercise in PAH. RV P-V loops were measured in 41 PAH patients at rest and during supine bike exercise. Patients were stratified by median change in cardiac index (CI) during exercise into two groups: high and low CI reserve. Indices of diastolic function (end-diastolic elastance (E ed)) and ventricular interdependence (left ventricular transmural pressure (LVTMP)) were compared at matched exercise stages. Compared to patients with high CI reserve, those with low reserve exhibited lower exercise stroke volume (36 versus 49 mL·m-2; p=0.0001), with higher associated exercise afterload (effective arterial elastance (E a) 1.76 versus 0.90 mmHg·mL-1; p<0.0001), RV stiffness (E ed 0.68 versus 0.26 mmHg·mL-1; p=0.003) and right-sided pressures (right atrial pressure 14 versus 8 mmHg; p=0.002). Higher right-sided pressures led to significantly lower LV filling among the low CI reserve subjects (LVTMP -4.6 versus 3.2 mmHg; p=0.0001). Interestingly, low exercise flow reserve correlated significantly with high afterload and RV stiffness, but not with RV contractility nor RV-PA coupling. Patients with poor exercise CI reserve exhibit poor exercise RV afterload, stiffness and right-sided filling pressures that depress LV filling and stroke work. High afterload and RV stiffness were the best correlates to low flow reserve in PAH. Exercise unmasked significant pathophysiological PAH differences unapparent at rest.

Effects of physiotherapy and home-based training in parkinsonian syndromes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (MobilityAPP)

IntroductionGait and mobility impairment are pivotal signs of parkinsonism, and they are particularly severe in atypical parkinsonian disorders including multiple system atrophy (MSA) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). A pilot...

Exploring Regular Exercisers' Experiences with Readiness/Recovery Scores Produced by Wearable Devices: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.

Meta-session autoregulation, a person-adaptive exercise programming approach, is characterized by individuals' matching exercise demands specifically to their current readiness states. Some consumer wearables provide 'recovery' or 'readiness' scores, computed primarily based on heart rate variability. Despite the growing popularity of consumer wearables and interest in person-adaptive programming, limited research exists on how exercisers interact, interpret and use these scores. This study explores individuals' experiences with wearable devices and their associated readiness or recovery scores. Seventeen regular exercisers who owned and used a Whoop™ band or Oura™ ring for at least 3 months participated in a one-on-one virtual semi-structured interview. Interviews were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis, with themes supported by 'in-vivo' quotes. This paper focuses on three key themes for a comprehensive demonstration. Theme 1, 'It's more about how I can make adjustments to optimize my programming,' (MPR) highlights users' intended use of wearables for guiding training decisions. Theme 2, 'So many things outside of training modifications have changed,' (Misty) reveals that users also modify non-exercise behaviors to manage and optimize their scores. Theme 3, 'You can't really capture the complexities of a human on a device' (Letty) underscores users' recognition of the limitations and errors associated with these devices emphasizing self-reliance to further direct behavioral adjustments. While wearable devices provide a numeric approach to measuring readiness and recovery, users prioritize self-awareness, flexibility, and personal judgment for exercise decisions. Understanding these experiences, in addition to exploring the psycho-behavioral aspects of user interactions, can contribute to refining meta-session autoregulation.

TEACHING TECHNICAL VOCABULARY: ARE MATCHING EXERCISES THE THING OF THE PAST?

TEACHING TECHNICAL VOCABULARY: ARE MATCHING EXERCISES THE THING OF THE PAST?

Non-communicable disease competencies in undergraduate medical (MBBS) curriculum of Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal

In the absence of equitable and well-established health care delivery system, the populations of lower middle income countries are more vulnerable to the impact of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, adequate focus on teaching the NCD related competencies in the curriculum of medical professionals is missing in many of these countries. The South-East Asia Regional (SEAR) NCD Network took an initiative to evaluate the NCD competencies in the pre -service curriculum of the health care providers. As part of this initiative Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), School of Medicine (SOM) conducted a competency matching exercise for the NCD related competencies in its undergraduate medical (MBBS) curriculum using the tools and format developed by SEAR NCD Network Partners. It was found that 46 out of 55 listed competencies were either fully or partially covered while 10 of the competencies were not addressed in the PAHS MBBS curriculum. Following this exercise, the working group at PAHS School of Medicine has come up with an action plan, has identified a few NCD related competencies to be certified along with the tools and timing of certification Competency in NCD management ensures that future physicians have the necessary skills and knowledge to provide appropriate treatment and care for patients with NCDs through early detection and effective patient education which can reduce the burden of NCDs and the costs associated.

Students’ Academic Vocabulary Mastery: A Descriptive Study at English Language Education of FKIP-UIR

This study aims to describe the first-year English language education students at FKIP-UIR Pekanbaru's academic vocabulary proficiency. Data interpretation is part of the descriptive research methodology. Three levels of vocabulary knowledge are tested in this study using several measures: meaning identification, written form recall assisted by initial letter, and matching exercise. The analysis of the data revealed that the average score on the meaning recognition test is 54,16, which is categorized as a poor to the ordinary degree of mastery. The written form recall test with initial letter assistance yields an average score of 57,5 and is categorized as having a poor to an average degree of competence. While the average score in the corresponding exercise is 62,08,

The affirmed (White) teacher in a cross-race context

Within psychology, efforts to address racial-ethnic disparities in students’ academic outcomes have focused primarily on students themselves. But there is another important person in classrooms: the teacher. In the United States, most racial-ethnically minoritized students are taught by White teachers. Drawing on research on cross-race interactions, we argue that for White teachers—especially those new to the profession—this dynamic is likely to elicit psychological threat, which then undermines their relationships with students, their well-being, and their effectiveness as an instructor. We hypothesized that values affirmation, a technique to mitigate threat and stress, could improve these outcomes. We randomly assigned White public school teachers (N = 109) at schools serving predominantly minoritized students to complete a values affirmation exercise or a matched control exercise in the fall of their first year of teaching. Five months later, affirmed teachers reported greater well-being and better teacher–student relationships than their control counterparts, and their classrooms were rated as more rigorous and more supportive of students’ academic growth by trained observers.

Planning and Strategies for Learning Sentence Structure Arabic Language: a Systemic Literature Review

This research aims to determine the strategy for learning sentence structure Arabic language (tarkib) in Madrasah. The method used in this research is a qualitative approach with the type of library research, or a series of studies related to library data collection methods, or research whose research objects are explored through various library information in the form of books, encyclopedias, scientific journals, newspapers, magazines, and documents. In the discussion, several things are presented: the definition and purpose of sentence structure learning, methods, techniques, and how the sentence structure learning media itself. Several methods can be used to learn tarkib: the Qowa'id wa Tarjamah Method (grammar and translation), the question and answer method, and the drill method. The techniques of teaching tarkib are repetition, question and answer, making questions, changing tarkib, perfecting sentences, composing sentences, and matching exercises. The media that can be used are structure cubes, skid boards, and concept maps.

Creating an Escape Room for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Validation

Creating an Escape Room for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Validation

Open-label study of darolutamide plus androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) vs ADT in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer using an external control arm (ARASEC).

TPS5112 Background: Darolutamide (DARO) is a structurally distinct and highly potent androgen receptor inhibitor. In the phase 3 ARASENS study (NCT02799602) in patients (pts) with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), DARO + ADT + docetaxel significantly reduced the risk of death by 32.5% vs ADT + docetaxel (hazard ratio 0.68; 95% confidence interval 0.57–0.80), with a favorable tolerability and safety profile. In the global (excluding US), phase 3 ARANOTE study (NCT04736199), DARO + ADT vs ADT alone is being evaluated in pts with mHSPC. ARASEC (NCT05059236) will complement ARANOTE by assessing DARO + ADT in US pts. As ADT alone is no longer an acceptable comparator in the US, the external control arm will be derived from the historical US CHAARTED study (NCT00309985). A real-world analysis of electronic health record data from pts with mHSPC (TIMES) indicated that there was minimal risk of historical time bias associated with the use of the external ADT alone arm from CHAARTED as a comparator for ARASEC (Shore N, et al . J Clin Oncol 2022;40(28 Suppl):Abstract 403). Methods: ARASEC is a phase 2, open-label, single-arm study enrolling pts with confirmed mHSPC and no prior systemic therapy. Pts will receive DARO 600 mg orally twice daily + ADT (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist/antagonist or orchiectomy). The external control arm will be derived from 394 pts with mHSPC treated with ADT alone in CHAARTED. To remove biases in evaluating outcomes that could arise due to differences in baseline profiles between arms, pts will be matched 1:1 using a propensity score (PS) summarizing baseline characteristics relevant to disease outcomes. Baseline variables will include age ( &lt; 70 vs ≥70 years), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (0–1 vs 2), CHAARTED-defined extent of disease (low vs high volume + bone metastases only vs high volume + visceral metastases ± bone metastases), and prior therapy (yes vs no; as a proxy for recurrent vs de novo disease). Matching patients with scores within a narrow window across the cohorts will ensure that pts in CHAARTED are representative of pts in the DARO + ADT arm. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS), as defined in CHAARTED. Secondary endpoints include overall survival, radiographic PFS, time to CRPC, undetectable prostate-specific antigen response rate ( &lt; 0.2 ng/mL) at 6 months, and safety. Target enrollment for the DARO + ADT arm is 200 pts at 30 sites. The study will continue until either the event count threshold triggering the primary endpoint analysis has been met (161 PFS events) or all pts have been followed for ≥2 years, whichever occurs later. As of January 2023, 121 pts have been enrolled. A per-protocol, predefined matching exercise on the first 100 pts enrolled will be conducted to ensure that the planned sample size is adequate. Clinical trial information: NCT05059236 .

KOMUNIKASI KELOMPOK RECURVE BEREGU PUTRI JAWA TIMUR PADA PEKAN OLAHRAGA NASIONAL XX

Communication a necessary component of the training process that cannot be ignored until the competition period. Effective communication between fellow athletes during physical training, technical training, and mental training can lead to complete understanding for athletes. Likewise, during a match, when technical, physical, and mental exercise is no longer carried out before the match, communication cannot be ignored during the match. This study aims to determine how the group communication of the East Java women's team archery recurves at the XX National Sports Week (PON) in Papua. The East Java women's team recurve archery was chosen in this study because of the consistent achievement of East Java archery during participation in PON, one of which was in the women's team recurve number. The method used in this study is the semiotics of Charles Sanders Peirce in the final video of the East Java women's team archery competition at the Papua National Sports Week, which was obtained through the Youtube channel "Media Second TV." This study shows that group communication in the sport of recurve archery for the women's team of East Java at the XX National Sports Week (PON) in Papua is dominated by non-verbal communication during the final match.

Climate matching with the climatchR R package

Climate matching allows comparisons of climatic conditions between different locations to understand location and species range climatic suitability. The approach may be used as part of horizon scanning exercises such as those conducted for invasive species. We implemented the CLIMATCH algorithm into an R package, climatchR. The package allows automated and scripted climate matching exercises across all steps from downloading data to summarizing species climate matches. We also show how climatchR may be used with high-throughput computing to process many species. For example, we were able to calculate climate scores for over 8,000 species in less than 3 days using this package. This automation allows high-throughput processing of species data, a new development for improving the efficiency and speed of climate matching and horizon scanning.

Making the 2022 Rwanda Census count.

For the 2022 Rwanda Census, data will be collected electronically for the first time. This provides both an opportunity and a challenge to use technology for census processing. We are working with National Institute of Statistics Rwanda (NISR) to help overcome linkage problems and produce robust population estimates. Working with NISR we aim to create an achievable Census solution given the constraints on time, computing power and experience. We identified key issues, such as the lack of addresses and full date of birth, and developed a series of recommendations. These combined our experience of census processing and NISR’s knowledge of Rwandan geography, conventions and culture to develop the simplest solutions possible, ensuring that each recommendation gave maximum benefit for the effort required. Next, we plan to use 2021 Rwanda Census Pilot data to begin development of an end-to-end matching exercise including pre-processing, automatic linkage, clerical resolution and quality assurance. We developed recommendations, including small changes to the data collection application and creating a Unique Property Reference Number by concatenating the Enumeration Area code and the Structure Number written on the building during Census collection. Following this, we produced a synthetic Rwandan Census and Post Enumeration Survey (PES) which was used to demonstrate and collaboratively develop matching algorithms. Probabilistic linkage methods were considered but discarded due to lack of sufficient infrastructure. Instead, deterministic methods were used. Match keys are currently being developed by NISR with clerical review undertaken using our open-source Clerical Matching Online Widget (CROW) with the synthetic data. Future plans include using the Census Pilot to estimate overcount and developing a modified version of the Soundex phonetic encoder for use on Rwandan names. The resource available for the Rwandan Census is comparatively small, but even the smallest resource can have a massive impact when used productively. This collaborative project takes the key concepts of well-developed linkage strategy and makes appropriate modifications to enable an achievable and effective Rwandan Census linkage strategy.

Developing a ludic framework for counteracting interventions for dementia: A narrative and analytic review

As the field of medicine tries to tap into various facets of gamification, the potential of video games and gaming-based interventions has become a hotbed of interesting activity in the Dementia circles of medical research. This paper, exploratory in nature is a bid to find common grounds for the fields of neurosciences, psychology, and psychiatry with the sub-field of ludology in a hope to find unique insights from the benefits of interdisciplinary research and extrapolating findings from gaming addiction.From the perspective of game studies, the paper will draw from elements of concepts like flow, immersion and engagement in a bid to understand the various tools that can be of use if people ailing from neurocognitive disorders were to engage in gaming activity. This paper will lay the framework that will enable the beginning of a matching gaming exercises based on cognitive deficits and psychological profiling of clients diagnosed with neurocognitive disorders and advance the fields of neurosciences and psychology.By combining the findings from existing studies and original work this paper will propose both a means to study the possible effects of gaming-based interventions and suggest ways to streamline and optimize the use of gamification in patient care.

A Novel Crop Shortlisting Method for Sustainable Agricultural Diversification across Italy

Whilst current policies recognize the impacts that changes in climates and markets have imposed on the Italian food system, less attention is given to the development of systematic approaches to identify alternative cropping systems across Italy and the European continent. In this article, a novel evidence-based crop shortlisting method was developed to address crop diversification needs for Italy as an example for the whole of Europe. In order to shortlist possible options from a pool of 2700 crops, a crop–climate–soil matching exercise was performed across Italian territory, and crops with more than 70% suitability were chosen for further analysis. In the second phase, a multi-criteria ranking index was employed to assign ranks to chosen crops of four main types: (i) cereals and pseudocereals, (ii) legumes, (iii) starchy roots/tubers, and (iv) vegetables. To provide a comprehensive analysis, all of the abovementioned criteria were compared for both major crops that are grown in the region and potential underutilised crops (UCs). The results of evaluation of four major criteria (namely (a) calorie and nutrition demand, (b) functions and uses, (c) availability and accessibility to their genomic material, (d) possession of adaptive traits, and (e) physiological traits) revealed the potential for teff, faba bean, cowpea, green arrow arum, Jerusalem artichoke, Fig-leaved Gourd, and Watercress. We discuss the implication of utilising such systematic approaches to crop selection and developing transformative solutions for food security with the aim of providing a primer for mainstreaming UCs in policy and investment plans.

Effect of assessor's sex on visual color matching in dentistry: A systematic review of the literature.

To evaluate systematically the influence of sex of dental professionals on their capability for visual color matching. The protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42020205393). PICOS question was develop based on the population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, and study design (PICOS). Eligibility criteria included cross section studies, randomized clinical trials and cohort studies that compared the effect of sex on the visual color matching process. Five electronic databases (Pubmed, Cochrane, EMBASE, Medline, and SCOPUS) and additional literature were screened independently by two researchers in July 2020. Clinical studies evaluating visual color matching skills of dental professionals were included. Studies that did not compare the difference between sexes were excluded. Duplicate articles were removed, titles and abstracts were screened, and studies were selected according to the inclusion criteria. Data were collected and reported in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Risk of bias was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools. A total of 1192 articles were screened from which 132 full text articles were analyzed and 37 finally included in the systematic review. Most of the studies evaluated the color matching abilities of dental students in vitro with shade tabs or extracted teeth. Out of the 37 articles included, 25 reported no significant difference in shade matching abilities between the sexes. Of the 12 studies that found a significant difference, 11 reported that females had better scores in shade matching exercises. For all studies a low risk of bias was revealed for most of the domains. While the non-homogeneity of the settings and methods in the included studies make it impossible to construct aggregate statistic, this systematic review suggests that the sex is unlikely to be a critical factor influencing color matching abilities. This study suggest that sex of dental professionals does not play a critical factor in matching satisfactory color of future dental restoration with surrounding teeth.

Designing an Online Course to Teach Anaphora in Foreign Languages

This paper presents the designing of an online course to teach anaphora in English and Spanish as foreign languages. Anaphora is a discursive mechanism that contributes to textual cohesion. Instead of repeating the same nouns in their texts, speakers can use different pronouns or even ellipsis to improve communication. Each language has its own anaphoric system, which can be very distinct from null-subject languages, such as Spanish, to non-null-subject languages, such as English. Focusing on this topic, a two-week course was designed and taught in 2020 at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and at the University of Algarve (Portugal) to language undergraduate students. The first lesson was an introduction to the concepts of cohesion, anaphora, and the pronominal system in the target language. These topics were further explained in the second lesson, which was also about ambiguity. The activities included: educational videos; tools for corpus analysis and coreference resolution; discussion forums; short answer, matching, and multiple-choice exercises; hyperlinks to more videos, texts, and exercises. Students’ knowledge of anaphora was assessed in a pre-test and in three post-tests (discussed in another article), and the results were compared between experimental and control groups. The teaching module improved learners’ comprehension of written texts and could be adapted to teach anaphora in other languages.

The missing 'link'? β-Catenin's role in skeletal muscle glucose uptake during exercise and contraction.

The missing 'link'? β-Catenin's role in skeletal muscle glucose uptake during exercise and contraction.

METHODOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL LEXICAL MINIMUM EXERCISES USE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE FOR MANAGEMENT STUDENTS

The article reveals how the use of matching exercises increase the efficiency of teaching professional lexis to the students of management specialties in Ukrainian tertiary economic education. The author analyzes three main types of matching exercises from the contextual, structural, methodological, situational, and reasonable perspectives.