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Academic adaptation in university students: Associations with stress and sleep quality

This study aimed to analyze the relationships between sleep quality, stress, and academic adaptation of university students, characterize sleep quality indicators, and analyze differences in the instrument factors according to demographic variables. A total of 489 university students participated, with a mean age of 22.46 years (SD=5.648), 78.1% of whom were female. The students answered the Academic Experience Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index online. The data were submitted to inferential statistics. The results indicated that 72.4% of the participants presented a poor classification concerning sleep quality, and 23.9% had some sleep disorder – better rates of adaptation to the university correlated with better sleep quality and lower sleep quality stress levels. The importance of developing positive emotional aspects in university students favoring the processes of academic adaptation is evident.

Stress/sleep associations in university students
Higher education imposes on the student the need to adapt to different situations, whether at a personal, interpersonal, professional, or academic level.
New skills are required to adapt to the demands of the graduation course, which are configured as stressors that trigger difficulties, and occur at the levels of the organization of the study practice, interpersonal relationships, and psychological aspects. The organization in relation to the new study methodology, relationships with colleagues and professors, evaluation periods, and carrying out activities, in general, is of paramount importance to guarantee the quality of the training and student well-being (Almeida & Castro, 2016). Since stress can interfere with the learning process and professional training (Delara & Woodgate, 2015), it is important to investigate its development and associated variables in order to develop preventive strategies for better levels of well-being. In addition to stress, other variables can impair academic adaptation and students' mental health, such as sleep disorders (Barros, Lima, Ceolim, Zancanella, & Cardoso, 2019).
Sleep disorders are understood as changes in the ability to sleep properly, and they result in disturbances in the social, professional, or academic spheres of those who have them. Symptoms present themselves as difficulties in the quality, duration, and quantity of sleep, resulting in a certain degree of suffering for the individual and/or impairment of their activities during the day (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2014). Therefore, having good sleep quality is of paramount importance for the maintenance of physical and mental health, as well as for a good performance in university activities (Ge et al., 2019). If the sleep quality is unsatisfactory, it can affect the performance and the time used to carry out academic activities (Baraldi et al., 2015;Santos, Mussi, Pires, Santos, & Paim, 2020).
In the assessment of sleep disorders, biological aspects and the individuals' daily routine must be considered. In the case of university students, the distribution of time or the amount of time they have and allocate to carry out academic activities influences the quantity and quality of sleep, subsequently reflecting on their academic performance and their general health status. Sleep hygiene can therefore be impaired by inadequate routine habits, such as poor time management in performing tasks, excessive consumption of caffeine, nicotine, or alcohol in the final six hours before bedtime, heavy meals, and stressful physical or psychological activities close to the usual sleep time (Wilson et al., 2014).
Studies on sleep quality with university students indicate students of the evening period present greater somnolence and worse sleep quality indices when compared to students of the daytime period. In addition, sleep quality can be one of the reasons for academic dissatisfaction among university students and may impair concentration and performance in student activities (Baraldi et al., 2015).
Studies on the subject identified that students in the health and exact science areas presented poor sleep quality (Carvalho et al., 2013); that morning students had shorter sleep duration compared to others (Felden et al., 2015), both in Brazil and other countries; and that university students sleep less than the general population (Araújo et al., 2013). An exception to this last data was found by Ge et al. (2019) in relation to Chinese students who reported sleeping more than eight hours a day.
Understanding that university life is not always performed appropriately to maintain physical and mental well-being (Madzhie, 2017;Vizzotto et al., 2017); the research extracts proposed here provide answers, even if initial, for the gaps in the scientific production regarding the themes that have addressed each construct (stress, sleep quality and adaptation) in isolation, considering the issue of psychological distress in Higher Education students. Therefore, the aims were to analyze the relationships between sleep quality, stress, and the academic adaptation of university students, characterize sleep quality indicators, and analyze mean differences in the factors of the instrument according to demographic variables.
Regarding the year of the course, 22.5% (n=110) were in the first year, 27.8% (n=136) in the second year, 21.9% (n=107) in the third year, 19.8% (n=97) in the fourth year, 7.8% (n=38) in the fifth year and one person in the sixth year (0.2%).
Regarding professional choice, 57.7% (n=282) reported that the course they were 7 Stress/sleep associations in university students attending had been their first professional choice and 89.4% of them (n=438) were satisfied with the course. Of the sample total, 9.4% (n=46) lived alone, 75.7% (n=370) lived with their families, and 14.9% (n=73) in houses shared by students.
This was a convenience sample.

Instruments
• Demographic questionnaire (developed for this study): to collect data regarding sex, age, socioeconomic level, course, and the period of graduation enrolled.
• Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) (Cohen & Williamson, 1988adapted by Dias, Silva, Maroco, & Campos, 2015: it consists of 10 items (α=.78) and is intended to efficiently discriminate according to how much the subject evaluates that they lived in an unpredictable, uncontrollable and overloaded way in the month prior to the evaluation. It analyzes the presence of specific agents that would trigger stress, and the physical and psychological symptoms of stress, and a general comprehension of stress unrelated to a cause. The instrument consists of 10 items answered on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (Totally disagree/never happens) to 5 (Totally agree/happens very often). self-report questions, which form a set of seven components (α=.73). These components assess subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, use of sleep medication, and daytime dysfunction, according to a 0-3 weight scale. The scores for these components are added together to establish an overall score, ranging from 0 to 21. The higher the score, the lower the subject's sleep quality.

Procedures
The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Western São Paulo (CAAE 08029119.8.0000.5515) and complied with Resolutions 446/12 and 510/16 of the National Health Council. The collection protocol was designed on the Google Forms platform and contained the consent form, demographic questionnaire, Academic Experiences Questionnaire (reduced version), PSS-10, and the PSQI. The protocol access link was disclosed on online social networks and through the institutional e-mail available on the educational institutions' platforms. Only participants that agreed with the consent terms had access to the instruments. The collection took place between March and July 2019.

Data Analysis
Analyses were performed using the SPSS software (version 23), with descriptive statistics used to characterize the sample and frequency of sleep disorders and the use of inferential statistics. Student's t-test (with simple sampling) was used to compare the means in the instruments as a function of gender, type of institution, and satisfaction with the course; and analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey's post hoc test for the year of graduation and course area variables. To assess the associations between the constructs, Pearson's correlation was performed between the instruments' components; and the coefficients were interpreted based on the criteria of Duffy, McLean, and Monshipouri (2011).

Results
Initially, the aim was to characterize the frequency of the sleep-related    Regarding the subjective sleep quality, more than half of the participants indicated that the quality of sleep was poor or very poor, as well as scored poor or very poor in relation to sleep latency, an aspect that indicates that the students take more than an hour to get to sleep after going to bed at a frequency of 3 or    From the scores in the QVA-r (Questionário de Vivências Acadêmicas), the 3rd year and Biological and Health Sciences students had the highest scores in Academic Adaptation, with the 1st year students indicating greater difficulty in this dimension.
Study adaptation was more endorsed by students of the Humanities and Social Sciences and 1st year students, differing from those that were in the 4th year.
Regarding stress, the 1st year students presented the lowest means, with an increase in the scores over the years. Finally, Pearson's correlation analysis was performed between the instrument factors, and the results are shown in Figure 3.3.  waking during the night, among others) and the lower the scores in the general score of the PSQI. Study adaptation, Career adaptation, and Institutional adaptation had higher correlations with dysfunctions during the day, indicating that the difficulties in staying awake during the day were greater when these factors increased.
Stress was significantly correlated with all the dimensions of adaptation.
Except for the Personal dimension, all correlations were negative, indicating that the greater the adaptation, the lower the perception of stress. The correlations between the general stress factor and sleep quality components were significant, and the associations were all positive.

Discussion
The correlations between the factors of the instruments showed that the less adapted the students were, the higher the stress levels. These data indicate the importance of developing strategies to integrate the student into the academic environment as a means of contributing to the learning process and to better levels of mental health (Padovani et al., 2014). Accordingly, the social support network (family, friends, and institutional) can be an important basis for strengthening the positive aspects of adaptation and performance throughout the course, as well as for reducing stress (Pascoe, Hetrick, & Parker, 2019).
Regarding the correlations between academic adaptation and sleep quality, longer sleep duration was related to greater Personal adaptation and less Study adaptation. Therefore, it is crucial to consider that oversleeping is also not healthy for individuals (Felden et al., 2015) and can harm students' organization of their study routines. In addition, the data indicated that adequate Career and Study adaptation were correlated with fewer dysfunctions during the day, reinforcing the importance of career planning actions, conscious course choice, management of the academic routine, and adequate sleep in order to increase the motivation and involvement with the university demands (Ambiel & Barros, 2018;Barros et al., 2019).
Regarding stress and sleep quality, it was observed that lower sleep quality indices equated to higher stress levels. Considering that the academic environment by itself already presents a series of stressors (Almeida & Castro, 2016), if the student has problems with sleep, there may be an intensification in the perception of the stressors and in the coping actions, demanding greater physical and psychological efforts (Madzhie, 2017) and impairing academic performance and adaptation. Therefore, considering that sleep quality directly affects the health of individuals much more than the number of hours slept (Wallace, Boynton, & Lytle, 2017), interventional actions are important for better sleep management in order to prevent high levels of stress and possible consequences in psychological disorders or physical illnesses.
When analyzing the mean differences in the academic adaptation factors, it was observed that the Personal Adaptation factor was the one that most   (Baraldi et al., 2015).
Regarding the assessment of stress, it was observed that female participants, students dissatisfied with the course, and students in the 2 nd year presented higher means when compared to the others. Concerning gender and dissatisfaction with the course, these results may be associated with poor sleep quality, considering that women and dissatisfied students also had worse overall indices in the PSQI.
Accordingly, in addition to good sleep hygiene (Baraldi et al., 2015) for better levels of well-being, other issues can contribute to reducing stress, such as adequate career planning in order to construct an academic trajectory and satisfactory employment (Ambiel & Barros, 2018). Also, changes in the environment can reduce psychosocial stressors that affect specific groups such as women and students starting the courses (Leonard et al., 2015).

Final considerations
Considering the impact of sleep quality on levels of physical and mental health, as well as on the learning and adaptation process of university students (Barros et al., 2019), this study aimed to analyze the relationship between sleep quality, stress, and academic adaptation and to verify the specificities regarding sleep quality and differences in the means of the instruments' factors according to demographic variables. Stress and sleep quality were negatively correlated with academic adaptation, with better-adapted university students presenting lower stress and better sleep quality indices. These findings are significant, as they can influence aspects such as academic performance, integration and satisfaction with the course, the institution, and colleagues.
In this study, it was possible to identify groups that showed worse indicators in relation to sleep and stress, with female participants, students dissatisfied with the course, and students in an earlier period of the graduation course (up to the 3 rd year) presenting greater impairments in the overall quality of sleep and higher levels of stress. Dissatisfied students also had lower means in adaptation, and women presented greater adaptation only in relation to the personal dimension.
The results can contribute to the development of specific actions in higher education institutions, aiming to integrate the student, provide adequate support for Stress/sleep associations in university students problem-solving, and identify students at greater risk of developing illnesses or inefficient adaptation and that may potentially drop out of the system.
The comprehension and identification of stress symptoms and poor sleep quality among university students can contribute to the prevention and adequate treatment of symptoms while simultaneously facilitating the academic adaptation process. Based on these results, the importance of working on the development of positive emotional aspects in university students should be considered, as their potentization could also favor academic adaptation processes. The promotion of mental health in higher education institutions contributes to better engagement and academic development of young people and adults. Following this premise, it is recommended that future studies could investigate interventional models that enable the development and maintenance of actions that promote well-being in higher education. Furthermore, to overcome the limitations of this study, it is suggested that studies be carried out, with a more representative sample of the Brazilian diversity, and investigations with qualitative methodologies with a clinical approach to the phenomena be analyzed.


Exploring the Potential of Digital Teaching Portfolios To Support In/Non-Formal Professional Development For Those Who Teach in Higher Education

This paper will explore the potential of eportfolios – and specifically digital teaching or professional practice portfolios – to support, document and evidence the wealth of nonaccredited and in/non-formal professional learning undertaken by HE teachers to enhance academic practice. Drawing on 28 semi-structured interviews carried out with Irish Higher Education (HE) teachers in three institutions in the Mid-West region and using a qualitative methodology, this paper will consider how digital teaching portfolios offer a space for evidencing and reflecting on engagement in professional learning. Findings point to the recognition of the potential of eportfolios to facilitate the gathering of evidence, artefacts and reflections over an extended period time which can be used at a later stage for accreditation or promotion. Furthermore, participants reported the affordances of eportfolios to recognise the myriad of inand non-formal professional learning that is undertaken by HE teachers, including experiential and practice-based learning. However, while welcoming the affordances of eportfolios to support engagement in professional learning activities in order to enhance academic practice, there was a perception among some participants that the creation of portfolios is a time-consuming task for which support would be required. Therefore, this study points to the need for a targeted and institutional approaches to support the practice and process of eportfolio development for HE teachers, particularly if a portfolio is to be maximised as a tool of critical reflection and learning to enhance academic practice.

Introduction
It is broadly recognised that professional development (PD) to enhance academic practice amongst those who teach in Higher Education (HE) encompasses a range of approaches. While there is an established culture of accredited PD provisionparticularly for early-career academicsliterature points to a preference among more established faculty for nonaccredited or informal PD activities such as workshops, projects, conferences, professional dialogue, experimental approaches or activities related to the scholarship of teaching and learning (Ashgar & Pilkington, 2018;Kálmán, Tynjälä, & Skaniakos, 2019;Spowart et al., 2017). The provision of accredited PD is now commonplace in the Irish context and many Irish HE Institutions offer programmes in academic practice at Graduate Certificate, Diploma or Masters Level (M. Maguire, Harding, Noonan, & O'Connor, 2017;T. Maguire, Tan, & Rushe, 2015). However, evidence also points to a long-standing culture of engagement in inand non-formal PD activities among Irish HE teachers (Kenny, Young, & Guilfoyle, 2015). This has been recognised in the Irish National Professional Development Framework (NPDF) which is underpinned by an 'acknowledgement of the spectrum of activities that could be considered under the umbrella of PD' (National Forum 2016a; National Forum 2016b). Thus, a considerable amount of the professional learning that is undertaken to enhance academic practice takes place through experiential or work-based practices including communities of practice, conversations with colleagues and practice-based innovations (Knight, Tait, & Yorke, 2006;Nerantzi, 2015;Warhurst, 2008).
Furthermore, there is a growing body of literature highlighting the use of portfolios to support academic professional learning activities and reflective practice in Higher Education (Costelloe, Gormley, & O'Riordan, 2019;Hamilton, 2018;Hoekstra & Crocker, 2015;O'Farrell, 2007;Pelger & Larsson, 2018). Described as 'a purposeful collection of evidence, consisting of descriptions, documents and examples of what is good teaching for the teacher' (de Rijdt, Tiquet, Dochy, & Devolder, 2006, p. 1086, portfolios are being used in multiple ways to support PD: to provide evidence of a quality approach to professional development, to document teaching practices for the purposes of promotion, to showcase and reflect on academic practice and to provide evidence of engagement with PD activities. An eportfolio adds an extra dimension to the affordances of a more traditional portfolio through the potential inclusion of multimedia artefacts such as audio, video and text to capture, share and reflect on academic practice. Bearing in mind the Irish HE context and the relatively recent introduction of the NPDF in 2016 (National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016b), this paper will explore the potential of eportfoliosand specifically digital teaching or professional practice portfoliosto support, document and evidence the wealth of nonaccredited and in/non-formal professional learning undertaken by HE teachers to enhance academic practice. The study aims to answer the following research questions: (1) To what extent are eportfolios currently used by research participants to support their professional learning to enhance academic practice? (2) To what extent are eportfolios viewed as a tool to support professional learning to enhance academic practice? Drawing on 28 semi-structured interviews carried out with Irish HE teachers in three institutions in the Mid-West region, this paper will consider how digital teaching portfolios offer a space to capture, evidence, reflect on and share the wealth of practice-based and in/non-formal PD in which HE teachers engage.

Methods
This study adopts a qualitative approach, with semi-structured interviews as the primary methodological approach. It is established that qualitative methods are widely used in teaching and learning scholarship (Divan, Ludwig, Matthews, Motley, & Tomlienovic-Berbube, 2017) as qualitative research 'allows for in-depth analysis of complex systems and experiences which cannot be fully captured with measurement scales and multivariate models' (Divan et al., 2017, p. 18). In January 2020, following appropriate ethical approval, an invitation to participate in semi-structured interviews was circulated to all staff who teach in three Higher Education institutions in the Mid-West Regional Cluster (University of Limerick, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Institute of Technology). A total of 28 participants were recruited, which included representatives from both academic staff and professional services roles with teaching responsibilities. The sample also included those in management positions (including Deans and Heads of Department), as well as tutors and part-time teaching faculty. Of the 28 participants, 5 already held accredited qualifications in HE academic practice. The sample also included HE teachers with a range of years of experience: 2 participants had less than 3 years' experience; 3 participants had 4-7 years' teaching experience; 2 had 8-11 years' teaching experience; 7 had 12-15 years' teaching experience with the remainder (14 participants) with more than 15 years' experience.
Interviews took place within the context of the FLEXIpath project, which is funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and aims to design flexible professional learning pathways for those who teach in HE. While the purpose of the interviews was not to probe eportfolio practice per se, in discussions relating to the concepts of flexibility and HE professional development, a number of participants brought up academic practice portfolios and considered their relevance in the context of inand non-formal professional learning activities. Interviews were conducted in real time, predominantly face-to-face, although two interviews were conducted on Skype to enable remote participation. Having given informed consent to participate, interviews were conducted of approximately 45 minutes duration. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and subsequently analysed using NVivo 12, following Braun and Clarke's (2006) six phases of thematic analysis, as follows: Step 1: Become familiar with the data Step 2: Coding Step 3: Searching for themes Step 4: Reviewing themes Step 5: Defining themes Step 6: Writing up This approach to thematic analysis involves following a series of steps to bring through the researcher firstly through a processes of data familiarisation, followed by initial coding and searching for themes. Themes are subsequently reviewed and then defined in order to assist the final (writing up) stage. Braun and Clarke's (2006) six stage framework has been recognised as being a particularly 'influential' approach within the social sciences (M. Maguire & Delahunt, 2017, p. 3353) as it facilitates the analysis of both semantic and latent themes: consequently, it enables the surfacing of both explicit data interpretation but also 'underlying ideas, assumptions, and conceptualisationsand ideologiesthat are theorised as shaping or informing the semantic content of the data' (Braun and Clarke, 2006: 84). The resultant themes relating to the use of portfolios/digital portfolios as a professional learning tool are now reported.

Findings
In line with Braun and Clarke's approach outlined above, a thematic map was developed to illustrate the relevant themes present in the data, as well as their relationship to each other and to the research questions; this map is represented in Figure 1:

Theme 1: Current Use of ePortfolios to Enhance Academic Practice
As mentioned above, the purpose of the broader study from which the data emerged was not to probe eportfolio practice per se; however, in discussions relating to the concepts of flexibility and HE professional development, a number of participants brought up academic practice portfolios and considered their relevance in the context of in-and non-formal professional learning activities. Specifically, of the 28 participants in the study, 11 explicitly referred to the relevance of professional practice portfolios to support flexible approaches to professional development, without being prompted to do so. A number of participants in the study discussed their previous experiences of creating teaching and learning portfolios (not specifically digital or electronic), particularly in the context of the requirements of an accredited programme or for consideration for a teaching award. For example, both Participant 1 (Lecturer) and Participant 11 (Lecturer) remarked that they had previously created a teaching and learning portfolio as part of the process for consideration for a regional teaching excellence award. Participant 1 viewed it as having been a 'very worthwhile' process, observing that institutional support for portfolio development outside of the 'competitive process' of a teaching award would like be a 'really valuable' support for those seeking to enhance their academic practice. Additionally, Participant 20 (Librarian) noted the benefits of developing a teaching and learning portfolio as a requirement for an accredited programme a number of years previously: And I thought it was a great idea at the time, but unfortunately, [my portfolio] has fallen by the wayside. I would like to get that going again. But I think it's really important, because, you know, if you're in the process, I suppose, when you're given guidance to whoever it is that you're reflecting on that as well. And that kind of helps you to reflect and I suppose change things around as well (P20, Librarian) However, all three participants cited above remarked that their portfolio development had stalled following their engagement in either an accredited programme or awards process, and thus the impetus for updating their portfolio had dissipated in the absence of a requirement to continue development. This finding is further explored and considered below as it points to the importance of support and scaffolding, for not only the creation of digital of digital teaching and learning portfolios, but also to encourage HE teachers to update and maintain these portfolios following their initial development.

Theme 2: Potential of ePortfolios to Support Professional Learning to Enhance Academic Practice
The potential of digital teaching portfolios to support the professional learning of those who teach in Higher Education emerged through discussions with a number of participants in this study. For example, participants recognised the potential of eportfolios to facilitate the gathering of evidence, artefacts and reflections over an extended period time which can be used at a later stage for accreditation or promotion. This is reflected in the following comments from participants, for example: The extracts above highlight the recognition from participants in this study that engagement in PD is an ongoing activity for those who teach in HE, and eportfolios offer a useful space for keeping track of activities undertaken. Furthermore, they provide evidence which can be used for the purposes of accreditation, promotion etc. at a later stage, should that be appropriate. Participants thus recognised the flexibility of eportfolios as a versatile tool of showcase, assessment or learning (Scully, O'Leary, & Brown, 2018; discussed further below). It is perhaps interesting to note also that the extracts above include participants from both academic and professional services staff; this highlights the importance of adopting a broad view of a HE 'teacher'. This is exemplified in the NPDF which aims for an inclusive definition of 'all staff who teach' in HE which includes the following: academic staff across disciplines; educational/learning technologists; educational/academic developers; research staff; library staff; support staff and students who teach others e.g. graduate teaching assistants and those who engage in peer assisted learning' (National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016b, p. 1). HE teachers in various roles engage in professional learning to further develop and support their teaching, learning and assessment practices and eportfolios offer a flexible and versatile tool which can be used in varying ways to support this learning.

Theme 3: Flexibility of eportfolios
Furthermore, participants discussed how an eportfolio can recognise the myriad of in-and non-formal professional learning that is undertaken by HE teachers, including experiential and practice-based learning. Consider the following excerpts, for example: The two quotations above exemplify the growing recognition that professional learning takes many guises beyond structured, accredited programmes. Such a broad interpretation is increasingly recognised in the literature surrounding the professional development of HE teachers: for example, Malik et al. (2015, p. 169) suggest that 'professional development encompasses all types of facilitating knowledge opportunity, ranging from university degrees to formal assignments, conferences and informal learning opportunities located in practice'. Likewise, the NPDF proposes a 'typology' of PD activities which involves both accredited and non-accredited professional learning, including collaborative, unstructured and structured (National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016b, pp. 1-2). Thus, developing and maintaining a digital teaching and learning portfolio offers HE teachers a space to evidence engagement in in-and non-formal professional development (e.g. conferences and webinars as mentioned by Participant 16 above).
Furthermore, eportfolios offer considerable flexibility in relation to capturing and sharing professional learning through various modes. For example, Participant 16 (Lecturer) compares the 'ring binder' version of the first portfolio that she created in 2007 and recognises that a more contemporary version would be best created in a digital format in order to capture the breadth of PD activities in which she engages:

So, the digital teaching portfolio […] it could be a variety of things. So, if I were looking at mine, it would be my WordPress blog. It would be my stuff on Twitter, it would be any one of a number of things that I'm out there on.
The quotation above highlights that HE teachers are using a variety of modes and platforms to engage in professional learning, and therefore require a flexible, multimedia platform in order to capture, evidence and reflect on such engagement. A movement away from the paper-based 'ring binder' style portfolio towards electronic platforms offers greater choice and flexibility and also the use of audio, video, imagery and text-based artefacts.

Theme 4: Perceived Challenges
Finally, while welcoming the affordances of digital teaching and learning portfolios to support engagement in professional learning activities in order to enhance academic practice, there was a perception among some participants that the creation of portfolios is a timeconsuming task for which support would be required. For example, Participant 17 (Lecturer) mentioned that 'it sounds like so much work', while Participant 22 (Lecturer) similarly commented that 'putting together a portfolio -but there's a lot of work in that'. It is perhaps unsurprising therefore that some participants recognise the need for structures and supports in order to scaffold the portfolio-building process: Participant 24 (Professor) pointed to the importance of 'ongoing support in what it means to create a high-quality portfolio', and similarly Participant 22 (Lecturer) spoke about the importance of ease and usability when it comes to any proposed institutional professional development portfolio: So I think it's important that people are given a portfolio profile. They start it from the moment they arrive. In relation to teaching and learning, research, any of those elements, but for professional development, we're talking about your whole professional development, I think that would be really useful. But that there's an easy way to actually populate the portfolio. Yeah, I think that's really important. And particularly if you're very busy, and you don't have time to be spending filling in forms.
Thus, for participants in this study, while there was certainly a recognition of the potential of eportfolios as a tool to document, reflect on and ultimately enhance academic practice, there was a belief that the portfolio development process would be a time-consuming process which would benefit from scaffolding and supports. The issue of time as a barrier to engagement in professional learning is well documented in the literature; for example, Botham's (2018) analysis of the factors that affect engagement of HE teachers with an institutional PD scheme explored the concept of time as a barrier and identified three challenges: lack of time, need for deployed hours and participants' good time management/intrinsic motivation. Furthermore, the recent results of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey (National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2020) highlighted strong calls from Irish HE teachers for more institutional support to develop digital capabilities, including time, support to innovate and reward/recognition for when they develop the digital aspects of their role. Therefore, this study suggests that if the potential of eportfolios to support in/non-formal PD for those who teach in HE is to be harnessed to it's full potential, then greater consideration is needed for the institutional supports that must be provided to scaffold the eportfolio development process.

Discussion
The findings above highlight the recognition that for HE teachers, eportfolio practice can serve many purposes and can be targeted towards varying audiences, depending on the reason(s) for which a portfolio is created. Smith and Tillema (2003) identify four types of portfolio for HE teachers: the dossier portfolio, the training portfolio, the reflective portfolio and the personal development portfolio. This was echoed by the participants in this study, who recognised that a digital portfolio can be oriented towards differing audiences and purposes. Digital portfolio platforms offer such flexibility and enable the sharing of artefacts, evidence and reflections in various formats and with various audiences.
Participants in this study support the findings in the literature which point to PD as an ongoing activity for many HE teachers which encompasses both formal and informal professional learning. There is evidence that much of the PD undertakenparticularly by more experienced HE teacherstends to encompass informal or work-based practices, including networking, communities of practice, conversations with colleagues and practice-based innovations (Knight et al., 2006;Nerantzi, 2015;Warhurst, 2008). Roscoe (2002, p. 5) describes such approaches to professional learning as 'spontaneous and opportunistic, reacting to direct experience of the individual circumstances'. Seldin (2006) maintains that the PD needs of experienced HE teachers are likely to differ from the needs of more junior colleagues, and literature points to a preference among more established faculty for nonaccredited or informal PD activities (Ashgar & Pilkington, 2018;Biglan, 1973;Kálmán et al., 2019;Spowart et al., 2017). Participants in this study acknowledge the significant learning that is gleaned through conferences, peer learning and practice-based experiential learning, and recognise the potential of digital teaching and learning portfolios as spaces within which to capture and reflect on such learning. Evidence suggests that many accredited programmes in academic practice are targeted at early-career HE teachers (Ross et al., 2016;Thomas, Harden-Thew, Delahunty, & Dean, 2016), and thus there is a need for recognition mechanisms for professional learning undertaken by more experienced teachers. Hamilton (2020, p. 162) argues that 'evidence-based teaching portfolios are an effective form of authentic, contextualised, continuous professional development', and this study supports the view that eportfolios offer potential as a tool to support the ongoing professional learning of HE teachers, particularly with regard to engagement in in-and non-formal PD.
However, the study also points to the importance of scaffolding and support to ensure that the potential of digital teaching portfolios to support academic practice is maximised. Hamilton (2020, p. 162) maintains that 'the way in which the portfolio is developed, mentored and scaffolded mediates its effectiveness and authenticity'. Thus, simply having an eportfolio is unlikely in and of itself to yield to the enhancement of academic practice; rather, it is iterative processes of continual reflection that can pave the way. It has been argued that 'institutional support is critical to successfully implementing portfolios as a means to strengthen and enhance faculty growth and development' (Caldwell, Foster, & Ring, 2017, p. 85). Participants in this study echo these observations and call for structured and institutionallysupported mechanisms for the development of eportfolios to document, evidence and reflect on PD undertaken to enhance academic practice.

Conclusion
This paper explored the potential of eportfoliosand specifically digital teaching or professional practice portfoliosto support, document and evidence the wealth of nonaccredited and in/non-formal professional learning undertaken by HE teachers to enhance academic practice. Through a series of semi-structured qualitative interviews undertaken with a cross-section of those who teach in HE across three institutions in the Mid-West region in Ireland, this study highlighted the enormous potential of eportfolios as a tool to support professional learning to enhance academic practice. The study provides a snapshot of current teaching and learning portfolio use among Irish HE teachers, with participants in this study indicating that the impetus for creating a portfolio stemmed from a requirement from an accredited programme or as part of an application for a teaching and learning award (either local, regional or national). It is interesting to note that of those participants who indicated that they had previously created a portfolio, there is no evidence that the development of these portfolios had continued beyond the required submission period. This underscores one of the key findings of this study, which is the importance of institutional scaffolding and supportincluding both protected time and digital skills developmentin order to enable HE teachers to maximise the potential of eportfolios to support their professional learning. The study highlighted the flexibility of eportfolios as a tool to capture, evidence and reflect on the myriad of in-and non-formal professional learning activities in which HE teachers engage, but greater support is needed if such flexibility is to be harnessed to its maximal potential. Therefore, the study points to the need for an institutional approach to sustain the practice and process of eportfolio development, particularly if a portfolio is to be used as a tool of critical reflection and learning. Caldwell et al. (2017, p. 85) maintain that 'institutional support is critical to successfully implementing portfolios as a means to strengthen and enhance faculty growth and development', and this study suggests that in the absence of such institutional support, eportfolio use to as a tool of professional learning is perhaps unlikely to develop beyond contexts where they are required (e.g. accredited programmes or awards schemes). Nonetheless, this study contributes to a growing body of literature which recognises the potential of eportfolios to support in-and non-formal professional development for those who teach in HE, through offering flexible and multimodal spaces to capture and reflect on a broad range of professional learning activities. Indeed, as O'Keeffe and Donnelly (2013, p. 2) argue, 'the real potential for ePortfolios is in the widening contexts in which learning is taking place-or is recognized to be taking place-and in their ability to bring together personal learning gained in multiple contexts'.

Funding Acknowledgement
The FLEXIpath 'Professional Development Capacity Building in Higher Education: Extending provision for national impact through a flexible pathways approach' project is funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.


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Design and Research of Mathematics Teaching Intelligent Classroom Based on PCA-NN Algorithm

With the increasing importance of mathematics in basic education, how to evaluate and analyze the intelligent effect of mathematics teaching classroom through scientific methods has become one of the indicators to evaluate the intelligent classroom. This paper studies the design and application of mathematics teaching intelligent classroom based on the PCA-NN (principal component analysis-neural network) algorithm. Firstly, this paper briefly describes the current research status of mathematics teaching intelligent classroom design and PCA-NN algorithm. Secondly, combined with the key factors of mathematics teaching, it formulates specific standards and puts forward an adaptive strategy of intelligent and personalized intelligent mathematics teaching classroom. Finally, the algorithm is verified by experiments. The results show that, for students with different mathematics basic levels, the mathematics teaching intelligent classroom based on the PCA-NN algorithm can effectively improve the quality of mathematics classroom teaching. Through the research on the factors such as teaching quality, effect, and interaction mode involved in the process of mathematics teaching classroom design, the intelligent classroom design factors affecting teaching quality are determined. This paper analyzes and studies the system from different angles. The research results provide some help for the current quality evaluation of classroom teaching and use the PCA-NN algorithm to make quantitative analysis and multivariate verification of mathematics classroom teaching effect.

Introduction
With the promotion of diversified teaching mode and the improvement of customized teaching methods, mathematics teaching has become an important basic subject teaching [1]. On the other hand, classroom design, course content expansion, and subject training of mathematics teaching have become important research directions of current mathematics teaching classroom [2]. However, in the actual process of mathematics teaching, although there are many different methods in the existing teaching quality evaluation, it is hard for different teaching methods to achieve differentiated teaching and diversified classroom interaction according to their internal relevance and students' different mathematical foundation [3].
is paper proposes an optimization model of mathematics classroom design and teaching quality evaluation based on the PCA-NN (principal component analysis-neural network) algorithm. is paper is divided into four parts. e first section introduces the design, research background, and the arrangement of the subparts of the paper. e second section expounds the research on the influencing factors of the current comprehensive evaluation of classroom teaching. In the third section, the evaluation model of mathematics classroom teaching based on the PCA-NN algorithm is proposed, and the evaluation index system of mathematics classroom teaching quality is constructed by using the Laplace factor method and combining with students' learning effect. In the fourth section, the verification experiment is designed to verify the relevant indicators of the mathematics classroom and classroom evaluation model and draw conclusions from the research. e innovation of this study is to select the local PCA-NN optimization algorithm, using the model related to classroom comprehensive evaluation; this paper studies the contents of different parameters related to the influencing factors of evaluation and proposes a mathematics classroom teaching design and evaluation system based on the PCA-NN algorithm. rough the research on the teaching quality, effect, interactive mode, and other factors involved in the process of mathematics teaching classroom design, the intelligent classroom design factors affecting the teaching quality are determined. is paper evaluates the research evaluation system from different angles, provides a comprehensive purpose index for the construction of classroom teaching quality, and then uses the PCA-NN algorithm to quantitatively analyze and verify the effect of mathematics classroom teaching. According to the five factors affecting the core quality of mathematics classroom teaching, this paper optimizes the traditional mathematics classroom teaching methods, puts forward the evaluation method based on the PCA-NN algorithm, and constructs a more scientific intelligent quality evaluation model of mathematics classroom teaching. At the same time, the model in this paper is compared with the traditional algorithm model to verify the reliability of the model.

Related Work
ere is a big gap between the intelligent construction of classroom teaching. Some areas are in a leading position in the research on the intelligent construction of mathematics classroom teaching [4]. Selvi and Muthulakshmi found that there are many problems in the intelligent classroom design of mathematics teaching, such as large redundancy and low teaching efficiency, and put forward an intelligent teaching method for teenagers [5]. According to the teaching characteristics of mathematics curriculum, Yang et al. found that the current teaching method can rely on the actual needs and teaching objectives of students and proposed a multicustomized teaching method [6]. Ayachi et al. put forward an intelligent classroom model of mathematics classroom teaching based on multistrategy technology. Carry out differentiated classroom teaching according to the actual situation of different students, and provide them with customized feedback guidance [7]. According to the traditional model theory and exercise training experience of mathematics classroom teaching, Smys et al. found that the current mathematics classroom teaching has the problem of poor knowledge transfer ability in the teaching process. erefore, a teaching comprehensive adaptation evaluation method based on the genetic algorithm is proposed. [8]. Relying on the existing mathematics teaching methods, Wu put forward a new intelligent classroom method of mathematics teaching based on the content of mathematics chapters and analyzed the internal correlation of different knowledge points in traditional mathematics classroom teaching [9]. Li et al. through the simplified analysis of different mathematics teaching classroom made students in the process of learning to achieve a deep thinking state based on mathematical exercises; through experiments, it is proved that this teaching method can well improve students' ability to accept new knowledge in a short time [10]. e relevant research shows that the intelligent classroom of mathematics teaching based on the neural network algorithm is better than the classical intelligent classroom model in helping students learn new knowledge quickly [11]. Sun et al. studied the classroom comprehensive evaluation from the mathematical model, the classification of mathematics teaching contents, and mathematics exercises after class and adopted different teaching strategies for experimental teaching [12]. Saeedi et al. showed that the teaching method has good stability in improving the quality of mathematics teaching and is suitable for the formulation of the optimal teaching plan [13]. In order to improve the teaching efficiency and overall stability of mathematics teaching classroom, through the research and analysis of different students, a hierarchical teaching method is proposed based on mathematics teaching theory [14]. After practical verification, Alkrimi et al. found that there is a clear distinction in the degree of intelligence in the selection of intelligent classroom scheme for group mathematics teaching in universities. erefore, on this basis, an interest first mathematics teaching method is proposed [15]. Sze et al. have proposed a new intelligent classroom method for group mathematics teaching based on hyperchaotic mapping. According to the intrinsic relevance of mathematics curriculum and students' interest, this teaching method selects a diversified and efficient classroom design method [16].
From the research results at this stage, we can see that in the current process of mathematics classroom design, there are few application rules of modern teaching methods based on the PCA algorithm or other data processing methods [17]. On the other hand, in the process of intelligent classroom design, there are many differences in its internal relevance [18]. erefore, there are obvious differences in the degree of intelligence, and the application of the PCA-NN algorithm is even less [19]. In this context, it is of great significance to study the design of mathematics teaching intelligent classroom based on the PCA-NN algorithm [20].

e Basic Idea of PCA-NN Algorithm in Mathematics Teaching Intelligent Classroom Design Model.
e PCA-NN algorithm is an improved algorithm based on the principal component analysis algorithm [21]. e algorithm mainly analyzes the correlation degree between different types of data and uses the method with strong internal correlation degree for information mining and data processing [22]. e core idea of the PCA-NN algorithm is to reduce the dimension of multidimensional data to achieve efficient data processing and reduce the computational complexity so as to improve the utilization and analysis efficiency of data [23]. Meanwhile, the algorithm is also an algorithm often used to mine data and extract information [24]. In the process of intelligent classroom design for mathematics teaching, in order to realize data mining and dimension reduction operation under the algorithm, it is necessary to convert mathematics teaching data information into binary computer language by adopting information methods of different dimensions so as to realize the operation and processing [25]. In the process of practical application, the related programming and storage have different dimensions of mathematics teaching information, so the data mining and dimensionality reduction of the algorithm need to be changed at any time [26].
In this study, the PCA-NN algorithm is applied to the design and quality evaluation of mathematics teaching intelligent classroom. On the basis of the PCA algorithm, the training of deep PCA neural network is a complex process. As long as the front layers of the network are slightly changed, the neural network after PCA will be accumulated, and its internal noneffective information will also have large errors. erefore, in this study, once the distribution and input order of input data before the PCA algorithm operation change, it will be greatly affected, especially in the data dimension, so if there are errors in the process of data training and extraction, the test results will produce different speed changes. Once the PCA network is trained, the system parameters of its mathematics teaching will be updated. In addition to the data of the input layer, the input data of each subsequent PCA network are in dynamic change because the update of the training parameters of the former PCA layer will lead to the change of the distribution of the input data of the latter layer. is study can make full use teaching objectives in each mathematics teaching classroom, through PCA analysis of different mathematics teaching modes, coupling the factors with strong internal correlation, then combining with the idea of neural network, and realizing the intelligent design of mathematics teaching classroom.

Mathematics Teaching Classroom Design and Quality Evaluation Model Construction Process Based on PCA-NN
Algorithm. In order to realize the scientific evaluation and analysis of the third wisdom teaching classroom, this paper takes college students as the research object and investigates the different aspects of college students. rough the analysis of college data, the classroom mathematics teaching ability is simulated and studied by using the PCA-NN algorithm. is is also the process of investigation and research in most teaching classes. e construction process includes the following aspects: first, according to the existing mathematics learning level of students of different majors and grades, the system will extract different data features and then process them into binary. e computer identifies the processed binary data and compares it with the database. e data acquisition and training process is shown in Figure 1.
On the other hand, in the aspect of obtaining data information, it mainly imports data through the existing student achievement system according to its internal relevance information and forms a preliminary data cluster database based on it and then inputs the database into the computer training analysis system. After inputting the data information database, the computer system uses the PCA-NN algorithm based on the multidimensional operation rules to realize the multiple iterative calculation of the database [27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. After the calculation, according to the computer's database information and the preset automatic judgment program, it restores and classifies some data information so as to rely on different types of data group information, and the data analysis process is shown in Figure 2. e third aspect is to update the existing database information and calculate the error. After the above steps are completed, the variable dimension of the database is processed, and the vector method is used to record, forming a special data information record. e variable dimension of the database information is transformed into vector information and iterative information and stored. In this process, the calculation of data group similarity is realized by calculating the distance and angle rule scale between different data groups [34]. e closer the distance or the smaller the angle, the higher the dimension information included in the data center. erefore, there is a positive correlation between the similarity of teaching theory and theoretical knowledge in colleges and universities, and the actual level of mathematics teaching in the process of intelligent teaching classroom is shown in Figure 3.
It can be seen from Figure 3 that with the change of data dimension, the corresponding judgment coefficient index also has obvious change, and different data groups gradually show similar change rules because although the data groups are different, their discrimination rules remain unchanged in the process of principal component analysis. In this process, the similarity measure δ(x) between different data groups is as follows: e correlation degree judgment formula p(x) and coupling degree judgment formula c(x) between data groups are as follows: e error coefficient M(x) and correction coefficient Q(x) between data groups are as follows: At this time, the simulation analysis results of the corresponding data group are shown in Figure 4.
In Figure 4, with the increase in simulation times, the corresponding error coefficient and correction coefficient show different change rules, but the overall change trend is similar. is is because the inherent relevance and reliability of data information in different dimensions are different, so there is no super similar change rule. e sum of squares Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience e 2 (x) and the coefficient of square difference s 2 (x) of single dimension fault tolerance between data groups are as follows: e average coefficient k(x) under k level cycle and the operation value h(x) between different clusters are as follows: Among them, s 2 (x) is the weighted sum of square differences, x is a single unit of the data group, x kj and x ki are the vectors to be detected within the cluster, k(x) is the operation value between different clusters, and h(x) is the processing value within each cluster. At this time, the  simulation analysis results of the corresponding data group are shown in Figure 5. In Figure 5, with the increase in simulation times, the change law of the square sum of the corresponding onedimensional fault tolerance rate is similar to that of the square difference coefficient. is is because with the increase in simulation times, the PCA-NN algorithm is in the process of data simulation analysis. e dimension data group with strong correlation in the data group is regularized, so the subsequent change rule is similar.

Evaluation Model and Improvement Strategy of Mathematics Teaching Intelligent Classroom Based on PCA-NN
Algorithm. Evaluating and researching the teaching quality of the intelligent classroom of mathematics teaching, this evaluation model sorts and compares the scores of mathematics teaching theory courses of different grades and different majors and the relevance of mathematics teaching types and then processes these two kinds of big data sets based on PCA. In this process, the corresponding disturbance adaptive function R(x) and sorting function Y(x) are as follows:    e disturbance adaptation function R(x) and the sorting function Y(x) satisfy the following relationship: Calculating and transforming the distance between different data vectors require intergroup links and intragroup links so as to prevent misjudgment. e average connection function w(x) is where x is a single unit of data group. After redetermining the sample center of each PCA-NN training link, we need to compare the shortest distance of different categories, and then different similarity data are calculated and combined into clusters with logical structure. e cluster group correction function H(x) and the distance correction function U(x) are where x is a single unit of data group. e multicoupling adaptive training process can be seen from different simulation training combinations, as shown in Figure 6. As can be seen from Figure 6, with the change of training process, the internal data adaptive coupling type also changes.
is is because the internal data groups and multieigenvalues are different, so the corresponding coupling degree is different, and the internal data continuity is different due to the multidimensional computational complexity. e coupling degree between modules refers to the dependency relationship between modules, including control relationship, call relationship, and data transfer relationship. e more connections between modules, the stronger their coupling and the worse their independence.

Experimental Design Process of Innovative Design Model of Mathematics Teaching Classroom Based on PCA-NN
Algorithm. In order to analyze the correlation between the teaching differences and the learning effects of different types of mathematics teaching classes among different students, this study takes the random factors into account and carries out a confirmatory experimental design based on the mathematics teaching courses and examination data of students.
is experiment process is combined with the improved PAC-NN algorithm; first, set multiple coupling  threshold analysis to analyze the teaching effect of innovative classroom with different teaching methods, and then compare and analyze different parameters of relevant data information converted into multidimensional teaching mode. In order to ensure that the clustering has a relatively high similarity matching degree, the matching information of data information is high during the experiment. e preliminary results of the objective evaluation standard of the mathematics teaching intelligent classroom quality evaluation system during the experiment are shown in Figure 7, and the influence reliability of different data sets on the experimental results is shown in Figure 8.
It can be seen from Figures 7 and 8 that in the intelligent classroom evaluation system of mathematics teaching, with the increase in the number of students explaining examples and training topics in the mathematics teaching classroom, the error of its comprehensive teaching quality is getting smaller and smaller. is is because the PAC-NN algorithm can carry out multidimensional analysis and quantitative representation of different types of mathematical knowledge points. en, the correlation analysis with each subsequent PCA factor was carried out and then compared with the existing reference threshold, and error analysis was carried out. rough the similarity of different targets, the similarity of different data information can be judged. And the sample center of each cluster is determined again, which can effectively determine the space vector of the data source needed for the quality evaluation of the initial mathematics teaching intelligent classroom.
Combined with the above preliminary experimental results, the PCA-NN algorithm first determines the similarity arrangement among different clusters according to the shortest distance comparison between data groups and finally forms a cluster group with logical structure; in addition, the number of outliers of different questions is often uncertain due to the different data types of the actual questionnaire during the experiment. For example, in this study, the majority of students majoring in mathematics classroom teaching quality questionnaire option data through the same problem of the same option learning objectives are summarized, and then the group data after the summary and classification are analyzed so as to reduce the error rate of the PCA-NN algorithm in the analysis process and improve the efficiency and stability of data analysis.

Results and Analysis.
In order to make a deep result analysis and reduce the error rate of the mathematics teaching methods proposed in this study, we need to combine the traditional mathematics teaching methods for comparative analysis. In this study, the experimental      comparison method (intelligent teaching group and traditional teaching group) is offline one-to-one random survey and mathematics teaching intelligent classroom evaluation system. e subjects of the survey are students who need to learn mathematics courses. Students of different grades used different questionnaire survey methods. e questionnaire includes the following aspects: thinking, logic, reasoning and judgment, participation, homework completion, average score, and so on. In the process of this investigation, through the investigation and experimental analysis, we systematically distributed 500 copies of documents and data required by the experiment to the students of most majors. e results of different number of students' satisfaction with mathematics teaching intelligent classroom evaluation system are shown in Figure 9.
As can be seen from Figure 9, through this experiment, compared with the traditional mathematics classroom teaching, the overall teaching quality of this experiment has been significantly improved. In the overall experimental results, 95.1% of the students are satisfied with mathematics classroom teaching, among which 30.0% are female students and 65.1% are male students. In these usual examinations of mathematics teaching, 92.5% of the students had obvious effect improvement, among which 62% were girls and 30.5% were boys. When it comes to specific mathematics teaching module knowledge, such as mathematics exercise training, mathematics principle understanding, and mathematics teaching interaction, the number of people who clearly improve this aspect accounted for 93.1%. e number of people who actively participate in this link accounts for 96.5%. When asked whether the intelligent classroom teaching method of mathematics teaching is effective, 93.2% of the students surveyed agree with the intelligent classroom teaching method used in this experiment. e above data analysis shows that the intelligent classroom teaching method in mathematics teaching is very effective, and most students agree with the intelligent classroom teaching method used in this experiment.

Conclusion
With the progress of science and technology, the traditional evaluation model of mathematics classroom teaching quality cannot meet the requirements. is paper studies the intelligent classroom design and model of mathematics teaching based on the PCA-NN algorithm. is paper optimizes the traditional mathematics classroom teaching methods, puts forward the evaluation method based on the PCA-NN algorithm, and constructs a more scientific mathematics teaching intelligent classroom quality evaluation model. e reliability of the model is verified. e design and teaching quality evaluation method of intelligent mathematics teaching classroom based on the PCA-NN algorithm can not only effectively evaluate the teaching effect   Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience but also analyze and evaluate the status quo of teachers' mathematics teaching ability. However, the focus of this paper is only on the construction of the design and evaluation model of the intelligent classroom of mathematics teaching, and the characteristics of strengthening the evaluation system were not considered. erefore, before implementing the quality management evaluation model of the intelligent classroom of mathematics teaching, we can conduct in-depth research from the multidimensional influencing factors of the system.

Data Availability
e data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.

Conflicts of Interest
e authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.