Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Residential Energy Conservation

This article focuses on repetitive behaviors that conserve residential energy. It views repetitive behavior as a function of past experience, attitudes, subjective norms, and intentions. Data from a three-wave panel survey of homeowners living in Decatur, Illinois, form the basis for statistical analysis. Findings indicate that for conservation behavior that is repetitive at a high frequency, adoption is best predicted by past experience, while for less frequent behaviors, intention is the best predictor. Intentions, in turn, are affected by past experience, attitudes, and subjective norms. Adopters and nonadopters are found to differ in the mechanisms through which their intentions change: Adopters alter intentions more through changing attitudes and nonadopters through changing social influences. Policy implications are discussed.
KIT at MediaEval 2015 - Evaluating Visual Cues for Affective Impact of Movies Task

We present the approach and results of our system on the MediaEval Aective Impact of Movies Task. The challenge involves two primary tasks: aect classication and violence detection. We test the performance of multiple visual features followed by linear SVM classiers. Inspired by successes in dierent vision elds, we use (i) GIST features used in scene modeling, (ii) features extracted from a deep convolutional neural network trained on object recognition, and (iii) improved dense trajectory features encoded using Fisher vectors commonly used in action recognition.
Socio-technical systems theory as a diagnostic tool for examining underutilization of wiki technology

Purpose – This paper aims to examine organizational information systems based on Web 2.0 technology as socio-technical systems that involve interacting relationships among actors, structure, tasks and technology. Alignment within the relationships may facilitate increased technology use; however, gaps in alignment may impede technology use and result in poor performance or system failure. The technology examined is an organizational wiki used for collaborative knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach – Results of a survey administered to employees of an organization providing cloud computing services are presented. The research model depicts the socio-technical component relationships and their influence on use of the wiki. Hierarchical latent variable modelling is used to operationalize the six main constructs. Hypotheses propose that as alignment of a relationship increases, wiki use increases. The partial least squares (PLS) method is used to examine the hypotheses. Findings – Based on the res.
When two wrongs make a right: synchronized neuronal bursting from combined electrical and inhibitory coupling

Synchronized cortical activities in the central nervous systems of mammals are crucial for sensory perception, coordination and locomotory function. The neuronal mechanisms that generate synchronous synaptic inputs in the neocortex are far from being fully understood. In this paper, we study the emergence of synchronization in networks of bursting neurons as a highly non-trivial, combined effect of electrical and inhibitory connections. We report a counterintuitive find that combined electrical and inhibitory coupling can synergistically induce robust synchronization in a range of parameters where electrical coupling alone promotes anti-phase spiking and inhibition induces anti-phase bursting. We reveal the underlying mechanism, which uses a balance between hidden properties of electrical and inhibitory coupling to act together to synchronize neuronal bursting. We show that this balance is controlled by the duty cycle of the self-coupled system which governs the synchronized bursting rhythm. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Mathematical methods in medicine: neuroscience, cardiology and pathology’.
Faculty Clinical Site Visits in Nurse Practitioner Education: Student Perspective

Assessing student learning during a site visit in an advanced practice nursing course is important for academic success; however, a gap in the literature exists on students’ perspectives of faculty site visits in nurse practitioner education. This article presents the results of a study on students’ perceptions of the most useful aspects of the site visit, suggestions for improving site visits, and changes made in the practicum after the site visit.
Financial Parenting, Financial Coping Behaviors, and Well‐Being of Emerging Adults

The goal of this study was to consider the role of parents in the development of their children's financial independence by the time the children are old enough to enter college. Using data from 2,098 first-year university students, we examined two pathways to emerging adults' financial, psychological, and personal well-being, combining research on the positive effects of family financial environment and future-oriented coping behaviors. Two findings are of particular note. The quality of parent-child communication regarding financial topics proved to be the most potent predictor of children's financial, psychological, and personal well-being. Further, parents' expectations had a significant indirect influence (via financial coping behaviors) on their children's well-being. Implications for promoting financial self-sufficiency among young adults are discussed.
Construct Validity of Scores on a Developmental Assessment with Mathematical Patfierns Tasks

Three analytic approaches were employed within the framework of classical test theory to examine construct validity of a mathematics assessment made up of 16 ordered constructed-response tasks. The tasks focused on problem solving by identifying and explaining mathematical patterns. Descriptive analyses across four age groups suggested a developmental structure of individual tasks and subdomains that was generally consistent with the intended design of the test. Acceptable fit was obtained using structural equation modeling procedures for a five-factor, first-order structure with directional paths specified (RMSEA = .068) and for two second-order factors (RMSEA = .068). Convergent validity coefficients with standardized tests in mathematics computation, concepts of numbers, and applications indicated a modest overlap in constructs across the two assessments (r = .47) with Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) total mathematics scores. Findings are discussed with reference to intended uses of the assessment and its scores in the context of current mathematics education reforms.
Positive and Negative Psychological Impact After Secondary Exposure to Politically Motivated Violence Among Body Handlers and Rehabilitation Workers

The positive and negative psychological impact of secondary exposure to politically motivated violence was examined among body handlers and hospital rehabilitation workers, 2 groups that differed in their proximity and immediacy to violent events. Survivors of politically motivated violence served as a comparison group. Body handlers experienced high levels of positive psychological impact and traumatic stress symptoms. Levels of positive psychological impact among on-scene body handlers were higher than those experienced by rehabilitation workers. Traumatic stress symptoms predicted positive psychological impact among body handlers. These findings indicate that proximity to stressors is associated with higher levels of positive and negative psychological impact. Physical proximity is a major contributory factor to both positive and negative psychological effects of secondary exposure to trauma.
Evaluation of vertical mandibular asymmetry in unilateral and bilateral posterior crossbite adult patients

Objective : t0 he aim of this study was to estimate possible differences in skeletal asymmetry between group of adult subjects with normal occlusion and unilateral and bilateral posterior crossbite malocclusions. Materials and Methods: A sample of 91 subjects (consisted of 37 unilateral posterior crossbite [14 male and 23 female; mean age 22.49 ± 4.19 years] and 31 bilateral posterior crossbite patients [18 male and 13 female; mean age 24.36 ± 3.76 years] and a control group (CG) of 23 subjects with normal occlusion [13 male and 10 female; mean age 22.74 ± 1.74 years]) was examined in the study. Condylar, ramal, and condylar-plus-ramal asymmetry values were measured for all subjects on panoramic radiographs. Data were analyzed statistically by means of paired t-test. Results: Unilateral crossbite group (UCG) and bilateral cossbite group (BCG) showed significant asymmetric indices (condylar, ramal, and condylar-plus-ramal) relative to the CG, except for condylar index when comparing BCG and CG (P > 0.05). Comparisons within the crossbite groups showed no statistically significant differences in condylar, ramal, or condylar-plus-ramal heights (RHs) between left and right sides of the UCG, while for the BCG, significant difference was found only for the condylar-plus-RH (P < 0.05). Conclusions : b0 oth UCG and BCG have asymmetrical condyles compared to CG. Side comparisons within crossbite groups showed asymmetric mandible in BCG.
CHILDREN'S CONCEPTIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSALITY

Piaget's distinction between the operational and preoperational child suggested the interviewing of 57 5and 6-year-old children and 55 8and 9year-olds with respect to their understanding of the motivations of a child in 7 story situations. Each story exemplified in rudimentary form a different mechanism of adjustment, that is, displacement, wishful dreaming, projection, regression, repression, rationalization, and denial. Replicated comparisons indicated that (a) there was a fair degree of interstory consistency, (b) significant age differences appeared with respect to individual stories and to a composite Motivation Index, and (c) the projection story was most discriminative of age and most predictive of composite score. The Motivation Index was not significantly related to animism level but proved more discriminative between age groups.
Today's Studies, Tomorrow's Meta-Analyses: Implications for Evidence Informed Decision–Making in Social Work

ABSTRACT Meta-analyses play an important role in understanding aspects of human functioning and program effectiveness. Meta-analyses also inform practice and policy decision making in areas of interest to social work. This study examined the degree to which recent quantitative reports in top social work journals are eligible for inclusion in future meta-analytic studies based on method rigor. The results suggest a mixed picture. Articles in top social work journals typically present sufficient information on participant characteristics, p values, and Mean values, yet they often fail to present sufficient information on variance indicators or the precise numbers of participants, which limits the ability to calculate effect sizes. Furthermore, less than 10% of the reports utilized randomized experimental designs or tested for group equivalence. To enhance social work's ability to make evidence-based decisions by producing more meta-analyses, researchers should provide more detail in study reports and use stronger research designs.
A Mid-Range Theory of the Interactive Effects of International and Product Diversification on Innovation and Performance

Some research in international management has focused on international diversification as a strategy, while substantial research in strategic management has focused on product diversification. However, corporate strategies may include both product and geographic international diversification components. Furthermore, little theoretical work has linked the interaction of these two strategies to innovation and performance. This paper develops theoretical arguments depicting the interactive effects of international and product diversification in a comprehensive model. The theory presented suggests that international diversification is positively related to both innovation and firm performance, and positively moderates the relationship between product diversification and innovation and performance. The central concept is that innovation is generally facilitated by international diversification, while the general relationship between product diversification and innovation is negative. However, because of the complexity and information asymmetries, it is difficult to manage internationally diversified firms. Additionally, it is difficult to achieve global integration and local responsiveness in highly internationally diversified firms. Thus, there are limits to international diversification, but, given appropriate firm capabilities and country circumstance, international diversification facilitates innovation and performance.
Attitudes of Obstetric and Pediatric Health Care Providers Toward Resuscitation of Infants Who Are Born at the Margins of Viability

OBJECTIVES. The objective of this study was to determine the attitudes of a variety of health care providers toward the recommendations that should be made to parents regarding the resuscitation of infants who are born at the margins of viability. METHODS. A written questionnaire was distributed to the medical and nursing staff at 4 tertiary perinatal centers. For each of 5 weekly gestational age intervals from 22 weeks to 26 weeks, 6 days, the health care providers were asked to describe on a scale from 1 to 5 whether they would strongly discourage through strongly encourage resuscitation. They also were queried regarding their comfort with counseling regarding these issues. The attitudes of various groups of providers were compared across weekly intervals. RESULTS. A total of 204 physicians and 539 nurses completed the survey. The majority would strongly discourage, either discourage or strongly discourage, be neutral or recommend, recommend or strongly recommend, and strongly recommend resuscitation during the 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th weeks of gestation, respectively. Obstetric caregivers were slightly less likely than pediatric caregivers to strongly discourage resuscitation from 22 weeks to 22 weeks, 6 days and 23 weeks to 23 weeks, 6 days. There were no significant differences in the recommendations of obstetricians and pediatricians. Pediatric nurses were more likely to strongly recommend resuscitation from 26 weeks to 26 weeks, 6 days and more likely either to discourage or to strongly discourage resuscitation from 23 weeks to 23 weeks, 6 days and to strongly discourage resuscitation from the 22 weeks to 22 weeks, 6 days than their obstetric counterparts. Obstetric nurses were slightly less likely than obstetricians to strongly recommend resuscitation at 26 weeks to 26 weeks, 6 days and less likely to strongly discourage resuscitation from 22 weeks to 22 weeks, 6 days. CONCLUSIONS. The caregivers' recommendations seem to be based logically on the current literature regarding survival and morbidity that is experienced by infants who are born at the threshold of viability. Although there are minor differences, there was a relatively consistent approach among professional groups.
Classification and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Enterococcus Species Isolated from Apparently Healthy Food‐Producing Animals in Japan

Summary A total of 1024 enterococci were recovered from faeces of healthy animals from 178 cattle, 178 pig and 156 broiler farms. Enterococcus faecium was the predominant species recovered (35.8%), followed by E. faecalis (31.3%) and E. hirae (25.6%). Oxytetracycline resistance was most frequently found among E. faecalis (85.9%), E. faecium (58.8%) and E. hirae (48.1%). Resistance rates to almost all antimicrobials were higher in E. faecalis than E. faecium and E. hirae. Isolates from cattle were more susceptible to the antimicrobials studied than those from pigs and broilers. VanA‐ or VanB‐type vancomycin‐resistant enterococci have not been found since the ban of avoparcin use 5 years ago.
Dietary fat without body weight gain increases in vivo MCF‐7 human breast cancer cell growth and decreases natural killer cell cytotoxicity

High‐calorie (HC) diet contributes to the increased incidence of obesity, which is a risk factor for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, and in particular for estrogen receptor (ER) positive tumors. This study investigated whether an HC diet increases human ER‐positive breast cancer progression and modulates natural killer (NK) cell functions. Four‐week‐old female BALB/c athymic nude mice were fed a HC diet (5320 kcal/kg) or standard calorie diet (SC, 2820 kcal/kg) for 6 mo. After 5 mo, the mice were randomly implanted with MCF‐7 breast cancer cells (SCT and HCT) or received an isovolumic injection (SC and HC) in both inguinal fat pads. Tumor growth was greater in the HCT group than in the SC group without change in body weight. The HC diet decreased the tumor expression of genes involved in the citrate cycle and in adiponectin and lipid metabolism but increased that of genes controlling glycolysis and angiogenesis. The tumor expression level of Ki67 was increased while that of the cleaved caspase 3 and the ER‐β and progesterone receptors was reduced. Tumor development in response to the HC diet was associated with smaller numbers and lower cytotoxicity of splenic NK cells. These results indicate that an HC diet without body weight gain increases ER‐positive breast cancer cell proliferation and reduces tumor apoptosis. The underlying mechanisms might involve a downexpression of tumor hormonal receptor and reduced NK cell functions, and might also result in the regulation of genes involved in several cellular functions. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
On the Capacity Region of the Gaussian Multiple Access Channel with Noisy Feedback

We provide a new outer bound on the capacity region of the two-user Gaussian multiple access channel (MAC) with AWGN-corrupted feedback. Our outer bound is based on the idea of dependence balance due to Hekstra and Willems [1]. Evaluating our outer bound is non-trivial as it involves taking a union over joint densities of three random variables, one of which is an auxiliary random variable. We resolve this difficulty by proving that it is sufficient to consider jointly Gaussian random variables when evaluating our outer bound. As the feedback noise variances become large, our outer bound collapses to the capacity region of the Gaussian MAC without feedback, thereby yielding the first non-trivial result for a Gaussian MAC with noisy feedback. Furthermore, as the feedback noise variances tend to zero, our outer bound collapses to the capacity region of the Gaussian MAC with noiseless feedback, which was established by Ozarow [2]. For all non-zero, finite values of the feedback noise variances, our outer bound strictly improves upon the cut-set outer bound.
Scope, structure, and expert systems: A reply to Kuno et al.

Kuno et al. (1999) montraient qu'une approche structurale de la portee pouvait etre remplacee par un systeme expert. L'A. critique ce point de vue, soulignant que les systemes experts ne sont pas adequats d'un point de vue empirique et que l'approche structurale ne doit pas etre abandonnee en leur faveur. Le systeme expert ne tient pas compte de correlations importantes entre la portee et d'autres proprietes de la grammaire, telles que le liage, qui decoule directement d'une approche structurale
Minority status stress and coping processes among African American college students.

The current study tested coping efforts as moderators of the effects of minority status stress on general levels of perceived stress and academic performance for African American students at a predominantly White college and university (PWCU) and a historically Black college and university (HBCU). Multivariate analyses revealed that African American students at the PWCU experienced sig-niﬁcantly higher levels of minority status stress than their counterparts at the HBCU. Students did not differ in overall levels of perceived stress and in most coping efforts assessed. HBCU students reported higher mean use of problem-oriented strategies and spiritual efforts than students at the PWCU. Moderated regression analyses revealed an increase in the effects of minority status stress on perceived stress at high levels of problem-oriented efforts. The effects of minority status stress on perceived stress decreased at higher levels of disengagement. In predicting academic performance, type of institution was the strongest predictor. Implications of the ﬁndings are discussed.
Zero-sum allocational strategies determine the allometry of specific leaf area.

UNLABELLED PREMISE OF THE STUDY Specific leaf area (SLA) is a critical component of the leaf economics spectrum, and many functional leaf traits have been empirically demonstrated to covary with SLA. However, a complete understanding of how change in leaf size influences SLA has not yet emerged. • METHODS To help develop a more complete understanding of the determinants of variability in SLA, we present a covariation model of leaf allometry that predicts a zero-sum interdependence of leaf thickness, density, and surface area on leaf mass. We test the model's predictions on measurements of 900 leaves from 44 angiosperm species. • KEY RESULTS We observe that "diminishing returns," the negative allometry (slope < 1) of surface area versus mass, does not hold universally across species. Rather, the scaling of SLA is linked to the relative allocation to thickness and density. Specifically, diminishing returns are observed when leaves grow thicker, more than their density decreases, with increasing mass. Finally, we confirm model predictions that the allometric dependence of area, thickness, and density on mass can be well approximated by a zero-sum allocational process. • CONCLUSIONS Our work adds to the growing body of evidence that allometric covariation is a hallmark of the scaling behavior of complex plant and leaf traits. Moreover, because our model makes predictions based on allocational constraints, it provides a foundation to understand how deviations from zero-sum tradeoffs in allocation to leaf thickness, density, or area determine the allometry of SLA and, ultimately, underlie adaptive strategies within and across plant species.
Motivational Determinants of Flow: Contributions From Self-Determination Theory

Abstract The study examined the relationships between different types of situational motivation and flow and situational motivational determinants (perceptions of autonomy, competence, and relatedness) and the experience of flow. Immediately following a swim practice, 203 Canadian master's-level swimmers completed a questionnaire that assessed different variables. Results indicated that situational self-determined forms of motivation (intrinsic motivation and self-determined extrinsic motivation) and perceptions of autonomy, competence, and relatedness were positively related to flow, whereas amotivation was negatively related to flow.
Technology readiness impact on E-procurement implementation

E-procurement is becoming a source in supply chain among organizations to improve the service of delivery and reduce cost. However, not every organization has been successful in E-procurement implementation due to non technological readiness assessment at micro level. To address this, we have proposed a research model of technology readiness for E-procurement implementation. The paper highlights the technology readiness into IT infrastructure, IT expertise and IT compatibility. Based on this research model, 142 responses of manufacturing industries of Malaysia were collected using personally administered data and online survey approach. The results shown that technological readiness have a positive relationship with E-procurement implementation.