Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The effects of personality and intention to act toward responsible environmental behavior

Efforts to improve environmental responsibility are still being developed partially, in fact this is the result of the interaction of various factors. This study aimed to investigate the effect of personality and intention to act of the responsible environmental behavior. This research was conducted at Senior High School Insan Cendekia Madani Boarding School in the second semester of 2017-2018 academic year. The method used were survey with quantitative-causal approach. This study used three variables i.e. personality (exogenous variable/X1), intention to act (exogenous variable/X2), and responsible environmental behavior (endogenous variable/X3). The subject were 90 students from grade XI of mathematics and science. The data analysis technique was used path analysis. Based on hypothesis test conducted, the values of the path coefficient between X1 and X2 was 0.385, X2 and X3 was 0.209, X1 and X3 throught X2 was 0.08. The results showed that there was significant indirect effect of personality to responsible environmental behavior throught the intention to act of Senior High School students.
Wikipedia Search as Effective Entity Linking Algorithm

This paper reports on the participation of the LKD team in the English entity linking task at the TAC KBP 2013. We evaluated various modifications and combinations of the MostFrequent-Sense (MFS) based linking, the Entity Co-occurrence based linking (ECC), and the Explicit Semantic Analysis (ESA) based linking. We employed two our Wikipediabased NER systems, the Entityclassifier.eu and the SemiTags. Additionally, two Lucenebased entity linking systems were developed. For the competition we submitted 9 submissions in total, from which 5 used the textual context of the entities, and 4 submissions did not. Surprisingly, the MFS method based on the Wikipedia Search has proved to be the most effective approach – it achieved the best 0.555 B3+ F1 score from all our submissions and it achieved high 0.677 B3+ F1 score for Geo-Political (GPE) entities. In addition, the ESA based method achieved best 0.483 B3+ F1 for Organization (ORG) entities.
Reputational Incentives and Dynamics

We study a dynamic moral hazard model, where a firm can invest into the quality of its product which, in turn, is imperfectly observed by consumers. We analyse how investment incentives depend on the firm’s reputation and the information structure of consumer learning, and solve for the resulting reputational dynamics. When consumers learn through good news, investment incentives are increasing in reputation, leading to a unique work-shirk equilibrium and convergent dynamics. When consumers learn through bad news, investment incentives are decreasing in reputation, leading to a continuum of shirk-work equilibria and divergent dynamics. Finally, when consumers learn through Brownian motion and the cost of investment is low, there is a work-shirk equilibrium, but no shirk-work equilibrium.
Interface-driven topological Hall effect in SrRuO3-SrIrO3 bilayer

Electronic transport measurements reveal the formation of swirling spin textures, skyrmions, at high-quality oxide interface. Electron transport coupled with magnetism has attracted attention over the years. Among them, recently discovered is topological Hall effect (THE), originating from scalar spin chirality, that is, the solid angle subtended by the spins. THE is found to be a promising tool for probing the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction and consequent magnetic skyrmions. This interaction arises from broken inversion symmetry and hence can be artificially introduced at interface; this concept is lately verified in metal multilayers. However, there are few attempts to investigate such DM interaction at interface through electron transport. We clarified how the transport properties couple with interface DM interaction by fabricating the epitaxial oxide interface. We observed THE in epitaxial bilayers consisting of ferromagnetic SrRuO3 and paramagnetic SrIrO3 over a wide region of both temperature and magnetic field. The magnitude of THE rapidly decreases with the thickness of SrRuO3, suggesting that the interface DM interaction plays a significant role. Such interaction is expected to realize a 10-nm-sized Néel-type magnetic skyrmion. The present results established that the high-quality oxide interface enables us to tune the effective DM interaction; this can be a step toward future topological electronics.
The Regularity of General Parabolic Systems With Degenerate Diffusion

The aim of the paper is twofold. On one hand the authors want to present a new technique called $p$-caloric approximation, which is a proper generalization of the classical compactness methods first developed by DeGiorgi with his Harmonic Approximation Lemma. This last result, initially introduced in the setting of Geometric Measure Theory to prove the regularity of minimal surfaces, is nowadays a classical tool to prove linearization and regularity results for vectorial problems. Here the authors develop a very far reaching version of this general principle devised to linearize general degenerate parabolic systems. The use of this result in turn allows the authors to achieve the subsequent and main aim of the paper, that is, the implementation of a partial regularity theory for parabolic systems with degenerate diffusion of the type $\partial_t u - \mathrm{div} a(Du)=0$, without necessarily assuming a quasi-diagonal structure, i.e. a structure prescribing that the gradient non-linearities depend only on the the explicit scalar quantity.
Evidence that the border of the neural plate may be positioned by the interaction between signals that induce ventral and dorsal mesoderm

In the early Xenopus embryo, a quadrant of endodermal cells that have descended from the vegetal dorsal localization in the zygote produces signals that pass into the animal hemisphere and induce dorsal mesoderm from the marginal zone. From the remaining three quadrants of the bordering endoderm, signals pass into the animal hemisphere and induce ventral mesoderm in the marginal region. There is evidence that suggests that these same mesoderm‐inducing signals continue through the plane of the tissue of the animal hemisphere where they may at least begin the processes of neural and epidermal induction by changing the competence of the prospective ectodermal cells, and possibly influencing the early regional biasing of later expression of at least some gene products, such as Epi‐1 whose expression in the future epidermal domain seems specified before gastrulation. We hypothesized that the interaction of the ventral and dorsal signals within the plane of the tissue of the animal hemisphere may position the border of the neural plate. If this is so, then transplantation into the animal pole of cells that signal induction of ventral mesoderm should drive the neural plate boundary back toward the blastopore and shorten the anterior‐posterior axis. Removal of cells that induce ventral mesoderm should result in an axis that is longer than normal. Results of our experiments support these predictions. Also, by late pregastrula stage 9, increasing the ventral signals has no effect. Thus the evidence suggests that the position of the anterior neural plate boundary is established before gastrulation begins by the interaction of the signals that induce the ventral and dorsal mesoderm. © 1993 wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Does Magnetic Levitation or Suspension Define the Masses of Forming Stars?

We investigate whether magnetic tension can define the masses of forming stars by holding up the subcritical envelope of a molecular cloud that suffers gravitational collapse of its supercritical core. We perform an equilibrium analysis of the initial and final states assuming perfect field freezing, no rotation, isothermality, and a completely flattened configuration. The sheet geometry allows us to separate the magnetic tension into a levitation associated with the split monopole formed by the trapped flux of the central star and a suspension associated with curved field lines that thread the static pseudodisk and envelope of material external to the star. We find solutions where the eigenvalue for the stellar mass is a fixed multiple of the initial core mass of the cloud. We verify the analytically derived result by an explicit numerical simulation of a closely related three-dimensional axisymmetric system. However, with field freezing, the implied surface magnetic fields much exceed measured values for young stars. If the pinch by the central split monopole were to be eliminated by magnetic reconnection, then magnetic suspension alone cannot keep the subcritical envelope (i.e., the entire model cloud) from falling onto the star. We argue that this answer has general validity, even if the initial state lacked any kind of symmetry, possessed rotation, and had a substantial level of turbulence. These findings strongly support a picture for the halt of infall that invokes dynamic levitation by YSO winds and jets, but the breakdown of ideal magnetohydrodynamics is required to allow the appearance in the problem of a rapidly rotating, centrifugally supported disk. We use these results to calculate the initial mass function and star formation efficiency for the distributed and clustered modes of star formation.
Two-Year Institution and Community College Web Accessibility: Updating the Literature after the 2018 Section 508 Amendment

ABSTRACT On January 18th, 2018, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) required all federal aid-receiving institutions of higher education (Title IV) to publish web accessible websites for people with disabilities. To be compliant with federal law, Title IV institutions must now adhere to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 standards at the Level-A and Level-AA threshold. This study examined the web accessibility of a random sample of 325 two-year Title IV institutions in the United States and found all institutions had at least one Level-A error on their homepage, potentially violating new ADA guidelines. This study also found private, for-profit institutions published the least web accessible websites, while public institutions published the most web accessible websites. Implications for future research and practice are addressed.
IKr impact on repolarization and its variability assessed by Dynamic-Clamp

In previous work we have shown that action potential duration (APD) and its response to modulation are “intrinsically” proportional. Nevertheless, loss of the rapid delayed rectifier K<sup>+</sup> current (I<sub>Kr</sub>) increases APD short-term variability (BVR) beyond what expected by such proportionality. It is unclear whether this may be explained by known I<sub>Kr</sub> gating properties and which among them prevails in limiting BVR. As a preliminary approach to the problem, we investigated whether: 1) BVR changes caused by I<sub>Kr</sub> blockade can be reversed by injection of current generated by a deterministic numerical I<sub>Kr</sub> model (mI<sub>Kr</sub>); 2) modulation of I<sub>Kr</sub> maximal conductance (g<sub>max</sub>) may affect APD and BVR differentially. In guinea-pig myocytes, native I<sub>Kr</sub> was blocked by E4031 and replaced by mI<sub>Kr</sub> by Dynamic-Clamp (DC); 2) the effect on APD and BVR of relatively small changes in mI<sub>Kr</sub> g<sub>max</sub> were assessed. The results thus far indicate that: 1) mI<sub>Kr</sub> effectively reversed E4031 effects on both APD and BVR; 2) a 30% decrease in g<sub>max</sub>, inadequate to prolong APD, increased BVR significantly. We conclude that 1) the effect of I<sub>Kr</sub> changes on BVR may exceed that expected from modulation of APD only; 2) this can be accounted for by the known channel gating features implemented in mI<sub>Kr</sub>.
The impact of academic leadership behaviours on BME student attainment, motivation and well-being in the UK

This relatively small-scale study is the first to pose the question as to the difference that the quality of academic leadership can make to the attainment levels of black and ethnic minority (BME) students. With the aid of in-depth interviews and a survey, the study has started to build a picture of the underexplored relationship between leadership and BME outcomes. It finds that leadership style is one of the top four factors out of 14 that BME students believe influence their academic achievement (alongside motivation, fair treatment and fair assessment) and highlights the significant role that inclusive leadership could play in closing gaps. It paves the way for further research into the association between academic leadership behaviours and BME student productivity, motivation and well-being.
Localization of deformations within the amygdala in individuals with psychopathy.

CONTEXT Despite the repeated findings of impaired fear conditioning and affective recognition in psychopathic individuals, there has been a paucity of brain imaging research on the amygdala and no evidence suggesting which regions within the amygdala may be structurally compromised in individuals with psychopathy. OBJECTIVE To detect global and regional anatomical abnormalities in the amygdala in individuals with psychopathy. DESIGN Cross-sectional design using structural magnetic resonance imaging. SETTING Participants were recruited from high-risk communities (temporary employment agencies) in the Los Angeles, California, area and underwent imaging at a hospital research facility at the University of Southern California. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-seven psychopathic individuals as defined by the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised and 32 normal controls matched on age, sex, and ethnicity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Amygdala volumes were examined using traditional volumetric analyses and surface-based mesh modeling methods were used to localize regional surface deformations. RESULTS Individuals with psychopathy showed significant bilateral volume reductions in the amygdala compared with controls (left, 17.1%; right, 18.9%). Surface deformations were localized in regions in the approximate vicinity of the basolateral, lateral, cortical, and central nuclei of the amygdala. Significant correlations were found between reduced amygdala volumes and increased total and facet psychopathy scores, with correlations strongest for the affective and interpersonal facets of psychopathy. CONCLUSIONS Results provide the first evidence, to our knowledge, of focal amygdala abnormalities in psychopathic individuals and corroborate findings from previous lesion studies. Findings support prior hypotheses of amygdala deficits in individuals with psychopathy and indicate that amygdala abnormalities contribute to emotional and behavioral symptoms of psychopathy.
Efficacy and Safety of Bisphosphonates for Low Bone Mineral Density After Kidney Transplantation

Abstract In patients with low bone mineral density (BMD) after kidney transplantation, the role of bisphosphonates remains unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy and safety of bisphosphonates. We retrieved trials from PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) from inception through May 2015. Only randomized controlled trials that compared bisphosphonate-treated and control groups of patients with low bone mineral density after kidney transplantation were included. The primary outcomes were the percent change in BMD, the absolute change in BMD, and the BMD at the end of study at the lumbar spine. The results were expressed as the mean difference (MD) or relative risk (RR) with the 95% confidence interval (CI). We used a random-effects model to pool the outcomes. We included 17 randomized controlled trials with 1067 patients. Only 1 included trial was found to be at low risk of bias. The rest of the included studies were found to have high to uncertain risk of bias. Compared with the control group, those who received bisphosphonates had a significant increase in percent change in BMD (mean difference [MD] = 5.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.22–7.79, P < 0.00001) and absolute change in BMD (MD = 0.05, 95% CI 0.04–0.05, P < 0.00001), but a nonsignificant increase in BMD at the end of the study (MD = 0.02, 95% CI −0.01 to 0.05, P = 0.25) at the lumbar spine. Bisphosphonates resulted in a significant improvement in percent change in BMD (MD = 4.95, 95% CI 2.57–7.33, P < 0.0001), but a nonsignificant improvement in absolute change in BMD (MD = 0.03, 95% CI −0.00 to 0.06, P = 0.07) and BMD at the end of the study (MD = −0.01, 95% CI −0.04 to 0.02, P = 0.40) at the femoral neck. No significant differences were found in vertebral fractures, nonvertebral fractures, adverse events, and gastrointestinal adverse events. Bisphosphonates appear to have a beneficial effect on BMD at the lumbar spine and do not significantly decrease fracture events in recipients. However, the results should be interpreted cautiously due to the lack of robustness and the heterogeneity among studies.
Downsizing effects of integrated magnetic components in high power density DC-DC converters for EV and HEV

The interleaved DC-DC converters with integrated magnetic components that achieve high power density have recently gained attention in automotive market for eco-friendly cars such as electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). Interleaved converters with close-coupled inductors and loose-coupled inductors are well known as the converters capable to achieve high efficiency with low volume and weight. As a new approach, an interleaved converter with integrated winding coupled inductors is proposed. This paper proposes a novel inductor size calculation model. By using this model, the downsizing effects of the integrated magnetic components are discussed at 1 kW output. As a result, interleaved converter with integrated winding coupled inductors is effective for downsizing of the magnetic components with the condition that duty ratio is higher compared to interleaved converters with loose-coupled inductors and close-coupled inductors. In contrast, it is also found that interleaved converter with loose-coupled inductors achieves downsizing of the magnetic component when duty ratio is close to 50 %. The validity of the calculation model is estimated from the experimental viewpoints.
End-Point Impedance Measurements Across Dominant and Nondominant Hands and Robotic Assistance with Directional Damping

The goal of this paper is to perform end-point impedance measurements across dominant and nondominant hands while doing airbrush painting and to use the results for developing a robotic assistance scheme. We study airbrush painting because it resembles in many ways manual welding, a standard industrial task. The experiments are performed with the 7 degrees of freedom KUKA lightweight robot arm. The robot is controlled in admittance using a force sensor attached at the end-point, so as to act as a free-mass and be passively guided by the human. For impedance measurements, a set of nine subjects perform 12 repetitions of airbrush painting, drawing a straight-line on a cartoon horizontally placed on a table, while passively moving the airbrush mounted on the robot's end-point. We measure hand impedance during the painting task by generating sudden and brief external forces with the robot. The results show that on average the dominant hand displays larger impedance than the nondominant in the directions perpendicular to the painting line. We find the most significant difference in the damping values in these directions. Based on this observation, we develop a “directional damping” scheme for robotic assistance and conduct a pilot study with 12 subjects to contrast airbrush painting with and without robotic assistance. Results show significant improvement in precision with both dominant and nondominant hands when using robotic assistance.
Asset Management and Affiliated Analysts ’ Forecasts Paul Irvine Goizueta Business School Emory University Siva Nathan School of Accountancy Robinson College of Business Georgia State University

provided very capable research assistance. We also thank I/B/E/S International, Inc. for use of the earnings forecast data and for releasing the identity of brokerage firms issuing earnings forecasts. This data has been provided as part of a broad academic program to encourage earnings expectations research. The Goizueta Business School provided financial support for the purchase and access of Morningstar OnDisc. Full-service brokerage firms typically engage in investment banking, broker/dealer services, and fundamental research. The activities of brokerage firms' research departments are ostensibly independent of other operations, but there is clear evidence that relationships exist between departments. The influence of lucrative corporate finance relationships on analysts' opinions is particularly well documented in both academic studies and the business press notion that relationships between sell-side research and other brokerage-firm departments adversely influence research quality. Although the business press recognizes that investment banking is not the only potential source of conflict for sell-side analysts (Sidel and Craig, 2002, Opdyke, 2002), commentary surrounding the investment banking litigation has been particularly negative: " When internal communications reveal Merrill Lynch research analysts disparaging the very stocks they are recommending to millions of hard-working families seeking guidance on how to invest their life savings and their children's college f und, we must ask: do their investment recommendations serve the investors to whom they owe a duty of loyalty and honesty or to their investment banking clients. " (Spitzer, 2002). What is frequently not made clear in this debate is that positive externalities can sometimes arise from bundling different functions within a full-service broker. One example is in-house asset management, which produces a considerable demand for high-quality financial information within the brokerage-firm. Asset management has been one of the fastest growing areas in financial service, with many brokerage firms participating through the development of mutual fund-based asset management 2 departments. 1 To meet their demand for information, the buy-side can generate information internally, from its' own buy-side analysts and portfolio managers, or obtain it externally from sell-side analysts. To what extent does the buy-side communicate with their own broker's affiliated sell-side research departments? Does the potential for pooling information across the research and asset management departments have meaningful implications for sell-side analysts' forecasts or the actions of their affiliated asset management departments? Although there is no explicit prohibition of communication between affiliated buy-side and sell-side analysts in the Investment Company Act of 1940, we found that practitioners …