Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Psychosocial Predictors of Motivation To Change Among Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders

WEI, CHRISTINA C. , M.S., June 2009, Clinical Psychology Psychosocial Predictors of Motivation To Change among Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders (77 pp.) Director of Thesis: Bernadette D. Heckman This research identified psychosocial factors related to motivation to change in adolescents completing residential treatment for substance use disorders. Using a naturalistic longitudinal study design, adolescents in a residential treatment program in South East Ohio were assessed at intake and discharge through self-administered questionnaires that assessed coping strategies used to refrain from alcohol/substance use, coping self-efficacy, social support, and motivation to change drug and alcohol use. The 95 participants (mean age=16.0, range=12 to 18) were predominantly white (90%) and male (72%). Over the course of treatment (average length of treatment=53.3 days), adolescents reported significant increases in motivation to change, problem-focused coping and coping self-efficacy. Regression analysis revealed that adolescents who reported higher post-treatment levels of motivation to change reported greater levels of post-treatment emotion-focused coping, and increased self-efficacy and social support. Findings suggests that adolescents in residential treatment programs for substance use disorders may benefit from coping interventions aimed at increasing emotion-focused coping, self-efficacy strategies and social support to increase motivation to change substance use. Approved: _____________________________________________________________ Bernadette D. Heckman Assistant Professor of Psychology 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank all those who have supported me throughout the process of developing this project. First of all, I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Bernadette Heckman for her support and guidance throughout the process. I would also like to express my appreciation for reading countless drafts and for visual encouragement during some crucial time points. I would also like to thank my committee members, Dr. Tim Heckman, Dr. Justin Weeks and Dr. Heather Alvarez, for taking the time to provide important suggestions and feedback to help improve the quality of the project and paper. For their important contributions to the final product, I would like to thank several friends. Thanks, Mei Ng, Gary Ellis, Liza Mermelstein and Kristy Lewis for reading my drafts and providing helpful comments. I would also like to thank my friends who provided encouragement, most notably Andrew Jung and Marissa Ohnishi. Thanks are also due to the entire Project SOAR Team for their commitment and contributions to the project. Finally, I would like to thank my family for providing unconditional positive regard and for continuing to love me even during the most difficult moments. Their support was instrumental for the continuation and eventual successful completion of this project.
The development and validation of a scale measuring teacher autonomous behaviour

In the current study a multi-dimensional scale that measures teacher autonomous behaviour is presented. The scale is applicable across the following educational sectors: primary education, secondary education and vocational education. Based on an elaborate literature study, four theoretically relevant dimensions of teacher autonomous behaviour were derived. Psychometric characteristics of the instrument (note that the terms ‘scale’ and ‘instrument’ are used interchangeably in this article) were tested among a sample of Dutch teachers working in primary, secondary and vocational education (N = 1111). The validity of our instrument was tested in several ways. First, by performing confirmatory factor analysis, we tested the factorial structure, which confirmed the hypothesised four dimensions: (1) primary work processes in the class; (2) curriculum implementation; (3) participation in decision making at school; (4) professional development. Thereafter, we calculated the scale's reliability, which appeared to be excellent. In addition, we tested for measurement invariance by cross-validating the study in the educational sectors mentioned above. Also, the convergent, divergent and predictive validity was investigated. Teacher autonomy appeared to predict workplace learning, more specifically experimenting, reflecting and school development. Finally, we investigated whether transformational leadership can facilitate teacher autonomy, which appeared to be the case. The results empirically confirm the four dimensions of teacher autonomous behaviour, which we derived from theory, and offer solid proof of the psychometric properties of our instrument. The instrument can be used by school leaders and policy makers to monitor autonomous behaviour. More generally, the development and use of this instrument helps us understand teacher autonomous behaviour and teacher professionalism.
XSD To OWL: A Case Study

This paper addresses the challenge of applying Semantic Web technologies like OWL-DL reasoners to XML documents to find implied relationships not stated directly in the documents. The challenge comes because the structure of XML schema often contains implicit assumptions about taxonomy and relationships. This makes it difficult to implement a completely general and automated mechanism to transform XML schemas to OWL ontologies. We describe our efforts to transform XML schemas to OWL ontologies and discuss our rationale for particular mappings. This work contributes to this area of research by providing new interpretations of XSD terminology in the context of OWL and shows how to map XSD structures to more complex OWL structures.
Financial Valuation and Risk Management Working Paper No . 9 A Note on Portfolio Selection under Various Risk Measures

This work gives a brief overview of the portfolio selection problem following the mean-risk approach first proposed by Markowitz (1952). We consider various risk measures, i.e. variance, value-at-risk and expected-shortfall and we study the efficient frontiers obtained by solving the portfolio selection problem under these measures. We show that under the assumption that returns are normally distributed, the efficient frontiers obtained by taking value-at-risk or expected-shortfall are subsets of the mean-variance efficient frontier. We generalize this result for all risk measures having the form γσ − μ for some positive parameter γ, where μ is the mean and σ the variance and we show that for these measures Tobin separation holds under some restriction on the choice of γ.
Research on University Student’s self-efficacy scale in science education: A systematic review

Numerous studies have revealed student self-efficacy in science education. The main purpose of this study was to review university students’ efficacy in science. The review intended not only to summarize, but also to explore the instrument, sample selectivity, validity, and reliability as reported in empirical studies. For this purpose, four papers from science education view were deduced from the experiencing data by using selection study method. Each of the paper focuses on physics, chemistry, and biology. How the researchers conducted an analysis of data, and they're finding have described in this paper. In addition, the overview of the development process of the science self-efficacy scale and the implication for the future research also described in this study. The result of the study showed that, first , the most item parameter can be estimated with relative stability for samples of 200 participants and so this might consider the minimum number desired for survey study. Second , the self-efficacy scale in university science student should cover seven dimensions: conceptual understanding, higher-order thinking skills, practical work, everyday application, science communication, self-learning strategy, and self-assessment. Third , there were several criteria for conducting data analysis in self-efficacy scale by considering the result of Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), loading factor must be weighted greater than . 4, the eigenvalue larger than 1 confirming at least four-factor loadings over . 6 and the factor should explain at least 56% of the variance. Keywords : self-efficacy, science, university student
Piecewise control for systems with input saturation and disturbances

This paper proposes an efficient control law for systems with input saturation and external disturbances bounded in magnitude. Specifically, to achieve a better performance than the existing results in the literature, this paper designs a piecewise saturating control (PSC) law which makes it possible to address the following two goals separately: stronger disturbance attenuation ability and larger region of attraction. Here, the required design conditions are formulated in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) with one prescribed scalar, whose solutions are used in implementing the PCS law depending on the switching sets.
Resampling methods for functional data

This article examines the current state of methodological and practical developments for resampling inference techniques in functional data analysis, paying special attention to situations where either the data and/or the parameters being estimated take values in a space of functions. It first provides the basic background and notation before discussing bootstrap results from nonparametric smoothing, taking into account confidence bands in density estimation as well as confidence bands in nonparametric regression and autoregression. It then considers the major results in subsampling and what is known about bootstraps, along with a few recent real-data applications of bootstrapping with functional data. Finally, it highlights possible directions for further research and exploration.
Pursuing the agenda of Africanising philosophy in Africa: Some possibilities

The question about the existence or non-existence of African philosophy has almost died a natural death in the past few years. It is now a question of African and non-African thinkers putting their attention on actually doing African philosophy instead of “flogging the dead horse” by continuing to grapple with the question about whether African philosophy exists or not. However, in that quest for doing African philosophy, only recently has there been some growing consensus on the thinking that the content and curriculum of philosophy in Africa ought to be transformed and Africanised. In this article, I critically interrogate the question of what Africanising philosophy ought to reasonably entail. Much of the discussion on Africanisation eventually leads towards somewhat anthropological and ethno-philosophical interpretations of African cultural heritage. However, I transcend these interpretations as I seek to critically situate African philosophical thinking within universal philosophical discourse. Although I admit the danger of romanticising African indigenous value systems in the pursuit of the agenda of Africanisation of the philosophy curriculum, I seek to argue that the idea of Africanising philosophy ought to be understood as being compatible with, and consistent with, the requirement of philosophy as a critical discourse. Also, I argue that an Africanised philosophy curriculum must be relevant to the African condition. Overall, I propose some possibilities and ways by which the agenda of Africanising the current philosophy curriculum in Africa could be pursued.
An inquiry into the development of future speech-language pathologists: a mixed methods study

vi List of Figures . xiii List of Tables . xiv Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study.1 Allied Health Work Readiness . 4 Foundation of Speech-Language Pathology . 9 Problem Statement . 11 Purpose of the Study . 13 Research Questions.17 Significance of Study.18 Conclusion . 20 Chapter 2: Literature Review.23 ASHA Standards.26 Clinical Practicums . 29 Stress and Anxiety in Clinical Practicums.32 Addressing Anxiety in Clinical Practicums.34 Supervision of College Students.34 Effective Supervisory Skills and Styles.36 Supervisory Feedback.38 Difficulties in Supervision . 40 Supervision Framework.41 Self-Efficacy Development.44
Assessing land use and ecosystem carbon stock from space-from a case study in slash / burn ecosystems in Laos -

In the tropical mountain of Southeast Asia, slash-and-burn (S/B) agriculture is an important food production system and widely practiced in many countries. The ecosystem carbon stock in this land use is linked not only to the carbon exchange with the atmosphere but also to the food and resource security. In this study, we revealed the land use and ecosystem carbon stock in the northern part of Laos at a regional scale based on the synergy of satellite remote sensing and in situ measurements. Chronosequential change of S/B land use and community age of fallow vegetation were derived successfully from the time-series satellite imagery, and combined with simple carbon models to assess the ecosystem carbon stock. Results suggested the carbonsequestration potential of ecosystems is strongly affected by land-use and ecosystem management scenarios. Alternative land use and ecosystem management scenarios with higher carbon stock and productivity were also proposed. These quantitative estimates would be useful to better understand and manage the land use and ecosystem carbon stock in the slash-and-burn regions of tropical mountains in Southeast Asia. This case study clearly shows that the use of geoinformation technology (remote sensing, GIS and modeling) is crucial for a wide range of agro-environmental issues. Timely, regional, and systematic monitoring is essential for "agro-ecosystems intelligence", i.e., to analyze, understand, and predict the dynamics of agro-ecosystem resources, and to assist the strategies for both domestic and international food and environmental security. It is necessary to foster an international collaboration scheme for agro-ecosystems intelligence based on satellite sensor networks.
Sea-Surface Temperature Anomalies and Model-Generated Meteorological Histories

In seasonal computations, the MintzArakawa two-level model is found to be sensitive to a minor alteration in the computational program. Effects of the program change on monthly mean sea level pressure fields are small in the first month but large in the second and third months, although the meteorological histories generated by both the original and modified programs are equally credible. The inherited effects of a’transient (1-mo) sea-surface temperature (SST) anomaly on the computed monthly mean sea level pressure fields over a period of a season are I about as large in absolute magnitude as those generated in the model by a persistent (seasonal) SST anomaly. The effects of a transient SST anomaly in the North Pacific Ocean on monthly and seasonal temperature and precipitation in the eastern United States may be large enough to produce a change of one or two class intervals in these predicted weather elements. The model-generated precipitation in the equatorial region is also found to be sensitive to the sea-surface temperature field in the North Pacific.
Building Affiliation With Behavioral Mimicry: Personality Characteristics, Physiological Consequences, and Neural Mechanisms

Building Affiliation With Behavioral Mimicry: Personality Characteristics, Physiological Consequences, and Neural Mechanisms by Korrina Ashley Duffy Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Tanya Chartrand, Co-Supervisor ___________________________ Mark Leary, Co-Supervisor ___________________________ Bruce Luber ___________________________ Grainne Fitzsimons An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience in the Graduate School of Duke University 2017 Copyright by Korrina Ashley Duffy 2017
Orbital and physical parameters of eclipsing binaries from the All-Sky Automated Survey catalogue – IV. A 0.61 + 0.45 M (cid:2) binary in a multiple system

We present the orbital and physical parameters of a newly discovered low-mass detached eclipsing binary from the All-Sky Automated Survey (ASAS) data base: ASAS J011328–3821.1 A, which is a member of a visual binary system with the secondary component separated by about 1.4 arcsec. The radial velocities have been calculated from the high-resolution spectra obtained with the 1.9-m Radcliffe telescope/Grating Instrument for Radiation Analysis with a Fibre-Fed Echelle (GIRAFFE) spectrograph, the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT)/University College London Echelle Spectrograph (UCLES) and the 3.0-m Shane telescope/Hamilton Spectrograph (HamSpec) on the basis of the TODCOR technique and the positions of the H α emission lines. For the analysis, we have used V - and I -band photometry obtained with the 1.0-m Elizabeth telescope and the 0.41-m Panchromatic Robotic Optical Monitoring and Polarimetry Telescopes (PROMPT), supplemented with the publicly available ASAS light curve of the system. We have found that ASAS J011328–3821.1 A is composed of two late-type dwarfs, which have masses of M 1 = 0.612 ± 0.030 M (cid:2) and M 2 = 0.445 ± 0.019 M (cid:2) and radii of R 1 = 0.596 ± 0.020 R (cid:2) and R 2 = 0.445 ± 0.024 R (cid:2) . Both show a substantial level of activity, which manifests in strong H α and H β emission and the presence of cool spots. The inﬂuence of the third light on the eclipsing pair properties has also been evaluated and the photometric properties of component B have been derived. A comparison with several popular stellar evolution models shows that the system is on its main-sequence evolution stage and that it is probably more metal-rich than the Sun. We have also found several clues to suggest that component B itself is a binary composed of two nearly identical ∼ 0.5-M (cid:2) stars.
Impacto do treino em habilidades de consciência fonológica na escrita de pré-escolares

Abstract The recent researches shows that learning to read and write in an alphabetic language requires an understanding of the relationship between phonemes and graphemes, which requires speech segmentation skills, that is, phonological awareness, and these skills have been highly correlated with learning written language. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of a phonological awareness intervention program on the performance of writing tasks in 15 pre-school children, who were submitted to tests of phonological awareness, knowledge of letters and written words before and after intervention. The results suggest a positive effect of the intervention in both the development of metaphonological skills and the writing skills of participants. The importance of the use of activities aimed at the development of phonological awareness in Early Childhood Education is discussed, in order to favor the learning of written language. Keywords: phonological awareness; literacy; Preschoolers.
Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Paucisalibacillus algeriensis sp. nov.

Paucisalibacillus algeriensis strain EB02T is the type strain of Paucisalibacillus algeriensis sp. nov., a new species within the genus Paucisalibacillus. This strain, whose genome is described here, was isolated from soil sample from the hypersaline lake Ezzemoul Sabkha in northeastern Algeria. Paucisalibacillus algeriensis is a Gram-positive and strictly aerobic bacterium. Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 4,006,766 bp long genome (1 chromosome but no plasmid) exhibits a low G+C content of 36% and contains 3,956 protein-coding and 82 RNA genes, including 9 rRNA genes.
Galaxy clusters at 0.3

The observed evolution of the galaxy cluster X-ray integral temperature distribution function between z=0.05 and z=0.32 is used in an attempt to constrain the value of the density parameter, Ω0, for both open and spatially flat universes. We estimate the overall uncertainty in the determination of both the observed and predicted galaxy cluster X-ray integral temperature distribution functions at z=0.32 by carrying out Monte Carlo simulations, where we take into careful consideration all the most important sources of possible error. We include the effect of the formation epoch on the relation between virial mass and X-ray temperature, improving on the assumption that clusters form at the observed redshift which leads to an overestimate of Ω0. We conclude that at present both the observational data and the theoretical modelling carry sufficiently large associated uncertainties to prevent an unambiguous determination of Ω0. We find that values of Ω0 around 0.75 are most favoured, with Ω0<0.3 excluded with at least 90 per cent confidence. In particular, the Ω0=1 hypothesis is found to be still viable as far as this data set is concerned. As a by-product, we also use the revised data on the abundance of galaxy clusters at z=0.05 to update the constraint on σ8 given by Viana & Liddle, finding slightly lower values than before.
Dynamic usage of APL primitive functions

Dynamic measurements of APL primitive functions and operators applied to shaped data objects (arrays) are routinely collected by the Burroughs APL/700 system. Actual usage of these primitives by all APL users is counted. Data collected from two sites is contrasted. The mixed functions (that apply to the structure of shaped data objects) were used about twice as frequently as the scalar functions (that apply to the values of shaped data objects). The scalar functions were used about twice as frequently as indexing. The combined data from the two sites is found to closely match independent static data previously obtained from analysis of defined functions in workspaces.
Brownlee, Joanne and Nailon, Diane and Tickle, Emma (2004) Epistemological beliefs and transformational-transactional leadership behaviours of Directors in child-care centres. In Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Cognition, Language and Special Education Research ‘Educating: 

This paper reports on a small pilot study to assess the epistemological beliefs and leadership values related to learning espoused by five Directors working in long day care centres in Brisbane. The study uses an interview protocol to assess beliefs about leadership and beliefs about the nature of knowing and knowledge. As expected, there were broad correlations between the epistemological beliefs relating the nature of knowing and knowledge and the beliefs about leadership espoused by the directors. Espoused leadership beliefs associated transformational leadership were correlated with relativistic epistemological beliefs, while espoused leadership beliefs associated with transactional leadership were correlated with naïve and dualistic epistemological beliefs. Directors espousing mixture of leadership beliefs were found to hold mixture of epistemological beliefs.