Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Body size, reproductive behaviour, and microhabitat use of two sympatric Trithemis species – what might allow their sympatry? (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Sympatric territorial species are subject to interference competition when they share the same resources. The interaction becomes stronger when the coexisting species share similar traits, which is often the case in congenerics. In this study, we investigated the body size, reproductive behaviour, and microhabitat use of two congeneric dragonflies, Trithemis annulata and T. arteriosa, in Northeast Algeria from September to November 2012 in order to assess the potential factors that allow their coexistence in the same system. Even though T. annulata was larger than T. arteriosa, mistaken recognition was often observed. The behavioural sequence of both species exhibited broadly similar patterns in reproductive behaviour but they differed in mate guarding tactics and male-male interference. Copulation duration was shorter in T. annulata than in T. arteriosa. Oviposition bouts lasted longer in T. arteriosa but dipping was faster in T. annulata. Analysis of microhabitat choice showed Odonatologica 45(1/2) 2016: 23-36 – DOI:10.528 /zenodo.50847 A. Guebailia, R. Khelifa et al. 24 Odonatologica 45(1/2) 2016: 23-36 that T. arteriosa males preferred vegetated areas to establish their territories while T. annu­ lata used a wide array of habitats including terrestrial ones. Our data suggest that, although the two congeneric species are phenotypically similar and demonstrate low interspecific recognition abilities, they can coexist syntopically because they differ slightly in their habitat use and reproductive behaviour. Further key words: Dragonfly, interspecific competition, copulation, mate guarding, habitat selection.
Do principal-agent conflicts impact performance and risk-taking behavior of Islamic banks?

This paper presents empirical evidence on the different impacts of principal-agent relationships on risk-taking behavior and performance of Islamic banks, compared to conventional ones, for a sample of 105 banks in 8 Arab countries during the period (2005 – 2009). It distinguishes between two aspects of shareholder structure; namely, ownership concentration and shareholders rights. Empirical evidence showed that principal-agent conflicts were proved prominent in Islamic, as well as conventional banks due to the inverse and statistically significant effect of shareholder rights on risk-taking behavior. Moreover, it was found that principal-agent conflicts are more inherent in conventional banks, with regard to their impact on performance. The results were robust to including different bank specific and country specific variables.
The effects of terrorism on happiness: Evidence from Turkey

The economic effects of terror attacks have been extensively examined in the literature. Yet there is a paucity of empirical research investigating their effect on welfare. Existing studies suggest that, in addition to economic costs, terror also imposes social costs. Using both micro-level data at the individual level and macro-level data at the provincial level, this article examines the association of terror and happiness in Turkey. To address income endogeneity, the conditional mixed process estimation method is employed. The results indicate that while a bidirectional relationship between happiness and income level exists, terror negatively affects happiness. Additional factors such as perceived relative income, gender, employment status, and household size have significant effects on individual wellbeing as well. The findings suggest that measuring only the economic costs of terror fails to capture the full extent of the costs imposed on society.
CAMA Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis Chinese Resource Demand or Commodity Price Shocks : Macroeconomic Effects for an Emerging Market Economy CAMA Working Paper 45 / 2018 September 2018

This paper empirically addresses the hypothesis that of the external commodity based sector, Chinese resource demand is the most important driver of emerging market economy business cycles using Brazil as a representative case. Using a structural VAR to examine the effects of Chinese resource demand, world commodity prices and foreign output on domestic macroeconomic variables, we show that shocks to Chinese demand induce an expansion in Brazilian resource exports, the non-tradeable primary commodity sector and other domestic activity. Commodity price shocks are less favorable than Chinese resource demand shocks. Our findings identify the important role of the interest rate in amplifying the real effects of the commodity sector boom, in contrast to the role of the interest rate in developed countries. By incorporating Chinese resource demand in addition to commodity prices, commodity prices play a smaller role in explaining the variance of domestic output than found in previous literature.
A Comparative Study between Serial Tract Dilatation and One-shot Single Step Tract Dilatation during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Original Research Article Introduction and background: Since advent, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) remains one of the primary armamentarium of surgical management of stone disease. Tract dilatation in PCNL can be done either by serial dilatation or by „one-shot‟ single step method. This study intends to find out the feasibility of „one-shot‟ single step tract dilatation. Materials and method: Total 188 patients‟s undergone PCNL meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomized into two groups from January, 2017 to December, 2018. Group A (serial tract dilatation) and group B (one-shot single step dilatation) included 112 and 76 patients respectively. Length of time of dilatation of tract, XRay exposure time, total operative time and perioperative blood transfusion were noted. Any complications were kept into account in both groups. Result: Epidemiological profile of the patients and stone characteristics were equivalent between group A and group B. Mean operative time, mean access tract dilatation time, mean total fluoroscopy time and mean postoperative hospital stay were significantly less in group B. Stone free rate, requirement of blood transfusion, post operative pain score and complications rate were similar between both groups. Discussion and conclusion: Single step dilatation of PCNL tract is a safe, time saving and effective technique. Judicious application of this procedure in expert hand demonstrates high stone free rate following PCNL.
J C A P 0 6 ( 2 0 1 4 ) 0 3 9 ournal of C osmology and A stroparticle P hysics

We investigate the possibility of using the only known fundamental scalar, the Higgs, as an inflaton with minimal coupling to gravity. The peculiar appearance of a plateau or a false vacuum in the renormalised effective scalar potential suggests that the Higgs might drive inflation. For the case of a false vacuum we use an additional singlet scalar field, motivated by the strong CP problem, and its coupling to the Higgs to lift the barrier allowing for a graceful exit from inflation by mimicking hybrid inflation. We find that this scenario is incompatible with current measurements of the Higgs mass and the QCD coupling constant and conclude that the Higgs can only be the inflaton in more complicated scenarios.
Identification and Expression Analysis of Snf 2 Family Proteins in Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum )

Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China College of Light Industry and Food Science, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Solid Waste Generation Rate and Management Practices in the Case of Chiro Town, West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

The current rapid increase in population together with expansion of the town is producing large volumes of wastes, which demand greater infrastructure, institutional setup and community participation for its management. However, most of solid wastes that generated are remaining uncollected and simply dumped at open space. This study focused on identifying the types of solid wastes, waste generation rates, management practices and municipal solid waste management service of Chiro town. The results were based on the data collected from sample respondents that drawn from three kebeles of the town, proportional to total households through simple random sampling techniques. The result revealed that the types of wastes produced by sample respondents were organic matter, plastic, paper and clipboard, metal and others wastes (ash, leather and e-waste). The average solid waste generation rate of the town is 0.304 kg/capita/day. In the town there is no recognized prepared place either for the waste collection or for final disposal. The common disposal places used by the community were ditch (44.95%), local field (20.7%), road side (24.2%), farm land (3.5%) and burning-burying (4.5%). Yet around 2% of the respondents do not know where the wastes come out of their home finally disposed to as they deliver it by informal waste pickers. Therefore, its top priority to prepare the dumping sites and establish institutional setup for proper handling of the waste in the town.
The Effects of Jealousy in Relationships

This study was designed to examine the effects of jealousy in relationships. Participants (N=42, 74% female) were collected through mass e-mail and asked to fill out a questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of demographic questions, a 5 point self-report jealousy scale, and hypothetical questions. We expected the participants who have been in a relationship longer to feel less jealous, than participants who have been in shorter relationships. There was not a significant difference found among the length of relationships and jealousy, P>. 75. Introduction Over the course of intimate relationships, various feelings change or develop between the members of the relationship. Among these is a creeping feeling called jealousy. Jealousy can be defined as, “a fear and rage reaction fitted to protect, maintain and prolong the intimate association of love” (Davis, 1948). At the beginning of a relationship, jealousy can be normal and healthy because that means there is concern and a guarding of the relationship. However, if it becomes excessive overtime, it could damage a relationship. Jealousy can occur when a negative threat arises to a lifestyle. Jealousy often can hinder a relationship and if overlooked, can cause the demise of an otherwise healthy and loving relationship. An individual in a relationship might become jealous as the person suspects that their significant other might have interest in someone else (Salovey, 1991). A feeling of jealousy is sometimes
A Target Tracking System Using Directional Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks

Some monitoring applications in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) may require that the target is tracked by at least <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$</tex-math></inline-formula> directional nodes in <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula>-connected WSNs, where <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k \geq 1$</tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m \geq 1$</tex-math></inline-formula>. In this paper, we address the target tracking problem in term of the number and orientation of tracking region of directional nodes required to achieve <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$</tex-math></inline-formula>-target tracking in <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula>-connected WSNs. We consider the different values of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$</tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula>, target range, tracking angle, communication range of nodes, and shape of the field of interest (FoI) for solving the problem. The FoI is divided into an equilateral triangle, square, and hexagon patterns to estimate the optimal side length of a polygon and tracking direction of the nodes for <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$</tex-math></inline-formula>-target tracking and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula>-connectivity of the network. Next, the optimal side length in a polygon is used to estimate the node locations required for the desired level of target tracking and connectivity. Finally, we select a regular deployment pattern, which requires the least number of nodes for the designed level of tracking and connectivity. We also propose a target tracking system using the proposed analysis for tracking the moving targets in the FoI.
The link between financial exclusion and over-indebtedness

Financial exclusion and over-indebtedness are two issues that the European Commission has recently decided to address at a European level. At individual country levels, the scientific interest in those two subjects is also quite recent like in Belgium, France, Germany or Italy, except for the UK who offered the first analysis of over-indebtedness in the late 80’s and of financial exclusion in the mid 90’s.
A fast algorithm for a total variation based phase demodulation model

In this paper we introduce fast numerical algorithms for the solution of the model. For each variable, background illumination, amplitude modulation and phase map, we develop a fixed point method. Then, we write all three algorithms in the same framework and analyze their convergence rates, local smoothing factors by means of local Fourier analysis and present experimental evidence of their performance on synthetic and real world problems.
Evaluation of the construction project success with using of neural networks

Construction project success is determined in terms of cost, schedule, performance and safety through many events and resultant interactions, plans, facilities and changes in participants and the environment. In the construction industry there are myriad uncertainties that make management exceedingly complex. Factors for success vary from project to project. Human experts can often achieve a satisfactory project outcome, however, shortfalls nearly always occur due to managers failing to take all relevant factors into consideration, in addition to lacking access to all relevant information. Statistical methods represent a basic approach to identifying significant factors from historical data or questionnaire results. However, the dynamic nature of critical factors means that changes in project conditions must be monitored continuously. Artificial intelligence techniques have a wide range of applications, including monitoring and forecasting of long-term projects; their main advantage is the ability to track and predict trends in changing project implementation factors. In this article, the authors describe the structure and algorithm of the neural network for assessing the success of construction projects, taking into account the individual influence of the initial conditions as well as their combined impact
Context-adaptive Entropy Model for End-to-end Optimized Image Compression

We propose a context-adaptive entropy model for use in end-to-end optimized image compression. Our model exploits two types of contexts, bit-consuming contexts and bit-free contexts, distinguished based upon whether additional bit allocation is required. Based on these contexts, we allow the model to more accurately estimate the distribution of each latent representation with a more generalized form of the approximation models, which accordingly leads to an enhanced compression performance. Based on the experimental results, the proposed method outperforms the traditional image codecs, such as BPG and JPEG2000, as well as other previous artificial-neural-network (ANN) based approaches, in terms of the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) and multi-scale structural similarity (MS-SSIM) index.
Optimization of Spacing, doses of Vermi-compost and Foliar Application of Salicylic Acid on Growth, Flowering and Soil Health of Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev) cv. “Guldasta”

A field experiment was conducted during the year 2018–2019 to study the effect of spacing (50×50, 50×60 and 50×75), dose of vermi-compost (0, 5.0 and 10.0 ton/ha) and foliar application of salicylic acid (0, 100 and 200 ppm) on the growth, flowering and soil health of chrysanthemum. The experiment was laid out in a factorial randomized block design with twenty seven treatments and three replications. Significant improvement in growth and flowering characters was recorded with closer spacing (50×50 cm) except plant spread, number of flowers/plant, weight of individual flower, diameter of flower, shelf life and stalk length while, plants grown at wider spacing had maximum available NPK in post harvested soil. Gradual increases doses of vermicompost for 0 to 10.0 ton/ha significantly improved plant growth, flowering and yield attributing traits alongwith higher availability of NPK in post harvested soil. Among the foliar spray of salicylic acid, salicylic acid (100 ppm) significantly produced good plant growth and flower yield except induced early flowering and 50% flowering however, control showed maximum availability of NPK in post-harvested soil. Among the combined combinations, maximum flower yield/plant was recorded with treatment combination T26 (S3+VC2+SA1) and treatment combination T8 (S1+VC2+SA1) resulted in maximum flower yield/plot and flower yield/ha during course of study.
Effect of different Levels of Probiotic , Biogen , on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

The objective of the present experiment was to evaluate the effect of Biogen as feed additive on performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of broiler chicks. A total of 300 unsexed oneday old (Ross 308) broiler chicks were divided into four treatments (3 replicates for each treatment) and fed the experimental diets for 42 days. The birds were divided randomly into four groups to receive either control diet (T1) or control diet plus 0.5 (T2) 0.75 (T3), 1 (T4) biogen kg/ton. Results indicated that addition of biogen at a level of 1kg/1000kg (T4) increased (P<0.05) feed intake compared to other dietary treatments, while body weight gain and feed conversion ratio was higher (P<0.05) in groups fed T1 and T4. Higher level of biogen (T4) reduced (P<0.05) the mortality rate of broiler chicks throughout the experimental period. Breast muscle contents of moisture, crude protein, fat and ash did not differ, however, dressing percentage was lower (P<0.05) in chicks consumed 1 kg/ton Biogen. Of the non-carcass components evaluated liver and heart weight did not differ, whereas gizzard weight was higher (P<0.05) in broiler chicks received diet free of Biogen. Breast muscle water holding capacity was highest (P<0.05) in groups received 1kg/ton Biogen, however, the acidity and pH of breast muscle were similar among the treatments. Based on the results of the current study, probiotic, Biogen, up to 1 kg/ton improved the growth performance of the broiler chicken; however, breast meat quality was not affected.
Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Stomach: A Population-based Study from the SEER Database

Purpose: Gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) is a rare pathological type with poorly understood clinicopathological features. The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of gastric ASC patients. Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2000 to 2014), patients with ASC (N=93) or adenocarcinoma (AC) (N=41794) of the stomach were included. The epidemiology, tumor features, treatment, and outcomes between these two groups were compared. Results: The incidences of ASC from 1983 to 2014 [annual percentage change (APC) = -3.5%, 95% confidence interval (CI) -4.9 to -2.1] and AC from 1973-2014 [APC = -1.8%, 95%CI -2.0 to -1.6] decreased over time. Compared to AC cases, patients with ASC were more likely to present poor differentiation (74.2% vs 52.4%) and later summary stage (distant: 46.2% vs 33.6%) or later T stage (T4: 15.1%% vs 9.0%). Besides, the proportion of patients with distant metastasis (33.3% vs 23.9%), and chemotherapy (44.1% vs 34.0%) in ASC group was higher. The Kaplan-Meier analyses showed ASC cases had worse overall survival (OS) (p=0.017) than that of AC after propensity score matching (PSM), but not the cancer-specific survival (CSS) (p=0.849). The further subgroup analyses suggested no statistical significance between gastric ASC patients and AC patients for CSS. The multivariate cox proportional hazard analyses indicated that patients with distant summary stage (HR=2.11, p=0.014), no surgery (HR=2.22, p=0.016), and no/unknown chemotherapy (HR=3.33, p<0.001) were associated with poor OS for ASC population alone. However, for CSS, only ASC cases with no/unknown chemotherapy (HR=2.22, p=0.018) indicated worse outcomes. Conclusions: Gastric ASC presented more aggressive clinicopathologic characteristics and poorer OS compared with AC. The localized/regional summary stages and undergoing surgery suggested favorable OS for gastric ASC patients. ASC cases receiving chemotherary showed both better OS and CSS.
Série Economia TDE 08 / 2014 Implicit inflation and risk premiums for the Brazilian securities market Lucas Argentieri

The breakeven inflation (BEI), differential between nominal and real yields of bonds of the same maturity, is often used as a predictor of future inflation. The model presented here makes a decomposition of this interest rate differential in risk premiums and implied inflation using a parametric model based on noarbitrage conditions. This model jointly estimates the two curves using a model of 4 factors of the Nelson-Siegel family. The results obtained have better forecasts on average squared error than the Focus Bulletin forecasts. The estimations of breakeven inflation and implied inflation of the model are shown unbiased estimators of future inflation for short horizons and carry some information for long horizons. The results also indicate that there are gains in the imposition of no-arbitrage.
A study of Self-beliefs of High and Low Academic Achievement of EFL Master Students at the University "

* Corresponding author, e-mail: amouletta1@yahoo;fr Amel Sakraoui * Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of Letters and Languages Badji Mokhtar University (Annaba-Algeria) This article aims at investigating the relationship between the selfbeliefs that Master EFL learners hold in the specific domain of Language Sciences and their first-semester academic achievement in discourse analysis. To this end, an initial version of the Language Sciences Academic Self-Beliefs Survey was developed in order to inquire about the type of beliefs adopted by low achieving and high achieving students in one of the modules taught for Master 1 learners in English language sciences namely, discourse analysis. Findings have revealed, in spite of the moderately ‘reserved’ statistical results, subtle associations and thought-provoking implications regarding students’ selfbeliefs in the module of discourse analysis in particular and in English language sciences in general.