Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Is it (Dis)Advantageous to Have Mixed Parentage? Exploring Education & Work Characteristics of Children of Interethnic Unions in Britain

Extant studies commonly claim that mixed ethnic children face difficulties in affiliating with either of the parental ethnic group, which consequently negatively affects their identity development. However, the majority of the existing literature is based on clinical evidence of small highly self-selected samples of those seeking psychological assistance. This paper aims to investigate the socioeconomic outcomes of mixed ethnic children using the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study data (N=35,302) which is a nationally representative 1% sample of the population in England and Wales. We hypothesise that an interethnic union between one immigrant parent and one parent from a majority population could promote integration of an offspring. Here educational attainment and employment status are used as indicators of socioeconomic integration. Logistic regression is employed to estimate the probabilities of having a degree qualification and being in employment of mixed ethnic individuals comparing to children of two ethnic minority parents and native children of two native white parents.Controlling for parental demographic and socio-economic characteristics as well as neighbourhood characteristics, the results suggest that having one native white parent bring children of immigrants closer to the characteristics of the majority population, signalling better integration of children with mixed parentage compared to their counterparts whose both parents are from minority ethnic group.
Title Ferromagnetic quantum criticality : New aspects from the phase diagram of LaCrGe 3 Permalink

Recent theoretical and experimental studies have shown that ferromagnetic quantum criticality is always avoided in clean systems. Two possibilities have been identified. In the first scenario, the ferromagnetic transition becomes of the first order at a tricritical point before being suppressed. A wing structure phase diagram is observed indicating the possibility of a new type of quantum critical point under magnetic field. In a second scenario, a transition to a modulated magnetic phase occurs. Our recent studies on the compound LaCrGe3 illustrate a third scenario where not only a new magnetic phase occurs, but also a change of order of the transition at a tricritical point leading to a wing-structure phase diagram. Careful experimental study of the phase diagram near the tricritical point also illustrates new rules near this type of point.
Fair trade The relationship between study abroad Chinese students and the United States

Despite China’s 20 century education system largely avoiding Western influences, the past 30 years has seen a reemergence of China’s willingness to send students abroad. China’s push to internationalize their higher education system stems from the need to alleviate the domestic competition for enrollment at top Chinese universities and also to increase a global knowledge exchange that could help to expand their economy. Western countries such as United States are also benefitting from greater revenue that international students bring and further cooperation with the emerging market of
Solidification techniques and dosage form development of solid self- emulsifying drug delivery systems: a technical note

A B ST R A C T Oral drug delivery systems being the most economy and leads the worldwide drug delivery market. The major drawback in oral drug formulations is low and varying bioavailability, which mainly results from poor aqueous solubility. It is estimated that 40% of active substances are poorly water soluble. Among the various available approaches to improve the oral bioavailability of these molecules, the use of self-emulsified drug delivery systems (SEDDS) has been shown to be reasonably successful in improving the oral bioavailability. However, traditional preparations of SEDDS are usually prepared in the liquid state which produces some disadvantages, such as high production costs, low drug incompatibility and stability, drugs leakage and precipitation. To overcome this problem solid SEDDS (SSEDDS), prepared by solidification of liquid/semisolid selfemulsifying (SE) ingredients into powders, have gained popularity. The S-SEDDS not only increase the solubility of the drug, but also exhibits the advantages of solid dosage form. The present review explains the recent trends in Solid SEDDS (S-SEDDS) with regard to the selection of lipid systems for current formulations, solidification techniques and the development of solid SE (self-emulsifying) dosage forms and their related problems and possible future research directions.
Multimedia in Language teaching

Language teaching have been concerned for many researchers to find a better method and better material in teaching language. The aim of this research is to study the role of multimedia as a material for teaching language. Multimedia help to stimulate one of the most important aspects of teaching – curiosity. Some studies that were comparing advantages and disadvantages of traditional teaching texts and multimedia didactic means show that the differences in in education are mainly caused by content of communication. On the basis of pedagogical experiences it can be said that media bring qualitative change. This is achieved by interactive communication, simulation of
Contribution WELFARE AND HEALTH OF DAIRY CATTLE-EFFECT OF THE LEVEL OF NUTRITION AND BODY CONDITION AT THE END OF PREGNANCY AND EARLY LACTATION

Forty cows of the Black-and-White breed at 2 to 5 lactation were divided into 4 groups (10 in each group) and were fed according to 4 different regimes during the dry period and the first 84 days of lactation. Nutrition levels for both periods were: moderate-moderate (MM); moderate-abundant (MH); abundant-moderate (HM) and abundant-abundant (HH). The abundant feeding during the dry period that had resulted in BCS of 3.8 points of cows at calving had positive effect on milk production but relatively unfavourable effect on the calving process, placenta discharge, conception rate and occurrence of subclinical ketosis compared to moderate nutrition during the dry period and calving at BCS of 2.95 points. By feeding high-energy rations during the first 12 weeks of lactation less body reserves in the beginning of lactation can be compensated in cows with BCS of 2.95 points at calving and nearly the same milk production can be achieved, as in cows fed abundantly during the dry period and lactation with BCS of 3.8 points at calving. Concerning reproduction and health status of cows it is recommended for them to have BCS of about 3 points before calving. Milk protein yield is significantly higher (p<0.05) in abundant nutrition during lactation.
Replacing Self-Efficacy in Physical Activity: Unconscious Intervention of the AR Game, Pokémon GO

With increases in aging and chronic disease, there have been efforts to apply IT to healthcare. Many studies show that the will to exercise (self-efficacy) is the most important factor contributing to physical activity. However, those who need exercise do not have this will so that an approach to increase the motivation for physical activity should be unconscious. Thus, playing Pokémon GO, an augmented reality (AR) mobile game requiring players to ambulate in reality, increases the physical activity of individuals with a simple motivation of enjoyment. A survey on 237 Pokémon GO players was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) considering libertarian paternalism. The results show that self-efficacy had a non-significant effect on attitude toward the game Pokémon GO, while previous studies found that self-efficacy is the most important factor in increasing physical activity. This indicates that playing AR drives physical activity, subconsciously and effectively.
The Effects of Temperature, Length of Storage and Plant Growth Regulators on Germination of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) and Triticale Seeds

ABSTRACT The effects of sorts' differences in postharvest ripening of three different wheat cultivars (KG 56, Florida 302, and A-21) and Triticale species (a hybrid of wheat and rye) have been examined in this paper. Among the factors affecting postharvest ripening, the length of storage and temperature of storage have been investigated. Considerable differences were identified among different wheat cultivars and Triticale regarding the rate of ripening and dormancy level. Among the three examined cultivars of wheat, Florida 302 has been found the most dormant (its seeds germinate in great percentage after the ripening period of 90 days), while KG 56 cultivar has been the least dormant (seeds germinate in great percentage in harvest period, without ripening). The seeds of Triticale were not dormant. The effects of plant growth regulators (GA3 and KNO3 were also investigated. Gibberelic acid was found to increase germination especially in the period immediately after the harvest and at higher temperatures. Potassium nitrate appeared to have a similar effect, while ancymidol had no inhibitory effects on germination.
Knowledge Flows Percolation Model – A New Model for the Relation Between Knowledge and Innovation

The present paper proposes a new way of thinking regarding the relation between innovation and knowledge using a Physics-borrowed model, trying to prove whether knowledge resources can „flow” (be percolated) in a network or a grid, in order to be transformed in technological innovation. In the Knowledge Flow Percolation Model centre, human beings are seen as thinking electrons, both consuming and generating knowledge flow. Through the inter-dependent actions of individuals, knowledge circulates inside different types of organisations, allowing functioning and innovating in order to obtain competitive advantages. The model can be extended also at a national level, and some assumptions of self similarity appear in this process of extension. The model must be seen as a proposal for the research community and as a basis for future observations regarding the importance of knowledge flows in innovation.
Teamwork orientation and personal learning: The role of individual cultural values and value congruence

Orientation: There is a growing body of research that indicates that personal factors such as collectivist value orientation play an important role in individuals’ preference for teamwork, and an individual’s propensity to work in a team is seen as a contributing factor in one’s personal learning. Research purpose: The purpose of this article is twofold. Firstly, the article aims to explore whether individual-level cultural values of power distance, uncertainty avoidance and masculinity–femininity interact with individual collectivist values to influence teamwork orientation. Secondly, the study aims to examine the influence of teamwork orientation on personal learning further exploring the role of perceived value congruence in this relationship. Motivation for the study: While an extensive amount of research has been conducted on teamwork orientation, the question of how individual cultural values influence formation of teamwork orientation is still largely unanswered. This lack is especially evident with regard to how the influence of collectivism on the development of positive attitudes towards teamwork is promoted or inhibited by other values such as power distance, uncertainty avoidance and masculinity–femininity. Moreover, the current evidence about the influence of teamwork orientation on personal learning and the role of personal and contextual factors in such a relationship is still scarce. Research design, approach and method: The study used a cross-sectional survey, with data collected from 120 business students engaged in project teams at a Norwegian university. All the hypothesised relationships were assessed using partial least square structural equation modelling technique. Main findings: The findings indicate that the link between collectivism–teamwork orientation is stronger for team members who scored high on uncertainty avoidance values and the relationship was weaker for team members who endorsed high-power distance values. Teamwork orientation was significantly associated with personal learning independent of the degree of perceived value congruence between individual member and other team members. Practical or managerial implications: Our study offers implications for managing teams and facilitating employee learning and development in organisations. The study may also benefit teachers in higher education in facilitating students’ learning through group activities. Contribution or value-added: This study provides initial evidence on the contingent effect of power distance and uncertainty avoidance in the collectivism–teamwork orientation relationship. The study further contributes to the existing literature on the effects of preference to work in teams by assessing the influence of teamwork orientation on personal learning in addition to considering the role of perceived value congruence in this relationship.
A model for dynamic allocation of human attention among multiple tasks

The problem of multi-task attention allocation with special reference to aircraft piloting is discussed with the experimental paradigm used to characterize this situation and the experimental results obtained in the first phase of the research. A qualitative description of an approach to mathematical modeling, and some results obtained with it are also presented to indicate what aspects of the model are most promising. Two appendices are given which (1) discuss the model in relation to graph theory and optimization and (2) specify the optimization algorithm of the model.
Argument structure in flux: the Naples-Capri papers

The present volume is centered around five linguistic themes: argument structure and encoding strategies; argument structure and verb classes; unexpressed arguments; split intransitivity; and existential and presentational constructions. The articles also cover a variety of typologically different languages, and they offer new data from under-researched languages on the issues of event and argument structure. In some cases novel perspectives from widely discussed languages on highly debated topics are offered, also addressing more theoretical aspects concerning the predictability and derivation of linking. Several contributions apply current models of the lexicon–syntax interface to synchronic data. Other contributions focus on diachrony and are based on extensive use of corpora. Yet others, although empirically and theoretically grounded, privilege a methodological discussion, presenting analyses based on thorough and long-standing fieldwork.
The human knowledge system: music and brain coherence

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the relationship between music and learning in the mind/brain.Design/methodology/approach – Taking a consilience approach, this paper briefly introduces how music affects the mind/brain, then moves through several historical highlights of the emergent understanding of the role of music in learning; for example, the much‐misunderstood Mozart effect. Then the role of music in learning is explored from a neuroscience perspective, with specific focus on its potential to achieve brain coherence. Finally, using a specific example of sound technology focused on achieving hemispheric synchronization, research findings, anecdotes and experiential interactions are integrated to touch on the potential offered by this new understanding.Findings – Listening to music regularly (along with replaying tunes in one's brain) clearly helps keep the neurons active and alive and the synapses intact. Listening to the right music does appear to facilitate learning, and participating more full.
Momentum and Contrarian Trading Strategies: Evidence from the Chinese stock market 2000-2010

The paper employs Jegadeesh and Titman (1993)’s overlapping ranking period method to build winner-portfolio and loser-portfolio, and thereafter conducts empirical studies on the momentum and contrarian effects on the Chinese stock market from 2000 to 2010. One thing worth mentioning here is that the author processes the data using her own Matlab codes instead of doing tremendous manual work. It is found in this paper that the Chinese stock market has short-term features, and is mainly characterized by a strong contrarian effect and supplemented by a weak momentum effect, and the whole market exhibits a unilateral feature. In the short and medium term, the contrarian effect is significant in the Chinese stock market; with the extension of the holding period, however, the contrarian effect weakens and certain momentum effects become significant. In addition, the paper has tried to analyze the causes of the momentum and contrarian effects on the Chinese stock market. First, within the efficient market paradigm, the author uses CAPM to adjust for portfolio risk, and finds that this model cannot explain the two effects. Second, the two effects are analyzed from the perspective of behavioral finance. The empirical studies reveal that the underreaction of investors results in a momentum effect, and their overreaction results in a contrarian effect.
Seed management by small-scale farmers in Ghana. A study of maize and cowpea seed in the Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions (NRI Bulletin 68)

Field surveys of on-farm maize and cowpea seed management in two regions of southern Ghana are described. The survey included seed obtained off-farm. Samples of seeds were collected just prior to planting and assessed for germination potential. Conclusions are given on the general status and potential for improving seed quality and on farmer seed management. Notes are included on farmer seed management of millet and sorghum in the Upper East Region.
Explanatory Coherence and Belief Revision in Naive Physics

Abstract : Students of reasoning have long tried to understand how people revise systems of beliefs. We maintain that people often change their beliefs in ways driven by considerations of explanatory coherence. This report describes computational model of how experimental subjects revise their naive beliefs about physical motion. First, instances are presented in which subjects changed their beliefs while learning elementary physics. Each of these cases involved an individual's attempt to explain a surprising observation. Next, we show how their belief revisions can be modeled using ECHO, a connectionist computer program that uses constraint satisfaction techniques to implement a theory of explanatory coherence. The resulting simulations even captured temporal characteristics of the observed changes in beliefs. Finally, the model's representational sensitivity and procedural robustness are discussed and one can show how ECHO can be used to generate empirical predictions about subjects' current beliefs. Keywords: Explanatory coherence; Belief revision; Naive physics; Connectionism.
Applying Cooperative Coevolution To Inventory Control Parameter Optimization

The investment in inventory typically represents one of the largest single uses of capital in a business. Inventory control, which is concerned with the management of this investment, therefore becomes one of the most important functions in a business. Two decisions that need to be made in managing inventories are how much to order and when to order. These two decisions can be made routinely using a decision rule for placing an order for a xed quantity whenever the stock level reaches a reorder point. E ective use of this decision rule involves determining the optimum decision rule parameter values, in this case the optimum order quantity and reorder point that minimize the total cost resulting from inventory decisions. In this dissertation, cooperative coevolutionary genetic algorithms (CCGAs) are applied to inventory control parameter optimization, an area in which there is currently a lack of work on exploring the potential usefulness of evolutionary algorithms. Unlike standard genetic algorithms, CCGAs evolve multiple subpopulations which have to cooperate to achieve a common goal. Results are presented showing that CCGAs outperform standard genetic algorithms as well as traditional methods when applied to inventory control parameter optimization problems. This dissertation also show how the CCGAs described by Potter and De Jong can be extended and modi ed in order to handle larger inventory control optimization problems. iii Acknowledgements First I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. Ajit Narayanan (University of Exeter) who encouraged me to investigate inventory control using evolutionary algorithms. His exciting AI course was the main reason for me choosing evolutionary algorithms as the subject of my dissertation. I also would like to thank him for his comments and guidance throughout this project. An extra thank you to Bjorn Olsson (University of Sk ovde) for the guidance and technical discussions during this project and for giving me valuable comments and suggestions on my dissertation. His advice regarding evolutionary algorithms in general and coevolutionary genetic algorithms in particular has been most helpful. I also would like to thank Dr. Lars Niklasson and Mikael Bod en (University of Skovde) for their inspiring and much appreciated classes on connectionism and AI. The love and support I have received from my family is deeply appreciated. Without their advice and encouragement I would never have completed this thesis. iv
Enhancing Organizational Performance Through StrategicTechnology Alliances: A Study on Malaysian Manufacturers

Organizations are constantly searching for strategic methods in order to stay competitive. This paper examines the relationship between organizations’ resource availability and absorptive capacity as well as type of alliances with organizational performance. A total of 2,500 Malaysian manufacturers were surveyed resulting in 335 of usable responses were then analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result establishes that Malaysian manufacturers need to increase their efforts in increasing internal resources that are the source of competitive advantage in order to achieve superior manufacturing performance.
Rice grain Fe, Mn and Zn accumulation: How important are flag leaves and seed number?

Flag leaves play an important role in synthesis and translocation of photoassimilates in the rice plant, affecting grain yield; similarly they were believed to be a major source of remobilized minerals for the seeds. At the same time, the seed’s sink strength plays an important role in dry matter accumulation. To investigate the relative contribution of rice flag leaves and seed sink strength to seed mineral accumulation, field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of flag leaf or half-seed removal on seed Fe, Mn and Zn concentration and content. Flag leaf or 50% of the seeds were removed at anthesis. Seed Fe, Mn and Zn accumulation were not affected by flag leaf or sec ond leaf removal. Plants with only half of the seeds showed higher Fe and Zn seed concentrations, but similar Mn concentrations. It is concluded that the flag leaf is not necessary for metal remobilization to the seeds and that seed sink strength and seed number have different roles in Fe/Zn and Mn seed concentrations.