Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Housing, Homelessness and Capabilities

In this paper the work of Martha Nussbaum (in which 10 “essential” functions required for human life are identified) is used as a framework for using “moderate essentialism” in the study of housing – or more specifically, to introduce moderate essentialism framed through the capabilities and critical realism, to a theoretical interpretation of what housing represents, as both an enabling and constraining force by which to attain these 10 essential functions. Data from a recent qualitative study of transitions through homelessness conducted in the UK is used to illustrate the resonance that these 10 functions may (or may not) have for individuals to live a “well lived” life. A fit is found; it is clear that housing is closely related, although this is a complex relationship with the capability to attain one function at times being at the expense of another. It is postulated that the intersection of these functions (and their “essentialist” nature) provides an approach for future consideration of the role housing has in enabling a “well lived” life.
Simulations of Two Patterns Fiber Weaves Reinforced in Rubber Actuator

Over recent years, studies on soft mechanism are rapidly being paid to attention especially in pneumatic actuator field. A good actuator should be able to provide sufficient force and flexibility in movement, hence bending motion is a vital criteria needed in soft robotic actuation. In this paper, a solution to soft bending pneumatic actuator is proposed in which several patterns fiber weave designs are introduced. The objectives of the simulations is to investigate the different weave patterns combination of fiber reinforced actuator models that yields the best bending characteristics and its relation to the contraction or extension characteristics shown by single weave pattern actuator models. From the results, when two patterns of fiber weave were attached together to form a sleeve, significant bending were obtained from most of the models simulated. Large bending resulted from combined two patterns fiber weave models were achieved when maximum contraction and extension characteristics exhibited by both fiber weave patterns.
FACTORS DETERMINING TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORS? SATISFACTION AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS

This study presents a model that can measure the satisfaction and behavioral intentions of exhibitors participating in trade shows. The main purpose of this study is to determine the effects of marketing objective effectiveness, service quality of the trade show, and business network size on exhibitors’ satisfaction and behavioral intentions. Various trade show service factors were incorporated into a structural equation framework that was used to examine the causal relationships between the trade show service factors, exhibitor satisfaction, behavioral intentions. The variable with the highest impact on satisfaction was marketing objective effectiveness, while service quality of the trade show had a lesser effect on satisfaction. Business network size had no direct effect on satisfaction. The high correlation between business network size and service quality of the trade show suggests an indirect relationship between business network size and satisfaction. In other words, exhibitors perceive business network size as a component of the service quality of the trade show. The limited number of studies focusing on the satisfaction and behavioral intentions of exhibitors at trade shows have concentrated on the exhibitors’ self-evaluation of their performance, ignoring the effects of organizers, other stakeholders on their satisfaction and behavioral intentions.
Efecte de les condicions ambientals en el desenvolupament dels ritmes circadiaris.

L'objectiu principal d'aquesta tesi ha estat l'estudi de l'efecte de les condicions ambientals d'il.luminacio en que un animal ha crescut sobre la manifestacio dels seus ritmes circadiaris, que son els mecanismes que els essers vius utilitzen per a adaptar-se a l'alternancia entre el dia i la nit. El treball s'ha estructurat en dues parts: la primera on s'ha estudiat, en animals sans, els efectes de les condicions ambientals rebudes durant les primeres setmanes de vida en el desenvolupament i funcionalitat del sistema circadiari, i una segona on s'ha treballat amb rates hipertenses de la soca TGR(mREN2)27, amb la mateixa finalitat.
DEMOGRAPHY OF LIONS (PANTHERA LEO) IN TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA

Tarangire lions reveal similar population characteristics to most of other lion populations in other protected areas in Africa. Tarangire lion population was estimated to be around 155 individuals as in June 2013 based on individual identification facilitated by the use of Radio telemetry coupled with the use of GPS to get information on individual lions within a specific pride to determine their location and characteristics. The population had a density of 7.5 lions per 100 square kilometers. The sex ratio was 1 male to 1.2 females more in favor of females but cubs had a sex ratio of 1 male to 1 female. The age composition was dominated by prereproductive age class (cubs and sub-adults), which constitutes 63.9% of the whole population. There was a total of 9 prides residing the park, the number of lions in the pride ranges from 238 individuals with the mean of 17.2 individuals. Cub survival was high with the average of 70.8% of all cubs born survived to year one. The overall population trend shows declining curve which suggests more conservation efforts are needed to make it stable.
Mobilising internally generated funds to finance development projects in Ghana’s Northern Region

This paper assesses the effectiveness of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana’s Northern Region in mobilising internally generated funds (IGF) to finance development projects. The study gathered both primary and secondary data from three MMDAs: Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Yendi Municipal Assembly and Saboba District Assembly. It employed a multi-stage sampling technique of questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and key informant interviews to collect data from respondents and obtain a snapshot of their situation in the 2013 fiscal year. It established that fines, property rates, licences, annual rates, investment income, permits, sales of tender documents, and business taxes were potential sources of revenue for the assemblies. Also, the study identified a range of strategies employed by assemblies to raise revenue: engagement of revenue collectors, use of a mobile revenue taskforce, registration of businesses, visits to markets and business centres, commission payments for revenue collectors, security checkpoints, incentivisation of revenue collectors, establishment of revenue collection points, and rotation of revenue collectors. Nevertheless, the study found that the MMDAs studied could not meet their IGF revenue targets for the 2013 fiscal year, with all three falling below 50%. This poor performance was attributed to: inadequate logistics to support effective IGF mobilisation; under-declaring of revenues; not enough revenue collectors; poor supervision and monitoring; poor compliance by ratepayers; corruption; political interference; inadequate knowledge and skills among revenue collectors; poor service delivery by the assemblies; ineffective collaboration; and lack of revenue data.
Extension and restriction of holomorphic functions

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The Cow That Stole Christmas: Framing the First U.S. Mad Cow Crisis

The discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States made an impact on the beef industry. Determining how the BSE outbreak was framed by the news media is significant because research indicates that media shape public perceptions. This study examined how several key newspapers framed the 2003 outbreak of BSE in the United States. Determining how the media framed this issue can help communicators ensure bias-free media coverage of similar issues in the future. The study followed established framing analysis categories identified from the literature. There were 149 articles identified in The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, and USA Today for investigation in this study. Findings showed that the BSE issue was framed as an industry crisis and that the tone of the articles and headlines portrayed the beef industry negatively. When compared to the other two newspapers, USA Today framed the issue differently, with economic calamity being the dominant frame. The most heavily cited sources in the articles were government officials. This study recommends that media professionals avoid framing an issue for the public, focusing instead on reporting news in an objective and unbiased manner. Further research is recommended to examine the impact of tone and frame on specific audiences. Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License. This research is available in Journal of Applied Communications: http://newprairiepress.org/jac/vol90/iss2/5 Journal of Applied Communications, Vol. 90, No. 2, 2006, 29-46 ©ACE The Cow That Stole Christmas: Framing the First U.S. Mad Cow Crisis Marcus A. Ashlock, D. Dwayne Cartmell II, and Danna B. Kelemen
Tumor infiltrating immune cells - potential powerful predictors in colorectal cancer patients

In the recent years, great effort was undertaken to elucidate prognostic markers after colorectal resection for malignancies. For example, tumor suppressor genes, DNA repair markers, markers for angiogenesis and several other potential parameters were intensively investigated. However, to date, present data do not provide sufficient evidence that warrants the majority of available prognostic markers to be used in daily clinical practice.
Haematological and Ponderal Changes Connected to Administration of Lead Acetate and Efavirenz in Wistar Rats

Heavy metals and antiretroviral drugs are both types of xenobiotics that induce disturbances in the body. This study aims to assess the hematological and body weight changes connected to simultaneous exposure to lead and Efavirenz. Twenty-eight rats equally divided into four groups were force-fed once daily with distilled water (G_(Ctrl)), lead acetate at 10 mg/kg (G_(Pb)), Efavirenz at 20 mg/kg (G_(Efv)) and lead acetate＋Efavirenz (G_(Pb+Efv)). On Day 0, Day 14 and Day 28, the rats were weighted and retro-orbital blood collection was carried out for haemogram analysis. Results showed a significant decrease in hemoglobin level, haematocrit, erythrocytes and thrombocytes in G_(Pb) and G_(Pb＋Efv). This anaemia has tended to be normocytic hypochromic. There was no significant difference in the rates of decrease between G_(Pb) and G_(Pb＋Efv). No significant change was observed in the erythrocyte parameters in G_(Efv) and G_(Ctrl). The mean body weight of rats was significantly increased in G_(Ctrl) already from Day 7 while in G_(Efv), it is at from 21 day that, the weighty growth reached a significant level. There was no significant increase in body weight growth in G_(Pb) and G_(Pb＋Efv). In conclusion, contrary to lead, Efavirenz has not induced anaemia but it has slowed the body growth with a less intensity than lead. The co-administration of lead and Efavirenz did not induced significant additive effects comparatively to lead administration alone. Further studies are necessary for verifying whether co-exposure to these two xenobiotics for a longer period would not be likely to induce a significantly higher toxicity.
Analysis of the potential of one possible instrumental configuration of the next generation of IASI instruments to monitor lower tropospheric ozone

Abstract. To evaluate the added value brought by the next generation of IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounder Interferometer) instruments to monitor lower tropospheric (LT) ozone, we developed a pseudo-observation simulator, including a direct simulator of thermal infrared spectra and a full inversion scheme to retrieve ozone concentration profiles. We based our simulations on the instrumental configuration of IASI and of an IASI-like instrument, with a factor 2 improvement in terms of spectral resolution and radiometric noise. This scenario, that will be referred to as IASI/2, is one possible configuration of the IASI-NG (New Generation) instrument (the configuration called IASI-NG/IRS2) currently designed by CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales). IASI-NG is expected to be launched in the 2020 timeframe as part of the EPS-SG (EUMETSAT Polar System-Second Generation, formerly post-EPS) mission. We produced one month (August 2009) of tropospheric ozone pseudo-observations based on these two instrumental configurations. We compared the pseudo-observations and we found a clear improvement of LT ozone (up to 6 km altitude) pseudo-observations quality for IASI/2. The estimated total error is expected to be more than 35% smaller at 5 km, and 20% smaller for the LT ozone column. The total error on the LT ozone column is, on average, lower than 10% for IASI/2. IASI/2 is expected to have a significantly better vertical sensitivity (monthly average degrees of freedom surface–6 km of 0.70) and to be sensitive at lower altitudes (more than 0.5 km lower than IASI, reaching nearly 3 km). Vertical ozone layers of 4 to 5 km thickness are expected to be resolved by IASI/2, while IASI has a vertical resolution of 6–8 km. According to our analyses, IASI/2 is expected to have the possibility of effectively separate lower from upper tropospheric ozone information even for low sensitivity scenarios. In addition, IASI/2 is expected to be able to better monitor LT ozone patterns at local spatial scale and to monitor abrupt temporal evolutions occurring at timescales of a few days, thus bringing an expected added value with respect to IASI for the monitoring of air quality.
The Effects of Model-Based Educational Intervention on Self-medication Behavior in Mothers with Children less than 2- year

Background: Self-medication by people is one of the major issues in the world that can be lead to numerous medical and economic problems, this especially issue in children under 2 years who are at the age of growth and development have great importance. The aim of this study was investigate the effects of model-based educational interventions on self-medication behavior in mothers with children under 2 years of age who referred to the health centers of Firoozkooh city (Iran). Materials and Methods: This study was quasi - experimental interventional study. The study population consisted of mothers with children under 2 years old referring to health centers of the Firoozkooh city, Iran. The data collection tool was researcher made questionnaire which its validity and reliability was assessed than was used. The required information was collected before and after the educational intervention. Then 4 months after the educational intervention, evaluation was done and data analysis was using SPSS-20. Results: Significant difference was not found between mean scores of knowledge, perceived sensitivity, severity, benefits, barriers, self-efficacy with performance (self-medication) before the educational intervention (P>0.05). But after the educational intervention, statistically significant difference was found between mean scores of knowledge, perceived sensitivity, severity, benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy with performance (P<0.05). Conclusion It seems that Model-Based Educational Intervention may be promoted the knowledge and performance of mothers about self-medication in children. Notifying mothers in this filed through the mass media such as radio and television and health care personnel can be used to reduce the self-medication.
Calculation of a power price equilibrium

In this paper we propose a tractable quadratic programming formulation for calculating the equilibrium term structure of electricity prices. We rely on a theoretical model described in [21], but extend it so that it reflects actually traded electricity contracts, transaction costs and liquidity considerations. Our numerical simulations examine the properties of the term structure and its dependence on various parameters of the model. The proposed quadratic programming formulation is applied to calculate the equilibrium term structure of electricity prices in the UK power grid consisting of a few hundred power plants. The impact of ramp up and ramp down constraints are also studied.
New biomarkers for estimating glomerular filtration rate

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is still considered the best indicator for kidney function assessment. In clinical routine, creatinine-based GFR estimation is the most widely used method for the evaluation of kidney function in healthy and kidney-diseased individuals. In recent years, researchers and clinicians have become aware of the limitations when using solely serum creatinine for kidney function assessment as it can lead to inaccurate estimation of GFR, particularly in populations with abnormal muscle mass distribution or generation. Several novel biomarkers have been proposed to improve accuracy and precision of GFR estimation, of which cystatin C, a low molecular weight protein, has proven to contribute considerable benefit to kidney function assessment when combined with creatinine. Importantly, the use of cystatin C as filtration marker has gained even more clinical relevance since the introduction of international reference standards available for assay manufacturers led to a harmonization of cystatin C analysis by minimizing inter- and intra-laboratory variability. Beta-trace protein (BTP) and beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) are two renal biomarkers with established but non-standardized assays that have been proposed as promising novel candidates for improving GFR estimation. In summary, a variety of new filtration markers and methods are available to assist clinicians in the evaluation of kidney function. The ongoing investigations of novel markers and metabolomics will help to identify their utility and may clarify whether they have the potential to improve the care of patients with and without kidney disease. This review will discuss the physiology, measurement and clinical potential of cystatin C, BTP, and B2M, will give a brief overview of current achievements in the field of kidney metabolomics and a short introduction to the concept of “rescaling” renal biomarkers.
A single grain approach applied to modelling recrystallization kinetics in a single-phase metal

A comprehensive model for the recrystallization kinetics is proposed which incorporates both microstructure and the textural components in the deformed state. The model is based on the single-grain approach proposed previously. The influence of the as-deformed grain orientation, which affects the stored energy via subgrain size and sub-boundary misorientation, is taken into account. The effects of the deformed grain geometry, the nucleation-site density, and the initial grain size prior to deformation on the recrystallization kinetics are assessed. The model is applied to the recrystallization kinetics of a cold-rolled AA1050 alloy.
Residual circulation in shallow estuaries: 2. Weakly stratified and partially mixed, narrow estuaries

Long-wave theory is used herein to analyze circulation in weakly stratified and partially mixed estuaries. Unlike the highly stratified systems considered in part 1, the flows considered here have only a minimal tidal-frequency internal wave component. These estuaries may therefore be modeled as the sum of weakly interacting barotropic and baroclinic modes. The dominant factors driving the residual flow are finite amplitude barotropic effects in weakly stratified estuaries and a combination of barotropic effects and steady horizontal density gradient forcing in partially mixed estuaries. The dominant vertical exchange mechanism in the weakly stratified case is bottom boundary-induced turbulence, and that in partially mixed estuaries is believed to be random internal wave interactions. A model of the Columbia River Estuary under weakly stratified conditions accurately predicts the observed residual velocity and salinity fields, and the tidal amplitude at which a transition to a highly stratified state takes place. The partially mixed state is unstable in the Columbia River Estuary because the tides and buoyancy input are both too strong.
Entrepreneurship Capital and Growth in Germany

The neoclassical model of the production function, as applied by Robert Solow to build the neoclassical model of growth, linked labor and capital to output. More recently, Romer and others have expanded the model to include measures of knowledge capital. In this paper we introduce a new factor, entrepreneurship capital, and link it to output in the context of a production function model. This paper explains what is meant by entrepreneurship capital and why it should influence economic output. A production function model including several different measures of entrepreneurship capital is then estimated for German regions. The results indicate that entrepreneurship capital is a significant and important factor shaping output and productivity. These results suggest a new direction for policy that focuses on instruments to enhance entrepreneurship capital.
Analysis of effects in wheat of high temperature on grain filling attributes estimated from mathematical models of grain filling

Compared with growth at 20/15°C (day/night), exposure of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants to moderately high temperature (30/25°C) significantly decreased grain weight through shortening the duration of grain filling, combined with small (or no) positive increases in the rate of grain filling. Several mathematical models of grain filling were assessed for their suitability as means of analysing these effects of temperature. The ordinary logistic model was found to be the most appropriate model and was used for the analysis of grain filling responses in four cultivars differing in their responses. Genotypic variation in response to temperature was observed for both rate and duration of grain filling, but the variation for the duration of grain filling among cultivars was small at the higher temperature. Significant correlation was found between single grain weight with the rate, but not with the duration, of grain filling at high temperature, which indicated an important role for synthetic processes involved in grain filling in the temperature sensitivity of wheat cultivars. As they are independent traits, both rate and duration are required selection criteria for the improvement of heat tolerance. Responses of one attribute estimated from the logistic model, the inflection point of the course of grain filling, may give insight into a temperature response that is distinguishable from that associated with the duration of grain filling. The inflection point appears to be worth including as a criterion in selecting for high temperature tolerance in wheat.
Election Systems and Voter Turnout: Experiments in the United States

Theory suggests that majoritarian/plurality elections depress voter participation and that proportional election systems encourage greater voter mobilization and turnout. We examine the effect that cumulative voting (CV) has on turnout in local elections in the U.S. Variation in social/cultural context is largely held constant by our design while election system varies, allowing us to identify the unique effect CV has on turnout. We test if turnout is higher when CV is used in the same context as plurality rules. Consistent with expectations about institutional effects, turnout is about 5 percentage points higher under CV than in similar plurality elections.