Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Acoustical comfort in the perception of literate school children Conforto acústico na percepção de escolares alfabetizados

Purpose: To verify the acoustic comfort of literate Primary School children. Methods: Participants were 82 children ranging from 8 to 10 years of age, in their third and fourth year of four public Primary Schools in the city of Santa Maria (RS), Brazil. The sample was divided into two groups – exposed and not exposed to sound levels over 80 dB(A). Visual inspection of the external auditory canal, pure-tone audiometry thresholds, speech recognition tests and acoustic immittance measures were used to select the sample. A Likert scale model questionnaire was applied in order to research the level of acoustic comfort. We also performed acoustic measurements in the classrooms using a dosimeter. Statistical analysis were conducted. Results: The mean acoustic level in each classroom varied from 51.9 dB(A) to 114 dB(A). From the total sample of 82 children, 20.7% were exposed to sound levels greater than 80 dB(A). Discomfort was referred by 46.3% of the total sample, hitting its highest level (51.3%) on the question of whether or not noise disturbs reading and writing processes. The attitude of comfort was predominant regarding speech intelligibility. As for reading and writing difficulties, discomfort was mostly indicated among subjects. Conclusion: The feeling of discomfort was predominant in both groups.
The Interactions of Herbal Compounds with Human Organic Anion/Cation Transporters

The Solute Carrier transporters (SLCs) are a superfamily of membrane proteins responsible for cellular influx of various molecules. The Organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs), Organic anion transporters (OATs) and Organic cation transporters (OCTs) are essential SLC subfamilies that largely impact on drug performance. These Organic anion/cation transporters are widely expressed in epithelium throughout the body, where they play essential roles in cellular uptake of many endogenous substances like hormones and a wide range of exogenous molecules including clinically important drugs such as statins, anti-cancer agents and antibiotics. Herbal medicines that derived from plants, fruits and vegetables have been long presumed to be safe by the general public. The growing use of herbal products together with other agents has raised many concerns due to unexpected adverse effects. Drugdrug/ herb interactions through SLC transporters often result in unsatisfied therapeutic outcomes and/or unexpected toxicities. This review will give an update on the interactions of herbal comp
Pain Management and Its Related Factors in the Emergency Department of Besat Hospital in Sanadaj, 2016

Abstract: Background: Pain is a distressing feeling as well as a discomfort which triggers as the result of a special stimulation of nerve endings.This study aimed to investigate the amount of sufficient pain management among patients referring to the emergency department in Besat Hospital in the city of Sanandaj in Iran. Material and Methods: in this descriptive-analytical study, 175 patients with severe pain intensity higher than 3 and definite causes of pain with physical origins admitted to the emergency department were included. Before and after analgesics injection, pain intensity was assessed by a 10-point scoring system. Results: No significant correlation showed between pain intensity in patients, administration of painkillers, and age (P>0.05). There was a statistically significant relationship between pain intensity, gender, and the type of analgesics received (P 0.05). Conclusion: Failure to control pain among patients can lead to physical, mental, psychological, and social health-related problems. Therefore, proper examination of pains can provide suitable interventions in order to control and manage pains among patients and consequently promote their quality of life.
Understanding and Shared Understanding in Military Coalitions

Shared understanding is commonly seen as essential to the success of coalition operations, and current research efforts are attempting to develop techniques and technologies to improve shared understanding in coalition military contexts. In spite of this, our understanding of what the term ‘shared understanding’ actually means is surprisingly poor. In part, this problem is attributable to the difficulty in comprehending the true nature of understanding itself, although confusions also arise about the precise nature of the differences between shared understanding and ostensibly similar constructs, such as shared mental models and shared situation awareness. This paper discusses a number of issues associated with understanding and shared understanding. The paper begins with an attempt to identify what the notions of understanding and shared understanding might mean. It then attempts to distinguish understanding and shared understanding from ostensibly similar constructs, such as shared situation awareness, shared mental models and team sensemaking. Subsequent sections of the report discuss the potential importance of shared understanding to military coalitions, approaches to measuring and representing shared understanding, and future research to further our understanding of the factors that influence shared understanding in military coalition contexts.
Gender differences in the endowment effect: Women pay less, but won’t accept less

We explore different contexts and mechanisms that might promote or alleviate the gender effect in risk aversion. Our main result is that we do not find gender differences in risk aversion when the choice is framed as a willingness-to-accept (WTA) task. When the choice is framed as a willingness-to-pay (WTP) task, men are willing to pay more and thus exhibit lower risk aversion. However, when the choice is framed as a willingness to accept task, women will not accept less than men. These findings imply gender differences in the endowment effect. We also find that the effect size of the gender difference in risk aversion is reduced or eliminated as the context changes from tasks framed as gambles to other domains; and that attitudes toward gambling mediate the gender effect in gambling framed tasks.
The Vacancy Pool Model for Amorphous In-Ga-Zn-O Thin-Film Transistors

In this paper, the reaction rate of oxygen vacancy (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{V}_{\mathrm{ O}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) by the derivatives of threshold voltage (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>th) in the amorphous indium–gallium–zinc oxide thin-film transistors under light pulses with altering duty ratios is investigated. More importantly, after collecting and analyzing a lot of experimental results, a comprehensive model named <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{V}_{\mathrm{ O}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> pool is proposed. The proposed model can more universally describe the characteristic of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{V}_{\mathrm{ O}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> reacting to the light and its degradation behavior under various kinds of stress condition.
Effect of weed management options and nitrogen scheduling on weed dynamics and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum) under Central Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh

A field experiment was conducted during the winter (rabi) seasons of 2014–2015 and 2015–16 at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, to study the effect of weed-management options and nitrogen scheduling on weed dynamics and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Common infesting weeds which appeared in wheat field were Phalaris minor Retz. and Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. among grasses, and Chenopodium album L. , Anagallis arvensis L. , Melilotus alba Medik. and Convolvulus arvensis L. as broad-leaf weeds. Moreover, among sedges, only 1 species, Cyperus rotundus L. was observed. Among the weed-management options, mesosulfuron-methyl + Iodosulfuron-methyl sodium (400 g/ha) with higher dose of nitrogen (150 kg N/ha) applied in 3 spilt applications [50% as basal + 25% at crown-root initation (CRI) + 25% at flowering] proved significantly superior in minimizing the density (33%) and biomass of weeds (34%) at 60 days after sowing (DAS). The former treatment increased the leaf-area index (LAI) and SPAD values that elevated the production of wheat grain yield. Among time of nitrogen application, 3 splits (50% as basal + 25% at CRI + 25% at flowering) enhanced the nutrient-uptake efficiency (27.4%) and total nutrient uptake (40.2%) by crop than 3 equal splits at sowing (basal), CRI and flowering. Higher dose of nitrogen (150 kg N/ha) resulted in higher yield (15.7%) and nutrient uptake (13.4%) than its lower dose. Thus, application of ready-mixed post-emergence herbicides, i.e. mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron (400 g/ha) with higher dose of nitrogen (150 kg N/ha) applied 50% as basal and 25% top-dressed at CRI and 25% at flowering was most effective with respect to weed-suppression, yield and economics of wheat.
Linear solutions for the frequency and amplitude modulation of ENSO by the annual cycle

We obtained linear solutions for the frequency and amplitude modulations of the El Ni˜no-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) by the annual cycle using a modified harmonic oscillator equation. The frequency modulation by the annual cycle was capable of changing the ENSO phases and dominant frequency, but could not modify the ENSO amplitude. On the other hand, the amplitude modulation by the annual cycle intensifies the ENSO variability and also induces seasonal amplitude locking. The intensification rate of the ENSO amplitude with respect to the annual cycle becomes less sensitive in low-frequency regime of ENSO.
Magnetostratigraphic results from impact crater Lake El'gygytgyn, northeastern Siberia: a 300 kyr long high-resolution terrestrial palaeoclimatic record from the Arctic

SUMMARY A 12.7 m long sedimentary record recovered from Lake El’gygytgyn, located in a meteorite impact crater created 3.6 Ma in Late Cretaceous igneous rocks on Chukotka Peninsula, northeast Siberia, has been analysed for its palaeo- and rock-magnetic properties. Continuous high resolution (1 mm) measurements of magnetic susceptibility yielded successions of pronounced lows and highs. Analyses of the rock-magnetic properties by low and high temperature runs of magnetic susceptibility, determination of hysteresis parameters as well as IRM acquisition experiments, yielded a dominance of PSD (pseudo-single domain) magnetite in intervals of high magnetic susceptibility, whereas, due to selective magnetite dissolution associated with anoxic Lake water and/or pore water conditions during times of enhanced deposition of organic matter, haematite dominates within low susceptibility intervals in terms of mass percentage. Here however, magnetic properties are still dominated by magnetite. Five AMS (accelerator mass spectromentry) 14 C ages, eight IRSL (infrared stimulated luminescense) ages together with preliminary pollen data suggest that variations in magnetite content reflect climatic variability of the last ∼300 ka with low (high) susceptibilities representing cold (warm) climates. This pattern, caused by a complex system of deposition, preservation or decomposition of organic matter and/or magnetic minerals, in turn can be correlated in detail to global climate archives such as the oxygen isotope records from Greenland ice cores and marine sediments, respectively. Thus, the sedimentary sequence recovered from Lake El’gygytgyn represents the longest continuous terrestrial climate record now available from the Arctic.
Journalism students’ profile and their perceptions of journalism education in Brazil: A comparative analysis of local and national scenarios

This paper discusses the profile of journalism students in Brazil: what they think of the education they receive and the activities undertaken by the university. It also discusses the modalities for constructing and incorporating journalistic culture within Brazilian academic institutions. It is based on a questionnaire administered to 611 students in six higher education institutions. ©Journal of Professional Communication, all rights reserved.
Perceived organisational climate, knowledge transfer and innovation in China-based research and development companies

In this study, we integrate three concepts: perceived organisational climate, knowledge transfer and individual innovation. Relationships of organisational climate with innovation have been studied mainly in Western countries. We test three sets of hypotheses that compare two groups of Chinese research and development (R&D) professionals: those working for Chinese companies (CCs) and those working for China-based subsidiaries of US companies (ACs). The findings support two conclusions: (1) organisational climate constructs show relevance in China and (2) company origin matters: the two groups of Chinese professionals show somewhat different patterns of climate–knowledge transfer–innovation relationships.
Consumption Risk Sharing with Private Information and Limited Enforcement

In this paper, we study consumption risk sharing when individual income shocks are persistent and not publicly observable, and individuals can default on contracts at the price of financial autarky. We find that, in contrast to a model where the only friction is limited enforcement, our model has observable implications that are similar to those of an Aiyagari (1994) self-insurance model and therefore broadly consistent with empirical observations. However, some of the implied effects of changes in policy or the economic environment are noticeably different in our model compared to self-insurance.
Turbulence and cavity recirculation in air–water skimming flows

Current expertise in air–water turbulent flows on stepped chutes is limited mostly to laboratory experiments at low to moderate Reynolds numbers on chutes with flat horizontal steps. In this study, highly turbulent air–water flows skimming down a large-size stepped chute were investigated with a 1V:2.5H slope. For some experiments, the cavity recirculation was controlled using triangular vanes, or longitudinal ribs, to enhance the interactions between the skimming flow and cavity recirculating region. New experiments were performed with seven configurations. The results demonstrated the strong influence of the vanes on the cavity recirculation patterns and on the air–water flow properties. An increase in flow resistance was observed consistently with maximum rate of energy dissipation achieved with vanes placed in a zigzag pattern.
Relationship between different dimensions of Quality Management and Innovation

In order to be competitive in a changing marketplace, firms must improve both quality and innovativeness. However, literature shows conflicting results concerning the relationship between quality management and innovation. The main purpose of this study is to investigate if: (1) QM dimensions (hard and soft) have positive/negative effect on innovation practices and performance, and (2) In which extension those dimensions affect innovation practices and performance. The research models and questions devised are tested using data collected from 132 Brazilian manufacturing companies. This study contributes to the quality-innovation literature by showing that both dimensions of QM have positive effect on innovation practices and performance and these effects vary across the QM dimensions. This finding has an important implication for managers who need to be actively aware of the practices used in their companies and emphasize those that most contribute to innovation. XXXVII ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA DE PRODUCAO “A Engenharia de Produção e as novas tecnologias produtivas: indústria 4.0, manufatura aditiva e outras abordagens avançadas de produção”
Networking of small cities to gain sustainability

The paper addresses networking as a basis for cooperation of small cities leading to more sustainable regional development at the city, regional, and federal level. It is shown that networking of cities can contribute to increasing sustainability in many ways. Still, additional research is needed to adjust best management practices discussed in the relevant academic literature to the peculiarities of transition economies. The objective of the research presented in the paper was to help regional and municipal authorities in the optimization of territorial development planning aimed at long-term sustainability. Research was carried out in Russia on an example of two regions, namely Perm Krai and Vladimir Oblast. The case study revealed that local authorities underestimate the potential of small cities in raising regional sustainability. Actually, a number of small cities in both regions have hidden competitive advantages but cannot realize them separately, whilst development of regional city networking is a fruitful approach to improve their socio-economic situation, and to boost sustainable regional development. Therefore, when planning regional development, federal and local authorities should regard the role of small cities, including disadvantaged and depressed ones, as potentially valuable members of a city network. Measures to embed small cities into different types of networks should be based on the thorough assessment of their resources, with the aim to develop collaboration of cities with mutually beneficial network externalities.
Leadership and Team Values Shape Employee Engagement: Test of a Multilevel Moderated Mediation Model

The current research scrutinized how a leader’s communication and team value orientations interactively relate to employee engagement. The proposed model hypothesized that the impact of leadership on engagement would be mediated by followers’ trust toward a leader and this leadership-trust-engagement linkage would be moderated by team power distance and collectivism; in addition, employee voice behavior was examined as a behavioral manifestation of engagement. The results of multilevel structural equation modeling analyses with the data collected at a large electronics company in Japan ( n = 638 members and 68 team leaders) revealed that transformational leadership was positively associated with employee trust and engagement when team power distance and collectivism were high, but not when those team values were low. Transactional leadership had negative effects on trust and engagement, regardless of team values. Finally, engagement was strongly positively associated with employee voice behavior. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Evaluating quality-inspection effectiveness and affordability in short run productions

Purpose – Illustrating a practical method for supporting the design of quality inspections in short-run and single-unit manufacturing processes. Design/methodology/approach – Processes are decomposed into a number of steps, which are potentially critical to defect generation. Several parameters concerning effectiveness and cost of the inspections are identified and aggregated into a probabilistic model for representing the process propensity to produce defects. Two indicators related to the effectiveness and cost of inspections are defined and tested through a case study concerning a short-run manufacturing process in the automotive industry. Findings – The combined use of the proposed indicators allows to support the selection of the more appropriate inspection procedures, in a simple and practical way. Research limitations/implications – The above indicators and probabilistic model rely on the following simplifying assumptions: (i) possible occurrence of a single defect typology in each step, and (ii) absence of correlation between the parameters related to different steps. Future research will focus on developing more general probabilistic models and identifying practical methods to estimate the relevant parameters. Practical implications – The proposed model and indicators may be applied to a variety of industrial contexts, related to short-run and single-unit productions. Originality/value – The proposed model and indicators allow to identify the more effective and affordable inspection procedures for short-run and single-unit productions. Their quantitative connotation represents an important novelty with respect to the classical qualitative approaches. Also, the proposed model and indicators take account of possible inspection errors.
Distribution of B, Cl and their isotopes in pore waters separated from gas hydrate potential areas, offshore southwestern Taiwan

Boron (B) and chlorine (Cl) are widely distributed on the Earth's surface and show distinctive geochemical behaviors. Cl behaves rather conservatively in oceanic environments while B is an excess-volatile and its distribution is sensitive to sediment absorption and organic matter degradation. The distribution of B, Cl and their isotopes in pore waters provide useful information for distinguishing between shallow circulation and deep origin fluid sources. Thirty-six sediment cores 0-5 m in length were sampled from a foreland accretionary prism offshore Southwestern Taiwan where strong bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs) and an abundance of mud diapers were discovered. More than 350 pore water samples were separated and analyzed for B, Cl and other major ions. Four long cores were selected for B and Cl isotopic analysis. We found that the Cl in all cores varied less than 10%, suggesting no major hydrate dissolution or formation involvement at shallow depths in the study area. However, the B concentration changed greatly, ranging between 360 and 650 μM, indicating a possible sedimentary contribution during the early diagenesis stage. The B isotopic compositions were relatively depleted (~25 to 37‰) in these pore waters, implying the addition of sedimentary exchangeable B with low δ 11B. The Cl isotopes showed rather large variations, more than 8‰, possibly related to the addition of deep situated fluids. In summary, the chemical and isotopic characteristics of pore waters separated from piston cores off Southwestern Taiwan suggest strong influence from organic matter degradation during diagenesis at shallow depths and the possible addition of deep fluids advecting through mud diapir channels at greater depths, causing a minor degree of hydrate dissolution/formation to occur at shallow depths. Further systematic investigation of pore waters δ^18O and δ D are needed in a future study.
PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF TRAVELERS NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE (TNQ)

The purpose of this research was to develop the Travelers Needs Questionnaire (TNQ), which measures travelers’ needs, and to determine its psychometric properties. The TNQ was developed for travelers with native Russian language from different countries: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the Baltic States. The sample consisted of 237 participants aged from 17 to 68 years (26.2 % male, 73.8 % female, mean age M = 30.49, SD = 9.21). The factorial validity of the TNQ was established using principal components analysis with varimax rotation; this yielded seven factors: Professional Realization, Pilgrimage, Personal Development, Cultural Development, Sport, Physical Hedonism and Communication. All the TNQ scales had high internal consistency. The reaction and discrimination indices satisfied the accepted psychometric criteria. The further stage of the TNQ development would be the confirmatory factor analysis in broader international sample, the concurrent and convergent validity establishing, and test-retest reliability examination.