Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Recoveries of Gannets (Morus bassanus) ringed in the Faroe Islands Fráboðanir um føroysk merktar súlur (Morus bassanus)

The only breeding places for Gannets in the Faroe Islands is on the island of Mykines, and in Mykinesholmi, an islet just west of Mykines. The first ringing of Gannets in the Faroe Islands was done in 1931. Since then 909 Gannets have been ringed with 30 recoveries. The results from the recoveries show, that the migratory pattern of the Faroese Gannet is similar to that of other Northern Gannets. It was not possible to conclude from the recovery data if the younger Gannets migrate farther away from the breeding colony then the old ones.
BEHAVIORAL AND CULTURAL ACCOUNTS OF CORRUPTION IN THE INTERFACE BETWEEN PUBLIC OFFICER AND CLIENT

O presente artigo aplica uma perspectiva analitico comportamental para examinar comportamento corrupto. Com esse artigo, pretende-se atender a um chamado feito ha algumas decadas aos analistas do comportamento para estender os interesses e estrategias de sua disciplina a dominios tradicionalmente atribuidos as ciencias sociais. Este artigo tem tres objetivos: primeiro, examinar a corrupcao como fenomeno comportamental e cultural; segundo, alertar a comunidade das ciencias sociais para a utilidade das ferramentas conceituais analitico-comportamentais para a investigacao da corrupcao; terceiro, chamar a atencao de analistas do comportamento para algumas pesquisas sobre corrupcao, que e uma das questoes mais criticas do seculo XXI. Palavras-chave : Corrupcao, Contingencias, Metacontingencias, Praticas culturais, Cultura.
Assessment of Rural Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Kaduna State, Nigeria

This research is aimed at assessing the adaptive capacity of rural people to climate change in Kaduna State with particular reference to some selected communities in six Local Government Areas of the state. Data and information for this study were obtained from a direct field study based on the result of 426 questionnaires that were administered to household heads in the selected communities. Simple descriptive statistics was used to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents. In this study, five indices (wealth, farm inputs, availability of infrastructures and institutions, irrigation potentials, and literacy level) influencing rural people adaptive capacity to climate change were selected; and a five point Likert scale was used to assess the adaptive capacity to the changing climate. The results revealed that rural communities’ people in Kajuru LGA had the highest adaptive capacity to the impacts of climate change. Moderate adaptive capacity was recorded among the rural people in Kagarko, Soba and Sanga LGAs; while a low adaptive capacity was recorded in Ikara and Kauru LGAs. Therefore, Ikara and Kauru LGAs would likely be the most threatened LGAs in the state to the impacts of climate change in terms of adaptive capacity. The study recommends the development of climate change policies that would enhance the adaptive capacities of rural communities at both the state and local government levels. These policies should be specifically geared toward low adaptive capacity areas with emphasis on poverty reduction. Keywords: Adaptive capacity index, climate change, households, impacts, vulnerability
Freshwater and salt-water influence in human identification by analysis of DNA: an epidemiologic and laboratory study

Aim: To investigate the casuistry of drowning cases by reviewing the records from the Forensic Medicine Institute Nina Rodrigues in the city of Salvador, BA, Brazil, and to verify the potential of DNA recovery in human teeth immersed in water. Methods: An epidemiological survey was conducted followed by a laboratorial phase, in which 40 teeth were immersed in fresh and salt-water, the DNA was extracted by the organic method and amplified by polymerase chain reaction, using the amelogenin as initiator. The electrophoresis initially occurred in agarose gel and later in polyacrylamide gel. Results: In the present survey, 346 deaths from drowning were observed, most of them in salt-water (51.73%), with a predominance of male victims (86.13%) aged from 18 to 35 years-old (37.94%). Dentists identified 14.74% of the victims. DNA was recovered in 37.5% from the samples, most from teeth immersed in freshwater. Polyacrylamide gel analysis in samples that were amplified in agarose gel allowed correct gender identification in 83.3% of the cases. However, allele loss was observed in samples of two victims, jeopardizing gender determination. Conclusions: Dental exposure to water interfered in DNA recovery. The gender investigation using the amelogenin as initiator was effective.
A Brief Mindfulness Meditation Intervention Could Increase Retention of Medical Health Information: An Analogue Study

This analogue study was conducted to examine the potential benefit of incorporating a brief mindfulness meditation exercise into patient-education interventions, such as decision aids (DAs). A sample of 41 undergraduate psychology students (Mage = 24.0) was randomly assigned to either a brief mindfulness condition or a control condition, whereby they either engaged in a brief mindfulness exercise or listened to an audio book. They were then exposed to visually and auditorily presented information about skin cancer designed to simulate a health education intervention and immediately tested on their retention of this material. The results provided support for the primary hypothesis of the study; subjects engaged in brief mindfulness scored higher than those in the control condition on a test covering information about skin cancer, controlling for prior level of mindfulness experience and knowledge about skin cancer (p = .03; Partial η = .13). However, contrary to the secondary hypotheses, these beneficial effects were not mediated by changes in positive and negative affect, measured on the PANAS scale. This innovative approach suggests that brief mindfulness meditation could improve the effectiveness of patient-education interventions by increasing the amount of information processed and retained.
Depression and Burden in Spouses of Individuals with Sensory Impairment

Vision, hearing, and dual-sensory impairments are common causes of disability in older people. Most care for these individuals rests with their spouses. This study examined the level of burden on caregivers of spouses with visual, hearing, or dual-sensory impairment and age-matched controls and examined the correlation between burden and depression. Spouses (age 65–93) of 19 individuals diagnosed with unisensory or dual-sensory loss and 6 controls completed the Caregiver-Burden Scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Mann–Whitney U tests only indicated a statistically significant higher level of burden in spouses in the control group when compared to those of hearing-impaired participants. When comparing depression scores among groups, no statistically significant differences were found. Pearson’s correlation coefficient indicated a statistically significant relation between burden and depression, r 5 0.65, p , . 01, whereby increased perception of burden was associated with higher depression across all groups. These findings replicate the association between burden and depression in older people and suggest a more widespread link, independent of disability or health status.
Kultur Antera Padi Gogo Hasil Persilangan Kultivar dengan Galur Toleran Naungan Anther Culture of Upland Rice Generated from Crosses of Cultivars with Shading-Tolerant Line

Research was conducted to investigate the anther culturability of F1 upland rice as materials for developing new shading-tolerant upland rice lines. Eight genotypes of F1 upland rice obtained from reciprocal crosses of P1 (Way Rarem and Gajah Mungkur) having good agronomic characteristics but no shade-tolerance and P2 (ITA-247 and Jatiluhur) with high shading-tolerance were evaluated for the anther culturability. The result showed that the highest anther culturability of a selected F1 lines was ITA-247/Way Rarem followed in order by ITA-247/Gajah Mungkur, Gajah Mungkur/Jatiluhur, and Gajah Mungkur/ITA-247. The F1 regenerated plants will be used as materials for producing new shading-tolerant upland rice lines. ___________________________________________________________________________
Detecting and responding to climate change

Abstract Detecting and responding to climate change are two interrelated aspects of an important activity that Bert Bolin strongly promoted: the communication between scientists, the public and policy makers. The demonstration of a statistically significant anthropogenic contribution to the observed global warming greatly increased the public acceptance of the reality of climate change However, the separation between human-induced climate change and natural climate variability on the regional scales of greatest relevance for human living conditions remains a more difficult task. This applies to the prediction of both the anthropogenic signal and the natural variability noise. Climate mitigation and adaptation policies must therefore necessarily be designed as the response to uncertain risks. Unfortunately, the political response to climate change has stagnated in recent years through the preoccupation with the global financial crisis. Climate scientists can help overcome the current climate policy impasse through the creation of a new generation of simple, actor-based, system-dynamic models that demonstrate the close connection between the stabilisation of the global financial system and effective climate policies. Examples are given of alternative stabilisation policies that can lead either to major recessions and unemployment or to stable economic growth supported by an accelerated decarbonisation of the economy.
Fermentation characteristics of different purposes sorghum silage1 Características fermentativas da silagem de sorgo de diferentes aptidões

Sorghum stands out among other plants recommended for ensiling due to its forage composition, its resistance to drought, and its planting range. New cultivars of grain and sweet sorghum that can be used for silage production are available, but there is little information regarding their ensiling characteristics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fermentation characteristics at the ensiling of different purpose sorghum cultivars, at two crop periods. The trial was carried out at the Plant Production Department of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia, Colorado do Oeste campus, Rondônia, Brazil, and chemical analyses were performed at the Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá campus, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The experimental design used was a randomized block, in split-plot design, with four replicates. The plot treatments consisted of six sorghum cultivars grown for different purposes (grain sorghum: BRS 308 and BRS 310; forage sorghum: BR 655 and BRS 610; sweet sorghum: BRS 506 and CMSXS 647). Split-plot treatments consisted of two cropping seasons (first crop and second crop). The grain sorghum cultivar BRS 310 was the only one that had suitable dry matter content for ensiling; however, it was also the only one that did not show ideal water soluble carbohydrate content for ensiling. Nevertheless, all treatments presented pH below than 4.2 and ammonia nitrogen lower than 12% of total N, which indicates that the fermentation inside the silo had proceeded well. For sweet sorghum cultivars, higher ethanol and butyric acid content were observed for the first crop than for the second crop. All evaluated sorghum cultivars can be used for silage production, but the use of sweet sorghum is recommended at the second crop.
Validity of the Reynolds equation for miscible fluids in microchannels

In this paper, we consider asymptotic models for miscible flows in microchannels. The characteristics of the flows in microfluidics imply that usually the Hele-Shaw approximation is valid. We present asymptotic models in the Hele-Shaw regime for flows of miscible fluids in a channel in the case where the bottom and the top of the channels have been modified in two different ways. The first case concerns a flat bottom with slip boundary conditions obtained by chemical patterning. The second one is a non-flat bottom with a non-slipping surface. We derive in both cases 2.5D and 2D asymptotic models. We prove global well-posedness of the 2D model. We also prove that both approaches are asymptotically equivalent in the Hele-Shaw regime and we present direct 3D simulations showing that for passive mixing strategy, the Hele-Shaw approximation is not valid anymore.
Effects of shear induced crystallization on the rheology and ageing of hard sphere glasses

The rheological properties of highly concentrated suspensions of hard sphere particles are studied with particular reference to the rheological response of shear induced crystals. Using practically monodisperse hard spheres, we prepare shear induced crystals under oscillatory shear and examine their linear and non-linear mechanical responses in comparison with their glassy counterparts at the same volume fraction. It is evident, that shear induced crystallization causes a significant drop in the elastic and viscous moduli due to structural rearrangements that ease flow. For the same reason the critical (peak of G″) and crossover (overlap of G′ and G″) strain are smaller in the crystal compared to the glass at the same volume fraction. However, when the distance from the maximum packing in each state is taken into account the elastic modulus of the crystal is found to be larger than the glass at the same free volume, suggesting a strengthened material due to long range order. Finally, shear induced crystals counter-intuitively exhibit similar rheological ageing to the glass (with a logarithmic increase of G′), indicating that the shear induced structure is not at thermodynamic equilibrium.
Soil microbial communities and enzymes as affected by herbicides of rice-wheat and soybean- wheat cropping system

A field study was conducted to study the long term impact of continuous use of herbicide on microbial activity in rice-wheat and soybean- wheat cropping system. In the present investigation, non herbicide treatments such as hand weeding and weedy check showed higher activity as compared with herbicide receiving treatments. In rice, among the two herbicides, application of butachlor had less adverse effect when compared to the application of anilophos on soil microorganisms. Actinomycetes population maintained stable after the application of herbicides. Among the different herbicide application practices, maximum dehydrogenase activity (27.7Âµg TPF/g soil/24hrs) and urease activity (44.5Âµg NH4/g soil/24hrs) was observed in anilophos and butachlor treatment respectively. The treatment preceding wheat crop did not influence the microbial and enzyme activities. In soybean, highest population of total bacteria (3.34A—106cfu/g) and actinomycetes (2.47A—103 cfu/g) were observed in one hand weeding treatment. The treatment preceding wheat crop did not influence the basic microbial activities. However, it positively influenced dehydrogenase activity in all the three rabi season herbicides. This study clearly indicated that herbicide application had not significant effect on the soil microbial population and soil enzymes.
The Impact of Ownership Structure as a Balancing Factor on the Relation between the Free Cash Flow and Optimal Use of the Assets

Based on the theoretical concept of agency, the ownership structure has an important role in controlling the opportunistic behavior of the managers. This study shows how the different types of ownership structures such as organizational ownership, managerial ownership, balance the relations between the free cash flow and the optimal use of assets. The samples of this study were 101 companies accepted in the stock market and bond securities of Tehran during 2006-2012. the results of the mixed regression analysis showed a significant and negative linear relation between the free cash flow and optimal use of assets. Results also show that the organizational ownership or managerial ownership can balance the relation between the free cash flows and optimal use of assets, in other words organizational or managerial ownership may result in more efficiency in using of the assets. Other studies show that the organizational or managerial ownership at the overall level of industries and separately, have an impact on the relations between the free cash flow and optimal use of assets.
Small rodent communities in the Tatra mountain forests

There were studied two small rodent communities inhabiting the beech and spruce forests situated in the lower and upper mountain forest zones of the Tatras. The animals were trapped by means of the Standard Minimum method over a three-year period, making two censuses per year, in spring and autumn. Species composition and changes in numbers of these communities were determined and compared with other mountain and lowland communities of small rodents.
Ozone Dosage is the Key Factor of Its Effect in Biological Systems

The applications of ozone are not only restricted to environmental remediation or industrial areas. This gas has been applied in medicine to treat several diseases, where positive effects have been confirmed by many clinical studies. According to the European Medical Society of Ozone and the National Center of Scientific Investigation in Cuba, it has not been pos sible to validate ozone’s effectiveness by traditional analytical methods. Thus, this investiga - tion proposed evaluating the effect that ozone has on biological substrates (murine models with induced carcinogenic tumors, inflammation, and wounds), studying the variations that ozone (dissolved in physiological solution or ozonated vegetable oils) provokes over the total unsaturation of lipids (TUL), and by using the so-called method double bond index (DB-index), make a correlation with the dynamic reactions obtained by several analytical methods according to each experimental stage considered in this study.
The Transfer Efficiency and Trade Effects of Direct Payments

All the different ways governments use to provide financialsupport to farmers can potentially distort trade and reduce net economic welfare. However, there are some types of support that are less trade distorting and more efficient than others. This article reports the results of an analysis that examined different policy measures providing support to crop producers to rank them in terms of their effects on a selection of indicators, with a particular focus on trade distortion and income transfer efficiency. 1 We begin with an analysis of the differences in policy impacts among the three main categories of support provided to crop producers in OECD countries: market price support, payments based on land use, and payments based on use of purchased inputs (OECD 2001c). That analysis is based on a two-region model of equilibrium in the world market for a representative crop. Analytical solutions to this modelare devel oped to compare the production, trade, and income effects of the different support measures. Following procedures used in Cahill and in Moro and Sckokai, comparisons are of “impact ratios” using market price support as the reference category. These ratios measure the effect on production, trade or farm income of a given Joe Dewbre, Jesus Anton, and Wyatt Thompson are economists in the Agricultural Directorate of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, where the underlying analysis was undertaken. The views expressed are our own and not necessarily those of the OECD Secretariat or its Member countries. We thank our Secretariat colleagues Ken Ash, Carmel Cahill, Wilfrid Legg, and Michele Patterson for helpful comments on an earlier draft and Stephane Guillot for computer programming assistance. This article was presented in a principal paper session at the AAEA annualmeeting (Chicago, IL, August 2001). The articl es in these sessions are not subjected to the Journal’s standard refereeing process. 1
Intercomparison between Mobile and Stationary Surface Observing Platforms in VORTEX2

The second Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) marked the first time multiple in situ surface observing platforms were deployed on a large scale. If observations obtained by vehicle-borne platforms, such as a mobile mesonet (Straka et al. 1996), are to be analyzed in tandem with observations from stand-alone, stationary platforms such as StickNet (Schroeder and Weiss 2008; Weiss and Schroeder 2008) or tornado pods (Wurman 2008), advantages and limitations unique to each observing platform must be considered. This study will document varying spatial biases induced in mobile mesonet and StickNet data by instrument time constants. Observations collected during the passage of a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) across a fine-scale StickNet array near Cherokee, Oklahoma on 15 May 2009 are considered. The passage of the MCS across the StickNet array coincided with a mobile mesonet probe transect, allowing observations from the two platforms to be directly compared. Varying time constants for instrumentation in the two platforms coupled with the translation of the mobile mesonet probe produced periods of dramatically differing observations across the MCS gust front. Causes for the differences in mobile and stationary observations will be presented along with recommendations for future studies utilizing StickNet and mobile mesonet data in tandem.
Key words: emotional labor, interpersonal harming, emotion regulation self-efficacy, ego depletion, customer service EMOTIONAL LABOR AND COWORKER HARMING 1 Spillover Effects of Emotional Labor in Customer Service Encounters toward Coworker Harming: A Resource Depletion Perspective Given service orga

This research examines how the implications of emotional labor can transfer from customer encounters to coworker interactions using temporally lagged data from a sample of frontline service employees. The results show that surface acting in customer service encounters is positively, and deep acting is negatively, related to ego depletion. Employees’ ego depletion, in turn, is positively associated with their interpersonally harmful behavior toward coworkers. Hence, ego depletion appears as a mediating variable that translates the implications of distinct emotional labor strategies into coworker harming. Moreover, emotion regulation self-efficacy moderates the role of surface acting. The positive indirect relationship between surface acting and coworker harming, via ego depletion, is buffered among employees with higher emotion regulation self-efficacy. These findings shed new light on the complex and far-reaching consequences of emotional labor. We demonstrate the relevance of emotional labor to third parties not directly involved in customer service encounters and highlight important mediators and boundary conditions of these indirect relations.