Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Choice reaction time is not related to competition success in karate combat

Introduction: A thorough review of extant literature on choice reaction time (CRT) and performance in combat sports reveals much equivocality, which in part stems from comparisons of quite distinct groups of participants (e.g., athlete vs. non-athlete). Therefore, the current study was designed to determine whether choice reaction time (CRT) is a predictor of different performance levels of karate fighters. Methods: A unique cohort of 123 kumite athletes from regional to international level (including 11 world champions) and 32 control subjects with no experience of karate was studied. All participants completed a CRT test in which they responded to the appearance of a non-specific stimulus (black square in different positions on a computer screen) by pressing the appropriate key on a keyboard. Results: Multiple linear regressions on mean CRT indicated that age and sex, but not performance level, were weak significant predictors. Response accuracy was not influenced by these factors. Conclusion: Competition success in karate kumite does not depend on CRT, and thus caution should be exercised if this variable is to be used in training or talent identification.
Effect of Advertisements on Awareness and Knowledge of Urban Homemakers

Abstract Homemakers are the main decision-makers in the process of buying of the household goods with the objective of satisfaction of family’s needs and wants. With the urbanization and advancement in technologies, there is a much wider availability of varieties of goods and with the change in diffusion of purchasing power, the wants, needs and attitudes for the household goods are ever changing and getting more diversified. Present study entitled, “Effect of advertisements on awareness and knowledge of urban homemakers” was taken up on randomly selected 160 respondents from four localities of Ludhiana City. Data were collected through specially structured interview schedule. It was observed that pamphlets and leaflets give more awareness about all the household goods and services than the brochures for the majority of the selected respondents. The reason could be that most of the newspapers were daily carrying the pamphlets and leaflets whereas most of the brochures come monthly. Among audio visual and other media, TV was found to be an effective medium for giving awareness about different items to be purchased. It was further found that gaining knowledge on food items, vehicles, soaps & detergents and furniture; the advertisements on TV, newspapers, magazines and window displays were found to be the most effective whereas radio was found to be the least effective medium. In case of building materials, services, clothing and consumer durables; advertisements in pamphlets & leaflets, TV, and window displays were found to be the most effective and radio remains to be the least effective medium. The reason for this could be that radio is out dated and at the same time it is the oldest medium and number of commercials was also very small.
Is the 'inclusive SENCo' still a possibility? A personal perspective.

This article examines some of the issues emerging with regard to the SENCo skill set and does so in the context of the current rapidly changing educational climate. The SENCo role has to evolve and adapt in order to meet ever-changing requirements. This involves a collective effort, in which a strong SENCo network and a collaborative approach have never been more important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
International trade, technological innovation and income: a gravity model approach

In this research, we estimate a gravity equation augmented with technological innovation and transport infrastructure variables in order to analyse the impact of these variables on international trade. According to our results, investing in transport infrastructure and technological innovation leads to the improvement and maintenance of the level of competitiveness. Moreover, our results support the hypothesis that countries tend to trade more when they are ? closer? from a technological point of view and that the development of information technology has lowered the effect of geography on trade. En este trabajo, estimamos un modelo de gravedad ampliado con variables de innovacion tecnologica y de infraestructura de transporte con el fin de analizar el impacto de estas variables sobre el comercio internacional. Segun los resultados obtenidos, invertir en infraestructuras de transporte y en innovacion tecnologica mejora y mantiene los niveles de competitividad alcanzados en los paises. Nuestros resultados, tambien apoyan la hipotesis de que los paises comercian mas cuanto mas similares son desde un punto de vista tecnologico y que el desarrollo de las tecnologias de la informacion ha reducido el efecto negativo de la distancia geografica sobre el comercio internacional.
Numerical bounds for critical exponents of crossing Brownian motion

We consider d-dimensional crossing Brownian motion in a truncated Poissonian potential conditioned to reach a fixed hyperplane at distance L from the starting point. The transverse fluctuation of the path is expected to be of order L ξ . We prove that for d > 2: ξ ≤ 3/4. As a second critical exponent we introduce X (2) , which describes the fluctuations of naturally defined distance functions for crossing Brownian motion. The numerical bound we obtain is an improvement of Corollary 3.1 in Scaling identity for crossing Brownian motion in a Poissonian potential (Probab. Theory Related Fields 112 (1998), 299-319), resulting in X (2) > 1/5 if d = 2 and if the killing rate λ is strictly positive (A > 0).
THE USE OF COMPUTATIONAL FLUIDS DYNAMICS TO OPTIMISE UNDERWATER KICKING PERFORMANCE

Elite swimmers use a variety of underwater kicking patterns in current competition with little scientific information used in their selection. The current study sought to discriminate between 2 different patterns of underwater dolphin kick (large amplitude, slow kicks versus small amplitude, fast kicks) using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Inputs into the CFD model included an accurate 3D mapping of an elite swimmer and detailed kinematic information of the underwater kicking from a 2D analysis. Initial results of the static CFD model were in agreement with previous empirical testing of passive drag. Results of the dynamic CFD modelling and comparisons are still to be finalised.
The Motivation of Business Leaders in Socialist and Market-Based Systems (an Essay to Celebrate the 90th Birthday of János Kornai)

Janos Kornai was well ahead of mainstream economic thought in comprehending that senior executives have been operating in an intrinsically contradictory situation both in socialist and market-based economies and that there is no full remedy to handle conflicts of interest which arise. Kornai presented a comprehensive theory on this in his most important book, the Anti-Equilibrium, as early as 1971. The difficulties experienced by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) were not rooted merely in the socialist ownership form, but they were, to a significant extent, caused by the fact that SOEs were typically very large firms.
Relationship between Burnout and Reflective Teaching among EFL Teachers

During the course of the past few decades, teachers have increasingly become the center of attention in education, since their significant role in teaching contexts has been approved, and therefore their different aspects, such as reflective teaching and burnout have received great attention. This study investigated the relationship between teacher burnout, and reflective teaching among Iranian EFL teachers. To this end, 50 participants (25 males and 25 females) were selected through convenience sampling. The participants were administered Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators’ Survey and Behzadpour Reflective Teaching Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. The results of the study revealed that there was a weak negative relationship between reflective teaching and burnout for male and female teachers and for both groups considered as a composite group of language teachers.
Maternal antibody transmission and breeding densities in the Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

1. The offspring of avian species, especially those of colonial breeders, are exposed to a number of pathogens immediately after birth. The chick's immune system is, at that early stage still immature and inefficient. As a consequence, diseases can have a strong impact on chick survival. 2. The ability of mothers to transmit passive immunity in terms of antibodies of their own acquired immunity to their chicks is probably an essential pathway to enhance the chick survival. Since the production of antibodies is costly, females are expected to adjust the transmission of passive immunity to the local disease environment. 3. We found that in Black-headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus L.) yolk antibody concentrations are positively correlated with local breeding density. This transmission pattern is likely to be adaptive, as the aggregation of birds will enhance the local presence of pathogens. 4. When birds were forced to re-settle after the colony had been flooded (10-20% of the original number of breeding pairs re-settled), this relationship was no longer present. The lack of such a relationship may be explained by the fact that females may retain certain levels of antibodies as a consequence of infections that occurred during the first breeding attempt at a different breeding density. 5. Within clutches, maternal antibodies decreased with laying sequence, in particular in eggs hatching male chicks. This transmission pattern may contribute to the observed mortality pattern found in gull species.
In situ sinking-particle flux from collection rates of cylindrical traps

The particle accumulation model for cylindrical traps of Gust et al. (1996; Aquat Sci 58:297-326) was verified in 2 limnic field experiments for 70 and 45 mm diameter traps under inclu- sion of new plate sediment traps in which the particles settle onto a flat surface under bottom stresses generated by the approaching flow. During 2 measuring campaigns in the River Spree of the total sinking-particle mass, only the 2 fastest-settling groups, representing a mass percentage 12 cm s -1 were hardly retained by the 70 mm cylinder. The plate sediment trap collected material for which the depositional stress τd of the particles was not exceeded by the bottom stress. Based on the accumulation model and the data, a new and robust trapping protocol was developed which enables the determination of the in situ sink- ing-particle flux (c0ws)i of particle subgroups (running index i) retained by cylinders. The in situ par- ticle concentrations c0i are obtained by solving a system of accumulation equations for a set of simul- taneously deployed calibrated cylinders of different geometry, while the particle settling speeds wsi are determined optically in the quiescent settling zone of one of the cylinder traps used. The accu- mulation equation also provides a method to calibrate cylinder traps on-site. Independent experi- ments are now needed to give statistical relevance to the new trapping protocol, which operates under the premise that the collected mass is comprised of stable particles (aggregates).
Belief Elicitation and Information Search in Normal-Form Games. An Eye-Tracking Study

We study the influence of belief elicitation on behavior and information search pattern in normal form games. Using eye-tracking, we analyse the hypotheses that 1) people will take the opponent's payoff more into account after (compared to before) the have been asked to form beliefs, 2) that people will show a one-sided search pattern when forming beliefs, taking much less into account their own payoff.
VISITS OF BATS TO FLOWERS OF Lafoensia glyptocarpa

In the present study visits of phyllostomid bats to the Lafoensia glyptocarpa Kohne flowers were observed at Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Itaguaí municipality, Rio de Janeiro state. This tree species present floral characteristics to fit the “chiropterophilous syndrome”, encouraging the visit of four species of bats which showed different behavior patterns, according to their size, weight and access to the food resources. Glossophaga soricina (Pallas, 1766) showed hovering behavior. Phyllostomus hastatus (Pallas, 1767) and Platyrrhinus lineatus (Geoffroy, 1810) showed landing behavior and Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) fed during the quick flight, without a real landing.
Effects of Probiotic Bacteria on Fish Performance

According to many reports, the beneficial effects of probiotic bacteria on fish have well been documented. Probiotics as an alternative strategy have been suggested to be used as replacement for antimicrobial drugs and growth promoters. In addition, some researchers believe that probiotics have advantages for improving the health of fish in aquaculture and increasing fish performance. Probiotic bacteria can be used in feed and play a beneficial role in the ecosystem of the fish gastrointestinal tract and finally enhance the growth performance and other rearing parameters such as feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio, digestibility and body composition.
Simply Adjustable Sinusoidal Oscillator Based on Negative Three-Port Current Conveyors

The paper deals with sinusoidal oscillator employing two controlled second-generation negative-current conveyors and two capacitors. The proposed oscillator has a simple circuit configuration. Electronic (voltage) adjusting of the oscillation frequency and condition of oscillation are possible. The presented circuit is verified in PSpice utilizing macro models of commercially available negative current conveyors. The circuit is also verified by experimental measurements. Important characteristics and drawbacks of the proposed circuit and influences of real active elements in the designed circuit are discussed in detail.
Development of Defoamers for Confinement Foam

Aqueous foam concentrate (AFC) 380 foam was developed by Sandia National Laboratory as a blast mitigation foam for unexploded ordnance (UXO) and its “engineered foam structure” is reported to be able to “envelop chemical or biological aerosols” [1]. It is similar to commercial fire-fighting foams, consisting mostly of water with small amounts of two alcohols, an ether and surfactant. It also contains xanthan gum, probably, to strengthen the foam film and delay drainage. The concentrate is normally diluted in a 6:94 ratio with water for foaming applications. The diluted solution is normally foamed with air to an expansion factor of about 100 (density 0.01 g/cc), which is called “dry” foam. Higher density foam (0.18>ρ>0.03 g/cc) was discovered which had quite different characteristics from “dry” foam and was called “wet” foam. Some characterization of these foams has also been carried out, but the major effort described in this document is the evaluation, at the small and medium scale, of chemical, mechanical and thermal approaches to defoaming AFC 380 foam. Several chemical approaches to defoaming were evaluated including oxidation and precipitation of the xanthan, use of commercial oil-emulsion or suspension defoamers, pH modification, and cation exchange with the surfactant. Of these the commercial defoamers were most effective. Two mechanical approaches to defoaming were evaluated: pressure and foam rupture with very fine particles. Pressure and vacuum techniques were considered too difficult for field applications but high surface area silica particles worked very well on dry foam. Finally simple thermal techniques were evaluated. An order-disorder transition occurs in xanthan solutions at about 60oC, which may be responsible for the effectiveness of hot air as a defoamer. During defoaming of 55 gallons of foam with hot air, after about 70% of the AFC 380 foam had been defoamed, the effectiveness of hot air was dramatically reduced. Approximately 15 gal of residual foam containing mostly small bubbles was resistant to further defoaming by methods that had been effective on the original, dry foam. In this paper the residual foam is referred to as “wet” and the original foam is referred to as “dry”. Methods for generating “wet” foam in small to moderate quantities for defoaming experiments have been developed. Methods for defoaming wet foam are currently under study.
Humour and the Therapeutic Alliance in Art Therapy with an Adolescent Population

This research paper uses a historical-documentary research approach to link literature and theories to explore the undeveloped topic of humour and its effect on the therapeutic alliance in art therapy with an adolescent population. In order to do so, this paper will analyze existing literature and data from various fields of social sciences to examine the pros and cons of humour from a therapeutic perspective, and the impact of using humour with the adolescent client in therapy. The role of the therapeutic alliance and how it affects adolescents in therapy is explored. A brief overview of adolescent psychology and the role art therapy can play with adolescents is given. This paper will also explore how humour can be incorporated into art therapy practice, and give suggestions for possible interventions. Keywords: humour, therapeutic alliance, adolescents, art therapy
The conditions for inappropriate high speed: a review of the research literature from 1995 to 2006

From a safety perspective, an inappropriate high speed (IHS) is a speed at which a driver loses control of the driving task. Higher speeds are associated with increases in the probability of crashing and the severity of the outcome. The aim of this review is to draw together the national and international literature relating to inappropriate high speed (IHS) in car drivers and motorcyclists. The focus is on research literature published in the period 1995 to 2006, although reference to earlier work will occasionally be made where this is deemed pertinent. It is not intended to provide a critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of individual reports of research, although some critical observations will be made where considered appropriate. As the review is international in scope, it needs to be kept in mind that findings from other jurisdictions may not necessarily generalise to Great Britain because of historical, cultural and infrastructural differences, as well as differences in demographic profiles.
Case Study on the Accuracy and Cost/Effectiveness in Simulating Reference Evapotranspiration in West-Central Florida

The objective of this study was to conduct an accuracy and cost/effectiveness analysis of various reference evapotranspiration ( ETo ) estimation equations that rely solely upon the collection of meteorological data. A meteorological station was established in an open grassland near Ft. Meade, Florida. The ASCE Penman-Montieth (PM) equation (full ASCE-PM equation) was set as the standard to which nine variants of five equations were compared. The number of parameters that had to be measured for each equation ranged from five (full ASCE-PM equation) to one (Hargreaves equation). ETo was calculated on daily time steps. A variant of the ASCE-PM equation with solar radiation, wind speed, relative humidity, and temperature measured and the Simple equation with only solar radiation measured were most accurate and cost/effective. The most accurate and cost/effective alternative equations were those in which some of the less-important energy and mass-transfer terms were omitted and/or calculated from less-expensi.
Raychaudhuri equation in spacetimes with torsion and nonmetricity

We introduce and develop the 1+3 covariant approach to relativity and cosmology to spacetimes of arbitrary dimensions that have nonzero torsion and do not satisfy the metricity condition. Focusing on timelike observers, we identify and discuss the main differences between their kinematics and those of their counterparts living in standard Riemannian spacetimes. At the centre of our analysis lies the Raychaudhuri equation, which is the fundamental formula monitoring the convergence/divergence, namely the collapse/expansion, of timelike worldline congruences. To the best of our knowledge, we provide the most general expression so far of the Raychaudhuri equation, with applications to an extensive range of non-standard astrophysical and cosmological studies. Assuming that metricity holds, but allowing for nonzero torsion, we recover the results of analogous previous treatments. Focusing on non-metricity alone, we identify a host of effects that depend on the nature of the timelike congruence and on the type of the adopted non-metricity. We also demonstrate that, at least in some cases, one can recover the pure-torsion results from their pure non-metricity analogues, and vice-versa, by introducing a surprisingly simple ansatz between torsion and non-metricity. This apparent duality seems unlikely to be a mere coincidence, but it could instead reflect a deeper interconnection between the aforementioned two spacetime features.
Ab-initio protein structure prediction of leucosporidium antarcticum antifreeze proteins using I-TASSER simulations

Organisms living in cold environment produce some Antifreeze Protein (AFP) which exhibit special functions as a result of cold adaption. AFP is currently being identified in many organisms such as bacteria, plants, fish, and fungi that exposed to freezing stress. Due to the limited structural information from fold library, it gave a big challenge in its structure prediction. Therefore, this study seeks to predict the three-dimensional (3D) model of the Leucosporidium antarcticum antifreeze protein by using homology modeling, threading and ab-initio methods. As low of percentage of sequence identity, not more than 25% ('twilight zone') and poor results in threading methods, the search proceeded with ab-initio method by using I-TASSER simulations, where 5 predicted models were obtained. All the models were then evaluated with PROCHECK and Verify3D servers. Ramachandran Plot showed that the residues in most favored regions were 75.2% with only 4 residues in disallowed regions (Ser21, Phe29, Ala100 and Ala114). For the Verify3D, the structurally and functionally important residues in AFP have scored from 0.30-0.60. These results suggest that ab-initio methods as I-TASSER may soon become useful for low-resolution structure prediction for proteins that lack of close homologue of known structure.
Identification of haptic paths with different resolution and their effect on body scheme illusion in lower limbs

New research in the field of prosthesis showed a lack of satisfaction of amputees with their prosthesis and the prosthesis shaft, despite of the technology that is used. Correlative studies show a relation between satisfaction of the prostheses user and appearance. Interpreting appearance as a descriptor for body scheme integration, due to the significant correlation with voluntary movements, the consideration of this human factor is expected to be most useful to optimize biomechanical functionality. To enhance this human factor in the future the transfer of the rubber hand illusion (as a neuroscientific paradigm) to the foot is tested within an experimental setup that is able to identify different haptic paths and to examine the effect of these paths on the rubber foot illusion. First results show small effects during the evoking of the rubber foot illusion. For now, different haptic stimulation paths have no impact on the evoking of the rubber feet illusion. Consequences for the optimization of biomechanical functionality within the concept of appearance and the measurement of the satisfaction of the prosthesis user in the future are discussed.