Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Maternal Monitoring and Maternal Psychological Well-Being: Important Components in Treating Conduct Disorder

MATERNAL MONITORING AND MATERNAL PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING: IMPORTANT COMPONENTS IN TREATING CONDUCT DISORDER By Benjamin V. Rosen, B.A. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013 Major Director: Micah L. McCreary, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Conduct disorder is characterized by behaviors that take a large toll on the individuals, families, and communities afflicted. Thus, improving treatment effectiveness should be a high priority. Currently, common intervention programs do not address parental depression, even though it has been linked to adolescent conduct disorder behaviors in some studies. The current study assessed whether the relation between maternal depression and adolescent conduct disorder behaviors is mediated by another factor which has been linked to conduct disorder behaviors, maternal monitoring. Results did not support the hypothesized mediated association, but did show significant individual associations for both maternal depression and maternal monitoring with adolescent conduct disorder behaviors. Secondary analyses showed that adolescent age and household income were significantly related to maternal monitoring and maternal depression, respectively. Findings also suggested that child disclosure may drive the association between maternal monitoring and adolescent conduct disorder behaviors. Implications for intervention are
Advanced morphological galaxy classification: a comparison of observed and simulated galaxies

Encoded within the morphological structure of galaxies are clues related to their formation and evolutionary history. Recent advances pertaining to the statistics of galaxy morphology include sophisticated measures of concentration (C), asymmetry (A), and clumpiness (S). In this study, these three parameters (CAS) have been applied to a suite of simulated galaxies and compared with observational results inferred from a sample of nearby galaxies. The simulations span a range of late-type systems, with masses between �10 10 M⊙ and �10 12 M⊙, and employ star formation density thresholds between 0.1 cm −3 and 100 cm −3 . We have found that the simulated galaxies possess comparable concentrations to their real counterparts. However, the results of the CAS analysis revealed that the simulated galaxies are generally more asymmetric, and that the range of clumpiness values extends beyond the range of those observed. Strong correlations were obtained between the three CAS parameters and colour (BV), consistent with observed galaxies. Furthermore, the simulated galaxies possess strong links between their CAS parameters and Hubble type, mostly in-line with their real counterparts.
Towards an Innovation Culture: Enhancing Innovative Performance of Malaysian SMEs

The ability to have high level of innovative performance is essential in competitive global market, particularly for small and medium-sizes enterprises (SMEs). SME is the cutting edge of economic policy debate which innovation can be one of the engines of the growth. An examination of the relationship among organizational learning, innovation culture, and innovative performance leads to a conceptual framework that can help SMEs structure their business strategies and practices to keep them aligned with dynamic market. The framework may guide SMEs sector how to adopt innovation activities in their practices to gain a desirable performance in the competitive environment. A pilot study was conducted with a sample of five SME entrepreneurs from Malaysia participated in this study. A series of interviews were conducted among these entrepreneurs to probe into their outlook on innovation culture. The results showed that SME entrepreneurs highlighted the importance innovation culture via organisational learning in their business activities. Although some entrepreneurs perceived innovation culture is difficult to nurture, it serves as a key trend shaping their innovative performance in term of generating new ideas, knowledge and skills. In sum, this study generates agenda for researchers to reach more conclusive evidence about the practice of innovation culture and innovative performance among SMEs in Malaysia. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015. v4n2p85
Acting Ambidextrously in Retail Banking to Achieve Service and Sales Goals Simultaneously : A Multilevel Perspective

Ambidexterity refers to an organization’s capacity to achieve two seemingly conflicting goals simultaneously―in this study, the ability of customer-facing employees to achieve sales and service goals at the same time. We examine a range of organizational contextual variables (i.e. empowerment, team support, fairness of rewards, and transformational leadership) to empirically model the antecedents of ambidexterity at the individual and branch levels in a retail banking setting. We found that all the contextual variables have a significant impact on branch ambidexterity at the individual level; however, only empowerment, team support, and fairness of rewards have a significant group-level effect on branch ambidexterity. We also found a positive relationship between branch ambidexterity and branch financial performance.
The own-race bias in child and adolescent witnesses

This study investigated the own-race bias in British school children using an eyewitness paradigm. Some 319 participants viewed films of two similar staged thefts, one that depicted a Caucasian culprit and the other an Asian culprit, and then after a delay of 2–3 days, viewed a line-up for each culprit. One hundred and seventy-six of the participants were Caucasian and 143 were Asian. There were also two age groups: 164 were aged 7–9 years and 152 were 12–14 years. There was a significant own-race bias for Caucasian participants from both age groups that resulted in more correct identifications for the own-race culprit from target present line-ups and more false identifications for the target absent line-ups. Asian participants from both age groups showed no own-race bias and performed equally accurately for culprits of both races. Measures of inter-racial contact were associated with correct responses for other-race targets and revealed that the majority of Caucasian participants in the current sample had very little contact with Asians, whereas the majority of Asian participants had high levels of contact with Caucasians.
BIG DATA ANALYSIS AS A NEW APPROACH FOR USABILITY ATTRIBUTES EVALUATION OF USER INTERFACES: AN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY CONTEXT

The growth of digital technologies dramatically increased the complexity of user interfaces in modern cars that made the usability evaluation an arduous task. Current usability evaluation methods cannot provide sufficient information about a user and system performance for such a complex and dynamic environment as automotive user interfaces. In this paper, we investigate how and to what extent the big data analysis can contribute to the usability attributes evaluation. We present the case study design for usability evaluation of Driver Support system, validated by the industry professionals.
Drought Trends in the Iberian Peninsula over the Last 112 Years

The Iberian Peninsula (IP) is a drought-prone area located in the Mediterranean which presents a significant tendency towards dryness during the last decades, reinforcing the need for a continuous monitoring of drought. The long-term evolution of drought in the IP is analyzed, using the Standardized Precipitation Evaporation Index (SPEI) and the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), for the period of 1901–2012 and for three subperiods: 1901–1937, 1938–1974, and 1975–2012. SPI and SPEI were calculated with a 12-month time scale, using data from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) database. Trends in the drought indices, precipitation, and reference evapotranspiration (ET0) were analysed and series of drought duration, drought magnitude, time between drought events, and mean intensity of the events were computed. SPI and SPEI significant trends show areas with opposite signals in the period 1901–2012, mainly associated with precipitation trends, which are significant and positive in the northwestern region and significant and negative in the southern areas. Additionally, SPEI identified dryer conditions and an increase in the area affected by droughts, which agrees with the increase in ET0. The same spatial differences were identified in the drought duration, magnitude, mean intensity, and time between drought events.
THE IMPACT OF HERBICIDES AND THEIR MIXTURES ON THE CONTENT OF POLYPHENOLS IN EDIBLE POTATO TUBERS

The aim of the study was to determine the influence of applied herbicides and their mixtures on the polyphenol content in tubers of three edible potato varieties. The field experiment was conducted in the years of 2008-2010 in the Agricultural Experimental Station Zawady (52°03'N and 22°33'E) belonging to the University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce, Poland. The experiment was established as two-factor in the split-plot system in three repetitions. The studied factors included: I – three varieties: Cekin, Satina and Tajfun. II – five ways of care: 1. mechanical care – control object, 2. mechanical-chemical care mechanical care + Command 480 EC (chlomazon 480 gl), 3. mechanicalchemical care mechanical care + Command 480 EC (chlomazon 480 gl) + Dispersion Afalon 450 SC (linuron 450 gl), 4. mechanical-chemical care mechanical care + Stomp 400 SC (pendimethalin 400 g l), 5. mechanical-chemical care mechanical care + Stomp 400 SC (pendimethalin 400 g l) + Dispersion Afalon 450 SC (linuron 450 gl). Polyphenols were determined in a fresh mass of potato tubers using the Swain and Hillis method using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. The results of the research were statistically analysed using the analysis of variance. The conducted own studies showed that the polyphenol content in potato tubers was on the level from 155.8 to 162.5 mgkg of fresh weight and depended significantly on the variety cultivated. Also the herbicides and their mixtures used in the experiment had a significant influence on the concentration of polyphenols in tubers, causing them to increase (from 2.2 to 6.0 mgkg of fresh weight) in relation to the control object that was cultivated only mechanically. In addition, meteorological conditions significantly modified the accumulation of polyphenols. Their smallest (on average-50.5 mgkg) content in potato tubers was obtained in 2009 with the smallest sum of precipitation in the examined three-year period and the average air temperature of 15.1 °C.
Passive Investors, Active Traders and Strategic Delegation of Price Discovery

The concept of rational performance-chasing equilibrium in recent literature is supported neither by theory nor by empirical evidence. A more accurate model of such market dynamics is based on investor confusion, which is partly driven by some active managers' performance manipulation. Unlike the former, the incentive structure in the latter model is fragile and not robust to social learning. More rationality means more passive informationless investing, which may ultimately lead to less efficient prices and greater misallocation of real resources. The recent growth of index products may continue unabated since there is no invisible hand that would limit it.
Transient stability enhancement of a grid-connected wind farm using an adaptive neuro-fuzzy controlled-flywheel energy storage system

With the rapid growth of the wind energy systems in the past years and their interconnection with the existing power system networks, it has become very significant to analyse and enhance the transient stability of the wind energy conversion systems connected to the grid. This study investigates the transient stability enhancement of a grid-connected wind farm using doubly-fed induction machine-based flywheel energy storage system. A cascaded adaptive neuro-fuzzy controller (ANFC) is introduced to control the insulated gate bipolar transistor switches-based frequency converter to enhance the transient stability of the grid-connected wind farm. The performance of the proposed control strategy is analysed under a severe symmetrical fault condition on both a single-machine infinite bus model and the IEEE-39 bus New England test system. The transient performance of the system is investigated by comparing the results of the system using the proposed ANFCs with that of the black-box optimisation technique-based proportional–integral controllers. The validity of the system is verified by the simulation results which are carried out using PSCAD/EMTDC environment.
Antioxidative enzyme activities in the leaves and callus tissues of salt-tolerant and salt-susceptible melon varieties under salinity

th day of the salt stressed callus culture, growth reductions were observed in the weight of the callus in the salty medium compared to the control in all varieties. Salt treatment increased enzyme activities in stress-tolerant Galia C8, Midyat, and Semame. On the other hand, salt treatment did not cause a significant increase in SOD activity in the callus tissues of saltsensitive Yuva and moderately tolerant Besni. CAT activity increased in all of the genotypes grown under saline conditions compared with control calli. Increases in CAT activities were higher in salttolerant Galia C8 and Midyat than in all of the other varieties used in the callus culture. Data indicate that melon plants respond to salt-induced oxidative stress by increasing their enzymatic antioxidant defense systems. The results taken from the experiments with intact melon plants were obtained in the same manner as the callus culture.
Decadal climate prediction: opportunities and challenges

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Early Childhood Teachers' Understandings of and Provision for Quality

IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED THAT high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) enhance children's wellbeing and development and have social and economic benefits. Yet quality is a contested term that is understood differently and used in diverse ways for a range of purposes. This paper reports on a study that investigated a) how six early childhood teachers working in long day care services understood and made provision for quality, and b) their perspectives on how quality was understood and provided for in their services. An in-depth interview was conducted with each teacher. Data analysis was informed by Cleveland and Krashinksy's (2005) tangible and less tangible aspects of quality and Goodfellow's (2003) hidden dimensions of professional practice. The paper highlights the potential use of metaphor to illuminate less tangible aspects of quality, particularly those associated with professional practice and policy making.
Water Absorption by Synthetic Polymer ( Aquasorb ) and its Effect on Soil Properties and Tomato Yield

In arid and semi-arid regions, efficient utilization of available water necessitates the adaptation of appropriate water management practices. Soil conditioners have been reported to be effective tools in increasing water holding capacity, reducing infiltration rate and cumulative evaporation, and improving water conservation of sandy soils. In view of the characteristics of the hydro-gels/polymers and peculiar problems of rainfed areas, laboratory and green house studies were carried out to observe the absorption of water by synthetic polymer (Aquasorb) and to investigate the effect of its application on moisture content, nutrient supply, physico-chemical properties of sandy loam soil and yield parameters of tomato crop. In the laboratory, a weighed quantity (1g) of Aquasorb was placed in excessive quantity of water in 1000 ml beaker and the polymer (Aquasorb) were weighed after 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 and 210 minutes to determine the rate of water absorption. Aquasorb absorbs water slowly and water absorption increases with time that varied from 83-219 times their weight during 30-210 minutes. Under green house experiment seven concentrations (0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25 and 1.50%) of polymer (Aquasorb) were used. Ten kg of soil was filled in each pot. Polymer was thoroughly mixed into the soil. All the treatments were irrigated when the plants at control showed sign of wilting. It was noted that moisture content in the polymer treated soil increased from 30 to 850%. The addition of polymer induced substantial changes in the physical properties of the soil. Saturation percentage increased significantly and the response was 17% better than control. Particle density and bulk density were reduced due to the application of polymer. There was 8% reduction in particle density of soil, whereas reduction in bulk density was 4 to 80%. The pH and electrical conductivity of the soil remained unaffected. Vegetative growth and fruit production were significantly increased, but there was no significant variation in N P K contents in the plants.
Does Judgment Feedback Affect Visual-Field Superiority as a Function of Stimulus Structure and Content?

Visual-field advantage was envisaged as a function of presentation mode (unilateral, bilateral), stimulus structure (word, face), and stimulus content (emotional, neutral) in two conditions, with and without feedback of judgment. Split visual-field paradigm was taken into account with recognition accuracy and response latency as the dependent variables. Stimuli were significantly better recognized in left visual-field than in right visual-field. Unilaterally, rather than bilaterally, presented stimuli were significantly better recognized. Emotional content were intensely recognized than neutral content. Analysis using multivariate ANOVA suggested that words as well as faces were recognized better without judgment feedback condition as compared to with judgment feedback condition; however these stimuli were judged with significantly less response latency following judgment feedback.
Clue to a thorough understanding of terahertz pulse generation by femtosecond laser filamentation

In this work, it has been demonstrated that in order to fully understand the terahertz (THz) pulse generation process during femtosecond laser filamentation, the interaction between THz wave and air plasma has to be taken into account. This interaction is mainly associated with the spatial confinement of the THz pulse by the plasma column, which could be described by the one-dimensional negative dielectric (1DND) waveguide model. By combining the 1DND model with the conventional four-wave mixing (4WM) and photocurrent (PC) models, the variation of THz spectral amplitude and width obtained in experiments could be better understood. Finally, a three-step procedure, with 1DND bridging 4WM and PC processes, has been established for the first time to describe the underlying mechanism of THz radiation from plasma sources.
Histological characteristics of the musculus longissimus lumborum et thoracis muscle fibres in pigs in relation to selected RYR1, MYOG, MYOD1 and MYF6 genotypes

Histochemical and biochemical muscle fibre properties are the factors that influence the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of pork meat. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of genetic effects of selected genetic markers MyoD genes and RYR1 on the achieved indicators of muscle fibres in the musculus longissimus lumborum et thoracis (MLLT). The study included a total number of 216 hybrid pigs with the mean slaughter weight of 123 kg. Gene polymorphism was determined by the PCR-RFLP method. The gene polymorphism was determined in the RYR1, MYOD1, MYOG, and MYF6 genes. Muscle fibre types from MLLT were identified. Concerning the RYR1 gene, the study found that homozygous-dominant animals reached a lower number of type I (8.35 vs. 10.52; P < 0.05) and a higher number of IIA (3.66 vs. 2.10; P < 0.05) and a higher number of IIB (76.61 vs. 67.91; P < 0.05). The maximum number in all types of muscle fibres reached BB genotype of the MYOG gene (type I: 14.02; IIA: 18.47; IIB: 83.08; P < 0.05). The AA genotype of the MYOD1 gene showed the lowest (P < 0.05) number of muscle in all fibre types (type I: 9.20; IIA: 0.85; IIB: 69.23). The influence of individual genotypes of selected genes on the selected muscle fibre characteristics was proven. The obtained results confirm the possibility of affecting the quality of pork with genomic selection of MyoD genes family. Pig, genome, MyoD genes, tissue, skeletal muscle, muscle microstructure