Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Magnetic transitions in the topological magnon insulator Cu(1,3-bdc)

Topological magnon insulators are a new class of magnetic materials that possess topologically nontrivial magnon bands. As a result, magnons in these materials display properties analogous to those of electrons in topological insulators. Here, we present magnetization, specific heat, and neutron scattering measurements of the ferromagnetic kagome magnet Cu(1,3-bdc). Our measurements provide a detailed description of the magnetic structure and interactions in this material, and confirm that it is an ideal prototype for topological magnon physics in a system with a simple spin Hamiltonian.
X-RAY EJECTA KINEMATICS OF THE GALACTIC CORE–COLLAPSE SUPERNOVA REMNANT G292.0+1.8

We report on the results from the analysis of our 114 ks Chandra High Energy Transmision Grating Spectrometer observation of the Galactic core–collapse supernova remnant G292.0+1.8. To probe the three-dimensional structure of the clumpy X-ray emitting ejecta material in this remnant, we measured Doppler shifts in emission lines from metal-rich ejecta knots projected at different radial distances from the expansion center. We estimate radial velocities of ejecta knots in the range of −2300 ≲ vr ≲ 1400 km s−1. The distribution of ejecta knots in velocity versus projected-radius space suggests an expanding ejecta shell with a projected angular thickness of ∼90″ (corresponding to ∼3 pc at d = 6 kpc). Based on this geometrical distribution of the ejecta knots, we estimate the location of the reverse shock approximately at the distance of ∼4 pc from the center of the supernova remnant, putting it in close proximity to the outer boundary of the radio pulsar wind nebula. Based on our observed remnant dynamics and the standard explosion energy of 1051 erg, we estimate the total ejecta mass to be ≲8 M☉, and we propose an upper limit of ≲35 M☉ on the progenitor's mass.
Interleukin 1 β in morphea

Morphea (circumscribed scleroderma, localized scleroderma) represents a disease included into the sceroderma group of autoimmune connective tissue diseases. Interleukin (IL) – 1β may play role in pathogenesis of the disease as a cytokine of pronounced pro-inflammatory properties. The study aimed at evaluation of IL-1β levels in morphea. The study was conducted on 41 blood and 29 skin samples from patients with morphea. The evaluation included: 1) expression of IL-1β gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) using real-time PCR, 2) plasma levels of IL-1β using ELISA, 3) expression of IL-1β gene in skin by real-time PCR. A significantly higher expression of IL-1β in PBMC of morphea patients and higher plasma levels of the cytokine were disclosed, as compared to healthy controls. No difference was noted in expression of IL-1β in the skin between morphea patients and healthy controls.
Variability in Alternaria brassicae: Response to host genotypes, toxin production and fungicides

Laboratory and glasshouse experiments were conducted to study the variability among 3 (A, C and D) isolates of Alternaria brassicae, causal agent of Alternaria blight of Brassica spp. , in relation to host genotypes, toxin production and fungicides. True leaf inoculation on pot-grown plants of 14 genotypes of 5 different Brassica species revealed differential infection responses to the 3 isolates. Isolate A was more virulent than isolates C and D. Isolate C was rated as moderately virulent and the Disolate as an avirulent type. A similar trend was recorded with bioassays of toxins produced by the 3 isolates on excised leaves of the 14 Brassica genotypes. Seed germination and seedling growth were inhibited by all 3 toxins, the greatest inhibition produced by the isolate A toxin, and differential responses occurred with the different genotypes. The effect of 4 fungicides (mancozeb, iprodione, ziram and metalaxyl) on the growth of the isolates was studied in vitro. Isolate C exhibited maximum sensitivity to ziram at 50 ppm followed by metalaxyl at 100 ppm. Iprodione completely inhibited growth of all the 3 isolates even at the lowest concentration of 5 ppm.
Role of hemocytes in invertebrate adult neurogenesis and brain repair

The repair of lesions of the central nervous system (CNS) varies widely throughout the animal kingdom. At the level of neuronal replacement lie the major differences in CNS regeneration. At one extreme are the amniote vertebrates (reptile, avian and mammalian groups), which have very limited capacity for neuronal replacement, and therefore for neural regeneration; at the other extreme, animals such as planarians (flatworms) and colonial tunicates can repair their entire CNS after major injuries. These differences can be attributed to the abundance of multipotent and/or pluripotent stem cells and/or undifferentiated precursors among the general cell population. In this review we discuss recent advancements in knowledge of regeneration of the CNS of invertebrates. We focus on ascidians, which are a sister group of vertebrates, but we also address other invertebrate groups. Because neurogenesis is central to the events that allow regeneration of the adult CNS, we address this issue focusing on crustaceans, which have provided a paradigm to study the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. The attraction of hemocytes toward a neurogenic niche and respecification of these cells toward a neural fate has been strongly suggested. Based on recent and emerging research, we suggest that cells of the blood lineage are not only associated with the roles that are generally attributed to them, but are the cells that either signal other cell types to differentiate into neural cells, or even eventually themselves transdifferentiate into neural cells.
Does the Custody-based Intensive Treatment (CUBIT) program for sex offenders reduce re-offending?

Aim: To investigate whether completing the Custody-based Intensive Treatment (CUBIT) program for moderate to high risk/needs sex offenders reduces re-offending. Method: The study sample includes 386 male offenders identified by custodial staff as suitable for participation in CUBIT who were released from NSW custody during the period 2000 to 2010. An Instrumental Variables (IV) approach is adopted to control for potential unobservable selection bias in treatment outcomes (a key concern in the treatment effects literature), with the CUBIT completion rate amongst commencements around the time of an offender's own potential participation in CUBIT employed as the preferred IV. This method is statistically inefficient, and has limited power to assess the impact of treatment on sex re-offending (which is relatively rare) specifically. As such, three separate two-stage least squares models (including a range of control variables) are used to estimate the impact of completing CUBIT on whether or not an offender will re-offend with a sex, violent, or general offence, respectively, within five years of free time following their release from custody. Results: Within five years free time following release from custody 12 per cent of offenders who completed CUBIT committed a proven sex offence, 27 per cent re-offended with a new violent offence and 41 per cent committed a proven offence of any type. Multivariate models controlling for a range of important observable risk factors found that CUBIT completers had, on average, a 5-year general recidivism risk that was 13 percentage points lower than a similar cohort of offenders suitable for CUBIT but who did not participate. No significant differences between the treated and untreated groups were found for violent or sex re-offending. Conclusion: There is some evidence to suggest that completing CUBIT results in a considerable reduction in general recidivism risk. No evidence is found to suggest that CUBIT completion reduces sexual or violent re-offending. However, it is difficult to draw any conclusion from the null results, since the power of the statistical methods employed to detect a treatment impact in this study is limited given the relatively small sample size.
From Conflict to Consensus? Elite Integration and Democracy in Ghana

The paper takes as its starting point Higley and Burton’s (2006) contention that no liberal democracy has ever evolved without a ‘consensually united elite’ which is structurally integrated and shares some general values. The fact that the evolution of a consensually united elite is a very rare event limits the prospects for the worldwide spread of liberal democracy. Ghana, however, could represent one of these rare cases. This paper looks at if and how an elite consensus on the “rules of the game” has emerged in the country and what the potential threats to this consensus are. It pays special attention to the social composition of elites and their patterns of interaction between elites (horizontal integration) as well as the relationship between elites and the wider population (vertical integration).
Range-resolved signal processing for fibre segment interferometry applied to dynamic long-gauge length strain sensing

A range-resolved interferometric signal processing technique using sinusoidal optical frequency modulation is applied to fibre segment interferometry. Here, six optical fibre segments of gauge length 12.5 cm are used as interferometric strain sensors and are formed between seven weak, broadband fibre Bragg gratings, acting as in-fibre partial reflectors. In a very simple and cost-effective optical setup using injection current modulation of a laser diode source, interferometric measurement of acoustic wave propagation in a metal rod is used to demonstrate the capabilities of the technique.
INCIDENCE OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF) DISEASE AND ITS ASSOCIATED IMPLICATIONS ON PIG PRODUCTION IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

SAKA, J. O. , A. O. K. ADESEHINWA and M. K. AJALA, 2010. Incidence of African swine fever (ASF) disease and its associated implications on pig production in Lagos state, Nigeria. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 16: 80-90 Recent outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease of pig had threatened pig production in Nigeria in the midst of hitherto growing importance in urban and peri-urban pig farming. Using data collected from a survey of 247 pig farms selected by multi-stage sampling technique in Lagos State where the disease had been reported, this study revealed that the disease ravaged about 88% of the farms with mortality rate estimated as 79.2% of the initial stock size with animals killed across different age categories. Estimated monetary value of the loss was estimated as N485, 853.91. The incidence of the disease has resulted in total close down of about 83% of the pig farms who have not restocked their farm after the epidemic. The cultural practices of the farmers centered round sharing of labourers, implements and means of transportation for inputs and animals while foundation stock are sourced from neigbouring farms. All these were perceived as significant contributors to the spread of the disease in the area. There is thus the need for adequate sensitization of farmers on integrated methods for preventing the reoccurrence of the disease.
Stability in the isoperimetric problem for convex or nearly spherical domains in ⁿ

For convex bodies D in Rn the deviation d from spherical shape is estimated from above in terms of the (dimensionless) isoperimetric deficiency A of D as follows: d < f(A) (for A sufficiently small). Here f is an explicit elementary function vanishing continuously at 0. The estimate is sharp as regards the order of magnitude of f . The dimensions n = 2 and 3 present anomalies as to the form of f . In the planar case n = 2 the result is contained in an inequality due to T. Bonnesen. A qualitative consequence of the present result is that there is stability in the classical isoperimetric problem for convex bodies D in Rn in the sense that, as D varies, d -p 0 for A -A 0. The proof of the estimate d < f(A) is based on a related estimate in the case of domains (not necessarily convex) that are supposed a priori to be nearly spherical in a certain sense.
Forcing relation on patterns of invariant sets and reductions of interval maps

Patterns of invariant sets of interval maps are the equivalence classes of invariant sets under order-preserving conjugacy. In this paper we study forcing relations on patterns of invariant sets and reductions of interval maps. We show that for any interval map f and any nonempty invariant set S of f there exists a reduction g of f such that g|S = f |S and g is a monotonic extension of f |S . By means of reductions of interval maps, we obtain some general results about forcing relations between the patterns of invariant sets of interval maps, which extend known results about forcing relations between patterns of periodic orbits. We also give sufficient conditions for a general pattern to force a given minimal pattern in the sense of Bobok. Moreover, as applications, we give a new and simple proof of the converse of the Sharkovskĭi Theorem and study fissions of periodic orbits, entropies of patterns, etc.
COMPARATIVE CFD ANALYSES OF A 2 D SUPERSONIC NOZZLE FLOW WITH JET TAB AND JET VANE

Original scientific paper In this study, a CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) computational model has been established, with the aim to properly simulate complex supersonic flow generated by a 2D convergent-divergent nozzle. For the purpose of rocket engine thrust vector control (TVC) simulations, initially several jet tab positions were used to generate up to 30% shadowing of the nozzle exit, without and with a gap between tab and exit. Numerical results were compared with the existing experimental data, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and fair agreements have been obtained in both senses. The same CFD settings have then been applied for the computational analysis of another TVC type – the jet vane, which was analysed in four different adopted configurations with respect to the nozzle. Stable convergence of solutions has been achieved, up to 40° of vane deflections. Performed calculations have enabled comparisons of the two considered TVC types, in the sense of the achieved thrust force deflections, and thrust losses.
Chapter 6 Audiological Assessment in Meniere ’ s Disease

Meniere’s disease is a progressive disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of spontaneous vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, often with a feeling of fullness in the ear. The exact ethology is not known. In 1972, a diagnostic criterion for Meniere’s disease was proposed by American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), and till date, it has been revised twice in the years 1985 and 1995. The principal audiological investigation is pure tone audiometry combined with a glycerol test. Speech audiometry and otoacoustic emissions also play a limited role. The value of electrocochleography is limited.
Louis Leon Thurstone in Monte Carlo: creating error bars for the method of paired comparison

The method of paired comparison is often used in experiments where perceptual scale values for a collection of stimuli are desired, such as in experiments analyzing image quality. Thurstone's Case V of his Law of Comparative Judgments is often used as the basis for analyzing data produced in paired comparison experiments. However, methods for determining confidence intervals and critical distances for significant differences based on Thurstone's Law have been elusive leading some to abandon the simple analysis provided by Thurstone's formulation. In order to provide insight into this problem of determining error, Monte Carlo simulations of paired comparison experiments were performed based on the assumptions of uniformly normal, independent, and uncorrelated responses from stimulus pair presentations. The results from these multiple simulations show that the variation in the distribution of experimental results of paired comparison experiments can be well predicted as a function of stimulus number and the number of observations. Using these results, confidence intervals and critical values for comparisons can be made using traditional statistical methods. In addition the results from simulations can be used to analyze goodness-of-fit techniques.
The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Teachers' Knowledge of Language Form, Content, and Use.

Research has demonstrated that poor readers may demonstrate a variety of language deficits (e.g., Adams, 1990), and children with language difficulties have difficulty reading later in life (e.g., Catts, Fey, Zhang, & Tomblin, 1999). Teachers are likely to be faced with the challenge of implementing programming to meet the needs of children with varying language needs. Therefore, teachers’ knowledge of language is essential (e.g., Moats, 1994; Wilson, 1999). This study investigated which teacher variables significantly predicted teachers’ knowledge of language form (phonology, morphology, syntax), content (semantics), and use (pragmatics). The Assessment of Oral Language Knowledge (AOLK; McIntyre, 2005) was administered to 236 preservice and inservice teachers. A simultaneous regression model was used to explore which teacher variables significantly predicted teachers’ knowledge of language form, content, and use. Results indicated that years of teaching experience and gender accounted for 17.37% of the variance in teachers’ knowledge of language form. Teachers’ years of teaching experience and gender also accounted for 18.7% of the variance in teachers’ knowledge of language content. None of the variables were statistically significant predictors of teachers’ knowledge of language use. The importance of exploring teachers’ knowledge of all three language domains, and the characteristics that influence this knowledge, to teacher training and inservicing are discussed.
Deformation bands in sandstone: a review

Deformation bands are the most common strain localization feature found in deformed porous sandstones and sediments, including Quaternary deposits, soft gravity slides and tectonically affected sandstones in hydrocarbon reservoirs and aquifers. They occur as various types of tabular deformation zones where grain reorganization occurs by grain sliding, rotation and/or fracture during overall dilation, shearing, and/or compaction. Deformation bands with a component of shear are most common and typically accommodate shear offsets of millimetres to centimetres. They can occur as single structures or cluster zones, and are the main deformation element of fault damage zones in porous rocks. Factors such as porosity, mineralogy, grain size and shape, lithification, state of stress and burial depth control the type of deformation band formed. Of the different types, phyllosilicate bands and most notably cataclastic deformation bands show the largest reduction in permeability, and thus have the greatest potential to influence fluid flow. Disaggregation bands, where non-cataclastic, granular flow is the dominant mechanism, show little influence on fluid flow unless assisted by chemical compaction or cementation.
On how personal values and sustainability conceptions impact students’ sustainability management orientation: Evidence from Germany, Indonesia, and the United States Abstract Purpose This study develops and empirically tests a framework on how personal values and sustainability conceptions affect st

Purpose This study develops and empirically tests a framework on how personal values and sustainability conceptions affect students’ sustainability management orientation (SMO). An understanding of this connection gives insight into the question whether students are likely to engage in sustainable business practices in their future work. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional and comparative research design is employed, using survey data of business students from Germany, Indonesia, and the United States (N=475). The proposed mediation models are tested by bootstrap procedures using Hayes’s (2013) PROCESS macro for SPSS. Findings Self-transcendence values translate into more nuanced sustainability conceptions since individuals with self-transcendence values are more likely to conceptualize sustainability beyond their own (narrow) self-interests. In turn, the stronger individuals’ sustainability conceptions, the higher the likelihood that they prefer sustainable management practices in their future professional working field. Research limitations/implications Implications arise for researchers to investigate the engagement of future managers with different personal value types in sustainability practices and to gain insights into values and sustainability conceptions as a learning outcome. Limitations of this research—for instance, arising from potential common method bias—are discussed. Practical implications The findings point to the need to (re-)design appointment processes for management positions in a way that allows taking into account individuals’ personal values and sustainability conceptions. This research may also help firms and higher education institutions to empower their workforce/students to develop more integrated perspectives on sustainability challenges as well as teaching methods that address students’ effective learning outcomes, e.g. their values. Originality/value The paper offers a new framework and a cross-country perspective on psychological antecedents of individuals’ sustainability management orientation as an important prerequisite for responsible behavior in the business context.
Uniform bounds for isoperimetric problems

Abstract. In this paper we generalize our previous joint work with AllanCalder on the width of homotopies by considering an arbitrary finite poly-hedral pair {IV, V) rather than (/, {0,1}). We show that given appropriatetopological conditions on a Riemannian manifold M , with respect to ( W, V),there are bounds, Bq{a,{W, V),M), such that \i F: K x W —> M is & map with Lip(F\(K x V)) 0 is arbitrary and dim(K) = g . 1. INTRODUCTION In a sequence of papers ([1], [3], [9], [10], and [11]) Allan Calder and the present authors studied certain families of invariants for Riemannian manifoldswith finite fundamental groups. These invariants were based on the concept of the "width" of a homotopy into the manifold. Regarding a homotopy 77: K xI —> M as a continuous family of paths, the width of 77, |77|, is the supremumof lengths of these paths. The central result of our earlier work was that for each
Aproximación al uso de textos multimodales en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras

El presente estudio gira en torno al uso de textos multimodales (aquellos que combinan contenidos escritos con imagen u otros modos de comunicacion) en la ensenanza universitaria, en concreto en el Grado en Estudios Ingleses de la Universidad de Alicante, con el fin de favorecer y profundizar en el aprendizaje de competencias sociales. Emplear dicho tipo de textos permite al alumnado trabajar en temas sociales, de modo que se establece una relacion entre lo que se ensena en las aulas y la vida real. En este sentido, el empleo de textos multimodales de tematica social en la educacion superior permite al alumnado tomar conciencia de su importancia en la sociedad como ciudadania global. Para ello, se trabajan dichos textos teniendo en cuenta las distintas competencias sociales que el alumnado puede adquirir con los mismos, dado que las lenguas y en particular la lengua inglesa constituyen vehiculos fundamentales a la hora de propagar valores comunes entre diversas culturas. Con el fin de conocer la opinion del alumnado sobre los materiales y la metodologia empleada se preparo una encuesta anonima. Los resultados de la misma senalan que el alumnado valora el empleo de herramientas multimodales en el proceso de ensenanza-aprendizaje.