Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Combining Information From Two Surveys to Estimate County-Level Prevalence Rates of Cancer Risk Factors and Screening

Cancer surveillance research requires estimates of the prevalence of cancer risk factors and screening for small areas such as counties. Two popular data sources are the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone survey conducted by state agencies, and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), an area probability sample survey conducted through face-to-face interviews. Both data sources have advantages and disadvantages. The BRFSS is a larger survey and almost every county is included in the survey, but it has lower response rates as is typical with telephone surveys and it does not include subjects who live in households with no telephones. On the other hand, the NHIS is a smaller survey, with the majority of counties not included; but it includes both telephone and nontelephone households, and has higher response rates. A preliminary analysis shows that the distributions of cancer screening and risk factors are different for telephone and nontelephone households. Thus, information from the two surveys may be combined to address both nonresponse and noncoverage errors. A hierarchical Bayesian approach that combines information from both surveys is used to construct county-level estimates. The proposed model incorporates potential noncoverage and nonresponse biases in the BRFSS as well as complex sample design features of both surveys. A Markov chain Monte Carlo method is used to simulate draws from the joint posterior distribution of unknown quantities in the model that uses design-based direct estimates and county-level covariates. Yearly prevalence estimates at the county level for 49 states, as well as for the entire state of Alaska and the District of Columbia, are developed for six outcomes using BRFSS and NHIS data from the years 1997–2000. The outcomes include smoking and use of common cancer screening procedures. The NHIS/BRFSS combined county-level estimates are substantially different from those based on the BRFSS alone.
Charles Dickens: The Critical Heritage

The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation. Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects. The Collected Critical Heritage set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase boxes) and as individual volumes.
The Visual and Multimodal Representation of Time in Film, or How Time is Metaphorically Shaped in Space

Abstract In conceptual metaphor theory it has been noticed that our reasoning about time is often couched in terms of space. To validate this claim, studies rely almost solely on verbal metaphors such as “The future lies ahead of us” or “Time flies by”. If, however, the conceptual metaphor time is space governs our thinking about time, as claimed by these scholars, then it is only likely to assume that the conceptual metaphor expresses itself through non-verbal discourses as well. Studies dealing with non-verbal and multimodal manifestations of the time is space metaphor are, however, rather scarce. The present article seeks to address this issue. Using visual and multimodal examples from various films we demonstrate that the use of spatial time metaphors is not only apparent in language, but in non-verbal modes of communication as well. Resume La theorie conceptuelle de la metaphore a observe que notre raisonnement concernant le temps est souvent ancre dans l'espace. Pour valider cette hypothese, les etudes se basent presque exclusivement sur des metaphores verbales comme « Le futur se trouve devant nous » ou « Le temps passe ». Si, toutefois, la metaphore conceptuelle temps est espace caracterise notre facon habituelle de penser, comme le propose la theorie conceptuelle de la metaphore, alors il convient de supposer que la metaphore conceptuelle s'exprime aussi a travers des discours non verbaux. Malheureusement, peu d'etudes considerent de telles manifestations non verbales et multimodales de la metaphore temps est espace. Le present article cherche a combler cette lacune. En utilisant des exemples visuelles et multimodales en provenance de bon nombre de films, nous montrons que l'utilisation de metaphores spatiales pour le temps concerne egalement la communication non verbale.
Legal Regulations of Production Plans: Are They Unproductive?

Legal system forces every economic agent operating on the market to fulfil some amount of duties and it alternates their decision making. This regulation moves the equilibria of each individual subject including firms, which have to adjust their production plans in a way prescribed by the law. We develop a theoretical background of production under the legal regulation and compare alternate equilibria with different degrees of legal regulation, which is described as unproductive in economic literature. The model shows that regulated production plans and all used inputs are still productive but the level of satisfaction within the society is decreased.
THE INCREASE OF RICE BRAN QUALITY BY KHAMIR BIOFERMENTATION AS FEEDING OF DUCKS

This research was carried out to study the increase of rice bran quality by complexs Saccharomyces spp culture fermentation as feeding of duck, at Tabanan, Bali. The research used a completely randomized design (CRD) with three treatments in six replicates. The third treatment were unfermented rice bran as control(A); fermented rice bran by 0.20% complexs Saccharomyces spp culture (B); and fermented rice bran by 0.20% complexs Saccharomyces spp culture (C) repectively. The results of this experiment showed that fermentation rice bran with 0.20-0.40% complexs Saccharomyces spp culture increased significantly different (P<0.05) the crude protein and crude fibre of rice bran. Rice bran fermented by 0.20-0.40% complexs Saccharomyces spp culture were increased significantly different (P<0.05) on dry matter digestibility, organic digestibility, protein, and crude fibre digestibility rather than control. Rice bran fermented by 0.20-0.40% complexs Saccharomyces spp culture were not effect significantly different (P>0.05) on dry matter, organic matter, and gross energy of rice bran. But, was increased significantly different (P<0.05) on metabolizable energy of rice bran. It was concluded that fermentation of rice bran by complexs Saccharomyces spp culture were increased nutrient and digestibility of rice bran as duck feeding. Kata kunci: biofermentation, Saccharomyces spp. , rice bran, digestibility, crude fibre
The mediating effect of brand satisfaction on the relationship between brand personality and brand loyalty: Evidence from Malaysia

This study empirically investigates the mediating effect of brand satisfaction on the relationship between brand personality and brand loyalty among Malaysian customers toward local automobile brands (Proton and Perodua). Four hypotheses were developed to test hypothesizing relationships between brand personality and brand satisfaction on brand loyalty. The data were collected from consumers of automobile brands in north Malaysia peninsula from three states which were Kedah, Penanag, and Perlis. This study applies partial least squares to a sample of 458 customers to test hypothesized relationships. The findings indicate that brand personality and brand satisfaction appear to have a positive and significant relationship with brand loyalty. Moreover, brand satisfaction was found to be a mediator in the relationship between brand personality and brand loyalty. The results are compared with earlier findings and implications for further research are discussed.
NUMERICAL OPTIMISATION OF ADAPTIVE TRANSONIC AIRFOILS WITH VARIABLE CAMBER

A special research group (SFB 409) has been established at Stuttgart University to investigate the potential of adaptive structures for aerospace application. One project deals with concepts and aerodynamics of adaptive transonic wings. To cope with the problem of flight at transonic Mach numbers adaptive mechanisms are introduced. Aerodynamic efficiency at off-design conditions is improved by the application of a shock control bump (SCB) on a variable camber (VC) airfoil. Since a SCB has to be properly shaped and positioned to generate a favourable effect, relevant geometrical parameters were investigated using direct numerical optimisation. An optimisation environment was developed consisting of a hybrid optimiser, a geometry module and a coupled Euler boundary-layer code. For a specified offdesign condition bump shapes were optimised, while the influence of various geometric bump representations was investigated. Shape optimisations for an adaptive bump were carried out for different Mach numbers at a fixed lift coefficient. To overcome the problem of narrow Mach regions of significant drag reduction for one-point designed bumps, multi-point designs were performed. Finally a VC-SCB combination was numerically optimised in order to improve the performance for several off-design conditions.
Investigating water meter performance in developing countries: A case study of Kampala, Uganda

The main purpose of this investigation was to assess, in situ, the hourly abundance dynamics of enterobacteria and total heterotrophic aerobic bacteria (THAB), over a daily period, in 3 wells in Yaounde region, Cameroon. Sampling was done weekly, for 4 months. Water samples were collected in sterile glass bottles and incubated in situ for 2 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 10 h and 12 h. Isolation and enumeration of enterobacteria and THAB were performed on MacConkey agar (Bio-Rad) and standard agar (Bio-Rad) media, respectively, using the plate count method. Using a linear regression model, ln(number of CFUs) was plotted against time. The slope of each regression line was considered as the apparent increase or decrease in cell number. Concentrations of THAB and enterobacteria varied from 9.90 to 14.19 and 4.09 to 9.59 ln units·ml-1, respectively, in W1, from 9.90 to 14.25 and 3.00 to 5.39 ln units·ml-1 in W2, and from 9.90 to 14.00 and 6.55 to 11.51 ln units·ml-1 in W3. For the first 6-hour incubation period at all of the sampling points, the cell apparent growth rate (CAGR) varied from 0.023 to 0.262 h-1 for THAB and from 0.001 to 0.315 h-1 for enterobacteria; cell apparent inhibition rate (CAIR) varied from 0.015 to 0.615 h-1 for THAB and from 0.015 to 0.604 h-1 for enterobacteria. In the second 6-h incubation period, the CAGR varied from 0.010 to 0.822 h-1 for THAB and from 0.015 to 0.771 h-1 for enterobacteria; the CAIR varied from 0.015 to 0.260 h-1 for THAB and from 0.007 to 0.338 h-1 for enterobacteria. The values of physico-chemical parameters recorded before incubation displayed temporal and spatial variation over the sampling period. Bacterial abundance dynamics in some cases was significantly correlated to some of these abiotic factors. The abundance of the microorganisms decreased initially but later increased.
Data-reduction techniques for high-contrast imaging polarimetry - Applications to ExPo

Context. Imaging polarimetry is a powerful tool for detecting and characterizing exoplanets and circumstellar environments. Polarimetry allows a separation of the light coming from an unpolarized source such as a star and the polarized source such as a planet or a protoplanetary disk. Future facilities like SPHERE at the VLT or EPICS at the E-ELT will incorporate imaging polarimetry to detect exoplanets. The Extreme Polarimeter (ExPo) is a dual-beam imaging polarimeter that can currently reach contrast ratios of 10 5 , enough to characterize circumstellar environments. Aims. We present the data-reduction steps for a dual-beam imaging polarimeter that can reach contrast ratios of 10 5 . Methods. The data obtained with ExPo at the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) are analyzed. Instrumental artifacts and noise sources are discussed for an unpolarized star and for a protoplanetary disk (AB Aurigae). Results. The combination of fast modulation and dual-beam techniques allows us to minimize instrumental artifacts. A proper data processing and alignment of the images is fundamental when dealing with high contrasts. Imaging polarimetry proves to be a powerful method to resolve circumstellar environments even without a coronagraph mask or an adaptive optics system.
Extrinsic factors influencing phlorotannin production in the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum

Many brown seaweeds contain high concentrations of phlorotannins (polyphenolics) that show extensive phenotypic variation, which can be generated by variation in a number of biotic and abiotic extrinsic factors. Extrinsically induced changes in the phlorotannin content of brown macroalgae can have significant consequences for secondary production in nearshore marine communities since they will affect the palatability and degradability of a dominating type of macroalgal tissue. In the present study the separate and interactive effects of natural herbivory and 3 abiotic factors on phlorotannin production in the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum were tested in 2 different induction experiments. In the first experiment the hypothesis that grazing by the gastropod Littorina obtusata, nitrogen enrichment, and enhanced or ambient UV-B radiation (UVBR) can affect the phlorotannin content of A. nodosum was tested, and in the second experiment the effects of ambient UVBR and a variable water level (desiccation) were examined. In the first experiment it was found that 3 wk of grazing by L. obtusata caused a significant increase in the phlorotannin content of the algae and this effect was independent of the nitrogen and UVBR treatments which had no effects on phlorotannin levels. This is one of few demonstrated examples of induced chemical responses in seaweeds caused by natural herbivory. Measurements of biomass changes and tissue nitrogen content of the experimental algae showed that the nitrogen uptake of the algae was unaffected by herbivory and UVBR, and that the growth of A. nodosum plants was nitrogen-limited but not affected by UVBR. In the second experiment there was a significantly higher phlorotannin content in algae exposed to natural UVBR, compared to no UVBR, after 7 wk, but not after 2 or 4 wk. Furthermore, there was a significant interaction effect between the UVBR and the water level treatment. The phlorotannin content was higher in algae exposed to a variable water regime compared to continuously submerged algae when UVBR was filtered out, but not under ambient UVBR. In summary, the results of this study support the induced defence model (IDM), but not the carbon-nutrient balance model (CNBM), in explaining intraspecific variation in the phlorotannin content of A. nodosum. The results also support the previously proposed hypothesis that phlorotannins play a role as inducible screens against harmful UV radiation.
Öğretmenlerin Örgütsel Bağlılığının Bir Yordayıcısı Olarak Okul Kültürü

This study examined the relationship between teachers’ organizational commitment and school culture. The study sample consisted of 270 primary school teachers who participated in an in-service education activity organized in Ankara. The Organizational Commitment Scale and the School Culture Scale were used to gather data. Results indicated that affective and normative components of teacher organizational commitment were positively related to support, success, and task dimensions of school organizational culture. Continuance commitment was positively and significantly associated with bureaucratic school culture. The regression analysis revealed that support and task dimensions of school culture positively and significantly predicted affective and normative commitments of teachers. Bureaucratic culture was the only significant predictor of continuance commitment although success-oriented school culture did not significantly predict teacher commitment. Results are discussed with respect to improving teachers’ organizational commitment and school culture.
Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Monitoring of metallic contaminants in domestic and agricultural water systems requires technology that is fast, flexible, sensitive, and selective. Recently, metal sensors based on catalytic DNA have been demonstrated as a practical monitoring solution. Very little is known, however, about the atomic scale interactions between the DNA-based sensors and the metal contaminant to which the sensor is targeted. Here, we present the results of an X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of a mercury sensor which illustrates the nature of the Hg–DNA interaction. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 1 Certain commercial equipment, instruments, or materials are identified in
Collective mode in the SU(2) theory of cuprates

Recent advances in momentum-resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy (MEELS) and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) now allow one to access the charge response function with unprecedented versatility and accuracy. This allows for the study of excitations which were inaccessible recently, such as low-energy and finite momentum collective modes. The SU(2) theory of the cuprates is based on a composite order parameter with SU(2) symmetry fluctuating between superconductivity and charge order. The phase where it fluctuates is a candidate for the pseudogap phase of the cuprates. This theory has a signature, enabling its strict experimental test, which is the fluctuation between these two orders, corresponding to a charge 2 spin 0 mode at the charge ordering wave-vector. Here we derive the influence of this SU(2) collective mode on the charge susceptibility in both strong and weak coupling limits, and discuss its relation to MEELS, RIXS and Raman experiments. We find two peaks in the charge susceptibility at finite energy, whose middle is the charge ordering wave-vector, and discuss their evolution in the phase diagram.
Foreign Direct Investment, Exports, and Long-Run Economic Growth in Asia: Panel Cointegration and Causality Analysis

This paper examines the co-movement and causal impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and exports on economic growth in 21 Asian countries over the period 1980 to 2013, using the panel cointegration and Granger causality analysis. Findings strongly confirm that there is a long-run steady-state relationship between FDI, exports, and GDP for the selected countries. Based on the panel Granger causality analysis, there is long-run bidirectional causality between FDI and GDP and between exports and GDP. This can be concluded that FDI and exports do have causal impact on long-run growth in the countries being investigated.
From drag and drop with the mouse to finger manipulations on multi touch devices: how ICT practices can foster mathematical inquiries

Many national curricula at all grades suggest involving students in the manipulation of (real or virtual) materials. The current great diffusion of ICT in all aspects of everyday life pushes towards a massive use of such tools in the school. Their practices introduce an “experimental” dimension into mathematics, as well as a dynamic tension between the empirical nature of activities with them, which encompasses perceptual and operational components, and the deductive nature of the discipline, which entails a rigorous and sophisticated formalization. The talk illustrates the pedagogical possibilities offered by the tension between these two aspects when ICT are introduced into the classroom. Some short video clips from the classroom life make palpable this dynamic tension.
PENGEMBANGAN MULTIMEDIA INTERAKTIF MENGGUNAKAN MODEL BORG AND GALL UNTUK PELAJARAN PRODUKTIF MENGGABUNGKAN FOTOGRAFI DIGITAL KE DALAM SAJIAN MULTIMEDIA DI SMK NEGERI 3 SINGARAJA

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan media pembelajaran multimediainteraktif di SMKN 3 Singaraja. Secara lebih operasional tujuan tersebut dirincisebagai berikut; (1) mendeskripsikan tanggapan ahli isi, ahli media, ahli desainpembelajaran, (2) mendeskripsikan tanggapan siswa perorangan dan kelompok kecil,(3) mendeskripsikan tanggapan guru pengampu mata pelajaran terhadap multimediainteraktif yang dikembangkan dan (4) menganalisis efektifitas media yangdikembangkan. Multimedia interaktif mencakup Standar KompetensiMenggabungkan Fotografi Digital ke Dalam Sajian Multimedia((MFDKSMM). Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan, Research andDevelopment (R & D), yang mengacu pada model Borg And Gall. Subyek coba padatahap ini dilakukan oleh seorang ahli isi mata pelajaran, seorang ahli desainpembelajaran dan seorang ahli media pembelajaran, guru pengampu mata pelajaranbersangkutan dan siswa kompetensi keahlian Multimedia. Pengumpulan datadilakukan dengan kuisioner, data hasil pretest dan posttest dianalisis secara deskriptifdengan paired sample T test.Hasil review dari ahli isi dan ahli media menyatakan bahwa produk yangdikembangkan sudah sesuai. Hasil tanggapan ahli desain untuk uji ahli desainpembelajaran memperlihatkan bahwa ahli desain memberikan tanggapan baik denganpersentase 82,95%. Hasil tanggapan peserta didik untuk uji siswa peroranganmemperlihatkan bahwa peserta didik memberikan tanggapan sangat baik. Hasilpersentase untuk uji siswa perorangan sebesar 92,22% terletak pada kualifikasi sangatbaik. Hasil tanggapan peserta didik untuk uji kelompok kecil memperlihatkan bahwapeserta didik memberikan tanggapan sangat baik. Hasil persentase untuk ujikelompok kecil sebesar 88,33% dengan kualifikasi sangat baik. Hasil tanggapanpendidik untuk uji lapangan memperlihatkan bahwa pendidik memberikan tanggapansangat baik dengan persentase 100%. Hasil tanggapan peserta didik untuk ujilapangan memperlihatkan bahwa peserta didik memberikan tanggapan sangat baik.Hasil persentase keseluruhan peserta didik untuk uji lapangan sebesar 98,2% dengankualifikasi sangat baik. Hasil perhitungan dengan menggunakan uji-t untukmembandingkan prestasi belajar sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan multimediainteraktif memberikan hasil Thitung= 0,001 lebih kecil dari 0,05. Ini berarti bahwapenggunaan Multimedia Interaktif pada mata pelajaran Produktif MFDKSMMdengan pembelajaran mandiri berpengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadaptingkat penguasaan pengetahuan faktual, konsep dan prosedural mata pelajaranproduktif menggabungkan fotografi digital ke dalam sajian multimedia. Kata kunci: pengembangan, multimedia interaktif, pelajaran produktif.
Du Néolithique final au Bronze moyen dans le sud-est de la France: 2200-1450 AV. J-C.

We propose a chronocultural actualization of the Neolithic/Bronze Age transition in South-Est of France made from new chronometric and archaeological specific datas (ceramic, architecture, economy). The heterogeneous/heterochronical evolution of these human productions ask the sphere of culture and economy in autonomy/heteronomy sense. The Early Bronze Age appear in this case as a neolithic optimum under some eastern influx.
Locally compact quantum groups

Quantum groups can be viewed as deformations/liberations of classical locally compact groups. Around the year 2000 a thorough definition of a locally compact quantum group was given by Kustermans and Vaes. In these lecture notes (which were used at the Będlewo summer school in 2015) we give an introduction to this Kustermans–Vaes definition and we discuss the example of SUq(1, 1) established by Koelink and Kustermans.