Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Executive coaching enhances goal attainment, resilience and workplace well-being: a randomised controlled study

In a randomised controlled study, 41 executives in a public health agency received 360-degree feedback, a half-day leadership workshop, and four individual coaching sessions over 10 weeks. The coaching used a cognitive-behavioural solution-focused approach. Quantitative and qualitative measures were taken. This is the first published randomised controlled study in which coaching was conducted by professional executive coaches external to the organisation. Compared to controls, coaching enhanced goal attainment, increased resilience and workplace well-being and reduced depression and stress. Qualitative responses indicated participants found coaching helped increase self-confidence and personal insight, build management skills and helped participants deal with organisational change. Findings indicate that short-term coaching can be effective, and that evidence-based executive coaching can be valuable as an applied positive psychology in helping people deal with the uncertainly and challenges inherent in organisational change. Practical impactions are discussed and recommendations are made for the effective measurement of coaching outcomes.
Downward hydrocarbon migration predicted from numerical modeling of fluid overpressure in the Paleozoic Anticosti Basin, eastern Canada

The Anticosti Basin is a large Paleozoic basin in eastern Canada where potential source and reservoir rocks have been identified but no economic hydrocarbon reservoirs have been found. Potential source rocks of the Upper Ordovician Macasty Formation overlie carbonates of the Middle Ordovician Mingan Formation, which are underlain by dolostones of the Lower Ordovician Romaine Formation. These carbonates have been subjected to dissolution and dolomitization and are potential hydrocarbon reservoirs. Numerical simulations of fluid-overpressure development related to sediment compaction and hydrocarbon generation were carried out to investigate whether hydrocarbons generated in the Macasty Formation could migrate downward into the underlying Mingan and Romaine formations. The modeling results indicate that, in the central part of the basin, maximum fluid overpressures developed above the Macasty Formation due to rapid sedimentation. This overpressured core dissipated gradually with time, but the overpressure pattern (i.e. maximum overpressure above source rock) was maintained during the generation of oil and gas. The downward impelling force associated with fluid-overpressure gradients in the central part of the basin was stronger than the buoyancy force for oil, whereas the buoyancy force for gas and for oil generated in the later stage of the basin is stronger than the overpressure-related force. Based on these results, it is proposed that oil generated from the Macasty Formation in the central part of the basin first moved downward into the Mingan and Romaine formations, and then migrated laterally up-dip toward the basin margin, whereas gas throughout the basin and oil generated in the northern part of the basin generally moved upward. Consequently, gas reservoirs are predicted to occur in the upper part of the basin, whereas oil reservoirs are more likely to be found in the strata below the source rocks.
Does the lentic-lotic character of rivers affect invertebrate metrics used in the assessment of ecological quality?

The importance of local hydraulic conditions on the structuring of freshwater biotic communities is widely recognized by the scientific community. In spite of this, most current methods based upon invertebrates do not take this factor into account in their assessment of ecological quality. The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of local hydraulic conditions on invertebrate community metrics and to estimate their potential weight in the evaluation of river water quality. The dataset used consisted of 130 stream sites located in four broad European geographical contexts: Alps, Central mountains, Mediterranean mountains and Lowland streams. Using River Habitat Survey data, the river hydromorphology was evaluated by means of the Lentic-lotic River Descriptor and the Habitat Modification Score. To quantify the level of water pollution, a synoptic Organic Pollution Descriptor was calculated. For their established, wide applicability, STAR Intercalibration Common Metrics and index were selected as biological quality indices. Significant relationships between selected environmental variables and biological metrics devoted to the evaluation of ecological quality were obtained by means of Partial Least Squares regression analysis. The lentic-lotic character was the most significant factor affecting invertebrate communities in the Mediterranean mountains, even if it is a relevant factor for most quality metrics also in the Alpine and Central mountain rivers. Therefore, this character should be taken into account when assessing ecological quality of rivers because it can greatly affect the assignment of ecological status.
The Use of Social Media within the Austrian Supply Chain for Food and Beverages

In addition to traditional marketing communication instruments, social media marketing has become a powerful tool of interaction with participants within supply chains. An increasing number of com-panies, especially in the US, are using social media platforms not only to market their products and manage their customer relationships, but also to initiate active interaction and communication with current and prospective customers. One core objective of this study was to evaluate certain content and contact features, as well as social media activities of companies of the Austrian food and bever-age industry. The evaluation of the content and interactivity possibilities on corporate websites was carried out with a set of criteria that had been elaborated according to research literature. Another objective was to gain insights into threats, risks, and opportunities for companies when interacting with customers by means of social media. This was done by a qualitative survey amongst Austrian business leaders. The research study clearly shows that a minority of the Austrian food and beverage industry actively uses social media platforms for marketing purposes and interaction with present and potential cus-tomers. Usually the platforms are not applied for active customer relationship management but for distributing exactly the same advertising messages already broadcasted via traditional mass media. The basics of a successful customer relationship management by use of social media are frankness, willingness to engage in dialogue, truthfulness and a short reaction time. In this case, potentials can be activated, while risks are minimized. The results imply that social media applications are innova-tive alternatives for implementing effective customer relationship management initiating a true dia-logue with customers. However, more knowledge on how to properly use social media marketing seems to be necessary within the food sector.
The binary near-Earth asteroid ( 175706 ) 1996 FG 3 — An observational constraint on its orbital stability

Using our photometric observations taken between April 1996 and January 2013 and other published data, we derive properties of the binary near-Earth asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3 including new measurements constraining evolution of the mutual orbit with potential consequences for the entire binary asteroid population. We also refined previously determined values of parameters of both components, making 1996 FG3 one of the most well understood binary asteroid systems. With our 17-year long dataset, we determined the orbital vector with a substantially greater accuracy than before and we also placed constraints on a stability of the orbit. Specifically, the ecliptic longitude and latitude of the orbital pole are 266 and 83 , respectively, with the mean radius of the uncertainty area of 4 , and the orbital period is 16:1508 0:0002 h (all quoted uncertainties correspond to 3 ). We looked for a quadratic drift of the mean anomaly of the satellite and obtained a value of 0:04 0:20 deg/yr2, i.e., consistent with zero. The drift is substantially lower than predicted by the pure binary YORP (BYORP) theory of McMahon and Scheeres (McMahon, J., Scheeres, D. [2010]. Icarus 209, 494–509) and it is consistent with the theory of an equilibrium between BYORP and tidal torques for synchronous binary asteroids as proposed by Jacobson and Scheeres (Jacobson, S.A., Scheeres, D. [2011]. ApJ Letters, 736, L19). Based on the assumption of equilibrium, we derived a ratio of the quality factor and tidal Love number of Q=k = 2:4 105 uncertain by a factor of five. We also derived a product of the rigidity and quality factor of Q = 1:3 107 Pa using the theory that assumes an elastic response of the asteroid material to the tidal forces. This very low value indicates that the primary of 1996 FG3 is a ‘rubble pile’, and it also calls for a re-thinking of the tidal energy dissipation in close asteroid binary systems.
Impact of acute health shocks on cigarette consumption [Impact d'un choc de santé sur la consommation de cigarette]

This paper investigates the relationship between an acute health shock, namely the first onset of an accident requiring medical care, and cigarette consumption, using the French Gazel panel data. To identify the causal effect of such shocks, we use a difference-indifferences approach combined with a propensity score. Results suggest that there is a significant effect running from the shock to the number of cigarettes smoked with impact duration of eight years after the shock. Individuals subject to such a shock smoke, on average, 2 cigarettes less (per week) than those not exposed to such a shock. Further, the findings show heterogeneous effects among smokers: heavy smokers are more likely to reduce tobacco consumption than occasional smokers.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BANNISTER'S INTENSITY AND CONSISTENCY IN VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL GRIDS

This article investigates relationships between ver bal and non-verbal equivalents of Bannister’s inten sity and consistency. It recalls a variant of a grid techniq ue that enables one to construct parallel verbal an d non-verbal versions. The obtained non-verbal measures indicate lower tightness than verbal measures. Both types o f measures correlate significantly with each other. T his convergence of verbal and non-verbal construing is interpreted in accordance with the so called ‘general ity hypothesis. ’ An analysis of relationships betwe en verbal intensity and verbal consistency shows their nonlin ear relationships. The current results are compared with previous findings and the question of validity of t he measures is discussed.
Effets du vieillissement sur les déficits cognitifs associés au syndrome des apnées obstructives du sommeil

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder characterized by respiratory pauses occurring during sleep. In adults, daytime sleepiness and snoring are the main complaints of these patients. Drowsiness occurs mostly in monotonous situations, such as watching television, or at the wheel during a long driving journey. Some cognitive symptoms (decline of attention, mental flexibility and sometimes memory) and other disorders (mood disorder, headache, erectile dysfunction, nycturia) can appear with the development of the syndrome. The quality of life of these patients is largely compromised. OSAS can occur at any age, and the impact of aging on OSAS is not yet weil known. The first objective of this thesis was to clarify the effect of aging on the cognitive deficits and the slowing of EEG activities associated with OSAS. Thus, a waking EEG recording was conducted followed by a standard neuropsychological test battery. The second objective of this thesis was to further investigate the attention process in patients with OSAS using event-related potentials. The results indicated that sustained attention, long-term memory and initial learning of a procedural memory task are decreased in patients with OSAS compared to the control group. In younger patients, a decrease in attention contributed to explaining the decline in memory performance and in executive functions. This thesis also revealed the presence of a cortical slowing in patients with OSAS across ail cortical regions measured (frontal, central, parietal, temporal, occipital). Finally, using event-related potentials, abnormalities on components reflecting pre-attentional and attentional capacities were shown in patients with OSAS. Thus, various stages of the attentional process (event-related potentials), as weil as to behavioural responses (neuropsychological tests) are decreased in OSAS. ln general, cognitive performance is lower in the two older subgroups (OSAS and control subjects). Also, there was an additive effect of OSAS and age but no statistical interaction was observed. The lack of interaction between age and OSAS factors could be explained by a state of reorganization or a cerebral compensation accompanying the development of OSAS, or an indirect effect of aging on OSAS.
Ozone in the Boundary Layer air over the Arctic Ocean – measurements during the TARA expedition

Ozone in the Boundary Layer air over the Arctic Ocean – measurements during the TARA expedition J. W. Bottenheim, S. Netcheva, S. Morin, and S. V. Nghiem Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada LGGE, CNRS-UJF Grenoble, St Martin d’Hères, 38400, France Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA Received: 3 March 2009 – Accepted: 27 March 2009 – Published: 31 March 2009 Correspondence to: J. W. Bottenheim (jan.bottenheim@ec.gc.ca) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union.
Effects of groundnut genotypes, cropping systems and insecticides on the abundance of native arthropod predators from Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo

Knowledge of the distribution, abundance, species diversity and effectiveness of indigenous natural enemies of groundnut pests in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is poor. Similarly, effects of insecticides commonly used by groundnut producers on arthropod predators are not documented in these countries; so effects of insecticides on these natural enemies were monitored in field trials with groundnut grown solely and in association with maize in eastern Uganda and in eastern DRC, during long and short rains of 2002 and 2003 to monitor the abundance of arthropod predators under various groundnut cropping systems. Groundnut genotypes were grown sole or in association with maize. Crops were planted in split-plot designs. Treatments were associated with three levels of insecticide application. Abundance and distribution of predators such as coccinellidae, syrphidae, anthocoridae, carabidae, mantodea, staphylinidae, and chrysopidae were observed to be significantly (P<0.05) affected by the groundnut cropping system, the rate of insecticide application and not by the groundnut genotypes. Groundnut genotypes had no effect on predators’ abundance. The DRC site had a high number of predator species than the Uganda site. Insecticide applications reduced activities of predators at more than 50% across seasons, study sites and cropping systems. Lower pests pressure on groundnut genotypes, higher abundance of predators and higher groundnut yields were observed to be associated with groundnut/maize cropping system. Therefore groundnut/maize should be promoted among other biological control conservation strategies, aiming at enhancing natural enemies in groundnut systems, through habitat manipulation of local environments. This study indicated that generalist predators, through their activities may be important natural enemies of groundnut pests in Uganda and in DRC.
The Moderating Effect of the Listing Sector on the Relationship Between Capital Structure and Financial Distress of Non-Financial Companies Listed in Kenya

This paper sought to investigate the moderating effect of the listing sector on the relationship between capital structure and financial distress of listed non-financial firms in Kenya. In total, non-financial firms are listed across seven sectors depending on their primary commercial activity. Capital structure was operationalized by total debt, long-term debt and short term debt financing. The degree of financial distress was measured using the Altman’s Z-score index as reviewed for the emerging markets. Secondary data from audited and published financial statements was collected for the 40 listed non-financial firms for 10 years between 2007 and 2016. The study estimated the specified panel regression model for fixed effects as supported by the Hausman test results. Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) regression results revealed that the listing sector has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between capital structure and financial distress of non-financial firms. On the basis of these empirical findings, the study recommended that managers of listed non-financial companies should always consider the sector-specific factors in making leverage choice decisions for their entities. Keywords: Capital Structure, Financial Distress, Listing sector
Mechanical and Abrasion Resistance of Recycled Aggregates Concrete in Relation to the Cement Content

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation carried out to study the effects of cement content on the mechanical and abrasion resistance of recycled aggregates concrete. Four series of mixtures with cement content 300, 350, 400 and 450 kg/m 3 were formulated. In each series, natural coarse aggregate were totally replaced with recycled aggregate that allows obtaining two types of concrete: natural aggregates concrete and recycled aggregates concrete. Compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and abrasion thickness loss were determined for both recycled aggregates concrete and natural aggregate concrete. The results show that as cement content increased, mechanical properties of recycled aggregates concrete also increased. It was observed that for cement content upper than 300 kg/m3, the difference between mechanical properties of natural aggregates concrete and recycled aggregates concrete was lower than 7%. Furthermore, for the same water-cement ratio, this difference is not significant. Correlation between mechanical properties of recycled aggregates concrete and abrasion resistance were proposed.
Effect of Traditional Fish Processing Methods on the Proximate and Microbiological Characteristics of Laubuka dadiburjori During Storage at Room Temperature

Fish is a major source of protein and post-harvest loss of fish is a key factor of economic and protein wastages in developing countries like Bangladesh. This study was carried out to know the effects of sun drying, smoking, freezing and canning on proximate, biochemical and microbiological characteristics of chela (Laubuka dadiburjori) fish stored at room temperature for 60 days. The proximate compositions of the fish samples were determined. Moisture, protein, lipid, ash and carbohydrate contents of the fresh fish were 76.56, 13.74, 4.25, 2.37 and 1.41%, respectively. Total volatile base nitrogen content was 7.10 mg/100 g. Total plate count was 1.13×104 CFU gG1. The proximate compositions found in the different processing methods were statistically different to the fresh fish samples. Water activity and pH value increased significantly in sundried and smoked chela at the end of 60 days of storage. Salt content decreased significantly (p<0.05) in sundried fish than other three processing methods. Total protein content was high in smoke dried fish (61.31%) and low in frozen fish (11.85%) at the end of storage period. The TVB-N was found high in sundried and smoked fish samples after storage period. Smoking demonstrated efficient method of fish processing in terms of the retention of protein value and reduction in the moisture content but canning was the best method for benefit and retention of the product. The information obtained in this study could be useful to fish consumers, processors and nutritionists in the efficient management of fish resources.
Development of the Persian single dichotic digit test and its reliability in 7-9 year old male students

Background and Aim: Although double dichotic digit test is a useful tool for assessing the central auditory system in adults, it is more useful for evaluating younger children. The present study aimed to develop the Persian version of the single dichotic digit test and to obtain initial normative data. Methods: The Persian version of the present test consisted of three different sets of 25 single digit pairs for testing in the free recall, directed recall to right, and directed recall to left conditions. The digits in each list were recorded dichotically on a compact disc. The sectional study was performed on 126 male students, aged between 7 and 9. The test-retest reliability was assessed in 29 subjects two to four weeks after the first test session. Results: In seven year olds, the mean right and left ear scores increased from around 95.79% and 89.69%, respectively. In eight year olds, the mean right and left ear scores increased from around 98.59% and 96.29%, respectively. The mean right ear advantage decreased from around 6.13% in 7 year olds to around 2% in 8 year olds (p=0.001). No significant difference was found in scores between the free recall and directed recall conditions (p>0.05). The test had a high test-retest reliability (p>0.05). Conclusion: The Persian version of the test has a high test-retest reliability for evaluating male children aged between 7 and 9; it can be used for assessing binaural integration in male children of this age group.
Fiscal decentralization and local economic growth in Serbia

In this paper we examine, using a panel data approach with fixed effects, the relationship between the level of fiscal decentralization and economic growth across Serbian local self-governments over the 2002- 2011 period. Our results suggest that there is a modest positive impact of fiscal decentralization on local economic growth in that period in Serbia. One of the two observed parameters (employment rates in local self-governments and local self-government investments) was positive in terms of the impact on the increased degree of fiscal decentralization. The substantial increase of local self-government own revenues was predominantly used to increase the number of employees and wages in local administrations, while, at the same time, the number of employees in the private sector dropped. At the same time, own revenue growth had only a slight impact on increase of investments. Based on an empirical analysis, out of approximately 100 million RSD of average annual increase of revenue per local self-government unit in the observed period, only 27,000 RSD on an average was directed towards increase of investments. The issue of the optimal level of fiscal decentralization, as well as the possibilities for increasing own revenues within the current legislative framework, were also discussed.