Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Home-based reinforcement programs designed to modify classroom behavior: a review and methodological evaluation.

The present article reviews and evaluates the current research on the use of home-based reinforcement programs to modify both disruptive and academic behaviors in the classroom. This treatment program has been used with a variety of students, settings, and behaviors, and the results have been positive. However, the conclusions concerning the effectiveness of home-based reinforcement programs are limited because of the methodologies used in the studies that are reviewed. Over the past 10 to 15 years, the role of the behavioral psychologist who works with children has gradually changed from that of direct change agent to that of consultant. More and more frequently, parents are trained as behavior therapists for their child's problems. Recent reviews indicate that this is an effective and efficient treatment approach (Berkowitz and Graziano, 1972; Graziano, 1977; Johnson & Katz, 1973; O'Dell, 1974). In the field of education, a similar shift has occurred. There is now substantial experimental evidence which indicates that teachers themselves can function as behavior modifiers in the classroom and can deal with a wide variety of problems (O'Leary & O'Leary, 1976, 1977b). More recently, an increasing number of studies have tried to join the teacher and parent in a cooperative effort to reduce problems in the school setting. The present article reviews the current research on the use of home-based reinforcement programs de
What Makes It So Hard? Barriers to Health Promotion Experienced by People With Multiple Sclerosis and Polio

Perceptions of barriers to health promotion were examined in three groups of individuals with disabilities: (1) those with multiple sclerosis, (2) those with postpolio syndrome, and (3) polio survivors without postpolio syndrome. While there were small statistically significant differences among the three groups, all rated fatigue and impairment as their most frequent problems. For all groups, financial and interpersonal resources contributed significantly to the prediction of barriers, after accounting for perceived impairment. The findings suggest that health professionals should explore thoroughly the nature of individuals' perceived barriers to staying healthy, so that they can target their health-promoting interventions most effectively.
Learners ’ Use of Politeness Strategies

Human beings are defined as an embodiment of social and cultural understanding which can develop by engaging in various social contexts. Cultural intelligence and cultural identity are, thus, accounted noteworthy in learning particular aspects of language which are culture-specific. The present study intended to investigate the interaction effect of cultural intelligence and cultural identity on Iranian EFL learners’ use of politeness strategies. To that end, the participants were divided into two groups of high and low cultural intelligence and cultural identity. Moreover, regardless of their membership in the two groups, the participants were included in the assessment of the relationship between cultural intelligence and politeness strategies. Fifty-two intermediate language learners whose proficiency level was determined through Oxford Quick Proficiency Test were required to fill out the questionnaires of Cultural Intelligence, L1 Cultural identity and Discourse Completion Tasks. Two-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the research questions. The results of the two-way ANOVA showed no interaction effect of cultural intelligence and cultural identity levels on the use of politeness strategies. Moreover, the analysis of the relationship between the four factors of cultural intelligence and the use of politeness strategies yielded no significant relationship. The findings can inform imminent obliterating of L1 cultural identity among EFL learners. Broaching the subjects such as globalization, cultural homogeneity and English linguicism, the study calls for the need for further inquiries to revise already established findings such as the role of home culture, L1 and attitudes towards target culture in EFL domain.
REVISITING THE WILKIE INVESTMENT MODEL June 12 , 2008

In this paper we consider the Wilkie model for the retail prices index both without and with an ARCH model, share dividend yields, share dividends and share prices, long-term interest rates and short-term interest rates, in each case by updating the parameters to 2007. We discuss the validation of the models by applying some statistical tests on the residuals and estimate the parameters and their confidence intervals recursively to study their stability. When we update the parameters and examine the validation of the models we observe that for some of the models the performance gets worse, such as for retail prices including the ARCH model and especially long-term interest rates. We had to modify the long-term interest rate model slightly in order to update the parameters to avoid negative real interest rates. There is no significant change in the performance of the models for share dividends, share dividend yields and short-term interest rates and the models are still satisfactory. We also examine the parameter stability and conclude that most of the parameters are not stable.
Neurocognitive Impairments and Their Relationship With Psychosocial Functioning in Euthymic Bipolar II Disorder

The aim of this study was to compare neurocognitive functioning between euthymic patients with bipolar I disorder (BDI), bipolar II disorder (BDII), and healthy controls. An additional aim was to estimate the relationship between neurocognitive impairments and psychosocial functioning. Eighty-seven patients with BDI (n = 48) or BDII (n = 39) and 39 healthy controls were included. All subjects completed an extensive neurocognitive battery. Psychosocial functioning was assessed using the General Assessment of Functioning. Patients with BDII performed more poorly than did the controls in measures of psychomotor speed, verbal memory, and executive functioning. Patient groups did not show differences in any of the cognitive measures assessed. The performance in trail-making test B was the only independent predictor of psychosocial functioning in both patient groups. Patients with BDII have cognitive impairments, and this has a negative influence on their functional outcome. Our results bring additional support to the notion that BDII disorder is not a merely mild type of BDI.
Prediction of mechanical properties of Electron Beam Melted Ti 6 Al 4 V parts using dislocation density based crystal plasticity framework

Parts produced using Electron Beam Melting (EBM) with Ti6Al4V powders are generally tested for two important mechanical properties, namely tensile strength and fatigue life. The optimization of the process input parameters, such as part orientation, initial powder size and hatch pattern, for the abovementioned mechanical properties has been attempted using two numerical finite element methods. First, the dislocation density based crystal plasticity framework (DDCP-FEM) has been used to evaluate the localized stress-strain evolution, dislocation density evolutions and non-local deformations as a function of loading, sample geometry, microstructural phase, grain size and shape. This analysis has been compared against simulations based on continuum plasticity based finite element techniques. Though the localized evolutions as a function of microstructural attributes are missing in the continuum analysis, the low computational costs involved makes this technique an ideal candidate for spatial homogenization of the DDCP-FEM framework. The simulations conducted in the current work only validate the mechanical properties for tensile and fatigue specimens fabricated with known process parameters. These simulations will form the basis for future modeling efforts to optimize these parameters for required mechanical properties in service.
Daily solar radiation prediction based on Genetic Algorithm Optimization of wavelet neural network

Daily solar radiation prediction is a nonlinear and non-stationary process. It's hard to model with a single method. A Genetic Algorithm Optimization of Wavelet Neural Network (GAO-WNN) model was set in this paper. The nonlinear process of daily solar radiation was forecasted by neural network and the non-stationary process of daily solar radiation was decomposed into quasi-stationary at different frequency scales by multi-scale characteristics of wavelet transform. Input weights, output weights, scale factors and translation factors were optimized by genetic algorithm. Gradient descent method was used to make further training of the model with temperature, clearness index, and daily radiation data. Simulation results indicate that the method is satisfactory to the prediction of daily solar radiation.
Finding and combining goal interaction

Most of existing planning methods hitherto assume that each goal is achievable and goals are independent, which is very impractical in our daily life. In fact there often exist many positive and negative interactions between goals, and the orders suggested by the dependence between goals can be further used as heuristic information in planning. Although recently Over-Subscription Planning problems (OSP) received more and more attention in planning community, few methods have been proposed to find out these interactions before planning. So in this paper, we introduce a method to find out primary interactions between atomic goals and orders can be inferred from these primary interactions. We define six types of interactions between goals and combination operations for them, which can be regarded as a groupoid algebra system. The orders suggest by interactions can be used as heuristic for planner. In practical, our framework can be a preprocessor of any classical planner for OSP handling, and we combine our suggested orders with other goal ordering techniques to build a more effective heuristic strategy. Besides tackling OSP, the time of processing goal relations inference is negligible comparing to the planning time, so we believe this method can serve as a new heuristic technique. We provide preliminary empirical results in a planner we called FFps which demonstrate the effectiveness.
In silico predictive for modification of chalcone with pyrazole derivatives as a novel therapeutic compound for targeted breast cancer treatment

Riska Prasetiawati1,3, Adel Zamri2, Melisa Intan Barliana1, Muchtaridi Muchtaridi1* 1Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor-Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia. 2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Riau, Simpang Panam, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. 3Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Garut, West Java, Indonesia.
Relationship between Food Security and Receiving Carbohydrate with High Glycemic Index with Acne Infection ( Case Study – Control )

Acne is one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory skin diseases; especially in juveniles which mostly continues till adulthood. Maturity is the major factor beginning acne. Other factors inducing acne include inheritance, tension, hormonal changes, and diet. On the other hand, food insecurity is one of the factors affecting diet. Food insecurity can be defined as “the limited or unreliable provision of adequate and healthy food or limited or unreliable affordance for gaining acceptable foods from acceptable social ways”. Regarding the wide outbreak of food insecurity and acne in Iran and with respect to the existence of relationship between these two factors and the fact that no studies are done on the relationship so far, the present study is conducted to determine the relationship between food insecurity, food reception, and acne in the individuals under study. The study was done on 70 women with acne and 70 intact women between 18 and 30 years of age in case-control form. Food receptions of individuals using 147-item questionnaire showed the quasi-quantitative frequency of food. General and socio-economic specifications and food security status were examined using the USDA public questionnaires of socio-economic factors and food security status of household. Statistical analyses were done by SPSS16. Food security and carbohydrate reception with high glycemic index were significantly higher in case group compared to test group (P<0.01).
ALIGNMENT OF A LARGE SPHERICAL NEAR-FIELD SCANNER USING A TRACKING LASER INTERFEROMETER

In this paper, we describe the process used to align a large spherical near-field test system. The probe positioner consists of a cantilevered arc design with a probe path radius of five meters and a scan angle of 180°. The AUT positioner consists of an MI Technologies Model 51230 azimuth positioner with a high-precision encoder. The system is aligned using an SMX Tracker 4000 tracking laser interferometer. Alignment into a spherical system is achieved by initially defining two cylindrical systems; a primary probe positioner based system and a secondary, AUT positioner based system. Sources of mechanical error in each of these systems are identified and techniques used to control these error sources are described.
Microwave induced pyrolysis of oil palm biomass by using layer microwave absorber in reverse flow double cylinder reactor

Empty fruit bunches (EFB), mesocarp fiber (MF) and oil palm shell (OPS) from oil palm biomass have undergone microwave pyrolysis with layer microwave absorber (MA) method by using reverse flow double cylinder reactor. Microwave pyrolysis has been carried out under fixed microwave power of 800W with parameters of temperatures (400-600°C) and MA loading percentages (30-50wt.%). The performance in terms of products yield and liquid product quality (phenolic compounds) has been studied. Results show that 500°C is the optimum temperature to produce highest liquid pyrolysis product yield for all the three types of oil palm biomass. At the optimum temperature, the highest liquid product yield was obtained at the MA loading percentage of 30wt. % for the case of MF and OPS, while 40wt. % for the case of EFB. The highest liquid product yields were recorded 37.02wt. %, 37.01wt. % and 37.96wt. % for the case of EFB, MF and OPS respectively. Besides, gas yield from EFB, MF and OPS at 500°C lie within the range of 22-34wt. %. Under the optimum temperature and MA loading percentages, total phenolic compound of GS-MS area 78.91% was obtained in the case of EFB while 75.41% and 81.75 % of GC-MS area for the case of MF and OPS.
Sex-determining region Y-box 2 ( SOX 2 ) expression predicts poor prognosis in human ovarian carcinoma

Sex-determining region Y-box 2 (SOX2) is proposed to be a key transcription factor in embryonic stem cells. The known roles of SOX2 in development and cell differentiation suggest that it is relevant to the aberrant growth of tumor cells. Thus, SOX2 may play an important role in tumor progression. However, its clinical significance in human ovarian carcinoma has been uncertain until recently. The aim of the present study was to clarify the clinical role of SOX2 expression in ovarian carcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining of 540 human ovarian carcinoma samples for SOX2 was performed using tissue microarray. The associations among SOX2 expression and clinical factors (diagnosis, tumor grade, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage, and response to chemotherapy), overall survival, and disease-free survival were analyzed. We observed SOX2 expression in 15% of the ovarian carcinoma samples. Use of the Fisher exact test suggested that SOX2 expression was associated with high-grade carcinoma (P = .009), especially high-grade serous carcinoma (P = .048); International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage (II-IV, P = .005); and malignant mixed müllerian tumors (P = .048). SOX2 expression was also associated with decreased disease-free survival durations (P = .035; log-rank test). Our results showed that SOX2 expression may be a potential marker of related to tumor recurrence, as implicated to its role in cancer stem cells.
Behaviors and Attributions for Relational Aggression Chinese Adolescents ' Social Status Goals : Associations with

This study examined two social status goals in relation to aggressive and prosocial behaviors as well as attributions for relational aggression among 477 (244 girls) Chinese early adolescents. Findings indicate that, after controlling for each other, the social preference goal was negatively related to selfreported overt aggression, and positively associated with prosocial behaviors as reported by self, peers, and teachers, whereas the popularity goal was not uniquely related to either aggressive or prosocial behaviors. Regarding attributions, adolescents with the popularity goal displayed a tendency to justify relational aggression by not attributing it to the aggressor’s characteristics (e.g., jealousy). In contrast, adolescents with the social preference goal were more likely to attribute relational aggression to the aggressor’s characteristics as well as neutral reasons. Findings of this study highlight the importance at DEPAUL UNIV LIBRARIES on May 30, 2012 yas.sagepub. com Downloaded from 2 Youth & Society XX(X) of investigating the social cognitive processes of peer status among adolescents.
Numerical Modeling of Lateral Response of Long Flexible Piles in Sand

The behavior of a steel pipe pile in sand subjected to lateral load is examined by finite element (FE) analysis. Threedimensional finite element analyses are performed for pure lateral load applied at 0.3m above the ground surface. The FE analyses are performed using the commercially available software package ABAQUS/Standard. The sand around the pile is modeled using a modified form of Mohr-Coulomb soil constitutive model. The modification involves the variation of mobilized angle of internal friction and dilation angle with plastic shear strain. The nonlinear variation of elastic modulus with mean effective stress is also considered in the present FE analyses. These important features of soil constitutive model have been implemented in ABAQUS/Standard using a user subroutine. Numerical analyses are also performed by using the LPILE software, which is based on the p-y curve. The FE and LPILE results are compared with the results of a full-scale test. It is shown that the FE analysis with modified Mohr-Coulomb soil model can successfully simulate better the response of a pile under lateral load. Comparing the numerical results with the full-scale test results some limitations of the p-y curve method are highlighted.
Police / Citizen Critical Incident : What is the Effect of the Incident on the Police Officer ?

This study focused on the prevalence of PTSD and PTSD-like symptoms in law enforcement professionals who experience critical incidents. First responders in general are being constantly exposed to critical incidents that lead to some type of trauma, mainly emotional and psychological trauma. Officers are constantly being scrutinized by the media and the public for their use-of-force incidents that occur while being under the scope of a camera or cell phone. This research examined the relationship between the years of experience officers had on the job and how they would be psychologically affected by a critical incident they had been involved in depending on the years of experience, as well as how an officer would be affected depending on the recentness of the critical incident. The research design employed written instruments including the Impact of Events Scale to measure the impact of a traumatic event and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist to assess and determine the present symptoms of PTSD. Participants were also asked to complete a brief demographic survey asking the type of critical incident, how long ago the incident occurred, and how many years of experience the participant had. Participants consisted of 22 sworn police officers from three agencies in California’s Central Valley. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences and there were unexpected findings in the relationship of years of experience officers had on the job and how they were impacted by a critical incident. There was also an unexpected finding on how the recentness of the incident impacted officers, which shows the need for future studies. The implications of this study include an increased awareness on recognizing symptoms of PTSD and how to treat PTSD among officers displaying symptoms. Also, a platform should be created among agencies providing officer training on how to seek treatment and recover from PTSD or PTSD-like symptoms as officers are often exposed to traumatic events that may lead to PTSD.
THE IMPACT OF USING COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS ( CAS ) IN FINANCIAL REPORTING AMONG SMES : SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SOUTH EASTERN REGION , SRI LANKA

Computerized accounting system plays a major role in improving the financial reporting among small medium business industries. It seems that small medium entrepreneurship has problems in presenting financial reports using computerized accounting system when compared with the other developed and developing countries in the South Eastern Region part of Sri Lanka. This study examines the impact of using computerized accounting systems (CAS) in financial reporting among SME in the South Eastern region in Sri Lanka. Further this study is based on a survey carried out among small and mediumsized entrepreneurships to determine the extent to which development and implementation of computerized accounting systems had taken place, and subsequently an analysis was made as to how much this introduction may impact on improvement in outcome indicators and productivity. The data were collected using questionnaires. The methodology espoused for this study is case study research approach for which the data gathered were respondents in South Eastern Region part of Sri Lanka were involved in this study. The study established that computerized accounting system had a great impact on quality of financial reports. The findings shows a strong significant positive relationship between the variables (r=0.741, p>0.000) which implies that computerized accounting system and financial reporting among SMEs in South Eastern region of Sri Lanka. Finally, this paper conclude that understanding the impact of using computerized accounting systems (CAS) in financial reporting is very significant to the small medium industries can make use of these information to advance appropriate strategies to present financial reports successfully in future.
EFFECT OF ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE OF MUCUS GLAND OF LAND SNAIL SPECIES KANDIL

Effect of acetylsalicylic acid, methomyl compound, abamectin bioinsecticide and the joint action of methomyl or abamectin with acetylsalicylic acid were determined on some biochemical parameters (alkaline, acid phosphatase, total protein, lipid and cholesterol) against two land snail species, Eobania vermiculata and Monacha obstructa under laboratory conditions. Snails were tested with LC50 of each tested compound and their mixture using contact technique. Results showed that the combination of acetylsalicylic acid and methomyl exhibited the highest effect on all biochemical parameters. The LC50 of acetylsalicylic acid caused desiccation and adhesive for snail body of both species. The histopathological effect of LC50 of acetylsalicylic acid on the tissues of mucus gland was studied in both snail species. It was partial as well as complete disappearance, necrosis and atrophy of mucus glandular tissue of E. vermiculata. While it caused focal necrosis especially underneath necroses destructed covering epithelium in association with degeneration in case of M. obstructa. Under field conditions, the high efficiency concentrations of tested compounds were tested as a spray. Results revealed that the combination of methomyl and acetylsalicylic acid enhanced the molluscicidal activity against both land snail species in harmony with the result under laboratory condition.