Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Participation in dance training in Finland : a study of motives and behavior regulation

Thesleff, Paula, 2013. Participation in dance training in Finland – A study of motives and behaviour regulation. Master Thesis in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Department of Sport Sciences. University of Jyvaskyla. 42 p. According to the self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985; 2000), motivation mediates the relationship between physical activity participation and well-being. In environments such as classical ballet that are highly controlling and competitive, intrinsic motives towards training and self-determined forms of behavior regulation are especially important. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to examine the various participation motives and behavior regulations of dance students. A secondary aim was to investigate group differences across age, competitive level and dance form. Altogether 103 dance students from three schools across Southern Finland completed the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS; Morris & Rogers, 2004) and the Behavior Regulations in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ; Lonsdale, Hodge & Rose, 2008). After initial data screening, the Cronbach’s alphas were calculated to check the internal consistencies of the subscales of the measurements, and Pearson correlation coefficient was analyzed to examine the inter-subscale correlations. Overall, the results revealed that dance students participate in dance for motives related to enjoyment, mastery and psychological condition, and that they are intrinsically motivated to participate. An independent-samples t-test was used to examine the group differences across age, and revealed significant differences: older dance students scored lower in PALMS mastery and competition/ego and higher in BRSQ amotivation than their younger counterparts. An ANOVA was used to investigate the group differences across competitive level but yielded no significant differences between any groups. An independent samples t-test revealed significant differences in participation motivation between dancers from different dance forms: ballet dancers’ participation motives were more related to competition/ego and less to enjoyment and psychological condition, and they scored higher in introjected behavior regulation compared to dancers from other dance forms. According to the tenets of the self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), the findings of the study implicate that overall, the participation motivation of dance students facilitates optimal adaptation to training in the competitive setting of dance. However, in order to avoid drop-out with age, and facilitate dancers’ well-being in the long run, a task-involving and autonomy-supportive environment is relevant, especially in such dance settings like ballet where requirements are extreme.
Celebrity Profiling

Celebrities are among the most prolific users of social media, promoting their personas and rallying followers. This activity is closely tied to genuine writing samples, which makes them worthy research subjects in many respects, not least profiling. With this paper we introduce the Webis Celebrity Corpus 2019. For its construction the Twitter feeds of 71,706 verified accounts have been carefully linked with their respective Wikidata items, crawling both. After cleansing, the resulting profiles contain an average of 29,968 words per profile and up to 239 pieces of personal information. A cross-evaluation that checked the correct association of Twitter account and Wikidata item revealed an error rate of only 0.6%, rendering the profiles highly reliable. Our corpus comprises a wide cross-section of local and global celebrities, forming a unique combination of scale, profile comprehensiveness, and label reliability. We further establish the state of the art’s profiling performance by evaluating the winning approaches submitted to the PAN gender prediction tasks in a transfer learning experiment. They are only outperformed by our own deep learning approach, which we also use to exemplify celebrity occupation prediction for the first time.
On some nonlinear inverse problems in elasticity

In this paper, we make a review of some inverse problems in elasticity, in statics and dynamics, in acoustics, thermoelasticity and viscoelasticity. Crack inverse problems have been solved in closed form, by considering a nonlinear variational equation provided by the reciprocity gap functional. This equation involves the unknown geometry of the crack and the boundary data. It results from the symmetry lost between current fields and adjoint fields which is related to their support. The nonlinear equation is solved step by step by considering linear inverse problems. The normal to the crack plane, then the crack plane and finally the geometry of the crack, defined by the support of the crack displacement discontinuity, are determined explicitly. We also consider the problem of a volumetric defect viewed as the perturbation of a material constant in elastic solids which satisfies the nonlinear Calderon’s equation. The nonlinear problem reduces to two successive ones: a source inverse problem and a Volterra integral equation of the first kind. The first problem provides information on the inclusion geometry. The second one provides the magnitude of the perturbation. The geometry of the defect in the nonlinear case is obtained in closed form and compared to the linearized Calderon’s solution. Both geometries, in linearized and nonlinear cases, are found to be the same.
AMMI , Stability and GGE Biplot Analysis of Durum Wheat Grain Yield for Genotypes Tested under Some Optimum and High Moisture Areas of Ethiopia

The objective of this study was to examine the presence and type of genotype by environment interaction, evaluate the stability of the genotypes and to visualize the relation among test locations and genotypes using Additive Main effect and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI) and genotype + genotype by environment (GGE) biplot analyses. The study includes twenty genotypes tested at seven locations using randomized complete block design with four replications during 2011/12 season. Genotype by environment interaction was examined using AMMI analysis and GGE biplot analysis. Stability of genotypes was also evaluated using cultivar superiority measure and Wricke’s ecovalence. AMMI analysis showed significant (P<0.001) effects of genotype, location and genotype by location interaction on grain yield. Location, genotype and genotype by location interaction, respectively accounted 73.5%, 1.8% and 6.8% of the variation in grain yield. The GEI in the current analysis was a cross-over type whereby a change in the ranking of genotypes was observed across the test environments. The mean squares of the first and the second interaction principal component axis was respectively highly significant (P<0.001) and significant (P=0.01). Hence, AMMI model with the first two IPCA was the best predictive model. The stability analysis using the parametric stability measures revealed that there were some stable genotypes with above average grain yield which could be promising candidate for release. The GGE biplot analyses revealed that the first and the second principal component explained 45.94% and 28.14% of the GGESS, respectively. On the ‘which won where pattern’ of the biplot, the test locations could be grouped in to two mega environments. Thus, mega environment-1 represented by the best performer genotype; Drought-tolerance (1/48)-off/14/2009, in terms of grain yield and which contributed significantly to the GEI included four of the seven locations whereas mega environment-2 by Drought-tolerance (1/48)-off/3/2009 represented two locations. Among the test locations Angacha and Arsi Robe were the most discriminating locations of the genotypes, while Hossana was the least and should not be included as a representative test location.
Testing-the-Limits and the Study of Adult Age Differences in Cognitive Plasticity of a Mnemonic Skill

Investigated the range and limits of cognitive reserve capacity as a general approach to the under- standing of age differences in cognitive functioning. Testing-the-limits is proposed as a research strategy. Data are reported from 2 training studies involving old (65 to 83 years old) and young adults (19 to 29 years old). The training, designed to engineer an expertise in serial word recall, involved instruction and practice in the Method of Loci. Substantial plasticity was evident in pretest to posttest comparisons. Participants raised their serial word recall several times above that of pretest baseline. Age-differential limits in reserve capacity were evident in amount of training gain but not in responses to conditions of increased test difficulty (speeded stimulus presentation). Group differences were magnified by the training to such a degree that age distributions barely overlapped at posttests. Testing-the-limits offers promise in terms of understanding the extent and nature of cognitive plasticity. Developmental Psychology
The Family Environment Assessment: Study of the Use of the EC-HOME in a Brazilian Sample

The family environment may impact child development. However, investigating the family environment in Brazil can be a challenge due to the lack of appropriate instruments. To systematize the study of family environment the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory (HOME) was developed. The executive functions (EF), important for the control of thinking, behavior and emotion are among the skills affected by variables of the family environment. This study investigated reliability and validity evidences of the Brazilian Early Childhood version of the HOME (EC-HOME). Participants were 63 preschoolers (M=4.41y, SD=0.66), and their respective families. Children were evaluated in EF tasks. Parents responded to an identifi cation and socioeconomic status (SES) questionnaire. Home visits were conducted to apply the EC-HOME, with independent scoring by two evaluators for 20 of them. There was a high interrater agreement and satisfactory Cronbach’s alpha coeffi cient for the total scale. Correlation analysis suggested that the domains of the HOME contain relatively independent contents of the family context. Signifi cant correlations of the HOME domains with SES variables, as well as with children performance in EF tasks, were found. Findings provided some preliminary evidences of validity and reliability of the EC-HOME in a Brazilian sample.
Residual Effects of Glyphosate Herbicide in Ecological Restoration

This study assesses the risks in ecological restoration arising from transplanting into soil containing glyphosate residues. Four Australian restoration species were grown for 60 days in nonadsorbing media treated continuously with glyphosate to establish threshold concentrations for damage. Visual signs of injury were observed in three species, and severe effects on root growth in all species, at solution concentrations as low as 18 mg/L. Only the perennial grass Themeda sp. died at this concentration, with other species surviving at concentrations in the range 36–360 mg/L, beyond which all plants died. Fourteen days exposure followed by removal of glyphosate from root media produced similar effects. Field and glasshouse experiments with the relatively tolerant tree species Angophora costata showed that application rates in the range 10–50 L/ha of herbicide product (360 g/L) would be needed to sustain damage to young plants transplanted into soil typical of local restoration sites. The volume of spray delivered using a hand‐operated sprayer varied between operators by 5‐ and 10‐fold to complete the same tasks, at the high end presenting a potential risk to the most tolerant species under field conditions, even when spray concentrations follow label instructions. For all but the most sensitive species, the risk of glyphosate residues in ecological restoration should be minimized by training operators of unregulated applicators to deliver controlled volumes of herbicide when spot spraying prior to transplanting.
B 97 , 064416 ( 2018 ) Functional renormalization group approach to SU ( N ) Heisenberg models : Momentum-space renormalization group for the large-N limit

In frustrated magnetism, making a stringent connection between microscopic spin models and macroscopic properties of spin liquids remains an important challenge. A recent step towards this goal has been the development of the pseudofermion functional renormalization group approach (pf-FRG) which, building on a fermionic parton construction, enables the numerical detection of the onset of spin liquid states as temperature is lowered. In this work, focusing on the SU(N ) Heisenberg model at large N , we extend this approach in a way that allows us to directly enter the low-temperature spin liquid phase, and to probe its character. Our approach proceeds in momentum space, making it possible to keep the truncation minimalistic, while also avoiding the bias introduced by an explicit decoupling of the fermionic parton interactions into a given channel. We benchmark our findings against exact mean-field results in the large-N limit, and show that even without prior knowledge the pf-FRG approach identifies the correct mean-field decoupling channel. On a technical level, we introduce an alternative finite temperature regularization scheme that is necessitated to access the spin liquid ordered phase. In a companion paper [Buessen et al., Phys. Rev. B 97, 064415 (2018)] we present a different set of modifications of the pf-FRG scheme that allow us to study SU(N ) Heisenberg models (using a real-space RG approach) for arbitrary values of N , albeit only up to the phase transition towards spin liquid physics.
Effects of superstructure environment on galaxy groups

We analyse properties of galaxy groups and their dependence on the large-scale environment as defined by superstructures. We find that group‐galaxy cross‐correlations depend only on group properties regardless the groups reside in superstructures. This indicates that the total galaxy density profile around groups is independent of the global environment. At a given global luminosity, a proxy to group total mass, groups have a larger stellar mass content by a factor 1.3, a relative excess independent of the group luminosity. Groups in superstructures have 40 per cent higher velocity dispersions and systematically larger minimal enclosing radii. We also find that the stellar population of galaxies in groups in superstructures is systematically older as infered from the galaxy spectra Dn4000 parameter. Although the galaxy number density profile of groups is independent of environment, the star‐formation rate and stellar mass profile of the groups residing in superstructures differs from groups elsewhere. For groups residing in superstructures, the combination of a larger stellar mass content and star‐formation rate produces a larger time‐scale for star formation regardless the distance to the group center. Our results provide evidence that groups in superstructures formed earlier than elsewhere, as expected in the assembly bias scenario.
Association of Awareness about Hepatitis C Infection with Patterns of Health Seeking Behavior among Hepatitis C Patients in Karachi, Pakistan

Background: Hepatitis C infection is one of the significant causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. In Pakistan, hepatitis C infection rate is 4.8%, which is the second highest prevalence rate among all developing countries. This study aimed to identify the association between awareness about hepatitis C infection and pattern of health seeking behavior among patients living with hepatitis C in Karachi, Pakistan. Â Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 250 hepatitis C patients who were recruited from the Aga Khan University Hospital and the Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan between March and May 2013. Data were collected through a modified questionnaire on â€˜awareness about hepatitis C and patterns of health seeking behavior among hepatitis C patientsâ€™. Â Results: We did not find any association between participantsâ€™ awareness of hepatitis C infection and their primary contact with a health care provider. However, this study found that only half of the study participants (52%) had correct knowledge of hepatitis C. The patterns of health seeking behavior showed that a majority of the study participants approached a medical doctor (n=368), followed by spiritual healers (n=206), and a few participants approached traditional healers (n=39) and homeopaths (n=11). Â Conclusions: The study did not find any association between the patientsâ€™ level of awareness about hepatitis C infection and their primary contact with health care providers. However, it has been found that patterns of health seeking behavior are strongly related to the patientsâ€™ cultural practices and beliefs, which affect their choice of health care providers. This study has provided a basis for planning interventional studies aimed at improving patientsâ€™ level of awareness about hepatitis C and their health seeking behavior.
Risk Factors in the Returns for Banks in the

The thesis applies and extends the Fama French 3-factor model on public banks in the European Union by using data from 2007 to 2013. Market excess return has similar signicance as it does in Fama and French (1993), while SMB and HML perform less well than expected, particularly for smaller banks, suggesting that additional factors might be needed to fully explain the returns, particularly for the smaller banks. The three-factor model is extended by adding two factors formed on book leverage and net interest margin, where the later is special for the banking sector. The statistical tests indicate that both of these factors might be potentially useful risk factors in explaining stock returns as well.
Bovine Hypodermosis in the Maghreb : Sero-epidemiological Study in Algeria by Indirect ELISA

During May-July 2014, a total of 837 cattle serum samples were collected from 4 departments in northern Algeria and tested for the presence of anti-Hypoderma antibodies by indirect ELISA. Warble counts and some intrinsic (age, breed, sex) and extrinsic factors (location, husbandry system) were also considered. The overall seroprevalence by indirect ELISA was 49.8%, whereas by clinical inspection only 25.7% of the animals were infested. Except for the sex, all the factors included in the study were significantly associated with seroprevalence. The husbandry system was identified as the factor with more influence in seroprevalence, so cattle kept under extensive (79%) or semi-extensive (50.6%) husbandry systems have 74.10 and 18.13 more risk than those under an intensive system (5.8%), respectively. Both the seroprevalence and the intensity of infection are inversely related with the age of the animals. So, the youngest animals (˂3 years) are less frequently infested but display the highest intensities of infection. The seroprevalence detected in northern Algeria reflects a high exposition of cattle to Hypoderma spp. To minimize the economic losses due to this myiasis it is essential to establish control programs based on serological surveillance prior to the administration of macrocyclic lactones.
Effects of Coconut Husk and Corn Cob as Fillers in Flexible Polyurethane Foam

The effects of local materials as fillers incorporated into the flexible polyether foam recipes were investigated. The fillers; coconut husk and corn cob of mesh sizes of 150 µm respectively were mixed in the ratio of 50:50. Varying percentages of the mixed fillers, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% were mixed with polyether foam recipes in the appropriate formulations and physico-mechanical tests were carried out on the samples. Density and compression set showed an increasing trend with increase in the filler. Elongation at break and tensile strength showed a decrease in the value as the filler load was increasing. Hardness showed a slight random variation in the value as the filler load increased. Thermal conductivity also showed a decrease in its value as the filler load increased that means it can serve as a fire retardant. All these properties were compared to a controlled sample (sample without filler). These fillers can be used in the production of polyurethane foams since they are organic materials, thus they can enhance the biodegradability of polyurethane products and be use also as flame retardants.
Regional shortening fabrics in eastern North America: Far‐field stress transmission from the Appalachian‐Ouachita Orogenic Belt

Paleozoic carbonates of cratonic eastern North America comprise the footwall of the Appalachian-Ouachita fold-and-thrust belt and contain a layer-parallel shortening (lps) fabric that is preserved by mechanically twinned calcite. Shortening directions are generally parallel to the Appalachian-Ouachita thrust-transport direction in carbonates of the thrust belt proper (restored width ∼400 km) and within carbonates up to 1700 km into the foreland, giving a pre-thrusting sedimentary prism ∼2100 km wide through which compressive orogenic stresses were transmitted. The shortening strain magnitudes (<6%) and the inferred calcite twinning differential stress magnitudes (<90 MPa) decrease exponentially away from the orogenic front. Calcite twinning strain patterns in other adjacent tectonic provinces, such as the Grenville, Laramide, Keweenawan Rift, and Newark Basin, are distinct from the twinning strains preserved in the cratonic Paleozoic carbonates. (Appalachian orogen, far-field stresses, calcite microstructures).
Computational Analysis of Historical Documents : An Application to Italian War Bulletins in World War I and II

World War (WW) I and II represent crucial landmarks in the history on mankind: They have affected the destiny of whole generations and their consequences are still alive throughout Europe. In this paper we present an ongoing project to carry out a computational analysis of Italian war bulletins in WWI and WWII, by applying state-of-the-art tools for NLP and Information Extraction. The annotated texts and extracted information will be explored with a dedicated Web interface, allowing for multidimensional access and exploration of historical events through space and time.
Colour removal from aqueous solutions by adsorption

Dyes are used in various sectors like textile, paper and dyeing industries which discharge hazardous coloured dye effluents. The ability of heterogeneous mixture of alumina and clay (1:2) to remove the colour of dyes has been investigated. It was found that low adsorbate concentration, small particle size of adsorbent, temperature 25°C and pH 7.2 of the medium favour the removal of dye from aqueous solution. The dynamics of adsorbate transport from bulk to the solid phase has been studied at different temperatures. The applicability of Langmuir isotherm suggests the formation of monolayer coverage of dye molecules on the outer interface of the adsorbent. The thermodynamic studies of dye-alumina clay system indicates spontaneous and exothermic nature of the process.