Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Multi-Faceted Training Focused on Spiritual Parenting to Mothers on Promoting Spirituality of Overweight Children

Background: Growing evidences show that the successful treatment of pediatric obesity requires consideration not only of medical issues but also of psychological and social environmental and familial factors. Special emphasis is given to the psychological and spiritual aspects of pediatric obesity in the context of a holistic perspective. In this regard this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of multi-faceted training focused on spiritual parenting to mothers on promoting spirituality of overweight children. Methods: In this study, 48 volunteer (24 boy students and 24 their mothers) eligible to exclude-include criteria were selected and randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. An orientation session was held to explain the research goals and intervention. The experimental group trained, 90 minutes sessions weekly for 3 months (10 sessions), but control group did not receive any intervention. Prior to and after Training, all participant completed demographic information questionnaire and then children completed religiosity and spirituality scale for youth (rassy) scale and childrens' BMI were measured. Data analysis with 22th version of SPSS was done. Results: Data analysis with applying one-way and multivariate analysis of covariance ( ancova and mancova) revealed that Multi-faceted training focused on spiritual parenting could significantly promote the total score and faith-based coping and religious social support/activities but BMI were decreased significantly (P<0.05). Conclusions: The results showed that the multi-faceted training focused on spiritual parenting to mothers leads to promotion of spirituality scores of children with overweight. Also, it seems that the body mass index (BMI) will be reduced. This study demonstrated that spiritual parenting benefits are similar to the dietary restriction and physical activity. And it can cause weight loss and enhance spirituality in children.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIALOGUE JOURNALS IN IMPROVING THE SKILL IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXTS

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of dialogue journals technique in improving students’ skill in writing narrative texts. The subjects were the year-12 of IPA students of MAN 3 Malang in the academic year 2008-2009. This study involved two intact groups of students. The experimental group was given weekly journal writing, while the control group followed the regular writing. At the end of the treatment, a writing test on narrative was assigned and the students’ works were scored using ESL Composition Profile. The result of analysis using ANCOVA indicated that not all of the mean score of writing components of the two groups were significantly different. However, the mean score of holistic aspects was significantly different. Besides, students’ responses showed a positive evaluation on the implementation of dialogue journals technique. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk meneliti keefektifan teknik dialogue journal dalam meningkatkan keterampilan siswa menulis teks naratif. Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XII IPA MAN 3 Malang tahun pelajaran 2008-2009. Penelitian ini melibatkan dua kelompok siswa. Kelompok eksperimen diminta untuk menulis dan mengumpulkan jurnal tiap pekan sementara kelompok control tetap mengikuti pelajaran menulis seperti biasa. Pada akhir perlakuan, kedua kelompok siswa diminta menulis teks naratif yang kemudian dinilai menggunakan ESL Composition Profile. Setelah dianalisa menggunakan ANCOVA, hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa tidak semua nilai rerata dari tiap komponen menulis kedua kelompok berbeda secara signifikan. Akan tetapi, nilai rerata aspek secara keseluruhan berbeda secara signifikan. Disamping itu, siswa menanggapi positif terhadap penggunaan teknik dialogue journal. How to Cite : Mukti, A. (2016). The Effectiveness of Dialogue Journals in Improving the Skill in Writing Narrative Texts. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 3 (1), 1-14 doi:10.15408/ijee.v3i1. 4064 Permalink/ DOI : http://dx.doi. org/10.15408/ijee.v3i1. 4064
Threshold Effects of the Public Capital Productivity: an International Panel Smooth Transition Approach

Using a nonlinear panel data model, we examine the threshold effects in the productivity of the public capital stocks for a panel of 21 OECD countries observed over 1965-2001. Using the so-called "augmented production function" approach, we estimate various specifications of a Panel Smooth Threshold Regression (PSTR) model recently developed by Gonzalez, Terasvirta and Van Dijk (2004). One of our main results is the existence of strong threshold effects in the relationship between output and private and public inputs: whatever the transition mechanism specified, tests strongly reject the linearity assumption. Moreover, this model allows cross-country heterogeneity and time instability of the productivity without specification of an ex-ante classification over individuals. Consequently, it is possible to give estimates of productivity coefficients for both private and public capital stocks at any time and for all the countries. Finally we proposed estimates of individual time varying elasticities that are much more reasonable than those previously published.
The Internal Rate of Return Approach and the AIRR Paradigm: A Refutation and a Corroboration

This article shows that the internal rate of return (IRR) approach is unreliable and that the recently introduced average internal rate of return (AIRR) model constitutes the basis for an alternative theoretical paradigm of rate of return. To this end, we divide the paper into two parts: a pars destruens and a pars construens. In the “destructive” part, we present a compendium of 18 flaws associated with the IRR approach. In the “constructive” part, we construct the alternative approach from four (independent) economic intuitions and put the paradigm to the test by showing that it does not suffer from any of the flaws previously investigated. We also show how the IRR, as a rate of return, is absorbed into the new approach.
Phytophagous mites on genetically modified maize with Bacillus thuringiensis genes.

ABSTRACT: The study of non-target organisms such as mites, can provide information about the possible effects of transgenic maize cultivars on the arthropod community. This study aimed to evaluate the abundance of phytophagous mites in the area of Bt maize and evaluate the instantaneous population growth rate, and food preference of phytophagous mites on Bt maize. We registered the species occurrence and the number of adult mite individuals on four maize cultivars, one non-Bt 30F35, and three containing the proteins Cry1Ab (30F35 Yg), Cry1F (30F35 Hx) and Vip3a (Impacto Viptera). Cry proteins disrupt the midgut epithelium of insect pests. The food preference and instantaneous population growth rate (ri) were evaluated using the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae as model. The species Catarhinus tricholaenae and Aceria zeala were recorded. The Bt maize cultivars did not significantly affect the average number of C. tricholaenae and A. zeala mites compared to conventional cultivar. The population growth rates of T. urticae were similar for the different maize cultivars. T. urticae showed no preference between the leaf of Bt or conventional cultivars. Bt maize did not affect the abundance of species in phytophagous mite. Key words: plant defense, Non-target organisms, Genetically modified organisms Bt protein, Diptilomiopidae, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae. RESUMO: O estudo de organismos nao-alvo, tais como acaros, pode fornecer informacoes sobre os possiveis efeitos de cultivares de milho transgenico na comunidade de artropodos. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a abundância de acaros fitofagos na area de milho Bt e avaliar a taxa de crescimento populacional instantânea e preferencia alimentar de acaros fitofagos em milho Bt. Registramos a ocorrencia de especies e numero de individuos adultos de acaros em quatro cultivares de milho, um nao-Bt 30F35, e tres contendo a proteina Cry1Ab (30F35 Yg), Cry1F (30F35 Hx) e VIP3A (Impacto Viptera). A preferencia alimentar e taxa instantânea de crescimento populacional foram avaliadas utilizando femeas adultas do acaro-rajado Tetranychus urticae. As especies Catarhinus tricholaenae e Aceria zeala foram registradas. As cultivares de milho Bt nao afetaram significativamente o numero medio de acaros C. tricholaenae e A. zeala em relacao ao cultivar convencional. As taxas de crescimento populacional de T. urticae foram similares para os diferentes cultivares. T. urticae nao mostrou preferencia entre a folha de milho Bt ou cultivares convencionais. Sugere-se, entao, que o milho Bt nao afeta a abundância de especies, preferencia alimentar e taxa de crescimento de acaros fitofagos.
EFFECT OF MACROPHYTE SPECIES ON SUBSURFACE FLOW WETLAND PERFORMANCE IN COLD CLIMATE

Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSCW) allows organic matter and nitrogen removal of fish farm effluent prior to streams discharge. The effect of macrophyte species on HSSCW efficiency was tested in ten units in a greenhouse experiment, in summer and winter. Eight units were individually planted with Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia, Phalaris arundinacea and Calamagrostis canadensis (two units per species) and the remaining two units were left unplanted. The units were fed with a reconstituted effluent made from trout farm sludge. The sludge was diluted to obtain an average of 15 g COD/m2/d, 3 g BOD5/m2/d, 6 g TSS/m2/d, 0.50 g N/m2/d, 0.15 gP/m2/d and a resulting hydraulic loading of 3 cm/m2/d. Water quality was analysed in summer 2002 and winter 2003 for COD, BOD, TSS, TNK, NH4+, NO2- + NO3-, TP and o-PO4. Planted units were at least 5% more efficient in pollutant removal than unplanted units in summer and at least 10% in winter. The increase in removal efficiency for planted units was small, mainly because of the low loading conditions of the fish farm effluent. TKN (96% in summer and 88% in winter) and COD (96% in summer) removal were more efficient for Phragmites and Typha, the two species with large rhizomes. Phalaris was more efficient than the others with COD and BOD removal at 95% in winter. Calamagrostis was the least efficient species, with the largest difference being for winter nutrient removal. It was also the species with the lowest belowground: aboveground biomass ratio, around 0.25 compared to above 2 for Typha. Units planted with macrophytes with large belowground biomass showed less seasonal variability.
Salary and Decision Making: Relationship Between Pay and Focus on Financial Profitability and Prosociality in an Organizational Context

This investigation examined the relationship between organizationally based financial incentives and a focus on profit vs. prosociality during decision making. Participants were 84 managers from a Fortune 200 corporation. Managers read a vignette containing a dilemma and freely generated issues that they considered important in resolving the dilemma. These responses were coded for their inclusion on 3 dimensions: financial profitability, well-being of nonpowerful stakeholders, and legal culpability. The results demonstrated that salary level predicted an increased focus on the dimension related to financial profitability and decreased focus on the dimensions of prosociality and legal concerns. Implications of these findings and future directions for research are discussed.
Efficacy of the entomopathogenic nematodes and their based-product on some species of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Egypt

The infectivity of three Egyptian Heterorhabditid nematode species Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Poinar), Heterorhabditis indica (Poinar) and Heterorhabditis baujardi (Poinar) ( Rhabditida : Heterorhabdilidae) and one imported Steinernematid species, Steinernema abbasi (Elawad) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidea) were evaluated against preadult of the citrus mealybug Planococcus citri (Risso) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and adult of Egyptian mealybug Icerya aegyptiaca (Douglas) (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) under laboratory conditions. Also, laboratory and semifield evaluation of the efficiency of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) alone or mixed with wax remover Oleyl-polypeptide, against adults and nymphs of the mealybug Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) were carried out. Nematode reproduction in their cadavers were detected. Moreover, the effect of Steinernema carpocapsae alone or with medical additive (Docusate Sodium) comparing with Super Misrona oil were studied on the grape mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) . Three methods of formulation of Egyptian entomopathogenic nematodes were tested for their effectiveness on H. bacteriophora and S. carpocapsae. These formulations are water-dispersible granules (WDG), Calcium alginate geland infected cadavers. The infectivity of the formulated nematodes was tested against I. aegyptiaca adults.
Intersecting and merging pedestrian crowd flows under panic conditions: insights from biological entities

Planning public buildings for emergencies following natural or manmade disasters is a great challenge. Many different forms of complex pedestrian crowd behaviours that could be critical under panic conditions can be identified in major public infrastructures. Under normal conditions, researchers have observed moving patterns such as turning movements at the corners merging and crossing of different pedestrians' streams. Although previous crowd disasters in the past have highlighted that the interactions of these different movements is crucial in panic there are no comprehensive studies aimed at understanding and capturing these phenomena under panic conditions. Understanding these phenomena and being able to capture them in a robust model is a challenging task but is also a significant opportunity for research given the international demand for models of this type. Recently some preliminary experiments were conducted at Monash University with ants to understand how crowds behave in complex situations, such as crossing and merging phenomena, under panic. In this paper we describe how those data from non-human biological can be used to study these complex manoeuvres. The experimental results show that intersecting and merging flows can impede the outflow of the individuals creating delays in the egress.
A Reexamination of Earnings Persistence on the Incremental Value Relevance of Earnings Levels and Earnings Changes

This study reexaminesthe role of earnings persistence as to understand the incremental value relevance of earnings levels and earnings changes in explaining stock returns in the stock market of U.S. The results show that earnings levels and earnings changes together provide the higher value relevant information than each earnings variable alone in explaining stock returns. An increase in earnings persistence, approximated by different time-serial and firm-specific measures, puts more (less) value relevant weight on earning changes (levels). However, the complementary value relevance between earnings levels and earnings changes is somehow weak, implying that a possibly deteriorating valuation role for earnings levels and earnings changes may occur in the recent years for the U.S. stock market.
Do Foreign Aid and Globalization Affect Health in Developing Countries

Health plays a crucial role for human development. Therefore, foreign aid is often directed to combat ill-health in the developing world. At the same time, globalization is a strong force that may aect health through various channels. But the two factors may also be interrelated. In this paper, I analyze the relationship between foreign aid, globalization, and health by estimating a xed eects panel data model over 93 aid recipient countries between 1970 and 2009. As an important extension to previous studies, I include an interaction term of the two variables that turns out to be highly signicant. In addition, I investigate what the relationship looks like for three dierent dimensions of globalization (economic, social, and political). The correlation between aid and health is negative at high levels of overall globalization. Overall globalization is positive for health at low levels of aid. The relationship is similar when looking at economic and social globalization. For the social dimension, though, lower levels of globalization generates a positive correlation between aid and health and high levels of aid leads to a negative relationship between social globalization and health. Political globalization is positively related to health at all levels of aid, but the interaction eect is insignicant. A battery of sensitivity analyses suggests that the results are fairly stable toward specication and sample alterations.
PRODUCTIVITY OF A SILVOPASTORAL SYSTEM UNDER INTENSIVE MIXED SPECIES GRAZING BY CATTLE AND SHEEP

The presence of forage trees in pastures enhances yield and nutritional quality of forage available for animal feeding. We assessed forage yield and nutritional quality, and weight gain of cattle and sheep foraging in a silvopastoral system containing Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. and the grasses Digitaria eriantha Stent (cv. Pangola), Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf (cv. Insurgentes) and Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K. Simon & S.W. L. Jacobs (cv. Tanzania), during three seasons (windy, dry and rainy) in two grazing treatments: 1) mixed species grazing by four to five Criollo Lechero Tropical heifers and six female Pelibuey lambs, and 2) simple species grazing by 12 female Pelibuey lambs. Weight gain was greater (P<0.05) in mixed (444.4 kg ha-1 year-1) than in simple grazing (321.7 kg ha-1 year-1). Forage availability was higher in the G. ulmifolia-D. eriantha association (21.6 ton MS ha-1 ano-1) than in the other tree-grass associations. G. ulmifolia, D. eriantha and the association between them yielded more crude protein than other species and associations, and the highest crude protein content was observed during the windy season. It was concluded that the G. ulmifolia-D. eriantha association was the best of the evaluated associations and that mixed species grazing produced more meat per unit area per year.
The Effect of Iron, Zinc and Organic Fertilizer on Yield of Chickpea (Cicer artietinum L.) in Mediterranean Climate

JANMOHAMMADI MOHSEN, ABDOLI HEDAYAT, SABAGHNIA NASER, ESMAILPOUR MOHAMMAD, AGHAEI AHMAD. 2018. The Effect Of Iron, Zinc and Organic Fertilizer on Yield of Chickpea(Cicer Artietinum L.) in Mediterranean Climate. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 66(1): 0049 – 0060. Chickpea is one the most important legume crops in Mediterranean semi‐arid regions and its sustainable production strongly depends on the nutrient management and water availability. Soils of these regions generally have high pH, and low organic matter, which reduce the availability of micronutrients and led to multi‐micronutrient deficiencies. For estimating the effect of integrated application of different levels of organic fertilizer (zero, 20 t ha‐1, 40 t ha‐1) and micronutrient fertilizers (Zn, Fe) on agronomic traits and yield components of chickpea, an experiment was carried out at the highland semi‐arid regions in Piranshahr district (36° 40ʹ N, 45° 08ʹ E; 1840 m). Assessment of phenological development revealed that plants grown under control condition (no‐organic and micronutrients fertilizer) had a significantly slower development. Assessment of agronomic characteristics showed that application of micronutrients fertilizer substantially increased plant height, first pod height, canopy width, number of the seed, seed weight, economic and biological yield compared to control condition. By increasing the application rate of organic fertilizer its positive effects became more impressive on growth and yield component. The best growth performance was recorded by integrated application of 40 t ha‐1 organic fertilizer and micronutrients fertilizers. However, there was no significant difference between fertilizer of Fe and Zn. Overall, the results indicated that the studied site is facing with micronutrient deficiencies and application organic fertilizer can noticeably improve the efficiency of micronutrients fertilizer. A quick and supplementary approach is therefore required for remedy of both Zn and Fe deficiencies in the short term. The finding showed that a substantial yield improvement is possible by integrated application of organic and micronutrient fertilizer.
EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL MAGNESIUM ON TEMPORARY THRESHOLD SHIFT: DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS

Leonard, Jenifer, Audiology Doctoral Project, University of South Florida, July, 2003. Effects of supplemental magnesium on temporary threshold shift: Distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Previous studies have shown that supplemental magnesium administered prior to exposure to noise has an alleviating effect on temporary threshold shift (TTS). These studies have only used audiometric thresholds to demonstrate changes in the auditory system. However, to help determine the effects on outer hair cells (OHCs), a more sensitive measure should be used. The purpose of this study was to determine if supplemental magnesium administration prior to noise exposure has a beneficial effect on acoustic overexposure using a double-blind research design. This was determined by measuring distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) to determine any changes in cochlear OHC function. DPOAE amplitude and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurements were analyzed for two groups of twenty participants (an experimental group and a control group). The experimental group received 150 mg of magnesium gluconate one hour prior to noise exposure. The control group received a placebo pill that was identical in appearance to the magnesium pill. Following noise exposure, the greatest changes in DPOAE amplitude and SNR occurred for the frequencies that were one-half to one octave above the frequency of the stimuli used. The greatest changes in DPOAE measurements were present immediately post TTS-inducing stimulus, with only slight changes present after 30 minutes and no difference between 30 minutes and 60 minutes post-exposure. These results were the same for both groups. It was concluded that this dosage of supplemental magnesium had no apparent protective effect on DPOAEs following intense noise exposure.
BÖTE Bölümü Öğretmen Adaylarının Ders Çalışma Yaklaşımlarının İncelenmesi ve Akademik Başarıya Etkisi

Bu caliĢmanin amaci, Bilgisayar ve Ogretim Teknolojileri Egitimi (BOTE) bolumu ogretmen adaylarinin, ders caliĢma yaklaĢimlarinin ceĢitli degiĢkenler acisindan incelenmesi ve akademik baĢarilari ile arasindaki iliĢkinin araĢtirilmasidir. CaliĢmanin verileri 186 ogretmen adayindan elde edilmiĢtir. Ogretmen adaylarinin sinif duzeyleri ve cinsiyetleri ile ogrenme yaklaĢimlari arasinda istatistiksel olarak anlamli bir farklilik olup olmadigi ve ogrenme yaklaĢimlarinin akademik baĢarilarini etkileyip etkilemedigi araĢtirilmiĢtir. AraĢtirma sonuclari; BOTE Bolumu ogretmen adaylarinin buyuk cogunlugunun (%78,5) derin ders caliĢma yaklaĢimini, az bir kisminin ise (%21,5) yuzeysel ders caliĢma yaklaĢimini tercih ettigini gostermektedir. Cinsiyet ve sinif duzeyi degiĢkenleri ogretmen adaylarinin derin ders caliĢma yaklaĢimlari uzerinde anlamli bir farklilik gostermezken yuzeysel ders caliĢma yaklaĢimlari cinsiyet degiĢkenine gore anlamli bir farklilik gostermiĢtir. Ayrica araĢtirma sonuclari; ogretmen adaylarinin derin ders caliĢma yaklaĢimi ortalama puanlari ile akademik baĢari puanlari arasinda duĢuk duzeyde, pozitif ve anlamli bir iliĢki, yuzeysel ders caliĢma yaklaĢimi ortalama puanlari ile akademik baĢari puanlari arasinda ise duĢuk duzeyde, negatif ve anlamli bir iliĢki oldugunu gostermektedir.