Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Pennsylvania State University The Graduate School College of the Liberal Arts PROPOSED SPECIFIC FACTORS FOR GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER WITHIN THE INTEGRATIVE HIERARCHICAL MODEL OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

Since its first appearance in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III, 1980), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has provided challenges to the discriminative validity of the mood and anxiety disorders. Although the removal of autonomic symptoms from the diagnostic criteria for GAD in DSM-IV helped to increase the diagnostic reliability from a range of . 27 (Mannuzza et al., 1989) to . 56 (Williams et al., 1992) based on DSMIII-R criteria and . 67 based on DSM-IV criteria (Brown, Di Nardo, Lehman, & Campbell, 2001), some researchers have expressed concern that this distinction further confuses the boundary between GAD and mood disorders (Clark & Watson, 1991; Brown et al., 1995). It has been argued that though the removal of these symptoms from the diagnostic criteria improved the overall reliability of GAD, as well as the discriminative validity of GAD in relation to the other anxiety disorders, the overlap with depressive disorders and the discriminative difficulties therein still remain. Research based on DSM-IV criteria has shown that GAD shares a closer relationship to the mood disorders than it does to other anxiety disorders (Mineka, Watson, & Clark, 1998; Brown, Chorpita, & Barlow, 1998; Watson, 2005). Clark and Watson (1991) developed the tripartite model, in which depression and anxiety share a common factor of negative affectivity, depression is indicated by low positive affectivity (PA) and anxiety by high autonomic arousal (AA). Mineka, Watson, and Clark expanded on this model with the integrative hierarchical model, within which each anxiety disorder is indicated by an idiosyncratic predictor. Watson (2005) has made the argument that this model can and should be extended to new taxonomic systems, including the approaching DSM-V. However, a specific factor remains to be determined for GAD within this model. The present study sought to determine possible specific factors for GAD within the integrative hierarchical model. Research participants (n = 423) completed a packet of questionnaires
Squaring the Circle? Work and Family Issues among Owners of Small Business

This paper addresses the largely under-researched theme of how entrepreneurs in Ireland manage their business lives in parallel with their family commitments, with specific reference to dependent children. Since the emergence of dual earner couples as ‘typical’, there has been an expanding attention to the working lives of parents and the issue of work-family conflict in the context of employment. This strand of literature sought to explain patterns of working, e.g. sector of employment, hours of work and flexibility, in terms of highly gendered preferences. The discourse has moved from woman/mother/family-friendly to more gender neutral work-life balance (WLB), in tracking the responses of organisations to the needs of their employees, in the broader context of ability to provide family care. Some research examined both sides of the ‘reconciliation’ divide by surveying the needs of employers and employees (O’Brien and Shemilt, 2003; Drew et al, 2003). These and subsequent studies noted that even in organisations with well developed policies in place, take-up of WLB arrangements was highly gendered and associated with lower level occupations (clerical/administrative). It has been further observed that, in an Irish context, managers fail to lead by example (Drew and Murtagh, 2005) and often adopt a gatekeeping role in the practice and availability of WLB arrangements for themselves and their staff (Drew and Daverth, 2009). With the growth of smaller enterprises a gap is evident in our knowledge of how entrepreneurs behave in their unique multi-functional roles (as owner employer/employee), particularly when they become parents.
Sentiment analysis in arabic: opinion polarity detection

espanolEl analisis de sentimientos esta obteniendo una gran importancia debido al aumento de popularidad de la web 2.0. Esta memoria se centra en el estudio de diferentes aspectos del analisis de sentimientos. El primer objetivo es analizar las opiniones que provienen del arabe y predecir su polaridad. Para alcanzar este objetivo se han generado dos corpora: OCA y EVOCA. OCA es un corpus de opinion de peliculas en arabe, y EVOCA es un corpus paralelo a OCA que incluye la traduccion al ingles de las opiniones. Otro objetivo consiste en el analisis de sentimientos adaptado a diferentes dominios. Para ello, se ha generado el corpus SINAI-SA y se han aplicado distintas tecnicas de aprendizaje automatico. Finalmente, en esta memoria se realiza un estudio sobre revisiones neutrales. Para llevar a cabo este objetivo, se han investigado dos enfoque principales, uno basado en orientacion semantica y el otro basado en algoritmos de aprendizaje automatico como SVM o NB. EnglishSentiment analysis is becoming increasingly important due the growing popularity of Web 2.0. This study focuses mainly on how to analyze opinions in Arabic language and predict their polarity. To achieve that, two corpora have been generated (OCA and EVOCA), OCA is an opinion corpus for Arabic movie reviews, while EVOCA is the translated version of OCA to English. Another corpus was created (SINAI-SA corpus) used with other corpora in order to predict sentiments in different domains. SINAI corpus was also used to study how to sort comments behave as textual information for the prediction of customer rates. Another question that was solved in this study is “How to treat with the neutral reviews”. Two main approaches have been investigated in this research, one based on semantic orientation and the other one based on machine learning algorithms like SVM or NB
Banking Reform, Risk-Taking, and Earnings Quality – Evidence from Transition Countries

​The dynamic banking reforms of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) following the collapse of the Soviet Union provide an ideal research setting for examining the causal effect of institutional development on financial reporting. Using five earnings quality measures, we consistently find that banking reform improves accounting quality and reduces earnings management incentives in the 16 transition countries considered. The results strongly hold in our within-country and difference-in-difference models, as well as in non-parametric analyses. We also find supporting evidence for the notion that excessive risk-taking of banks impairs earnings quality. As a result, banking reform improves earnings quality partially through its ability to curb risk-taking behavior. Publication keywords: earnings management, earnings quality, institutional development, bank risk-taking
The Social Interaction Learning Styles of Science and Social Science Students

Students have a variety of styles in the process of learning . One of the model of learning styles is the social aspect on how the students interact with their instructors and peers. This research employs the social interaction learning style theory by Grasha and Riechmann. The objectives of this study are to identify the social interaction learning style in relation to the students’ age, gender, hometown and academic performance. The study also looks at the differences of learning style between different programs (science and social-science) taken by the students. The instrument, Grasha Riechmann Learning Style Survey (GRLSS) was distributed to 531 students. However, only 77% responded. Some of the findings support previous research, while others are inconsistent. Basically, the social interaction learning style adopted by different students in different programs differed in their independent learning style. With this result, instructors can design a better instructional pedagogy based on the students’ learning style.
Effect of Strength and Fiber Reinforcement on Fire Resistance of High-Strength Concrete Columns

In this paper, results from fire resistance experiments on five types of reinforced concrete columns are presented. The variables considered in the study include concrete strength [normal-strength concrete (NSC) and high-strength concrete (HSC)], aggregate type (siliceous and carbonate aggregate), and fiber reinforcement (steel and polypropylene fibers). Data from the study is used to determine the structural behavior of HSC columns at elevated temperatures. A comparison is made of the fire resistance performance of HSC columns with that of NSC and fiber-reinforced HSC columns. The factors that influence the thermal and structural behavior of HSC concrete columns under fire conditions are discussed. The results show that the fire resistance of a NSC column is higher than that of a HSC column. Also, the addition of polypropylene fibers and the use of carbonate aggregate improve fire resistance.
Kinetic Study on the SO 2 Adsorption using CuO / γ-Al 2 O 3 Adsorbent

Adsorbent CuO/γ-Al2O3 for adsorption of SO2 were prepared by impregnating Cu(NO3)2.3H2O solution. Five types of adsorbent were obtained 5Cu (intended Cu concentration of 5%, actual of 4.92%, 8Cu (7.68%), 15Cu(14.13%), 22Cu (20.80%) and 27Cu (25.80%). For activity test, model gas containing SO2 with a concentration of about 0.757 mol.m-3 were passed through the bed of 1 gram adsorbent at a flow rate in the range of 1.4-1.8 mL.s-1. Adsorption of SO2 were carried out at a constant temperature of 300, 350, 400 or 450 °C. Increasing sulfur loadings (gram of sulfur per gram of adsorbent) were observed with increasing adsorption temperatures, but not with increasing Cu content in the adsorbent. Among those types, adsorbent of 8Cu was considered as the best with respect to the sulfur loading (3.71 g of sulfur per 100 g of adsorbent). Adsorbent 5Cu had actually a better sulfur loading, but it was suspected being contributed also by adsorption of SO2 on γ-Al2O3. The shrinking core model was used in the kinetic study of adsorption using 8Cu and with additional assumption of a spherical particle. Compared to film diffusion and pore diffusion controlling step models, the reaction rate limitation was the best to fit the experimental data. The reaction rate constant for this model at temperatures of 300, 350, 400 and 450 °C were 0.015, 0.027, 0.030 and 0.042 kg.m. mol-1.min-1, respectively. The activation energy was 21.37 kJ.mol-1 and the frequency factor was 1.45 min-1. Copyright © 2016 BCREC GROUP. All rights reserved
The Signature of an Air Gun Array: Computation From Near-Field Measurements Including Interactions-Practical Considerations

We designed a system to enable the signature of an air gun array to be calculated at any point in the water from a number of simultaneous independent measurements of the near-held pressure held [subject of a patent application]. The number of these measurements must not be less than the number of guns in the array. The underlying assumption in our method is that the oscillating bubble produced by an air gun is small compared with the wavelengths of seismic interest. Each bubble thus behaves as a point source, both in the generation of seismic waves and in its response to incident seismic radiation produced by other nearby bubbles. It follows that the intcraction effects between the bubbles may be described in terms of spherical waves. The array of interacting guns is equivalent to a notional array of noninteracting guns whose combined seismic radiation is identical. The seismic signatures of the equivalent independent elements of this notional array can be determined from the near-held measurements. The seismic radiation pattern emitted by the whole array can be computed from these signatures by linear superposition, with a spherical correction applied. The method is tested by comparing far-field signatures computed in this way with field measurements made in deep water. The computed and measured signatures match each other very closely. By comparison, signatures computed neglecting this interaction are a poor match to the measurements.
U . S . Environmental Protection Agency 2004 BANK STABILIZATION , RIPARIAN LAND USE AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF LARGE WOODY DEBRIS IN A REGULATED REACH OF THE UPPER MISSOURI RIVER , NORTH DAKOTA , USA

Large woody debris (LWD) is an important component of ecosystem structure and function in large floodplain rivers. We examined associations between LWD distribution and riparian land use, bank stabilization (e.g. riprap revetment), local channel geomorphology, and distance downriver from the dam in the Garrison Reach, a regulated reach of the upper Missouri River in North Dakota, USA. We conducted a survey of shoreline-associated LWD in the reach during typical summer flow conditions. Reachwide LWD density was 21.3 pieces km 1 of shoreline, of which most pieces (39%) were ‘beached’ between the waterline and the bankfull level, 31% of pieces had evidence of originating at their current location (anchored), 18% of pieces were in deep water (>1 m), and 13% were in shallow water. LWD density along unstabilized alluvial (sand/silt) shorelines (27.3 pieces km ) was much higher than along stabilized shorelines (7.2 pieces km ). LWD density along forested shorelines (40.1 pieces km ) was higher than along open (e.g. rangeland, crop land; 9.2 pieces km ) or developed (e.g. residential, industrial; 7.8 pieces km ) shorelines. LWD density was highest overall along unstabilized, forested shorelines (45 pieces km ) and lowest along open or developed shorelines stabilized with a blanket-rock revetment (5.5 pieces km ). Bank stabilization nearly eliminated the positive effect of riparian forest on LWD density. A predicted longitudinal increase in LWD density with distance from the dam was detected only for deep LWD (including snags) along unstabilized alluvial shorelines. Partial resurvey in the summer following the initial survey revealed a reduction in total LWD density in the reach that we attribute to an increase in summer flow between years. Changes in riparian management and land use could slow the loss of LWD-related ecosystem services. However, restoration of a natural LWD regime in the Missouri River would require naturalization of the hydrograph and modification of existing bank stabilization and channel engineering structures. Copyright # 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. key words: large woody debris; snags; Missouri River ecosystem; flow regulation; bank stabilization; riparian; riprap
Physiological characteristics of fresh fruits and vegetables RESPIRATION AND TRANSPIRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Respiration and transpiration characteristics of mushrooms, strawberries, broccoli and tomatoes were determined under different temperature, atmospheric and humidity conditions in order to get information for modified humidity atmosphere conception. The respiration rate was determined using a static method (scanning method). The transpiration rate was measured using a new method at different relative humidity levels. The respiration rates of all the produce under optimal atmospheres were 40 60 % lower than in air. The respiration quotients (RQ) in both air and optimal atmospheres for all produce were lower than 1.0, but were higher in optimal atmospheres. The Q10 values for respiration varied from 2.1 to 3.3. It was shown that the transpiration rate was the sum of inherent, heat-transfer-induced and mass-transfer-induced transpiration. At low relative humidities in the surrounding atmosphere, mass-transfer-induced transpiration was the dominant mechanism for all produce. The better understanding of the respiration and transpiration behavior of produce under different conditions of temperature, atmosphere and humidity obtained in this study will lead to improve storage and modified atmosphere.
Assessing Project Success: Moving Beyond the Triple Constraint

This paper reviews the literature on IS project success evaluation and finds that the concept of success as currently used in both academia and practice based on the notion of the “triple constraint” – project scope, budget and schedule. This notion of success, derived from engineering, implicitly separates the project to develop the IT artifact from its implementation in the work system it is intended to serve. Additionally, it leads to relativism and lack of direction for project managers. Following Alter (2003), this paper proposes a new conception of project success based on the performance of the IT enabled work system. This conception is shown to be objective, transparent to non-IT managers and to provide direction to project managers in handling changes to projects.
Accuracy of inference on the physics of binary evolution from gravitational-wave observations

The properties of the population of merging binary black holes encode some of the uncertain physics of the evolution of massive stars in binaries. The binary black hole merger rate and chirp mass distribution are being measured by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors. We consider isolated binary evolution and explore how accurately the physical model can be constrained with such observations by applying the Fisher information matrix to the merging black hole population simulated with the rapid binary population synthesis code COMPAS. We investigate variations in four COMPAS parameters: common envelope efficiency, kick velocity dispersion, and mass loss rates during the luminous blue variable and Wolf--Rayet stellar evolutionary phases. We find that 1000 observations would constrain these model parameters to a fractional accuracy of a few percent. Given the empirically determined binary black hole merger rate, we can expect gravitational-wave observations alone to place strong constraints on the physics of stellar and binary evolution within a few years.
New Issue to Modeling Intentionality in the Field of Consciousness

Brentano in 1870s was the first to introduce intentionality to mean “conscious of”. At the end of the 1960s, a version of this view was developed by analytic American philosophy to construct a theory of meaningful language. That led Dennett to claim that intentionality was mainly a feature of sentence, not mental states. In contrast, Searle in 1990s rejected the Brentanian thesis and explained intentionality by a biological naturalism. Thereafter, radical eliminativists such as Churchland claimed that all philosophical arguments merited replacement by neuroscientific knowledge. Unfortunately, very few neurophysiological studies attempted to scientifically tackle the problem raised by intentionality. The issue now emerging is a new conception of intentionality based on phenomenological, neurobiological and quantum theories, such as: 1) the notion of “intentional arc” proposed in the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty; 2) the neurobiological and quantum model of Freeman, in which self-organizing pathways are accompanied by quantum transitions in controlling intentionality in brain; 3) the recent hypothesis that some visuo-motor neurons would be involved in controlling these self-organized pathways; 4) the quantum models of Vitiello and Globus, in which a thermofield (dissipative) system governs the dynamic dialog of dual quantum modes between environment and brain. Based on this conception of mind-world interactions, it implicitly appears that intentionality might be a fundamental force which draws us irreversibly towards the future. An alternative hypothesis based on this promising proposal is argued.
Generation and control of locomotion patterns for biped robots by using central pattern generators

This paper presents an efficient closed-loop locomotion control system for biped robots that operates in the joint space. The robot’s joints are directly driven through control signals generated by a central pattern generator (CPG) network. A genetic algorithm is applied in order to find out an optimal combination of internal parameters of the CPG given a desired walking speed in straight line. Feedback signals generated by the robot’s inertial and force sensors are directly fed into the CPG in order to automatically adjust the locomotion pattern over uneven terrain and to deal with external perturbations in real time. Omnidirectional motion is achieved by controlling the pelvis motion. The performance of the proposed control system has been assessed through simulation experiments on a NAO humanoid robot.
Habitat structure and its influence on populations of Amblydromalus limonicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Abstract Cannibalistic behaviour can be a limitation in mass rearing where predator-predator competition can be high. However, increasing habitat structural complexity has been shown to reduce cannibalism through a reduction in encounter rates and the provision of more refuge and oviposition sites. This study investigated the use of different rearing media and its ability to mitigate cannibalism in the predatory mite Amblydromalus limonicus (Garman & McGregor). The rearing substrates tested were buckwheat husks, gorse husks, rice husks, vermiculite, and wheat bran, which were compared against a control treatment with no substrate. These laboratory experiments were done in two different relative humidities (70% and 85%) with both water and pollen (Typha orientalis Presl) supplementation. The rearing media had a strong significant effect on populations of A. limonicus while humidity did not. Rice husk was found to hold the highest populations of the predator, whereas the control and wheat bran treatments had the lowest. The higher populations associated with the rice husk treatment were attributed to a decrease in encounter rates, the provision of additional shelter and oviposition sites, and low mould infestation. Issues with sampling bias, effects of mould in the system, and potential applications of rice husk are discussed.
SOME EXTENSION AND GENERALIZATION OF THE BOUNDS FOR THE ZEROS OF A POLYNOMIAL WITH RESTRICTED COEFFICIENTS

In this paper we shall obtain some interesting extensions and generalizations of a well-known theorem due to Enestrom and Kakeya according to which all the zeros of a polynomial   1 n n P z a z a z a0      satisfying the restriction lie in the closed unit disk. 1 1 0 0 n n a a a a       
Volume-frequency distributions of marine phytoplankton in a temperate neritic environment

A seasonal study was carried out to determine whether or not volume-frequency distributions of near surface nanoand microplankton were approximated by a power function model in temperate neritic waters. Measurements of buoyancy frequency, the nutrients NO3-N, NO2-N, NH,-N, urea-N, Si(OH),-Si, and PO,-P, phytoplankton photosynthehc pigments, and cell concentrations and volumes were made around a frontal zone in the Strait of Georgia, Canada, at ca 3 wk intervals from Apnl 1983 to September 1984, excluding October to February. The model accounted for a large percentage of the variance in spectra when nano-flagellates and dinoflagellates dominated phytoplankton crops in pre-diatom bloom and nutlient-depleted waters. When diatoms dominated crops, the fit was better in summer than in spring and often was positively correlated to temperature Possible covariance of temperature and grazing by large omnivorous zooplankters on diatoms was considered The exponent of the power function varied around -0.92, derived from linear regression analysis of a log,transformed allometric equation A geometric mean or functional regression slope was used because the slope varied with the correlation coefficient and because the relationship descnbes an allometric dependence. Results support the use of a power function model to predict volume-frequency spectra of temperate nentic phytoplankton whenever diatoms are not abundant or from the time of the demise of the spring diatom bloom until at least the early fall season when diatoms are abundant. The presence of diatoms such as Laudena boreahs, Skeletonema costatun], and Thalassiosira nordenskiold~i n larger numbers than predicted by their cell volumes invalidates use of the model during spring.