Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Multi-measure investigation of the divergence of implicit and explicit consumer evaluations

This research extends findings that implicit and explicit attitudes may diverge to a consumer evaluation task using multiple measures of implicit evaluation: Evaluative Movement Assessment (EMA; Brendl, Markman, & Messner, 2005) and Evaluative Priming (Fazio, Jackson, Dunton, & Williams,1995). These measures were significantly associated with each other for both positive and negative implicit attitudes. Neither measure predicted explicit liking of the product or explicit intention to purchase the product. We believe this to be the first such demonstrated divergence in a naturalistic, unconditioned consumer evaluation context. Implicit activation of the product’s emotional benefit (e.g., “relaxation”), as assessed in a lexical decision task (LDT), was not associated with the EMA or evaluative priming, but was significantly associated with both explicit emotional state (e.g., relaxation) and explicit purchase intention; the latter effect was not mediated by explicit emotion.
Assessment of Radiographers’ Awareness about Radiation Protection Principles in Hospitals of Bandar Abbas, Iran

Introduction This study was conducted to evaluate the radiographers’ awareness of radiation protection principles in the radiology centers of the hospitals of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Materials and Methods This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 radiographers of three hospitals affiliated with Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences in 2015. The data were collected using a two-part questionnaire. The first part was related to the demographic information of the radiographers(i.e. age, gender, work experience, workplace, and passing related training courses). The second part consisted of questions related to the radiographers’ awareness in three fields of radiology physics, radiation protection, and hazards of radiation. Results According to the results of the present study, the mean total scores of the radiographers’ awareness about the radiology physics, radiation protection, and hazards of radiation was 18.41±1.14 out of 22. However, the radiographers’ awareness of the three investigated fields had no statistically significant relationships with the work experience (P=0.244) and gender (P=0.386). However, there was a significant relationship between the radiographers’ awareness about the radiation protection and their education level (P=0.034). Moreover, a significant association was found between the radiographers’ awareness and their workplace (P=0.009). Additionally, the participation in the radiation training courses was significantly correlated with the radiographers’ awareness regarding the radiation hazards (P=0.022). Conclusion According to the findings of the present study, the awareness level of the radiographers about the radiation protection principles was relatively good. However, it seems that the education level of the staff should be enhanced through holding regular short-term radiation training courses.
Stellar parameters for stars of the CoRoT exoplanet field

Context. Spectroscopic observations represent a fundamental step in the physical characterization of stars and, in particular, in the precise location of stars in the HR diagram. Rotation is also a key parameter, impacting stellar properties and evolution, which modulates the interior and manifests itself on the surface of stars. To date, the lack of analysis based on large samples has prevented our understanding of the real impact of stellar parameters and rotation on the stellar evolution as well as on the behavior of surface abundances. The space missions, CoRoT and Kepler, are providing us with rotation periods for thousands of stars, thus enabling a robust assessment of the behavior of rotation for different populations and evolutionary stages. For these reasons, the followup programs are fundamental to increasing the returns of these space missions. An analysis that combines spectroscopic data and rotation/modulation periods obtained from these space missions provides the basis for establishing the evolutionary behavior of the angular momentum of solar-like stars at different evolutionary stages, and the relation of rotation with other relevant physical and chemical parameters. Aims. To support the computation and evolutionary interpretation of periods associated with the rotational modulation, oscillations, and variability of stars located in the CoRoT fields, we are conducting a spectroscopic survey for stars located in the fields already observed by the satellite. These observations allow us to compute physical and chemical parameters for our stellar sample. Methods. Using spectroscopic observations obtained with UVES/VLT and Hydra/Blanco, and based on standard analysis techniques, we computed physical and chemical parameters (Teff ,l og (g), [Fe/H], vmic, vrad, v sin (i), and A(Li)) for a large sample of CoRoT targets. Results. We provide physical and chemical parameters for a sample comprised of 138 CoRoT targets. Our analysis shows the stars in our sample are located in different evolutionary stages, ranging from the main sequence to the red giant branch, and range in spectral type from F to K. The physical and chemical properties for the stellar sample are in agreement with typical values reported for FGK stars. However, we report three stars presenting abnormal lithium behavior in the CoRoT fields. These parameters allow us to properly characterize the intrinsic properties of the stars in these fields. Our results reveal important differences in the distributions of metallicity,Teff, and evolutionary status for stars belonging to different CoRoT fields, in agreement with results obtained independently from ground-based photometric surveys. Conclusions. Our spectroscopic catalog, by providing much-needed spectroscopic information for a large sample of CoRoT targets, will be of key importance for the successful accomplishment of several different programs related to the CoRoT mission, thus it will help further boost the scientific return associated with this space mission.
High-risk human papillomavirus infection among women with pap smear tests negative for intraepithelial lesions or malignancy

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as in the world; high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection is found to be the most common cause of cervical cancer. The objective of the study is to evaluate the status of HR-HPV infection among women with Pap smear tests negative for intraepithelial lesions/malignancy (NILM). This cross-sectional study was conducted at the GMC Hospital and Gulf Medical University Histopathology/Cytology and Molecular Biology Laboratories within a period of 6 months from December 2011-May 2012. All pertinent patients' data were obtained from medical records. A total of 50 patients were included in the study. Cytology (PreservCyt) samples were tested for HR-HPV, using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based test AMPLICOR HPV. This test is designed to detect 13 HR-HPV type. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software package and was presented mainly as percentages of total sample size. Results: Of the 50 patients, five (10%) were positive for HR-HPV. Only four patients out of the 50 patients (8%) underwent Pap smear test as voluntary routine check-up, while 46 patients (92%) underwent the test because they were symptomatic. Conclusions: We acknowledge the small size of our working sample, but in view of very limited data in the region and due to strong cultural taboos against the topic, we have drawn some high level statistical conclusion and found that a moderately high prevalence of HR-HPV positive patients among women with Pap smear test NILM was detected in UAE, a country where no community based cervical cancer screening program is practiced. The rate of opportunistic/voluntary cervical screening was very low indicating poor or lack of awareness about the importance of Pap smear test as a tool to screen cervical epithelial changes among study population. The results presented in this study may provide valuable data for physicians involved in decision-making regarding the current situation related to cervical screening practice and HPV infection in UAE.
Interlinkages between career development, career needs, career satisfaction and career commitment: Case study of a military-oriented tertiary educational institution in Malaysia

In organizational contexts, career development programmes refer to how employers design and administer career programmes to tie up employees’ interests and capabilities with organizational opportunities for current and future organizational adjustment to changes. The programmes motivate employees to choose occupations or professions not only to obtain salaries but also to progress in their career paths. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between career development programmes, perceived career needs, career satisfaction and career commitment in a military-oriented tertiary educational institution in Malaysia. A convenience sampling technique was adopted and questionnaires were administered to 200 employees of this institution’s departments/faculties. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted involving four senior HR managers and supporting staff of the institution’s human resource department. The SmartPLS path model analysis was employed to test the research hypotheses and outcomes of the test confirmed that perceived career needs did act as an important mediating variable in the relationship between career programmes, career satisfaction and career commitment in the organization. Keywords: career commitment, career development, career needs, career satisfaction, human resource, SmartPLS path model
Biochemical identification of Lactobacillus piscicola strains from France and Belgium.

Of 8 strains of Lactobacdus isolated in France and Belgium since 1977, 7 were found to display the general characteristics and fermentation pattern of L. piscicola. This recently described species was initially observed in the Pacific Northwest region of North America where it usually caused a chronic infection ('pseudo-kidney disease') in yearling or older trout and salmon. The present results show, however, that very young salmonids and carp may also be affected and confirm an earlier report that the organism also occurs in western Europe. The organism shows low virulence, and difficulty was experienced in demonstrating its pathogenicity. Nevertheless, L. piscicola appears to be a genuine pathogen even though its significance to fish culture remains to be fully evaluated.
Bulk supertranslation memories: a concept reshaping the vacua and black holes of general relativity

The memory effect is a prediction of general relativity on the same footing as the existence of gravitational waves. The memory effect is understood at future null infinity as a transition induced by null radiation from a Poincare vacuum to another vacuum. Those are related by a supertranslation, which is a fundamental symmetry of asymptotically flat spacetimes. In this essay, I argue that finite supertranslation diffeomorphisms should be extended into the bulk spacetime consistently with canonical charge conservation. It then leads to fascinating geometrical features of gravitational Poincare vacua. I then argue that in the process of black hole merger or gravitational collapse, dramatic but computable memory effects occur. They lead to a final stationary metric which qualitatively deviates from the Schwarzschild metric.
System level modelling of surface acoustic wave strain sensors

Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices may be configured as strain sensors, providing passive, wireless strain measurement in demanding conditions. A key consideration is the modelling of the sensors, enabling different device designs to be considered. These simulations may then be used in system-level models of complete measurement systems. This paper presents a simulation scheme using coupling-of-modes (COM) analysis. Preliminary results are compared to experimental values from the literature, and good agreement is found.
The Effect of Competence, Organizational Commitment, and Perceived Organizational Support towards Service Quality and Working Group Performance of Procurement Service Unit in Ministry of Finance of Indonesia

This research aims to examine and analyse the effects of competence, organizational commitment, and perceived organizational support towards the service quality and the working group performance of Procurement Service Unit in Ministry of Finance. It uses the quantitative method with explanatory research approach and Partial Least Square (PLS) as the method of data analysis. The sample of this research uses the census technique on entire population of working group (Pokja) of Procurement Service Unit (ULP) spread in Ministry of Finance, Jakarta. The primary data used in this research is the opinions of the head of working group about the variables. The results show that the competence significantly influences the service quality, and the service quality also materially affects the ULP working group performance. On the other hand, the result of this research reveals that the organizational commitment and perceived organizational support do not significantly influence the service quality and ULP working group performance.
Trends and risk factors for childhood diarrhea in sub-Saharan countries (1990–2013): assessing the neighborhood inequalities

Background Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of child mortality and one of the main causes of medical consultation for children in sub-Saharan countries. This paper attempts to determine the risk factors and neighborhood inequalities of diarrheal morbidity among under-5 children in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1990–2013. Design Data used come from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) waves conducted in Burkina Faso (1992–93, 1998–99, 2003, and 2010), Mali (1995, 2001, 2016, and 2012), Nigeria (1990, 1999, 2003, 2008, and 2013), and Niger (1992, 1998, 2006, and 2012). Bivariate analysis was performed to assess the association between the dependent variable and each of the independent variables. Multilevel logistic regression modelling was used to determine the fixed and random effects of the risk factors associated with diarrheal morbidity. Results The findings showed that the proportion of diarrheal morbidity among under-5 children varied considerably across the cohorts of birth from 10 to 35%. There were large variations in the proportion of diarrheal morbidity across countries. The proportions of diarrheal morbidity were higher in Niger compared with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Nigeria. The risk factors of diarrheal morbidity varied from one country to another, but the main factors included the child's age, size of the child at birth, the quality of the main floor material, mother's education and her occupation, type of toilet, and place of residence. The analysis shows an increasing trend of diarrheal inequalities according to DHS rounds. In Burkina Faso, the value of the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.04 for 1993 DHS and 0.09 in 2010 DHS; in Mali, the ICC increased from 0.04 in 1995 to 0.16 in 2012; in Nigeria, the ICC increased from 0.13 in 1990 to 0.19 in 2013; and in Niger, the ICC increased from 0.07 in 1992 to 0.11 in 2012. Conclusions This suggests the need to fight against diarrheal diseases on both the local and community levels across villages.
Nutrient-wide association studies: another road to the same destination.

Apart from the specific findings of this analysis, the authors encourage the use of what they call a nutrient-wide association study (NWAS), analogous to a genome-wide association study (GWAS), to investigate dietary determinants of health outcomes1. Similar to the agnostic approach used in a GWAS, the features of their approach include: the inclusion of all available nutrient exposures; non-incorporation of prior knowledge; adjustment of statistical tests for multiple comparisons; division of the primary dataset into training and test subsets; and the use of a confirmatory dataset. The primary objectives are to analyze all possible nutrient-disease hypotheses and to avoid false positive conclusions.
Service Deregulation, Competition and the Performance of French and Italian Firms

We use firm-level data for France and Italy to explore the impact of service regulation reform implemented in the two countries on the mark-up and eventually on the performance of firms between the second half of the 1990s and 2007. In line with some previous studies, we find that the relation between entry barriers and productivity is negative. This relation is intermediated through the firm’s mark up and is stronger in the long than in the short run.
Associations between the K232A polymorphism in the diacylglycerol-O-transferase 1 (DGAT1) gene and performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle

Selection based on genetic polymorphisms requires accurate quantification of the effect or association of the polymorphisms with all traits of economic importance. The objective of this study was to estimate, using progeny performance data on 848 Holstein-Friesian bulls, the association between a non-conservative alanine to lysine amino acid change (K232A) in exon 8 of the diacylglycerol-O-transferase 1 (DGAT1) gene and milk production and functionality in the Irish Holstein-Friesian population. The DGAT1 gene encodes the diacylglycerol-O-transferase microsomal enzyme necessary to catalyze the final step in triglyceride synthesis. Weighted mixed model methodology, accounting for the additive genetic relationships among animals, was used to evaluate the association between performance and the K232A polymorphism. The minor allele frequency (K allele) was 0.32. One copy of the K allele was associated (P < 0.001) with 77 kg less milk yield, 4.22 kg more fat yield, 0.99 kg less protein yield, and 1.30 and 0.28 g/kg greater milk fat and protein concentration, respectively; all traits were based on predicted 305-day production across the first five lactations. The K232A polymorphism explained 4.8%, 10.3% and 1.0% of the genetic variance in milk yield, fat yield and protein yield, respectively. There was no association between the K232A polymorphism and fertility, functional survival, calving performance, carcass traits, or any conformation trait with the exception of rump width and carcass conformation. Using the current economic values for the milk production traits
Cellular mechanisms underlying failed beta cell regeneration in offspring of protein-restricted pregnant mice

Low birth weight and poor foetal growth following low protein (LP) exposure are associated with altered islet development and glucose intolerance in adulthood. Additionally, LP-fed offspring fail to regenerate their β-cells following depletion with streptozotocin (STZ) in contrast to control-fed offspring that restore β-cell mass. Our objective was to identify signalling pathways and cellular functions that may be critically altered in LP offspring rendering them susceptible to developing long-term glucose intolerance and decreased β-cell plasticity. Pregnant Balb/c mice were fed a control (C; 20% protein) or an isocaloric LP (8% protein) diet throughout gestation and C diet thereafter. Female offspring were injected intraperitoneally with 35 mg/kg STZ or vehicle on days 1 to 5 for each dietary treatment. At 30 days of age, total RNA was extracted from pancreatic tissue for microarray analysis using the Affymetrix GeneChip Mouse Genome 430 2.0. Gene and protein expression were quantified from isolated islets. Finally, β-cell proliferation was determined in vitro following REG1α treatment. The microarray data and GO enrichment analysis indicated that foetal protein restriction alters the early expression of genes necessary for many cell functions, such as oxidative phosphorylation and free radical scavenging. Expression of Reg1 was upregulated following STZ, whereas protein content was decreased in LP + STZ islets. Furthermore, REG1α failed to stimulate β-cell proliferation in vitro in LP + STZ islets. Therefore, early nutritional insults may programme the Reg1 pathway resulting in a limited ability to increase β-cell mass during metabolic stress. In conclusion, this study implicates the Reg1 pathway in β-cell regeneration and describes altered programming of gene expression in LP offspring, which underlies later development of cell dysfunction and glucose intolerance in adulthood.
Cosmoi of internal categories

An internal full subcategory of a cartesian closed category & is shown to give rise to a structure on the 2-category Cat(&) of categories in & which introduces the notion of size into the analysis of categories in & and allows proofs by transcendental arguments. The relationship to the currently popular study of locally internal categories is examined. Internal full subcategories of locally presentable categories (in the sense of Gabriel-Ulmer) are studied in detail. An algorithm is developed for their construction and this is applied to the categories of double categories, triple categories, and so on.
Does the Potential Vorticity Distribution Constrain the Spreading of Floats in the North Atlantic

Float trajectories are compared with the distribution of climatological potential vorticity, Q, on approximate isentropic surfaces for intermediate waters in the North Atlantic. The time-mean displacement and eddy dispersion are calculated for clusters of floats in terms of their movement along and across Q contours. For float clusters with significant mean velocities, the mean flow crosses Q contours at an angle of typically less than 208‐308 in magnitude in the ocean interior. The implied Peclet number in the ocean interior ranges from 1 to 19 with a weighted-mean value of 4.4. This mean Peclet number suggests that there is significant eddy mixing in the ocean interior: tracers should only be quasi-conserved along mean streamlines over a subbasin scale, rather than over an entire basin. The mean flow also strongly crosses Q contours near the western boundary in the Tropics, where the implied Peclet number is 0.7; this value may be a lower bound as Q contours are assumed to be zonal and relative vorticity is ignored. Float clusters with a lifetime greater than 200 days show anisotropic dispersion with greater dispersion along Q contours, than across them; float clusters with shorter lifetimes are ambiguous. This anisotropic dispersion along Q contours cannot generally be distinguished from enhanced dispersion along latitude circles since Q contours are generally zonal for these cases. However, for the null case of uniform Q for the Gulf Stream at 2000 m, there is strong isotropic dispersion, rather than enhanced zonal dispersion. In summary, diagnostics suggest that floats preferentially spread along Q contours over a subbasin scale and imply that passive tracers should likewise preferentially spread along Q contours in the ocean interior.
Committed Salesforce: An Investigation into Personality Traits

This study aims to uncover the pre-dispositional roots of organizational commitment. More specifically, the purpose of the study is to investigate whether affective and continuance dimensions of organizational commitment are delibrately influenced by a defined set of personality traits. The study applies well-established measurements of organizational commitment and personality traits on a sample of sales representatives in six major Egyptian pharmaceuticals. The findings reveal that organizational commitment is an attitude which is influenced by the sales man’s personality traits, although cultural differences may affect the way personality traits influence commitment at work.
On the Relationship between EFL Teachers’ Classroom Management Approaches and the Dominant Teaching Style: A Mixed Method Study

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