Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Preference for high/low calorie food dependant on mood, personality traits and perceived stress

Objectives: To see if Mood (PANAS-X ‘sadness’ and ‘fatigue’), Personality traits (‘conscientousness’ and ‘openness’) and Perceived Stress had an effect on preference for high calorie, fatty foods/low calorie, low fat foods. Method: Sixty partcipants aged between 18-49 were tested for scores on Mood, Personality and Perceived Stress scales which were then correlated with scores that partcipants gave when rating 24 food images of; 12 high calorie, fatty foods and 12 low calorie, low fat food images. Results: High scores for Sadness were related to higher rating scores for the high calorie, fatty food images (p = .002). Conclusions: Sadness is linked to a preference for high calorie, fatty foods. The negative affect of this mood (sadness) leads to a craving for the high calorie, fatty foods, which results in a higher rate of consumption of these types of food.
CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL GOITRE IN KIDS

Clinical, pathological and biochemical findings were described in stillborn and live kids affected with congenital goitre. The observations involved 5 stillborn kids with goitre, 5 stillborn kids without goitre, used as control, and 7 live kits with goitre. Grossly, the thyroid glands were visible and palpable in both dead and live kids. Histopathologically hyperplastic goitre was observed in 3 kids and colloid goitre was diagnosed in 2 kids. Plasma T3, T4, FT3 and FT4 levels were determined in survived kids. T3 and FT3 levels were very high and T4 and FT4 levels were found to be very low. Alive kids treated with Levothyroxine sodium showed a marked reduction in the size of the thyroid glands after two month treatment and their hormone levels were close to the normal ones. Twins or triples were observed to be predisposed to congenital goitre. All the stillborn kids were twins or triplets and were usually found dead. On the other hand, single born kids survived and showed normal growth rate.
An empirical analysis of New Zealand bank customers’ satisfaction

Competition within the New Zealand financial service market is strong as there have been new entrants into the market, including mergers and exits, over the last ten years. In order to retain customers, customer satisfaction is a crux issue for bank management. However, several researchers on banking have placed more emphasis on bank switching behavior to improve customer retention (Clemes et al., 2007; Lees et al., 2005; and Gan et al., 2006). However, there is a lack of research regarding the fundamental factors that affect customer satisfaction in New Zealand’s banks. This study identifies and examines the factors influencing bank customers’ satisfaction in the New Zealand banking industry. The relationship between bank customers’ overall satisfaction and influential factors such as corporate image and price (fees charged) is also investigated. The results of this study indicate that service quality has the most influence on bank customers’ satisfaction compared to value and corporate image. The results also provide support for the moderating effect of value on the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction, and the moderating effect of corporate image on the relationship between the service quality dimensions identified in this study and service quality. In addition, the results also reveal that demographic variables (age, income, and occupation) are also significant in explaining bank customers’ satisfaction in the New Zealand banking sector.
Internet use, pornography and sex crime

Does internet use trigger sex crime? We use Norwegian registry data on crime and internet adoption to shed light on this question. A public program with limited funding rolled out broadband access points in 2000‐2008, and provides plausibly exogenous variation in internet use. Our 2SLS estimates suggest that internet usage is associated with a substantial increase in reported incidences of rape and other sex crimes. We present a conceptual framework that highlights three mechanisms for how internet use may aect reported sex crime, namely a reporting eect, a matching eect on potential oenders and victims, and a direct eect on crime propensity. Results indicate that the direct eect dominates, plausibly as a result of increased consumption of pornography.
The reproductive biology of the scleractinian coral Plesiastrea versipora in Sydney Harbour, Australia

The scleractinian coral Plesiastrea versipora occurs throughout most of the Indo-Pacific; however, the species is only abundant in temperate regions, including Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia, where it can be the dominant sessile organism over small spatial scales. Population genetics indicates that the Sydney Harbour population is highly isolated, suggesting long-term persistence will depend upon on the local production of recruits. To determine the potential role of sexual reproduction in population persistence, we examined a number of features of the reproductive biology of P. versipora for the first time, including the sexual system, the length of the gametogenetic cycles and size-specific fecundity. P. versipora was gonochoric, supporting recent molecular work removing the species from the Family Merulinidae, in which the species are exclusively hermaphroditic. The oogenic cycle was between 13 and 14 mo and the spermatogenetic cycle between 7 and 8 mo, with broadcast spawning inferred to occur in either January or February. Colony sex was strongly influenced by colony size: the probability of being male increased with colony area. The longer oogenic cycle suggests that females are investing energy in reproduction rather than growth, and consequently, males are on average larger for a given age. Alternatively, colonies may change sex from female to male as they grow. In contrast, per polyp fecundity did not vary with colony size. We conclude that the Sydney Harbour population is reproductively active and therefore has the potential to maintain current levels of abundance even without an external supply of propagules.
Life‐history traits of the symbiotic scale‐worm Branchipolynoe seepensis and its relationships with host mussels of the genus Bathymodiolus from hydrothermal vents

Associations between scale-worms and giant mussels are common constituents of hydrothermal vent and cold seep ecosystems, but very little is known about their nature and ecology. Here, we analyze the ecological characteristics of the associations between Branchipolynoe seepensis, an obligate symbiotic polychaete, and their host mytilid mussels Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis and B. azoricus inhabiting hydrothermal vent fields on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Infested mussels generally harbored a single symbiont (<4% had two to six worms). Infestation rate varied from 7.2% to 76.5%, increasing with mussel size, and was significantly lower for B. puteoserpentis. Symbiont density at Lucky Strike ranged between 1071 and 1191 individuals m )2 . Female symbiont size was always positively correlated with host size, while only males and juveniles from small mussels showed the same trend. This suggested a relatively long-lasting host/symbiont association for females and short-lasting association with successive reproductive migrations for adult males. The sex ratio of symbionts was always biased in favor of females. Males were smaller and more slender than females and had one mode in their size distributions, whereas females typically had three or more modes, suggestive of a longer life span in females. Between 59.1% and 72.2% of mussels had damaged soft tissues with substantially higher incidence of trauma in infested ones, suggesting that symbionts may cause trauma. The symbionts also induce tunnel-like structures among the ctenidia, indicating fidelity to a particular location inside the host. Based on our data, together with the fact that infested mussels became relatively wider than non-infested ones, this association is considered parasitic (likely kleptoparasitic). Our data, together with those from previous studies, allowed us to define the main life-history traits of B. seepensis: (i) the relationship with their host is parasitic, (ii) the association begins at the smallest mytilid size classes, (iii) there is sexual dimorphism in body size, (iv) sex ratio deviates from 1:1 in favor of females, (v) fertilization occurs through temporal pairing and pseudocopulation, (vi) sperm are stored by females, (vii) eggs are large (likely lecithotrophic or with direct development), (viii) females have a longer life span than males, (ix) adult males may be semalparous, undertaking reproductive migrations followed by a short period of pairing and then death, and (x) females have a semi-continuous iteroparous reproductive cycle.
Does Mood Influence Judgment Accuracy

In this study, we investigated the influence of mood on a production scheduling managerial task by comparing the effects of positive and neutral mood on individual judgments and their accuracy. When the subjects have been exposed to the task and thus have gained experience doing the task, the subjects in a positive mood performed significantly better than the subjects in a neutral mood.
Biochar Can Enhance Potassium Fertilization Efficiency and Economic Feasibility of Maize Cultivation

Field experiments were conducted to study the effect of biochar on potassium fertilizer leaching and uptake, efficiency and effectiveness of K fertilization, and economic viability of farming maize. Thirty tons ha -1 of biochar prepared from organic waste was applied to an Inceptisol. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with 7 treatments, namely control (without biochar and KCl), K1 (200 kg ha -1 KCl), BK0 (biochar, without KCl), BK1/4 (biochar + 50 kg ha -1 KCl), BK 1/2 (biochar + 100 kg ha -1 KCl), BK 3/4 (biochar + 150 kg ha -1 KCl), and BK1 (biochar + 200 kg ha -1 KCl) and three replicates for each treatment. The results suggest that biochar could replace and reduce KCl fertilizer. Biochar application increased the availability of nutrients by 69-89% for K + , 61-70% for Ca ++ , 39-53% for N total, 179-208% for P, and 14-184% for K.The results showed that the sole application of biochar increased maize production (6.24 Mg ha -1 ) by 14% compared sole application of KCl fertilizer (5.45 Mg ha -1 ). In contrast, dual application of biochar and 75% lower dosage of KCl fertilizer application increased maize production by 29%. Application of biochar and KCl fertilizer at the rate of 50 kg ha -1 resulted in the highest relative agronomic effectiveness (137%) and K fertilizer efficiency (18%). This application rate was also superior both technically and economically as assessed in terms of production (7.02 Mg ha -1 ), value of sales (revenue; IDR 19,305 million ha -1 ), income (IDR 8,663 million ha -1 ), and economic feasibility (R/C, 1.8).
Analysis of carbamazepine side effects associated with bone metabolism, folate and vitamin B12 serum levels in Isfahan epileptic patients

According to previous publications, chronic uses of AEDs reduce bone health, increase homocysteine levels, alkaline phosphates and many other biochemical changes. The aim of this study was to investigate carbamazepine (CBZ) effects on bone density, serum levels of folate, vitamin B12 and other biochemical variables. Twenty-one adult epileptic patients who received CBZ for treatment of epileptic attacks were enrolled. Bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry method. Biochemical indices of bone metabolism, including serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase contents and also serum levels of folate, vitamin B12, homocysteine were measured. All clinical, laboratory and pharmacological data were recorded in d-Base and analyzed using SPSS (version 16) for windows. BMD Z-scores, and 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 concentrations was not differ significantly, but it seems that, the female patients had diminished BMD at the femoral neck ( p ≤ 0.05). Folate or vitamin B12 levels tend toward lower values. This seems to be connected to a tendency toward higher mean corpuscular volume (MCV) with a mean of 84.9 fl (ranged from 59-120 fl). TWithin the population studied, t here was no correlation between CBZC 0 and homocysteine levels ( p≤ 0.63). In compare to normal value the serum calcium content was lower with a mean of 7.8 mg/dl (ranged; 7.0-8.9 mg/dl; p ≤ 0.04). With a mean of 213 U/L serums alkaline phosphatase was significantly higher (p ≤ 0.01) than normal values. Due to the need for chronic prescription strategy in order to control convulsion attack, pharmacotherapy with AEDs may consequence to changes in serum contents of calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase in addition to decrease in BMD and increase in homocysteine levels. Further studies related to efficacy and side-effects of CBZ as the most prescribed AEDs in Iranian epileptic population seem to be valuable.
A General Treatment of Non-Response Data From Choice Experiments Using Logit Models

A new approach is developed for the treatment of 'Don't Know' (DK) responses, within Choice Experiments. A DK option is motivated by the need to allow respondents the opportunity to express uncertainty. Our model explains a DK using an entropy measure of the similarity between options given to respondents within the Choice Experiment. We illustrate our model by applying it to a Choice Experiment examining consumer preferences for nutrient contents in food. We find that similarity between options in a given choice set does explain the tendency for respondents to report DK.
Designing an Efficient Information and Communication Technology (Ict) System to Train Private Agricultural Insurance Brokers in Iran

The Agricultural Insurance Fund (AIF) i n Ira n ha s hired private sectors nam ed "brokers" to i mplement an agricultural insurance s cheme. AIF has spent considerable t ime, effort, and m oney to train bro kers. Unfortunately, many of their i nvestments are met with dis appointing res ults and traditional education i s no longer effective. To o vercome t his challenge, an information and communication t echnology (ICT)-based t raining system s eems the best solution. This study was conducted to design an ICT system to train agricultural insurance brokers in Iran. To achieve this aim, a theoretical f ramework is presented, b ased on previous r esearch. O ur re sults are given using newly developed an d s ophisticated s tatistical techniques. Namely, o rdinal logistic r egression i ndicated t hat the factors affecting the design of an ICT-based training system are financial, technical e xperts, instructors, technical, organizational stra tegies a nd learner fa ctors; wh ile ordinal f actor a nalysis classified the challenges into f our latent variables named human, organizational, social, and t echnical challenges. Finally a c onceptual framework is presented for the ICT training system.
Byzantine Consensus in Vehicle Platooningvia Inter-Vehicle Communication

Cooperative driving and platooning have gained a growing focus recently. Letting vehicles to reach a consensus and make a joint decision is necessary for some applications. To address this problem, we propose a novel consensus protocol named BFT-ARM that fits real sensor values and can tolerate t(< n/3) Byzantine nodes out of n. BFT-ARM guarantees that the decision is close to the median of all good nodes. We also present the simulation framework ArteryLTE to evaluate our protocol. 1
Upper tropospheric cloud systems derived from IR sounders: properties of cirrus anvils in the tropics

Abstract. Representing about 30 % of the Earth's total cloud cover, upper tropospheric clouds play a crucial role in the climate system by modulating the Earth's energy budget and heat transport. When originating from convection, they often form organized systems. The high spectral resolution of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) allows reliable cirrus identification, both from day and nighttime observations. Tropical upper tropospheric cloud systems have been analyzed by using a spatial composite technique on the retrieved cloud pressure of AIRS data. Cloud emissivity is used to distinguish convective core, cirrus and thin cirrus anvil within these systems. A comparison with simultaneous precipitation data from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer – Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) shows that, for tropical upper tropospheric clouds, a cloud emissivity close to 1 is strongly linked to a high rain rate, leading to a proxy to identify convective cores. Combining AIRS cloud data with this cloud system approach, using physical variables, provides a new opportunity to relate the properties of the anvils, including also the thinner cirrus, to the convective cores. It also distinguishes convective cloud systems from isolated cirrus systems. Deep convective cloud systems, covering 15 % of the tropics, are further distinguished into single-core and multi-core systems. Though AIRS samples the tropics only twice per day, the evolution of longer-living convective systems can be still statistically captured, and we were able to select relatively mature single-core convective systems by using the fraction of convective core area within the cloud systems as a proxy for maturity. For these systems, we have demonstrated that the physical properties of the anvils are related to convective depth, indicated by the minimum retrieved cloud temperature within the convective core. Our analyses show that the size of the systems does in general increase with convective depth, though for similar convective depth oceanic convective cloud systems are slightly larger than continental ones, in agreement with other observations. In addition, our data reveal for the first time that the fraction of thin cirrus over the total anvil area increases with the convective depth similarly for oceanic and continental convective systems. This has implications for the radiative feedbacks of anvils on convection which will be more closely studied in the future.
Contribution to the Fault Diagnosis of a Doubly Fed Induction Generator for a Closed-loop Controlled Wind Turbine System Associated with a Two-level Energy Storage System

Abstract —In this article, a contribution to the fault diagnosis of a doubly fed induction generator for a closed-loop controlled wind turbine system associated with a two-level energy storage system using an on-line fault diagnostic technique is proposed. This technique is proposed to detect the rotor fault in the doubly fed induction generator under non-stationary conditions based on the spectral analysis of stator currents of the doubly fed induction generator by an adaptive fast Fourier transform algorithm. Furthermore, to prevent system deterioration, a fractional-order controller with a simple design method is used for the control of the whole wind turbine system. The fractional-order controller ensures that the system is stable in both healthy and faulty conditions. Additionally, to improve the production capacity under wind speed fluctuations and grid demand changes, a two-level energy storage system consisting of a supercapacitor bank and lead-acid batteries is proposed. The obtained simulation results show that the objectives of the fault diagnosis procedure and control strategy are reached.
Influence of co-branding on customer perception: A case of M-kesho customers in Kariobangi area

The study sought to establish the influence of co-branding on customer perception: a case of M-Kesho customers in Kariobangi area. It was guided by two objectives which are; to establish whether co-branding influence customer satisfaction and to determine the influence of co-branding on perception of customers of M-Kesho product. The Literature review focused on, the concept co-branding, importance of co-branding, concept of perception, brand perception, perceived price fairness, perceived service quality and customer loyalty. The study applied the descriptive design; Target population included all the 12,332 customers of M-Kesho in the formal and informal small and medium business within Kariobangi Light Industries area and its environs. The sample size constituted 100 M-Kesho customers in the SME sector in Kariobangi Light Industries area and its environs who were randomly sampled. The study also revealed that 70% of the respondents were members of M-Pesa before joining the M-Kesho product. Through probing the respondents asserted that they joined M-Kesho under the influence availability of the M-Kesho product which was accessible, convenient in relation to sending money, convenience of banking services like withdrawing or depositing money as well as the ability of the customers to access loan and insurance services through the M-Kesho product. In view of the research findings, the study recommends that more M-Kesho products outlets should be availed to the customers to encourage use of the facility. The study also recommends that there is there is need to create awareness of the product to the customers through marketing and unpacking the product to the customers, this will make more customers even those with primary level of education easily use the product without complications. In order to improve the quality of the already existing products hence attracting more customers to the products leading to higher profits to the companies involved, the study recommends introduction of more co-branded products. The study also recommends that the co-branded products should be reliable in the sense that one can use the facility at any time without delays. This ensures that customers have a positive perception on the product and also customers are more satisfied by such products.
A computational and theoretical analysis of falling frequency VLF emissions

[1] Recently much progress has been made in the simulation and theoretical understanding of rising frequency triggered emissions and rising chorus. Both PIC and Vlasov VHS codes produce risers in the region downstream from the equator toward which the VLF waves are traveling. The VHS code only produces fallers or downward hooks with difficulty due to the coherent nature of wave particle interaction across the equator. With the VHS code we now confine the interaction region to be the region upstream from the equator, where inhomogeneity factor S is positive. This suppresses correlated wave particle interaction effects across the equator and the tendency of the code to trigger risers, and permits the formation of a proper falling tone generation region. The VHS code now easily and reproducibly triggers falling tones. The evolution of resonant particle current JE in space and time shows a generation point at −5224 km and the wavefield undergoes amplification of some 25 dB in traversing the nonlinear generation region. The current component parallel to wave magnetic field (JB) is positive, whereas it is negative for risers. The resonant particle trap shows an enhanced distribution function or ‘hill’, whereas risers have a ‘hole’. According to recent theory (Omura et al., 2008, 2009) sweeping frequency is due primarily to the advective term. The nonlinear frequency shift term is now negative (∼−12 Hz) and the sweep rate of −800 Hz/s is approximately nonlinear frequency shift divided by TN, the transition time, of the order of a trapping time.
The impact of shift work on Portuguese Air Transport ground worker’s diet

1 Lisbon School of Health Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, catiamoreira14@hotmail.com; 2 TAP Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, eunice.simoes@gmail.com; 3 Lisbon School of Health Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, catarina.guerreiro@estesl.ipl. pt; 4 Lisbon School of Health Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, etcarolino@estesl.ipl. pt; 5 TAP Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ajorge@ucs.pt; 6 TAP Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, eliete.david@gmail.com; 7 Lisbon School of Health Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, lino.mendes@estesl.ipl. pt.