Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
How Do Productive Skills of L2 Learning Require EI

Research shows that L2 learners with higher Emotional Intelligence (EI), referring to their ability to manage their emotions, are capable of making better decisions, communicating more effectively, and experiencing less stress (Caruso, 2000; Mayer et. al., 2000; Pishghadam, 2009). The aim of this study was to determine how the productive skills of L2 learning would require EI. More particularly, the focus was on writing skill, as it is such a productive skill that is more objectively and reliably measurable. The participants included 92 male and female B.A. students of English Literature at University of Mazandaran, aged 19-25. They took the OPT made by Allan (1992), based on which they were distributed into two groups. They also took an EI test (SSEIT) developed by Schutte et al. (1998). Moreover, each participant wrote an expository and an argumentative essay; rated based on the Multiple-Trait scoring scheme developed by Hyland (2003). Eventually, the statistical analysis by SPSS showed that more-proficient group was more emotionally intelligent, and the other way around. The correlation coefficient between the less-proficient group's EI and their expository writing analyzed by Pearson Correlation by SPSS showed a moderate correlation between them ( r = 0.49, n = 48, α = 0.01). As for the relationship between more-proficient group’s EI and their expository writing scores, there was no significant relationship seen between them ( r = 0.14, n = 44). Furthermore, there was a moderate correlation ( r = 0.47, n = 48, α = 0.01) between the less-proficient group's EI and their argumentative writing scores. Finally, there was a moderate correlation between the more-proficient group's EI and their argumentative writing scores (r = 0.41, n = 44, α = 0.01). The conclusion of the results indicated that since EI has to do with emotions, performance in those areas of L2 that require negotiation of emotions, as in argumentative writing, involved EI. On the other hand, in expository writing, due to its impersonal and objective nature, EI was of no significant relationship, or a much lower correlation than argumentative writing. The findings imply that understanding and managing their own emotions and being aware of and responsive to others’ emotions would contribute to the L2 productive skills, particularly writing, as well as motivation and self-actualization of both university professors of L2 writing and their students. Future research may be conducted regarding the effects of gender or cultural background on L2 learners' EI.
Understanding transition probabilities

Dunn et al. (2011) propose an innovative approach to establishing typological correlations. Their fascinating method exemplifies the dynamicization of linguistic typology. Instead of estimating relative frequencies of types, they switch to estimating transition probabilities between types. This commentary will present some background to better understand this approach, because an in-depth explanation of the underlying assumptions is unfortunately lacking in their rather short paper. This additional explanation is intended to clarify why the Dunn et al. paper deserves careful examination in the field of linguistic typology. Notwithstanding the important methodological innovation of this paper, there are problems with their interpretation of the empirical results. Basically, and contrary to their claim, it does not seem to be the case that “most observed functional dependencies between traits are lineagespecific rather than universal tendencies”. Obviously, there is variation between lineages, but no previously proposed word-order universal is contradicted by the variation attested in the Dunn et al. paper. For the current criticism, I will only use the data and results from their paper, so the problems presented here really concern the interpretation of the results and not the method as such.
The Effect of Biofeedback Training on One Repetition Maximum Chest Press Performance

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(8): 1105-1115, 2017. Biofeedback is a method of controlling normally automatic bodily functions by monitoring and training to acquire voluntary control over them (13). The purpose of this study was to determine if a heart-rate variability training program utilizing the emWave biofeedback device could increase performance on a simple strength task. Participants (n = 18) were randomly assigned to one of three groups and data were collected for a period of seven weeks. Data collection consisted of participants receiving training (experimental and alternate groups) or no training (control group), followed by a chest press one repetition maximum (1-RM) assessment. A repeated measures ANOVA was conducted to assess group differences in chest press 1-RM improvement over time. While all three groups improved in chest press 1-RM over time, there were no significant differences between groups. Future directions and implications of this research for athletes and coaches are discussed.
Has Finance Made the World Riskier?

Developments in the financial sector have led to an expansion in its ability to spread risks. The increase in the risk bearing capacity of economies, as well as in actual risk taking, has led to a range of financial transactions that hitherto were not possible, and has created much greater access to finance for firms and households. On net, this has made the world much better off. Concurrently, however, we have also seen the emergence of a whole range of intermediaries, whose size and appetite for risk may expand over the cycle. Not only can these intermediaries accentuate real fluctuations, they can also leave themselves exposed to certain small probability risks that their own collective behaviour makes more likely. As a result, under some conditions, economies may be more exposed to financial-sector-induced turmoil than in the past. The paper discusses the implications for monetary policy and prudential supervision. In particular, it suggests market-friendly policies that would reduce the incentive of intermediary managers to take excessive risk.
Feeding beaviour of slaughter pigs (Sus Scrofa) kept in a Swedish conventional system

The management and keeping of slaughter pigs are normally highly controlled and achieving a good feed effiency is one of the pork industriy’s main goals. When being kept in a conventional system the pigs do not have a good opportunity to perform natural feeding and foraging behaviours which could lead to frustration and a negative welfare. Pigs are as well commonly kept at a high density and therefor have difficulties keeping a distance to eachother. This could also lead to increased frustration and aggressive encounters during feeding. Twelve pens were liquid fed three times a day, with observations made during their lunch feeding. The actual feeding had a short duration in all pens with a maximum time of approximately five minutes. Results show that pigs were lying down and being inactive during the main time of the observations. Other commonly performed behaviours were substrate explore, fixtures explore, nosing pig, walking, eating and head throwing. In correlation with feeding the three latter behaviours increased, but only walking was significant (P<0.05, F=15.52). A delayed feeding did not seem to effect animals negatively as the pigs in the four latest pens were lying down (F=3.30, P=0.103) and seemed more calm in comparison with the four first fed. When comparing pens being mixed or not, mixed pens performed fixtures explore (F=13.28, P< 0,002) more often and lying (P<0.05, F=32.44) to a less extent. The mixed pens also had a higher average slaughter weight (P<0.05, T= 2.91). More research considering long-term effects of mixing pigs should therefore be prioritized. Belly nosing was performed frequently in all pens and since this behaviour could be an indicator of stress, it should be further analyzed. Inactive behaviour demonstrated to highest extent by all pigs could be a result of different causes. Though, the author believes that is caused by boredom and not having access to perform other behaviours. This is why more effort should be put into prolonging the feeding time and keeping the pigs occupied during a larger part of the day.
New discrimination procedure of location model for handling large categorical variables

The location model proposed in the past is a predictive discriminant rule that can classify new observations into one of two predefined groups based on mixtures of continuous and categorical variables. The ability of location model to discriminate new observation correctly is highly dependent on the number of multinomial cells created by the number of categorical variables. This study conducts a preliminary investigation to show the location model that uses maximum likelihood estimation has high misclassification rate up to 45% on average in dealing with more than six categorical variables for all 36 data tested. Such model indicated highly incorrect prediction as this model performed badly for large categorical variables even with large sample size. To alleviate the high rate of misclassification, a new strategy is embedded in the discriminant rule by introducing nonlinear principal component analysis (NPCA) into the classical location model (cLM), mainly to handle the large number of categorical variables. This new strategy is investigated on some simulation and real datasets through the estimation of misclassification rate using leave-one-out method. The results from numerical investigations manifest the feasibility of the proposed model as the misclassification rate is dramatically decreased compared to the cLM for all 18 different data settings. A practical application using real dataset demonstrates a significant improvement and obtains comparable result among the best methods that are compared. The overall findings reveal that the proposed model extended the applicability range of the location model as previously it was limited to only six categorical variables to achieve acceptable performance. This study proved that the proposed model with new discrimination procedure can be used as an alternative to the problems of mixed variables classification, primarily when facing with large categorical variables.
Sasanian Walls, Hinterland Fortresses and Abandoned Ancient Irrigated Landscapes: The 2007 Season on the Great Wall of Gorgan and the Wall of Tammishe

Abstract The 2007 season yielded significant new insights into settlement expansion into the land north of the line of the Gorgan Wall and the later abandonment of these sites in the steppe, prior to the construction of the Wall. It also provided us with a better understanding of Sasanian hydraulic engineering and the date and strategic role of large square fortifications south of this linear barrier. Via underwater archaeology, we explored installations associated with the Tammishe Wall and now submerged in the Caspian Sea. A detailed study of the pottery from a variety of sites associated with the Walls, as well as of settlements in the hinterland, is beginning to provide us with a clearer picture of pottery typology and the sequence of building projects and settlement patterns in the Gorgan Plain.
A global view on permafrost in steep bedrock

Mountainous topography covers a considerable proportion of the global permafrost region. There, temperature changes and the degradation of permafrost in steep bedrock can evoke rapid geomorphic change, some of which may result in natural hazards. Due to the strong relief of most rock walls, corresponding events can have a long runout and transform into cascading events, such as impact to lakes or the damming of rivers that propagate far below the periglacial zone. The identification of areas that potentially have permafrost conditions in steep rock is the important first step in the evaluation of corresponding hazards. During the past decade, researchers have given considerable attention to permafrost in steep bedrock, although most investigations have been conducted in the European Alps. This contribution provides a summary of findings related to the delineation of permafrost in rock walls. Based on this, simple considerations and data sources are outlined that may help the application of current knowledge in remote mountain regions.
Seasonal variation of pediatric dermatoses: a retrospective study conducted in tertiary care centre Ujjain

Background: Skin diseases in pediatric age are common health problem with wide variation in the presentation in various regions. Association of seasonal variation in skin disease has been studied for centuries. Environmental factors plays significant role in skin disease. Different climatic factors that may decide the incidence of skin diseases. Cold, warmth, light and humidity play direct or indirect role in occurrence of various dermatosis. Many studies have been done to study pattern of skin disease in pediatric population but only few studies are done for its clinical correlation of seasonal variation. Hence we decided to study seasonal variation in pediatric dermatoses. The objective of the study was to study the seasonal variation, age-wise variation and distribution of common dermatoses in pediatric population in 0-15 years. Methods: This was a retrospective study done in R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain over a period of one year. A total of 1110 cases of age 0-15 years, who presented in out-patient clinic of dermatology deparment were included in this study. Demographic profile and clinical details were recorded. Data were collected and patient’s details were categorized according to four seasons summer, autumn, winter and spring. Microsoft excel was used for data entry and analysis was done using SPSS version 22. Results: Out of all the subjects recruited, 55.7% were males and 44.3% were females with M:F ratio1.25:1. The maximum numbers of patients were in the age group of 10-15 years (43.3%). Majority of visits were in summer (n=360, 32.43%) followed by winter and spring season. Most common dermatosis seen during summer was bacterial infection (n=93, 8.37%) and during winter was eczema (n=62, 5.58%). Conclusions: Dermatoses in children are wide spread problem responsible for significant morbidity in them. In the present study there is seasonal variation of dermatological diseases in pediatric age group.
The Impact of Tax Deduction Ratio Reduction on Dividend Payouts Under the Integrated Tax System: Evidence From Taiwan

Taiwan passed the Robust Financial Administrative System in 2014. Regarding the imputation tax system, the tax credit of imputation was reduced from 100% to 50%, effective in 2015. In other words, contrary to the year 2014, only the half of tax paid by companies can be used by individuals to offset personal income taxes under the new system. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether dividend payouts are influenced by this tax reform. In addition, whether the companies known for stable dividends have changed their dividend payout ratios. Results show that the dividend payout ratios decreased after the tax reform was reduced, indicating that companies used this tax reform to enact tax planning for stockholders. This study also finds that companies offering stable dividends maintain similar dividend policies in the dividend payout ratios.
The response of eucalypt populations to a changing environment

A large amount of genetic diversity in ecological traits exists both within and between the Tasmanian eucalypt species. This variation is generally associated with spatial variation in habitat. Major changes in the distribution of eucalypt species have no doubt occurred in response to past environmental changes and even today, populations are continually reacting to short- or long-term changes in the environment. The processes by which populations respond to environmental changes are addressed, with particular emphasis on gene flow and the role of hybridisation in the expansion and contraction of species ranges.
Investigation genetic diversity of Ixodes ricinus based on four microsatellite loci

Ixodes ricinus belongs to Ixodes ricinus complex composed of 14 species of ticks distributed worldwide and the most widely spread tick species in Europe I. ricinus is a major ixodid tick, involved in the transmission of a number of diseases to animals and humans in Eurasia. Genetic diversity of these tick populations may have implications on disease transmission. In order to investigate genetic diversity and to characterize the genetic structure of I. ricinus populations in the Baltic countries microsatellite markers described in literature were used. A total of 180 ticks (170 I. ricinus and 10 I. persulcatus ) collected from 18 locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were examined based on four polymorphic microsatellite loci. Genetic diversity of six I. ricinus populations from Lithuania (n = 60), Latvia (n = 60), and Estonia (n = 60) were compared. The number of observed alleles between loci ranged from 5 to 11. Observed heterozygosities were lower than expected at most loci. Mean estimates of expected heterozigosities (He) over loci and populations varied from 0.621 to 0.800, and observed heterozygosity (Ho) from 0.304 to 0.634. F statistics were calculated to analyze the differences between observed and expected heterozygosities, and to obtain genetic distances between populations. Two loci deviated significantly from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. However, the highest observed heterozygosity (Ho) was found in coastal locations and lowest - in continental parts, which shows the importance of birds as hosts to tick population structure.
Unraveling the Role of Public Researcher Mobility for Industrial Innovation

We estimate the relative contribution of mobile scientists who leave academia for the private sector on the subsequent innovative performance of the firms they join. We use data on the population of Danish firms and their R&D workers for the period 1999-2004 and measure innovation performance by the (value-adjusted) number of patent applications at the European Patent Office. We compare the efficacy of mobile former university scientists to the effects of mobile workers hired from other firms as well as immobile workers on the innovation performance of their employer. Our main result is that mobile university scientists contribute substantially more to innovation than R&D workers hired from other firms who, in turn, contribute slightly less to industrial innovation than recent university graduates. By contrast, immobile workers add little to the innovative activity of their employer. We also find that the contribution of mobile R&D workers to innovation depreciates fairly rapidly. These findings provide us with three main managerial implications: Firstly, hiring scientists from universities is a way of boosting a firm's innovative activity. Secondly, because hires from academia receive lower wages on average than hires from private sector firms, this implies that hiring R&D workers from academia may be a cost-effective way of improving innovation performance. Thirdly, firms need to take measures in order to further public-private researcher interaction to prevent the depreciation of the knowledge stock of their employees.
Network structure and netvork commitment in innovation networks

It is becoming increasingly common for networks of actors (universities, research institutes, enterprises and government organisations, etc.) to be formed in order to jointly develop innovations. The efficacy of these networks is, however, disputed when it comes to generating growth-related results. Several studies suggest that the structure of the network is an important factor enabling innovations to be created. However, these studies lack intermediate variables such as commitment. This explorative study therefore looks at the relationship between network structure and network commitment. The outcome indicates that closed networks have a positive impact on the focal actor’s affective commitment and a negative effect on the focal actor’s calculative commitment, while an open network indicates the converse situation.
Using Web 3D technologies for involving consumers within the innovation process: an example through an e-commerce application

ABSTRACT . This paper aims to show to what extent the Web3D is an advantage for implementing the Living Lab approach. In order to achieve this objective, we develop a project the context of an Action-Research. A state-of-the-art of Web3D solutions for e-commerce enabled us to select the most suitable functionalities and properties for designing a 3D gates configurator for consumers. A panel of Twenty-seven participants evaluated this tool. Results show that an interactive 3-dimensional visualization of the object is an advantage for the sale, because a single image does not usually allow user to imagine the product in its future environment. The use of Web3D for e-commerce enables consumers to be involved in the design process for co-creating solutions, which is one of the main aspects of the Living Lab approach. RESUME . Cet article montre dans quelle mesure le Web3D est un avantage pour developper une approche Living Lab. Pour mener a bien cet objectif, nous avons developpe un projet dans le contexte d’une action-recherche. Un etat de l’art portant sur les solutions Web3D pour le e-commerce nous a permis de selectionner les fonctionnalites les plus appropriees et les proprietes pour la conception d'un configurateur 3D de portails destine a du grand public. Vingt-sept participants ont evalue cet outil. Les resultats montrent qu'une visualisation d’un objet en 3 dimensions est un avantage pour la vente, car une seule image ne permet generalement pas a l'utilisateur d'imaginer le produit dans son environnement futur. L'utilisation du Web3D pour le e-commerce donne au client la possibilite de s'impliquer dans le processus de conception. Ce point constitue une premiere reponse a une question de recherche sur le role et la definition des Living Labs. KEYWORDS: Internet, e-commerce, Web3D, Living Lab MOTS-CLES : Internet, e-commerce, Web3D, Living Lab
THE EFFECT OF GOOGLE DRIVE DISTANCE AND DURATION IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Predicting the market value of a residential property accurately without inspection by professional valuer could be beneficial for vary of organization and people. Building an Automated Valuation Model could be beneficial if it will be accurate adequately. This paper examined 47 machine learning models (linear and non-linear). These models are fitted on 1967 records of units from 19 suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The main aim of this paper is to compare the performance of these techniques using this data set and investigate the effect of spatial information on valuation accuracy. The results demonstrated that tree models named eXtreme Gradient Boosting Linear, eXtreme Gradient Boosting Tree and Random Forest respectively have best performance among other techniques and spatial information such drive distance and duration to CBD increase the predictive model performance significantly.