Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) of the Jaú National Park, Amazonas, Brazil

Social wasps are common elements in Neotropics, although even elementary data about this taxon in Amazon region is partially unknown. Therefore the purpose of this work was to increase the knowledge of social wasp fauna at Jau National Park. A total of 494 specimens of Polistinae was collected with active search, malaise trap and light trap. Forty-nine species belonging to fourteen genera were recorded. The richest genera were Polybia (14 species), Agelaia (07), Mischocyttarus (05), Apoica (04), Brachygastra (04) and Protopolybia (04); the remaining genera were represented by less than two species. The Jaccard similarity coefficient showed a higher similarity of the Jau National Park with Ducke Reserve (Manaus, Amazonas). Four species were collected for the first time in Amazonas state Agelaia flavipennis (Ducke), Polybia affinis Du Buysson, Protopolybia nitida (Ducke) and Protopolybia sedula (de Saussure), only in Jau National Park, showing the importance of this park for the social wasps preservation in the Amazon region. Fauna de Vespas Sociais (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) do Parque Nacional do Jau, Amazonas, Brasil Resumo. Vespas sociais sao elementos comuns na regiao neotropical, embora ate mesmo a coleta de dados elementares sobre este taxon na regiao amazonica ainda e parcialmente desconhecido. Por isso objetivamos contribuir para o conhecimento sobre a fauna de vespas sociais que ocorrem no Parque Nacional do Jau. Um total de 494 individuos de Polistinae foi coletado atraves de busca ativa, armadilha Malaise e armadilha luminosa. Quarenta e nove especies de 14 generos foram registradas. Polybia (14 especies), Agelaia (07), Mischocyttarus (05), Apoica (04), Brachygastra (04) e Protopolybia (04) sao os generos com o maior numero de especies; os demais generos coletados foram representados por apenas duas ou uma especie. De acordo com o coeficiente de similaridade de Jaccard, a composicao de especies de Parque Nacional do Jau e semelhante a Reserva Ducke (Manaus, Amazonas). Agelaia flavipennis (Ducke), Polybia affinis Du Buysson, Protopolybia nitida (Ducke) e Protopolybia sedula (de Saussure) sao considerados novos registros de ocorrencia para o estado do Amazonas e foram coletados, ate o momento, apenas no Parque Nacional do Jau, demonstrando a importância deste parque para a preservacao de vespas sociais na regiao amazonica.
CHARACTERISATION OF THE ARSENIC RESISTANCE GENES IN BACILLUS SP. UWC ISOLATED FROM MATURING FLY ASH ACID MINE DRAINAGE NEUTRALISED SOLIDS

An arsenic resistant Bacillus sp. UWC was isolated from fly ash acid mine drainage (FA-AMD) neutralised solids. A genomic library was prepared and screened in an arsenic sensitive mutant Escherichia coli strain for the presence of arsenic resistance (ars) genes. Sequence analysis of a clone conferring resistance to both sodium arsenite and sodium arsenate revealed homologues to the arsR (regulatory repressor), arsB (membrane located arsenite pump), arsC (arsenate reductase), arsD (second regulatory repressor and a metallochaperone) and arsA (ATPase) genes from known arsenic resistance operons. The Bacillus sp. UWC arsRBCDA genes were shown to be arranged in an unusual manner with the arsDA genes immediately downstream of arsC.
Rural household knowledge regarding energy conservation through clean development mechanism

Energy conservation while cooking in household (HH) is a major challenge and opportunity to curtail greenhouse gases (GHGs) and reduce climate change (CC) thus, lowering global warming (GW). People are gaining greater awareness of the value and need of sustainable energy practices, particularly growing public concerns regarding GW. But, still people fail to take noticeable steps towards energy efficiency (EE) and energy conservation (EC). This account for the fact that there is often a sizeable discrepancy between people’s self-reported knowledge, values, attitudes, intentions and their observable behaviours i.e. ‘knowledge-action gap’. In this case, when knowledge is imparted it plays a crucial role in developing understanding regarding various aspects of EE and EC, helpful in saving energy for future use. Two hundred forty households were selected from four villages i.e. 60 HHs from each village of Udaipur district having higher energy consumption in kitchen in household system. An interview schedule was used to gather the relevant information regarding respondents’ knowledge about various fuel conservation practices which includes all the fuels used for cooking in kitchen in HH system. The findings highlighted that rural respondents had good knowledge regarding fuel conservation practices in HH. This was due to the fact that respondents were influenced by the mass media and exposure to the latest information on account of closeness to the city and impact of urbanization, industrialization, technological advancement and sanskritization.
Different roles of water in secondary organic aerosol formation from toluene and isoprene

Abstract. Roles of water in the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from the irradiations of toluene-NO2 and isoprene-NO2 were investigated in a smog chamber. Experimental results show that the yield of SOA from toluene almost doubled as relative humidity increased from 5 to 85 %, whereas the yield of SOA from isoprene under humid conditions decreased by 2.6 times as compared to that under dry conditions. The distinct difference of RH effects on SOA formation from toluene and isoprene is well explained with our experiments and model simulations. The increased SOA from humid toluene-NO2 irradiations is mainly contributed by O–H-containing products such as polyalcohols formed from aqueous reactions. The major chemical components of SOA in isoprene-NO2 irradiations are oligomers formed from the gas phase. SOA formation from isoprene-NO2 irradiations is controlled by stable Criegee intermediates (SCIs) that are greatly influenced by water. As a result, high RH can obstruct the oligomerization reaction of SCIs to form SOA.
Immediate cost of dengue to Malaysia and Thailand:An estimate.

We have analysed the average annual cost of dengue in Malaysia during the period 2002–2007 and in Thailand between 2000 and 2005. The key cost components, estimated by combining existing data from both published and unpublished studies, consist of: (i) costs of non-fatal illness; (ii) vector (Aedes mosquitoes) control costs; and (iii) research and development (R&D) costs incurred by government institutions.
Characterizing HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder in Two Underserved Sociodemographic Groups

of a dissertation at the University of Miami. Dissertation supervised by Professor Michael H. Antoni. No. of pages in text (76) The purpose of this project is to characterize neurocognitive functioning and correlates of neurocognitive functioning, as well as to examine the diagnostic accuracy of relatively promising neurocognitive tests in two underserved sociodemographic groups living with HIV: monolingual Spanish-speaking Hispanics and English-speaking AfricanAmericans, in order to better understand HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) within these groups. Examining HAND in underserved groups is paramount to the development of effective HAND screening and treatment algorithms in clinics that serve these groups, such as the AIDS Clinical Research Unit (ACRU) at the University of Miami. The current project was drawn from an initiative to develop a HAND screening algorithm for this clinic, such that patients with milder forms of HAND can be identified. The current study examined the performance of convenience samples of Englishspeaking African-Americans (n = 38) and monolingual Spanish-speaking Hispanics (n = 50) on a variety of easy-to-use, sensitive neurocognitive tests we previously collected at the ACRU: Grooved Pegboard (GP), Trail Making Test (TMT), Action Fluency (AF), and the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R). I used these tests and medical chart review to classify HAND via the 2007 Frascati diagnostic criteria, the most
The effect of BEAM Plus certification on property price in Hong Kong

In response to the public’s increasing awareness of sustainable development, the construction industry has introduced “green” buildings which emphasize better environmental performance. However, as a building’s environmental performance is difficult to discern for laymen, different green building certifications have been established for evaluations in this regard. This study evaluates whether there exists a price premium for living space in buildings certified with BEAM Plus. The findings show that the prices of flats in BEAM Plus-certified buildings are 4.4% higher than those in nonregistered buildings, and that housing units in buildings with an “unclassified” rating are transacted at a discount of 5.9%. Nevertheless, if homebuyers mistake an “unclassified” building for a non-registered building, due to the non-disclosure of the “unclassified” result by developers, the price premium of BEAM Plus certification becomes higher (6.2%). Regardless, the price premium is much lower than those on the office sector. The reasons behind such differences can be attributed to the disparities in the tangible and intangible benefits associated with green living space and green office space. Policy implications with reference to Hong Kong’s GFA concession policy are then discussed.
In-Service Education and Training for teachers of mathematics with limited qualifications and experience

The author has been working in the field of Mathematical Education, with special interest in In-Service Education and Training, for many years. This work, which is described in this thesis, has been used to develop a particular philosophy of Mathematical Education and strategies and techniques related to the provision of INSET for special groups of teachers. [Continues. ]
Earthquake nucleation on rough faults

Earthquake nucleation is currently explained using rate and state stability analysis, which successfully models the behavior of laboratory simulated faults with constant thickness gouge layers. However, roughness is widely observed on natural faults and its influence on earthquake nucleation is little explored. Here we conduct frictional sliding experiments with different roughness on granite samples at upper crustal conditions (30–200 MPa). We observe a wide range of behaviors, from stable sliding to stick slip, depending on the combination of roughness parameters and normal stress. Stick slip is repeatedly observed in velocity-strengthening regimes, and increases in normal stress stabilize slip; these features are not fully predicted by current stability analysis. We derive a new instability criterion that matches our observations, based on fracture energy considerations and the size of weak patches created by fault roughness.
NeVAE: A Deep Generative Model for Molecular Graphs

Deep generative models have been praised for their ability to learn smooth latent representation of images, text, and audio, which can then be used to generate new, plausible data. However, current generative models are unable to work with molecular graphs due to their unique characteristics—their underlying structure is not Euclidean or grid-like, they remain isomorphic under permutation of the nodes labels, and they come with a different number of nodes and edges. In this paper, we propose NeVAE, a novel variational autoencoder for molecular graphs, whose encoder and decoder are specially designed to account for the above properties by means of several technical innovations. In addition, by using masking, the decoder is able to guarantee a set of valid properties in the generated molecules. Experiments reveal that our model can discover plausible, diverse and novel molecules more effectively than several state of the art methods. Moreover, by utilizing Bayesian optimization over the continuous latent representation of molecules our model finds, we can also find molecules that maximize certain desirable properties more effectively than alternatives.
Evaluating the pattern of residential quality in Nigeria: The case of Osogbo township

One of the major challenges of housing in Nigeria is how to address existing variations in the pattern of residential quality across different urban areas. Through a survey of 406 housing units selected from three residential areas in Osogbo Township in Nigeria, this study examines and compares the pattern of housing quality. Using descriptive statistics and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), where; F =24.786 and P = 0.00 - significant at 0.05, the study shows that residential quality varies in pattern from one area to another. By comparing the mean differences among the zones, Zones C and A had 6.84, while C and B had 5.298. These values indicate that residential quality of "Zone C" is better relative to those of Zones "B' and "A" in Osogbo. The study concludes that appropriate policy and strategies should be put in place to improve housing quality within different residential areas in Nigeria.
Response to anonymous referee # 2 Major Comments

To improve the model simulation through decisive coupling mechanisms, rather than blindly updating the parameterization schemes, it is necessary to compare model performances between the CGCMs with the same atmospheric or oceanic component model. Therefore, two new CGCMs have been developed with the same oceanic component model, namely ECHAM5-NEMO3.6 and ECHAM6-NEMO3.6. The MPIESM that consists of ECHAM6 and MPIOM has also been employed. Experiments are carried out with the same settings in coupler and individual component model if applicable, and the new models show substantial improvements in the simulation of SST, precipitation and ocean currents. Further analysis has made it clear that the primary cause of SST biases in ECHAM5-NEMO3.6 and ECHAM6-NEMO3.6 can be attributed to the momentum field, while oceanic dynamics and surface radiation budget are accountable for more SST deviations in the MPI-ESM. Inter-model comparison between the coupled models with the same oceanic model suggests that cumulus convection is in the central part of simulation differences, which finally influence the SST through WES feedback mechanism. Whereas the OGCM replacement shows that latent heat of evaporation plays a predominant role in changing SST and surface radiation budget, and eventually bringing about variations in air temperature and atmospheric circulation. The mechanisms revealed in this study provide a new perspective of bias genesis during model coupling, which can be helpful for tuning other climate models towards a more realistic simulation.
Socioemotional functioning in children diagnosed with Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder, ARND, profile on the Child Behaviour Checklist, CBCL

In an effort to better understand the socioemotional challenges of children exposed prenatally to alcohol, children aged 4-18 diagnosed with AlcohoI Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND) were c o m p a d to normal controis. The sample of 68 children included 33 with ARND, 33 normal controls matched to the ARND sample for age, gender, and SES, and 2 children with ARND for whom matches were not available. Cornparisons were made both quantitatively and qualitatively using a standardized measure of socioemotional functioning. The study investigated the hypothesis thai children with ARND would present with a distinct clinical profile of disturbed socioemotional functioning. Furthemore, it was hypothesized that the severity of socioemotional disturbance would reflect familial and background factors. Results indicated that the ARND group did differ significantly than controls in their presentation of socioemotional problems. As well, children in the ARND group presented with a consistent clinical profile of socioemotional functioning on the CBCL. This research was supportecl by the Reva Gerstein M A . Studentship and the RESTRACOMP Research Training S tudentship through the Researc h Xnstitute at the Hospi ta1 For Sick Children. 1 am grateful for the financial assistance and opponunities made available to me through HSC. 1 would like to extend a deeply heartfelt thank you to the following individuals for their guidance, support, and encouragement throughout this endeavor. My supervisors, Dr. Joanne Rovet and Dr. Jennifer Jenkins; Dr. Gideon Koren; Mohamed AbdoleIl; Sandra Hepworth and Patricia Arseneau; my family. An extraordinarily special thanks to my husband, Hal Niedzviecki. Table of
Factors Associated with Short Births Intervals among Women Delivering at Mbarara Hospital

Background ; Birth interval is the time between two consecutive births. World Health Organization recommends a minimum birth to pregnancy interval of 24months after live birth and 6months after abortion. Short birth interval is associated with adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes. Few studies have described factors associated with birth intervals. Knowing these factors will enable stake holders and care providers to modify practice to address them thus improving neonatal infant and maternal health. Methods : This was a case-control study. We enrolled 56cases and 162 controls that consented to the study and interviewed them. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS statistical software, version 20 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Cross tabulations was conducted to obtain descriptive statistics. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to test the association. Results : The age of participants ranged from 17 to 42years, the modal birth interval as 36months. Age below 30years P=0.015 (OR 2.3 CI 1.17-4.67), low education level P= 0.005, lack of contraceptive use P=0.000 and lack of contraceptive P=0.000. A previous good fetal birth outcome and having live child was protective P=0.000, P=0.000 respectively. Conclusion and recommendation : Contraceptive knowledge and use programs targeting mothers below 30years should be strengthened especially in the postnatal period. Universal secondary school education program should be strengthened. Programs to improve neonatal and child survival should be strengthened as they directly affect child spacing thereby indirectly affecting maternal health. Keywords: Birth interval, Delivery
Early Adolescents' Forgiveness of Parents: An Analysis of Determinants

Early Adolescent Forgiveness of Parents: An Analysis of Determinants Katherine Ja’net Christensen School of Family Life Master of Science The current study examined forgiveness within the parent-adolescent relationship. Theoretical foundations and definitions of forgiveness were examined, after which a relational approach to forgiveness was explored. The direct influences of the quality of motherand fatherchild relationships (parent and observed reports) and modeled marital forgiveness on early adolescents’ forgiveness toward both mothers and fathers (child report) were examined; the mediating roles of parent forgiveness of child and adolescent social-cognitive skills (empathy and emotional regulation) were also analyzed. Mother, father, and child self-reported questionnaires and in-home observational data were taken from Time 1 and Time 3 (two years later) of the Flourishing Families Project and included reports from 334 two-parent families with an early adolescent child (M age of child at Time 1 = 11.24). Structural equation modeling was utilized to examine relationships between the variables. Motherand father-child relational variables (both parent self-reports and observed reports at Time 1) were found to be significantly related to mother and father forgiveness of the adolescent child two years later. Interestingly, only mother forgiveness of the child was significantly related to adolescent forgiveness of the mother. Further, father forgiveness of mother (spouse report at Time 1) was directly related to adolescent forgiveness of the father. In addition, direct significant paths from parent-child relational variables to adolescent forgiveness were from the mother’s report of connectedness with the child as well as observed reports of father-child connectedness. Significant indirect paths were also found: Observations of warmth within the mother-child dyad influenced adolescent forgiveness toward parents via empathy, while father’s report of connectedness influenced adolescent forgiveness via emotional regulation. Finally, empathy and emotional regulation were the most salient direct precursors of adolescent forgiveness of parents. The relevance of modeling for forgiveness research, unique contributions of mothers and fathers, differences by reporter, developmental aspects of forgiveness in adolescence, and the importance of studying forgiveness within the parent-child relationship were discussed.
The Typology of Uyghur Harmony and Consonants

Descriptions of Uyghur phonology are unclear as to whether or not the front and back consonant assimilation of velar and uvular stops is a harmonic process (Comrie 1997; De Jong 2007; Engesaeth et al. 2010; Friedrich 2002; Hahn 1991, 1998). Data from Uyghur reference materials demonstrate front and back consonant assimilation processes in Uyghur which differ from cross-linguistic consonant harmony as it has been defined and described in the literature (Hansson 2001; Rose and Walker 2004). The data demonstrate that Uyghur consonant assimilation is triggered by vowel harmony, thus it should not be referred to as consonant harmony in future descriptions of Uyghur.
Mood state monitoring of training and recovery in elite kayakers

Abstract Eleven elite kayakers performed an identical weekly training schedule each week during a 3-week training-camp. The Profile of Mood States (POMS) inventory (“right now” instructions) was completed before and after selected workouts each week to assess both training-induced mood disturbances and the extent of recovery following short and long rest. The ratio of POMS vigour to POMS fatigue scores was used as an “energy index”. Energy index scores were compared with ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) to address the size of the training load. Performance measures were obtained during the first and last week. The results showed that the energy index decreased (p<0.01) throughout the camp and did not return to initial values following either the short (one night) or long rest (two nights and one day). Performance measures and RPE remained unaffected throughout training, as did the POMS depression scores, indicating that the athletes experienced an overreached state but did not develop staleness. Our results suggest that repeated evaluation using POMS fatigue, vigour, and depression scores during periods of intensified training may help prevent athletes from becoming severely overreached and reduce the likelihood of staleness.
Analysis of the effects of climate change on plant communities and mammals in México

The current study proposes two methodological approaches for analyzing the effects of climate change on biodiversity, one at the level of bioclimatic zone, and the other one at the species level. Three general circulation models were applied to nine bioclimatic zones and 61 species of mammals in Mexico for the 2050 time horizon: ECHAM5/MPI, UKHADGEM1 and GFDL CM 2.0, each one with two emissions scenarios, A2 and B2. In the case of bioclimatic zones a multinomial logit model was used based on data from surveys of vegetation, climate data and soil information in order to obtain probabilities of occurrence. In the case of mammals, ecological niche models were made for each of them as well as models of their distribution in the country within each bioclimatic zone. The results show that ECHAM and Hadley coincide with tendencies towards drier conditions mainly in northern Mexico, in contrast with GDFL with less severe results. Differences are noticed according to the applied emission scenarios. Results at a specific level coincide roughly with their corresponding bioclimatic zones. By 2050 it is generally expected that almost half of all analyzed species will lose around 50% of their area of distribution as a result of the impact of climate change.