Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE CARBON ISOTOPE RECORD , SITE 586 , ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU

Oceanographic changes in the western equatorial Pacific during the past 6 m.y. are inferred from carbon isotopic analyses of planktonic and benthic foraminifers from Ontong Java Plateau (DSDP Site 586). Sample spacing is 1.5 m (ca. 35,000-75,000 yr). An overall trend of δ 1 C toward lighter values is evident for the last 5 m.y. in all four foraminiferal taxa analyzed (G. sacculifer, Pulleniatina, P. wuellerstorfi, and O. umbonatus). This trend is interpreted as an enrichment of the global ocean with 1 C, because of the addition of carbon from organic carbon reservoirs (or lack of removal of carbon to such reservoirs), as a consequence of an overall drop in sea level. Differences between shallowand deep-water δ 1 C decrease slightly during this time interval, suggesting a moderate drop in productivity. This drop is not sufficient to explain the drop in sedimentation rate, however, much of which apparently must be ascribed to winnowing effects. A marked convergence in the δ 1 C values of planktonic taxa exists within the last 2 m.y. We propose that this convergence indicates nutrient depletion in thermocline waters, caused by the vigorous removal of phosphate in marginal upwelling regions, or by the stripping of intermediate waters in their source regions. No large shifts are seen in the carbon isotope record of the last 6 m.y. , in contrast to the oxygen isotope record. Some indication of cyclicity is present, with a period between 0.5 and 1.0 m.y. (especially in the earlier portion of the record).
School Factors as Correlates of Secondary School Teachers ’ Job Performance in Ekiti State , Nigeria

Dr. B. B. Arogundade Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, AdoEkiti, Nigeria Abstract This paper investigated the relationship between school factors and teachers’ job performance in Ekiti State public secondary schools. The study examined the relationship between variables of school factors and teacher job performance. The study was a descriptive survey. The population of the study consisted of all the 7, 538 students and 203 school principals in Ekiti State public secondary schools. The sample for the study was 396 respondents selected through multistage sampling procedure. Two sets of instruments were used namely; School Factors Questionnaire (SFQ) and Teachers Job Performance Questionnaire (TJPQ) to elicit data for the study. A reliability coefficient of 0.90 was obtained for School Factors Questionnaire (SFQ) while a reliability coefficient of 0.85 was obtained for Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (TJPQ) the data obtained were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics namely frequency counts, percentages, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s Products Moment Correlation. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there was a significant relationship between school factors and teachers’ job performance while teachers’ job performance was found out to be moderate. Based on the findings, it was recommended that all education stakeholders should strive towards improving on school factors with a view to improving teacher’s job performance.
Estimation of Genetic Parameters using Animal Model for Some Performance Traits of Nili-Ravi Buffaloes

RESEARCH ARTICLE Estimation of Genetic Parameters using Animal Model for Some Performance Traits of Nili-Ravi Buffaloes Muhammad Khal id Bash ir *, Muhammad Sajjad Khan 1 , Shah id-ur -Rehman 2 and Muhammad Iqbal Mustafa 1 Animal Breeding & Geneti cs , Poul t ry Science , UAF, Sub Campus T oba Tek Singh, Pakis tan 1 Ins t i tu te of Animal and Dai ry Scien ce , Univers ity of Agr icu l ture , Fa isa labad , Pakis tan
SERIES CHINA ’ S FINANCIAL SYSTEM : OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

We provide a comprehensive review of China’s financial system, and explore directions of future development. First, the financial system has been dominated by a large banking sector. In recent years banks have made considerable progress in reducing the amount of non-performing loans and improving their efficiency. Second, the role of the stock market in allocating resources in the economy has been limited and ineffective. We discuss issues related to the further development of China’s stock market and other financial markets. Third, the most successful part of the financial system, in terms of supporting the growth of the overall economy, is a non-standard sector that consists of alternative financing channels, governance mechanisms, and institutions. The co-existence of this sector with banks and markets can continue to support the growth of the Hybrid Sector (non-state, non-listed firms). Finally, among the policies that will help to sustain stable economic growth in China are those that reduce the likelihood of damaging financial crises, including a banking sector crisis, a real estate or stock market crash, and a “twin crisis” in the currency market and banking sector. Franklin Allen Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 3620 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 and NBER allenf@wharton.upenn. edu Jun “QJ” Qian Boston College 140 Commonwealth Ave Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 qianju@bc.edu Chenying Zhang University of Pennsylvania chezhang@wharton.upenn. edu Mengxin Zhao University of Alberta mengxin.zhao@ualberta.ca
Metformin may lower the risk of colorectal adenoma in diabetic patients : a meta-analysis

Previous studies have reported discordant results regarding the relationship between metformin use and the development of colorectal adenoma. Therefore, a meta-analysis of retrospective studies was performed to examine whether metformin use lowers the risk of colorectal adenoma in diabetic patients. Literature searches of the Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were made for all entries up to 16 June 2015. Observational studies and clinical trials were included if they met the following inclusion criteria: all of the enrolled patients had undergone a colonoscopy; exposure to metformin was evaluated; odds ratio (OR), relative risk (RR), and/or data for estimations were provided. A total of 1068 citations were screened and three retrospective cohort studies and two case-control studies met the eligibility criteria. Heterogeneity across the studies was not significant (inconsistency index (I2) = 39%, P = 0.16), thereby allowing the results from these five studies to be analyzed using a fixed effects model. Consequently, 1172 cases of colorectal adenoma in 4538 patients were examined. Metformin use was associated with a lower risk of colorectal adenoma (pooled OR = 0.77, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.63 to 0.95), especially compared with the non-metformin group that only included diabetic patients (pooled OR = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.56 to 0.87). These findings suggest that metformin may lower the risk of colorectal adenoma in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Chapter 2 The Many Shades of Attention 2 . 1 Movement of Attention

It is probably not any more an interesting idea to ask the question, what is attention? William James emphasized the fact that all of us have some intuitive notion about this baffling phenomenon but none can define it. This is because attention does so many things and it is not a single process that can easily be tracked down. As indicated in Chap. 1, attention has been conceived as a binding glue which aids in object perception (Treisman and Gelade 1980), as a biasing mechanism which helps in selection of the task-relevant target (Desimone and Duncan 1995), as related to the action system (Norman and Shallice 1986), as a contributing agent in consciousness (De Brigard and Prinz 2010), etc. The attention system in the brain has been viewed as a network comprising several distinct functions such as alerting, orienting and executive control (Fan et al. 2005). Deployment of attention has also been viewed as goal directed or stimulus driven (Corbetta and Shulman 2002). This distinction refers to top-down guidance of attention specific to cognitive goals of the agent, or bottom-up capture of attention by external stimuli. This basic distinction of attentional control has been examined using the endogenous and exogenous cuing paradigm (Theeuwes 1991). This different conceptualization of attention relates to how attention has been implicated in different tasks and cognitive processes. Another crucial aspect of attention is its causal links with consciousness and its ability to bind diverse perceptions together (Cohen et al. 2012). Today, theories from object recognition to consciousness and social cognition, all use attention as a mechanism to explain a wide range of data. There is hardly any cognitive process which has not been shown to be influenced by some attentional manipulation. One of the most striking discoveries about attention is that it can orient in space, without the movement of the eyes. Posner (1980) first demonstrated that attention can be summoned to a location using a peripheral cue. Similarly, one can direct
Comparison of bacteriological profile and susceptibility patterns to empiric antibiotics in hospital and community acquired urinary tract infection

Urinary Tract Infection (U.T.I.) is one of the most important causes of morbidity in the general population and is the second most common cause of morbidity among hospital visitors. It has been estimated that symptomaticUTIs result in as many as 7 million visits to outpatient clinics, 1 million visits to emergency departments, and 100,000 hospitalizations annually. [1] UTIs have become the most common hospital-acquired infection, accounting for as many as 35% of nosocomial infections, and they are the second most common cause of bacteraemia in hospitalized patients [2, 3]Uncomplicated UTI occurs in patients without any anatomic or functional abnormality in the urinary tract and may reach, on average, 6.1 days of symptoms, 2.4 days of restricted activity and 0.4 bed days [4]A limited and predictable spectrum of organisms is responsible for U.T. I. , which are often the intestinal flora [5]. Though Urinary Tract Infections are common, it is not always possible to do bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity for the treatment, especially in small centres. Even where these are done, in almost all cases, empiric antimicrobial therapy is initiated before the results are available. [6] With the advent of novel antibiotics, though a significant reduction in the prevalence of infectious diseases was seen worldwide in the initial years, eventually infections by drug resistant organisms have evolved.
R 1671 ROBUST OUTPUT FEEDBACK CONTROLLER DESIGN BY QUADRATIC STABILITY METHODS

The paper provides survey of some recent quadratic stability methods for static output feedback robust controller design for linear continuous-time invariant systems with convex polytopic uncertainty and their mutual comparison. Robust controller design is based on linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) conditions and single Lyapunov functions. The presented quadratic stability methods are compared on numerical examples and randomly generated ones and it is shown which of them provides the less conservative results.
Between Military Resistance and Democratic Consolidation Epochs: Is Nigeria’s Civil Society Still Vibrant or Docile?

This paper interrogates the historical role of the civil society in Nigeria’s political trajectory spanning through two fundamental epochs—military and democratic. Drawing inferences from a number of historical and comparative approaches, it argues that there is a seeming lull in civil society activism in Nigeria, since its return to democratic rule in 1999. This complacency, the paper argues, appears inextricably linked to Nigeria’s prevailing social, political and economic environment, in contrast to what obtained under military rule. The paper concludes with suggestions on how the civil society can contribute meaningfully to the country’s attempt towards democratic consolidation.
Coherence Time ! = # ! = $ Query Cloud SVM Classifier Robot Model FaceNet Embed

Today’s robotic systems are increasingly turning to computationally expensive models such as deep neural networks (DNNs) for tasks like localization, perception, planning, and object detection. However, resource-constrained robots, like lowpower drones, often have insufficient on-board compute resources or power reserves to scalably run the most accurate, state-ofthe art neural network compute models. Cloud robotics allows mobile robots the benefit of offloading compute to centralized servers if they are uncertain locally or want to run more accurate, compute-intensive models. However, cloud robotics comes with a key, often understated cost: communicating with the cloud over congested wireless networks may result in latency or loss of data. In fact, sending high data-rate video or LIDAR from multiple robots over congested networks can lead to prohibitive delay for real-time applications, which we measure experimentally. In this paper, we formulate a novel Robot Offloading Problem — how and when should robots offload sensing tasks, especially if they are uncertain, to improve accuracy while minimizing the cost of cloud communication? We formulate offloading as a sequential decision making problem for robots, and propose a solution using deep reinforcement learning. In both simulations and hardware experiments using state-of-the art vision DNNs, our offloading strategy improves vision task performance by between 1.3-2.3× of benchmark offloading strategies, allowing robots the potential to significantly transcend their on-board sensing accuracy but with limited cost of cloud communication.
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The Impact of Project Management Assets and Organizational Culture on Employee Performance

The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of project management assets (value and imitability) and organizational culture (individualism) on employee performance (quality). The data was collected from 539 employees of State owned enterprises (SoE) of Abu Dhabi and analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) via SmartPLS 3.0. There were two main results: first, project management assets (value and imitability) have a positive impact on employee performance (quality); second, organizational culture (individualism) has a negative impact on employee performance (quality). Theoretical and practical implications are also provided.
Identification of potential biomarkers for risk analysis of colorectal cancer using a combined bioinformatics analysis

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the three most commonly diagnosed cancers in the world. To screen molecular biomarkers for the diagnosis of CRC, three gene expression databases (GSE74602, GSE31279 and GSE10950) and one microRNA (miRNA) microarray database (GSE41655) were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and analyzed in this study. The different expressed genes (DEGs) and different expressed miRNAs (DEMs) between tumor and normal colorectal samples were calculated by GEO2R. DAVID online analysis was performed to investigate the gene ontology (GO) and KEGG pathway enrichment of up-regulated and down-regulated DEGs respectively. The protein-protein interactions between DEGs were calculated by STRING. The hub genes were subsequently calculated by MCODE. Finally, the prognostic role of hub genes was evaluated by SurvExpress online tool. Through this calculation, 303 DEGs were screened out, 113 among which were up-regulated genes and the rest 189 were down-regulated genes. 10 hub genes (IL8, CXCL1, CXCL10, CCL20, CCL21, GRM8, CXCL12, SST, PYY and LPAR1) were identified by MCODE. Moreover, 113 DEMs, including 56 up-regulated miRNA and 57 down regulated miRNA, were screened out. CXCL12 was positively correlated with a down regulated miRNA has-let-7f by miRecords prediction. Finally, 10 hub genes could classify CRC patients into lowand high-risk groups in four databases. In conclusion, we screened out 10 hub genes that of great significance for the prediction of CRC prognosis.
Humility and Educational Levels of Couples as Correlate of Handling Marital Conflicts in Ekiti State , Nigeria

Onipede, A.A. (Ph.D) Department of Social Studies Education, Faculty of Education Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. e-mail: adesadeamos3f@yahoo.com Abstract This study examined humility and educational level of couples as correlate of handling marital conflicts in Ekiti State. The study was a descriptive survey. The population consisted of all couples in AdoEkiti Local Government Area. The sample consisted of 200 married people who reside in Ado-Ekiti. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select the respondents. Stratified sampling technique was employed to categorise couples based on their educational level. A selfdesigned instrument titled Marital Conflict Handling and Couples Educational Questionnaire” (MCHCEQ) was used for the study. Face and content validities of the instrument were ensured by experts in Educational Psychology and Social Studies Education. The reliability was ascertained through test-retest method. The result yielded reliability coefficient of 0.70 which was considered acceptable for the study. The data collected were analyzed descriptively using Percentage, Mean scores, Standard deviation. Inferential statistic of Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used for the hypothesis at 0.05level of significance. The findings revealed that at all levels of education, humility serves as part of important means of handling marital conflicts. The results also revealed that there was statistically no significant relationship between couples level of education and humility in marital conflict handling. Based on the findings it was recommended that married couples should involve humility in handling offences and conflicting issues with their spouses. Married couples should be taught by Counsellors to imbibe humility no matter their educational attainments.
miR-137 regulates testosterone secretion in Leydig cells of rats by Kiss-1

Objective: To determine the effect of miR-137 on secretion of testosterone in Leydig cells of rats by Kiss-1. Methods: Animal models of delayed hypogonadal hypofunction (LOH) were established. The techniques of qRT-PCR, Western blot, and ELISA were applied for detection of expression of miRNA-137 and Kiss-1 proteins, and testosterone in Leydig cells of animal models. Dual luciferase reporter assays were employed to predict the association between miRNA-137 and Kiss-1 protein. Results: Remarkably lower miRNA-137 expression (t = 4.771, P = 0.001) and considerably higher Kiss-1 protein expression (t = 4.757, P = 0.002) in Leydig cells of rats was observed in the control group than in the experimental group. Testosterone testing revealed that the control group was substantially higher than that of the experimental group (t = 4.683, P = 0.002). Correlation analysis demonstrated that miRNA-137 was negatively correlated with Kiss-1 in LOH rats (r = -0.748, P = 0.001), whereas miRNA-137 was negatively correlated with testosterone in LOH rats (r = -0.637, P = 0.005). In contrast, Kiss-1 was positively correlated with testosterone in LOH rats (r = 0.774, P = 0.019). Dual luciferase reporter assays indicated that miR-137 bound to the 3’UTR region of Kiss-1 gene. Conclusion: miR-137 may inhibit the secretion of testosterone in Leydig cells of rats by binding to Kiss-1.
An Empirical Examination of the Effect of Corruption on Health Outcomes

Corruption in health care is an often overlooked factor affecting health outcomes in a country. Previous research has shown that there are various outlets for health care corruption and that corruption lowers the quality and quantity of health care services. Based on panel data estimation of 30 countries from 1996-2011, this paper demonstrates that corruption in health care has detrimental effects on health outcomes, including a lower life expectancy (at birth) and higher infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Corruption has a bigger impact on health outcomes in poorer, developing nations than in richer, developed nations. Good governance practices and a larger urban population are shown to improve health outcomes in a country. Transparency in all facets of health care is crucial to reducing corruption and improving health outcomes.
Calcium Distribution during Anther Development of Tobacco

Calcium distribution during anther development of tobacco was investigated using potassium antimonite technique. Before the appearance of microspore mother cells, no calcium-induced precipitates ware found in sporogenous cells and somatic cells of the anther wall. Prior to the onset of microsporogenesis, abundant minute calcium precipitates appeared in the callose wall. At this stage, there were also many precipitates that accumulated in the vacuoles of the tapetum. However, fewer calcium precipitates appeared in young microspores. With microspore development many calcium precipitates accumulated in the germ pore, and then appeared in the small vacuoles of the cytoplasm. At a later microspore stage, a large vacuole formed and some precipitates were observed in the vacuole. The number of precipitates in tapetal cells decreased as microsporogenesis proceeded. After microgametogenesis began, calcium precipitates in the cytoplasm of pollen grains decreased. As pollen grains accumulated starch, a fewer were evident in the cytoplasm. These results displayed the spatial and temporal features of calcium distribution during anther development of Nicotiana tabacum L. , suggesting that it may be related with microspore development. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
High Performance in High Poverty Schools: 90/90/90 and Beyond

This article provides a review of research in high poverty schools that have also demonstrated high academic performance. The term “90/90/90” was originally coined by the author in 1995 based on observations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where schools had been identified with the following characteristics: 90% or more of the students were eligible for free and reduced lunch, 90% of more of the students were members of ethnic minority groups, and 90% or more of the students met the district or state academic standards in reading or another area (Reeves, 2000).
IOL formula should be used to determine the lens power estimation ? A data analysis based on 3258 eyes

This study is a data-based retrospective analysis using 5 formulas: Holladay I, Hoffer Q, SRK/T, Holladay II and Haigis to compare the accuracy of IOL power estimation, the mean absolute errors between postoperative and predictive refractions were compared among five most commonly used IOL power formulas. For the eyes with AL equal to 29 mm or shorter than 21 mm, the effect of Haigis formula performed better than other formulas. For other eyes, Haigis formula seemed to have similar accuracy with other formulae. In China, we suggest that it is better to use Haigis formula to predict the IOL power before cataract surgery.