Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Venezuelan Adults' Views on the Indivisibility of Human Rights: A Preliminary Study

The present study examined the extent to which people living in Venezuela consider that human rights are indivisible rights. Eighty unpaid participants living in Caracas, Barquisimeto, and Maracaibo were presented with 36 cards showing a story of a few lines, which described the socio-political situation in a fictitious state, and a response scale. Each story had four critical items of information: (a) the degree in which the State offers social protection to the citizens (not at all, intermediate or complete), (b) the level of respect for Civil liberties in the country (no respect, intermediate, full respect), (c) the level of Equality between citizens (inequality of rights vs. equality of right), and (d) the level of Respect for the private life of the citizens (no respect for private life vs. full respect for private life). The question was “To what extend do you consider that the human rights are respected in this country”? The participants considered that (a) enjoying one basic right (e.g., enjoying freedom of speech) was better than enjoying no right at all, and that enjoying two basic rights was better than enjoying just one, and so on, (b) enjoying any right at an intermediate level was not very different than not enjoying this right, although it was better than not enjoying this right at all, and (c) only the complete enjoyment of all basic rights (Right to Privacy, Civil Liberties, Equality, and Social Protection) can be considered as full enjoyment of human rights. In addition, it was found that the impact of the social protection factor was considerably weaker than the impact of the other factors, which can be explained by the economic level of development of the Venezuelan society. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at the end of 1948. It consisted of 30 articles that affirmed the representatives’ belief “in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women” (United Nations, 2013). Some of these articles are well
The Effectiveness of Online Advertising in Purchase Decision: Liking, Recall and Click

With the rapid advancement in the IT industry, many companies have made the Internet as part of their advertising media mix to take advantage of the online technologies. The Internet has become a popular advertising platform because marketers found that the Internet possess greater flexibility and control over the advertising materials. The aim of this research is to answer the question: "How significant are the measures of advertising effectiveness in terms of (1) attitude towards the ad, (2) ad recall, and (3) click-through rates in explaining online purchase decision. " All the three measures of advertising effectiveness were found to be significant predictors, with the ability to recall online ads being the most important predictor (Beta = 0.517), followed by the frequency of clicking online ads (Beta = 0.205) and attitudes toward online advertising (Beta = 0.163). The findings suggest that online advertising may be a powerful marketing tool in the context of online environment. The research findings also imply that marketers should include online advertising in their advertising media mix as online advertising promotes online buying or online shopping.
Model Fusion for Building Type Classification from Aerial and Street View Images

This article addresses the question of mapping building functions jointly using both aerial and street view images via deep learning techniques. One of the central challenges here is determining a data fusion strategy that can cope with heterogeneous image modalities. We demonstrate that geometric combinations of the features of such two types of images, especially in an early stage of the convolutional layers, often lead to a destructive effect due to the spatial misalignment of the features. Therefore, we address this problem through a decision-level fusion of a diverse ensemble of models trained from each image type independently. In this way, the significant differences in appearance of aerial and street view images are taken into account. Compared to the common multi-stream end-to-end fusion approaches proposed in the literature, we are able to increase the precision scores from 68% to 76%. Another challenge is that sophisticated classification schemes needed for real applications are highly overlapping and not very well defined without sharp boundaries. As a consequence, classification using machine learning becomes significantly harder. In this work, we choose a highly compact classification scheme with four classes, commercial, residential, public, and industrial because such a classification has a very high value to urban geography being correlated with socio-demographic parameters such as population density and income.
Stress Analysis of Tapered Adhesively Bonded Joints with Finite Tip Thickness

The tapering of adhesively bonded joints has been found to significantly reduce stress concentrations in the adhesive layer. Amongst the initial research on tapering of joint adherends, I.U. Ojalvo’s [1] work on the optimisation of bonded joints provides a solution for outer adherend shape that ensures constant shear stress concentration in the adhesive layer, and his solutions are tapered joints. J.Wang at Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) expresses interest to understand the effect of finite tip thickness on such joints as provided by Ojalvo, since Wang’s work [2] on tapered joints does not sufficiently account for this limitation. This is the same for Ojalvo’s solution and many other works done for tapered joints. As such, this project addresses the effect of such a limitation on the stress distribution of Ojalvo’s solutions. This is done through linear analysis on an appropriate numerical model with modifications that incorporate the limitation. The results show the stress distribution and stress peaks for the adhesive joints, and also show the stress peak trends with increasing tip thickness. This is useful for joint design considerations when perfect or fine taper cannot be achieved. The results for the analysis on DLJ show that replacing a portion of the curved taper near the adherend tip with another curve produces the lowest stress peaks.
Chetoneura shennonggongensis, a new species of cave–dwelling Keroplatini from China (Diptera: Keroplatidae), with a discussion of the position of Chetoneura

4 Corresponding authors Abstract Chetoneura shennonggongensis Amorim & Niu, sp.n. , inhabiting caves in East China, is described based on the adult male and female, plus larva. Chetoneura Colless, previously associated with Orfelia and known from a single species from caves in Malaysia, is formally transferred to the Keroplatini. This is the first description of the larva and of the gen- eral biology of the genus. The larva of this new species is suspended in a roughly horizontal hammock of silken threads amidst mucous coated snare threads from the roof of caves, but is not bioluminescent as some species of other genera in Keroplatidae (e.g., Arachnocampa, Keroplatus, and Orfelia). A key to separate both species of the genus is provided. The position of the genus within the Keroplatini is considered. Chetoneura is considered to be closely related to a clade containing Heteropterna and Ctenoceridion.
Plant Extract of Ruta Graveolens Standardized in Furanocoumarins: Resistance Elicitorin Rice Plants against Magnaporthe Oryzae

We explored furanocoumarin compounds extracted from herb Ruta graveolens to suppress the blast rice disease by eliciting rice systemic resistance pathways. The plant material was subjected to the extraction method by percolation with 80% hydroethanolic solution, which allowed the obtaining of the furanocoumarins, that were monitored by HPLC.Tests were carried out in vitro and in greenhouse. The experimental design was entirely randomized with 24 treatments and 3 replicates.The concentration of 6.75 mg/mL of extract providedthe highest chitinase activity in the period of 24 and 48 hours before inoculation with the pathogen, with the latter referring to 2.67 and 2.70 mg of glic.h -1.mg prot-1, respectively, for chitinase and 6.04 and 7.84 mg of gly.h -1.mg prot-1, respectively for β-1,3-glucanase.The concentrations of 0.7 mg/mL psoralen and 1.2 mg/mL bergapten strongly induced the defense mechanisms of rice plants translating in substantial reduction of disease severity in more than 90%. These results underscore the potential application of a plant extract containing furanocoumarins to mitigate the bursting burden of rice by increasing the mechanisms of systemic resistance. The use of plant extracts allows the reduction of the disease through several different mechanisms, which makes this strategy very efficient and innovative.
ATLANTIC SALMON FISHERY IN THE BALTIC SEA ­ A CASE OF TRIVIAL

This paper analyses the manageme nt of the Atlantic salmon stocks in the Baltic Sea through a coalition game in partition function form. The signs of economic and biological over­exploitation of these salmon stocks over the last two decades indicate that cooperation among the harvesting countries, under the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), has been ostensible. Combining a two­stage game of four asymmetric players with a disaggregated bioeconomic model, we conclude that cooperation under the present Relative Stability Principle (RSP) is not a stable outcome. In contrast, the equilibrium of the game is full non­cooperation. The paper also addresses the possibility of enhancing cooperation through more flexible fishing strategies. The results indicate that partial cooperation is stable under specific sharing schemes. It is also shown that substantial economic benefits could have been realised by reallocating the fishing effort, without compromising stock sustainability.
Job Involvement as Determinant of Teacher Job Satisfaction

—This study aimed to determine the influence of job involvement on teacher job satisfaction of Vocational High School in Bandung. The research used behavioral theory. The research method used explanatory survey method. This method is considered appropriate for this study to gather factual information through questionnaires. Data collection technique used questionnaire rating scale models. Data were analyzed using regression. The results of the research revealed that job involvement have a positive and significant influence on teacher job satisfaction. The conclusion can also be drawn that teacher job satisfaction can be improved through increased job involvement, especially on partiality of job and job rewards indicators as indicators of job involvement with the highest score that can affect teacher job satisfaction. The implication is that the school should always involve the teacher in every activity and the teacher is expected to be able to involve themselves optimally in their work.
Evaluation of Advanced Wind Power Forecasting Models – Results of the Anemos Project

An outstanding question posed today by end-users like power system operators, wind power producers or traders is what performance can be expected by state-of-the-art wind power prediction models. This paper presents results of the first ever intercomparison of a number of advanced prediction systems performed in the frame of the European project Anemos. A framework for error characterization has been developed consisting by a measure- and a distribution-oriented approach. This comparison has given a perspective of the possibilities and limitations of the forecasts in the different test cases that were defined. At a second stage, the homogenous comparison process has permitted to evaluate the possibility of obtaining better performance by exploiting the merits of individual models through model combination. The paper presents the methodology and results from the combination approach.
Dependence of broad-scale geographical variation in fleshy-fruited plant species richness on disperser bird species richness

Aim We analysed the interdependence of avian frugivore- and fruited plant-species richness at the scale of major river basins across Europe, taking into account several environmental factors along different spatial gradients. Location Continental Europe and the British Isles. Methods We focused on wintering birds and autumn / winter fruiting plants, and used major river basins as geographical units and Structural Equation Modelling as the principal analytical tool. Results The statistical influence of disperser species richness on fleshy-fruited plant species richness is roughly double that of the reverse. Broad-scale variation in frugivore richness is more dependent on environmental factors than on fruited plant richness. However, the influence of disperser richness on plant richness is four times higher than the influence of environmental factors. Environmental influences on both birds and plants are greater than purely spatial influences.
ETHNIC ENTERPRISE START-UP STAGE: AN EMPIRICAL SURVEY AMONG THE CHINESE, ITALIAN AND SIKH ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITIES

This article deals with the start-up stage for Chinese, Italian and Indian/Sikh ethnic businesses. The data collected show that only a small proportion of the immigrant entrepreneurs surveyed in the sample came to Canada for entrepreneurial reasons, and that they started a business primarily for economic and independence-related reasons. The ethnic businesses surveyed are located mainly in areas where the ethnic group was dominant, operated chiefly in the services, retail, wholesale, and restaurant sectors. The entrepreneurs had taken roughly two years to launch their project. A large proportion of them had experienced financing problems, and had personally invested a majority share of the start-up capital, besides relying on family support and bank loans. They encountered problems in financing, marketing, human resources, the institutional environment and production. We also noted inter-ethnic differences connected with business start-ups. In the conclusion, we consider the implications of our results for future research and for government support policies for ethnic entrepreneurship.
An Analysis of Social Proximity and Interest Rate in Rural South India

In this article we present the role of social proximity in the formation of the interest rate in the informal credit market in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This paper is unique in the sense that it deals with social proximity and the formation of interest rate. If a lot of articles deal with the interest rate and social capital, none of them have attempted to link the two variables. A qualitative and quantitative survey was conducted on debt bondage in 2003-2004. The impact of social proximity defined as strong and weak is captured by a simple regression model. We show that a strong social proximity has a negative impact on the interest rate. Furthermore, the frequency of transactions has a positive impact on the interest rate, which means that asymmetrical information does not play a central role in our study. We then explain the relation between social proximity and interest rate by using the concept of rights and obligations.
Multi-phase Turbulence Density Power Spectra in the Perseus Molecular Cloud

We derive two-dimensional spatial power spectra of four distinct interstellar medium tracers, H i, 12CO(J = 1–0), 13CO(J = 1–0), and dust, in the Perseus molecular cloud, covering linear scales ranging from ∼0.1 pc to ∼90 pc. Among the four tracers, we find the steepest slopes of −3.23 ± 0.05 and −3.22 ± 0.05 for the uncorrected and opacity-corrected H i column density images. This result suggests that the H i in and around Perseus traces a non-gravitating, transonic medium on average, with a negligible effect from opacity. On the other hand, we measure the shallowest slope of −2.72 ± 0.12 for the 2MASS dust extinction data and interpret this as the signature of a self-gravitating, supersonic medium. Possible variations in the dust-to-gas ratio likely do not alter our conclusion. Finally, we derive slopes of −3.08 ± 0.08 and −2.88 ± 0.07 for the 12CO(1–0) and 13CO(1–0) integrated intensity images. Based on theoretical predictions for an optically thick medium, we interpret these slopes of roughly −3 as implying that both CO lines are susceptible to the opacity effect. While simple tests for the impact of CO formation and depletion indicate that the measured slopes of 12CO(1–0) and 13CO(1–0) are not likely affected by these chemical effects, our results generally suggest that chemically more complex and/or fully optically thick media may not be a reliable observational tracer for characterizing turbulence.
EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AND FIRM SIZE: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYZE IN ALBANIAN MARKET

Many studies show the importance of the “earning management and its implications” and are focused mainly in developed countries. Only a few of them analyses this phenomenon in emerging countries or developing economies as it’s the case of Albania. This study aims to:  bring evidence and analyze earnings management initiatives in Albanian context,  identify the relationship between earnings management and firm size,  provide some conclusion with regard to earnings management. Log of total assets is used as proxy for firm size, and absolute value of discretionary accruals for earnings management. Jones Model is used for calculation of discretionary accruals. The results show that firms in the Albanian market are engaged in earnings management initiatives and there are no significant differences concerning earnings management initiatives and practices, comparing large and small size companies.
New data on glaucocerinite

Abstract The strongest lines in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern of type material of glaucocerinite from Laurion (Greece), indexed on a hexagonal pseudocell, are 10.9 (100) (003), 5.45 (90) (006), 3.63 (80) (009), 2.62 (60) (012), 2.46 (60) (015), 2.231 (50) (018), and 1.981 Å (50) (0.1.11). The pseudocell parameters are a 3.0700(8), c 32.65(1) Å. Chemical analysis of topotype material yields the formula [(Zn,Cu)5Al3(OH)16] [(SO4)1.5·9H2O] based on a pyroaurite-like structure. The pseudocell parameters for this sample are a 3.057(3), c 32.52(5) Å. Optical data are 2Vα ⋍ 60°, α 1.540, β 1.554, γ 1.562; D(meas.) = 2.4±0.1 g/cm3, D(calc.) = 2.33 g/cm3. So-called ‘woodwardite’ from Caernarvonshire, Wales, is identified as the Cuanalogue of glaucocerinite. An ‘11 Å mineral’ occurring together with carrboydite in Western Australia is shown to be the Ni-analogue of glaucocerinite. Alleged cotype glaucocerinite from Laurion is related to woodwardite and has the formula [(Zn,Cu)2Al(OH)6][(SO4)0.5 · 3H2O]. This is a cation-ordered pyroaurite-type structure with hexagonal cell parameters a 5.306(2), c 26.77(2) Å. The strongest X-ray powder lines occur at 8.9 (100) (003), 4.47 (90) (006), 2.55 (60) (113), and 2.28 Å (50) (116).
Hollow-Bearing Trees as a Habitat Resource along an Urbanisation Gradient

Habitat fragmentation due to rapid urbanisation is occurring globally and results in small and often isolated patches of remnant bushland. These small, forest remnants contribute to the conservation of biodiversity within urban areas, as they can, and often do, contain suitable habitat structures. Habitat structures such as hollow-bearing trees are recognised as important features of forests globally. Therefore, the abundance of hollow-bearing trees within a landscape may be a controlling factor for many biota where no other habitat resources provide a feasible substitute. Therein, this thesis investigates five aspects in relation to the ecology of hollow-bearing trees as a habitat resource within a rapidly urbanising landscape. In the first instance a review of the literature was undertaken. This presents a summary of the importance of hollow-bearing trees globally, and identifies threats associated with their conservation. Focus is centred on the importance of this habitat resource within the Australian context, concluding with a description of the study area and thesis aims. A hierarchical analysis of the current legislation that exists within Australia to protect hollowbearing trees was then undertaken. The evaluation revealed, that despite Federal and State legislation acknowledging the importance of hollow-bearing trees to biodiversity, there are insufficient mechanisms in place at all levels of government to halt the decline of hollowbearing trees across various landscapes.
Reconceptualising early years teacher training: policy, professionalism and integrity

ABSTRACT This paper seeks to identify the impact of the undergraduate Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) qualification on the emerging professional identity of a group of undergraduate students. The research explored the practical and academic self-concepts of the trainee practitioners together with wider societal perspectives gained through an examination of the associated policy context. The research data was transcribed and a process of sorting, coding and analysis was undertaken at several levels to form constructs, a thematic framework was then utilised to organise the data. Findings indicate that, in failing to establish full parity between those who hold the title ‘Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS)’ and school teachers with ‘Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)’, the government has restricted the potential employability of EYTS, and their access to equality in pay and conditions, which causes confusion as to the status and role of the EYT. These factors, together with the absence of a related professional body, and a persistent government rhetoric which implies deficiencies in the quality of the ECEC workforce, have the potential to cause a dichotomy between the perceptions of professionalism in policy, theory and practice.
Ice Acidification: A review of the effects of ocean acidification on sea ice microbial communities

Sea ice algae are naturally exposed to a wider range of pH and CO 2 concentrations than marine phytoplankton. While climate change and ocean acidification (OA) will impact pelagic communities, their effects on sea ice microbial communities remains unclear. Sea ice contains several distinct microbial communities, which are exposed to differing environmental conditions depending on their depth within the ice. Bottom communities mostly experience relatively benign bulk ocean properties, while interior brine and surface communities experience much greater extremes. Most OA studies have examined the impacts on single sea ice algae species in culture. Although some studies examined the effects of OA alone, most also examined the effects of OA and either light, nutrients or temperature. With few exceptions, increased CO 2 concentration caused either no change or an increase in growth and/or photosynthesis. In situ studies of brine and surface algae also demonstrated a wide tolerance to increased and decreased pH and showed increased growth at higher CO 2 concentrations. The short time period of most experiments ( While there have been few studies on the effects of OA on marine bacterial communities in general, impacts appear to be minimal. In sea ice also, the few reports available suggest no negative impacts on growth or community richness. Sea ice ecosystems are ephemeral, melting and re-forming each year. Thus, for some part of each year organisms inhabiting the ice must also survive outside of the ice, either as part of the phytoplankton or as resting spores on the bottom. During these times, they will be exposed to the full range of co-stressors that pelagic organisms experience. Their ability to continue to make a major contribution to sea ice productivity will depend not only on their ability to survive in the ice but also on their ability to survive the increasing seawater temperatures, changing distribution of nutrients and declining pH forecast for the water column over the next centuries.