Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Strain hardening of crystalline materials

To describe the work hardening process of crystalline mater ials in uniaxial deformation, a gradient-one-internal-variable model (GM1) constructed in the basis of the Kocks-Mecking model is proposed. The time and temperature dependence of flo w stress is accounted via grain boundary migration, and the migration is related to an nihilation of extrinsic grain boundary dislocations (EGBD’s) by climb via lattice diffusion of vacancies at the triple points. To model the polycrystalline behavior of commercia lly pure nickel (from a composite point of view) by means of the finite element method, virt ual specimens with dimensions in the range 3 25 umshould be used.
Respiratory Hypocapnia at Different Stages of Lactation during Long-term Exogenous Bovine Somatotropin in Crossbred Holstein Cattle in the Tropic

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of long-term administration of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) on the acid-base homeostasis of lactating crossbred cows under hot and humid condition of Thailand. Two groups of five animals each of primiparous crossbred dairy cattle were supplemented either with rbST or with control vehicle every 14 days throughout the period of lactation. The blood gas parameters, milk yield and feed intake from both groups were recorded at each stage of lactation. Cows supplemented with rbST showed mild degree of acid-base imbalance during early to mid lactation. The lower partial pressure of carbon dioxide (paCO2) and plasma bicarbonate ([HCO3-]a) from arterial blood were apparent at early stage of lactation as compared with those of the control cows. The present results can conclude that rbST supplementation influences acid-base homeostasis. The supplementation of rbST may cause the respiratory hypocapnia under prolonged moderate heat exposure and high milk production.
THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATION ON JORDANIAN 10TH GRADE STUDENTS' WRITING SKILL IN ENGLISH

This study aimed to investigate the effect of motivation on English writing skills among Jordanian 10th grade students in Al-karak Directorate of Education during the second semester 2011\2012. The sample of the study consisted of (198) male and female students, which was stratified randomly selected from Alkarak secondary school for boys and Alkarak secondary school for girls . The researcher developed a questionnaire where reliability and validity of the instrument were ensured . The results of the study indicated that there were statistical significant differences at(α≤ 0.05) between external and internal motivation due to gender variable. and that there were statistical significant differences at (α≤ 0.05) in the level of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation among 10th grade students due to the level of motivation.
Firm characteristics, industry characteristics and acquisition strategy: An empirical study of Chinese

This paper studies 148 related and 169 unrelated acquisition cases conducted by Chinese listed firms from 2001 to 2004 and explores firm and industry characteristics of these firms prior to their acquisition. Results show that there are significant pre-acquisition differences between firms pursuing related acquisition and firms pursuing unrelated acquisition in terms of firm performance, business risk, firm size, proportion of state shares and degree of diversification profile. Except for differences in internal capital as represented by undistributed profit per share, there is no significant difference in other aspects of available resources and industry performance.
Formation dynamics of silicon nanoparticles after laser ablation studied using plasma emission caused by second-laser decomposition

We have investigated the dynamic formation of silicon nanoparticles after pulsed-laser ablation of a silicon target into argon gas, in order to fabricate the nanoparticles that exhibit visible photoluminescence with higher efficiency. The nanoparticles growing in argon gas were detected by measuring plasma emission resulting from decomposition of the nanoparticles by a second pulsed-laser beam. It was directly observed that the nanoparticles grow on the time scale of 1 ms.
POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY IN RURAL SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

The near failure of various programmes and strategies by successive governments in Nigeria has been linked to the improper diagnosis of poverty as a static concept. There are growing concerns that poverty is not reducing due to the lack of understanding of its dynamic nature and vulnerability to poverty. This study investigates poverty and vulnerability to poverty in rural South-West Nigeria (SWN). Primary data were collected from 582 rural households in a two-wave panel survey (harvesting and lean periods) employing a multi-stage sampling technique. Data were analyzed using; Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) poverty measure; 3-Stage Feasible Generalized Least Squares (3FGLS); Tobit and Probit regression methods. Poverty lines of N3313.57 and N4093.21 were estimated for the two periods, respectively. Based on these, the incidence of poverty was 35.0% and 43.6% for the first and second periods. At the standard vulnerability threshold of 0.5, 55.7% of rural households in SWN were vulnerable to poverty. A unit increase in household size and dependency ratio aggravated vulnerability by 0.05 and 1.28, while attainment of secondary and tertiary education reduced vulnerability by 0.14 and 0.23, respectively (P<0.01). Vulnerability also translated into significantly (P<0.01) higher poverty by increasing the ex-post probability of becoming poor by 0.34. However, there were some factors related with vulnerability but not poverty and some related to poverty but not vulnerability. The study therefore suggests that poverty alleviation programs must focus not only on those factors which aggravate poverty but also vulnerability, in order to employ several specialized approaches to tackle these multifarious problems.
Prevalence of acute morbidities and their health seeking behaviour among under-five children of urban slums in a city in Karnataka

Background: Morbidity and lack of health facility especially in the first five years of life would cause irreparable damage. Therefore it is important to assess the magnitude of morbidities, and their health seeking behaviour. The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of acute morbidities and their associated factors among Under-five (U5) children residing in slums of Davanagere city, Karnataka, and to assess the health-seeking behaviour of their mothers/caregivers Methods: It was a cross sectional study done in the slums of Davanagere city during August-September 2016. Using 30 cluster sampling technique, the estimated sample size was 656. A total of 22 children were included in each cluster. Questionnaire consisting of demographic details, history of acute morbidities in the past two weeks and their treatment details was administered to the mother/caregiver. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed using SPSS Version 20. Results: Totally 656 mothers/caregivers of U5 children were contacted, majority of the children were in the age group of 13 to 60 months. Total of 348 (53%) children suffered from some acute morbidity in the past 2 weeks, of whom 282 (81%) children were taken to some health care facility, and majority preferred private practitioner (73.4%). Most common reason for poor health seeking behaviour was “following the medicines which were prescribed for previous illness”. Conclusions: More than half of the children suffered from some acute morbidity in the past 2 weeks and 81% of them were taken to health care facility.
Two-Route Models of Trust in Sources of Risk Communication.

We discuss trust in different domains, focusing on studies of risk communication. In this context, trust appears to have two main components: trust in the motives (benevolence, integrity, honesty) of the advisor and trust in the advisor’s competence. Siegrist, Earle and Gutscher’s (2003) refer to these components as (social) trust and confidence, respectively. In their Trust-Confidence-Cooperation (TCC) model, these separate types of trust jointly determine an agent’s degree of cooperation with the source of advice (expressing trust in it, using its advice to form personal assessments of risk, acting on the basis of its advice). We discuss evidence suggesting that different types of cooperative behaviour can be dissociated and assess the implications of this both for the TCC model and for the study of risk communication.
Linking global and local networks

Notes how rapid urbanization is transforming the developing world ± creating cities, which on the one hand offer opportunities for global economic activity, but on the other hand are beset with serious local civic, economic and social problems. New networks based on information and communication technologies are increasingly being woven into the fabric of these cities supporting the connectedness of powerful groups both within the city and between cities around the world. These flows of global information and communication between powerful groups in the city involved in global economic activity coexist with intense face-to-face interactions at the local level. Bangalore in South India presents a major case study of this global/local interaction, being a focal point for software development in the Asian region and globally, but also beset with local problems of civic deficiencies, growing poverty and income inequality. Explores some of the issues which arise as Bangalore serves as a nexus that links global and local networks of exchange. Examines two Bangalore networks which typify global and local duality: the network of software firms located in high technology enclaves in and around the city, and the ostracised network of the slum dwellers of Bangalore, gradually being brought into mainstream discussions of governance in the city. Finds considerable similarities between global networks and local networks and outlines some of these dynamics. Introduction The survival of the community was a standard theme of old social theory. Research was dominated by investigating bonds of locality, rather than bonds that tie people to other social units (Waters, 1995; Dirlik, 1998; Apffel-Marglin and Parajuli, 1998). For example, of primary concern was the impact of industrialization on traditional patterns of life in cities or shantytowns (Waters, 1995). However, the logic of capitalism has left locality behind as a principle in the social organization of economic life. Indeed, in recent years, explanations and discourses about globalisation tend to be biased against locality and place. In most of these discourses, the global is equated with capital, space, history and the power to transform. The local, on the other hand, is equated with place, labour, tradition, indigenous people and others who are still attached to physical milieu (Dirlik, 1998). The past decade has witnessed the eruption of place consciousness into social analysis (Escobar, 1995; Dirlik, 1998). Place consciousness refers to the recognition that however `̀ off-ground’’ globalisation may appear, most of the transactions of economy activity are conducted in places, which are subject to place-based contingencies and considerations (Dirlik, 1998; Curry, 1999). For T h e c u r r e n t is s u e a n d f u l l te x t a r c h iv e o f th is jo u r n a l i s a v a i la b le a t http://www.emerald-library . com/ft
Synchronous Changes of Nitrogen and Carbon Isotopic Ratios and Nannoplankton Assemblage in Marine Sediments off Peru at 250 ka: A Role of Phytoplankton in Primary Ocean Productivity

We report the mechanism controlling changes of δ15Norg and δ13Corg values of marine organic matter, based on the change of calcareous nannoplankton assemblage during the last 500,000 years in core samples from ODP Hole 846B off Peru in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The δ15Norg values fluctuate in a range from 2.1‰ to 6.7‰, giving an abrupt increase since about 250 ka with the averages of 3.8‰ and 5.0‰ during the older and younger periods, respectively. The δ13Corg values change in a range from ? 23.5‰ to ? 20.1‰ in an inverse correlation with δ15Norg values, describing an increase of average values at 250 ka as well as those of δ15Norg values. The total organic carbon content also shows averages of 0.6% and 0.3% during the younger and older periods, respectively. The numerical increase of deep dwelling species (Florisphaera profunda) of calcareous nannoplankton during the younger period in comparison with the older period indicates that these chemical and isotopic jumps synchronized with nannoplankton assemblage changes in marine sediments are caused by activity of deep dwellers in photic zone more stratified by an abrupt decline of trade wind strength on this sea area since about 250 ka. A study coupling δ15Norg and δ13Corg values and nannoplankton assemblage can be a useful method for evaluating the extent of stratification of photic zone and the roles of surface and deep dwellers of phytoplankton in producing primary organic matter.
A study on genetic diversity and genetic variability in brinjal

Twenty three genotypes of brinjal were assessed to know the nature and magnitude of genetic divergence and genetic variability for fruit yield and its contributing characters. The population was grouped into six clusters. The cluster I comprised of six genotypes followed by cluster II and III each with five genotypes, while the cluster VI was solitary cluster. The clustering pattern indicated that there was no association between geographical distribution of genotypes and genetic divergence. However, the shape and colour of fruits of genotypes played major role in grouping of genotypes into various clusters. The maximum inter cluster D2 value was reported between cluster II and III. The GCV, heritability and genetic advance as per cent of mean were high for fruit length, fruit girth and 10-fruits weight indicating additive gene action which contributed maximum divergence and played major role in improvement of brinjal yield.
Dynamics of R&D Collaboration in IT Industry ⁄

This paper provides an empirical analysis of evolving networks of successful R&D collaborations in the IT industry in the United States between 1985 and 1995. We first show that the network has become more extensive, more clustered, and more unequal in the sense “stars” have emerged in the network. We then perform regression analysis in which we control for firm similarity, including unobserved similarities that we infer from the community structure of the network. The results indicate significant triadic closure as well as preferntial attachment biases.
Equivalence of the Ellipticity Conditions for Geometric Variational Problems

We exploit the so‐called atomic condition, recently defined by De Philippis, De Rosa, and Ghiraldin and proved to be necessary and sufficient for the validity of the anisotropic counterpart of the Allard rectifiability theorem. In particular, we address an open question of this seminal work, showing that the atomic condition implies the strict Almgren geometric ellipticity condition. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Impact of packaging materials on the quality attributes of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) during storage

A comprehensive study was planned to identify best packaging material for the variety “Lady Rosetta” which has a higher market demand. Three different packaging materials (i.e. jute, polypropylene and cotton bags) shown as T1 (control), T2 (Jute packaging), T3 (Polypropylene net bags) and T4 (Cotton packaging) were used. Physico-chemical (weight loss, total soluble solids, pH, starch and sugars) and functional attributes (ascorbic acids and total phenolic contents) were investigated at 15 days interval during storage (25±2oC). The processing performance of stored potato was also assessed in terms of chip crispiness, flavor and color. The physico-chemical parameters investigated revealed an increased weight loss during storage in all samples, however, lower weight loss in polypropylene net bags with a significant difference at P ≤ 0.05. Similarly, total soluble solids increased throughout storage in with a minimum mean value in T3, however a decline observed in pH values with significant difference (P ≤ 0.05). Starch content reduced in the stored samples, while glucose content and total sugars increased significantly (P ≤ 0.05) in all samples. Maximum increase was observed in T1 and minimum in T3. Total phenolic contents showed a slight increase, while ascorbic acid reduced during 105 days storage in all samples. Superior processing results were obtained for the polypropylene stored samples followed by jute and cotton bags. The overall results revealed that polypropylene packaging was found best in maintaining tuber quality attributes up to 105 days during ambient storage. Thus, it is suggested that polypropylene net bags may be used for storage of potato as packaging material. Keywords: Potato; Packaging material; Quality attributes; Storage http://dx.doi. org/10.19045/bspab.2017. 60045
HIV/AIDS and The Broadcast Media: An Evaluation of the Edo State of Nigeria Situation

The paper ex amines the impact of the broadcast med ia particu larly the television medium in educating the public on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) as well as caring for the HIV/AIDS infected persons in Edo State, Nigeria. It seeks to find out whether the television medium has been able to rally round government support for the containment of HIV/AIDS using the three major towns in Edo State as a case study. Random selection method was adopted and questionnaires were distributed to the participants and these questionnaires were analysed using simple frequency tables and percentages. The result showed that television, as a medium of mass communication has been able to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS through its various programmes, which are geared towards enlightening people about HIV/AIDS or helping the infected persons to live positively. Intriguingly and curiously it was also found that this awareness does not reflect in the attitude of people i n t erms o f r isky sexual b ehaviours a s HI V/ AIDS infection is still on the increase in the state. Thus, this paper recommends that television programmers should explore avenues of rallying stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Field Line Shrinkage in Flares Observed by the X-Ray Telescope on Hinode

The X-Ray Telescope on Hinode has observed individual loops of plasma moving downward in a manner that is consistent with field line shrinkage in the aftermath of reconnection at higher altitudes. An on-disk B3.8 flare observed on 2007 May 2 has loops that clearly change in shape from cusp-shaped to more rounded. In addition, bright loops are observed that decrease in altitude with a speed of approximately 5 km s−1, and fainter, higher loop structures shrink with a velocity of 48 km s−1. A C2.1 flare observed on 2006 December 17 also has loops that change shape. Many bright features are seen to be moving downward in this event, and we estimate their speed to be around 2-4 km s−1. We measure the shrinkage in both of these events, and find that it is 17%-27%, which is consistent with theoretical predictions.
Computed Tomography Findings in Patients with Seizure Disorder

Introduction : Seizure occurs in up to 10% of the population, whereas epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent seizures that may affect up to 2% of the population. Modern neuroimaging is useful in diagnosis of abnormalities underlying the epilepsies, but the information provided by imaging techniques can also contribute to proper classification of certain epileptic disorders and can delineate the genetics of some underlying syndromes. Neuroimaging is even more important for those patients who have medically intractable seizures. This study was carried out to establish different etiologies of seizures, to correlate the clinical data and radiological findings in cases of seizure, and to identify the common etiologies in different types of seizures. Methods: This was a retrospective hospital-based study conducted in the Department of Radio diagnosis of Lumbini Medical College Teaching Hospital. Records of patients of past two years, admitted in any department of the hospital with history of seizure disorder and underwent a Computed Tomography (CT) of brain were included. The CT patterns were assessed and the data were tabulated and statistically analyzed. Results: There were a total of 480 cases out of which 263 (55%) were male and 217 (45%) were female with M:F ratio of 1.2:1. Generalized seizure was more frequent than partial seizure in both gender. In 274 cases of generalized seizures, CT scan findings were abnormal in 151 cases and normal finding observed in 123 cases. In 206 cases of partial seizures, 125 cases were abnormal and 81 having normal CT scan findings. Age wise distribution showed highest number (n=218) of cases in young group ( 60 yr). The most common cause of seizure was calcified granuloma (n=79, 16.5%) followed by neurocysticercosis (NCC, n=64, 13%). Diffuse cerebral edema, sub-arachnoid hemorrhage, and hydrocephalus was seen only in lower age group particularly among 1-20 years. Infarct and diffuse cortical atrophy were most common cause of seizure in older age group. NCC and tuberculoma are the most common cause of partial seizure whereas cerebral infarcts, hemorrhage, malignancy, diffuse cortical atrophy are the most common cause of complex seizure. Few rare diseases like Fahr disease and tuberous sclerosis were also found in CT scan of seizure patients. Conclusion: NCC and tuberculoma are the most common cause of partial seizure whereas cerebral infarcts, hemorrhage, malignancy, and diffuse cortical atrophy are the most common cause of complex seizure. CT scan plays an important role as a preliminary tool in radiological assessment of patients presenting with seizures. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22502/jlmc.v4i1. 86 J. Lumbini. Med. Coll. Vol 4, No 1, Jan-June 2016, page: 7-10
Stress failure of cement concretes under compression – synthesis of knowledge, conclusions

AbstractThis paper presents a synthetic review of the existing knowledge on the stress failure of cement concretes under compression, based on the available literature and the authors’ own research. It is pointed out that there is no knowledge on the stress failure of new-generation concretes, which needs to be acquired through proper research. The usefulness of the knowledge on the stress failure of concrete under compression for building practice is highlighted.