Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Work-life interaction as a mediator between work factors and outcomes

While work-home interaction has been studied as a mediator between work factors and outcomes, less is known about work-home interaction as a mediator between work factors and mental and physical health. This study analyzes, from a Job Demands-Resources Model framework, whether negative work-home interaction mediates the relationship between job demands and mental/physical health complaints and whether positive work-home interaction mediates the relationship between job resources and health complaints. The statistical results supported our hypotheses, indicating that negative work-home interaction mediated the relationship between job demands (i.e., job insecurity, overload) and health complaints and that positive work-home interaction mediated the relationship between job resources (i.e., growth opportunities, advancement, organizational support) and mental health complaints. These findings broaden the JD-R framework by furthering the understanding of the mechanisms by which work-home interaction impacts an end outcome of interest to organizational psychology – employee health.
The Impact of Methods of Care on the Content and Collection of Zinc and Copper With the Yield of Potato Tubers

The study results were obtained from a field experiment conducted in 2012–2014 in Wojnów. The two factor experiment was set up in the split-plot system in triplicate. The investigated factors were: I – three varieties of edible potato: Bartek, Gawin and Honorata. II – five ways of care: 1. Harrier herbicide 295 ZC – 2.0 dm3·ha-1; 2. Harrier herbicide 295 ZC – 2.0 dm3·ha-1 with the biostimulator Kelpak SL – 4.0 dm3·ha-1; 3. Sencor herbicide 70 WG – 1.0 kg·ha-1; 4. Sencor herbicide 70 WG – 1.0 kg·ha-1 with the biostimulator Asahi SL – 1.5 dm3·ha-1; 5. The control object – mechanical care. The content of zinc and copper and their collection with the yield of tubers significantly depended on the ways of care, genetic factor and climatic conditions in the years of the study. In the objects (2, 4) where herbicides were used with biostimulators, a greater concentration of zinc was obtained in relation to the control object and the remaining (3, 5) in which only herbicides were used. The applied care methods did not affect the content of copper in the analysed tubers. The greatest collection of zinc an copper with the yield of tubers was obtained in the objects: where the mixture of the Sencor herbicide 70 WG – 1.0 kg·ha-1 was used with the biostimulator Asahi SL – 1.5 dm3 ha-1 and herbicide Sencor 70 WG in a dose of – 1.0 kg ·ha-1.
Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Iron Oxides Associated with the Surface of Kaolins

The different types of iron oxide phases associated with the surfaces of two suites of kaolins from Georgia, U.S.A. , and from the Southwest Peninsula of England, have been identified using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy combined with magnetic-filtration, thermal, and chemical treatments. It has been shown that the English kaolins are coated with a lepidocrocitelike phase, which is readily removed by de Endredy’s method of deferrification, while the Georgia kaolins are coated with a hematite- or goethitelike phase, which is not removed by this treatment. Throughout the course of this study, the effects of the various physical and chemical treatments on the brightness values of the kaolins were examined. РезюмеРазличные типы фаз окиси железа,приуроченные к поверхностям двух свит каолина,развитых в Джорджии,С. Ш. А. ,и на Юго-западном полуострове Англии, были определены с помощью спектроскопического метода резонанса электронного спина/РЭС/в сочетании с магнитно-фильтрационной, тепловой и химической обработками. Было показано, что каолины из Англии покрыты фазой подобной ле-пидокрокиту, который легко удаляется методом деферризации де Ендреди,в то время как каолины из Джорджии покрыты фазамиподобными гематиту или гетиту, которые не снимаются этой обработкой. В течение этих исследований были изучены эффекты разных физических и химических обработок на интенсивность осветления каолинов. KurzreferatDie verschiedenen Arten von Eisenoxydphasen, verbunden mit der Oberfläche zweier verwandter Kaolins, von Georgia, USA und von der Süd-West Halbinsel Englands, wurden durch “electron spin resonance” (ESR),kombiniert mit magnetischer Filtration, thermischer und chemischer Behandlung, identifiziert. Es wurde gezeigt, daß die englischen Kaoline mit einer Lepi-dokrokit-artigen Phase bedeckt sind, die leicht mittels der de Endredy Methode des Eisenentfernens beScitigt werden kann, wohingegen die Georgia Kaoline mit einer Hematit-oder Goethit-artigen Phase überzogen sind, welche nicht durch diese Behandlung entfernt werden kann. Im Verlauf dieser Untersuchung, wurden die Effekte verschiedener physikalischer und chemischer Behandlungen auf die Glanz-Werte der Kaoline untersucht. RésuméLes différentes espèces de phases d’oxide de fer associées avec les surfaces de 2 suites de kaolins de Géorgie, U.S.A. et de la Péninsule Sud-Ouest de l’Angleterre ont été identifiées utilisant la spectroscopie de spin (E S R) combinée avec des traitements thermiques, chimiques, et de filtration magnétique. Il a été démontré que les kaolins anglais sont recouverts d’une phase ressemblant à la lépidocrocite qui est facilement retirée par la méthode de déferrification de de Endredy, tandis que les kaolins de Géorgie sont recouverts d’une phase ressemblant à l’hématite ou à la goethite qui ne peut pas être retirée par ce traitement. Au cours de cette étude, les effets des traitements physiques et chimiques sur les valeurs de l’éclat des kaolins ont été examinés.
The Prevalence of Gluten-Free Diet at the University of Otago: A Cross- Sectional Survey

Aim: The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine the prevalence of the GFD in a New Zealand adult population, (2) investigate the reasons why people are on the GFD and (3) explore what factors limit adherence to the diet. Methods: This was a cross-sectional online survey of 3,000 students and 3,000 staff at the University of Otago, New Zealand, undertaken in July-August 2013. Participants were randomly selected from databases of students and staff at the University of Otago in July 2013. Survey questions included four main sections: demographics, dietary habits, motivating factors and barriers to following a GFD. The analysis compared the variables between students and staff as well as between people on the GFD and those not on the GFD, using a linear regression analysis model. Results: The overall response rate was 35.5% (2123 respondents). The prevalence of people currently on the GFD was 6.1% in this university population, while another 6.2% reported having previously tried the GFD. The prevalence of CD was 1.2%. Feeling unwell when eating food that contains gluten was the main reason for following the GFD in our study population. Poor availability along with cost of gluten-free (GF) foods was the main factors limiting adherence to the GFD. Conclusion: A significant proportion of a New Zealand university population is currently following or has followed a GFD. People follow a GFD for multiple reasons other than medical indications. People with special diets in a university setting appear to have difficulty accessing dietary options.
Inhibition of the in vitro Growth of Salmonella enteritidis D by Goat and Cow Milk Fermented with Probiotic Bacteria Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46

This study was carried out to determine the influence of goat and cow milk fermented by Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46 on the pathogenic Salmonella enteritidis D strain. The basic hypothesis of this study was that fermented goat milk could possibly have a stronger inhibitory effect on the growth of Salmonella enteritidis D than fermented cow milk. The correlation between the inhibitory effect and some fermentation parameters (number of viable cells of Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46 and pH of fermented milk) was also analysed. S enteritidis D strains were isolated directly from the faeces of an infant with diagnosed salmonellosis. The inhibitory effects of goat and cow milk fermented with Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46 were determined on Salmonella-Shigella agar after 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 h from the start of fermentation. Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46 count and pH values were also measured in samples of goat and cow milk during fermentation. The results obtained have shown a considerably higher inhibitory effect of fermented goat milk on the growth of Salmonella enteritidis D as compared to that of fermented cow milk. At the same time, higher acidity and CFU of Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46 were noted in fermented goat milk in all the phases of the fermentation process. The inhibitory effects of the fermented goat and cow milk on Salmonella enteritidis D growth increased rapidly with the fermentation time. The results indicated high sensitivity of Salmonella enteritidis D to acidity of both fermented milks. Consequently, a significant correlation between the inhibition degree and pH values of fermented goat and cow milk was noted.
Penn Law: Legal Scholarship Repository Penn Law: Legal Scholarship Repository Child Welfare and Civil Rights Child Welfare and Civil Rights

While child welfare receives considerable media and scholarly attention, it is seldom treated as a civil rights issue. The child welfare system, however, is plagued by an alarming racial disparity, with black children especially representing a disproportionate share of the foster care population. In her lecture, Dorothy Roberts ties the child welfare system’s racial disparity to broader economic and racial ineq-uities and argues that disparate state supervision and dissolution of black families inflict a racial harm. She concludes that viewing the disparity as a group-based civil rights violation calls for transforming the State’s focus from punishing impoverished parents to providing increased, noncoercive support for vulnerable families.
Employment Protection and Temporary Work Agencies

Employers who use temporary agency staff in contrast to regular staff are not affected by employment protection regulations when terminating a job. Therefore, services provided by temporary work agencies may be seen as a substitute for regular employment. In this paper, we analyze the effects of employment protection on the size of the temporary work agency sector in a model of equilibrium unemployment. We find that higher firing costs may even reduce temporary work agency employment if agencies themselves are subject to employment protection, a consideration which distinguishes our results from those for fixed-term employment arrangements.
SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF RUBBER TREE DENDROMETRICS CHARACTERISTICS AND SOIL PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

The objective of this study was to determine the spatial variability of rubber tree dendrometrics characteristics (diameter and height) and its relationship with soil physical attributes (soil penetration resistance and hydraulic conductivity). The experiment was located in Campinas, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil in a experimental station of the Instituto Agronomico, in a 10 ha area with rubber trees grown since 1992. Samples were taken from 232 points in a grid of 20 x 20 m. The average diameter at the chest height and the height of the trees were determined using the average of four plants. The following soil physical attributes were studied: soil resistance to penetration up to 0.40 m deep and water infiltration in two depths (0-0.10 m and 0.10-0.20 m). All plant and soil variables showed moderate to weak spatial dependence among samples. There was also correlation between spatial variability maps of the rubber tree dendrometric characteristics and the soil physical attributes studied.
Efectos de interacción en la predicción del abandono en los estudios de Psicología

Title: Interaction effects in the prediction of university drop-out for psy- chology students. Abstract: Although there have been a number of studies which have ana- lysed university dropout, there is little information on the incidence and determinants of this phenomenon in the degree of Psychology. In this study, we analyze the capacity of a set of socio-demographic and educa- tional variables to predict university dropout. The data came from the stu- dents admitted to this degree at the University of Valencia in 2000 and 2001 (N = 785). The analysis was based on the comparison of nested lo- gistic regression models in which the starting model included first-order interaction effects of the variables under consideration. Compared to pre- vious studies in this area, the most innovative result in the prediction of university dropout is the moderator effect of the high school curriculum on both the students high school average, and on the order of preference stated in the university enrolment. These results allow us to raise some hypotheses about the consequences of assigning the degree of Psychology to the branch of Health Sciences and the subsequent change in the type of training required to gain access to this degree.
Boundedness of Commutators of Marcinkiewicz Integrals on Nonhomogeneous Metric Measure Spaces

Let be a metric measure space satisfying the upper doubling condition and geometrically doubling condition in the sense of Hytonen. The aim of this paper is to establish the boundedness of commutator generated by the Marcinkiewicz integral and Lipschitz function . The authors prove that is bounded from the Lebesgue spaces to weak Lebesgue spaces for , from the Lebesgue spaces to the spaces for , and from the Lebesgue spaces to the Lipschitz spaces for . Moreover, some results in Morrey spaces and Hardy spaces are also discussed.
From Geodetic Imaging of Seismic and Aseismic Fault Slip to Dynamic Modeling of the Seismic Cycle

Understanding the partitioning of seismic and aseismic fault slip is central to seismotectonics as it ultimately determines the seismic potential of faults. Thanks to advances in tectonic geodesy, it is now possible to develop kinematic models of the spatiotemporal evolution of slip over the seismic cycle and to determine the budget of seismic and aseismic slip. Studies of subduction zones and continental faults have shown that aseismic creep is common and sometimes prevalent within the seismogenic depth range. Interseismic coupling is generally observed to be spatially heterogeneous, defining locked patches of stress accumulation, to be released in future earthquakes or aseismic transients, surrounded by creeping areas. Clay-rich tectonites, high temperature, and elevated pore-fluid pressure seem to be key factors promoting aseismic creep. The generally logarithmic time evolution of afterslip is a distinctive feature of creeping faults that suggests a logarithmic dependency of fault friction on slip rate.
1 GPS-PWV jumps before intense rain events

A rapid increase in atmospheric water vapor is a fundamental ingredient for many intense rainfall events. High10 frequency precipitable water vapor (PWV) estimates from a Global Positioning System meteorological site (GPS) are evaluated here for intense rainfall events during the CHUVA Vale field campaign in Brazil (November-December 2011), in which precipitation events of differing intensities and spatial dimensions, as observed by an X-band radar, have been explored. A wavelet cross-correlation analysis shows that there are important spikes in the PWV that precede the more intense rainfall events on a timescale from 30 to 60 minutes. The correlation and lags between the GPS-PWV and rainfall 15 events are evaluated, and a sharp increase in the GPS-PWV prior to the more intense events has been found and termed GPSPWV “jumps”. These jumps are associated with water vapor convergence and the continued formation of cloud condensate and precipitation particles. The GPS-PWV time-derivative histogram for the period of 60 minutes before the rainfall event reveals different distributions for higher intensity events. This feature could indicate the occurrence of severe precipitation and consequently has the potential for application in nowcasting activities. 20
School Culture and School Effectiveness: The Mediating Effect of Teachers’ Job Satisfaction

This study has investigated the relationship among school culture, teachers’ job satisfaction, and school effectiveness. It also explored the mediating effect of teachers’ job satisfaction on school culture and school effectiveness. Participants of the study include1, 297 teachers from 6 lower secondary and upper secondary schools in Beijing, China. Quantitative methods were used for data generation, consisting of 3 questionnaire-based surveys to measure, separately, school culture, school effectiveness, and job satisfaction from the teachers’ perspective. The results indicated positively significant relationships among school culture, teachers’ job satisfaction, and school effectiveness and that teachers’ job satisfaction partially mediated the impact of school culture on school effectiveness. In light of these results, limitations and directions for future research are provided, as well as implications for education. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.17. 5.2
Studies on drying characteristics of onion (variety-Arka kalyan) slices using different drying methods

Fresh Arka kalyan onion (Allium cepa L.) were treated with 10% NaCl for 1 h, 0.2% KMS for 15 min and 10% NaCl+0.2% KMS for 15 min and dried in solar tunnel dryer (STD) and open yard sun drying (OYSD). A comparative study was conducted to evaluate two drying methods with respect to temperature and time combinations. The sample of Arka kalyan onion required 17 to 21 h to dry under open yard sun drying and 15 to 17 h in solar tunnel drier to bring down initial moisture content ranging from 545.16-992.90% (d.b.) to final moisture content of 4.95-5.21% (d.b.).
Minimum $Q$ Electrically Small Antennas

Theoretically, the minimum radiation quality factor Q of an isolated resonance can be achieved in a spherical electrically small antenna by combining TM1m and TE1m spherical modes, provided that the stored energy in the antenna spherical volume is totally suppressed. Using closed-form expressions for the stored energies obtained through the vector spherical wave theory, it is shown that a magnetic-coated metal core reduces the internal stored energy of both TM1m and TE1m modes simultaneously, so that a self-resonant antenna with the Q approaching the fundamental minimum is created. Numerical results for a multiarm spherical helix antenna confirm the theoretical predictions. For example, a 4-arm spherical helix antenna with a magnetic-coated perfectly electrically conducting core (ka=0.254) exhibits the Q of 0.66 times the Chu lower bound, or 1.25 times the minimum Q.
Income inequality and health: a multi‐country analysis

This paper investigates the effect of income inequality on health status. A model of health status was specified in which the main variables were income level, income inequality, the level of savings and the level of education. The model was estimated using a panel data set for 44 countries covering six time periods. The results indicate that income inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient) has a significant effect on health status when we control for the levels of income, savings and education. The relationship is consistent regardless of the specification of health status and income. Thus, the study results provide some empirical support for the income inequality hypothesis.
Understanding Alternative Food Networks: Exploring the Role of Short Food Supply Chains in Rural Development

In this paper we explore the development and incidence of alternative food networks within a European-wide context. By developing a consistent definition of short food supply chains, we address both the morphology and the dynamics of these, and then examine empirical evidence concerning their incidence and rural development impact across seven EU member states. These developments need to be seen as one significant contribution to the current transitions in rural Europe concerning the crisis of conventional intensive and productivist agriculture and the public consumer pressure for a larger variety of distinctive ‘quality’ food products.
Differences in Reading Beliefs/Practices of L2 Teachers: Undergraduate versus Graduate Degree Holders

In their attempt to shed light on the factors contributing to the incongruity between L2 reading teachers’ beliefs and practices, most of the researchers have resorted to teachers’ personal perspectives. As a partial replication of the research carried out by Karimi and Dehghani (2016), the current study sought to broaden this restricted scope by examining the role of teacher education in shaping L2 reading teachers’ beliefs/practices. Data were collected from 84 L2 reading teachers through a survey and follow-up classroom observations. Overall, both undergraduate and graduate teachers had an equally heightened tendency toward competence-based theoretical orientation. However, both groups substantially utilized instructional moves conforming to text-based orientation. There were also significant frequency differences between undergraduate and graduate teachers in their recourse to competence-based pedagogical moves. It is concluded that while the inclusion of a finite number of theoretical coursework may sway L2 teachers to sanction competencebased theoretical orientation, a more clinical approach to teacher education should be embraced to promote the symbiotic belief-practice relationship among L2 reading teachers.
Integrating Engineering Design into Graphics Courses

This paper focuses on integrating engineering design into graphics courses in engineering and manufacturing engineering programs. In the past, small deviations like graphical problem solving or simple design knowledge were utilized in engineering graphics courses. However, addition of strong but controlled design content will allow students to get exposed to the design process and its medium (graphics) simultaneously, enforcing better understanding of the purpose of engineering graphics while enhancing the learning process. In addition to the CAD (Computer-Aided Design) tools, design analysis through CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) and CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) programming are included within this graphics course. The integrated design approach of parts, tooling, and processing are coupled to introduce consumer product design. Motion studies, thermal and structural analysis are also utilized for representation of mechanical design concepts and their graphics environment. Adding design components to this graphics course improved student excitement, performance and consequent retention, compared to the other graphics courses taught in a traditional way in the same institution during the same time frame. Examples of each activity employed as well as possible future activities will be included in this paper. The paper will conclude with the assessment process.
The term structure as a predictor of real economic growth: a general equilibrium approach

Consistent empirical evidence has recently been brought up about the forecasting ability of the term estructure of nominal interes rates, relative to future economic activity. However, there has not been chch work that would check whether that is a robust property of general equilibrium asset pricing models. We present a theoretical economy, with real and nominal assets issued at different maturities, in which the nominal term estructure has, in fact, forecasting power for future real growth. That information content goes beyond the one contained in short-term rates or in monetary policy variables.