Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Customers' perceptions about Corporate Social Responsibility and the role of their socio-demographic characteristics

In the current business setting Corporate Social Responsibility has become a new field of competition between firms. Trying to determine the perceptions of users of mobile telephone services about CSR activities of their providers, we adopted a multidimensional perspective of social responsibility. Evidence from 152 customers showed that customers’ perceptions about CSR consists of four dimensions: economic, legal and ethical, ethical towards customers and discretionary responsibility. Additionally, it was revealed that socio-demographic characteristics such as gender and years of purchase influence the importance they place on social responsibility and loyalty patronage behavior towards socially responsible providers.
STUDIES ON PHASE SEPARATION OF POLYESTERIMIDE-MODIFIED EPOXY RESIN. II. EFFECT OF CURING TEMPERATURE ON PHASE SEPARATION AND ADHESIVE PROPERTY

A sort of polyesterimide (PEsI) was used as a toughening agent in the modification of epoxy resin/anhydride system. The reaction-induced phase separation in amorphous thermoplastic-modified epoxy system was observed in situ by means of time-resolved light scattering (TRLS) and advanced rheometric expansion system (ARES) at different curing temperature. TRLS displayed that the phase separation of the blend system followed a spinodial decomposition mechanism at different curing temperature. The increase of curing temperature accelerated curing reaction and the increase of the blend viscosity prevented phase separation from proceeding. Results of TRLS and ARES showed that the phase structure fixation was pinned up by blend viscosity at the early stage of curing reaction, rather than by gelification at the late stage of curing reaction. All the experiments, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), suggested that low curing temperature was beneficial to the formation of longer interdomain distance of the epoxy-in-rich phase in the blend and to the improvement of adhesive property of the blend.
Regulations, Technology and Vertical Integration in Formula One

Formula One (F1) offers several hints to study the firms’ organizational decisions, that may be explored in detail given the large amount of information available in the automotive and sport press. In addition, it may be studied the organization choices of all subjects, given the “small numbers” in the industry. Therefore, the organizational decision of single firms may be related to the organizational evolution of the entire sector. There are two major advantages in applying the theories of vertical integration to F1. First, the teams use a very similar technology. In addition, there are regulations (broadly speaking, institutional rules) that command a number of characteristics of the cars. The application of the regulations is rather rigid, with controls and penalties in case of infringement. This limits the heterogeneity of the technical solutions and reduce considerably the variability of asset specificity across teams. Therefore, the analysis may focus on the factors that affect the vertical structure of the sector but do not depend too directly on specific characteristics of the firms. This paper studies the relationship between F1 teams and engine suppliers and its evolution in the last decades. The vertical links are analyzed mainly through the lens of TCE but other theories are not neglected.
Adjuvant Effects on Imazethapyr, 2,4-D and Picloram Absorption by Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula)

Laboratory experiments were conducted to identify adjuvants that improve absorption of imazethapyr, 2,4-D amine, and picloram by leafy spurge. Adjuvants (0.25% v/v) included crop oil concentrate (COC), methylated seed oil (MSO), nonionic surfactant (NIS), organosilicones (Silwet L-77®, Sylgard® 309, Silwet® 408), 3:1 mixtures of acetylinic diol ethoxylates (ADE40, ADE65, ADE85) with Silwet L-77, ammonium sulfate (2.5 kg ha−1), and 28% urea ammonium nitrate (UAN, 2.5% v/v). Adjuvants were combined with 14C-herbicide and commercially formulated herbicide product. Leaves were harvested 2 DAT, rinsed with 10% aqueous methanol to remove surface deposits of herbicide, and dipped in 9:1 hexane:acetone to solubilize cuticular waxes. Imazethapyr absorption increased by 38 to 68% when UAN was combined with COC, NIS, or MSO. Total absorption of imazethapyr plus COC, MSO, or NIS exceeded 86% 2 DAT when UAN was added. Urea ammonium nitrate reduced the amount of imazethapyr associated with the cuticular wax by 2.0%. Imazethapyr absorption was similar on both the abaxial and adaxial leaf surface when UAN was not added; however, 12% more imazethapyr was absorbed from the abaxial leaf surface than from the adaxial leaf surface when UAN was combined with Sylgard 309. Uptake of 2,4-D ranged from 54 to 78% and was greatest with Silwet 408 and 3:1 mixture of ADE40: Silwet L-77. Picloram absorption ranged from 3 to 19%. Buffering picloram treatment solutions to pH 7 and including 2.5 kg ha-1 ammonium sulfate increased picloram absorption to 37%.
Population Levels of Indigenous Bradyrhizobia Nodulating Promiscuous Soybean in two Kenyan Soils of the Semi-arid and Semi-humid Agroecological Zones

Soybeans grown in Africa have been selected to nodulate effectively with indigenous Bradyrhizobium spp. populations since Bradyrhizobium japonicum populations are considered absent or in very low numbers in African soils. The major objective of this study was to estimate total population of Bradyrhizobia specific to soybean in two agro-ecologically different study sites, Kiboko in Makueni District, Southeast Kenya (semi-arid to arid conditions) and Kaguru in Meru District, East Kenya (semi-humid climate) . The population of the indigenous rhizobia specific to soybeans was determined using the Most Probable Number (MPN) plant infection technique. In these experiments, the total Bradyrhizobia populations, the population sizes of taxonomically defined slow-growing Bradyrhizobia specific to soybean and the population sizes of Bradyrhizobia spp. specific to tropical Glycine Cross (TGx) varieties were determined for the two study sites. Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata , cultivar Ken Kunde I was used to estimate the total Bradyrhizobia spp. population. Clark soybean, Glycine max , was used to estimate the population sizes of taxonomically defined slow-growing Bradyrhizobia spp. specific to soybean while a TGx genotype, SB12-TGx1869-31E was used to determine the population sizes of Bradyrhizobia spp. specific to TGx varieties. The results of the MPN counts indicated that the total Bradyrhizobia population in Kiboko was between 2.59x10 4 and 1.89x10 5 . The population size of taxonomically defined slowgrowing Bradyrhizobia in Kiboko was between 2.59x10 2 and 1.89x10 3 cells per gram of soil sample while the approximate Bradyrhizobia population specific to TGx genotype was between 7.81x10 2 and 5.67x10 3 cells per gram of soil. In Kaguru, the approximate total Bradyrhizobia population was between 1.04x10 2 and 7.56x10 3 cells per gram of soil. The population size of taxonomically defined slow-growing Bradyrhizobia was between 1.33x10 2 and 9.72x10 2 cells per gram of soil while the approximate Bradyrhizobia population specific toTGx genotype was between 2.37x10 2 and 1.73x10 3 per gram of soil. These populations were adequate to give satisfactory results on nodulation and nitrogen fixation in the two study sites.
Effect of Crude Palm Oil Protection on Fermentation Parameter and Rumen Microbial Activity of Male Local Lamb

Abtstract . The experiment was conducted to determine the effect of protected crude palm oil (CPO) protection in the ration on in vivo fermentation parameters and microbial activity. Fifteenth local male lambs aged 9-12 months weighing 14-17 kg, were divided into 3 groups ration treatment. The first group received only the basal ration (R0), the 2 nd group received the basal ration and 3% CPO (R1), while the 3 rd group received the basal ration and 3% CPO protected with 2% formaldehyde (R2). The data were analyzed by completely random design with oneway pattern. The different of treatments were tested by Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test. The results showed that addition CPO protected with formaldehid (R2) in sheep ration increasing microbial protein in the rumen fluid. Keywords : fermentation parameters, rumen microbial activit. CPO Abstrak. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh proteksi kelapa sawit mentah (CPO) dalam ransum terhadap parameter fermentasi in-vivo dan aktivitas mikroba. Lima belas ekor domba lokal muda jantanumur 9-12 bulan dengan bobot 14-17 kg, dibagi menjadi tiga kelompok perlakuan ransum. Kelompok pertama hanya diberi ransum basal (R0), kelompok kedua diberi ransum basal dan 3% CPO (R1), kelompok ketiga diberi ransum basal dan 3% CPO terproteksi dengan 2% formaldehid (R2). Rancangan Acak Lengkap dan dan anova satu arah digunakan pada penelitian ini dengan uji lanjut jarak ganda Duncan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penambahan CPO terproteksi dengan formaldehida (R2) pada ransum domba meningkatkan protein mikroba dalam cairan rumen. Kata kunci: parameter fermentasi, aktivitas mikroba rumen, CPO NC Tiven et al/Animal Production 14(3):141-146, September 2012
Effect of Plowing Depth of Tillage and Forward Speed on the Performance of a Medium Size Chisel Plow Operating in a Sandy Soil

Problem statement: Tillage is a process of creating a desirable soil condition for seed germination and growth. The tillage of soil is considered to be one of the biggest farm operations as the tillage operation requires the most energy on the farm. Chisel plow is widely used by farmers as a primary tillage tool. Performance data for chisel plow operation is essential in order to reduce the cost of tillage operation. Approach: Field experiments were conducted using a fully instrumented MS 3090 tractor to measure the draft of a heavy duty chisel plow in a sandy soil over wide ranges of plowing depths and forward speeds. The data were measured and recorded using an instrumentation system and data logger. Results: The effects of plowing depth and forward speeds on draft, unit draft, vertical specific draft, horizontal specific draft and coefficient of pull were evaluated. The results indicated that increasing the plowing depth and/or the forward speed increased the draft, unit draft and vertical specific draft. Also, increasing the plowing depth increased the horizontal specific draft and the coefficient of pull, while increasing the forward speed decreased the horizontal specific draft and the coefficient of pull. Conclusion: About 16.6% of the draft force was directed towards cutting the soil and 83.4% was consumed in pulverization of soil particles. The values of the vertical specific draft were much higher than those of the horizontal specific draft for all plowing depths and forward speeds. The plowing depth had more pronounced effect on the draft, unit draft, specific draft and coefficient of pull than the forward speed. The optimum forward speed was 1.75 m sec-1. The recommended plowing depth should be based on the type of crop (depth of the root system).
Fostering PT-PTA Student Relationships, Pilot Study

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess physical therapist (PT) and physical therapist assistant (PTA) students' attitudes toward working in a team, direction and supervision, preparation for effective communication, and respect for and the value of physical therapist/physical therapist assistant (PT/PTA) teams following an interactive classroom session via a brief online questionnaire. Methods: PT students in the second year of their doctor of physical therapy graduate studies in St Louis, MO and PTA students in the second year of their associate’s degree program in St Louis, MO were involved. A questionnaire was completed prior to and after attending an interactive classroom session. The interactive session included four stations; curriculum and education, communication and documentation, PT/PTA teamwork scenarios in different practice settings, and social interaction. The questionnaire consisted of six questions asking students to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement. Results: Attendance status at the interactive session was related to student responses on the questionnaire for both PT and PTA students. Among PTA students, responses on three of six questionnaire items were found not to be independent of attendance status. PTA students indicated they felt more prepared for PT/PTA communication, had more respect for the similarities in roles of PTs and PTAs, and felt more strongly that effective PT/PTA teams were essential to optimal patient care. Among the PT student population, the only questionnaire item found to be independent of interactive session attendance status was the belief in effective PT/PTA teams. Generally, students’ responses tended to be more positive after attending the interactive session, with “Strongly agree” responses increasing by as much as 24 percent on some questionnaire items. Increases in weighted means for PTA students were not found to be statistically significant; however, among PT students these increases were significant across three questionnaire items. Conclusions: The findings suggest that both PT and PTA students experienced increased comfort with the idea of working as part of a PT/PTA team after the interactive event where communication was the focus. The affective behavior of “comfort” in working as part of a PT/PTA team increased in our study among both PT and PTA students. The interactive session was easy to implement and had no cost associated with it. Follow-up study or methodologies could provide more robust results to further support these findings. This activity could also be replicated across healthcare professions that utilize professional and paraprofessional assistant relationships.
The Karakaya Complex: A Review of Data and Concepts

The Karakaya Complex in the Pontides consists of highly deformed and partly metamorphosed clastic and volcanic series of Permian and Triassic age. It is generally subdivided into two parts: The structurally lower part, called the Lower Karakaya Complex, consists of a mafic lava-mafic pyroclastite-shale-limestone succession metamorphosed in the greenschist and blueschist facies during the Late Palaeozoic or Triassic. The structurally upper part is made up of highly deformed Permian and Triassic clastic, volcaniclastic and volcanic rocks with exotic limestone blocks. There are currently two different models for the depositional setting and tectonic evolution of the Karakaya Complex. The rift model assumes that the Karakaya Complex was formed in a Late Permian rift, which developed into a marginal oceanic basin and closed by the latest Triassic. The subduction-accretion model regards the Karakaya Complex as subduction-accretion units of the Palaeo-Tethys.
Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Isolated Bacteria from Government and Private Poultries Water Samples in Ado-Ekiti

Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys ducks and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great number with chickens being the most numerous (San, 2003). Chickens raised for eggs are usually called laying hens whilst chickens raised for meats are called broilers. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 9 (2016) pp. 111-119 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Insights from stimulating creative behaviours in a project-based organization team

Novel and useful ideas and creative behaviours originate in varied work environments, yet the characteristics of work environments that stimulate and foster such creative behaviours are not well defined. The aim of this study was to identify the influences that contribute to creative behaviours in the work environment of a global project-based professional service organization. This article is based on an investigation of the work environment of one project team undertaking interdisciplinary work in the construction of a processing plant in a remote location. This multi-disciplinary team encouraged creative behaviours through regular team meetings, ensuring the presentation of diverse views and commitments to regular interaction and collaboration in co-located environments. In addition, a technology manager dedicated to identifying potential opportunities for patenting and commercialization further extended the creative behaviours of the team by focusing on the best solution for each situation. The study contributes new knowledge to research regarding work environments that facilitate creative behaviours.
MORTALITY 1 Childhood Intelligence Predicts Premature Mortality : Results From a 40-Year Population-Based Longitudinal Study

Childhood intelligence has been shown to predict mortality risk in adulthood. This relation has never been investigated in a Central European country with universal health care. The present study investigated whether childhood intelligence predicts mortality risk across 40 years in Luxembourg. 2543 participants completed an intelligence test at age 12 in 1968, and the mortality rate in this sample until 2008 was recorded. Our results showed that higher childhood intelligence predicted a lower risk for mortality, even when childhood socioeconomic status was controlled for. This effect was strongest in men belonging to the group of the lowest 20% in intelligence. These results indicate that even universal access to health care cannot fully offset the cumulative effects of intelligence on mortality.
Differential effects of focused and unfocused recasts on EFL learners' oral accuracy Efectos diferenciados de reformulación enfocada y fuera de foco en la precisión oral de los aprendices del inglés como lengua extranjera

One of the limitations of meaning-focused instruction in the EFL context is that a communicative approach is not sufficient enough to ensure higher levels of oral accuracy. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of two different focus-on-form techniques, unfocused and focused recasts, on EFL learners’ oral accuracy. Three pre-intermediate intact classes were randomly selected as the focused recast, unfocused recast, and control groups. In the focused recast group, the focus of correction was on simple past tense errors. In the unfocused recast group, the recast was provided for all errors. In the control group, there was no corrective feedback. Learners’ oral accuracy as the number of Error-free T-units per T-units was measured. One-way ANOVAs indicated that the differences among groups were only significant in sessions five and six. Tukey’s HSD (honest significant difference) indicated that the focused recast group outperformed both the unfocused and the control groups in these sessions and there were no significant differences between the other two groups. These findings suggest that focus on form can be an effective tool for the development of the oral accuracy in EFL situations. In addition, recasting learners’ oral errors could enhance oral accuracy.
Government Policies and Financial Crises: Mitigation, Postponement or Prevention?

Abstract In the aftermath of the Great Recession, governments have implemented several policy measures to counteract the collapse of the financial sector and the downswing of the real economy. Within a framework of Minsky-Veblen cycles, where relative consumption concerns, a debt-led growth regime and financial sector confidence constitute the main causes of economic fluctuations, we use computer simulations to assess the effectiveness of such measures. We find that the considered policy measures help to mitigate the impact of financial crises, though they do so at the cost of shortening the time between the initial financial crisis and the next. This result is due to an increase in solvency and confidence induced by the policy measures under study, which contribute to an increase in private credit and, thereby, increase effective demand. Our results suggest that without a strengthening of financial regulation any policy intervention remains incomplete.
Food Patterns, Lifestyle, and Hypertension

: High blood pressure (BP) is considered as a strong predisposing factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) Environmental and genetic factors may have a role in high blood pressures. Nutrition has a potential role in the prevention of hypertension and its sequelae. Effect of lowering blood pressure by modification of complex dietary patterns may be the result of synergism between the various components of certain foods or food combinations rather than of the specific effect of a particular nutrient. Vegetarian Diet, Mediterranean Diet, and Dash Diet are three food patterns which have been associated with lowering BP. Vegetarian Diet are characterized by high intake of legumes, nuts, vegetables, and fruits. A relatively high polyunsaturated to saturated fat ratio will make by this kind of diet. Low fat content and high potassium, magnesium, and fiber content of this diet, all factors possibly cooperating to the reduction of blood pressure. Mediterranean Diet has low animal and dairy products as well as saturated fatty acids and cholesterol; it is rich in plant food, legumes, fiber, and antioxidant vitamins with olive oil as the main source of fat. The dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) is a success process in control of hypertension, which emphasizes vegetables and fruits and dairy foods with low-fat, it also includes more nuts, poultry, fish, and, whole grains and lower amounts of red meat, fats, sweets, and sugar-containing beverages. DASH diet is poorer in total and saturated fat and cholesterol and richer in potassium, magnesium, calcium, and fiber in comparison to the habitual Western diet. In conclusion, although multiple dietary factors can influence on BP and each factor has a modest effect; the combined effects of those factors can be substantial. In the current study, we review food patterns, lifestyle, and their relationship with hypertension and the possible mechanisms involved.
The Revision of an Instrument to Measure the Capacity of Hearing-Impaired Adolescents to Cope.

A study was undertaken to develop a valid, reliable measure of coping skills for use with hearing impaired adolescents. Subjects included 324 adolescents, aged 15 to 17 years. Through the permission of schools and parents and the cooperation of the Annual Survey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth of the Center for Assessment and Demographic Studies, background information on the students was obtained. The Meadow-Kendall Social Emotional Inventory was completed, for each student, by two teacners who were familiar with the student. The new instrument, ACOPE, and a videotape stimulus for ACOPE were presented to the students; the instrument was presented in print, via videotape, and in Pidgin Sign English by a skilled signer. Subjects were tested in small groups in their classrooms. Subscale scores were computed based on the original factors generated by the authors of tne scale; these included abilities related to ventilating feelings, seeking diversions, developing self-reliance, developing social support, solving family problems, avoiding problems, seeking spiritual support, investing in close friends, seeking professional support, engaging in demanding acts, being humorous, and relaxing. Results indicate that a valid, reliable measure of coping skills of hearing impaired adolescents could be developed. Five. data tables are included. (TJH) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. U t DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of EdtCatI0111 RfelCh and improwom EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Er 0% documont nes boon reproduced as moronism:1 from the person or organization originating It O M,not changes Nom boon made to improve reproduction QUIIIV, Points of wow or opntons stated in this document do not (womanly represent otfeist OEFII position or policy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL IN MICROFICHE ONLY