Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT ( PGE ) CONCENTRATIONS IN A SHEETED DIKE COMPLEX AND GEOCHEMICAL CHANGES DURING ALTERATION OF THE LOWERMOST PART OF A 2KM-THICK OCEANIC CRUST , HOLE 504 B 1

Primary chemical heterogeneity in the sheeted dike complex in Deep Sea Drilling Project Hole 504B makes these rocks unsuitable for conventional mass balance calculations in determining element mobility associated with hydrothermal alteration. Due to the original heterogeneity and variable degrees of fractionation in the dikes, an appropriate reference sample on which calculations can be based is difficult to find. Therefore, the use of incompatible element ratios is developed to evaluate geochemical changes during alteration(s). For example, on a Zr/Yb-La/Yb plot, scatter along a straight line suggests tapping of a variably depleted mantle source and deviation from the line suggests element mobility (gain or loss). Using this method, our data indicates that the hydrothermal evolution of the sheeted dike complex was accompanied by significant loss of Cu, Zn, and Ti and some loss of La. The sheeted dike complex has low platinum group element (PGE) concentrations and steep PGE patterns, typical of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs) on the global scale. We propose that the unusual PGE patterns of MORBs cannot be entirely generated by a partial melting and sulfide segregation model; instead, these patterns in part must have been inherited from their mantle source. The Au data show no evidence for mobilization during hydrothermal alteration of the dikes.
Knowledge of farmers about animal management and prevalence of reproductive disorders in cows at Babugonj Upazila under Barisal district of Bangladesh

The purposes of the study were to evaluate the existing cattle management system, outbreak of reproductive disorders and farmer’s knowledge about cattle rearing. The data were collected from a sample of 100 farm household heads selected out of a total of 1000 farm household heads from Babugonj upazila through multi-stage random sampling technique interview with a pretested questionnaire during the period from January to April 2015. In this survey, we found that 65% farmers were using semi intensive housing system of cattle and 90% did not de-worm their cattle regularly. Only 3% farmers attended a training course related to animal rearing. None of the farmers maintained a register and calculated the feeding cost per month. About 97% farmers faced the problem of reproductive disorders. Still 77% farmers wereusing natural insemination for their cow’s breeding. A total of 200 cows’ history of reproductive disorder was collected. The prevalence of anoestrus, repeat breeding, metritis, poor heat detection, ovarian cyst, uterine prolapse, vaginal prolapse, retained placenta, abortion, still birth, dystocia, pyometra and laceration of vagina were 22.0% (44), 14.0% (28), 9.5% (19), 24.0% (48), 1.5% (3), 1.0% (2), 0.5% (1), 9.0% 18), 2.0% (4), 2.5% (5), 3.0% (6), 3.0% (6) and 8.0% (16), respectively. It may be concluded that the knowledge of farmer about cattle management is very poor which influenced the high prevalence of reproductive disorders. The farmers need training on hygienic management and reproduction of cows. J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 15(2): 272-275, December 2017
Tracing the spatial propagation of river inlet water into an agricultural polder area using anthropogenic gadolinium

Diverting river water into agricultural areas or nature reserves is a frequently applied management strategy to prevent fresh water shortage. However, the river water might have negative consequences for chemical and ecological water quality in the receiving water bodies. This study aimed to obtain a spatial image of the diverted river water propagation into a hydrologically complex polder area, the polder Quarles van Ufford in The Netherlands. We used anthropogenic gadolinium (Gd-anomaly) as a tracer for river water that was diverted into the polder. A clear reduction in the river water contribution was found between very dry conditions on 5 August 2010 and very wet conditions on 22 October. Despite the large river water impact on 5 August, the diverted river water did not propagate up into the small agricultural headwater ditches. Gadolinium proved to be an effective tracer for diverted river water in a polder system. We applied our results to upgrade the interpretation of water quality monitoring data and to validate an integrated nutrient transport model.
Points to Consider When Self-Assessing Your Empirical Accounting Research

We provide a list of points to consider (PTCs) to help researchers self-assess whether they have addressed certain common issues that arise frequently in accounting research seminars and in reviewers’ and editors’ comments on papers submitted to journals. Anticipating and addressing such issues can help accounting researchers, especially doctoral students and junior faculty members, convert an initial empirical accounting research idea into a thoughtful and carefully designed study. Doing this also allows outside readers to provide more beneficial feedback rather than commenting on the common issues that could have been dealt with in advance. The list, provided in the appendix, consists of five sections: Research Question; Theory; Contribution; Research Design and Analysis; and Interpretation of Results and Conclusions. In each section, we include critical items that readers, journal referees, and seminar participants are likely to raise and offer suggestions for how to address them. The text elaborates on some of the more challenging items, such as how to increase a study's contribution, and provides examples of how such issues have been effectively addressed in previous accounting studies
Development and Nutritional Evaluation of Date Bran Muffins

Background: Dates, because of their rich nutritional value can be used to develop muffins as value added product with partial replacement of sucrose with date syrup. The objective of this study was to develop high fiber containing product utilizing date syrup and wheat bran as recommended level of fiber is low in our diets. Method: 7 treatments of date bran muffins for varying concentration of date syrup i.e. 30, 40 and 50% were used with varying amount of wheat bran from 2.5 to 5% by keeping other ingredients constant. These muffins were analyzed for shelf life stability at ambient storage condition for 4 days. Nutritional analysis (moisture, ash, fat, protein, fiber and carbohydrate) was done along with mineral and sensory evaluation. Results and Conclusions: Sensory evaluation revealed that T5 (2.5% wheat bran + 50% Date syrup) was best among all treatments. The sensory score of muffins was reduced with the passage of time. Date bran muffins contained 30.3-31.3% moisture, 0.96-1.61% ash, 26.7-27.4% crude fat, 1.3-5.6% crude fiber, 11.4-13% crude protein and 93-20.9% carbohydrate. Increasing concentrations of date syrup in date muffins caused an increasing level of protein, fiber, higher softness and more color development while calorific value decreased by increasing the amount of date syrup.
Combining Ability and Potential Heterosis in Ethiopian Mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun)

This study was conducted to estimate general and specific combining ability variances and potential heterosis in Brassica carinata A. Braun. Seven parental lines along with their 21 F1 crosses were planted in 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 at the G.B. Pant University Crop Research Centre, India using randomized block design with three replications in three rows for each accession per replication. Data recorded for 14 traits were subjected to the Griffing (1956) method II model I genetic analysis and estimate of heterosis. Standard heterosis of the crop parameters ranged from -8.22% for harvest index to 191.57% for number of pods per plant, while for seed yield per plant it ranged from -16.64 to 66.09%. Both additive and non additive gene actions were important in controlling days to 50% flowering, pod length, percent oil content, plant height, length of main shoot, seed yield per plant, biological yield, harvest index, and number of primary and secondary branches. Additive gene action was important for the expression of days to 90% maturity, seeds per pod and thousand seeds weight. Non-additive gene actions were important in controlling the expression of pods per plant
Source parameters of the M 6.5 Skyros Island (North Aegean Sea) earthquake of July 26, 2001

Teleseismic body wave modelling, time domain moment tensor inversion of regional waveforms and spectral analysis of the far-field P-wave pulses are used to derive the source parameters of the July 26, 2001 Skyros earthquake (M 6.5). Its epicentre is located south of the Sporades Islands in the North Aegean Sea (Greece). Previous focal mechanism solutions indicate motion on strike-slip faults. The time domain moment tensor inversion is applied for the first time to the regional waveforms of the recently established broadband network in Greece. Its application gave results which are highly consistent with teleseismic waveform modelling. The results of this study, in combination with the distribution of aftershocks, indicate left-lateral strike slip motion on a NW-SE striking fault with parameters: fault plane (strike = 151°, dip = 83°, rake = 7°) and auxiliary plane (strike = 60°, dip = 84°, rake = 173°), depth 12 km and M 0 = 5.98e18 Num. Moreover, the time domain moment tensor inversion technique yielded a pure double couple source with negligible CLVD. The spectral analysis of the far-field P-wave pulses resulted in a fault length L ~ 32 km, stress drop 6m ~ 9 bars and average displacement u ~ 30 cm. These values are in very good agreement with those estimated from empirical scaling relations applicable to the Aegean area.
Environmental performance measurement for green supply chains: A systematic analysis and review of quantitative methods

Purpose The majority of the environmental impacts in a typical supply chain can arise beyond the focal firm boundaries. However, no standardised method to quantify these impacts at the supply chain level currently exists. The purpose of this paper is to identify the quantitative methods developed to measure the environmental performance of supply chains and evaluate their key features. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review is conducted at the intersection of performance measurement and green supply chain management (GSCM) fields, covering 78 publications in peer-reviewed academic journals. The literature is reviewed according to several perspectives, including the environmental aspects considered, the main purpose of measurement, model types and the extent of supply chain covered by performance measurements. Findings Adopted environmental metrics show a low degree of standardisation and focus on natural resources, energy and emissions to air. The visibility and traceability of environmental aspects are still limited; the assessment of environmental impacts does not span in most cases beyond the direct business partners of the focal firms. A trade-off was observed between the range of environmental aspects and the extent of the supply chain considered with no method suitable for a holistic evaluation of the environmental supply chain performance identified. Three major streams of research developing in the field are identified, based on different scope. Originality/value This paper is the first attempt to examine in detail what tiers of the supply chain are actually involved in green performance assessment, ultimately contributing to clarify the scope of the supply chain dimension in GSCM performance measurement research. The work also recognises which methods are applicable to extended supply chains and explores how different methodologies perform in terms of supply chain extent covered.
Young Adults in Residential and Outdoor Behavioral Health Programs: Preliminary Outcomes from the Practice Research Network of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs

This study explored the demographic characteristics and self-reported psychosocial and family functioning of young adult clients treated in multiple Outdoor Behavioral Health (OBH) and Residential Treatment Centers (RTC) that are member programs of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP). Data suggest that the demographics of the young adult population in NATSAP programs are similar to that of adolescent NATSAP programs. Furthermore, results were generally comparable with those previously reported with adolescent data because they showed that, overall, young adults in both OBH and RTC programs endorse statistically and clinically significant change from admit to discharge on the Outcome Questionnaire and the General Functioning scale of the Family Assessment Device. The reported gains made during treatment appear to be maintained at six months post-discharge. These results are considered preliminary given issues with attrition and the lack of a comparison group. Keywords: Young Adults, Wilderness Therapy, Outdoor Behavioral Health, Residential Therapy, Outcomes, Family Functioning, Outcome Questionnaire 45.2, Family Assessment Device, NATSAP
Screening for gestational diabetes: evaluation of prevalence in age-stratified subgroups at Central hospital Warri Nigeria

In terms of prevalence of gestational diabetes: there is a suggestion that global prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is about 7% and according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), prevalence may range from 1 to 14%. However, reports from some parts of Nigeria indicates a strikingly low prevalence of approximately 0.7%. According to the International Diabetes Federation, the following estimations constitutes the facts that make the theme for World Diabetes Day of 2017.
Effect of Liquidity on Performance of Deposit Money Banks

The study examines the effect of liquidity management on the performance of DMBs in Nigeria. The objective of the study is to determine the extent of relationship that exists between liquidity mechanism and DMBs performance in Nigeria from 2000 to 2015. The study employs Augmented Dickey Fuller Unit Root Test, OLS regression and Granger Causality. The result of the study revealed that liquidity mechanism is not significantly related to DMBs performance in the short run and long run. The granger result proves that liquidity mechanism hinders DMBs performance within the period under review in the study. Hence, the study recommends that DMBs should be given leverage of plugging back funds into investment to booster profitability while maintaining a level of liquidity ratio.
Integrating Work Environment Perceptions: Explorations into the Measurement of Meaning

Many of the perceptual variables used in industrial/organizational psychology assess the meaning that work environment attributes have for individuals (e.g., the ambiguity of role prescriptions). This study represents an initial attempt to test the hypothesis that a unifying theme exists for integrating diverse measures of meaning. The unifying theme is based on a hierarchical cognitive model wherein each assessment of meaning reflects a general appraisal of the degree to which the overall work environment is personally beneficial versus personally detrimental to the organizational wellbeing of the individual. Results of confirmatory factor analyses on multiple samples supported a hierarchical cognitive model with a single, general factor underlying measures of meaning. These results are used to explain the substantive impact of work environment perceptions on individual outcomes. Industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologists use many variables to assess perceptions of work environments. Examples include perceptual indicators of job attributes (e.g., job challenge, job autonomy), characteristics of leaders and leadership processes (e.g., leader consideration and support, leader work facilitation), workgroup characteristics and processes (workgroup cooperation, workgroup esprit), and interfaces between individuals and subsystems or organizations (e.g., role ambiguity, fairness and equity of reward system). The following two principles have guided many applied psychologists' efforts to measure work environment perceptions: (a) Individuals respond to environments in terms of how they perceive them and (b) the most important component of perception is the meaning or meanings imputed to the environment by the individual (Ekehammer, 1974; Endler & Magnusson, 1976; Lewin, 1938, 1951; Mischel, 1968).
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans A New Bathymetry for the Southeastern Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf: Implications for Modern Oceanographic Processes and Glacial History

The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, the ocean cavity beneath it, and the Weddell Sea that bounds it, form an important part of the global climate system by modulating ice discharge from the Antarctic Ice Sheet and producing cold dense water masses that feed the global thermohaline circulation. A prerequisite for modeling the ice sheet and oceanographic processes within the cavity is an accurate knowledge of the sub-ice sheet bedrock elevation, but beneath the ice shelf where airborne radar cannot penetrate, bathymetric data are sparse. This paper presents new seismic point measurements of cavity geometry from a particularly poorly sampled region south of Berkner Island that connects the Filchner and Ronne ice shelves. An updated bathymetric grid formed by combining the new data with existing data sets reveals several new features. In particular, a sill running between Berkner Island and the mainland could alter ocean circulation within the cavity and change our understanding of paleo-ice stream ﬂow in the region. Also revealed are deep troughs near the grounding lines of Foundation and Support Force ice streams, which provide access for seawater with melting potential. Running an ocean tidal model with the new bathymetry reveals large diﬀerences in tidal current velocities, both within the new gridded region and further aﬁeld, potentially aﬀecting sub-ice shelf melt rates. the largest body of ﬂoating ice in the world and plays an important role in the global climate system through its interactions with the ocean and Antarctic Ice Sheet. Due to its thickness and remoteness, the shape of the large ocean cavity beneath this ﬂoating ice shelf is poorly understood, yet this information is crucial for ice and ocean models of the region. In this study we present recent measurements of the thickness of this ocean cavity and, in combination with previous measurements, produce a new map of the area. A number of new features are revealed in this map, and we discuss the implications for ocean currents within the cavity, as well as past and future ice sheet ﬂow.
Multiple Plasma Stream Electromechanical Model for Pulsed Plasma Thruster

Conventional snowplow/1-D models assume the existence of single completely ionized plasma sheet in the discharge chamber of pulsed plasma thrusters (PPTs). However, extensive experimental analysis and observations suggest the presence of multiple plasma streams and partial ionization of the propellant gas. A multi-layered plasma-neutral mass sheet one-dimensional numerical model is developed for PPTs in the present paper. The model accounts for the secondary plasma sheets generated due to the crowbar breakdowns as well as the neutral gas generated after the main discharge. The model accurately calculates the position of the plasma and neutral mass sheets, mean exit velocity, thrust delivered and the mass of individual plasma sheet developed in PPTs. The model is validated and discussed for two different ablative pulsed plasma thrusters. In the last section, the plasma sheet model and electrical circuit model are also validated for a liquid propellant PPT developed at the University of Tokyo. Results show that the multi-sheet assumption provides an accurate prediction for the discharge current and performance parameters. The multiple sheet assumption model accounts for most of the experimentally observed phenomena's which the conventional slug models tend to ignore.
IMPACT OF SEAWEED SAPS ON GROWTH, FLOWERING BEHAVIOR AND YIELD OF SOYBEAN (GLYCINE MAX (L.) MERRILL.)

A field experiment was conducted during the Kharif season of 2013 at Research cum Instructional Farm of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) to study the effects of seaweed saps on growth, flowering behavior and yield of Soybean in Vertisol of Chhattisgarh. The foliar spray was applied three sprays at different concentrations (0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10 and 15% v/v) of seaweed extracts (namely Kappaphycus and Gracilaria) at different days (25, 50 and 75 days) after sowing. Foliar applications of seaweed extract were found significantly impact on growth, flowering behavior and yield. Among all the treatments 15% Kappaphycus sap + recommended dose of nutrient (RDN) increased the plant height (90.50 cm), dry matter accumulation (40.32 g plant-1), pod setting index (87.35 %), number of pods plant -1 (93.43) and 100 seed weight (10.37g). The lowest number of drop flower plant -1 (13.3) was obtained under treatment 15% K sap + RDN (T4). The highest seed yield (25.10 q ha-1) was recorded with applications of 15% Kappaphycus sap + RDN, followed by 15% Gracilaria sap + RDN (24.30 q ha -1 )extract resulting in an increase by 58.25% and 53.21% seed yield, respectively compared to the control (Water spray + RDN) seed yield (15.86 q ha-1).
GENERALIZED STATISTICAL HYDRODYNAMICS OF FLUIDS: APPROACH OF GENERALIZED COLLECTIVE MODES

The aim of this review article is to present recent advances in the generalized hydrodynamics of dense gases and liquids. The presentation attempts to integrate the results known previously with the perspective of the nonequilibrium theory of fluids, but special attention is given to the formalism of generalized collective modes (GCM). This approach allows us to describe consistently the dynamics of fluids in a wide range of wavevectors and frequencies, starting from the hydrodynamic values and up to the Gaussian limit, and to perform the calculation of time correlation functions and generalized transport coefficients within the unified scheme. We start with the basic equations of the theory. Applications of the GCM approach to the studies of dynamical properties of various fluid systems (the LennardJones fluid, metallic Cs, binary mixtures and polar liquids) are then discussed. It is shown how the method can be used in the investigations of magnetic fluids and multicomponent mixtures. Illustrating results, obtained for the GCM spectra of various systems, are presented. Experimental evidence is cited in favour of the observable propagating kinetic modes found in the theory. A limited discussion is given to the mode coupling effects. The relationship to other methods used in the theory of fluids is also discussed.
A Model for Resolving Flow Parameters for MRI-Neuroimaging Application

The functionality of recent neuroimaging using the MRI machine has generated errors which are peculiar to all kinds of MRI processes. Though hardwares are used to complement the MRI process, the problems are not completely solved due to its fundamental errors. The fundamental error is in the exclusion of molecular interaction in the ab-initio Bloch NMR. A new mathematical concept was applied to resolve the functionality problems. The Bloch NMR features and the molecular interactions were fused via a Hamiltonian process. The simulation obtained reveals the tendencies of signals to diverge. This concept was summarized via a concept known as the signal loss factor 'E'. The signal loss factor 'E' exists when spin velocity fluctuates due to compartmental boundaries in the macromolecular sites. We propose that the fundamental error-signal loss factor 'E', is a vital factor required for clinical diagnosis of cognitive impairment