Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Spatial ecology of a herd of white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) in Belize using GPS telemetry: challenges and preliminary results

The Maya Mountains are a heavily forested mountain range in Belize and Guatemala supporting high levels of biodiversity. Due to environmental degradation around the range, it is in danger of becoming isolated from the largest contiguous forest in Central America. Forest connectivity in the area is vital for white-lipped peccaries. These social ungulates roam in herds of up to 300 individuals and need large forested areas to sustain populations. The species has not previously been studied in Belize and its distribution, population size, herd dynamics and movement patterns are unknown for the country. We aimed to estimate home range size and investigate movement patterns of the species in southern Belize. We present a preliminary 4-month data set from a herd of ca. 60 animals tracked by an individual fitted with a GPS satellite collar. We evaluated collar performance, habitat preference and movement characteristics, and estimated home range size using a semi-variogram approach, suited for sparse and irregular data. Collar performance was poor, with 38 % of the data not reaching the satellite, and a GPS fix success rate of 11.6 % for the data that did reach the satellite. The semi-variogram home range size was 55.2 km2. We observed a maximum daily movement distance of 3.8 km, and a preferential use of forest habitat over shrubland, savannah and cropland. We calculated a density of 1.09 ind/km2 and make an informed guess of close to 100 herds in the broad-leaf forests of the Maya Mountains. Our study highlights some of the challenges faced when collaring white-lipped peccaries, as well as the performance of GPS-collars in tropical forests. It also provides a first glimpse of the home range and movement behaviour of white-lipped peccaries in Belize.
Inner Radiation Belt Generation of Light Nuclei Isotope

Nuclear interactions between inner zone protons and atoms in the upper atmosphere provide the essential source of H and He isotopes nuclei in radiation belt. This paper reports the calculations of these isotopes intensities from the inner zone proton intensity model AP-8, the atmosphere drift-averaged composition and densities model MSIS-90, and cross sections for the various interaction processes. To calculate drift-averaged densities and energy losses of secondaries the particles are traced in geomagnetic field according IGRF-95 model by numerical solution of motion equation. The calculations account for nuclear interactions kinematic along the whole trapped protons trajectories. The results of calculations are compared with experimental data from SAMPEX, CRRES, RESURS-04 and MITA satellites taken during different solar activity phases. The comparison with observational data shows that the atmosphere is sufficient source for inner zone He, He,H and H for L-shell less than 1.3.
The Effectiveness of Temporary Driving Restrictions: Evidence from Air Pollution, Vehicle Flows, and Mass-Transit Users in Santiago

Driving restrictions are a common governmental strategy to reduce airborne pollution and traffic congestion in many cities of the world. Using high-frequency data on air pollution, car trips, and mass-transit systems ridership, I evaluate the effectiveness of temporary driving bans triggered by air quality warnings in Santiago, Chile. I employ a fuzzy regression discontinuity design that uses the thresholds in the air quality index used to announce these warnings as instruments for their announcement. Results show that these temporary bans reduce car trips by 6-9% during peak hours, and by 7-8% during off-peak hours. This is consistent with air pollution reductions during peak hours, and with increases in the use of Santiago's mass-transit systems during hours the systems run with excess capacity. Increments in mass-transit ridership uncover the importance of alternatives modes of transportation in securing the effectiveness of temporary driving bans. (This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)
The fall of the dutiful daughter or the journey without return

Elizabeth Hamilton was an intelligent and educated woman who was aware of the legal, social and economic constraints that oppressed women and, in fact, denounce their cruel predicament in a covert way in her writings. She was particularly concerned with women not receiving the right intellectual and moral training that would allow them to reason and think for themselves. But at the same time she knew that in the revolutionary aftermath, in which traditional values were being reasserted, rebellion against the status quo was not a viable option for women. Thus, instead of rising false expectations of life, she teaches her female readers the terrible consequences of violating the sacred rules of a conservative society which shows no compassion for its ‘sinners’, especially if they are women. Hamilton was preaching conformity to conventional sexual roles because she was aware of the fact that those who transgressed established social rules were doomed to defeat and destruction.
Inductive ionospheric solver for magnetospheric MHD simulations

Abstract. We present a new scheme for solving the ionospheric boundary conditions required in magnetospheric MHD simulations. In contrast to the electrostatic ionospheric solvers currently in use, the new solver takes ionospheric induction into account by solving Faraday's law simultaneously with Ohm's law and current continuity. From the viewpoint of an MHD simulation, the new inductive solver is similar to the electrostatic solvers, as the same input data is used (field-aligned current [FAC] and ionospheric conductances) and similar output is produced (ionospheric electric field). The inductive solver is tested using realistic, databased models of an omega-band and westward traveling surge. Although the tests were performed with local models and MHD simulations require a global ionospheric solution, we may nevertheless conclude that the new solution scheme is feasible also in practice. In the test cases the difference between static and electrodynamic solutions is up to ~10 V km−1 in certain locations, or up to 20-40% of the total electric field. This is in agreement with previous estimates. It should also be noted that if FAC is replaced by the ground magnetic field (or ionospheric equivalent current) in the input data set, exactly the same formalism can be used to construct an inductive version of the KRM method originally developed by Kamide et al. (1981).
Online Education Systems in Scandinavian and Australian Universities: A Comparative Study

This article presents a comparative study of online education systems in Norwegian, Swedish, and Australian universities. The online education systems discussed comprise content creation tools and systems for learning management, student management, and accounting. The author of this article arrives at the conclusion that there seems to be a general lack of integration between theses systems in all three countries. Further, there seems to be little focus on standards specifications such as IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) and Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) in higher education in all three countries. It was found that both Norway and Sweden value the importance of nationally developed learning management systems and student management systems; however, this does not seem to be the case in Australia. There also seems to be much more national coordination and governmental coercion concerning the choice of student management systems used in Sweden and Norway, than is the case in Australia. Finally, with regard to online education, the most striking difference between these three countries is that of economic policy. In Australia, education is considered an important export industry. In Norway and Sweden, however, the export of education does not seem to be an issue for public discussion.
Children and Young People's Politics in Everyday Life

Author(s): Kallio Kirsi Pauliina, Hakli Jouni Title: Editorial: Children and Young People's Politics in Everyday Life Year: 2013 Journal Title: Space and Polity Vol and number: 17 : 1 Pages: 1-16 Discipline: Social and economic geography School /Other Unit: School of Management Item Type: Journal Article Language: en DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.1080/13562576.2013. 780710 URN: URN:NBN:fi:uta-201305031092
Economic Impact of Tourism Finance in Nepal

This paper investigates the effects of tourism industry on gross domestic product (GDP) and finds a significant positive relationship between tourism financing and GDP. Moreover, the role of various sources of tourism financing, including government financing and the loan financing of banks and financial institutions, on economic growth has also been examined and the result supports the conventional wisdom that there is significant positive relationship between the variables. This paper uses primary data collected from the field survey during February - April 2006 and the secondary data utilizing 30 annual observations from FY 1974/75 to 2004/05. Both the level and logarithmic form data are examined using the OLS estimation method and the Cochrane-Orcutt (C-O) iterative procedure is applied considering the robustness of the model.
How does pre-service teacher preparedness to use ICTs for learning and teaching develop during the first two years of teacher training?

Pre-service teacher development in the use of ICT‟s in the classroom was one of three aspects investigated over a period of two years in a qualitative study. Data collection was performed using three semi-structured interviews (3 phases), this was analysed and the developmental positioning of the pre-service teachers determined using a model developed by Taylor (2004). The results illustrate the diversity in students‟ initial capabilities, and indicate that the students‟ development over time was impacted in the main by attitudes and beliefs formed in class and on teaching placements, hands–on experience, and modelling of ICT use. Due to the acknowledged need for graduate teachers to effectively integrate technology into their teaching, the results are likely to be of interest to teacher educators involved in early childhood, primary and secondary preservice teacher education courses. The paper is also likely to be of interest to higher educators in other professional disciplines, particularly those in which changes to course structures and content have been proposed on the basis of assumptions about the capabilities of „Digital Native‟ students.
Observations on Two Neotropical Swarm-Founding Wasps, Agelaia yepocapa and A. panamaensis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Abstract In northwestern Costa Rica, Agelaia yepocapa (Richards) nests in cavities within living hollow trees in lower montane mesic forests; A. panamaensis (Cameron) nests in very large cavities in premontane gallery forests. Nests of both species have vertical combs with horizontal cells that face outward from the nest center; the nests have no enclosing envelope. In January 1996, an A. yepocapa colony was in full brood production, while an A. panamaensis colony was in the last stage of colony decline, and a nearby A. panamaensis colony had terminated only weeks before. The appearance of a small aggregation of A. panamaensis in a montane cloud forest site, too small to support a colony as large as those that had recently reached the end of a colony cycle in a nearby premontane gallery forest, suggests that the colony cycle of A. panamaensis in northwestern Costa Rica has a seasonal pattern that includes elevational migration and possible non-nesting quiescence at cool high elevations. Morphometric contrasts of queen and worker A. yepocapa confirm caste dimorphism that has been reported for other Agelaia species. The multivariate analysis presented here reveals caste differences that can only have occurred as a result of a dichotomy in developmental pathways during larval growth. Individuals of both species performed the behavior of gaster flagging during colony defense. The role of gaster flagging in these wasps is unknown. Near-nest aggressiveness of cavity-nesting wasps is higher than that of wasps that nest in exposed locations, perhaps as a correlate of the scarcity of suitable cavities for nesting. The sting of A. panamaensis is particularly painful. The A. panamaensis colony that was in decline was host to diverse inquilines and a parasitoid. The A. yepocapa nest collection included two parasitoid species.
On the Asymmetry of Serial Verbs in the Edo Language.

The serial verb construction (SVC) in Edo (Bini), a language spoken in Nigeria, is examined, and an analysis that systematically characterizes the notion of functional relationship of verbs within these constructions is proposed. It is argued that the verbs in series are sensitive to different semantic and grammatical phenomena and are therefore functionally asymmetrical. Given this, it is shown that the relevant structure for the SVC is one that contains the verb phrase shell hypothesis and also has a functional category Aspect. Under this proposal, the first verb has semantic content in the "cause/process/precedent" relationship and the second in the "state/result/consequence" relationship. Both verb phrases are shown to constitute sub-events in the complex event-structure of the serial verb construction. (MSE) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** -PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC): U.5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Mee of Educational Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER IERICI is document has been reproduced as received Dorn the person or organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to impiove reproduction Quality Points of view or Opinions Stated in Ins; dOcu mOnt do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy On the Asymmetry of Serial Verbs in the Edo Language* OsamUyimen Thompson Stewart
Explaining Low Annuity Demand: An Optimal Portfolio Application to Japan

Using an optimising financial planning model in the tradition of Merton (1969, 1971), and Richard (1975) we explore how individuals should determine their life insurance and annuity choices, given uncertainty about investment returns and mortality. Both consumption and bequests appear as arguments in the individual's preference function. The model explicitly recognizes the existence of social security in retirement, and of loadings on insurance premiums, due to administration costs in the life insurance and annuities markets. The model sheds light on the reasons for the thinness of voluntary life annuity markets worldwide. The relative importance of pre-existing annuitisation through social security, the role of bequests, and premium loadings are quantitatively assessed within a single optimizing framework. Results are presented for a model specification calibrated to Japan.
ATP-EMTP Investigation of a New Distance Protection Principle for Series Compensated Lines

Abstract – A new algorithm for the first zone of protective distance relays for transmission lines compensated by series capacitors, installed in the middle and at both ends, is pre-sented. The concept relies on determining two conditional impedances and comparing them with three characteristics specially shaped on the impedance plan. The conditional im-pedances are calculated from the fault loop quantities com-posed as for the classic distance relays, but in case of voltages additionally the compensation for the voltage drop across the bank (or banks) of series capacitors is performed. The sample fault cases and the evaluation results for the developed algo-rithm are presented. ATP-EMTP package has been used for simulation versatile faults and generating reliable fault data used in the evaluation of the algorithm. Keywords – series-compensated line, capacitor bank, non-linear circuit, distance algorithm, ATP-EMTP, simulation I. I NTRODUCTION Both, the technical and economical benefits resulting from using series capacitor compensation in power trans-mission lines are well-recognized and known [1]. At the same time such lines are considered as the power system items, which are extremely difficult for protecting them [2]-[7] as well as for locating faults [8]. In this paper a new distance protection principle for a transmission line compensated with a three phase capacitor bank installed in the middle (Fig. 1a), or with capacitor banks at both ends (Fig. 1b), is investigated. Series Capaci-tors (SCs) equipped with Metal-Oxide Varistors (MOVs) (Fig. 2a, b), when set on a transmission line, create certain problems for its protective devices. Under faults behind SCs&MOVs a fault loop becomes strongly nonlinear, and in consequence the nature of transients, as well as the steady state situation, is entirely different, when comparing with traditional lines. Operation of the thermal protection (TP) at the MOV sparks the associated air-gap and thus shunts the MOV. However, high speed tripping of the first zone algorithm is basically prior to operation of the TP and thus there is no need to reflect the TP within the consid-ered here distance algorithm. Direct application of the classic distance protection (de-signed for traditional lines) to the series-compensated lines results in considerable shortening of the first zone reach and also in poor transient behavior [1]. In order to over-come these difficulties the new distance protection princi-ple for the first zone has been developed.
Effect of Anthum Graveolens L. Extract on Biochemical and Histopathological Alteration of Deltamethrin in Rats

Anthum graveolens (dill) seeds are a common and very effective household remedy for a wide range of digestive problems. The present study was performed to investigate the effect of dill extracts on altered biochemical parameters in deltamethrin-exposed rats. Deltamethrin was adminis- tered orally at doses 7.5 and 15 mg /kg of body weight on the basis of LD 50 for 30 days. The sub-acute toxicity of pyrethroid insecticide deltamethrin varies markedly with the dose employed. Oral administration of plant extracts to rats for 30 days afforded a good protection against deltamethrin elevation in serum marker enzymes. They decreased the lev- els of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine ami- notransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) which was increased by DLM administration. Deltamethrin sig- nificantly increased the level of plasma total protein (TP), cholesterol and triglyceride. The concentration of urea and creatinine were also increased and all these parameters were decreased by the effect of plant extract. Results were also indicated that, the enzyme activities of acetyl cholinesterase (AchE), catalase (Cat) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were increased as compared to the DLM group. Dose de- pendant of histopathological changes which observed in both liver and kidney are also described.
Foreign shocks and the volatility of the ISEQ

We investigate the influence of foreign monetary policy decisions on the volatility of the Irish stock market. Specifically, we examine the influence of US monetary policy announcements on the ISEQ. We find evidence of the so called calm before the storm i.e. there appears to be a decline in volatility on the day prior to an FOMC meeting and a subsequent increase in volatility after the results of such meetings are made known. We also find evidence to suggest that ISEQ volatility is influenced by surprise changes in US monetary policy. Moreover, US monetary surprises appear to affect Irish stock return volatility asymmetrically. In particular, higher than expected US federal funds, tend to increase Irish stock return volatility. This paper represents an important step in addressing the issues of spillover identification between the US and the Irish stock market. ∗Corresponding author, Mailing address: Department of Banking & Finance, Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. e-mail: don.bredin@ucd.ie. †E-mail caroline.gavin@centralbank.ie. ††E-mail: gerard.oreilly@centralbank.ie. The views expressed are our own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the ESCB or the staff of the Central Bank of Ireland.
Frequency patterns of chitinozoans, scolecodonts, and conodonts in the upper Llandovery and lower Wenlock of the Paatsalu core, western Estonia

Frequency patterns of chitinozoans, scolecodonts (polychaete jaws), and conodonts in the upper Llandovery and lower Wenlock of the Paatsalu core, western Estonia, are described. Chitinozoans are represented by nearly 50 species and constitute the most abundant group, outnumbering scolecodonts and conodonts by 10-100 times. Jawed polychaetes with about 60 species and up to thousands of specimens per kilogram of rock are the most diverse but least varying group. Conodonts display marked variations in abundance and relative frequency, which are partly caused by global evolutionary patterns of conodont faunas. The Llandovery Rumba Formation is characterized by large numbers of scolecodonts, common and diverse chitinozoans, and very rare conodonts. Good correlation between the abundance of microfossils and lithology in the Rumba Formation most likely indicates variations in the deposition/compaction rate. Interestingly, the lithologically sharp Rumba-Velise boundary is indistinct in chitinozoan and polychaete faunas; marked changes occur above the boundary. The Velise Formation, except its basal part, is characterized by a decreased number of scolecodonts and abundant conodonts. The changes in chitinozoan and conodont faunas at the Llandovery-Wenlock boundary are sharp, partly on account of a stratigraphical gap. The abundance of chitinozoans increases 10 times, whilst that of conodonts decreases; both groups display a significant turnover in assemblages and decrease in diversity. Changes in jawed polychaete faunas are less conspicuous, although a major change in relative frequency of dominating forms can be observed. The Wenlock Jaani Formation is characterized by maximum abundance of chitinozoans and scolecodonts, and decreased abundance and diversity of conodonts. The last group was most affected by the Ireviken Event.
Feedback theory for neutral equations in infinite dimensional state spaces

This paper is concerned with neutral partial differential equations with atomic difference operators in infinite dimensional state Hilbert spaces. Here we introduce an approach based essentially on representation of closed loop systems of well-posed and regular linear systems in Salamon-Weiss sense. This technique allows us to introduce a new formulation of generalized solutions of such equations. Furthermore we study spectral theory and positivity of the semigroup solution.
The Effect of Pre-Service Teachers’ Life Skills on Teacher Self-Efficacy

The aim of this study is to find out the extent to which pre-service teachers’ life skills predict their sense of self-efficacy. The study employed a relational screening model within the quantitative research paradigm and included 195 pre-service teachers in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Pedagogical Formation Program. The data was collected through a life skills scale, a teacher self-efficacy scale and a questionnaire. The findings indicated a significant strong positive correlation between pre-service teachers’ life skills and their sense of self-efficacy in teaching (r=.624). Life skills accounted for 38.9 of the variance in teacher sense of self-efficacy. There were not any significant differences in teacher sense of self-efficacy between males and females, graduates and non-graduates, participants and non-participants in life skills training (p>0.05). The sense of self-efficacy of pre-service teachers with teaching experience was found to be higher than that without it (p<0.05).