Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of Estonian Primary School Teachers

Vast changes in the education field have an effect on teachers’ job satisfaction. In a tightening competition principals of educational institutions have to keep track of their staff’s satisfaction, as it is an important factor in achieving the organization’s objectives. The aim of the current article is to find out about the internal (e.g., workrelated collaboration with colleagues and school principals, school management) and external (e.g., salary, promotion) factors influencing job satisfaction. Forty-five primary school teachers from 28 Estonian schools participated in the study. Structured interviews were used to collect teachers’ attitudes and descriptions and thematic analysis to analyze them. It was found that primary school teachers’ job satisfaction was greater in the case of internal factors. It became evident that about 50% of the primary school teachers were satisfied with workrelated matters and school management. It appeared that even though the professional development of teachers was supported in small quantities, teachers found opportunities for self-development by exchanging knowledge and experiences with colleagues. Most teachers were not satisfied with their salary and possibilities for promotion in schools. When teachers are satisfied the collegiality, job satisfaction with school environment and job performance improve. © 2016 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy. org.uk
Continental contribution of suspended sediment to an estuary: Ría de Vigo*

Five rivers that flow into the Ria de Vigo were sampled during a period of 2 years from January 1995 to February 1997. Their catchment area approximates 45.3% of the total drainage into the Ria de Vigo. Flow rates and suspended matter (sm) data were recorded to calculate the volume of runoff. The mineralogy was studied using XRD. Three of the five rivers had been previously sampled during a period of one and a half years, from 1987 to 1989, permitting the comparison of data then and now. The results show low contributions of suspended matter from the rivers but that anthropogenic (land use and forest fires) factors have a direct influence on the increase of suspended matter. The mineralogy is very similar in all five rivers without any appreciable seasonal change, although an increase in the amount of gibbsite was found during periods of unusual erosion.
DMT-EOC - AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR TRAINING AND DECISION SUPPORT OF EOC MEMBERS

To minimize loss of life the first three days after an earthquake are the most important and therefore demand the right decisions in a very complex environment. Beside the resulting responsibility and the time pressure members of an emergency operation centres (EOC) have to make their decisions on the base of limited, uncertain and dynamically changing information. A result of the work in the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 461: “Strong Earthquakes: A Challenge for Geosciences and Civil Engineering” is the Disaster Management Tool (DMT). One of its modules, the DMT-EOC, deals with these problems by providing a training environment for table top exercises (EOC-TRAINER) and assistance for EOC members after a real earthquake disaster (EOC-ADVISOR). A major goal during the conception of the system was the development of a flexible and extendible architecture able to integrate different concepts and programming interfaces. The system provides a simulation to serve as environment for the exercises as well as a background for the evaluation of real decisions. The EOC-ADVISOR additionally combines operation research approaches for an optimal resource allocation with the reviewing of user decision by a rule-based evaluation using a multi-agent system (MAS). The decision support is based on the Recognition-Primed Decision (RPD) model, an approach to describe the natural decision-making process of persons in the disaster response domain. The paper gives an overview of the models behind the system components and their implementation.
Properties of discrete X-ray sources in the starburst spiral galaxy M 83

We have identified 127 discrete sources in a Chandra ACIS observation of M83, with a detection limit of approximate to3 x 10(36) erg s(-1) in the 0.3-8.0 keV band. We discuss the individual X-ray spectral and time-variability properties of approximate to20 bright sources with luminosities greater than or similar to10(38) erg s(-1), and the statistical properties of the whole sample. About one third of the bright sources show X-ray spectra with a blackbody component at temperatures less than or similar to1 keV, plus a powerlaw component with Gamma approximate to 2.5, typical of X-ray binaries in a soft state; another third have powerlaw spectra with Gamma approximate to 1.5, consistent with X-ray binaries in a hard state. Two bright sources show emission lines on a hard powerlaw continuum, and are probably X-ray binaries surrounded by a photo-ionized nebula or stellar wind. Among the other bright sources, we also identified two supernova remnant candidates, with optically-thin thermal plasma spectra at temperatures similar to0.5 keV. The two brightest supersoft sources have blackbody temperatures kT approximate to 70 eV and luminosities similar to10(38) erg s(-1). Two candidate X-ray pulsars are detected with periods approximate to200 s. One X-ray source corresponds to the core of a background FRII radio galaxy. The discrete sources can be divided into three groups, based on their spatial, color and luminosity distributions. The first group comprises supersoft sources with no detected emission above 1 keV and blackbody spectra at temperatures <100 eV. The second group consists of soft sources with little or no detected emission above 2 keV. They are strongly correlated with H alpha emission in the spiral arms and starburst nucleus, tracing a young population. Their relative abundance depends on the current level of star-forming activity in the galaxy. Most of them are likely to be supernova remnants. The sources in the third group are mostly X-ray binaries, reaching higher X-ray luminosities than sources in the other two groups. Being a mixture of old low-mass and young high-mass systems, the whole group appears to be of intermediate age when correlated with the H alpha emission. The color-color diagrams allow us to distinguish between sources in a soft and hard state.
The Financial Accelerator: Evidence using a procedure of Structural Model Design

We find empirical evidence of a financial accelerator using a data based procedure of Structural Model Design. Credit to firms, asset prices and aggregate economic activity interact over the business cycle in our empirical model of a dynamic economy. Furthermore, the interdependence between credit and asset prices creates a mechanism by which the effects of shocks persist and amplify. However, while innovations to asset prices and credit do cause short-run movements in production, and while real activity spurs credit, such innovations do not precede real economy movements in the long run. Hence, there obviously is a case for Modigliani-Miller in the long run.
Hybrid Design Space Exploration Methodology for Application Specific System Design

During the application specific system design process, the designer has to take early decisions for selecting the optimal system components from the available huge design alternatives. To obtain the optimal design configuration from the available design alternatives, an efficient Design Space Exploration (DSE) process is required. This paper extends our previous work by integrating Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) based design space pruning methodology with the proposed heuristic algorithm for appropriate selection of memory configuration during the system design process. A complete and well structured DSE strategy has been formulated through the combination of BBN and heuristic approaches. The BBN performs design space pruning from the available huge design alternatives, resulting in near Pareto-optimal solution. The proposed heuristic algorithm performs the selection of the most optimal cache options. This paper mainly focuses on integrating the BBN with the proposed heuristic algorithm for providing efficient DSE strategy that aids the system designers during the application specific system design process. The experimental results in support of the proposed heuristic show a considerable reduction in the number of simulations required for covering the design space and also the algorithm finds the most optimal cache configurations for the given application with less number of iterations.
Reality or Myth? Considerations Regarding the Aggressiveness of Patients with Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is one of the most invalidating mental disorders due to its onset at an early age, the long term evolution, and the negative impact on the social, professional and relational life. The correlation between schizophrenia and violence is very complex and only partially predicted by symptomatology, an important role being played by family and social factors. This study aimed to identify the clinical and socio-demographic factors associated to the aggressive behaviour of the schizophrenic patients. The study group included 183 patients admitted in the Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry “Socola” between 01.06. 2013-30.12. 2013. The main result of our study was the positive association between schizophrenia and aggressiveness. Also, correlations were found between the patients’ socio-demographic characteristics and violence, and the association of the aggressive behaviour with substance abuse like psych stimulants and other somatic diseases. Knowing the risk factors for aggression is likely to support effective methods for risk reduction of marginalization and stigmatization of the patients with schizophrenia, facilitating their integration into the community and reducing the economic, social and health burden created by this disease
Modeling the link between US in∞ation, output and their variabilities ⁄

This paper employs the unrestricted extended constant conditional correlation GARCH speciflcation proposed in Conrad and Karanasos (2010) to examine the intertemporal relationship between the uncertainties of in∞ation and output growth in the US. We flnd that in∞ation uncertainty efiects output variability positively, while output variability has a negative efiect on in∞ation uncertainty. In addition, we flnd a negative/positive relation between nominal uncertainty and output growth/in∞ation. Finally, both lagged in∞ation as well as lagged output growth
Molecular Studies of Some Herpetofauna of Sudan

This study aimed to survey and identifies some species of reptiles from various regions in the Sudan using molecular information. Genomic DNA was extracted from the tail tips and amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers for cytochrome-b mitochondrial gene. PCR products were sequenced and the resulting cytochrome-b gene sequences were aligned with homologous sequences obtained from the GenBank database. Phylogenetic trees were constructed to set up relationships of the gecko and lizard species. The phylogenetic relationships were compared to relevant species recorded from different world locations.
Perceptions of Chinese and Tanzanian employees regarding intercultural collaboration

Orientation: Chinese organisations have a long tradition of operating in Tanzania, and even today, Tanzania is the gateway for Chinese interests entering sub-Saharan markets. Research purpose: The purpose of this article was to explore and understand the perceptions of Chinese and Tanzanian employees working in a private Chinese organisation in Tanzania. Motivation for the study: The authors would like to contribute to the discourse on Chinese and Tanzanian collaboration in southern Africa to improve context-based intercultural collaboration from a human resource management perspective. Research design, approach and method: The study used a case study approach within a hermeneutical research paradigm. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and observation in a selected private Chinese organisation. Data were analysed by content analysis using Terre Blanche’s five-step model of content analysis. Main findings: The findings show that intercultural collaboration is a challenge for both Chinese and Tanzanian employees. Chinese employees share a mostly positive view of their organisation, while Tanzanians tend to be more critical. Members of both groups, however, feel that intercultural collaboration could improve if members of ‘the other group’ made recommended changes. Despite this, both groups adhere to their perceptions of ‘the other’ and maintain a favourable view of the self. Practical/managerial implications: Chinese organisations need to create opportunities for the improvement of intercultural collaboration by reflecting on the self and ‘the other’ in terms of understanding thought styles, experiences, knowledge, and the impact of cultural values on collaboration behaviour. As such, cultural knowledge-sharing might contribute to a sustainable long-term intercultural collaboration. Contribution: The study contributes to filling the gap of in-depth qualitative research on perceptions of Chinese and Tanzanian intercultural collaboration between employees in the field of human resource management in Africa.
The CDS-Bond Basis During the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009

We investigate both the time-series and cross-sectional variation in the CDS-bond basis, which measures the difference between the CDS spread and cash-bond implied credit spread, for a large sample of individual firms during the financial crisis. We test several possible explanations for the violation of the arbitrage relation between cash bond and CDS contract that would, in normal conditions, drive the basis to zero. Our findings do not uncover a clear single explanatory factor for the anomaly. Rather they point towards several drivers related to funding risk, counterparty risk and collateral quality that force the individual bond basis into negative territory at different phases of the crisis.
The effects of discourse topic on global and local markers in Croatian ditransitives

This study investigates the impact that discourse topic has on (i) word order (global marking) and (ii) referring expression (local marking), in ditransitive structures in Croatian preschoolers and adult controls. According to general pragmatic principles, the discourse topic argument is expected to be placed before the rest of the sentence, thus complying with the (discourse)topic-comment order (Gundel 1988). The discourse topic argument is also more likely to be expressed with a clitic or omitted altogether (Gundel, Hedberg, and Zacharski 1993). We tested 58 monolingual Croatian children (mean age = 4;4) and 36 adult controls (mean age = 21) in three conditions with different discourse topics (subject, direct object and indirect object). The study consisted of an elicitation task aided by storybooks, with the targeted structures being ditransitives: either direct object-indirect object (DO-IO) or the indirect object-direct object order (IO-DO). The results reveal that, for adult speakers, discourse topic has an impact both on the choice of referring expressions and on word order (discourse topic-comment order), while for child speakers, the effect of discourse topic is limited to referring expressions, as the children use the IO–DO order 75% of the time regardless of discourse topic condition. This is in line with previous studies that find that children mark givenness/newness first on local and then on global markings (Hickmann, Hendriks, Roland, and Liang 1996; Mykhaylyk, Rodina, and Anderssen 2013; Anderssen, Rodina, Mykhaylyk, and Fikkert 2014). We also find that children are over-specific, as their use of NPs is higher than the adults’ use throughout the task (p.value = 0.0006347).
Magnetoelectric Properties in Piezoelectric and Magnetostrictive Laminate Composites

Magnetoelectric laminate composites of piezoelectric-magnetostrictive materials were investigated. The composites were prepared by stacking and bonding Pb(Zr, Ti)O3 (PZT) and Terfenol-D disks. Experimental results indicated that the magnetoelectric voltage coefficient, dE/dH, increased with decreasing thickness and increasing piezoelectric voltage constant (g31) of the PZT layer. We obtained the highest magnetoelectric voltage coefficient of 4.68 V/cm·Oe at room temperature for the sample with high g33 PZT of 0.5 mm in thickness. This value is about 36 times higher than the best reported value.
Reduction in Backgrounds of Microsamples for AMS 14C Dating

Vogel, Nelson and Southon (1987) determined that the total-system 14C background values in catalytically reduced graphitic carbon samples of 500 mg or less were inversely proportional to their weights. We have used wood reportedly of Pliocene age (i.e., 14C “dead”) to further examine this relation. Our observations are consistent with the conclusions of Vogel, Nelson and Southon (1987). It appears that contamination can be characterized as if a constant level of modern carbon is being added. We also report a significant overall net reduction in total system background values ca. 45% for combusted samples from levels previously reported by Vogel, Nelson and Southon (1987).
Mathematical Modeling of Vascular Tumor Growth and Development

Mathematical modeling of cancer is of significant interest due to its potential to aid in our understanding of the disease, including investigation into which factors are most important in the progression of cancer. With this knowledge and model different paths of treatment can be examined; (e.g. simulation of different treatment techniques followed by the more costly venture of testing on animal models). Significant work has been done in the field of cancer modeling with models ranging from the more broad systems, avascular tumor models, to smaller systems, models of angiogenic pathways. A preliminary model of a vascularized tumor has been developed; the model is based on fundamental principles of mechanics and will serve as the framework for a more detailed model in the future. The current model is a system of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) separated into two basic sub-models, avascular and angiogenesis. The avascular sub-model is primarily based of Fickian diffusion of nutrients into the tumor. While the angiogenesis sub-model is based on the diffusion and chemotaxis of active sprout tips into the tumor. These two portions of the models allow the effects of microvessels on nutrient concentration within the tumor, as well as the effect of the tumor in driving angiogenesis, to be examined. The results of the model have been compared to experimental measurements of tumor growth over time in animal models, and have been found to be in good agreement with a correlation coefficient of (r=0.98).
Effect of Privatization on Export through Changes in Productivity and Financial Factors

This paper examines whether or not privatization of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) promotes export, and if so, what channels generate this effect. Using firm-level data for the Chinese manufacturing sector for the period 2000-2007, we find that privatized SOEs are more likely to engage in exporting than remaining SOEs. We also find that privatized SOEs improve productivity more, while privatization does not seem to tighten credit constraints. Therefore, we conclude that privatization of SOEs leads to more active exporting through productivity improvement.
Ice nucleation activity in Pantoea ananatis obtained from maize white spot lesions

Lesoes de mancha branca do milho causadas por Pantoea ananatis contribuiram substancialmente para a reducao da produtividade nos cultivos de milho, em muitos paises, incluindo o Brasil. Os sintomas iniciais da doenca incluem lesoes anasarcas nas folhas, que mais tarde tornam-se necroticas e de cor palha. O conhecimento basico sobre a biologia e os mecanismos de infeccao deste patogeno sao escassos. Neste estudo, 15 isolados de P. ananatis obtidos a partir de lesoes da mancha branca do milho foram examinados quanto a sua atividade de nucleacao de gelo (INA). A INA de isolados bacterianos individuais foi determinada por testes de nucleacao em tubos. Isolados bacterianos foram cultivados em meio de caldo de soja triptico e uma aliquota de 0,1 mL de cultura foi adicionada a tubos de ensaio contendo 1 mL de agua destilada esteril. Os tubos foram colados em banho de gelo, o qual continha temperatura inferior a –10 oC, por aproximadamente 2 min. A formacao de gelo instantânea no tubo revelou um fenotipo INA positivo do isolado. Apenas 9 dos 15 isolados estudados apresentaram o fenotipo INA+. Testes de patogenicidade foram realizados com plantas inteiras e folhas destacadas. Os sintomas foram reproduzidos em ambos os testes, mas apenas para inoculacoes utilizando isolados INA+. A microscopia eletronica permitiu a visualizacao de vesiculas de proteinas sobre a parede celular externa de isolados caracterizados como INA+.
Recent Developlments to the viscous Garabedian and Korn method

This paper describes recent developments to the legacy VGK method based upon a new coupling with the Callisto boundary layer code developed for Airbus. The new CVGK method has been compared against its predecessor and validated against a transonic swept-wing dataset. Various conceptual studies have then been carried out to model the effect on form drag (viscous pressure drag) of changes to boundary layer entrainment and shock-control ramps. It is concluded that there are both risks to, and opportunities for, drag reduction techniques associated with managing the form drag contribution from the aft region of highly-loaded transonic aerofoils.
Fertilizer type influences tomato yield and soil N 2 O emissions

Vitale L. , Polimeno F. , Ottaiano L. , Maglione G. , Tedeschi A. , Mori M. , De Marco A. , Di Tommasi P., Magliulo V. (2017): Fertilizer type influences tomato yield and soil N2O emissions. Plant Soil Environ. , 63: 105–110. Improvements in crop management for a more sustainable agriculture are fundamental to reduce environmental impacts of cropland and to mitigate effects on global climate change. In this study three fertilization types – ammonium nitrate (control); mineral fertilizer added with a nitrification inhibitor (3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP)), and an organo-mineral fertilizer (OM) – were tested on a tomato crop in order to evaluate effects both on crop production and soil N2O emissions. Plants grown under OM fertilization had a greater relative growth rate compared to mineral fertilization, due to a higher net assimilation rate, which was related to a greater light interception rather than to a higher photosynthetic efficiency. OM fertilization determined the highest fruit production and lower soil N2O fluxes compared to NH4NO3, although the lowest soil N2O fluxes were found in response to mineral fertilizer added with a nitrification inhibitor. It can be concluded that organo-mineral fertilizer is a better nutrient source compared to mineral fertilizers able to improve crop yield and to mitigate soil N2O emission.
IMPROVED FINITE-SAMPLE INFERENCE IN OVERIDENTIFIED MODELS WITH WEAK INSTRUMENTS

This paper investigates the Þnite-sample properties of the class of generalized empirical likelihood estimators in possibly overidentiÞed models with weakly identiÞed parameters. These nonparametric likelihood estimators satisfy exactly the moment conditions and automatically remove the bias that arises from a lack of centering of the moment conditions. The inference procedure suggested in the paper does not involve any explicit estimation of the variance-covariance matrix. The conÞdence sets for the parameters of interest are constructed by inverting the χ2 acceptance region of the criterion test.