Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Through a Glass , Less Darkly ? Reassessing Convergent and Discriminant Validity inMeasures of Implicit Self-Esteem

Self-esteem has been traditionally assessed via self-report (explicit self-esteem: ESE). However, the limitations of self-report have prompted efforts to assess self-esteem indirectly (implicit self-esteem: ISE). It has been theorized that ISE and ESE reflect the operation of largely distinct mental systems. However, although low correlations between measures of ISE and ESE empirically support their discriminant validity, similarly low correlations between different measures of ISE do not support their convergent validity. We explored whether such patterns would reemerge if more recently developed, specific, and reliable ISE measures were used. They did, although some convergent validity among ISE measures emerged once confounds resulting from conceptual mismatch, individual differences, and random variability were minimized. Nonetheless, low correlations among ISE measures are not primarily caused by the usual psychometric suspects, and may be the result of other factors including subtle differences between structural features of such measures.
EHEC Outbreak 2011 : Updated Analysis as a Basis for Recommended Measures

The EHEC O104:H4 outbreak in Germany of the early summer 2011 is now over. The investigations in Germany and the European Union have been completed. It is thought that the outbreak was caused by fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt which were subsequently used to produce sprouts by a horticultural farm in Lower Saxony and by private individuals. Where and how the seeds came into contact with the pathogen leading to the outbreak could not be determined.
Flowering phenology and reproductive effort of the invasive alien plant

Heracleum mantegazzianum is one of the most invasive species in the Czech flora. The present study describes its flowering phenology and assess the effectiveness of protandry in preventing selfing in this self-compatible species, describes the timing of flowering in a heavily invaded area of Slavkovský les (Czech Republic) and estimates fruit set in a large sample of plants, which provides reliable data on the often exaggerated fecundity of this species. The study of flowering phenology revealed that protandry is always effective only within individual flowers, where male and female flowering phases are completely separated. In contrast, anther dehiscence in some flowers can occasionally overlap with stigma receptivity in other flowers in the same umbel, providing an opportunity for geitonogamous (i.e. between-flower) selfing. Nevertheless, the potential for selfing in H. mantegazzianum is determined mainly by an overlap in the male and female flowering phases between umbels on the same plant; at least a short overlap between some umbels was observed in 99% of the plants at the Slavkovský les. Although the degree of protandry in H. mantegazzianum favours outcrossing, the opportunity to self may be of crucial importance for an invasive plant, especially if a single plant colonizes a new location. At Slavkovský les, flowering started within one week (from 20 to 27 June 2002) at all 10 sites. The duration of flowering of an individual plant was on average 36 days, with maximum of 60 days, and increased significantly with the number of umbels on a plant. In the second half of August, the majority of the fruits were ripe and had started to be shed. The beginning of flowering of a plant was significantly negatively correlated with the number of umbels it had – the earlier a plant started to flower the more umbels it had produced. A significant negative relationship was also found between basal diameter and beginning of flowering; plants with large basal diameters started to flower earlier. An average plant at Slavkovský les produced 20,671 fruits. Of these, 44.6% were produced by the terminal umbel, 29.3% by secondary umbels on satellites, 22.6% by secondary umbels on branches and only 3.5% by tertiary umbels. The estimated fruit number of the most fecund plant was 46,470 – compared to an average plant, the proportional contribution of tertiary umbels increased relative to the primary umbel. This study revealed a significant positive relationship between fecundity and plant basal diameter. Although the results of this study indicate that the fecundity of this species is often overestimated in the literature, the number of fruits produced by H. mantegazzianum provides this invasive species with an enormous reproductive capacity.
Mathematica Moravica Vol . 14-1 ( 2010 ) , 101 – 111 Convergence of Common Fixed Point for Asymptotically Quasi-Nonexpansive Mappings in Convex Metric Spaces

In this paper, the necessary and sufficient conditions for three-step iterative sequences with errors to converge to a common fixed point for three asymptotically quasi-nonexpansive mappings is established in convex metric spaces. The results of this paper are generalizations and improvements of the corresponding results of Chang [1] [3], Kim et al. [8], Liu [9] [11], Ghosh and Debnath [4], Xu and Noor [15], Shahzad and Udomene [13], Khan and Takahashi [6] and Khan and Ud-din [7].
EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT DOSES OF HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA AGAINST POPILLIA JAPONICA

(*) Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria. Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), via Lanciola 12/A, 50125, Firenze, Italy. (**) Settore Fitosanitario e servizi tecnico-scientifici Regione Piemonte, Torino, Italy. (***) Department of Entomology The Ohio State University, OARDC, Wooster, OH, USA. Corresponding author email: francesco.paoli@crea.gov. it
Studies on preparation of value added kinnow-aonla squash

A study was carried out to detect the effect of different levels of herbals and quality attributes in Kinnow – aonla beverages during storage in the year 2011-2012. The concept of formulation of Kinnow and Aonla mix beverage with three levels of each cardamom and ginger as herbal additives. All the herbal treatments were found better in respect of TSS, pH, acidity and ascorbic acid content over control. Highest mean TSS (50.47 °Brix), pH (2.36) and ascorbic acid content (31.50 %) were observed in T 6 (ginger extract 1.5%), all the sensory parameters were as based on the overall acceptability (8.23 score) which was depended on colour (7.71), texture (8.17) and taste (8.75) were recorded highest in T 6 on the basis of the storage period (eight months). The design was used C.R. D. with seven treatment combinations included control. Sensory results showed that there was declining trend in the scores obtained for colour, texture, and taste. The overall results showed that combination of different herbs gave best results for taste than without combinations.
Multivariate analysis of hybrid performance and genetics of fertility restoration behavior in rabi sorghum hybrids

The present investigation was undertaken with a view of expedition of putative restorers for the development of high yielding rabi sorghum hybrids. Three CMS line were tested with ten restorers in line × tester mating design to evaluate seed set per cent and fertility restoration behavior. Restorers AKRB-335-3, Rb-413-1, AKRB-428, AKRB-429, AKRB-430 and AKRB-431 exhibited high fertility restoration ability in the CMS lines and therefore, hybrids viz. AKMS 30A×AKRB-3353, AKMS 30A×AKRB-428, AKMS 30A×Rb-413-1, AKMS 30A×AKRB-429, AKMS 30A×AKRB-430, AKMS 30A×AKRB-431, AKRMS 45A×AKRB-335-3, AKRMS 45A×AKRB-428 and AKRMS 45A×Rb-413-1 showed high seed set percentage with anther fertility rating (9.0). The inheritance of fertility restoration revealed that observed frequency fits well into Mendelian ration of 3:1 for seed setting indicates that fertility restoration is governed by single dominant gene. Cluster analysis differentiate thirty hybrids in three classes, fully fertile revealed that their corresponding restorers considered to be putative restorers having high potential of fertility restoration, partial fertile hybrids stated that some modifier genes has a vital role in restoration of fertility, whereas, sterile hybrids indicate that their restorers act as maintainer as it maintain the sterility of all three CMS line.
- 1-Cohabitation Outcomes : The Effect of Fertility Intentions , Relationship Satisfaction and Union Length on Cohabitation Transitions

Rates of cohabitation have increased significantly over the past few decades, and while a substantial amount of research has been conducted on cohabiting relationships, relatively little is known about the pathways that these relationships follow. In this research we use waves 1 – 7 of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to investigate the influence of fertility intentions, relationship satisfaction and union length on the likelihood that a cohabiting person will transition to either married or single over the seven waves. In particular, we focus on whether the influence of these factors on relationship transitions is mediated by a cohabitor’s marital history and intention to marry. We track transitions using lagged variables and predict a number of logistic regression models with and without controlling for covariates and other independent variables. We find that the influence of fertility intentions, relationship satisfaction and union length on relationship transitions varies by marital history and intention to marry.
An adaptive multiresolution technique for unsteady compressible flow simulations

This article deals with the development of adaptive multiresolution, one-step shock-capturing schemes for the numerical simulation of unsteady compressible flows in the transonic and supersonic regimes with high frequency oscillations. The discretization of the convective terms is based on a coupled time and space approach by using a seventh-order one-step (OS) scheme, developed following the Lax-Wendroff approach by correcting the successive modified equations. A monotonicity preserving (MP) criterion is added in order to locally relax the TVD limitation for such schemes. The adaptive strategy relies on the Harten cell-average multirésolution analysis, with a dynamical data structure organized as a graded tree that dynamically evolves in time. We validated this approach on the 2D non viscous advection of a vortex. We then apply the method to several prototype viscous testcases of shock-wave interactions with shear layers to demonstrate the present method capability. Results demonstrate that OSMP schemes coupled with adaptive grid refinement gives very accurate results in comparison with more classical schemes on a single grid, and that the CPU time and memory requirements are significantly reduced.
Modulatory Roles of Antioxidants against the Aqueous Stem Bark Extract of Alstonia boonei (Apocynaceae)-induced Nephrotoxicity and Testicular Damage

Alstonia boonei is a commonly used medicinal plant that has been documented to be nephrotoxic and capable of inducing testicular damage. The protective effect of vitamins E and C against A. boonei-induced toxicity was examined using albino rats. Oral administration of 1000 mg/kg of aqueous A. boonei stem bark extract (AABSBE) alone, AABSBE + a therapeutic dose of vitamin E, AABSBE + a therapeutic dose of vitamin C and AABSBE + a therapeutic dose of vitamins E + C were carried out for 8 weeks using 5 rats per group. The AABSBE-treated group showed a significant (P 0.05) increase in the levels of urea and creatinine compared to the control group. Oxidative stress tests of both the kidneys and testes showed a significant increase in the level of malondialdehyde in the AABSBE-treated group while a significant decrease was observed in the levels of Catalase (CAT), Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Reduced glutathione (GSH) and Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activities of the AABSBEtreated group compared with the control. The results further showed the AABSBE + vitamins E and C-treated group demonstrated a significant (P 0.05) decrease in the levels of urea, creatinine and MDA compared with the AABSBE-treated group. There was also a significant increase in the levels of CAT, SOD, GSH and GST activities of the AABSBE + vitamins E and C-treated group compared with the AABSBA-treated group. These findings indicate that antioxidants (vitamins E and C) have the potential to protect against A. boonei-induced renal and testicular damage. Thus, traditional practitioners should be encouraged to always include either synthetic or natural antioxidants in the AABSBE-containing remedy. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF RIVER CHANNEL DUE TO WEIR RECONSTRUCTION

1Member of JSCE, Assistant Professor, Ujigawa Open Laboratory, Kyoto University (Shimomisu, Yoko-oji, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8235, Kyoto, Japan) E-mail:zhang@uh31.dpri.kyoto-u.ac. jp 2Member of JSCE, Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Akashi National College of Technology (679-3 Nishioka, Uozumi-cho, Akashi 674-8501, Hyogo, Japan) E-mail:kanda@akashi.ac. jp 3Member of JSCE, Associate Professor, Shirahama Oceanagraphical Observatory, Kyoto University (Katata, Shirahama, Nishimuro, Wakayama 649-2201, Wakayama, Japan) E-mail:muto_yas@mbox.kudpc. dpri.kyoto-u.ac. jp 4Member of JSCE, Professor, Ujigawa Open Laboratory, Kyoto University (Shimomisu, Yoko-oji, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8235, Kyoto, Japan) E-mail:nakagawa@uh31.dpri.kyoto-u.ac. jp
Current Therapeutic Options in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Management of peripheral neuropathy in Waldenström macroglobulinemia

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) represents an indolent immunoglobulin M (IgM)-associated B-cell lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with a myriad of presenting features. However, specific indications for initiation of therapy exist. These include constitutional symptoms, hyperviscosity-related symptoms, moderate-to-severe neuropathy, symptomatic lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly, significant cytopenias, concurrent light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, symptomatic cryoglobulinemia or cold agglutination disease. The past decade has witnessed remarkable advances in our understanding of the WM biology occurring in parallel with the expansion of therapeutic options. A highly recurrent, clonal point mutation in the MYD88 gene is detected in 80–95% of patients. Nonsense or frameshift somatic mutations in the CXCR4 gene occur in 30–40% of patients. These mutations may carry significance in terms of both the presenting symptoms and therapy selection. In this review, we summarize the implications of the different mutational profiles in WM, elaborate on the expanding therapeutic armamentarium in WM and discuss the factors that guide frontline and salvage therapy.
The Value of Non-Financial Factors in Business Failure Prediction-A Study of Swedish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Access to financing is frequently listed as a top concern among Europe’s small and medium-sized companies. Accounting for two-thirds of Europe’s aggregated gross domestic product, their ability to finance new initiatives is going to have a large impact on the overall economic development within the region. Improved business failure prediction models could help mitigate frictions in the capital provision process. Up to this point, most researchers have primarily focused on developing prediction models based on accounting data or market prices. As a result, little is known about the impact non-financial information may have on classification results. Using financial information for a sample of 27 527 unlisted Swedish small and mediumsized firms, of which 3.3% failed during the period 2009-2010, we develop a conventional business failure prediction model. Adding qualitative factors to the prediction model is found to improve the classification results by up to 5.4 percentage points. In addition to already established non-financial measures, we find that qualified audit opinions and information regarding auditor changes can be quantified and used as metrics to improve the overall classification results. Tutor: Katerina Hellström
Under-versus Overestimation of Aquifer Hydraulic Conductivity from Slug Tests

Extensive examinations of hydraulic conductivities from calculated, simulated, and actual field slug and pumping tests reveal that the well-known Hvorslevand Bouwer and Riceslug test methods can underestimate the hydraulic conductivity K in such a test due to the lack of consideration for the drag from unsaturated flow and use of “late straight-line segment” in a H(t)/Hosemi-log plot of a slug test. This is in contrast to the claim of overestimation of K that the classical theory underlying these slugtest methods which omits the effects of the aquifer's storativity, and which may, so, be a particularly problem in an unconfined aquifer, predicts. Numerical solutions of the exact equations describing a slug test have been carried out which corroborate this overestimation of K in an unconfined aquifer, but only for low conductivity values (K<1 m/day), and when the "first straight line segment" of the semi-log (H(t)/Ho) vs. timeplot is used in the Hvorslevor the Bouwer and Rice analyses. Although, theoretically, overestimation also exists for slug tests conducted in a high-conductivity aquifer, this is partly masked by the absence of early recordings of hydraulic head changes in the observation well, as well as a mixture of saturated and unsaturated flow in a slug well after slug injection. The "inadvertent" utilization of an “inherent” "late straight line-segment" in the semi-log H(t)/Ho plot often results, in fact, in an underestimation of conductivities in a high-conductivity aquifer. Hydraulic conductivity estimation from both our computer simulations and field studies, where the results of slugand pumping tests are compared, supports the conclusion of the underestimation of the hydraulic conductivity in a slug test for a moderateto high-conductivity aquifer. Therefore, it is suggested here that for estimating the hydraulic conductivity from a slug test, “a late straight line-segment” correction in the log (H(t)/Ho)plot may only be needed in a low-conductivity aquifer, whereas in a moderateto high-conductivity unconfined aquifer, the early or “first possible straight line-segment" in the log H(t)/Hoplot of a slug test is recommended, instead of the traditionally used “late straight line segment”.
Weights of yolk body and hatchling in relation to the egg weight in the Treecreeper Certhia familiaris

The weights of fresh eggs, yolk bodies, and hatchlings were measured during the period 1998—2000 in a Treecreeper Certhia familiaris population in a deciduous forest in south-western Sweden. The weight of the hard-boiled yolk body was positively and significantly correlated with the fresh egg weight among and within clutches. The same significant inter- and intra-clutch relations were also found between eggs and young nestlings (average age 12 hours) or fresh hatchlings, both with regression coefficients of a magnitude surpassing those of other investigated passerine species. The proportion of yolk weight tended to decrease with increasing egg weight, whereas the proportional weight of the hatchlings increased, showing a significant linear regression upon egg weight. The pronounced weight increase of hatchlings from heavier eggs strongly suggests a possible adaptive significance of the likewise pronounced intra-clutch egg weight hierarchy in the Treecreeper population studied.
Epidemiolgical Study of Schistosomiasis in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State , Nigeria

Schistosomiasis is a major disease of public health importance and is widespread in the tropics. This study was conducted in Numan LGA, Adamawa State to determine the prevalence and intensity of schistosomiasis. A total of 300 study subjects were randomly selected, each donating urine and stool samples which were examined for schistosomiasis using urine sedimentation for schistosomahaematobium and formal ether concentration method for schistosomamansoni. Of this number, 110(36.7%) were infected with S. heamatobium (males, 67(48.6%), females, 43(26.5%). Chi-square test indicated that, sex is associated with infection (p<0.05). Prevalence was highest in Gbalapun, 32(53.3%) with 84±0.86 eggs/10mls intensity of infection and there was significant difference in infection between communities (p<0.05). Subjects within age range, 10-20, 73(48.7%) years were most infected with 159± 3.45 eggs/10mls, while the least infected were within age range, 41-50, 3(10.3%) years with 5±0 intensity of infection, and there was a significant difference in infection between age groups (p<0.05). Fishermen, 24(39.3%) were most affected and there was relationship between schistosomiasis and occupational status (p<0.05). Findings revealed Numan LGA as endemic focus for schitosomiasis due to S. haematobium. No subject had S. mansoni infection. This result may serve as baseline information for further studies.
THE EFFECTS OF MOTHERS’ AND FATHERS’ PARENTING STRESS ON CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AT 36 MONTHS IN A LOW INCOME SAMPLE By Tamesha

THE EFFECTS OF MOTHERS’ AND FATHERS’ PARENTING STRESS ON CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AT 36 MONTHS IN A LOW INCOME SAMPLE By Tamesha N. Harewood Using data from the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project these 2 studies aimed to (1) independently analyze influences of 24 month maternal stress (Study 1) and 24 month paternal stress (Study 2) on children’s developmental outcomes at 36 months; and (2) examine whether child gender moderates the relationship between maternal stress and child outcomes and between paternal stress and child outcomes. Multiple regression analyses for Study 1 revealed significant effects for mothers’ parenting stress on all tested outcomes, but only lasting effects were revealed for children’s language outcomes (i.e., 24m stress predicted 36m child language outcomes). Although maternal stress predicted children’s outcomes, no gender differences were found in children’s language and cognitive outcomes related to maternal stress. Findings suggested that girls were more vulnerable to higher maternal stress than were boys. In Study 2, father’s parenting stress predicted children’s lower cognitive scores at 36 months, but did not seem to impact other developmental domains. Girls, not boys, were found to be more susceptible to higher paternal stress and more adaptive to lower paternal stress in the cognitive domain. These findings present interesting implications for future studies.
Analysis, Design, and Implementation of Information Systems

Part 1 Introduction: the information systems environment managers and decision making an overview of systems development. Part 2 Systems analysis and design: systems architecture tools for analysis and design files - building the foundation for database database management data communications application generators and nonprocedural languages applications software prototyping and end user programming. Part 3 Following the life cycle: preliminary survey and feasibility study systems design specifications designing the user interface systems design for hardserve - an example managing systems development projects documentation testing and installation. Part 4 The role of management: the information services department evaluating hardware and software alternatives the social responsibilities of system professions.