Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
CREATIVE CLASS OR PROCREATIVE CLASS: IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Using a national database this project evaluates the relative merits of the creative and procreative classes in supporting sustainable economic health in cities over time. The analysis suggests that attempts at attracting the creative class through development of cultural and entertainment amenities appear misguided. The creative class, at least as currently defined in the popular and academic literatures, does not seem to be a reliable driver of economic growth. Further, the record of local economic development incentives appears similarly weak. Financial incentives in particular do not appear to lead to economic growth and actually seem to make local economies worse. What does appear to lead to economic growth? The answer, based on the data here, seems to be investments in policies and activities that make the community a better place to live, and a better place for families (of any type or form) in particular—good local schools, safe streets, parks, libraries, public buildings and spaces.
Recipe trials to improve complementary feeding: the Philippine experience.

Introduction: An effective participatory community nutrition programme to improve poor food intake and sub-optimal complementary feeding practices in the Philippines is wanting. The use of the recipe trial as an approach was explored. Methods: The protocol was conducted nine times in three communities in the provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Zamboanga del Sur among 83 caregivers of children 6-8, 9-11, and 12-23 months old. The protocol implemented followed these steps: (1) Preparatory activities; (2) Recipe Trial 1 (RT1); ( 3) Recipe Trial 2 (RT2); and (4) Follow-up visit. Results: The use of the modified RT to improve complementary feeding was evaluated in terms of the quality of the improved recipes and the overall feasibility of the RT technique. The RT1s identified rice porridge as complementary food usually prepared in the three areas across age groups, followed by cooked rice mixed with broth from the family pot. The RT2s facilitated the caregivers’ modification of the 12 complementary foods from the three communities. Nutrient content was improved while maintaining acceptability among caregivers and their children. The follow-up visits showed that the adoption of the recipes at the households was limited to a few caregivers. Conclusions: The modified RT protocol has good potential to help alleviate poor nutrition among infants and young children in the Philippines. Minor improvements, characterised by an increase in local adoption and provision of enabling mechanisms from the local government units should contribute to the success of its implementation.
Risk set sampling in epidemiologic cohort studies

Recent work has extended the methods for the analysis of nested case-control studies to accommodate a broad variety of risk set sampling designs. These results have implications for the design of sam- pled epidemiologic cohort studies. We describe a model which is a natural extension of the Cox proportional hazards model and may be used to es- timate parameters from sampled risk set data. We illustrate how these techniques may be used to solve three diverse design and analysis prob- lems from epidemiologic research. craft manufacturing firm in San Diego County, Cal- ifornia, by the families of a group of employees who had died of esophagus cancer. Their claim was that occupational exposures to carcinogenic agents were to blame for the disease. In order to objectively as- sess whether there truly was an unusually high rate of cancer among employees and whether any partic- ular substances used at the firm were related to the risk of esophagus cancer, a cohort mortality study and a case-control study were undertaken. Inves- tigators compiled basic information such as birth dates, sex, race and dates of employment for the cohort of 14,067 employees from company records. Other data sources were required to determine vital status and, if dead, the cause of death. For the mortality study, the number of deaths in the cohort from various causes were then com- pared to those expected based on United States cause-specific mortality rates. There were 14 cases of esophagus cancer observed compared to 12.27 ex- pected (standardized mortality ratio (SMR) = O/E = 1.14, 95% confidence interval 0.62-1.92; Garabrant, Held, Langholz and Bernstein, 1988). Although this excess is certainly not significantly different from 1, cancer mortality was generally lower in the cohort
Practicing pharmacists' patient counseling skills in the context of reflectivity

Background: Pharmacists are expected to develop and re-evaluate their expertise in order to succeed in their working life, thus fulfilling the demands of the society. One of the tasks that has become essential in modern pharmacy practice is “reflective communication about medicines” with patients. Methods: The purpose of this study was to describe the levels of patient counseling skills of 40 Finnish community pharmacists in the context of reflectivity. The theoretical background of the study was based on United States Pharmacopeia(USP) Medication Counseling Stages and Mezirow’s theoretical underpinning. The data consisted of essays written by 40 practicing pharmacists (M.Sc. and B.Sc. Pharm.) before starting the one-year patient counseling courses in 2000 (n=2) and 2001 (n=19). The data were analysed using categorization and thematic analysis. Results: The results showed that only one pharmacist reached the level of critical consciousness. Altogether, 22 pharmacists remained at the level of affective reflectivity (the novice level of competency) and 10 remained at the level of consciousness (the beginner level of competency). With the exception of one pharmacist, they had poor understanding of the interactive role of a patient. Conclusion: New teaching methods and evaluation tools applicable to basic education, continuing education and in-house training are needed to support reflective learning process in developing professional competencies, such as patient counseling skills.
The relationship between financial leverage and profitability with an emphasis on income smoothing in Iran's capital market

The main purpose of this research is the study of the financial leverage effect on profitability and also the presence of smoothing in listed companies of Tehran Stock Exchange. Since financial reports are important in forecasting and decision making of users, therefore, in this research has been addressed to survey income smoothing effect on financial leverage and profitability during 2006-2010 period. In this study, 60 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange were selected by using systematic elimination way and for analysis and hypothesis testing using from statistical techniques such as simple linear regression and Pearson's correlation test and Zr. And finally used in ECKEL model for identifying smoothing firms from non-smoothing. This research findings confirmed the presence of smoothing and relationships between financial leverage and profitability in listed companies of Stock Exchange and showed that firms do smooth include operating profit, gross profit and net profit. The main result of the study indicates that despite significant relationship between some variety of research hypotheses in smoothing and non-smoothing firms, there are significant differences between financial leverage and profitability between these two groups of firms. Normal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Обычная таблица"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
High-Frequency Variability in Hurricane Power Dissipation and Its Relationship to Global Temperature

The power dissipation of Atlantic tropical cyclones has risen dramatically during the last decades and the increase is correlated with an increase in the underlying sea surface temperature (SST) at low (decadal) frequencies. Because of the large positive correlation between global mean surface air temperature (GT) and Atlantic SST it has been speculated that increases in the power dissipation might, in part, be related to human activity. Here we investigate the question of the relationship between GT and hurricane power dissipation directly using statistical analysis and show that after removing the effect of SST, the correlation between GT and hurricane power dissipation is negative. This suggests that the positive influence of global temperature on Atlantic hurricanes appears to be limited to an indirect connection with tropical Atlantic SST. We also show that the relationship between hurricane power dissipation and Atlantic SST is significant at the high-frequency time scales. El Nino–Southern Oscillat.
Seed borne fungi associated with chickpea in Pakistan

Using blotter, agar plate and deep freezing methods as recommended by ISTA, the seed-borne mycoflora of 14 chickpea seed samples collected from different areas of Pakistan was examined. A total number of 21 species belonging to 13 genera of fungi were isolated. Of these 4 species viz., Absidia glauca, Rhizoctonia solani, Syncephalastrum sp. , and Trichoderma harzianum are new reports from Pakistan. Pathogenic fungi viz., Fusarium moniliforme, F. oxysporum, Macrophomina phaseolina and Rhizoctonia solani, and saprophytic fungi like Aspergillus niger and A. flavus were pre-dominant. Component plating of chickpea seeds showed that seed coat and cotyledons were infected by greater number of fungi followed by axis (radicle+plumule). M. phaseolina and R. solani were also isolated from seed coat, cotyledons and axis of seed. The fungal species were reduced in surface sterilized seeds which indicate that most of fungi were located on seed coat. Blotter method showed greater incidence of fungi on different parts of seeds followed by agar plate and deep-freezing method.
Comparison of Satisfaction with Residential Components between Previous and Current Unplanned Neighbourhoods among Young Households in Kano, Nigeria

Studies on residential satisfaction in unplanned neighbourhoods have focused on social interactions and overall satisfaction with housing and neighbourhood as well as the decision to move. Few studies have focused on the comparison of satisfaction with residential components between previous and current unplanned neighbourhoods. This study compares satisfaction with residential components between previous and current unplanned neighbourhoods among young households in Kano Metropolitan, Nigeria with a view to provide a database to the policy makers on the housing situations in unplanned neighbourhoods. Data for this study was obtained from 364 randomly selected heads of young households in unplanned neighbourhoods in Kano city using self-administered questionnaire survey. Yeh’s Index of satisfaction (YIS) was used in the data analyses to compare the level of satisfaction with residential components (housing and neighbourhood) between the previous and current neighbourhoods among the respondents. The findings showed that there were differences in satisfaction with the components the previous and current unplanned neighbourhoods. The findings further revealed that the respondents were very highly satisfied with current housing features and housing conditions, while moderately satisfied with neighbourhood amenities and accessibility in the current neighbourhoods. However, the respondents were dissatisfied with all the residential components in the previous neighbourhoods. Thus, the respondents were most satisfied with housing and neighbourhood components in the current than in the previous neighbourhoods. It is recommended that policy makers and urban and housing planners should pay more attention to the aspects of residential components that the young households were not highly satisfied with in future policy for improving residential situation of households living in unplanned areas in major cities. Keywords : Residential satisfaction, residential components, unplanned neighbourhoods, young households, housing
Cloning of Six Full-Length cDNAs Encoding Pig Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Gene Expression of these Enzymes in the Liver and Kidney

Six full-length cDNAs encoding pig cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, CYP1A1, CYP2A19, CYP2B22, CYP2C33v4, CYP2C49, and CYP2E1, were isolated and sequenced. The cDNA sequences of pig CYP1A1, CYP2A19, CYP2B22, CYP2C49, and CYP2E1 showed high similarity to human CYP1A1 (85.4%), CYP2A13 (88.6%), CYP2B6 (81.1%), CYP2C18 (85.3%), and CYP2E1 (82.5%), respectively, and pig CYP2C33v4 cDNA showed high similarity to rat CYP2C23 (79.2%). Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays revealed hepatic gene expression of all these pig CYP enzymes: the order of expression was CYP2C33v4 and CYP2E1 > CYP2C49 > CYP1A1 and CYP2A19 > CYP2B22. In the kidney, the CYP2C33v4 gene was expressed at the same level as in the liver, but the CYP1A1, CYP2A19, and CYP2B22 genes were expressed at lower levels than in the liver. Little renal gene expression of CYP2C49 and CYP2E1 was observed. We revealed for the first time the full-length cDNA sequences encoding pig CYP1A1 and five CYP enzymes belonging to the CYP2 gene family, thus making it possible to examine the gene expression levels of these CYP enzymes in pig tissues by RT-PCR.
Evaluation of Antihperglycemic Activity of Extracts of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br on Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats.

The extracts of Calotropis procera were as investigated for its anti-hyperglycemic, effect in Male Wister Albino rats. Diabetes was induced by administration of single dose of streptozotocin (STZ, 50 mg/kg, I.P). The pet ether, methanol and aqueous extracts of leaves of C. procera at dose of 250 mg/kg, per oral were administered as single dose per day to diabetes-induced rats for a period of 15 days. The effect of C. procera on blood glucose level was measured in the diabetic rats. Serum lipid profile (Total cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, low density, very low density and high density lipoprotein) also were measured in the diabetic rats. The activities were also compared to that effect produced by a standard anti-diabetic agent, glibenclamide 500µg/kg. The present investigation established pharmacological evidence to support the folklore claim that it is an anti-diabetic agent.
Relationship between Parental Perception and Young Childrens’ Usage of Computers

Abstract The present research was conducted to study the relationship between parental perception and young children’s usage of computers. The sample for the study comprised of 100 preschool children in the age group 3-6 years and their parents. The tools used for collecting information were self devised Questionnaire and Interview Schedule. Results of the study revealed that on an average, the sample children spent less than 5 hours per week on the computers and most of that time was utilized for recreational activities. Majority of the parents responded that computer helped their children in exploring new technology. Childrens’ knowledge about colours, shapes, letters also developed by using computers. However, large number of parents also expressed concern that eyesight of their children got affected by using computers. Parental perception about computers was found to be independent of parental occupation and education. However, duration of computer used by children varied according to parental perception since parents having more positive perception about computers allowed their children to use computer more frequently. The study points to a need for strengthening positive parental perception about used of computers for children’s learning.
Values and Creativity

ABSTRACT Does extrinsic motivation inhibit or foster creativity? Whereas previous researchers examined the effects of externally controlled extrinsic motivation on creativity, we focus on the effects of self-determined extrinsic motivation arising from one's personally held core values. In this study, we present a theoretical argument which predicts that (a) creative behavior is fostered by certain value types, inhibited by other value types, and holistically related to the total integrative-dynamic pattern of value types identified by Schwartz (1994), and (b) creative performance is synergistically promoted by the interaction between the Self-Direction value type and intrinsic motivational orientation. These hypotheses were tested in a study of 248 undergraduates whose value priorities and intrinsic motivational orientation were measured by self-report and whose creative performance was assessed across multiple tasks in the verbal, artistic, and mathematical domains. All predictions were supported.
Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Facial Papules: Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome

Spontaneous pneumothorax typically occurs sporadically, however, familial cases occur. We report a case of familial spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) diagnosed after the development of characteristic facial papules.BHDS is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by a triad of spontaneous pneumothorax, facial papules, and renal neoplasms. Clinicians should perform cutaneous exams and ask about a family history of facial papules in patients with familial spontaneous pneumothorax to identify this syndrome and consider screening for underlying renal neoplasms.
On the Mach stem configuration with shallow angle

The aim of this article is to explain why similar weak stability criteria appear in both the construction of steady Mach stem configurations bifurcating from a reference planar shock wave solution to the compressible Euler equations, as studied by Majda and Rosales [Stud. Appl. Math. 1984], and in the weakly nonlinear stability analysis of the same planar shock performed by the same authors [SIAM J. Appl. Math. 1983], when that shock is viewed as a solution to the evolutionary compressible Euler equations. By carefully studying the normal mode analysis of planar shocks in the evolutionary case, we show that for a uniquely defined tangential velocity with respect to the planar front, the temporal frequency which allows for the amplification of highly oscillating wave packets, when reflected on the shock front, vanishes. This specific tangential velocity is found to coincide with the expression given by Majda and Rosales [Stud. Appl. Math. 1984] when they determine the steady planar shocks that admit arbitrarily close steady Mach stem configurations. The links between the causality conditions for Mach stems and the so-called Lopatinskii determinant for shock waves are also clarified.
Spatial variability and classification of soils on a Legon hill catena in the Accra Plains, Ghana

Properties of five soils developed on different positions of a Legon hill catena in the Accra Plains, Ghana, were studied. Nyigbenya, Toje, Adenta, Haatso and Alajo series were located on the higher upperslope, lower upperslope, middle slope, lower slope and bottom slope positions, respectively. All the soils had bulk density between 1.00 and 1.40 Mg m -3 and pH (KCl) > 5.1. Alajo series showed relatively higher pH (H2O) (6.6 to 7.6), than all the other soils. Clay fraction increased from 263 g kg -1 at the upper to 721 g kg -1 at the bottom slope. All the soils except Alajo series showed very low levels of exchangeable bases and cation exchange capacity (CEC). Alajo series contained close to 10-fold levels of exchangeable bases and CEC compared to those of the other soils. Phosphorus retention was low (< 35%) in all the soils except the last horizon of Alajo series which showed a very high amount (96.2%) and had stronger correlation with clay content of the upper 30 cm of the soils. Alajo series showed the highest levels of organic C (1.8 to 9.5 g kg -1 ). This study shows that: (1) The properties of Nyigbenya, Toje, Adenta and Haatso series suggest that they were formed from stratified parent materials; (2) The within and across pedon textural differences along the catena were caused by sedimentary differentiation, illuviation and pedogenic formation of clay in the subsoil; (3) The levels of phosphate retention, CEC and exchangeable bases in the soils could be attributed mainly to the type and amount of clay they contained. Nyigbenya and Toje series were classified as Rhodic Kandiustalf according to Soil Taxonomy. Adenta series was classified as Typic Kandiustalf and Haatso series as Kandic Haplustalf. Alajo series, on the other hand was classified as Typic Natraquert. According the WRB classification system, Nyigbenya and Toje series were Nitisols whereas Adenta and Haatso series were Lixisols. Alajo series was classified as Natric Vertisol.
Coastline configuration as a determinant of structure in larval assemblages

The richness and turnover of coastal larval pools set upper limits for biodiversity in coastal systems. For particular local systems, such as embayments, the characteristics of the local larval pool are determined by the relative contributions of locally produced and external larvae. The balance between these sources partially reflects the extent of tidal exchange and is hence related to system size and flushing time. Larvae of benthic marine invertebrates were sampled from 8 bays along the Irish coast to investigate the effect of coastline configuration on the characteristics of the larval pool. Flushing time explained 34.5% of the variability in species richness from a series of daily samples. Many of the potentially relevant environmental variables are correlated, limiting the poten- tial for individual variables to be examined in isolation. We therefore used a principal components analysis to describe the major patterns in environmental variability across bays. The second principal component separated bays along a gradient of increasing depth, salinity, tidal range and flushing time. Scores along this component were generally better predictors of the larval pool than single vari- ables, explaining as much as 61.2% of the variation in species richness, diversity and similarity between dates. Deeper bays, with more saline water and longer flushing times, tended to have richer and more diverse larval pools, with a greater consistency in species composition between sample dates. No relationship was found between environmental variables and larval abundance. Our results suggest that flushing time, particularly when in combination with topographic variables, chlorophyll, tidal range and salinity, may be a useful predictor for the richness and turnover of local larval pools.
The effects of exports on facility environmental performance: Evidence from a matching approach

abstract This paper employs matching techniques to investigate the effects of facility export status on environmental performance. Using facility-level criteria air emission data in the US manufacturing industry, we find the industry-specific effects of export status on emission intensity, measured by emissions per value of sale. In some industries, there is consistent and robust evidence supporting the superior environmental performance of exporters relative to non-exporters in terms of emission intensity for all criteria air pollutants tracked. In other industries, we find weak evidence that exporters appear to have a higher emission intensity than non-exporters. This industrial heterogeneity in the effects of exporting on the environment is closely related to industrial characteristics including pollution abatement capital expenditure, trade costs, capital intensity and others.