Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Can motto-goals outperform learning and performance goals? Influence of goal setting on performance and affect in a complex problem solving task

In this paper, we bring together research on complex problem solving with that on motivational psychology about goal setting. Complex problems require motivational effort because of their inherent difficulties. Goal Setting Theory has shown with simple tasks that high, specific performance goals lead to better performance outcome than do-your-best goals. However, in complex tasks, learning goals have proven more effective than performance goals. Based on the Zurich Resource Model, so-called motto-goals (e.g., “I breathe happiness” ) should activate a person’s resources through positive affect. It was found that motto-goals are effective with unpleasant duties. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that motto-goals outperform learning and performance goals in the case of complex problems. A total of N = 123 subject participated in the experiment. In dependence of their goal condition, subjects developed a personal motto, learning, or performance goal. This goal was adapted for the computer-simulated complex scenario Tailorshop, where subjects worked as managers in a small fictional company. Other than expected, there was no main effect of goal condition for the management performance. An unexpected gender effect revealed better performance for men than women, pointing to a potential stereotype threat. As hypothesized, motto goals led to higher positive and lower negative affect than the other two goal types. Even though positive affect decreased and negative affect increased in all three groups during Tailorshop completion, participants with motto goals reported the lowest rates of negative affect. Exploratory analyses investigated the role of affect in complex problem solving via mediational analyses and the influence of goal type on perceived goal attainment.
Human Capital-Intensive Firms and 4PLs: A Specific Partnership

The aim of this paper is to analyse and frame the way in which the boundaries of human capital-intensive firms (HCIFs) are changing as a consequence of the growing importance of fourth-party logistics (4PLs). The specific relationship between these two types of modern firms is representative of the transformation of inter-firm coordination and sheds light on the resulting expansion of the boundaries of the firm. Based on the modern theory of the firm, we show that the traditional legal-contractual approaches are inadequate for investigating the strong and complex links between an HCIF and a 4PL contrary to the "new" economic-strategic approaches of the firm. The restrictive legal vision of the firm they support needs to be transcended by functional and productive recent analyses that we summarise in four propositions. Thus, the service supply chain relationship that we study is useful in laying the foundations of a broader framework on the boundaries of the firm.
The Structure and Dynamics of the Subparsec Jet in M87 Based on 50 VLBA Observations over 17 Years at 43 GHz

The central radio source in M87 provides the best opportunity to study jet formation because it has a large angular size for the gravitational radius of the black hole and has a bright jet that is well resolved by very long baseline interferometry observations. We present intensive monitoring observations from 2007 and 2008, plus roughly annual observations that span 17 years, all made with the the Very Long Baseline Array at 43 GHz with a resolution of about 30 by 60RS. Our high dynamic range images clearly show the wide opening angle structure and the counterjet. The jet and counterjet are nearly symmetric in the inner 1.5 mas (0.12 pc in projection), with both being edge brightened. Both show deviations from parabolic shape in the form of an initial rapid expansion and subsequent contraction followed by further rapid expansion and, beyond the visible counterjet, subsequent collimation. Proper motions and counterjet/jet intensity ratios both indicate acceleration from apparent speeds of ≲0.5c to ≳2c in the inner ∼2 mas and suggest a helical flow. The jet displays a sideways shift with an approximately 8–10 yr quasi-periodicity. The shift propagates outward nonballistically and significantly more slowly than the flow speed revealed by the fastest-moving components. Polarization data show a systematic structure with magnetic field vectors that suggest a toroidal field close to the core.
Three years of measurements of light-absorbing aerosols over coastal Namibia: seasonality, origin, and transport

Abstract. Continuous measurements between July 2012 and December 2015 at the Henties Bay Aerosol Observatory (HBAO; 22∘ S, 14∘05′ E), Namibia, show that, during the austral wintertime, transport of light-absorbing black carbon aerosols occurs at low level into the marine boundary layer. The average of daily concentrations of equivalent black carbon (eBC) over the whole sampling period is 53 (±55) ng m−3. Peak values above 200 ng m−3 and up to 800 ng m−3 occur seasonally from May to August, ahead of the dry season peak of biomass burning in southern Africa (August to October). Analysis of 3-day air mass back-trajectories show that air masses from the South Atlantic Ocean south of Henties Bay are generally cleaner than air having originated over the ocean north of Henties Bay, influenced by the outflow of the major biomass burning plume, and from the continent, where wildfires occur. Additional episodic peak concentrations, even for oceanic transport, indicate that pollution from distant sources in South Africa and maritime traffic along the Atlantic ship tracks could be important. While we expect the direct radiative effect to be negligible, the indirect effect on the microphysical properties of the stratocumulus clouds and the deposition to the ocean could be significant and deserve further investigation, specifically ahead of the dry season.
A New Chara Locality in the Protected Area of the Galilee Mountains, Israel

A new locality of Chara is described from the Nevoria pool, Upper Galilee region of Israel. The associated algal diversity is revealed, and ecological assessment aquatic environment is obtained with bio-indication methods. Algal community includes ten species two of which are charophytes Chara gymnophylla A.Braun and Spirogyra sp. The charophytes are found in mass growths in the studied pool. Bio-indication and chemical variables characterize the pool environment as eutrophic, low- to middle organically polluted, belonging to water quality Class II-III. The water is fresh, temperate, low alkaline, and well saturated with oxygen. Seasonality of algal community and water quality show a higher organic pollution in March caused by recreation impact at the end of the rainy season. The water is appreciably clearer in November at the end of the dry season, accompanied with a decrease of algal diversity. We recommend the Nevoria pool as reference site for monitoring of natural aquatic object in the Upper Galilee Mountains, for which Chara gymnophylla can be used as a climatic indicator.
Market Reaction to Non-GAAP Earnings Around SEC Regulation

Abstract This study examines the impact of Regulation G in 2003 and the issuance of Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) in 2010 – on the reporting of non-GAAP earnings. The study finds that (i) both Regulation G and C&DIs are associated with an increase in the quality of non-GAAP earnings exclusions (i.e. the exclusions are more transitory and have less predictive power for future operating earnings). (ii) Regulation G led to a decrease in the amount of total positive exclusions used to meet or beat analysts’ forecasts, but C&DIs partially reversed this result. (iii) Regulation G increases, and C&DIs decrease, the earnings response coefficients (ERCs).
Valuing the Risk of Death and Injury from Landmines in Thailand

This paper presents estimates of the benefits of clearing landmines in rural Thailand using the contingent-valuation (CV) method. The data came from a survey where we asked 341 respondents referendum-type questions that elicit their willingness to pay for landmine clearance. Our estimates imply a value of a statistical life of between US$0.2-0.3 million. The survey also provides estimates of the injury risk-death risk tradeoff and the implicit value of statistical injury. These estimates suggest that the value of lives and injuries saved from mine clearing is likely to be at least an order of magnitude greater than those used in existing studies of mine clearing. Linking a household expenditure survey involving the same sample enables the relationship between the value of statistical life and the characteristics of the households to be considered. The implications of these estimates for cost benefit studies are illustrated using the study by Harris (2000) of mine clearance in Cambodia. It is shown that the value of lives and injuries saved is likely to dominate benefit assessments when VSL estimates are used.
Protected Laser Evaporation/Ablation and Deposition of Organic/Biological Materials: Thin Films Deposition for Nano- biomedical Applications

This chapter reviews the laser ablation of delicate organic/biological substances by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE). It is shown that direct ablation in this case is possible but sometimes not workable at all in adverse conditions. The con- sidered solution is the protection by a prevalent dissolving/suspending component that can allow for a “shielded” ablation by the frozen solvent followed by its gradual evaporation by melting, evaporation and evacuation by pumping system. We extend the study to the case of non-UV absorbing solvents , e.g., water, when the primary interac- tion between laser and solute ignites evaporation process at a lower ablation threshold due to reduced pressure inside irradiation chamber. We called this case as “generalized” MAPLE interaction. Relevant examples are provided and critically analyzed in view of potential applications for nanobiomedicine, biosensors, advanced implants and chemi- cal
Insider Trading and Market Behaviour Around Takeover Announcements in the Spanish Market

As microstructure models assume informational asymmetries among investors, the possibility of insider trading is a sound reason for liquidity suppliers to increase the bid-ask spread. In this way, the tested effect that takeover announcements have on target firm returns becomes a strong motive for trading with insider information. In this paper we firstly investigate whether liquidity suppliers value the possibility of trading with informed agents in this sort of event. We analyse the adverse selection cost from bid-ask spread behaviour around takeover announcements. We find that liquidity suppliers enlarge adverse selection cost suggesting that they value the possibility of facing to insiders. Secondly, we study whether market observable variables (trading activity, price and liquidity) have an abnormal behaviour around the announcement. We find statistically positive abnormal changes in trading activity and return for target firms before takeover announcements. Results do not show the existence of significant changes in liquidity. Finally, this last result leads us to explore the relation between trading activity and liquidity. Results show a significant relation of trading activity and the takeover announcement with liquidity.
Predicting Mutual Fund Over-Performance Over a Nine-Year Period

The purpose of this paper is to determine if, using historical data, it would have been possible to use a buy-and-hold strategy from January 1, 1995 through December 31, 2003 that resulted in a selection of funds that consistently outperformed other mutual funds. This study attempts to address several methodological issues commonly found in mutual fund performance research such as fund mergers, fund liquidations, name changes, and survivorship bias. Results support the hypothesis that low cost mutual funds tend to outperform higher cost funds over multiple time periods, and that short-term performance shows persistence of returns.
GENETIC EVIDENCE FOR THE DISTINCTNESS OF KANGAL DOGS

The genetic diversity of Kangal dogs (n=23) was analysed using 100 canine microsatellites, and the results were compared to Central Anatolian feral dogs (n=51), Akbash dogs (n=6), and Turkish greyhounds (TG, n=3). The Kangal, Akbash, Turkish greyhound and feral dogs were found to be significantly different from each other by FST measure. Factorial Correspondence Analysis (FCA), which evaluated the span of genotypic variation between individual dogs, yielded 4 distinct groups of the animals. Group I was composed of 12 pure Kangal dogs (Kangal I) without the Kangal looking hybrids of Kangals and feral dogs. Group II contained the remaining 11 Kangal dogs (Kangal II), 1 Turkish greyhound, and all feral dogs except for one. Group III was comprised of the remaining 2 Turkish greyhounds, while Group IV consisted of all of the Akbash dogs. Kangal I, Akbash and Turkish greyhound groups were scattered in different parts of the three-dimensional FCA plot. We conclude that Kangal dogs are genetically distinct and hence they deserve to be identified as a breed. Furthermore, it has been observed that microsatellites can be employed in the conservation efforts of Kangals.
Assessment of Knowledge and Factors Affecting Utilization of Postnatal Care in Fiche Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Back ground: Mothers and their newborns are vulnerable to illnesses and deaths during the postnatal period. More than half a million women each year die of causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. The majority of deaths occur in less developed countries. Utilization of postnatal care (PNC) service in Ethiopia is low due to various factors. These problems significantly hold back the goal of decreasing maternal and child mortality a descriptive cross sectional study was carried out in Fiche town from a total of 431 women who had delivered in previous one year was participated in the study. Study populations were selected from different age group from (15-45) using simple random sampling technique. Out of 431 mothers 330(77%) heard about PNC but the rest 101(23%) mothers did not heard about it. From the total mothers who heard about PNC 36% heard from health extension workers during home to home visit while, 6% heard from friends. Among the Total respondent 321 (74.5%) of them went to health institution with in 6 week of delivery. Out of 431 mothers, 229 (53%) of them went to health institution within 6 week after delivery for child immunization. Distance from health facility <5km (AOR=3.01, 95% CI (1.12-5.14)), mother whose age is above 19 yrs (AOR=2.3 95% CI (1.8-4.9)), mothers who attend grade 9-12 (AOR=4 95% CI (2.1-6.9)), and cultural reason (AOR=3.2 95% CI (1.5-4.7)) are significantly associated with postnatal care.
Relationship between students’ math engagement and math teachers’ motivational support

Bu arastirmada ortaokul ogrencilerinin matematik dersine etkin katilimlari ile matematik ogretmenlerinin gudusel destekleri arasindaki iliskinin incelenmesi amaclanmistir. Bu amaca uygun olarak arastirmada kesfedici korelasyonel arastirma modeli kullanilmistir. Arastirmanin calisma grubunu Antalya ili Alanya ilcesi 6. , 7. ve 8. sinifta ogrenim goren 612 ogrenci olusturmaktadir. Arastirma verileri “Etkin Katilim Olcegi” ve “Ogretmen Gudusel Destek Olcegi” ile toplanmistir. Arastirmada ortaokul ogrencilerinin Matematik dersine etkin katilimlari ile Matematik ogretmenlerinin gudusel desteklerine iliskin algilari arasindaki iliski kanonik korelasyon analizi ile incelenmistir. Elde edilen bulgular ortaokul 6. , 7. ve 8. sinif ogrencilerinin Matematik Ogretmenlerinin ozerklik desteklerinin ogrencilerin Matematik dersine davranissal katilim ve duyussal katilimlarini pozitif olarak etkiledigi belirlenmistir. Ayrica ortaokul 6. ,7. ve 8.sinif ogrencilerinin Matematik ogretmenlerinin ozerklik ve iliski desteklerinin ogrencilerin Matematik dersine iliskin duyussal hosnutsuzluklarini negatif olarak etkiledigi belirlenmistir.
Staging egg development of marine copepods with DAPI and PicoGreen®

Calanoid copepod eggs have a robust, chitinous outer chorion, which makes field‐collected, formaldehydefixed eggs difficult to penetrate with stains or molecular probes. Egg development studies in copepods have involved physical, chemical, and enzymatic treatments to remove the chorion. We present an efficient, one‐step method for staining copepod eggs with the fluorescent nucleic acid stains DAPI and PicoGreen®. Nuclei in treated eggs are clearly visible for examination and counting with compound and confocal microscopy, so that eggs can be rapidly classified with respect to developmental stage. The method is effective for eggs of Calanus, Metridia, and Centropages. Both stains were effective after 24‐h exposure for eggs that were fixed from several days to 8 years. Early stages are distinguished by complete counts of nuclei. A blastula phase and gastrulation are distinctive. Calanus pacificus and Calanus marshallae embryos spend more than half the development period in the later ‘gray ball’ and limb bud stages. Stage classification by this method is useful for studies of cope‐pod egg mortality in the field.
Young Children’s Racial-Cultural Identity Negotiation and Development:A Phenomenological Case Study

This article reports on a phenomenological case study following one Korean-American child’s negotiation and development of racial-cultural identity in the United States during the first three years of school. This study aimed to closely explore, understand, and explain the critical incidents experienced by a Korean-American child to recognize and negotiate her racial-cultural identity, and the strategies she used to navigate through the school culture. As a result, four themes were identified with the following metaphors: (a) Just give me a sandwich – Avoiding attention; (b) I must have been a slave – Trying to fit in; (c) It is my cultural water – Speaking up; and (d) I can be both – Reconstructing flexible identities. This study offers a glimpse into a complex nature of a Korean-American child’s racial-cultural identity negotiation and development in the United States calling for an expanded discourse around the issue, and sheds a light on what roles teachers and parents can play to collaboratively address and scaffold the experiences.
Methylation of HOXA 9 and ISL 1 Predicts Patient Outcome in High-Grade Non-Invasive Bladder Cancer

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Measuring the effect of Evaluation Capacity Building Initiatives in Africa: A review

Background: The growing demand for evidence to support policy decisions, guide resource allocation and demonstrate results has elevated the need for expertise in monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Despite the mushrooming of short courses in M&E, their impact on improving the capacity to meet the demand has not been adequately and comprehensively measured or evaluated. The purpose of this article was to highlight the need for improving the measurement of evaluation capacity building (ECB) to better understand what works in building M&E capacity in Africa. Objectives: This article provides important insights into the need for empirical and rigorous measurement of ECB interventions and their role in strengthening evaluation practice. Method: The study was primarily a desktop review of existing literature, corroborated by a survey of a few senior representatives of organisations responsible for capacity building across the African continent. Results: The review found that there remains little empirical evidence that indicates whether ECB processes, activities and outcomes are ultimately effective. There is also very little empirical evidence that helps to interpret how change happens, and how this may shape ECB efforts. Training is acknowledged as only one element of ECB, and there is a need for a multi-pronged approach to ECB. Conclusion: Much more empirical and rigorous research is needed to build a clear understanding of what conditions are needed in ECB in Africa to strengthen evaluation practice. This article is useful for guiding further research into measuring the effect of ECB, as well as implementing more effective models of ECB towards strengthening evaluation practice in Africa.
Clinicopathologic Significance of P63, Maspin and MMP-2 Expression in Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

1 Associate Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Gilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran 3 Professor, Proteomics Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Job Satisfaction among educators staff in public universities: Case study of UiTM Samarahan Sarawak

Article history: Received 4 November 2016 Received in revised form 4 January 2017 Accepted 7 January 2017 This study main objective was to investigate the relationship between work commitment, work load, work environment, social relationship and remuneration with job satisfaction. While other objectives was to compare job satisfaction based on gender. A few hypotheses has been developed and tested. Out of 385 educators registered, 210 were selected as respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to collect the data and data was collected within 2 weeks in the month of April 2014. The Pearson correlation test indicates that work commitment, work load, work environment, social relationship and remuneration had significant impact towards job satisfaction. While the result of t-test showed that there was no difference between male and female job satisfaction dealing with any aspect of applied sciences from fundamental sciences to applications in engineering systems and nature are solicited.
Can We Predict Student Success (and Reduce Student Failure)

￼The final year performance of the first intake to the master of pharmacy programme at the Manchester School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has been correlated with data available from UCAS forms, diagnostic tests and course examinations and attendance records. We have found evidence of factors that predispose students toward success or failure. For example, final degree classification was much more sensitive to the grade in biology A-level than to the total A-level points-score in this cohort of students. Final examination scores were essentially independent of the affluence of the students’ backgrounds (as measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)). Perhaps the most important finding was the strong correlation of final examination marks with marks in the diagnostic test in English. These and other data have been used to inform admissions policy, but their most important use is in refining the curriculum and in student support and guidance.