Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Alcohol Drinking, Cigarette Smoking and Psychiatric Drugs Abuse in Jiroft Universities Students

Background and Objective: Emotional intelligence is a kind of emotional information processing which protects individuals against stress and helps them to approach better compatibility and compliance. This study aimed to assess the relation between emotional intelligence and alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking and psychiatric drugs abuse in students’ community. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 740 students who were selected by cluster random sampling method from Medical, Islamic Azad and National universities of Jiroft in 2013. Data was collected by researcher-made and emotional intelligence (Brad Berry–Graves) questionnaires and were analyzed using t-test, one way ANOVA, chi-square test and logistic regression. Results: Mean and standard deviation of total emotional intelligence was 73.44±10.26 and prevalence of alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking and psychiatric drugs abuse were 13.8%, 10.8% and 5.7%, respectively. Based on t-test, a significant and inverse relation was found between cigarette smoking and psychiatric drugs abuse with total emotional intelligence (p=0.049 and p=0.004, respectively), self-awareness (p=0.003 and p=0.001, respectively) as well as social consciousness (p=0.014 and p=0.001, respectively) subscales, while only observed a significant relation between alcohol abuse and social consciousness subscale (p=0.037). Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking and psychiatric drugs abuse. So, development of emotional intelligence can be a good solution to prevent alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and psychiatric drugs abuse and contribute to individual and community well-being. Key words: Emotional intelligence, Alcohol, Cigarette smoking, Psychiatric drugs, Students Funding: This research was funded by Jiroft University of Medical Sciences. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Jiroft University of Medical Sciences approved the study. How to cite this article: Ghaderi M, Nasiri M, Jamshidi F, Shekofteh M. Assocciation between Emotional Intelligence and Alcohol, Cigarette Smoking and Psychiatric Drugs Use in Jiroft Universities Students. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2014 13(5): 457-70. [Farsi]
Microbial Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon– Contaminated Marine Environments

Petroleum pollution has become a serious environmental problem, which can cause harmful damage to the environment and human health. This pollutant is introduced into the environment from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Various physicochemical and biological treatments were developed for the cleanup of contaminated environments. However, bioremediation is based on the metabolic capabilities of microorganisms, and it is considered as the most basic and reliable way to eliminate contaminants, particularly petroleum and its recalcitrant compounds. It is more effective alternative comparing to classical remediation techniques. A high diversity of potential hydrocarbon degrader’s microorganisms was reported, and bacteria constitute the most abundant group, which has been well studied for hydrocarbon degradation. Several bioremediation approaches through bioaugmentation or/and biostimulation have been successfully applied. The interest on the optimizing of different parameters to achieve successful bioremediation technologies has been increased. In this chapter, we summarize the diversity and the hydrocarbon degradation potential of microorganism involved in the remediation of contaminated environments. We also present an overview of the efficient bioremediation strategies used for the decontamination of polluted marine environments.
Individual and Group Preferences Over Risk: An Experiment

The recent literature on individual and group choices over risk has led to different results. In some studies under unanimity, groups were found to be less risk averse than individuals, while those under majority did not highlight significant differences. However, both the types of studies impose the decision rule to the group. In the present work we elicited groups’ preference under risk using a consensus rule, i.e. groups are free to solve disagreement endogenously, just as in the real life. Results from our pairwise choices experiment shows that when group members are free to use any rule they want in order to reach unanimity, there is no statistical difference between individuals’ and groups’ risk aversion.
Consensus in Personality Judgments: Moderating Effects of Target-Rater Acquaintanceship and Behavior Observability

Conducted a peer rating study (N = 111) to determine the effects of (a) level of acquaintanceship between rater and target and (b) degree of public observability of rated personality traits on peers' perceptions of target personality characteristics. As hypothesized, I found the agreement between peer ratings and target self-ratings to vary linearly and directly with acquaintanceship. In addition, acquaintanceship interacted with observability such that the public visibility of the behavior domain being judged was an important determinant of agreement for low to moderately acquainted peer dyads but not for highly acquainted dyads. Contrary to expectations, however, trait observability did not show a main effect with regard to self-peer agreement. The basis of the study is described with reference to the lens model of inferential behavior, and implications of the results are discussed with reference to past and future attempts at evaluating consensus and accuracy in person perception. Person perception is a topic that persists as an area of research interest in psychology. This interest is maintained, in all likelihood, by an appreciation for the fact that observers' subjective evaluations of others play a large part in everyday social encounters. Observer judgments are also considered worthy of empirical study because they are often integral components of more formal interpersonal encounters, such as employment interviews and clinical psychodiagnostic assessments. It is, therefore, not surprising that much of the past research on person perception has dealt explicitly with the issue of accuracy. As a lay person, it is gratifying to think that one can be knowledgeable
Trends in the incidence of rain rates associated with outages on fixed links operating above 10 GHz in the southern United Kingdom

Studies have shown that climate change is leading to an increase in the incidence of heavy rain in the United Kingdom, particularly over winter. The major interest has been on the hydrological impacts of this increase, and so studies have focused on rain accumulations over hours or days and for large catchments. The availability of fixed, microwave links is limited by the incidence of heavy rain with an integration time of a minute or less. This document introduces evidence of an increasing trend in rain rates associated with outages. High‐resolution rain data, produced by 30 tipping bucket gauges sited in the south of England, have been analyzed to identify these trends. The data span up to 20 years at each site. Increasing trends in the incidence of rain rates exceeded at annual time percentages between 0.005% and 0.1% are demonstrated. Data suggest that the total annual outage would have doubled or tripled over each decade analyzed for the majority of fixed links operating at rain fade limited frequencies. It is plausible that this trend could continue.
ROOST SITES USED BY SANDHILL CRANE STAGING ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER, NEBRASKA

Roost sites used by Sandhill Crane staging along the Platte River, Nebraska Bradley S. Norling Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University Station, Laramie, Wyoming Stanley H. Anderson Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University Station, Laramie, Wyoming Wayne A. Hubert Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University Station, Laramie, Wyoming
Multivariate Causal Estimates of Dividend Yields, Price Earning Ratio and Expected Stock Returns: Experience from Malaysia

The study examines the relationship among Malaysian’s market stock return, dividend yields and price earnings rato. Specifically, it examines the existence of long-run and short-run relationship and also their predictive power (causality) between and among market stock return, dividend yieds and price earnings. Using the monthly data from 1989-2005, the study finds that all these fundamental variables have a strong long run relationship. As for the short run relationship, the results show significant positive predictive power from dividend yield to stock return and significant negative relation from stock returns toprice earning ratios. In addition, applyingmultivariate causality test, the results show that both dividend yields and price earning ratio Granger cause (predict) the stock return. Similar results are found from stock returns and P/E ratio to dividend yield, as well as from dividend yied and stock returns to P/E raton but with lesser magnitude. Thus, fundamental variables are an important source of nformation in determnng stock market returns and useful to investors and other marke participants in deciding their investment strategies.
Fax Cover Sheet

This paper provides empirical evidence on the degree of long run dependence of volatility and trading volume in the Korean Stock Exchange using the semiparametric estimators of Robinson (1994, 1995a). The results of testing for long memory support the argument for long run dependence in both Garman-Klass volatility and trading volume (turnover). Total and domestic trading volume exhibit very similar long memory characteristics for all sample periods. The degree of long memory in foreign volume is signi cantly lower than that experienced in domestic volume. Interestingly, the results for trading volume are not inuenced by structural breaks in the mean of the series. On the other hand, the long range dependence in volatility is quite sensitive to the di¤erent sample periods considered and comparable to foreign volume. Furthermore, the null hypothesis that volatility and volume share a common long memory parameter is only accepted for foreign volume and Garman-Klass volatility in all three subperiods. This result is consistent with a modi ed version of the mixture of distributions hypothesis in which volatility and volume have similar long memory characteristics as they are both inuenced by an aggregate information arrival process displaying long range dependence. Finally, we nd no evidence that foreign volume and volatility share a common long memory component. Keywords: futures markets; range-based volatility; nancial crisis; foreign investors; trading volume JEL classi cation: C32, C52, G12, G15. I thank Andrea Carriero, George Kapetanios and Chrisostomos Florackis, for their valuable suggestions. I have also bene ted from the comments given by seminar participants at Queen Mary University of London, University of York and Brunel University. Address for correspondence: Aris Kartsaklas, Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK; email: aris.kartsaklas@brunel.ac. uk, tel: +44 (0)1895267259, fax: +44 (0)1895232806. Address for correspondence: Menelaos Karanasos, Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK; email: menelaos.karanasos@brunel.ac. uk, tel: +44 (0)1895265284, fax: +44 (0) 1895232806.
The Role of OCB in Mediating The Effect of Employee Engagement and Organizational Commitment on Employee Performance: Contract vs Permanent Employees

Banking industry is one of sector that relies its employees on its quality of human capital. In facing the organizational change in the form of digitaliation, the performances of employees are really challenged. This study seeks to test the role of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) as mediator of the effect of employee engagement and organizational commitment on the employees performance at PT. BCA, Tbk Jember branch, Indonesia. This study used quantitative approach. As many as 162 employees are involved as respondents. We differ them based on their employee types, those are contract and permanent employees. The analytical tool used is path analysis. We report that there is a significant indirect effect of employee engagement and organizational commitment on employees performance through OCB. The role of OCB as mediator is significant in both of effects. We also found that employee engagement and organizational commitment have a significant direct effect on employee performance, employee engagement and organizational commitment have a significant direct effect on OCB, and OCB has a significant direct impact on employee performance.
Two Latina Teachers: Culture, Success, Higher Education

This phenomenological case study focuses on an examination of Latina immigrants’ perspectives on their graduate-level teacher education experiences and their motivation to succeed in higher education. Two core theories; critical consciousness and resilience and seven domains; social class, immigrant status, gender, ethnicity, education, religion/spirituality, and political issues emerged from semi-structured interviews and participant observation. Critical consciousness and resiliency developed in response to childhood poverty, sexism, and racism, and may be the foundation of their commitment to higher education.
On the Visual Cues Contributing to Pictorial Depth Perception

From study of the depth inversion in the “reverse perspective” illusion, we found that the depiction of at least three objects consistent with linear perspective is essential for inducing the false motion effects. In experiments on the perception of 3D depth in 2D images, we have confirmed that the presence of three independent pictorial cues is crucial for the illusion of depth, in general. On the basis of these findings, we argue that the characteristically human ability to perceive depth in flat visual stimuli using pictorial cues is an example of “triadic cognition”—i.e., cognition that relies on the perception of the relationships among a minimum of three distinct cues. Findings are discussed in terms of how pictorial cues influence our perception of 3D depth in 2D paintings and drawings.
The Spatial Distribution of Housing‐Related Ordinary Income Tax Benefits

We estimate how tax subsidies to owner-occupied housing are distributed spatially across the United States and find striking skewness. At the state level, the mean tax benefit per owned unit in 1990 ranged from $917 in South Dakota to $10,718 in Hawaii. The dispersion is slightly greater when benefit flows are measured at the metropolitan-area level. Even assuming the subsidies are funded in an income progressivity-neutral manner, a relatively few metro areas, primarily in California and the New York-Boston corridor, are shown to gain considerably while the vast majority of areas have relatively small gains or losses. Copyright 2003 by the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
VLT Spectropolarimetry of the Type Ia SN 2005ke A step towards understanding subluminous events

Aims. In this study we try to answer the question whether or not subluminous Type Ia supernovae have additional distinctive properties when examined from the point of view of the explosion geometry. Methods. We have performed optical spectropolarimetric observations of the Type Ia SN 2005ke at 3 epochs (days −8, −7, and +76). The explosion properties are derived by comparing the data to explosion and radiation transfer models. Results. The supernova shows polarimetric properties that are very similar to the only other subluminous event for which spectropolarimetry is available, i.e. SN 1999by. The data present a very marked dominant axis, which is shared by both the continuum and lines such as Siii λ6355, suggesting that the relatively large, global asymmetry is common to the photosphere and the line-forming region. The maximum polarization degree observed in the Siii λ6355 absorption reaches 0.39 ± 0.08%. At variance with what is seen in core-normal Type Ia, SN 2005ke displays significant continuum polarization, which grows from the blue to the red and peaks at about 7000 A, reaching ∼0.7%. The properties of the polarization and flux spectra can be understood within the framework of a subluminous delayed-detonation (DD), or pulsating DD scenario, or white dwarf (WD) mergers. The difference in appearance with respect to core-normal SNe Ia is caused by low photospheric temperatures in combination with layers of unburned C, and more massive layers of the products of explosive C and O burning. The comparatively high level of continuum polarization is explained in terms of a significant global asymmetry (∼15%), which is well reproduced by an oblate ellipsoidal geometry within the general context of a DD explosion. Conclusions. Our results suggest that SN 2005ke arose either from a single-degenerate system in which the WD is especially rapidly rotating, close to the break-up velocity, or from a double-degenerate merger. Based on the current polarization data, we cannot distinguish between these two possibilities. Possible tests are discussed.
Rural Development Strategies and Government Roles in the Development of Farmers' Cooperatives in China

In an effort to address the growing income disparities between rural and urban residents in China, Chinese authorities introduced a series of rural development policies beginning in 2002 that established as a national goal a xiaokang (all around better off) society and gave top priority to the triad of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. Farmers' cooperatives, consequently, have received substantial government support since 2002 as they are viewed as an important institution for linking small-scale producers to agro-food supply chains, and particularly value-added food chains. Yet little is understood regarding how and to what extent farmers' cooperatives have benefited members and contributed to rural development in China. Using a case study method and in-depth interviews, we evaluated three successful farmers' cooperatives in China. Following the "deepening-broadening-regrounding" typology proposed by van der Ploeg, Long, and Banks (2002), we found that the farmers' professional cooperatives can make important economic, social, and environmental contributions to rural development by adopting alternative strategies and activities. On the other hand, these cooperatives also face great challenges for further development, including limited access to land and capital, a massive loss of laborers, low market competitiveness, weak internal management, and limited government support, which explains why cooperatives are not more widespread in China. This paper offers new insights into the roles of farmers' cooperatives and government in rural development.
RESIDUAL EFFECT OF SOIL TILLAGE ON WATER EROSION FROM A TYPIC PALEUDALF UNDER LONG-TERM NO- TILLAGE AND CROPPING SYSTEMS (1)

Soil erosion is one of the chief causes of agricultural land degradation. Practices of conservation agriculture, such as no-tillage and cover crops, are the key strategies of soil erosion control. In a long-term experiment on a Typic Paleudalf, we evaluated the temporal changes of soil loss and water runoff rates promoted by the transition from conventional to no-tillage systems in the treatments: bare soil (BS); grassland (GL); winter fallow (WF); intercrop maize and velvet bean (M+VB); intercrop maize and jack bean (M+JB); forage radish as winter cover crop (FR); and winter cover crop consortium ryegrass - common vetch (RG+CV). Intensive soil tillage induced higher soil losses and water runoff rates; these effects persisted for up to three years after the adoption of no-tillage. The planting of cover crops resulted in a faster decrease of soil and water loss rates in the first years after conversion from conventional to no-tillage than to winter fallow. The association of no-tillage with cover crops promoted progressive soil stabilization; after three years, soil losses were similar and water runoff was lower than from grassland soil. In the treatments of cropping systems with cover crops, soil losses were reduced by 99.7 and 66.7 %, compared to bare soil and winter fallow, while the water losses were reduced by 96.8 and 71.8 % in relation to the same treatments, respectively.
Factorization of p-dominated polynomials through Lp-spaces

P. Rueda acknowledges with thanks the support of the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain) MTM2011-22417. E. A. Sanchez Perez acknowledges with thanks the support of the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain) MTM2012-36740-C02-02.
Influence of teaching beliefs on web-enhanced learning experiences: Learners and teachers

Research into teacher beliefs and practices in a web-enhanced environment have often failed to consider the influence of participant belief systems about web technologies in learning and teaching contexts in conjunction with these beliefs more generally. The findings from this study emerged as part of a larger PhD investigation into university teacher beliefs about web technologies, learning and teaching, and the enactment of these two belief systems in practice. For this paper, the influence of the belief systems of three award-winning university teachers on practice is explored in relation to learners and teachers and the design of web-enhanced learning experiences.
Pay Without Performance and the Managerial Power Hypothesis: A Comment

Executive compensation and corporate governance problems need to be seen in a larger historical context than is commonly done. The proximate causes of corporate scandals and executive pay problems have been identified, but the real drivers have not. A need for corporate restructuring, which emerged already in the 1970s, led to the remarkable rise in shareholder influence and the relentless pursuit for shareholder value. It placed exceptional demands on boards and led to extreme pay schemes that appear to have served the restructuring purposes well, but had unintended and unfortunate side-effects. In contemplating pay and governance reforms, it is essential to keep in mind the longer chain of events to avoid naive corrective measures that do not take into account the information and incentive constraints under which the various constituents and bodies in the larger governance system, especially the boards and shareholders, operate. Some of the recent advice on executive compensation seems very misguided in a longer historical perspective as is the push for extensive shareholder intervention rights.
Genetic evidence for extensive cryptic speciation in the subtidal sponge Plakina trilopha (Porifera:Demospongiae:Homoscleromorpha) from the Western Mediterranean

To date, only 3 species of the sponge genus Plaklna Schulze have been identified in the Mediterranean: P, monolopha, P dilopha and P. trilopha. These species are distinguished on the basis of the presence of a particular spicule type (lophocalthrops) with 1. 2 and 3 lophate actines, respectively. In a survey of plak~nids on vertical walls and submanne caves in the Mediterranean around Marseilles, France, we found 4 different morphotypes of what would normally be identified as P trjlopha (i.e. with trilophose calthrops). However, slight but consistent differences in morpholog~cal characters and ecology led us to doubt the conspecificity of these morphotypes. Genetic divergence and reproductive isolation between morphotypes were investigated through allozyme electrophoresis. It was found that all 4 morphotypes were reproductively isolated from each other, with diagnostic loci between any pair of morphotypes compared. Genetic identities between morphotypes ranged from 0.49 to 0.83. The genetic differences found between the morphotypes indicate that these should not be considered conspecific. Once species boundaries were delimited by genetic data, diagnostic morphological characters for each species could be found.