Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Perfectionism in an Interpersonal Context.

Numerous studies have suggested that depression and social anxiety are associated with perfectionism. The present study examines how self-oriented perfectionism and socially-prescribed perfectionism influence cognitive reactions to an interpersonal interaction. Undergraduate women (n-90) completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory (Bra), and the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SAE) as part of a preassessment battery. Self-regulation theorists posit three cognitive processes which guide behavior: (1) standard-setting; (2) self-monitoring; and (3) self-evaluation. Research indicates that neither depressed nor socially anxious individuals establish higher standards for themselves than do control subjects. This suggests that standard-setting alone is unlikely to explain the link between perfectionism and interpersonal problems. But a person's own judgment of his or her abilities and the extent to which that person self-monitors and evaluates performance are also significant factors. Interpersonal problems may arise because the perfectionist doubts his or her ability to meet personal standards or others' standards. Additionally, perfectionism might lead to more frequent self-monitoring, which may disrupt social behavior. Socially-prescribed and self-oriented perfectionism appear to operate through different cognitive processes. This study suggested that socially-prescribed perfectionism may be particularly influential in interpersonal situations because it increases self-focused attention and appraisal. Self-appraisal in turn interacts with factors such as one's perceptions of one's social abilities to influence social behavior. (NSF) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************
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Prediction and Model Selection in Experiments

This paper compares the predictive performance of several models of risk aversion and time preferences in experimental settings. Models are evaluated on the basis of out‐of‐sample prediction rather than in‐sample fit. For preferences over risk, with the exception of very small sample sizes, allowing the estimation procedure to select between constant relative risk aversion and constant absolute risk aversion improves prediction beyond that of a single model. Moreover, adding a behavioural parameter such as disappointment aversion improves prediction further. This contrasts with time preferences, where adding the present‐bias parameter worsens prediction for all sample sizes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
The Cache County study

Neurology Nickles and J. C. S. Breitner J. T. Tschanz, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, I. Skoog, N. West, M. C. Norton, B. W. Wyse, R. Cache County study Dementia diagnoses from clinical and neuropsychological data compared: The This information is current as of July 16, 2007 http://www.neurology. org/cgi/content/full/54/6/1290 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is Print ISSN: 0028-3878. Online ISSN: 1526-632X. published continuously since 1951. Copyright © 2000 by AAN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Neurology is the official journal of AAN Enterprises, Inc. A bi-monthly publication, it has been
ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SYSTEM : A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND RECIPIENTS OF THE EXTENSION SERVICES EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NORTH-WEST PAKISTAN

The aim of this study was to analyze the agricultur a extension system in North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The findings of the study show that weak extension-farmers linka ge system prevails in the area. Despite the commitm ent of the government to provide extension services to the farmers at doorst eps, the farmers complain about no visits of the ex t nsion field workers to their farms. The study concludes that the weakness of the extension system was due to the lack of devotion, motivation and sense of responsibility among extension agents and weak moni tori g system. The normal task of transferring and disseminating of appropriate agricultural technologies to farmers an d good farm practices would not be sufficient for a gricultural production unless supported by an effective extension system. Extension department need to exercise a more proact ive and participatory role which should be based on strong extension-farmers l inkage.
Development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in FELDA scheme: challenges and policy prospect

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the pillars of the Malaysian economy. They contribute to the economy in many ways such as creating job opportunities, alleviating poverty, providing decent goods and services, serving complimentary inputs to large firms, diversifying products/inputs, training entrepreneurs and workers, and helping a supply chain of business networks. The government of Malaysia has introduced various SMEs policies since independence to ensure SMEs success and able to go through various economic turbulences and be sustainable. However, limited studies have been conducted to examine the impact of those policies on SMEs development in the rural area, particularly the FELDA scheme. The aim of this paper is to examine the SMEs development in the FELDA scheme. Specifically, this study evaluates the SMEs contribution to ASEAN, Malaysia and the FELDA scheme; identifying challenges faced by SMEs in Malaysia and FELDA scheme, and considers proposed policies for SMEs development in the FELDA scheme. This study utilizes past literature from earlier scholars and published reports related to SMEs in ASEAN, Malaysia and the FELDA scheme. The methodology of study largely is descriptive and qualitative in nature. This study also reveals two key findings. First, SMEs in Malaysia accounted for more than one-third of Malaysia’s GDP. The study discloses SMEs in the FELDA scheme who also plays a pivotal role in rural economic development. FELDA has provided a good entrepreneurial ecosystem for SMEs development in the FELDA scheme. Secondly, SMEs in Malaysia have faced five major challenges, namely, access to finance, human resources, technology adoption, market potential information and global competition. In the case of SMEs in the FELDA scheme, the entrepreneurs have faced two main challenges namely access to finance and market accessibility beyond the FELDA scheme. Finally, this study helps to understand the challenges faced by SMEs in the FELDA scheme. This study further provides several policy recommendations that can be considered to improve the SMEs performance in FELDA scheme
Spectroscopic and Calorimetric Evaluation of the Biofield Energy Healing Treated Ofloxacin

Ofloxacin is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of bacterial infections. The aim of this research work was to evaluate the impact of the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the physicochemical properties of ofloxacin using modern analytical techniques. The sample was divided into control and Biofield Energy Treated parts. The control sample did not receive the Biofield Energy Treatment; whereas, the treated part received the Biofield Treatment remotely by a famous Biofield Energy Healer, Gopal Nayak. The PXRD peak intensities and crys-tallite sizes were significantly altered ranging from -39.33% to 127.93% and -68.28% to 21%, respectively; however, the average crystallite size of the treated ofloxacin (236.59nm) was decreased by 19.48% compared with the control sample (293.83nm). The particle size values were signifi-cantly decreased at d10 (10.67%), d50 (25%), d90 (24.4%), and D (4,3) (25.12%); thus, the specific surface area was significantly increased by 9.8% in the treated sample compared to the control sample. The latent heat of fusion and the latent heat of decomposition of the treated sample were significantly increased by 11.71% and 123.52%, respectively compared to the control sample. The total weight loss was significantly decreased by 10.59%; however, the residue amount was significantly increased by 63.29% in the treated ofloxacin compared with the control sample. The Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment generated a new polymorphic form of ofloxacin which may be more soluble, bioavail-able, and be thermally more stable compared to the untreated sample. The treated ofloxacin would be more efficacious against cellulitis, prosta-titis, chronic bronchitis, urinary tract infections, infections of the urethra and cervix, pneumonia, infectious diarrhoea, plague, etc.
The Composition of Capital and Cross-Country Productivity Comparisons

The role of physical capital is typically found to be limited in accounting for differences in GDP per worker, but this result may be because capital is customarily assumed to be a homogenous unit. This assumption is misleading, as different types of capital assets have different marginal products and richer countries tend to invest more in high-marginal product assets. We take this perspective to a global dataset, the Penn World Table, to improve cross-country productivity comparisons. We show that, properly measured, differences in capital input can account for a greater share of income variation, but (total factor) productivity differences remain dominant.
CD 138-directed adoptive immunotherapy of chimeric antigen receptor ( CAR )-modified T cells for multiple myeloma

Adoptive immunotherapy with T cells expressing a tumor-associated chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) provides a promising approach for tumor therapy. We designed a clinical trial for multiple myeloma (MM) treatment with CAR-modified T cells recognizing CD138 (CART-138). Five patients diagnosed with chemotherapy-refractory MM were enrolled into this trial, although one later advanced to plasma cell leukemia. By intravenous infusions, these patients received CD3þ CART-138 cells in an escalating dose. No intolerable toxicity was observed during this process. CART-138 cells were expanded to a level 1000 times higher than the initial engraftment level and were maintained in the peripheral blood. In addition, increased CART-138 cells were also detected in the bone marrow. Four of the five patients had stable disease (SD) longer than three months, and one patient with advanced plasma cell leukemia had a reduction of the myeloma cells in her peripheral blood (from 10.5% to <3%). This study suggests that the treatment of CART-138 is safe, feasible, and tolerable and has potential antitumor activity in vivo, warranting further research in MM treatment using CART-138. Copyright © 2015, Shanghai Hengrun Biomedical Technology Research Institute. Publishing Services By Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
MT 24-3 PoBA-04 Mechanical Qualification of the Support Structure for MQXF , the Nb 3 Sn Low-β Quadrupole for the High Luminosity LHC

Within the scope of the High Luminosity LHC project, the collaboration between CERN and U.S. LARP is developing new low-β quadrupoles using the Nb3Sn superconducting technology for the upgrade of the LHC interaction regions. The magnet support structure of the first short model was designed and two units were fabricated and tested at CERN and at LBNL. The structure provides the preload to the collars-coils subassembly by an arrangement of outer aluminum shells pre-tensioned with water-pressurized bladders. For the mechanical qualification of the structure and the assembly procedure, superconducting coils were replaced with solid aluminum “dummy coils”, the structure was preloaded at room temperature, and then cooled-down to 77 K. Mechanical behavior of the magnet structure was monitored with the use of strain gauges installed on the aluminum shells, the dummy coils and the axial preload system. This paper reports on the outcome of the assembly and the cool-down tests with dummy coils, which were performed at CERN and at LBNL, and presents the strain gauge measurements compared to the 3D finite element model predictions.
Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL IMAGERY EXPOSURE AND DELAY DISCOUNTING Systematic Replication of the Effects of Environmental Imagery Exposure on Delay Discounting

Delay discounting is a behavioral process describing the manner in which rewards lose their value as a function of time until their receipt. Delay discounting has gained the attention of researchers because it is reliably linked to a variety of impulsive behaviors including substance use, gambling, sexual risk behavior, and failure to engage in preventive health measures. Increasingly, there is interest in identifying environmental variables that decrease the rate at which individuals discount delayed rewards. Recent studies have found that participants who viewed images of natural environments discounted delayed money less steeply compared to participants who viewed images of built environments. The present between-subjects study attempted to reproduce this effect and investigate the generality of the finding with the inclusion of food discounting. In addition, measures of positive/negative affect, connectedness with nature, and space/time perception were included in order to identify possible mechanisms. No differences were observed in the degree of delay discounting between those exposed to natural versus built imagery for either commodity. However, the well-established finding of steeper discounting for food was reproduced. Differences in overall exposure to natural environments between participants in the current study and previous research could account for these divergent
Performance of Third Generation Wave Models in Extreme Hurricanes

Numerical spectral wave prediction models based on third-generation (3G) source term physics have largely supplanted first and second generation models within the past decade in both real time and hindcast applications. The 3G models have been substantially validated in a wide range of extratropical wind forcing regimes (see e.g. Cardone et al., 1995 and Cardone et al., 1996) but only recently has their application to and performance in tropical cyclone cases been reported in the public domain (e.g. Cardone et al., 2004; Cox et al., 2005; Wright et al., 2001; Tolman et al. 2005). The two main obstacles to such studies have been the difficulty of specifying accurate surface wind fields in tropical cyclones and the scarcity of high-quality wave measurements in the inner high energy core of such systems.
Language acquisition age effects and their role in the preservation and change of communication systems

In this paper it is investigated what happens in a culturally evolving communication system if children learn faster than adults. An agent based computer model is investigated which contains a population of agents in which vowel systems emerge when individuals play imitation games. These vowel systems are found to be preserved better in the case that there is an age structure in the population. When there is a difference in learning ability between children and adults, the vowel systems are more stable, the mutual intelligibility stays higher and a higher complexity can be maintained. Recent advances in sociolinguistics indicate that changes in language learning ability while growing up can account for the different ways that linguistic changes spread from community to community. They found that the structure of the system is better preserved when speakers of all ages are involved in language contact as opposed to only adult to adult contact. Our findings therefore seem to be in line with observations in real language evolution and we provide additional evidence for the fact that it is important to consider the consequences of language acquisition age effects in the study of language preservation and change.
The use of ICT between male and female teachers in Secondary Schools in Tanzania , a Case of Dodoma Municipality

This paper presents the results of the study of the use of ICT between male and female teachers of secondary schools in Tanzania, where Dodoma municipality was used as a case study. The main aim was to establish the differences between male and female teachers in awareness and using ICT and attending ICT short trainings. The data were collected using questionnaires in which 231teachers from 16 secondary schools were randomly sampled. Using Chi-square tests as measure of association with p-values, the study found there is a gender imbalance of the use of ICT tools and ICT course attendance in Tanzania. Results also revealed on the comparable awareness and use of ICT applications between the groups of teachers but with larger number of male teachers seems to use ICT tools than females in both science and non-science subjects. Teachers with more than 30 years of experience demonstrated higher usage of ICT tools but seemed to find difficulties in the use of ICT applications. Understanding gender distribution on ICT areas among secondary school teachers is very important in order to utilize the ICT properly. This knowledge provides with government and stakeholder an understanding on how to balance and promote gender issues in education sectors for the betterment of the general public.
Government Centralization and Firm Performance : Evidence from the Dissolution of District Councils in Vietnam ∗

This paper examines the impact of government centralization on industrial performance by studying a unique national-level reform in Vietnam. In 2009, as part of an initiative to streamline local government, the country implemented a pilot dissolving all elected district councils in ten representative provinces for six years (2009-2015). I analyze this quasi-experiment and find significant positive effects of the pilot on industry and firm performance in the treated locations. These effects are robust across various econometric specifications dealing with selection including fixed effects doubledifferences, propensity score matching and synthetic controls. I find the largest and most significant impacts among micro and small enterprises – the firms most constrained by the local bureaucratic environment. In addition, there is a larger effect on rural enterprises, indicating that the pilot is more effective in places where local officials are often held less accountable. Next, I study the underlying mechanisms using firm-perception data on institutional environment. The analysis shows that removing district councils did not affect any fundamental provision of governmental amenities. However, it significantly lowered both the likelihood and the perceived effectiveness of bribe payments pertaining to small enterprises. Overall, this paper shows that centralizing politics can benefit local enterprises by reducing petty corruption.
The effectiveness of acoustic harassment devices in the Bay of Fundy, Canada: seal reactions and a noise exposure model

Acoustic harassment devices (AHDs) are used by the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) industry to deter harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from aquaculture cage sites. Two preliminary behavioural studies suggest that many harbour seals in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, have habituated to the sounds of AHDs. Although the sample size was low, no response or change in behaviour of seals in the water occurred when a nearby AHD was activated. Some seals came within 45 m of an active AHD. Seals also passed close by an active AHD when moving to a haulout site. In situ sound pressure level measures were made around the periphery of nine aquaculture cage sites in the Deer Island area of the Bay of Fundy. Sound pressure levels at 1, 5 and 10 m depths within the aquaculture cage sites were generally ¦162 dB re 1 ìPa. The individual pulse lengths of the AHD pulse trains were typically 2 msec. Ambient noise levels at 9–11 kHz did not vary with time of day, but were influenced by weather. The highest sound level recorded at cage sites within 10 m of the surface was 168 dB re 1ìPa which is about 80 dB above the seal’s detection threshold for short pulses at these frequencies. On most days, AHD sounds would be clearly audible to harbour seals at ranges of 1.1 to a theoretical maximum of 20.2 km, depending on the ambient noise levels and sound transmission characteristics in the region adjacent to the cage site. Our results suggest that harbour seals in the study area are not frightened away by the sounds of AHDs and that the sound levels throughout most of the cage sites do not reach the likely pain threshold.
Experiencing musical beauty: Emotional subtypes and their physiological and musico-acoustic correlates.

A listener’s aesthetic engagement with a musical piece often reaches peaks in response to passages experienced as especially beautiful. The present study examined the extent to which responses to such self-identified beautiful passages (BPs), in self-selected music, may be distinguishable in terms of their affective qualities. In an online survey, participants indicated pieces in which they considered specific passages to be outstandingly beautiful. In the lab, they listened to these pieces while physiological recordings were taken. Afterwards, they provided ratings on their experience of the BPs, where items targeted emotion response, underlying engagement mechanisms, and aesthetic evaluation. Cluster-analyses based on emotion ratings suggested three BP subtypes that we labelled low-Tension-low-Energy (LTLE), low-Tension-high-Energy (LTHE) and high-Tension-high-Energy (HTHE) BPs. LTHE and HTHE BPs induced greater interest and were more liked than LTLE BPs. Further, LTHE and HTHE clusters were associated with increases in skin-conductance, in accordance with the higher arousal reported for these BPs, while LTLE BPs resulted in the increases in smiling and respiration-rate previously associated with processing fluency and positive valence. LTLE BPs were also shown to be lower in tempo and polyphony than the other BP types. Finally, while both HTHE and LTHE BPs were associated with changes in dynamics, they nevertheless also showed distinct patterns whereby HTHE BPs were associated with increases in pitch register and LTHE BPs, with reductions in harmonic ambiguity. Thus, in line with our assumption that there is more than one kind of experience of musical beauty, our study reveals three distinct subtypes, distinguishable on a range of facets.
Formal properties of the SCIFF-AF multiagent argumentation framework

Argumentation theories have recently emerged and gained popularity in the agents community, since argumentation represents a natural and intuitive way to model non-monotonic reasoning. In a multiagent context, argumentation has recently been proposed as a component of dialogue frameworks. However, despite the large interest in argumentation theories in multiagent domains, most proposed frameworks stay at a general though abstract level, and operational counterparts to abstract frameworks are not many. The aim of this work is to present the main formal properties of the SCIFF-AF: an operational argumentation-based multiagent dialogue framework.