Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Validation of French-Canadian versions of the Empathy Quotient and Autism Spectrum Quotient.

L'objectif principal de cette etude etait de valider les versions canadiennes-francaises du Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ-F) et de l'Empathy Quotient (EQ-F) aupres d'echantillons normaux et pathologiques. Ces versions des echelles ont ete administrees a 100 etudiants universitaires de premier cycle en sciences pures ou sciences humaines et a 23 individus presentant un diagnostic de trouble du spectre autistique (TSA). Pour les deux echelles, les donnees obtenues etaient partiellement compatibles avec les versions anglaises. L'EQ-F et l'AQ-F etaient correlees negativement et le groupe TSA differait significativement des deux groupes controles, obtenant des scores plus faibles a l'EQ-F et plus eleves a l'AQ-F. Ces resultats preliminaires appuient la validite de l'AQ-F et de l'EQ-F comme outils d'exploration aupres des populations de langue francaise.
Adductors, abductors, and the evolution of archosaur locomotion

Abstract Living crocodilians (Crocodylia) and birds (Neornithes) differ in many aspects of hindlimb anatomy and locomotor function. How did this disparity evolve? We integrate information from fossils with functional descriptions of locomotion in living crocodilians and birds, using a phylogenetic perspective. We then outline the major changes in three-dimensional control of the hip joint along the line from the ancestral archosaur to birds. Our analysis reveals that most aspects of hip morphology and function in Alligator are ancestral for Archosauria. Femoral protractors and retractors are located cranial and caudal to the hip, respectively. Similarly, femoral adductors and abductors are located ventral and dorsal to the hip. Transformations of this ancestral pattern on the line to birds involved modifications in osteology, myology, and neural control. In some cases, homologous muscles changed function by acquiring new activity patterns. In others, activity was conserved, but origins and/or insertions were altered. Fossil theropods document the stepwise evolution of a novel mechanism of limb adduction/abduction involving long-axis rotation of the femur. This mechanism accounts for the conspicuous absence of significant musculature ventral and dorsal to the hip joint in extant birds.
Evaluation of quality and utility rate of donor corneal tissue received at tertiary eye care center

Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate quality and utility rate of donor corneal tissue received at tertiary eye care center. Materials and Methods: All tissues retrieved by our eye bank from January 2012 to December 2015 were evaluated. Donor age, lens status, utilization of the tissue for optical transplantation, therapeutic transplantation, or nonclinical purposes (e.g., research, training/discarded) and causes of using tissue for nonclinical purposes were noted. A careful chart review was performed to determine the precise cause of exclusion of each tissue from transplantation. Results: A total of 413, 454, 430, and 412 corneas were retrieved in the years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively. In study duration, 54% of tissues received were from donors aged more than 70 years, and 49.5% tissues were pseudophakic. The mean corneal utility rate of our study was 42%. In the year 2013, corneal utility rate was least (33.30%), when we received maximum number of pseudophakic and elderly (>70 years) donor eyes. Most common cause of clinical nonutility of the tissue was poor quality (37.3%) followed by medical history of the donor (15.4%) and safety reasons (2%). Conclusion: Retrieval of more number of pseudophakic and older donor eyes with poor quality lead to relatively lower tissue utility rate in our study. Eye donation awareness programs targeting multispecialty hospitals or trauma centers can be more rewarding to receive better quality younger donor eyes.
Study of relationship between Platelet Volume Indices and Hyperlipidemia

Background: Mean platelet volume (MPV) correlates well with platelet activity as larger platelets tend to be metabolically and enzymatically more active than smaller platelets and secrete more prothrombotic factors. Studies have shown that there is a constant association of increased MPV with atherosclerotic diseases like coronary ischemic disease, myocardial infarction and cerebral infarct as well as with diabetes and hypertension. Hyperlipidemia, being a closely associated condition, is also expected to show changes in platelet size. We try to study the relationship between platelet volume indices and hyperlipidemia. Methods: 100 patients with deranged lipid profile on recent lab biochemical lab reports in OPD and indoor ward patients of Sassoon general hospital, Pune have been studied. Included cases have been segregated as separate groups for patients with deranged lipid profile along with atherosclerotic disease, diabetes or hypertension. The platelet parameters like platelet count and the platelet volume indices (PVI), including mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and platelet large cell ratio (P‐LCR); were compared with 30 age matched controls. Results: Mean MPV (9.79 ±1.01), PDW (13.18 ± 2.44) and P-LCR (24.85 ± 7.14) of cases were significantly higher than the controls (mean MPV = 9.22 ± 0.91, mean PDW= 11.64 ± 1.75, mean P-LCR= 20.70 ± 7.07; p-value < 0.05). Also, hyperlipidemic patients having an associated disease had significantly higher PVI than the patients having hyperlipidemia in isolation. Conclusion: The estimation of these indices can be considered as an early, economical and rapid procedure for identification of complications in hyperlipidemic patients.
Body Condition of Endangered Humpback Chub in Relation to Temperature and Discharge in the Lower Colorado River

Abstract Determining the population status of endangered Humpback Chub Gila cypha is a major component of the adaptive management program designed to inform operation of Glen Canyon Dam upstream from Grand Canyon, Arizona. In recent decades, resource managers have identified a portfolio of management actions (with intermittent implementation) to promote population recovery of Humpback Chub, including nonnative fish removal, changes in water release volumes and discharge ramping schedules, and reductions in hydropower peaking operations. The Humpback Chub population in Grand Canyon has increased over this same period, causal factors for which are unclear. We took advantage of unusual hydrology in the Colorado River basin in 2011 to assess trends in juvenile Humpback Chub length–weight relationships and condition in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam as well as in the unregulated Little Colorado River. Within each river, we observed higher length–weight b-parameter estimates (exponent of the standard .
Absorptive capacity and market orientation in public service provision

The application of market orientation to public organisations does not adequately account for the unique features of this context. Drawing on absorptive capacity literature, this is the first study to examine the role of the organisation's learning environment on the market orientation–performance interface for two opposing public management contexts. The research involved a national survey questionnaire to 1060 internal and external public leisure service providers in England. Empirical testing through structural equation modelling revealed that not all dimensions of market orientation are universally positive and marketing scholars should seek to examine and understand market orientation in the context of the organisation and its learning mechanisms, as absorptive capacity has clear and different moderation effects under different management contexts.
Complications of Internal jugular catheters in haemodialysis patients at a kidney care center in Nigeria

Internal jugular vein catheter (IJC) plays a key role in the management of kidney failure patients requiring haemodialysis. The kidney disease outcome quality initiative (K DOQI) recommends that internal jugular vein catheter is the preferred central venous catheter for patients requiring haemodialysis [1]. In Nigeria, central venous catheters (CVCs) are the most common and readily available vascular access for haemodialysis. It can be used in acute/salvage/emergency haemodialysis and also in patients requiring maintenance haemodialysis in whom AVF/AVG is contraindicated, not feasible or not functional. Internal jugular catheters especially the right internal jugular vein are usually preferred because of their straight course, less interference with movement and less likelihood of vascular and pulmonary injuries etc. Tunneled catheters are preferred CVC in patients for long term maintenance haemodialysis [2].
Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Investigations of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (Nees) Radlk. ex Lindau Leaves

a B S t r a c t Introduction: Fresh leaves of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (nees) r adlk. ex lindau are claimed to cure various diseases and have become a popular medicinal plant among thai people. Products made from P. palatiferum leaves - including powder decoctions, herbal tea bags and capsules - have been developed and are available in markets in thailand, but without quality control. Methods: Microscopic characteristics were observed under a light microscope. Physicochemical properties - including loss on drying, total ash, acid-insoluble ash, and water extractive values - were determined. Phytochemical screening for major groups of compounds was performed, and a thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) fingerprint of this plant was developed. Results: the microscopic characteristics showed the arrangement of palisade cells into two layers, and the presence of multicellular trichomes with a warty wall in the upper epidermis. Phytochemical screening revealed that P. palatiferum leaf extract contains flavonoids, phenolic compounds, unsaturated lactone rings, and steroid nuclei. Flavonoids, phenol carboxylic acid and terpenoids were detected in TLC fingerprints of P. palatiferum extract developed using blends of toluene: ethyl acetate: formic acid (5:4.5:0.5) and ethyl acetate: formic acid: water (90:2:2) as solvent systems. Conclusion: the results are useful for the establishment of a monograph on this plant which could be used for quality control of plant materials.
Management Control in Enterprise System Enabled Organizations: A Literature Review

The objective of this paper is to add to the limited body of knowledge on the relationship between enterprise systems (ES) and management control. Based on a literature review, we describe and classify studies that empirically address this relationship. Apart from not being extensive, the research done so far primarily addresses the relationship between management control and ES based on a limited number of methodologies and approaches. We argue that there seems to be a need for more research done from functionalistic and critical perspectives, as well which employs a greater variety of methodologies. Subsequently, we propose some avenues for future research.
Extracting Latent States from High-Frequency Option Prices

We propose the realized option variance as a new observable variable to integrate high frequency option prices in the inference of option pricing models. Using simulation and empirical studies, this paper documents the incremental information offered by this realized measure. Our empirical results show that the information contained in the realized option variance improves the inference of model variables such as the instantaneous variance and variance jumps of the S&P 500 index. Parameter estimates indicate that the risk premium breakdown between jump and diffusive risks is affected by the omission of this information.
Effect of Magnesium, Strontium or Fluoride Ions on in vitro Activities of Odontoblast-like Cells (MDPC-23)

Magnesium (Mg), strontium (Sr) or fluoride (F) ions have been shown to affect in vitro activities of bone cells and in vivo mineralization. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Mg, Sr and F ions on the activities of odontoblast-like cells (MDPC-23) using an in vitro cell culture model. Mg, Sr or F ions were added to the medium in the following concentrations: Mg - 1, 5, 10 mM; Sr - 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 1 mM; F- 0.005, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1 mM. Results were observed after 1, 7 and 14 days using Von Kossa staining, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Preliminary results showed the following: Mg ions demonstrated a positive effect at low concentrations and a negative effect at high concentrations; Sr ions demonstrated a positive dose dependent effect up to a concentration of 0.1 mM and a negative effect at higher concentrations; and F ions demonstrated a positive dose-dependent effect up to a concentration of 0.005 mM and inhibitory effects at higher concentrations. This preliminary study showed that the positive or negative effects of Mg, Sr or F ions on odontoblastic activities (proliferation and mineralization) depend on their concentration levels in the environment.
About Holographic (Interferometric) Approach to the Primary Visual Perception

The discussed physical model of the primary visual perception is based on the joint consideration of the structural features of the retina and its functioning, namely, inversion of the retina, the presence of micro-oscillations (tremor), high rate of reaction of photoisomerization and its spatial-time coherence. The above model indicates the existence of significant forward light scattering in the layers of the retina. The existence of micro-oscillations and partial time coherence of the first stage of photoisomerization reaction allows proposing a mechanism of image restoration based on the principles of holographic speckle interferometry.
Crosslinguistic influence and language dominance in older bilingual children

The point of departure of this study is the well-known hypothesis according to which structures that involve the syntax–pragmatics interface and instantiate a surface overlap between two languages are more vulnerable to crosslinguistic influence than purely syntactic domains (e.g. Müller and Hulk, 2001). In exploring the validity of this hypothesis for later stages of bilingual acquisition, the study aims to establish whether crosslinguistic influence occu only in one direction, i.e. from English to Greek, which structural factors can account for the directionality of crosslinguistic effects, and whether language dominance plays a role in determining the occurrence and the strength of these effects in older bilingual children. Experimental data are presented from 32 English–Greek eight-year-old simultaneous bilinguals – 16 Greek-dominant living in Greece and 16 English-dominant living in the UK – and monolingual control groups. A number of syntax–pragmatics interface and narrow syntax structures were investigated and the results showed that both types of structures were found to be selectively vulnerable to crosslinguistic influence in the predicted direction, but only in the grammar of the English-dominant bilinguals.
Is Annual Recharge Coefficient a Valid Concept in Arid and Semi-Arid Region ?

Deep soil recharge (DSR) (at depth more than 200 cm) is an important part of water 21 circulation in arid and semi-arid regions. Quantitative monitoring of DSR is of great importance 22 to assess water resources and to study water balance in arid and semi-arid regions. This study 23 used a typical bare land on the Eastern margin of Mu Us Sandy Land in the Ordos basin of China 24 as an example to illustrate a new lysimeter method of measuring DSR to examine if the annual 25 recharge coefficient is valid or not in the study site, where the annual recharge efficient is the 26 ratio of annual DSR over annual total precipitation. Positioning monitoring was done on 27 precipitation and DSR measurements underneath mobile sand dunes from 2013 to 2015 in the 28 study area. Results showed that use of an annual recharge coefficient for estimating DSR in bare 29 sand land in arid and semi-arid regions is questionable and could lead to considerable errors. It 30 appeared that DSR in those regions was influenced by precipitation pattern, and was closely 31 correlated with spontaneous strong precipitation events (with precipitation greater than 10 mm) 32 other than the total precipitation. This study showed that as much as 42% of precipitation in a 33 single strong precipitation event can be transformed into DSR. During the observation period, 34 the maximum annual DSR could make up to 24.33% of the annual precipitation. This study 35 provided a reliable method of estimating DSR in sandy area of arid and semi-arid regions, which 36 is valuable for managing groundwater resources and ecological restoration in those regions. It 37 also provided strong evidence that the annual recharge coefficient was invalid for calculating 38 DSR in arid and semi-arid regions. This study shows that DSR is closely related to the strong 39 precipitation events, rather than to the average annual precipitation. 40
Supplementing corn or corn-barley diets with an E. coli derived phytase decreases total and soluble p output by weanling and growing pigs

The efficacy of an E. coli derived phytase on phosphorus (P) digestibility and excretion, on the form of the P excreted, and the optimal dietary calcium (Ca):P ratio was examined. In exp. 1, 63 barrows (40.4 ± 1.9 kg) were assigned to receive one of 21 treatments arranged as a 3 × 7 factorial. Treatments consisted of three Ca levels (0.50, 0.60 and 0.70%) and seven phytase treatments [0, 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 FTU kg-1 of an E. coli-derived phytase and 500 FTU kg-1 of an A. niger phytase added to a P deficient (0.37% P) diet or 0 FTU phytase kg-1 added to a P adequate (0.53% P) diet]. In exp. 2, 144 pigs (6.52 ± 0.75 kg), received a P adequate (0.60% P) diet or a P deficient (0.44% P) diet supplemented with 0, 250, 500, 1000 or 2000 FTU phytase kg-1 for a 28-d trial. A subset of 36 barrows was then fed the same diets in a balance trial. In exp. 3, 36 barrows (7.1 ± 0.75 kg) were assigned to one of six treatments arranged as a 2 × 3 factorial (0 or 500 FTU of phytase kg-1; 1.0, 1.6 or 2.2 Ca:P ratio). In .
The Curvature Tensor of g-Natural Metrics on Unit Tangent Sphere Bundles

We calculate the curvature tensor of an arbitrary Riemannian gnatural metric on the unit tangent sphere bundle T1M of a Riemannian manifold M . This calculation is the fundamental tool to generalize classical theorems on the unit tangent sphere bundle, equipped with either the Sasaki metric or the standard contact metric structure. Mathematics Subject Classification: 53C15, 53C25, 53D10
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS AMONG BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS IN ALBANIA

The purpose of this descriptive-correlation study was to describe the overall level of job satisfaction, also relationships among job satisfaction, demographic characteristics and school characteristics for teachers in the basic education system in Albania. For this purpose a survey was conducted for 1000 basic education teachers randomly selected in 40 schools representing different regions in Albania. The questionnaire was composed of items which measured demographic and school characteristics. Job Satisfaction Index (Bayfield and Roth’s, 1951) was used to measure the overall job satisfaction. The reliability coefficient of this scale was 0.85. The research data was analyzed by Correlation and descriptive analysis, Kruskall – Wallis Test and Mann-Whitney Test. The findings indicated that the basic education teachers in Albania were moderately satisfied with their job and some of the demographic and school characteristics (age, tenure, teacher level of education and school size) were negligibly related to overall teacher’s job satisfaction. Key words: demographic characteristics, school characteristics, teacher job satisfaction.
The effect of age and gender on financial risk tolerance of South African investors

Financial risk tolerance refers to the amount of risk a person is willing to take when making financial decisions. Previous researchers have found that demographic factors when used as independent variables to have an effect on the risk tolerance behavior of investors. Within this study, emphasis was given to gender and age within a sample of South African investors. Not much research on risk tolerance and demographics has been done in South Africa. Hence, an opportunity for further research within this field emerged. This study aimed to contribute towards the accurate risk profiling of South African investors based on their level of risk tolerance considering their gender and age. This study can be used as a future forecasting tool for investment companies to predict risk tolerance levels based on gender and age levels. Results from this study correspond to previous studies where male investors are more risk tolerant than female investors. A statistical difference was also found between male and female investors within the age categories of 35-49 years and investors older than 50 years. All age categories were found to be more risk tolerant for investors older than 50 years based on the binary regression. age and gender were the most important variables influencing risk tolerance along with other characteristics such as marital status, occupation, self-employment, income, race and education. In 1999, Grable and Joo added that high levels of education, financial knowledge, internal locus of control, marital status, professional occupation, high income, solvency and economic expectations are important variables affecting financial risk tolerance. However, Grable and Joo (2000) did not consider gender, age and marital status to be important variables.
Rheological characterization of olivine slurries, sheared under CO2 pressure

The injection of reactive mineral suspensions is a possible process to either reinforce or seal wells in geologic carbon sequestration sites. Among others, olivine slurries could be used as CO2‐triggered cements, as they carbonate under the thermodynamic conditions of deep storage. However, injection of such slurries requires to control their initial fluidity and its evolution during the displacement. For this purpose, we have characterized the rheological evolution of olivine suspensions, of particle sizes 1−10 μm, sheared at 100 s−1, in the ranges of 10−40% for the volume fractions, 20−50 bars for the CO2 pressure, and 60–110°C for the temperature. The apparent viscosity, measured at 100 s−1, increases exponentially, with a characteristic time ranging from less than 1 h to more than 10 h, and decreasing with olivine concentration, CO2 pressure, and temperature. Moreover, a careful characterization of the slurry rheology carried out in the initial stages of slow evolution, shows that the slurry obeys a Bingham plastic law, with a yield stress ΣB, and a Bingham viscosity µB increasing from 1 to 20 Pa and from 4 to 110 mPa s, respectively, when the olivine volume fraction φ is increased from 10 to 30%. Such variations can be accounted by classical models (Wildemuth and Williams [1984]: Rheologica Acta, 23,627–635, Krieger [1972]: Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 3, 111–136). © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 33: 572–580, 2014