Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Development of engineering assessment method for anchorage in reinforced concrete

There is an increasing need for reliable methods to assess load-carrying capacity and remaining service life of existing infrastructure. Several previous research projects have resulted in a verified, simple 1D model for assessment of anchorage in corroded reinforced concrete structures. Current research aims to extend the 1D model to comprise more practical situations. To verify the 1D model for various cases appearing in practice, such as multiple layers and bundled reinforcement, 3D analyses were carried out. The size of 3D NLFE models required to capture the bond behaviour between corroded reinforcement and concrete is investigated, this to enable efficient analyses. Beam-end models and models of sub-sections with varying sizes and boundary conditions were studied, and the results in terms of bond stress and crack pattern compared. Good agreement was found for several section models; however the choice of boundary conditions largely influence the results and can lead to overestimation of the capacity.
TURNOVER INTENTION (TRANSACTIONAL LEDERSHIP STYLES PERSPECTIVE) AMONG ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS SUB- SECTOR EMPLOYEES IN MALAYSIA

Job turnover is traditionally faced by organizations in many industries. Implications such as resources wastage and low productivity can be derived from turnover issue. Turnover intention was found to be a reliable predictor for actual turnover in previous studies. Consequently, this demands some insights on turnover intention issue especially within Malaysian context. This paper will focus on determining the relationship of transactional leadership styles on turnover intention among manufacturing operators particularly in Electrical and Electronics sub-sector. The study was conducted amongst the operators of manufacturing industry in Peninsular Malaysia (N=800). Considering that Malaysia manufacturing industry has shown a strong economic growth through large investment in economic activities, it is important for all manufacturing companies to retain talented employees and reduce turnover problem in order to be more productive and competitive. The findings had accepted the research hypotheses. Dimensions of transactional leadership styles (i.e. contingent rewards, management-by-exception) significantly correlated and contributed to the turnover intention. The findings had contributed to the theoretical significance through the examination of direct relationships between transactional leadership styles on turnover intention among local operators in manufacturing sector in Malaysia.
Evaluation of media, organic and chemical fertilizer applications on growth of pot gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii).

Pot gerbera is a beautiful compact ornamental variety that can be a high value commercial pot plant. Growing gerbera seedlings in a small container with a limited amount of growing media, requires a high level of fertilizing to vitalize plant growth up to the flowering stage. This experiment aimed to evaluate the growing media and fertilizer applications for pot gerbera cultivation. The trial was laid out in a randomized complete block design with 13 treatments and 4 replications per treatment. A variety of pot gerbera seedlings derived from in vitro culture was grown in 7 different media; six seedlings were fertilized with aged cow manure and/or pig manure, while one medium contained no organic fertilizer. Beginning one week after transplanting, the plants grown in media with farm manure were treated with either organic fertilizer, in the form of a pig manure extract, or with chemical fertilizer. The plants in the medium without farm manure were treated only with chemical fertilizer. Plant growth was recorded in 2-week intervals from 4 20 weeks after transplanting. The average number of leaves, plant height, canopy width and flower number per pot varied significantly by treatment. All treatments with chemical fertilizer showed the best performance with maximum values in leaf and flower number. Meanwhile some media which were treated with pig manure extract also performed well. The results from this research revealed a potential for growing pot gerbera using organic fertilizers alone.
The Impacts of an Improved Technology Package on Production Efficiency: The Case of Wheat Farms in the Northern State of Sudan

32 Abstract: Technical efficiency among wheat farms in the Northern State of Sudan was estimated using a stochastic frontier production function approach. Empirical findings show that technical inefficiency is important in explaining the variations in yield among a sample of 100 wheat farms. Specifically, there was an average yield difference of 23% that can be bridged in the short-run only by removing the causes of inefficiency among farms. Average technical efficiency among improved technology package adopters is 94%, which is quite higher than the 67% of non-adopters. Technical efficiency was 96% for participant farmers and 72% for non-participant farmers in the 'Enhancing Food Security in Arab Countries' project. The average yield losses because of inefficiency are 0.5 ton ha for adopters and 3.8 ton ha for non-adopters. Proper extension 11
DO GENDER DIFFERENCES INFLUENCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS?

Introduction: Given the longevity achievable with the current Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) for People Living with HIV/AIDS, quality of life (QOL) has emerged as a significant measure of health outcome. Also, younger age, higher socioeconomic status and employment have been associated with improvement in QOL. Hence, the present study has made an attempt to examine gender differences in QOL of People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Material and methods: It was a cross sectional study carried out on 754 HIV positive patients attending the anti-retroviral treatment clinic of the IGGMC, Nagpur from March 2010 to June 2011 . Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients were studied and quality of life was assessed by WHOQOL-HIVBREF scale. Chi-square test, z-test and multiple logistic regressions were used for analysis. Results: Out of 754 study subjects, 461(61.1%) were male and 293(38.9%) were female patients. It was observed that92.2% males and 80.2%females were literate, 50.8%females were widowed, divorced or separated and only 41.6% females were employed. Females had poor nutritional status as indicated by haemoglobin levels (9.3 gm% ± 1.33) and Body Mass Indices (19.3 Kg/m2 ± 2.95). They had lower total QOL score than male patients. Women had significantly lower scores in social relationships (11.5±3.55) and environmental domains (10.6 ± 2.19), (p<0.001) of Quality of Life. Conclusions: Women had a poor quality of life as compared to men. Poor living conditions, lack of social support, illiteracy are the factors along with the fact of being HIV positive which could be incriminated towards these findings.
Creating Future Leaders? - An Analysis of the Sense-Making of Trainees

The number and popularity of graduate trainee programmes has recently increased rapidly in Sweden, while few studies have been conducted on the participants, leading to an incomplete understanding of what implications the programmes have for trainees. We analysed the sense-making of trainees based on a qualitative research design from an interpretative tradition. Data was gathered through 15 semi-structured interviews, which were analysed using a hermeneutical approach. We found that the trainees experience their situation as being part of a unique and privileged group, while also expressing views of being under pressure. Moreover, the experiences of trainees strengthen their belief that they can become future leaders, however, the road taking them towards leadership is characterised by ambiguity. This thesis contributes to the existing literature by illuminating the intersection between newcomer socialisation and leadership. Departing from an interpretivist standpoint, we offer a novel way of looking at the phenomenon of trainee programmes through the eyes of the trainees, adding understanding to functionalist studies within the field. Our study adds practical contributions for trainees and organisations by providing nuance to the overwhelmingly positive image around these programmes.
The Dual Structure of Global Networks in the Entertainment Industry: Interorganizational Linkage and Geographical Dispersion

In this article, I describe the contours of global media networks in terms of interorganizational linkages and spatial distribution of foreign direct investment in the entertainment industry. The results of multidimensional scaling revealed that there were significant differences in the positional structures of global networks in the entertainment industry. However, in the case of the structural relations between the interorganizational and geographical dispersion networks, the quadratic assignment procedure analyses revealed structural similarities between both networks in the entertainment industry. A multiple regression analysis also showed music and film industries played a significant role in explaining interorganizational and geographical dispersion networks. The findings indicate the benefit of distinguishing between interorganizational and geographic dispersion networks in understanding global media networks.
Optimism and resilience among university students

University life is full of stressful stimuli that can contribute to psychological distress and lower performance levels. Despite academic demands, university students also face new stressors, such as different social networks, financial changes, and adaptation to new family and social roles that may have a negative impact on their mental health (Pidgeon & Pickett, 2017). In this sense, resilience literature has gained acceptance explaining how some students successfully adapt to university life while others find great challenges. Since resilience has been defined as the ability to successfully adapt in the face of stress and adversity, it is important to determine what psychological factors contribute enhancing this resilience levels. One of the factors related to life adaptation is optimism, understood as the general expectancy of obtaining positive outcomes in the future (Scheier & Carver, 1985). Hence, the aim of this study is to study the relationship between optimism and resilience among a sample of university students in Spain. The sample was comprised of 132 students from the University of Cadiz (Spain). Participants were selected by quota sampling from first to last year of studies. The majority of students (72.5%) were female and average age was 21.71 (range = 18–48, SD = 3.75). Participants completed the Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale (Spanish version adapted by Novella, 2002) and Life Orientation Test (LOT-R Spanish version adapted by Ferrando, Chico & Tous). We performed hierarchical multiple regression analysis and obtained that optimism explained 25% of resilience among university students (R2 = .25, â = .49). No gender and age differences were observed. Thus, identifying the factors that influence students’ adjustment to university life can improve the targeting of interventions to improve university academic performance. Moreover, this research could contribute helping students to successfully face this life transition, increasing their well-being and life satisfaction levels and decreasing university absenteeism.
Quantitative correlation of fluid flow to curvature lineaments

Summary In most unconventional reservoirs, open fractures provide critical fluid conduits, and therefore, hydrocarbon production is heterogeneous and strongly dependent on the proximity of wells to the fractures. Attributes such as curvature do not “see” fractures; rather they are direct measures of real or apparent folds and flexures that are associated with. In this study, we extend a previouslydeveloped, interpreter intensive workflow to generate a suite of azimuthally-limited attribute volumes that are sensitive to fracture orientation and intensity and can be directly correlated to production. Specifically, we cross correlate the strength and strike of curvature lineaments to production based on the hypothesis that production will be a function of the well’s distance to “fractures” correlated with curvature. We validate this workflow on a 3D seismic survey acquired over a Mississippian supermature carbonate reservoir in Dickman Field, Ness County, Kansas that was previously interpreted by explicit hand correlation. After calibration of the hypothesized fluid flow based on the strength and strike of the most-negative principal curvature, we find oil production increases with increasing distance from sealed NE-trending fractures while water production decreases with increasing distance from open NW-trending fractures.
The factors affecting the green brand equity of electronic products: Green marketing

Abstract This study is intentionally functional, and, from the data collection aspect, is a descriptive survey. The statistical data for the present study includes low-power electronic and electric products in Guilan Province. A total of 384 consumers were chosen using the random cluster sampling method. We have used confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to analyze the given data. The findings show that there is a significant relationship among brand-perceived quality, green brand image, (GBI) and brand value, but not with the green brand-perceived value (GBPV). In addition, the results of the study show that brand credibility has a significant relationship with the GBPV and GBI, but not with the GBPV and GBI, each of which are associated with the green brand in a different way. At the end of this survey, you will read about the intermediate variables, all of which are acceptable, except the intermediate variables of brand credibility and GBI.
SIMILARITY SOLUTION OF THE OSCILLATORY PRESSURE DRIVEN FULLY DEVELOPED FLOW IN A CHANNEL

Two dimensional channel flow is considered under the action of periodic oscillatory pressure field. The flow is assumed to be fully developed laminar and incompressible, so that dimensionless form of the momentum equation has been solved analytically by using similarity transformation. Variations of the velocity profiles and skin friction coefficient over a cycle have been obtained together with behavior of the flow for various oscillation frequencies. Results were also compared to numerical values of the two dimensional laminar flow equations, based on the finite volume technique.
Field-scale evaluation of biosolids-derived organomineral fertilizers applied to winter wheat in England

Field-scale experiments in four crop seasons established the agronomic performance of biosolids-derived organomineral fertilizers (OMF) for winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in England. Two OMF formulations (OMF10 10:4:4 and OMF15 15:4:4) were compared with urea and biosolids granules (≈5:6:0.2) to determine crop responses and fertilizer effects on soil chemical properties. Fertilizers were applied at N rates between 0 and 250 kg ha–1 at regular increments of 50 kg ha–1 N. Average grain yields with OMF10 and OMF15 were higher than with biosolids granules, but lower than with urea (P < 0.05). The optimum N application rates, and corresponding grain yields, were 245 and 7900 kg ha–1 for biosolids, 257 and 9100 kg ha–1 for OMF10, 249 and 9500 kg ha–1 for OMF15, and 225 and 10350 kg ha–1 for urea, respectively. Differences in grain yield between fertilizer treatments were explained by differences in yield components, particularly number of grains and thousand-grain-weight. Grain-N recoveries were 31% for biosolids, ≈40% for OMF, and 52% for urea. Organomineral fertilizers-induced changes in soil extractable P and soil P Index were not significant. Thus, application of OMF replenished P offtake by the crop and therefore supported the choice of the proposed OMF formulations. By contrast, extractable P increased in biosolids and decreased in urea-treated soils, respectively. Heavy metals in soil were unaffected by fertilizer treatment and lower than permissible limit values. The use of OMF for winter wheat production appears to be a sustainable approach to recycling biosolids to land.
Stratospheric heating by potential geoengineering aerosols

A fixed dynamical heating model is used to investigate the pattern of zonal‐mean stratospheric temperature change resulting from geoengineering with aerosols composed of sulfate, titania, limestone and soot. Aerosol always heats the tropical lower stratosphere, but at the poles the response can be either heating, cooling, or neutral. The sign of the change in stratospheric Pole‐Equator temperature difference depends on aerosol type, size and season. This has implications for modeling geoengineering impacts and the response of the stratospheric circulation.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE MITE VARROA JACOBSONI OUD. ON THE PROTEIN CONCENTRATION AND THE HAEMOLYMPH VOLUME OF THE BROOD OF WORKER BEES AND DRONES OF THE HONEY BEE APIS MELLIFERA L

Protein concentrations in the haemolymph of non-infected and varroa-infected worker and drone brood were examined by a photometric method. The determination of the haemolymph volume was carried out by the [14C] dnulin dilution method. The results of these two measurements were used to calculate the total protein content in the haemolymph of the worker and drone pupae (brown eyes). The findings showed that the worker and the drone brood react differently to varroa infestation.
Sensitivity of Global Upper-Ocean Heat Content Estimates to Mapping Methods, XBT Bias Corrections, and Baseline Climatologies*

AbstractOcean warming accounts for the majority of the earth’s recent energy imbalance. Historic ocean heat content (OHC) changes are important for understanding changing climate. Calculations of OHC anomalies (OHCA) from in situ measurements provide estimates of these changes. Uncertainties in OHCA estimates arise from calculating global fields from temporally and spatially irregular data (mapping method), instrument bias corrections, and the definitions of a baseline climatology from which anomalies are calculated. To investigate sensitivity of OHCA estimates for the upper 700 m to these different factors, the same quality-controlled dataset is used by seven groups and comparisons are made. Two time periods (1970–2008 and 1993–2008) are examined. Uncertainty due to the mapping method is 16.5 ZJ for 1970–2008 and 17.1 ZJ for 1993–2008 (1 ZJ = 1 × 1021 J). Uncertainty due to instrument bias correction varied from 8.0 to 17.9 ZJ for 1970–2008 and from 10.9 to 22.4 ZJ for 1993–2008, depending on mapping met.
Marine micronutrient vectors: seabirds, marine mammals and fishes egest high concentrations of bioactive metals in the subantarctic island ecosystem

We investigated concentrations of bioactive metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd) in organic matter source pools: suspended particulate organic matter and macroalgae, and macrozooplankton from the vicinity of the Snares Islands, situated adjacent to the Subtropical Frontal Zone south of New Zealand. Further we sampled egested material from 6 coastal fishes, 8 seabirds and 2 pinniped species with rookeries on the islands. Analysis of δ15N and δ13C from basal organic matter sources, zooplankton, fish muscle tissue and egesta of fishes, seabirds and pinnipeds was used to estimate trophic position for each group. We found a food web heavily dependent on pelagic productivity culminating with New Zealand fur seals and Hooker’s sea lions. We compared multivariate concentration profiles of metals in the egesta of 4 trophic level groups from the Snares Islands with 4 similar trophic groups from the Auckland Islands. Results indicated more variation in concentration of bioactive metals in egesta among trophic level groups, than among islands. These results demonstrated that several potentially limiting micronutrients (Mn, Fe, Co, Zn) are bioaccumulated in the egesta of upper trophic levels of subantarctic food webs. The variance in concentration patterns of bioactive metals is more coincident with differences in food web structure than differences in water mass type surrounding the 2 islands. The patterns observed have important implications for understanding the interactions between food web architecture, biological vectors and productivity around the subantarctic islands of the Southern Ocean.
Large-scale distribution patterns of virioplankton in the upper ocean

We used flow cytometry to investigate large-scale distribution patterns of viruses and their subclusters in the upper 200 m water column of the central Pacific Ocean and the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean. The abundances of 3 groups of photoautotrophic picoplankton (APP), including Synechococcus, picoeukaryotes, and Prochlorococcus, accounted for a large fraction of viral abundance variability (r 2 = 0.530, n = 354, p < 0.001). The relative contribution of the viral subcluster with high fluorescence intensity (HV) increased with increasing abundance of APP. These data are consistent with the notion that viruses infecting APP are abundant, and the HV subcluster might contain large numbers of these viruses especially in subtropical and tropical oceans. Relationships between viral abundance and biotic variables differed among regions, indicating that controls of virus-host systems are largely distinct among different oceanic regions. We found a conspicuous peak of viral abundance in the mid-latitude region of the North Pacific. This 'viral hot spot' coincided with a dissolved oxygen anomaly (the excess above saturation) indicated by negative values (-15 to -59 μmol kg -1 ) of apparent oxygen utilization. Our results support the notion that large-scale distribution patterns of viruses and their subclusters in the upper oceans are affected by a combined effect of host distributions and physical processes.
Comparison of biomass detachment from two different Pseudomonas spp. biofilms under constant shear conditions

In the context of biofilm development, detachment is of practical importance when placed in a biofilm management perspective. The objective of the present study was to examine biofilm structure and biofilm detachment under controlled conditions for two distinct microorganisms grown under constant shear conditions. Detached biofilm biomass was regularly collected and analyzed over the course of 72h biofilm growth by Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas fluorescens cells, and biofilm structural development assessed using confocal microscopy. The two Pseudomonas spp. , which had very similar specific growth rates in planktonic culture, presented remarkably different characteristics in terms of biofilm morphology but surprisingly their detachment behaviour over time were very similar. These findings underline the intrinsic complexity of the detachment phenomenon.
Should I Stay or Should I go? An Estimated Model of Exit from the German Magazine Market

This paper develops and estimates a structural model of exit from the German magazine market makes it possible to study the eects of changes in production cost and demand on exit. I derive a system of three equations for magazine demand, advertising demand and a first-order-condition for profit maximization that determines marginal cost. Magazines are assumed to exit if the sum of revenue from magazine sales and advertising revenue is smaller than fixed cost. The exit decision hence comes down to a binary choice model. I use a rare event logit model to estimate unobserved fixed cost. The analysis is based on a publicly available panel data set that covers the entire German magazine market between the first quarter of 1990 and the first fourth quarter of 2002. Main results are that market exits are associated with (i) positive shocks in both marginal and fixed cost, (ii) negative demand shocks, (iii) negative changes in magazine profit (net fixed cost) and negative changes in circulation. These re- sults indicate that publishing houses reach exit decisions based upon 'hard facts' instead of a strategic repositioning of the publishing houses' product portfolio.