Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Psychological well being of athletes with acquired and congenital body structure and/or function impairments

The purpose ofthis study is to determine if there is a difference in the psychological w-ell t"ioi oi "tt leto with congenital body fimction/snuctrre impaimrents and athletes with *q,iir"a toay toction/strucilre impairments. This study will also invesigate the relationship betrreen the athlete's level of sport participation and his/her psychological ","it t"ing. r"rti"ipants will be recruited fiom several adaptive sports programs, and will have eithi a congenital or an acquired body fimction/stucture impairment. Partigipantl will be asked to li-ll out a demognphic s,rvey, the Profile of Mood States (POMS), and the Adulr Self perception nonti leslP) (see appendix B). The ASSP is comprised of fiffy items with twelve sub-scales addressing sociability, job competence, nurtumnce, arhietic competence, physical appearance, adequate provider, morality' household . *ag"-*i intimaG rehtionships, inteltigence, humor, and general self self-esteem (Harter, l9E6). The POMS is comprised of sixty five ircms that offer oneword descriptions ofa feeling (i.e.friendly, confirsd guilty ac.l tttet 6p scored on a five point iikert scale according to how the person has been feeling in the past week (McNair, Inrr, & Dropplema+ 1992\. Proposed Date of Implementation: November l. 2002 throueh March I 52003 Eliesha M. Iovell. OTS Carol JohnM.Ed-. OTR/L Print ofType Name ofPrincipal Investigator and Faculty Advisor Signature (Use blue ink) Principal lnvestigator and Faculty Advisor 73 Bodv Function/Structure lmpairments
Determinants of Spread and Credit Ratings and Creditworthiness for Emerging Market Sovereign Debt: A Follow-Up Study Using Pooled Data Analysis

The study presented here is a follow-up study to Rowland and Torres (2004),who used a panel data framework together with data from 16 emerging market issuers to identify the determinants of the spread and the creditworthiness. Since many new issuers of emerging market sovereign debt have emerged recently, we can by using data from one single point in time, end of july 2003, expand our country set to 29 for the analysis of the spread and around 50 for the analysis of the credit ratings and the creditworthiness. We will used an OLS regression framework for the empirical analysis. The study identifies some seven variables that play a role in determining ratings, creditworthiness and spreads. These include the GDP per capita, the economic growth rate, the inflation rate, external-debt ratios, debt-service ratios, the level of international reserves, and the openness of the economy. Emerging market policy makers and investors should pay extra attention to these variables when defining economic policies and evaluating bond issues.
School Leaders’ Insights Regarding Beginning Teachers’ Induction in Belgium, Finland and Portugal

Purpose: Although new teachers’ induction is a key issue of principals’ work, there’s still little research on this. Occurring within the frame of a EU project, the goal of the study was to perceive the main needs of principals to support beginning teachers in Belgium (Flanders), Finland and Portugal . Research m ethod: It built on a questionnaire applied to 1654 principals in three countries . 261 principals replied to the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis were used, and a comparative test involving the countries under analysis was performed. Findings: The most relevant needs referred to professional/organizational development and pedagogical leadership, comprising implementation of supervisory devices and ICT integration in the classroom. Principals stressed the need to support new teachers to promote differentiated pedagogy, critical reflection and collaborative practices. Moreover, we found significant differences between countries: Belgians presented the highest scores in all dimensions, followed by the Portuguese and the Finish, respectively. Conclusions: There’s a consensus on the relevance of principals’ action as pedagogical leaders, with a great focus on collaboration as a methodology of work among teachers, and reflection as an opportunity for professional growth and learning. Traditionally, this issue concerned only teachers. Currently, there seems to be a shift towards a commitment of principals to become more directly involved in driving teachers’ practices and teaching processes. Nevertheless, this consensus is not total, as they value differently, in breadth and depth, the other dimensions, which must be analyzed in the light of the idiosyncrasies of each educational system.
Reconciling mantle wedge thermal structure with arc lava thermobarometric determinations in oceanic subduction zones

Subduction zone mantle wedge temperatures impact plate interaction, melt generation, and chemical recycling. However, it has been challenging to reconcile geophysical and geochemical constraints on wedge thermal structure. Here we chemically determine the equilibration pressures and temperatures of primitive arc lavas from worldwide intraoceanic subduction zones and compare them to kinematically driven thermal wedge models. We find that equilibration pressures are typically located in the lithosphere, starting just below the Moho, and spanning a wide depth range of ∼25 km. Equilibration temperatures are high for these depths, averaging ∼1300°C. We test for correlations with subduction parameters and find that equilibration pressures correlate with upper plate age, indicating overriding lithosphere thickness plays a role in magma equilibration. We suggest that most, if not all, thermobarometric pressure and temperature conditions reflect magmatic reequilibration at a mechanical boundary, rather than reflecting the conditions of major melt generation. The magma reequilibration conditions are difficult to reconcile, to a first order, with any of the conditions predicted by our dynamic models, with the exception of subduction zones with very young, thin upper plates. For most zones, a mechanism for substantially thinning the overriding plate is required. Most likely thinning is localized below the arc, as kinematic thinning above the wedge corner would lead to a hot fore arc, incompatible with fore‐arc surface heat flow and seismic properties. Localized subarc thermal erosion is consistent with seismic imaging and exhumed arc structures. Furthermore, such thermal erosion can serve as a weakness zone and affect subsequent plate evolution.
The potential of radar-based ensemble forecasts for flash-flood early warning in the southern Swiss Alps

This study explores the limits of radar-based fore- casting for hydrological runoff prediction. Two novel radar- based ensemble forecasting chains for flash-flood early warn- ing are investigated in three catchments in the southern Swiss Alps and set in relation to deterministic discharge forecasts for the same catchments. The first radar-based ensemble forecasting chain is driven by NORA (Nowcasting of Oro- graphic Rainfall by means of Analogues), an analogue-based heuristic nowcasting system to predict orographic rainfall for the following eight hours. The second ensemble fore- casting system evaluated is REAL-C2, where the numerical weather prediction COSMO-2 is initialised with 25 differ- ent initial conditions derived from a four-day nowcast with the radar ensemble REAL. Additionally, three deterministic forecasting chains were analysed. The performance of these five flash-flood forecasting systems was analysed for 1389 h between June 2007 and December 2010 for which NORA forecasts were issued, due to the presence of orographic forc- ing. A clear preference was found for the ensemble approach. Discharge forecasts perform better when forced by NORA and REAL-C2 rather then by deterministic weather radar data. Moreover, it was observed that using an ensemble of initial conditions at the forecast initialisation, as in REAL- C2, significantly improved the forecast skill. These forecasts also perform better then forecasts forced by ensemble rain- fall forecasts (NORA) initialised form a single initial con- dition of the hydrological model. Thus the best results were obtained with the REAL-C2 forecasting chain. However, for regions where REAL cannot be produced, NORA might be an option for forecasting events triggered by orographic pre- cipitation.
Records of geomagnetic reversals from volcanic islands of French Polynesia: 1. Paleomagnetic study of a polarity transition in a lava sequence from the Island of Huahine

We report the behavior of the earth's magnetic field for a transition recorded in lavas at the volcanic island of Huahine in French Polynesia, south-central Pacific Ocean. Detailed intermediate fields are observed that record an apparent N-N excursion. The available K-Ar ages indicate that most volcanic rocks of the southern part of Huahine erupted at a time close to the Kaena subchron. Gaps in the paleomagnetic sampling or a hiatus in the volcanic activity during the Kaena event may have led to the partial record of a complete polarity transition, missing the fully reversed state. Nevertheless, numerous flows have recorded intermediate fields that somewhat constrain reversal models. The low intensities of magnetization associated with the intermediate directions suggest that the transitional field has mainly low intensities. The beginning of the transition shows inclination steepening, consistent with a zonal model of geomagnetic field reversal based on an axial quadrupole. Large deviations from a north-south planar distribution of the intermediate directions show that non axisymmetrical nondipolar fields are important in the middle of the transition.
Altitudinal patterns in a tropical ant assemblage and variation in species richness between habitats

The distribution of ants along an altitudinal gradient from 800 m to 1500 m was studied in southeastern Brazil. Two hypotheses were tested: a) “the altitudinal gradient hypothesis”, which predicts that ant species richness decreases with increasing altitude; and b) “the habitat favourability hypothesis”, which predicts that ant species richness is higher in mesic habitats than in xeric habitats, independent of altitude. Pairs of mesic and xeric habitats were randomly established and replicated three times at each 100 m of elevation. Mesic habitats were those along washes, creeks and rivers while xeric habitats were those away from water resources. Ants were collected utilizing sardine baits distributed along transects on both vegetation and on soil. The species richness of ants collected on vegetation and soil increased with decreasing elevation. This pattern was found for ants collected on the ground in both mesic and xeric habitats. Also, we found more ant species in mesic habitats (0.64 ± 0.05 ants/sample set) than in xeric habitats (0.45 ± 0.05 ants/sample set)(t = 3.51, p < 0.001). The decreased number of ant species at higher elevations as well as in xeric habitats may be caused by a decrease in habitat complexity that limits the success of ants. Furthermore, at high altitudes harsher habitat conditions and lower temperatures prevail, further limiting the success and establishment of ants. Keywords: Altitudinal Gradients, Ants, Cerrado, Diversity, Habitat Complexity
ON POINCARÉ CONE PROPERTY BY ALEJANDRO CHOLAQUIDIS,

A domain S ⊂ Rd is said to fulfill the Poincaré cone property if any point in the boundary of S is the vertex of a (finite) cone which does not otherwise intersects the closure S̄. For more than a century, this condition has played a relevant role in the theory of partial differential equations, as a shape assumption aimed to ensure the existence of a solution for the classical Dirichlet problem on S. In a completely different setting, this paper is devoted to analyze some statistical applications of the Poincaré cone property (when defined in a slightly stronger version). First, we show that this condition can be seen as a sort of generalized convexity: while it is considerably less restrictive than convexity, it still retains some “convex flavour. ” In particular, when imposed to a probability support S, this property allows the estimation of S from a random sample of points, using the “hull principle” much in the same way as a convex support is estimated using the convex hull of the sample points. The statistical properties of such hull estimator (consistency, convergence rates, boundary estimation) are considered in detail. Second, it is shown that the class of sets fulfilling the Poincaré property is a P -Glivenko–Cantelli class for any absolutely continuous distribution P on Rd . This has some independent interest in the theory of empirical processes, since it extends the classical analogous result, established for convex sets, to a much larger class. Third, an algorithm to approximate the cone-convex hull of a finite sample of points is proposed and some practical illustrations are given.
Technology acceptance and purchase intention towards 3G technology among millennial smart phone users: A case of Pakistan

Article history: Received June 5, 2016 Received in revised format October 2, 2016 Accepted November 2, 2016 Available online November 9, 2016 This study aims to investigate the technology acceptance and purchase intention for Third Generation (3G) technology in Pakistan’s telecom sector. In such respect, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been used to find the effects of the independent variables (Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Value, Perceived Enjoyment, Personal Innovativeness and Price) on dependent variable (purchase intention). The study population consisted of smartphone users among Millennials in district Haripur-a region in transition towards urbanization. 200 respondents provided the useable data. The results of the study show that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived value, perceived enjoyment, personal innovativeness, and price have a significant and positive relationship with purchase intention which validates the growing acceptance of advanced technologies in such regions. © 2017 Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Clothing that Makes You Feel: The impact of anticipated emotions on purchase intention of sustainable clothing

This study aims to shed light on the role of emotional aspects in sustainable clothing consumption in order to better predict and understand young consumers’ purchase intentions. It aims at contributing to the existing sustainable decision-making literature in the context of organic cotton clothing. In doing so, emotions of anticipated guilt and anticipated pride are studied within the conceptual framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). This is done quantitatively by collecting data through a survey among Swedish business students, and analyzing the results with a three-step multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that anticipated guilt, anticipated pride, attitude and subjective norm were all important factors in determining consumers’ intentions to purchase organic cotton clothing. Perceived behavioral control was reported as an insignificant predictor of behavioral intention. The originality and value of this study rely on the addition of anticipated emotions to the TPB framework. This paper is, as long as the authors are aware, one of the earliest quantitative endeavors to study anticipated guilt and anticipated pride in the context of sustainable fashion consumption. The findings of this study will benefit marketing professionals, enabling them to formulate more efficient strategies to communicate about sustainable fashion clothing.
Determining the elastic modulus of thin films using a buckling-based method: computational study

The buckling mode of a thin film lying on a soft substrate has been used to determine the elastic modulus of thin films and one-dimensional objects (e.g. nanowires and nanotubes). In this paper, dimensional analysis and three-dimensional nonlinear finite element computations have been made to investigate the buckling of a film with finite width bonded to a compliant substrate. Our study demonstrates that the effect of Poisson's ratio of the film can be neglected when its width–thickness ratio is smaller than 20. For wider films, omitting the influence of Poisson's ratio may lead to a significant systematic error in the measurement of the Young's modulus and, therefore, the film should be treated as a plate. It is also found that the assumption of the uniform interfacial normal stress along the width of the film made in the theoretical analysis does not cause an evident error, even when its width is comparable to its thickness. Based on the computational results, we further present a simple expression to correlate the buckling wavelength with the width and thickness of the film and the material properties (Young's moduli and Poisson's ratios) of the film and substrate, which has a similar form to that in the classical plane-strain problem. The fundamental solutions reported here are not only very accurate in a broad range of geometric and material parameters but also convenient for practical use since they do not involve any complex calculation.
Effect of Yoghurt and Protexin Boost on Broiler Performance

The influence of yoghurt and protexin boost on broiler growth, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, livability and profitability production was studied from 1 to 35 days of age. A total of 120 day-old Arbor Acres commercial broiler chicks were distributed randomly into five dietary treatments. Each treatment had 3 replications each of 8 birds. The experimental treatments T considered as control and T , T , T received 1 2 3 4 3.0g, 4.0g, 5.0g sour yoghurt, respectively per liter of drinking water and T received 1.0g protexin boost per 5 10 liter of drinking water throughout the experimental period. Improvement was observed in body weight gain and feed conversion ratio of broiler of T group at 35 days of age compared to other groups. Satisfactory 5 improvement was observed in birds of T treatment group. Diet of different treatments had no significan t 4 (p>0.05) effect on livability of broiler. It was concluded that yoghurt and protexin boost could show beneficial effect on broiler performance at the level tested and the inclusion of yoghurt at a level of 5 g per liter of drinking water could be economized broiler production.
THE INFLUENCE OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL COLONIZATION ON THE GROWTH PARAMETERS OF CAPE GOOSEBERRY (Physalisperuviana L.) PLANTS GROWN IN A SALINE SOIL

With the objective of determining whether arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) colonization would alleviate salt stress on the growth of cape gooseberry plants, a saline soil (ECs of 5.65 dS m -1 , available phosphorous of 48.1 mg kg -1 ) was inoculated with AM fungi (Mycoral®) (+AM) and compared to a non-inoculated saline soil (–AM). The openfield experiment was conducted over the course of 131 days on the Marengo farm of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (near Bogota, 4o42' N, 74o12' W, 2543 m a.s.l., 14oC mean temperature, and 800 mm a -1 precipitation) where the plants were irrigated with water (ECs of 1.65 dS m -1 ) from the salt-contaminated Bogota river. Mycorrhizal dependence, AM colonization, relative field mycorrhizal dependency (RFMD 100 ), dry matter (DM) accumulation and growth parameters (unit leaf rate [ULR], leaf area ratio [LAR] and specific leaf area [SLA]) were determined. The percentage of AMcolonization was 29.7% in +AM plants, but only 12.5% in –AM plants. The RFMD 100 index peaked at day 61 (42.5%) and decreased to 7.8% by day 89. Inoculation with AM fungi increased plant dry matter accumulation by 7%, especially stem DM, compared to –AM plants. Generally, growth rates were higher in the +AM plants; ULR increased more in the second half of the experiment in inoculated plants compared to noninoculated. The mycorrhizal infection enhanced leaf area growth, which resulted in increased LAR and SLA, especially during the initial phases of the experiment.
Symplectic approach to the amplification process in a nonlinear fiber

We analyze the amplification processes occurring in a nonlinear fiber, either driven with one or two pumps. After determining the solution for the signal and idler fields resulting from these amplification processes, we analyze the physical transformations that these fields undergo. To this aim, we use a Bloch-Messiah decomposition for the symplectic transformation governing the fields evolution. Although conceptually equivalent to other works in this area [McKinstrie and Karlsson, Opt. Expr. 21, 1374 (2013)], this analysis is intended to be particularly simple, gathering results spread in the literature, which is useful for guiding practical implementations. Furthermore, we present a study of the correlations of the signal-idler fields at the amplifier output. We show that these fields are correlated, study their correlations as a function of the pump power, and stress the impact of these correlations on the amplifier noise figure. Finally, we address the effect of losses. We determine whether it is advantageous to consider a link consisting in an amplifying non-linear fiber, followed by a standard fiber based lossy transmission line, or whether the two elements should be reversed, by comparing the respective noise figures.
Large‐scale spatial dynamics of plants: metapopulations, regional ensembles and patchy populations

1 We present a critical review of the application of metapopulation theory to the regional dynamics of plants. We consider whether there is evidence that regional populations of plants show a metapopulation structure. We then review the alternatives to the metapopulation regional population structure for plants. 2 Although metapopulation theory primarily deals with regional dynamics, it is, however, also commonly applied to patch dynamics within local populations (‘metapatch’ systems). These apparently analogous systems are very different: systems of patchy local populations do not exhibit the dissociation of processes operating at different spatial scales that is characteristic of metapopulations. 3 The parameters of classical metapopulation studies, such as colonization, re‐colonization and extinction, may be hard to measure for many plant populations, in particular for populations with long‐lived seedbanks. 4 The assumption of metapopulation theory that suitable habitat occurs as discrete patches within a matrix of unsuitable habitat is not always true, as regional populations of some species may exist on largely uninterrupted swathes of suitable habitat. Alternatively, suitable patches may be hard or impossible to define a priori. 5 Using detailed case studies from the literature we outline a possible classification of the spatial dynamics of plants at both regional and local scales. 6 At the regional scale we define: metapopulations, in the classic sense, where regional persistence is governed by the processes of patch colonization, extinction and recolonization; regional ensembles, systems of essentially unconnected local populations persisting in an ill‐defined mosaic of suitable and unsuitable habitat; and spatially extended populations, essentially a single extended population occupying large tracts of suitable habitat, but whose regional dynamics are essentially a simple extension of local dynamics. 7 Although a range of forms of local spatial dynamics exist, these are qualitatively different from the forms of population structure at the regional level.