Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
WAVE HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION IN CONSTANT AND FINITE DEPTHS

Several alternatives to the Rayleigh distribution have been proposed for describing individual wave heights in regions where depth-induced wave breaking occurs. The most widely used of these is the so-called Battjes and Groenendijk distribution. This distribution has been derived and validated in a context of a shallow water foreshore waves propagating over a gently sloping shallow region towards the shore. Its validity for waves propagating in regions with shallow flat bottoms is investigated here. It is concluded that the distribution on average underestimates (outside its range of validity) high wave height measurements in shallow flat bottoms by as much as 15%.
Bullying, cyberbullying and Internet usage among young people in post-conflict Belfast

Abstract In this paper, we analyse the relationship between bullying, cyberbullying and Internet usage in the post-conflict city of Belfast, using the conceptual framework of social capital theory. Observing the results of a survey we conducted among young people, with the help of local partners, we found a paradox, according to which moderate Internet users claimed to have been more exposed to cyberbullying than heavy Internet users. In the observed context, cyberspace seems to be a more suitable place for verbal offences, in particular for vulgar messages, the high level of occurrence of which, compared to the offline environment, explains the high levels of cyberbullying. Moreover, our findings confirmed a gender pattern according to which males constitute a slight majority of bullying victims, while females are a significant majority among cyberbullying victims.
Contraceptive Efficacy of Citrullus colocynthis Methanolic Extract in Male Rats

To study the effects of Citrullus colocynthis on testicular function and fertility, 70% methanolic extract of C. colocynthis was fed orally to male albino rats at the dose levels of 75 and 150 mg/kg body wt/day for 60 days. Oral administration of C. colocynthis caused a significant decrease in testicular weight and sperm concentration. The level of serum testosterone, LH and FSH also declined and spermatogenesis was impaired. The histoarchitecture of the testes in the rats receiving C. colocynthis methanolic extract showed degenerative changes and disruption of spermatogenesis and the number of spermatogonia remained significantly decreased. Thus the antifertility effects of C. colocynthis seemed to be mediated by disturbances in structure and testicular function including leydig and Sertoli cells resulting in an alteration in physio-morphological events of spermatogenesis.
The Greek Hyperinflation Revisited

The objective of this paper is to gain an insight into the Greek hyperinflation that occurred during the period 1941-1946. In doing so, a relatively novel data-set in conjunction with the bound testing approach to cointegration and error correction models developed within the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) framework, shed additional light on the underlying long-run relationship between money supply and inflation. Granger causality tests between money supply and prices are also conducted in the effort to ascertain the direction of causality between money supply and the (hyper)inflation rate.
Zooming on the internal structure of z ≃ 6 galaxies

We present zoom-in, adaptive mesh refinement, high-resolution (≃30 pc) simulations of high-redshift (z ≃ 6) galaxies with the aim of characterizing their internal properties and interstellar medium. Among other features, we adopt a star formation model based on a physically sound molecular hydrogen prescription, and introduce a novel scheme for supernova feedback, stellar winds and dust-mediated radiation pressure. In the zoom-in simulation, the target halo hosts ‘Dahlia’, a galaxy with a stellar mass M_⋆ = 1.6 × 10^10 M_⊙, representative of a typical z ∼ 6 Lyman-break galaxy. Dahlia has a total H_2 mass of 10^8.5 M_⊙ that is mainly concentrated in a disc-like structure of effective radius ≃0.6 kpc and scale height ≃200 pc. Frequent mergers drive fresh gas towards the centre of the disc, sustaining a star formation rate per unit area of ≃15 M_⊙ yr^−1 kpc^−2. The disc is composed of dense (n ≳ 25 cm^−3), metal-rich (Z ≃ 0.5 Z_⊙) gas that is pressure supported by radiation. We compute the 158 μm [C ii] emission arising from Dahlia, and find that ≃95 per cent of the total [C ii] luminosity ($$L_{\rm [C\,\small {II}]}\simeq 10^{7.5}\,{\rm L}_{{\odot }}$$) arises from the H_2 disc. Although 30 per cent of the C ii mass is transported out of the disc by outflows, such gas negligibly contributes to [C ii] emission, due to its low density (n ≲ 10 cm^−3) and metallicity (Z ≲ 10^−1 Z_⊙). Dahlia is underluminous with respect to the local [C ii]–SFR relation; however, its luminosity is consistent with upper limits derived for most z ∼ 6 galaxies.
Kinetics of nanoclusters on surfaces and in thin films

Rapid growth of the modern microelectronics industry during recent years has called for novel methods for growth and modification of materials in the manufacturing processes. Recently nanoclusters have been considered for use in these processes. As the size of nanoclusters are in the same size range as microelectronics components, they are suitable building blocks. Developing new methods for use in the manufacturing processes require knowledge of the interaction of nanoclusters with their surroundings on the atomic level. Limitations of the experimental equipment lead to the fact that computer simulations and modelling are often the only feasible method for studying this interaction. In this thesis our studies of the interaction of nanoclusters with their surrounding during deposition, relaxation on the surface, burrowing and irradiation with ions and electrons are reviewed. As the space and time scales of these processes span several orders of magnitude, several different computational methods have to be used. We focused on molecular dynamics (MD), kinetic Monte Carlo (MC) and the particle coalescence method (PCM). For deposition of Cu nanoclusters on a Cu (100) surface we established a nanocluster size versus substrate temperature regime for epitaxial growth. The evolution of these nanoclusters on a long timescale was studied and the effective activation energy for this process could be determined. The high Co island density and size distribution on Ag (100) during low energy ion deposition was studied using PCM and MD simulations. A parameter of the fragmentation kernel used in the PCM was inferred from MD simulations mimicking the conditions during low energy ion deposition. Burrowing of Co nanoclusters into Cu (100) was studied with MD. The mechanisms of the burrowing for differently aligned nanoclusters were determined from these simulations. Recrystallisation of amorphous nanoclusters in Si was studied with MD to which a bond-breaking model was augmented. Based on the simulation results, we determined mechanisms explaining experimental observations.
Role of submonthly disturbance and 40–50 day ISO on the extreme rainfall event associated with Typhoon Morakot (2009) in Southern Taiwan

Typhoon Morakot that made landfall on Taiwan during 7–9 August 2009 caused record‐breaking rainfall in Southern Taiwan and nearly 700 deaths from mudslides. It was the most severe natural disaster in Southern Taiwan caused by a typhoon in 50 years. Different from typical typhoon cases, characterized by an isolated vortex, Typhoon Morakot was embedded in a large‐scale convection region with monsoon circulation of different time scales in the tropical western North Pacific. Morakot's landing on Taiwan occurred concurrently with the arrival of a large‐scale cyclonic circulation in a submonthly wave pattern (10–30‐day) during the cyclonic phase of the 40–50‐day intraseasonal oscillation. It is suggested that the abundant moisture supply from the southwesterly embedded in the multiscale large‐scale circulation and the topographic lifting effect of steep terrain resulted in the record‐breaking rainfall in Southern Taiwan.
ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE : EVIDENCE FROM HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN PAKISTAN 1

This study aimed to examine the relationship between organizational justice and employee performance among university teachers in Pakistan. Organizational justice is explained as perceived fairness in terms of procedural justice, interpersonal justice and distributive justice at workplace. A sample of 309 academic staff in different universities is selected for survey and data is statistically tested by applying regression and correlation analysis. Results revealed that all three justice dimensions – procedural, interpersonal, and distributive justice – are significantly related to performance; however procedural justice is found to be a stronger predictor of performance. The findings provide a useful insight for academic managers for future policy making.
Using an inflation-augmented price-earnings ratio to guide tactical asset allocation : asset allocation

Asset allocation plays a central role in determining investment outcomes, and available evidence shows that portfolio results can be enhanced through tactical asset allocation if managers use the simple price-earnings ratio as a predictor of equity returns. Recently, some international evidence has emerged which shows that, by augmenting the price-earnings metric with information about consumer price inflation, further enhancements can be achieved in tactical asset allocation. This study reviews these arguments as they apply to South Africa, and finds that an inflation-augmented price-earnings ratio is more successful in forecasting equity returns than is the simple price-earnings ratio. Moreover, the metric is found to be significant in explaining relative asset class returns. On a risk-adjusted basis, however, the tool fails to improve the portfolio results when compared to a buy-and-hold strategy.
Volatility Spillover Effects in Emerging MENA Stock Markets

International stock markets worldwide experienced a downturn in stock prices and activities following the subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S. in mid-2008. This suggests that stock prices volatility do spillover from one market to another. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the international transmission of daily stock index volatility movements from U.S. and U.K. to selected MENA emerging markets: Egypt, Israel, and Turkey. Employing a multivariate GARCH in Mean technique due to Engle, the study finds that Egypt and Israel are significantly influenced by the U.S. stock market while Turkey is not.
Uncanny behaviour in survival horror games

This study investigates the relationship between the perceived strangeness of a virtual character and the perception of human likeness for some attributes of motion and sound. Participants (N=100) were asked to rate thirteen video clips of twelve different virtual characters and one human. The results indicate that attributes of motion and sound do exaggerate the uncanny phenomenon and how frightening that character is perceived to be. Strong correlations were identified for the perceived strangeness of a character with how human-like a character's voice sounded, how human-like the facial expression appeared and how synchronized the character's sound was with lip movement; characters rated as the least synchronized were perceived to be the most frightening. Based on the results of this study, this article seeks to define an initial set of hypotheses for the fear-evoking aspects of character facial rendering and vocalization in survival horror games that can be used by game designers seeking to increase the fear factor in the genre, and that will form the basis of further experiments, which, it is hoped, will lead to a conceptual framework for the uncanny.
A Survey on Some Currently Existing Intrusion Detection Systems for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Mobile Ad-Hoc Network (MANET) is one of the most promising technologies that have applications in military, environmental, space exploration and forestry industry areas. This type of network has attractive features such as its low transmission power to conserve energy, increase throughput, and reduce delay. However, it suffers from many constraints, including limited resources, and the use of insecure wireless communication channels. Due to the lack of defense, the security of these networks is a worthy concern, particularly for the applications where confidentiality has prime importance. Thus, any kind of intrusions should be detected before attackers can harm the network in order to operate MANET in a secure way. In this article, we present a survey of the state-of-theart in Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) that are proposed for MANETs. This is followed by a comparison of each scheme along with their advantages and disadvantages. This survey is concluded by highlighting open research issues in the field.
Incidence of Malignancy in Egyptian Patients with Cold Thyroid Nodule(S): Retrospective Study

Background: this study was to evaluate the incidence of malignancy in Egyptian patients with cold thyroid nodule(s) after total thyroidectomy and histopathlogical analysis and the final result in our study was the incidence of malignancy in Egyptian patients with cold thyroid nodule(s) was (20%). Aim: the aim of the work was to evaluate the incidence of malignancy in Egyptian patients with cold thyroid nodule either solitary thyroid nodule or dominant cold nodule in multi-nodular goiter through retrospective study. Materials and Methods: the study was carried out on 30 Egyptian patients suffering from cold nodule(s) in the thyroid gland. Patients were managed at Al- Azhar University hospital; Cairo; Egypt. The study was controlled retrospectively. Ethical approval from the local Ethics Committee of Surgery Department was obtained. Results: according to the descriptive statistics of our study, the total number of cases was thirty patients, twenty-six of them were females and four were males, also the mean age of studied group was (37.87). The final results of post-operative histopathological examination were twenty-four cases diagnosed as benign and six malignant cases. Conclusion: in this retrospective study the final results of histopathological examination were 24 benign cases (80%) and 6 cases were malignant (20%). So in our study the incidence of malignancy in Egyptian patients with cold thyroid nodule(s) was (20%).
The determination of the best growth model for Akkaraman and German Blackheaded Mutton × Akkaraman B1 crosbreed lambs.

KUCUK, M. and E. EYDURAN, 2009. The determination of the best growth model for Akkaraman and German Blackheaded Mutton x Akkaraman B1 crosbreed lambs. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 15: 90-92 The present paper aimed to determine the most suitable growth model for Akkaraman and German Blackheaded Mutton x Akkaraman B1 crosbreed lambs using various growth models (Monomolecular, Logistic, and Gompertz growth models). Coefficient of determination and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) were used to the best growth model. The data were composed of 30 Akkaraman breed (Genotype I) and 25 German Blackheaded Mutton x Akkaraman B1 crosbreed lambs (Genotype II). Body weights of lambs were recorded monthly from birth to 180th days of age. It was concluded that the most suitable growth model for two genotypes was found to be monomolecular growth model.
The Sounds of Brunei English - 14 Years on

Mossop (1996a) is an early work offering a concise description of the sounds of Brunei English. His study concluded that speakers of Brunei English tend to reduce final consonant clusters by plosive deletion, realise the TH sounds as alveolar plosives, conflate the TRAP and DRESS vowels, and pronounce FACE, SQUARE and GOAT as monophthongs. In the current study, the features of Brunei English identified in Mossop‟s paper are explored further. Whereas Mossop relied on impressionistic analysis, this study analyses the data using both perceptual and acoustic means. This has indeed been one of the biggest shifts in investigations on pronunciations since 1996 given that acoustic software such as Praat are now easily available. Other features not reported in Mossop‟s paper are also examined in the present study, including L-vocalisation, rhoticity, and the Voice Onset Time (VOT) of plosives. The current findings confirm many of the findings of the previous research, but there are also some developments, such as the tendency to discriminate between TRAP and DRESS, and the occurrence of rhoticity among many speakers.
Digital Literacy in Upper Secondary School – What Do Students Use Their Laptops for During Teacher Instruction?

The present study uses video recordings and qualitative interviews to examine the digital literacy practices of Norwegianstudents who have a personal laptop for school use. It uses the dichotomy between dominant school texts and vernacularout-of-school texts to examine the new school literacy practices. Findings indicate that the teachers’ use of visualtechnologies such as Power Point presentations in whole-class settings generates a variety of individual digital literacypractices among the students.Keywords: Digital literacy, student literacy practices, Internet in school. _______________________________________________________________________________________
Inflation and Professional Forecast Dynamics: An Evaluation of Stickiness, Persistence, and Volatility

This paper studies the joint dynamics of U.S. inflation and a term structure of average inflation predictions taken from the Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF). We estimate these joint dynamics by combining an unobserved components (UC) model of inflation and a sticky‐information forecast mechanism. The UC model decomposes inflation into trend and gap components, and innovations to trend and gap inflation are affected by stochastic volatility. A novelty of our model is to allow for time‐variation in inflation‐gap persistence as well as in the frequency of forecast updating under sticky information. The model is estimated with sequential Monte Carlo methods that include a particle learning filter and a Rao–Blackwellized particle smoother. Based on data from 1968 Q4 to 2018 Q3, estimates show that (i) longer horizon average SPF inflation predictions inform estimates of trend inflation; (ii) inflation gap persistence is countercyclical before the Volcker disinflation and acyclical afterwards; (iii) by 1990 sticky‐information inflation forecast updating is less frequent than it was earlier in the sample; and (iv) the drop in the frequency of the sticky‐information forecast updating occurs at the same time persistent shocks become less important for explaining movements in inflation. Our findings support the view that stickiness in survey forecasts is not invariant to the inflation process.
Studies on molecular detection of Leishmania infection in stray dogs from Bangladesh [an abstract of dissertation and a summary of dissertation review]

Title Studies on molecular detection of Leishmania infection in stray dogs from Bangladesh [an abstract of dissertation and a summary of dissertation review] Author(s) AKTER, SHIRIN Citation 北海道大学. 博士(獣医学) 甲第12843号 Issue Date 2017-09-25 Doc URL http://hdl.handle. net/2115/67866 Rights(URL) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.1/jp/ Type theses (doctoral abstract and summary of review) Additional Information There are other files related to this item in HUSCAP. Check the above URL. File Information SHIRIN_AKTER_abstract. pdf (論文内容の要旨)
WEAK CONVERGENCE THEOREMS FOR GENERALIZED MIXED EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEMS, MONOTONE MAPPINGS AND PSEUDOCONTRACTIVE MAPPINGS

In this paper, we introduce a new iterative algorithm for ﬁnding a common element of the set of solutions of a generalized mixed equilibrium problem related to a continuous monotone mapping, the set of solutions of a variational inequality problem for a continuous monotone mapping, and the set of ﬁxed points of a continuous pseudocontractive mapping in Hilbert spaces. Weak convergence for the proposed iterative algorithm is proved. Our results improve and extend some recent results in the literature.
Comparing the Effectiveness of the Two Different Education Methods on Musculoskeletal Pain and Functional Disability among Teachers living in Savojbolagh City, Iran

1. Health Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Cognitive Ergonomics, Faculty of Health, Safety and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 5. Board of Chiropractic Specialist, Tehran, Iran.
Performance Management Antecedents and Public Sector Organizational Performance: Data Screening and Preliminary Analysis

The emerging trend globally in the public sector organizations is seen to perfectly revolve around the New Public Management (NPM). The importance of the NPM in the public sector has obviously reinforces the significance of the performance management system; and consistently extend its boundaries in leaps and bounds. Besides, the influence of the performance management antecedents in improving public sector organizational performance and effective service delivery has been critically espoused by the extant literature within the realm of the public sector accounting, management control and management accounting. In Nigeria, government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) are specifically targeted for improved performance through the instrumentality of the performance management arrangements. This study has been one of the series of attempts by the researchers and the public sector experts towards identifying the influence of the performance management antecedents on the public sector organizational performance in Nigeria, taking into cognizance, the role of the performance audit. Specifically, the study covers the preliminary analysis and the data screening exercise which are necessary for the conduct of multivariate data analysis. A total of 322 responses drawn from the MDA-wide survey were used for the analysis. Overall, the result of the analysis revealed that, the data of the study is confirmed clean and amenable for further multivariate analysis.
Complete Markets Strikes Back: Revisiting Risk Sharing Tests under Discount Rate Heterogeneity

Recent risk sharing tests strongly reject the hypothesis of complete markets, because in the data: (1) the individual consumption comoves with income and (2) the consumption dispersion increases over the life cycle. In this paper, I revisit the implications of these risk sharing tests in the context of a complete market model with discount rate heterogeneity, which is extended to introduce the individual choices of effort in education. I find that a complete market model with discount rate heterogeneity can pass both types of the risk sharing tests. The endogenous positive correlation between income growth rate and patience makes the individual consumption comove with income, even if the markets are complete. I also show that this model is quantitatively admissible to account for both the observed comovement of consumption and income and the increase of consumption dispersion over the life cycle.