Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Probability: Methods And Measurement

This book is an elementary and practical introduction to probability theory. It differs from other introductory texts in two important respects. First, the per sonal (or subjective) view of probability is adopted throughout. Second, emphasis is placed on how values are assigned to probabilities in practice, i.e. the measurement of probabilities. The personal approach to probability is in many ways more natural than other current formulations, and can also provide a broader view of the subject. It thus has a unifying effect. It has also assumed great importance recently because of the growth of Bayesian Statistics. Personal probability is essential for modern Bayesian methods, and it can be difficult for students who have learnt a different view of probability to adapt to Bayesian thinking. This book has been produced in response to that difficulty, to present a thorough introduction to probability from scratch, and entirely in the personal framework. "
Effect of Active-Assisted Stretching of 30 Seconds and 60 Seconds in Muscle Force

This study aims to analyze the interference of the active-assisted stretching technique in muscle strength. Participating in this study were 39 healthy and physically active individuals subdivided into three groups of active-assisted stretching G30 - 30 seconds, G60 - 60 seconds and CG - control. The muscular strength was evaluated using the isokinetic dynamometer, obtaining the analyzed conditions of torque peak, total work and agonist and antagonist relationship of the dorsiflexor and flexor muscles ankle. The values obtained were statistically analyzed by the SPSS from the “t-test for paired sample” (p ≤ 0.05). When analyzing the effect produced by the stretching, it was observed that the 30-second elongation showed a reduction of the average of the muscular torque in all conditions analyzed, with the exception of the relation between the agonist and the left antagonist and the total work of the right plantar flexors, the G60 - 60 seconds group had a reduction in average muscle torque in all conditions analyzed, except for the relation between agonist and left antagonist that obtained an increase in muscle torque and the CG - control group, there was a reduction in the average of the muscular torque in all the analyzed conditions, except for the torque and total work of the left plantar flexor muscles that presented increase. Thus, it can be concluded that there were differences between the groups of active-assisted stretching of 30 and 60 and that the effect produced by stretching did not present a significant reduction of muscle strength.
Biodiversity and Ecology of Fauna in Percolating Water in Selected Slovenian and Romanian Caves

Biodiversity and ecology of fauna in percolating water from Slovenian and Romanian caves was studied. Research focused on unravelling the community structure of epikarst fauna, which is carried away by the trickles of percolating water from the epikarst and vadose zones. The major part of the fauna found in percolating water is represented by copepods. This fauna, originating in the epikarst, was analysed and by means of the systematic sampling and observation the same groups of animals were found in Slovenian and Romanian caves. Differences among caves and sampling points indicate that epikarst is a heterogenous habitat. Relationship between faunal richness and the physical characteristics of the water was found. Correlation between surface geomorphology and fauna in percolating water was statistically significant in the Postojna cave system.
Documentation of Myeloproliferative Disorder as the Commonest Hematological Malignancy in Predominant Rural Based Pilot Study at Punjab (India): An Incidental Finding or Association.

Background: Pilot studies (standard scientific tool) are helpful for researchers in conducting preliminary analysis before committing resources for a main study to follow. The present pilot study was undertaken in the northern part of India so as to take a glimpse of the pattern of hematological malignancies in an area which is mostly based on the agricultural economy and the hazards associated with it. These demographic based studies are often helpful in defining the burden and to ascertain the trends of the disease in the selected population. Method: A 3 year retrospective study was conducted in the hematopathology unit of the Department of Pathology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab (India) from a period of January 2012 to December 2014. Data regarding demographic/epidemiological details including clinical presentation, indication for the procedure was noted. Only the cases of hematological malignancies were included in the study. The results thus obtained were recorded and analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: Of 1840 cases, 147 (7.98%) were hematological malignancies with Male to Female ratio being 2:1. After retrieving the residential records, it was noted that most of the patients were natives of Punjab state. The most common peripheral blood finding in hematological malignancies cases were pancytopenia ( 38.09 % ) , followed by bicytopenia ( 27.2 % ). According to the clinical presentation most common presentation recorded was hepatomegaly (42.1%), followed by splenomegaly (28.57%). The commonest hematological malignancy in our study was MPD (Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia primarily) followed by Lympho-proliferative disorders (which included Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Hairy Cell Leukaemia). Combining both the categories, the so called chronic leukaemias contributed almost 2/3 of cases (72.78%). Conclusions: In contrast to most of the reported institutional based cases from India and the neighboring countries (including many developing countries of Asia) which have recorded acute leukaemia (ALL/AML) overall as the most common hematological malignancy ; the higher incidence of chronic leukaemias in our study is interesting. The finding of CML as more common of the chronic leukaemias in comparison to the CLL and other LPD’s is noteworthy. This trend needs to be watched carefully and a further study is planned to monitor the overall outcome over the next few years.
Performance and Performance Persistence of Ethical Unit Trusts in the UK

We examine performance, and persistence in the performance, of UK ethical or SRI funds and find that performance appears to be time-varying, showing that conclusions on performance itself are influenced by whether a static or time varying model is employed. Given evidence that many UK funds which claim to be international in nature may exhibit home bias in their portfolio allocations, we also propose a new measure for performance of international funds that allows for this and show that such recognition has important implications for the conclusions drawn with respect to these funds. We find evidence that supports persistence in performance, particularly at longer time horizons. There is some evidence that for domestic funds, past winning SRI funds outperform losing SRI funds to a greater extent than their control portfolio counterparts.
Residential Tree Planting and Care: A Study of Attitudes and Behavior in Sacramento, California

Site surveys were conducted on residential properties in Sacramento, California, and residents were given questionnaires about whether they had added trees to their properties, their motivations for planting trees, and the extent and frequency of their maintenance of the trees on their properties. These surveys indicate that most residents (68% of the sample) plant trees on their properties; that residential areas are relatively densely planted (with room for about 9% more trees than are already in place); that issues of comfort (shade) and appearance play more of a role in the decision to plant trees than do concerns about energy savings, environmental benefit, or privacy; that tree planting tends to be greatest early in a resident's tenure in a home; and that convenience is a strong predictor of the types of tree maintenance provided by residents relative to that provided by contractors.
A Study of Health Literacy Components and their Relationships with Health-Promoting Behaviors in Students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Background Health literacy is the capacity of individuals to acquire process and understand information and basic health services needed for proper health decision-making. Medical students, as health promoters and professional care providers, play a key role in promoting health. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the components of health literacy and their relationships with health-promoting behaviors in students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Materials and Methods In this descriptive, analytical and correlational study, the statistical population consisted of all students at four faculties of Nursing and Midwifery, Health, Paramedics and Medicine in 2017. Then, the sample size was determined using the Cochran's sample size formula (n=420), and cluster random sampling was the sampling method. For data collection, a researcher-made demographic questionnaire, the health literacy questionnaire (1) the standard questionnaire of health-promoting lifestyle profile II were utilized. Furthermore, for data analysis, the descriptive (frequency distribution, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient) were employed in the SPSS Statistics Software Version 23.0. Results The results of the present study demonstrated that the means of studentsâ�� health literacy and health-promoting behaviors measured 4. 04Â±0.43 out of a score of 5and 2. 68Â±0.43 out of a score of 4, respectively. Also, the results indicated that the health literacy significantly and positively correlated with studentsâ�� health-promoting behaviors (p Conclusion Given the results of the present study, it is recommended that some planning be done towards training and developing the health-promoting behaviors in students and more attention be paid to health literacy in health promotion programs.
Perceptions of sustainable marketing management by export companies in Serbia

The present research paper deals with perceptions of sustainable marketing management in the strategies of export companies in Serbia. The objectives in this paper are manifold. They are to emphasize the importance of green marketing management in export activities of domestic companies which pursue their green management plan; to evaluate the company’s share in specific marketing segments, and to highlight the significance of successful green marketing management in modern business. Domestic green-oriented companies, which export their products to many different countries, look into the possibility of increasing their sales volumes. The findings in the paper support the hypotheses that domestic companies are perceptive of sustainable marketing issues in their business activities, and sustainable marketing management is becoming an important factor in business activities of modern companies.
On the transition of the cylinder wake

The transition of the cylinder wake is investigated experimentally in a water channel and is computed numerically using a finite‐difference scheme. Four physically different instabilities are observed: a local ‘‘vortex‐adhesion mode,’’ and three near‐wake instabilities, which are associated with three different spanwise wavelengths of approximately 1, 2, and 4 diam. All four instability processes can originate in a narrow Reynolds‐number interval between 160 and 230, and may give rise to different transition scenarios. Thus, Williamson’s [Phys. Fluids 31, 3165 (1988)] experimental observation of a hard transition is for the first time numerically reproduced, and is found to be induced by the vortex‐adhesion mode. Without vortex adhesion, a soft onset of three‐dimensionality is numerically and experimentally obtained. A control‐wire technique is proposed, which suppresses transition up to a Reynolds number of 230.
Computational methods for martingale optimal transport problems

We establish numerical methods for solving the martingale optimal transport problem (MOT) - a version of the classical optimal transport with an additional martingale constraint on transport's dynamics. We prove that the MOT value can be approximated using linear programming (LP) problems which result from a discretisation of the marginal distributions combined with a suitable relaxation of the martingale constraint. Specialising to dimension one, we provide bounds on the convergence rate of the above scheme. We also show a stability result under only partial specification of the marginal distributions. Finally, we specialise to a particular discretisation scheme which preserves the convex ordering and does not require the martingale relaxation. We introduce an entropic regularisation for the corresponding LP problem and detail the corresponding iterative Bregman projection. We also rewrite its dual problem as a minimisation problem without constraint and solve it by computing the concave envelope of scattered data.
The RINGO2 and DIPOL optical polarization catalogue of blazars

We present ∼2000 polarimetric and ∼3000 photometric observations of 15 γ-ray bright blazars over a period of 936 days (2008-10-11 to 2012-10-26) using data from the Tuorla blazar monitoring program (KVA DIPOL) and Liverpool Telescope (LT) RINGO2 polarimeters (supplemented with data from SkyCamZ (LT) and Fermi-LAT γ-ray data). In 11 out of 15 sources we identify a total of 19 electric vector position angle (EVPA) rotations and 95 flaring episodes. We group the sources into subclasses based on their broad-band spectral characteristics and compare their observed optical and γ-ray properties. We find that (1) the optical magnitude and γ-ray flux are positively correlated, (2) EVPA rotations can occur in any blazar subclass, four sources show rotations that go in one direction and immediately rotate back, (3) we see no difference in the γ-ray flaring rates in the sample; flares can occur during and outside of rotations with no preference for this behaviour, (4) the average degree of polarization (DoP), optical magnitude and γ-ray flux are lower during an EVPA rotation compared with during non-rotation and the distribution of the DoP during EVPA rotations is not drawn from the same parent sample as the distribution outside rotations, (5) the number of observed flaring events and optical polarization rotations are correlated, however we find no strong evidence for a temporal association between individual flares and rotations and (6) the maximum observed DoP increases from ∼10 per cent to ∼30 per cent to ∼40 per cent for subclasses with synchrotron peaks at high, intermediate and low frequencies, respectively.
The Phillips Curve - History of Thought and Empirical Evidence

The Phillips curve is one of the best known, most discussed and most often used macroeconomic relationships. As a result of the severe, prolonged global recession that unfolded in the wake of the 2007–2008 financial crisis, special attention was paid to the issue of the slope of the curve. In spite of the protracted recession, the decline in inflation remained moderate, and although it reached a much lower level than before, permanent deflation did not occur. According to most of the empirical studies, flattening of the Phillips curve was observed in the past decades, i.e. the coefficient of the output gap declined significantly. Although this process started prior to the crisis, the crisis amplified it considerably. The main underlying reasons for these developments are attributable to changes in corporate pricing behaviour and to the process of globalisation, as well as to the fact that downward nominal wage rigidities made the Phillips curve even flatter in the low inflation environment following the crisis.
THE IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON CURRENT ACCOUNT SUSTAINABILITY IN LITHUANIA

Abstract. The paper deals with the dynamics of Lithuania’s current account in two distinct periods – the period in the run-up to the 2008–2009 financial crisis and the period since the crisis. The two main goals of the paper are: 1) to assess the sustainability of the level of Lithuania’s current account in the period 1995–2015 using an empirical model based on the intertemporal optimisation approach, and 2) to identify the factors behind the observed trends in Lithuania’s current account in the two periods in question. The research has been conducted using the methods of empirical (regression) analysis, theoretical explanations, and descriptive analysis. The paper finds that the current account in Lithuania has been sustainable since 1995, except for two brief periods – the 1999 Russian crisis and in 2009 when Lithuania’s economy contracted by more than 15% in real terms due to the global financial crisis. The empirical research has also revealed a shift in the level of the sustainable current account in the post-crisis period but shows an existing gap between the sustainable and the actual current account in Lithuania. Considering the characteristics of Lithuania’s economy, the paper concludes that the actual level of the current account in Lithuania is not optimal from the intertemporal point of view. Key words: intertemporal optimisation, current account, deleveraging, rebalancing, capital flight
ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY OF SLOW-RELEASE FERTILIZERS IN INTEGRATED PRODUCTION OF NAPA CABBAGE DEPENDING ON APPLICATION METHOD

The study aimed to assess the suitability of slow-release fertilizers in cultivation of napa cabbage in the integrated production system. The objective was realized on the basis of a strict field experiment set up on soil with granulometric composition of light loam. The dose of fertilizer was the first experimental factor, and the fertilizer application was the second factor. The slow-acting fertilizer was applied under each plant during planting of seedlings and in the second variant. The fertilizer was applied in the row, about 5 cm under the seedling root level. On the basis of the results obtained in the experiments, the indices showing nitrogen fertilization efficiency were calculated. Fertilization significantly modified the quantity of obtained yield. In the control, without mineral fertilization, the crop yield was 23.32 Mg ha -1 . The largest yield was 52.27 Mg ha -1 . Larger yields and more advantageous productive and environmental efficiency were obtained in objects with row application of fertilizer. The most advantageous agronomic efficiency and nitrogen recovery efficiency were obtained in the combination of 400 kg ha -1 of slow-acting fertilizer with traditional supplementary PK fertilizers in the case of point application of fertilizers. In the case of row fertilizer application, it is possible to use 50% more of the fertilizer dose without compromising the quality of the crop. Higher doses of free-acting fertilizers increased the standard deviation of the mass of cabbage, which is not desirable for production. The results show that under conditions of low mineral content in the soil, the slow-acting fertilizers can be used at a low level. Keywords: napa cabbage, integrated production, slow-acting fertilizer, fertilization efficiency Article DOI: http://doi.org/10.15544/RD.2017. 079
Inhibition of coagulation proteases and thrombosis and sub-chronic toxicological study of a sulfated polysaccharidic fraction from the red alga Gelidiella acerosa

Metabolites isolated from Gelidiella species (Rhodophyta) have been few studied. We evaluated a sulfated polysaccharidic fraction from G. acerosa collected from two Brazilian beaches on the northwestern coast of Brazil (Flecheiras-F and Pedra Rachada-PR) on coagulation proteases and thrombosis. Their toxicity in vivo was also assessed. Enzymatic extractions yielded 1.40%, and similar chromatographic profiles (DEAE-cellulose) were obtained, with fractions (Ga-I→V) containing differences among the relative proportions of sulfate (5-42%), and revealing charge density patterns by electrophoresis. Ga-IV-PR had a discrete effect (3.01 IU mg -1 ) on normal human coagulation compared with heparin (193 IU mg -1 ) and was tested on coagulation proteases (thrombin and factor Xa) in the presence of antithrombin and in a model of venous thrombosis in rats using thromboplastin as the thrombogenic stimulus. The systems were inhibited; but at higher doses (>1.0 mg kg -1 ), this fraction reverted the antithrombotic effect. Regarding the toxicological study, consecutive Ga-IV (9 mg kg -1 ) for 14 days did not cause mortality in mice, but some biochemical and hematological parameters were discretely altered. Histopathological analysis revealed that increased liver and spleen sizes had no toxicological significance. Therefore, G. acerosa does not biochemically change its matrix polysaccharide composition and proved to be safe antithrombotic agent. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabela normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:. 0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
On Various Types of Compatible Maps and Common Fixed Point Theorems for Non-Continuous Maps

Concepts of S- and A- compatible of type (E), S- and A- reciprocally continuous are introduced. In this paper, we give a brief discussion on various types of compatible maps and obtain some common fixed point theorems for non-continuous self maps on a metric space. Here the utility of the newly introduced maps viz. S- compatible of type (E) and S- reciprocally continuous (one sided) in lieu of continuity is shown. Our results improve, generalize or extend the results of H. Bouhadjera (General common fixed point theorem for compatible map- pings of type (C), Sarajevo J. Math. 1(14), 261-270, 2005), X.P. Ding (Some common fixed point theorems of commuting mappings II, Math. Seminar Note 11, 301-305, 1983), M.L. Diviccaro and S. Sessa (Some remarks on common fixed points of four mappings, Jnanabha 15, 139- 149, 1985), G. Jungck (Compatible mappings and common fixed points (2), Internat. J. Math. & Math. Sci. 11(2), 285-288, 1988), S.M. Kang, Y.J. Cho and G. Jungck (Common fixed points of compatible mappings, Internat. J. Math. & Math. Sci. 13(1), 61-66, 1990), V. Popa (Some fixed point theorems for compatible mappings satisfying an implicit relation, Demonstr. Math. 32(1) (1999), 157-163, 1999), and others.
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Performance in Cameroon

This paper is designed to examine the major determinants of FDI, the link between FDI and economic performance of Cameroon. Using data from 1970 to 2007, and based on ordinary least squares technique and co-integration error correction mechanism (unit roots test), we observe that FDI responds to industrialization positively and faster than it does to political stability, gross domestic product, debt servicing, skilled labour force and terms of trade. The study also reveals that FDI impact positively to the economic performance of Cameroon and responds faster to growth than any of the variable specified in the economic performance function. Therefore, the results of this study suggest that FDI can be encouraged in Cameroon through the encouragement of industrialization, political stability, demand factors, qualitative and quantitative man power training. Also Base on this findings, we therefore, suggest the combinations of industrial promotion acts, political stability and guided trade protection, as enabling environments to enhance economic performance in Cameroon through FDI.