Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Are there differential relationships between nonclinical primary and secondary psychopathy and complex emotion recognition

Although there is a plethora of studies examining affective processing in clinical psychopathy, the subclinical dimension of psychopathy has remained a largely underresearched area. Previous research has been inconsistent due to methodological shortcomings and theoretical plurality. Addressing the need for methodological modifications in the field, this study utilized the Cambridge Face-Voice Mindreading Battery (Golan, Baron-Cohen & Hill, 2006) and the Reading the Mind in the Films task (Golan, Baron-Cohen, Hill & Golan, 2006) and predicted differential associations between primary and secondary psychopathy and the recognition of negative emotions and the recognition of mental states from movie scenes. The correlation analyses were based on 49 undergraduate students and indicated significant negative correlations between primary psychopathy and the perception of negative emotions and between secondary psychopathy and the performance on the films task only. These correlations were not significant when a Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons was conducted and when accounting for self-reported empathy. These preliminary findings demonstrate the potential of the behavioural affect perception paradigm to distinguish between nonclinical psychopathy subtypes but also emphasize a number of conceptual, methodological and data analytic discrepancies. Alternative explanations of the findings were offered and plausible recommendations for increasing methodological rigour were posited.
Spectral analysis of sample autocovariance matrices of a class of linear time series in moderately high dimensions

Author(s): Wang, L; Aue, A; Paul, D | Abstract: © 2017 ISI/BS. This article is concerned with the spectral behavior of p-dimensional linear processes in the moderately high-dimensional case when both dimensionality p and sample size n tend to infinity so that p/n→0. It is shown that, under an appropriate set of assumptions, the empirical spectral distributions of the renormalized and symmetrized sample autocovariance matrices converge almost surely to a nonrandom limit distribution supported on the real line. The key assumption is that the linear process is driven by a sequence of pdimensional real or complex random vectors with i.i. d. entries possessing zero mean, unit variance and finite fourth moments, and that the p × p linear process coefficient matrices are Hermitian and simultaneously diagonalizable. Several relaxations of these assumptions are discussed. The results put forth in this paper can help facilitate inference on model parameters, model diagnostics and prediction of future values of the linear process.
An Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Foreign Exchange Reserves in Bangladesh

This study undertakes an econometric analysis of the determinants of foreign exchange reserves. Yearly time series data have been used to figure out that type of relevant variables that are very much momentous for the determinants of foreign exchange reserves. This paper attempts to identify the key determinants of foreign exchange reserves in Bangladesh using Augmented Dicky Fuller (ADF) unit root test to examine the stationarity, Engle Granger residual based co-integration approach to show the co-integrating relationship among variables, and diagnostic tests for better modeling. The empirical results confirm that there exists a strong relationship among foreign exchange reserves, exchange rate, remittance, home interest rate, broad money 〖(M〗_2), UPI of export and import, and per capita GDP. The coefficients are found to change smoothly, as a function of seven threshold variables- out of nine candidates where six variables are statistically significant. Drawing inferences from these findings, it can be suggested that exchange rate, a strong remittance related policies, quality items of exports, and sustainable GDP can keep a substantial and feasible roles to make up a healthy amount of foreign exchange reserves for the host country like Bangladesh.
The ecological success of Burkholderia terrae BS001 and related strains in the mycosphere

In de bodem spelen zich geheimzinnige taferelen af in een duistere wereld. Behalve uit een scala aan niet-levende materie, bestaat de bodem uit een complexe gemeenschap van levende organismen, vooral bacterien en schimmels. De interacties tussen deze organismen in de bodem kunnen neutraal, positief of negatief zijn. Rashid Nazir deed onderzoek naar deze interacties. Nazir ontwierp een studie om bacteriele gemeenschapsontwikkeling te onderzoeken in hun eigen en niet-eigen bodem; en in de aan- of afwezigheid van de saprotrofische bodemschimmel Lyophyllum sp. Specifieke organismen, in het bijzonder de bacterie Burkholderia, afkomstig uit verschillende bodems, bleken te worden geselecteerd door de koloniserende schimmel. Vervolgens heeft Nazir kunnen vaststellen dat sommige Burkholderia soorten van het ene punt naar het andere punt in de bodem verplaatsen via de schimmeldraden. Deze eigenschap was anders van aard in verschillende bodemtypen en eveneens voor verschillende schimmelsoorten. Uit deze verplaatsende Burkholderia stammen, werd B. terrae BS001 geselecteerd voor gedetailleerde analyse van de ecologische strategieen die de bacteriele schimmelinterface ondersteunen. Uit verdere experimenten kwam naar voren dat B. terrae BS001 eveneens invloed heeft op de schimmel Lyophyllum sp. Deze invloed kwam tot uiting door remming van paddenstoelvorming en inductie van glycerolproductie. Interessant is dat B. terrae BS001 bescherming biedt aan de schimmeldraden van haar partners tegen antimycotica. Deze opvallende kenmerken van B. terrae BS001 heeft Nazir aangezet tot het in kaart brengen van het genoom van dit organisme. Deze bleek ongeveer 11,5 Mb groot te zijn, wat een van de grootste gevonden bacteriele genomen tot nu toe is.
The impact of trade liberalisation on economic performance of OIC member countries

This paper analyses the affect of trade liberalisation on imports, exports and GDP per capita of Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries that have gone through the trade liberalisation process since the 1970s. Using an approach that focus on the changes within-country across time, the study shows that the effects differ from one country to the next. However, on average, trade liberalisation process has improved the countries GDP per capita in the medium term. Unlike the effects on GDP, the ratio of imports, exports and trade over GDP did not improve after trade liberalisation.
Examining Macroeconomic Models Through the Lens of Asset Pricing

Dynamic stochastic equilibrium models of the macro economy are designed to match the macro time series including impulse response functions. Since these models aim to be structural, they also have implications for asset pricing. To assess these implications, we explore asset pricing counterparts to impulse response functions. We use the resulting dynamic value decomposition (DVD) methods to quantify the exposures of macroeconomic cash flows to shocks over alternative investment horizons and the corresponding prices or compensations that investors must receive because of the exposure to such shocks. We build on the continuous-time methods developed in Hansen and Scheinkman (2010), Borovicka et al. (2011) and Hansen (2011) by constructing discrete-time shock elasticities that measure the sensitivity of cash flows and their prices to economic shocks including economic shocks featured in the empirical macroeconomics literature. By design, our methods are applicable to economic models that are nonlinear, including models with stochastic volatility. We illustrate our methods by analyzing the asset pricing model of Ai et al. (2010) with tangible and intangible capital.
Okun’s Law and Youth Unemployment in Germany and Poland

Abstract Unemployment rates, especially among youth, have increased in various countries of Europe over the last years. This paper examines changes in youth unemployment in Germany and Poland with Okun’s law, testing that young employees are more vulnerable to the business cycle. I estimate country specific Okun coefficients for five different age cohorts. The results show that youth in Poland is more sensitive to business cycle fluctuations than adults, while in Germany the difference between the age cohorts is not that distinctive. In addition, cohort differences in Germany are not statistically significant, while they are significant in Poland but only with regard to the two oldest age cohorts. A further examination of the different labor market institutions affecting youth employment suggests long-term policy recommendations extending beyond GDP growth, such as structural reforms in education, as well as job-search assistance as short-term recommendation.
Investment Finance and Economic Growth: The Nigeria Experience

3 Abstract: Most countries strive to achieve high investment because of its literature acknowledged advantages as a tool of economic growth. Nigeria though faced by the problem of saving-investment gap has one of its principal objectives under the new democratic dispensation as "the towards growth sustenance". This study investigated the impact of finance on investment and the impact of investment on economic growth of Nigerian economy. An error correction distributed lag model and a distributed lag model were estimated via the classical least squares. Results suggest that increase in private sector credit (PSC) leads to increase in economic growth of Nigerian economy as 10% increase in private sector credit (LPSC) led to 30% increase in total domestic investment (TDI). The result also showed that the saving level in Nigeria is not sufficient to match the investment opportunities as typified by non-significance of saving in the very short run. However, the total domestic investment of Nigeria in the long run had a positive impact on the Nigeria's economic growth as 10% increase total domestic investment led to 6% increase in economic growth of Nigeria. This suggests that Nigeria has to encourage increased inflow of finance to meet the investment requirements of the economy focusing on helping to lower the costs of investment by giving high priority to the provision of economic infrastructure like electricity, reducing risks associated with investment in Nigeria through having a politically and economically stable economy. Most importantly, there is need for promoting responsible business practices in such areas as labour relations, the environment and anti-corruption policy implementation.
Researchers and Practitioners Co-Designing for Expansive Science Learning and Educational Equity

This symposium addresses the design and enactment of learning environments in support of the new vision for K-12 science education (NRC, 2012) and the related collaborative co-design practices of research-practice partnerships (Coburn, Penuel & Geil, 2013) as we focus on how to promote and understand cognitively and culturally expansive learning experiences for youth from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Each study in our symposium is focused on “developing and testing innovations that can improve the quality and equity of supports for implementation of reforms” in real-world contexts (Penuel & Fishman, 2012, p. 282). The research projects in this symposium document practices and findings of various research practice partnerships that allow participants to work together to imagine and bring about new possibilities for educational improvement that reflect new goals and arrangements for learning. Our aim is to explore responsive co-design methods for collaborative design teams of researchers, teachers, and teacher leaders accountable for transforming student learning.
Influence of Socio-demographic Factors on Quality of Life of Retirees in Kenya

Research has established a significant positive relationship between retirement preparation and quality of life (QoL). However, despite the intensified retirement preparation campaigns , a high QoL for Kenyan retirees is yet to be realized. It is probable that other factors intervened in the relationship thus influencing the expected outcome. This study was conducted to analyze the influence of socio-demographic variables on QoL of retirees. Ten percent of the target population was sampled for the study. Stratified random sampling method was used to select 447 respondents. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS (Version 16) and the thematic approach utilized in the analysis of qualitative data. The study found that less than half (41.5 percent) of the respondents experienced a high QoL in retirement. The findings established that QoL was higher among married, female retirees and positively correlated with age and income. However, education was not significantly related to QoL and male retirees had a lower QoL despite having higher income, hence the need for further research.
Transmit-Nulling SDMA for Coexistence with Fixed Wireless Service

This paper proposes a systematic design for a precoding codebook for a transmit-nulling space-division multiple access (TN-SDMA) sharing spectrum with existing fixed wireless service (FWS). Based on an estimated direction angle of a victim FWS system, an interfering transmitter adaptively constructs a codebook, forming a transmit null in the direction angle, while satisfying orthogonal beamforming constraints. Sum throughput results indicate that the throughput loss of TN-SDMA relative to a practical SDMA, called per user unitary and rate control (PU²RC), is lower at larger number of transmission antennas, lower signal-to-noise ratio, or a smaller number of users. In particular, a small loss (12% throughput loss) is provided for practical system parameters. Spectrum sharing results confirm that TNSDMA efficiently shares spectrum with FWS systems by reducing protection distance to more than 66 %. Although a TN-SDMA system always has lower throughput compared to PU²RC in non-coexistence scenarios; it offers an intriguing opportunity to re-use a spectrum already allocated to an FWS.
Consumer structure in the emerging market for electric vehicles: Identifying market segments using cluster analysis

ABSTRACT This paper presents results from a segmentation analysis of the emerging market for Electric Vehicles (EVs). Data has been sourced through the application of a self-completion household questionnaire distributed over two cities in the United Kingdom (UK). A two stage cluster analysis methodology has been followed to identify market segments in a dataset of UK drivers. Five unique segments have been identified in the analysis and are characterised by their preferences for EVs, socio-economic characteristics, current car details, and psychographic profiles. These segments hold a range of different EV preference levels, from those who appear unwilling to adopt an EV to those which are clearly attracted to EVs. Moreover, the features of these segments suggest that segments might be attracted to or repelled from EVs for different reasons. These results demonstrate that a significant degree of consumer stratification is present in the emerging market for EVs, with the possible implication being that policy interventions at the segment as opposed to market, level may prove more effective due to their ability to cater for the nuances of important segments.
The Behavior of Maximum Outcomes in Symmetric R&D Networks

We consider the network game for firms conduct R&D to study symmetric cooperation networks. The outcomes focus theoretically on analyzing the behavior of the equilibria. First, we determine optimal levels at which the production quantity is maximized. Then, we show that the quantity function is symmetric around those optimal levels. Finally, we show that the regular increase in the activity level does not necessarily produce a constant change in the equilibrium outcomes.
A Generalized Freud Weight

We discuss the relationship between the recurrence coefficients of orthogonal polynomials with respect to a generalized Freud weight w(x;t)=|x|2λ+1exp(−x4+tx2),x∈R,with parameters λ>−1 and t∈R , and classical solutions of the fourth Painlevé equation. We show that the coefficients in these recurrence relations can be expressed in terms of Wronskians of parabolic cylinder functions that arise in the description of special function solutions of the fourth Painlevé equation. Further we derive a second‐order linear ordinary differential equation and a differential‐difference equation satisfied by the generalized Freud polynomials.
Relationships between Maternal Parenting Stress and Reports on Children's Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: A Cross-Lagged Structural Equation Model

This article presents results of a two-wave panel study with a one-year interval between two time points. The main aim was to examine the reciprocal relationship between parenting stress and reports on problem behavior based on cross-lagged structural equation models. At both time points, adolescents (M = 12.51 years on the first time point) and their mothers reported on internalizing and externalizing problem behavior of the adolescents. Additionally, mothers reported on their parenting stress. Independent of grade, mothers of boys report more parenting stress than mothers of girls. Maternal reports on problem behavior are lower than adolescents’ self-reports and both reports are correlated with maternal parenting stress. The results of the cross-lagged model comparisons indicate a unidirectional relation between parenting stress and proxy-reports/cross-informant discrepancies regarding adolescent problem behavior: parenting stress appears to be a predictor of proxy reports/cross-informant discrepancies but not vice versa. The results are discussed in terms of a meaningfulness of cross-informant discrepancies.
Study of Nutritional Status of Korku Tribes in Betul District of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract Korku are tribal people of central India concentrated in the states of Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh. In last few decades’ research studies have showed that Korku are in grief of severe malnutrition. An estimated 5000 tribal children of this community died of malnutrition in Melaghat, Maharastra between 1992 and 1997.Even today the situation is still critical in these areas. This study is an attempt to collect all relevant information which has bearing on health and nutritional status of Korku tribes in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. Results showed that there is a great inadequacy of nutrients among male and female Korku which is mainly due to low intake of pulses, milk and milk products, green leafy vegetables, fruits, fats and oils, and sugar and jaggery . The study suggests the need to bring about changes in food habits of Korku tribes in order to improve nutritional status.
Investigating the Use of Compliments and Compliment Responses in Persian: Effect of Educational Background

The present study aimed at investigating the effect of the social variable of education on the use of compliments and compliment responses in Persian. To this end, a Discourse Completion Task (DCT) was administered to 200 native Persian speakers from different educational backgrounds. In general, the results revealed that participants tended to use explicit unbound semantic formula as well as non-compliment strategies to give compliments the most. However, they used future reference, contrast, request, and 'other' strategies the least. Furthermore, they followed accept, reject, and evade trend when replying to compliments. Surprisingly, the most common subcategory of compliment response strategy used by participants was downgrade. Return and appreciation tokens were the second and third most frequently used strategies. However, they never used reassignment and topic shift to respond to compliments. In particular, the results suggested the effect of education on determining compliments and compliment responses patterns. While lower educated people preferred non-compliment strategies, higher educated people preferred explicit semantic formula strategies to give compliments the most. In replying to compliments, downgrade occurred most frequently across different educational levels except PhD/MD level. PhD/MD holders used appreciation token the most. The second most frequently used compliment response strategy by all educational levels was return. However, despite minor differences, no marked difference was found among educational levels regarding the least frequent compliments and compliment responses. The findings can provide valuable insight into the cultural and socio-cultural factors affecting the way people compliment, perceive the compliments, and respond to the compliments made on them.
Effect of Climate Change on Banj Oak (Quercusleucotrichophora A. Camus) Dominated Forest in Kumaun,Central Himalaya

Background: Phenology is the study of growth of buds; leaf flushing, anthesis, fruiting and leaf fall in relation to seasons or years with climatic factors. Phenological events of three trees and shrubs species were made during 2008-2009 in a banj oak (Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus) dominated forest located between 1700-2200 m elevation in Kumaun Himalaya. After winter dormancy the growth initiation occurred when temperature began to rise continuously and resulted in bud break. Materials and methods: Monthly counts of leaves, flowers, fruits and shoot measurement were made on 150 tagged twigs on ten individuals of each species for initiation, completion and duration of different phenological events. Results: In most species, leaves emerged during spring time (February-March). Across all species, peak number of leaves per shoot (0.34-1.03), peak leaf area per shoot (9.56-52.27 cm2), shoot extension growth (3.43-25.46 cm) and shoot extension period (16-28 weeks) varied considerably. Conclusion: Comparisons with earlier studies indicated that certain phenological events have started to occur early. However, some phenophases did not show any shifts.
The Influence of Market Factors on Intention to Adopt a "Radical" Product Innovation by Farmers

A high water content dentifrice composition having a viscosity greater than about 200,000 centipoise (cP) comprising a water content greater than about 50% by weight, abrasive material, binder, and a polyol humectant. This invention provides a high water content dentifrice composition that has acceptable stability, mouthfeel and rheological properties. The inventive dentifrice composition also is relatively inexpensive to manufacture.