Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Data for: Evaluating Settlement Structures in the Ancient Near East using Spatial Interaction Entropy Maximization

Code, data, and instructions for using a spatial interaction entropy maximization (SIEM) model for studying settlement structures. The settlement data include settlements from the Khabur Triangle and Southern Mesopotamia for the Late Chalcolithic, Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, and Iron Age. The model is in Java and applied within Repast Simphony 2.2.
EFFECT OF ARTISANAL RENNET PASTE ON THE CHEMICAL, SENSORY AND MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL GOAT'S CHEESE

In a study using three replicates, Marzolina goat cheese made with artisanal rennet paste from goat kid was compared with cheese made with commercial liquid rennet from calf. samples of fresh cheese were subjected to chemical and microbiological analyses. samples of ripened cheese collected after 50 days of ripening were submitted to chemical and sensory analysis. results of this study show that cheese made with artisanal rennet pastes did not contain pathogenic microorganisms and that this kind of rennet provided the enzymatic content necessary to achieve the typical characteristics of traditional cheeses.
Optimal Monetary Responses to Oil Discoveries

This paper studies how monetary policy should respond to news about an oil discovery, using a workhorse New Keynesian model. Good news about future production can create a recession today under exchange rate pegs and a simple Taylor rule, as seen in practice. This is explained by forward-looking inflation. Recession is avoided by a Taylor rule that accommodates changes in the natural level of output, which closely approximates optimal policy. Central banks have an incentive to exploit oil revenues by appreciating the terms of trade, creating “Dutch disease” and a deflationary bias which is overcome by committing to future policy.
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the population of nearby radio galaxies at the 1-mJy level

We use redshift determinations and spectral analysis of galaxies in the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey to study the properties of local radio sources with S greater than or equal to1 mJy. 557 objects (hereafter called the spectroscopic sample) drawn from the FIRST survey, corresponding to 2.3 per cent of the total radio sample, are found in the 2dFGRS catalogue within the area 9(h) 48(m) less than or similar toRA(2000)less than or similar to14(h) 32(m) and -277less than or similar toDec. (2000)less than or similar to225, down to a magnitude limit b (J) =19.45. The excellent quality of 2dF spectra allows us to divide these sources into classes, according to their optical spectra.Absorption-line systems make up 63 per cent of the spectroscopic sample. These may or may not show emission lines due to AGN activity, and correspond to 'classical' radio galaxies belonging mainly to the FRI class. They are characterized by relatively high radio-to-optical ratios, red colours, and high radio luminosities (10(21) less than or similar toP (1.4 GHz) /W Hz(-1) sr(-1) less than or similar to10(24) ). Actively star-forming galaxies contribute about 32 per cent of the sample. These objects are mainly found at low redshifts (z less than or similar to0.1) and show low radio-to-optical ratios, blue colours and low radio luminosities. We also found 18 Seyfert 2 galaxies (3 per cent) and four Seyfert 1s (1 per cent). Analysis of the local radio luminosity function (LF) shows that radio galaxies are well described by models that assume pure luminosity evolution, at least down to radio powers P (1.4 GHz) less than or similar to10(20.5) W Hz(-1) sr(-1). Late-type galaxies, whose relative contribution to the radio LF is found to be lower than was predicted by previous works, present an LF which is comparable with the IRAS galaxy LF. This class of sources therefore plausibly constitutes the radio counterpart of the dusty spirals and starbursts that dominate the counts at 60 mum.
Multiple Roles and Women's Quality Of Life: In Iran (Zabol)

Objective: The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the combination of paid employment promotes or challenges the quality of life of married employed and unemployed women in Iran. Method: The samples consisted of 250 married employed women (175 professionals and 75 non-professionals) and 250 married unemployed. Stratified convenience sampling technique was used for the selection of the sample. One demographic sheet and the Persian version of World Health Organization -Quality of Life (IRQOL) were chosen for collection of data. SPSS was used for analyzing data. Results: professional employed and unemployed women differed significantly on quality of life, physical health, and psychological health. Professional employed and unemployed women did not differ significantly on two of the subscales of quality of life, social relationship and environment. Professional employed women were found to be significantly higher on quality of life, physical health, psychological health, social relationship, and environment than non-professional women. Non-professional employed women were found to be significantly lower on quality of life, social relationship, and environment than unemployed women. Non- professional employed women did not differ significantly on physical health and psychological health than unemployed women. Conclusions: The present study clearly evinces that employment status per se is not important. In other words, employment for women does not always ensure good quality of life. Status and level of works is important factor for creation the positive consequences of work in women.
Navigation and learning style

As one of the most recent developments in Information Technology, interactive multimedia technology stands to offer a particularly significant contribution to the improvement of education and training. Sound, direct manipulation of interface objects (such as menus, tools, or instructional screens), visualisation of processes and dynamic video images are all features of today's interactive multimedia systems. The technology can not only be used to improve the quality of instruction, but more significantly it can also be used by learners to achieve a variety of learning objectives.
Weighted Feature Typology Based on Semantic Feature Pr oduction Norms

Feature taxonomy proposed by sensory-functional theories to differentiate between domains (living or non-living things) received a number of critics: (a) the vagueness of the defi nition of attribute types; (b) the limitations of the dichotomous taxonomy; (c) the insuffi ciency of feature production variable to discriminate between domains. This paper aims to contribute to overcome these diffi culties by proposing an analysis based on a complex taxonomy supported on empirical data obtained from Semantic Feature Production Norms in Spanish, considering features ́ frequency and order of production. Data was collected from a sample of 180 Spanish speaking healthy adults who produced defi ning features for 90 concrete concepts. The results show similarities between domains, in so far as to the primacy of superordinate attributes, and differences in the weight of the dynamic (functional and behavioral) and sensory features. This information is worthy to characterize the compositional structure of the features that constitute the semantic representation of concrete concepts.
An Analysis of Rainfall Characteristics in Machakos County, Kenya

Rain-fed agriculture accounts for about 60% of global and 90% for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) staple food production. Over 80% of the population in SSA depends on rain-fed agriculture as their livelihood source. Rainfall performance is therefore crucial in socio-economic development of the agri-based economies. This study sought to analyze rainfall characteristics in Machakos County, Kenya where the inhabitants are largely agriculturalists. Rainfall data was obtained from KARI Katumani and Mutisya Mango Farm rainfall stations and analyzed using various climatological statistics. Rainfall was of moderate distribution being concentrated in approximately 75% of the years/seasons. Normal and wet conditions dominated the climate with droughts occurring once in every 4 years. Drought frequency was higher during the long (March, April and May) and the short (October, November and December) rains occurring once in every 3 years, causing food insecurity in the County. Negative rainfall trend and higher rainfall variability in Mutisya Mango Farm stations made rainfall less dependable compared to KARI Katumani which had lower rainfall variations. It was therefore easy to use the rainfall mean to predict rainfall performance and to plan agricultural activities in KARI Katumani. Variation in rainfall amount during the wet and normal climatic conditions was identified as the key rainfall parameter influencing rain-fed agriculture activities in Machakos County.
Effects of Tai Chi exercises on work engagement and mental and physical health : a pilot study

The past decades interest in alternative medicine in the Netherlands has grown. Tai Chi, a type of alternative medicine, is a combination of rhythmic movement and self-defense practice with relaxation trough deep breathing and self-awareness so a person can connect his mind and body. Several investigators demonstrated a positive effect of Tai Chi on physical and mental health. This pilot study addresses the effect of Tai Chi on work engagement. Work engagement - a concept of positive psychology - is a positive, work-related psychological state which is characterized by vigor, dedication and absorption. Work engagement is positively correlated to mental and physical health. Participants followed a ten week Tai Chi program, meaning they followed one Tai Chi session a week under supervision of a professional Tai Chi practitioner. By using questionnaires, during ten weeks, participants reported on their level of work engagement and mental and physical health. The expectation was that Tai Chi has a positive effect on work engagement and mental and physical health. Results showed that a Tai Chi session has a positive, short term effect on physical tension, balance and mental relaxation, but not on energy. No convincing evidence on the effects of a ten week Tai Chi program was found.
LORNOXICAM: A REVIEW OF ITS THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL IN DIFFERENT CLINICAL STUDIES

Lornoxicam is a member of the oxicam group of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), producing analgesic and antipyretic effects through the non-selective inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase-1 and -2. Besides its inhibitory effect on COX1 and COX-2 peripheral receptors, is also increases endogenous dinorphin and beta-endorphin levels promoting central analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Recently, lornoxicam has been introduced in Indian market in oral, intravenous and intramuscular formulations. Lornoxicam is completely absorbed after oral administration, reaching peak plasma concentrations of 280 mg/L within 2.5 hours after a 4 mg dose. After intramuscular injection maximum plasma concentrations are achieved after approximately 20-25 minutes. Lornoxicam is extensively metabolished in liver by cytochrome P4502DC9 to inactive metabolite 5’-hydroxy-lornoxicam. The mean elimination half life is 3 to 4 hours. There is plenty of literature available on the effect of lornoxicam on chronic and acute pain management. These preliminary finding require confirmation in further comparative studies. Key words:- lornoxicam, analgesic, anti inflammatory drugs.
TERLINGUACHELYS FISCHBECKI, A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF SEA TURTLE (CHELONIOIDEA: PROTOSTEGIDAE) FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF TEXAS

Abstract Remains of a large sea turtle, Terlinguachelys fischbecki n. gen. and sp. , were recovered from paralic deposits of the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Aguja Formation in Big Bend National Park, Texas. T. fischbecki is a primitive protostegid that retains a constricted humerus, well ossified plastron and costals, prominent retroarticular process on the lower jaw, and long slender femora; however, it has some features, such as a prominent tubercle at the base of the scapular acromion process, found elsewhere only in derived leatherback sea turtles. The unique combination of primitive and derived traits in T. fischbecki illustrates further diversity among Cretaceous sea turtles and another case of parallelism common in sea turtle phylogeny.
Unemployment in the Great Recession: single parents and men hit hard

Even though the National Bureau of Economic Research determined that the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009, unemployment remains stubbornly high, at 9.1 percent in July 2011.1 The recession has had a sweeping impact, with the ripple effects of massive job loss reverberating throughout the economy. Nationwide, the unemployed have been jobless for an average of 22.9 weeks.2 However, some Americans have been hit harder than others, particularly men, single parents, young adults, and people with less education. This brief examines changes in unemployment patterns by sex, age, education, race and ethnicity, marital status, and parental status paying particular attention to differences by place of residence.3 We analyze data from 2007 and 2010 (the year preceding the official start of the Great Recession and the year immediately following its end), from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey.
The Impact of Mixed Planning on the Accuracy of Iranian Learners’ Oral Performance

This study set out to explore the impact of three levels of task planning on the accuracy of task-based oral performance with narrative task types among sixty Iranian sophomores majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Islamic Azad University – Tabriz Branch. It was hypothesized that simultaneous pre-task/on-line planning would lead to more accurate performance. To test the research hypothesis, a quasi experimental design was used with three levels of planning (pre-task planning (PTP), on-line task planning (OLP), pre/on-line task planning (POLP). The participants in the study included 60 pre-intermediate TEFL sophomores at Islamic Azad University-Tabriz Branch who were selected out of a population of 200 TEFL sophomores on the basis of their scores on a proficiency test and an oral pre-test. One-way ANOVA run on the post-test data indicated statistically significant effects on the accuracy of the participants' task-based oral performance under POLP planning condition. However, there was no significant effect on accuracy as a result of PTP and OLP planning. The independent samples t-test analysis revealed significant accuracy gains in the POLP groups whereas the same improvements were not observed in the PTP and OLP planners.
Magnetic turbulence in and around the Earth's magnetosphere

Magnetic turbulence is found in most space plas- mas, including the geospace environment. Recent spacecraft observations of magnetic turbulence in the ion foreshock, in the magnetosheath, in the polar cusp regions, and in the magnetotail will be reviewed. Turbulence features like the fluctuation level, the spectral power law index, the turbu- lence anisotropy and intermittency, and the turbulence driver will be addressed. The influence of such a turbulence on the plasma transport and dynamics will be described, also using the results of numerical simulations. space plasmas, which then evolve into a power-law spectrum thanks to nonlinear interactions. Magnetic turbulence due to both phenomenologies is observed in and around the Earth's magnetosphere. Such a turbulence can be due either to veloc- ity shear instabilities in the magnetosheath, or to magnetic re- connection at magnetic field reversals like the magnetopause and the magnetotail, or to kinetic instabilities due to parti- cle beams and to the anisotropic distribution functions in the bow shock and in the magnetotail. Many spacecraft have explored the near Earth space, yield- ing a rich set of magnetic field observations (e.g. Zimbardo, 2006). The International Heliophysical Year gives the op- portunity to study these data in a coordinated, comparative way, and here we point out that similar analysis techniques can be used for different datasets. The observations point out the importance of the underlying nonlinear dynamics, but the many behaviours of plasmas and magnetofluids show that further studies are needed. Here we describe some stimulat- ing, and often puzzling, observations, and indicate how the understanding of some problems can be advanced by the use of numerical simulations.
Holding Periods, Illiquidity and Disposition Effect in a Developing Economy

This paper aims to empirically investigate holding periods, illiquidity and disposition effect in Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE). KSE 100 Index Companies daily data were collected for a period of five year i.e. 2003-2007. Daily returns, holding periods, illiquidity and volatility were calculated through this data. These variables were regressed in models used by Visaltanachoti et al. (2007) to calculate annual holding periods, illiquidity and disposition effect. The results have revealed that there exists disposition effect in KSE. Holding periods were found positively related to illiquidity and negatively associated with stock returns. Further, holding periods were long for illiquid stocks and short for less illiquid stocks. The study is significant in the sense that it’s perhaps the first study conducted in a developing country like Pakistan.
Sorption of toxic metal ions in aqueous environment using electrospun polystyrene fibres incorporating diazole ligands

Electrospun polystyrene fibres incorporating potassium salts of pyrazole-1-carbodithioate and imidazole-1-carbodithioate were employed as sorbents for heavy metals from aqueous environments. The equilibrating time, initial metal concentrations and sorbent mass for optimal adsorption were 40 min, 5 mg/l and 8 mg, respectively. The optimal pH for metal ion uptake was between 6.3 and 9.0 and was found to be dependent on the basicity of the ligands. Protonation constants for the ligands in aqueous solutions were determined potentiometrically; pK of the imidazole was 6.82 while that of the pyrazole was 3.36. The efficiencies of adsorption and desorption of metals on the imidazolyl-incorporated sorbents were more than 95%, up to the fifth cycle of usage. The limits of quantification were ≤ 0.0145 mg/l for all the metals. Accuracy of the determinations, expressed as relative error between the certified and observed values of certified reference groundwater samples was ≤ 0.2% with relative standard deviations < 3%. Electrospun polystyrene fibres incorporating imidazoles proved to be efficient sorbents for divalent heavy metal ions in aqueous environments as their efficiencies exceeded those of chitosan microspheres, ion-imprinted composites, amino-functionalised mesoporous materials and most of the biomass-based sorbents previously reported on. Keywords: electrospinning, polystyrene, heavy metals, diazole
Accuracy of polymeric dental bridges manufactured by stereolythography

Purpose: Purpose of this paper is to investigate the accuracy of dental bridges produced via digital light projection stereolithography process. Design/methodology/approach: 3D printer Rapidshape D30 was used for manufacturing of two groups of samples – temporary four-part bridges and cast patterns for permanent bridges. The temporary bridges were made of NextDent C+B polymer, while the cast patterns of NextDent Cast. The samples were manufactured with different layer’s thickness (0.035 mm and 0.050 mm). The geometrical and adjusting accuracy were investigated by measuring of the samples’ dimensions and silicone probe, while the surface roughness was studied out by profile meter and optical microscopy. Findings: It was established that the dimensions of the temporary bridges and the cast patterns, printed with layer thickness 50 μm, are larger than that of the virtual 3D model with 0.1-0.3 mm. Decreasing the layer thickness to 35 μm leads to 0.29%-1.10% smaller sizes of dental bridges and cast patterns in comparison to that of the virtual 3D model. The average roughness deviation Ra of the 3D printed temporary bridges and cast patterns is larger than that of the initial model. As the surface roughness depends on the layer’s thickness, the samples with 0.035 mm layer characterize with lower Ra values. The silicone probe shows that the temporary bridges as well as the cast patterns need additional adjusting in the dental office or corrections during design of the virtual 3D model and 3D printing process in the dental laboratory. Practical implications: The stereolithography as part of CAD/CAM manufacturing process characterizes with high accuracy as a whole. But present study reveals that additional adjusting or preliminary corrections of the design of 3D printing process are needed for dental constructions produced by SLA. Originality/value: The geometrical and fitting accuracy as well as the surface roughness of dental bridges, produced by stereolithography were evaluated. The data, shown in the present study, will help dentists and dental technicians to precise the manufacturing regimes for production of dental constructions with high accuracy.
Family roles and happiness in adulthood

This study examined four important family roles: “spousal role”, “parental role”, “filial role”, “worker role” and their relationships with subjective well-being (SWB), across four family developmental stages. Four sets of variables were measured: (a) personal information, including demographics as well as traditional values, extraversion, neuroticism and social desirability; (b) role experiences on facets of “importance”, “rewards”, “stress” and “satisfaction”; (c) social support; (d) happiness and mental health. Using a purposive sampling strategy, 450 community adults in Taiwan were surveyed. Personality traits, traditional values, SES indicators, as well as role experiences all correlated with happiness. Multiple regression analyses showed that different factors predicted happiness along the four family developmental stages. The “spousal role” was the most salient for the newly-weds; the “worker role” was important to parents with young children to rear; the “worker role” as well as the “filial role” were important to parents with adolescent children; and finally, the “worker role” again became salient after children had all grown-up. Predictors of happiness for the two genders were also distinct. These results were discussed in the contexts of the traditional Chinese cultural heritage, as well as the changing social climates of the modern Taiwan. A tentative conclusion was that role experiences were important to adult happiness, and furthermore, people were flexible in defining and redefining their personal happiness as life goes on.
Types of the Fiber Glass-Mat on Fatigue Characteristic of Composite Materials at Constant Fiber Volume Fraction: Experimental Determination

The aim of this work is to study the influence of the type of fiber glass –mat on fatigue behavior of composite material which is manufactured from polyester and E-glass (woven roving, chopped strand mat (CSM)) as a laminate with a constant fiber volume fraction (VF) of 33%. The results showed that the laminates reinforced with E-glass (woven roving) [0/90, ±45.0/90] and [0/90, CSM, 0/90] have lower fatigue strength than the laminates reinforced with E-glass [0/90]3,[CSM]3 and [CSM, 0/90, CSM] although they had different tensile strength; the best laminate was [0/90]3 .