Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Psychology of the Successful Entrepreneur

Illustration of entrepreneurial action plan. Abstract The entrepreneurship development is mainly due to the entrepreneurial motivation. The motivation of entrepreneurs is influenced by the external as well as internal environmental factors. Though there is no research study which reveals the extent to which the entrepreneurs are motivated by these two environments it is found that the entrepreneurial motivation is due to the influence of both the external and internal environmental factors. The psychological behaviours of the entrepreneurs are also equal playing its role while motivating the entrepreneurs, which are also discussed here. This paper also helps entrepreneurs to identify the different business opportunities and growth of the existing business. A real entrepreneur is a person who generally motivated by intrinsic psychological and also economic rewards. He indigenously tries an entrepreneurial venture for his personal satisfaction in work, ego or status. This paper reviews the psychological literature on entrepreneurs. Assessment and generalizations for the entrepreneurs are risky since there is no specific population of entrepreneurs. Psychological characteristics: In the modem days a suitable entrepreneurial culture must be created by developing healthy work environment and modem attitude towards work giving social recognition etc. These factors will provide the psychological stimulus which in turn promotes innovation, inspiration, ethics and values which are essential for successful entrepreneurs. The irrational behaviours of the entrepreneurs are also playing a vital role while motivating the entrepreneurs.
FARMING HOUSEHOLDS ’ VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN NAMBALE SUB-COUNTY OF KENYA

Climate change has numerous effects on livelihoods, animal and plant health, environment as well as on eco-system stability and resilience. These effects of climate change are increasingly being acknowledged as significant factors contributing to poverty due to its implications on agriculture. This study was done to determine the vulnerability of farmers in Nambale district to the effects of climate change and their adaptive capacity. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected from one hundred and twenty four (124) households selected using multi stage sampling procedure. The results indicate that 82% of the households are vulnerable to primary harmful effects of climate change. Multinomial logit model was used to identify factors affecting adaptation to climate change. The model outputs indicate that farmers with better education level, holding the position of household head of the family, access to credit and markets, better social network, access to agricultural extension services and understanding rainfall pattern exhibited greater level of resilience during and after climate change induced shocks. To sustain and enhance the livelihoods of vulnerable households and communities, there is need for government to support farmers by providing the necessary resources such as credit, information and extension workers to train farmers on climate change adaptation strategies and technologies, and investing in climate resilient projects such as, improving on existing or building new water infrastructure and building climate change monitoring and reporting stations.
Responses of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) to irrigation and nitrogen fertilization rates.

study was conducted to determine the effects of different nitrogen rates (0, 40, 80, 120, 160, 200 and 240 kg ha -1 N) on the yield, its components and the quality characters of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and to identify the economic optimum N rate for maximum profit under both irrigated and non-irrigated conditions during a 2-year period (2007-2008). As the N rates increased, all of the traits measured significantly increased, except the crude oil content, under both irrigation treatments. Based on the 2-year average, the highest seed yield (2713.6 to 2751.2 kg ha -1 ) and crude oil yield (1012.7 to 1042.5 kg ha -1 ) were obtained using 160 kg ha -1 N and the higher N rates, with increases of 47.8% and 39.4%, respectively, compared to the control (0 kg ha -1 N). Similar trends were also obtained for the other traits, except the crude oil content, which was the highest (39-41%) at 0 kg ha -1 N but the lowest (36-38%) under the higher N rates. The highest mean values for the crude protein content and 1000-seed weight were obtained under the highest N rates (200 and 240 kg ha -1 N). In 2007, the economic optimum nitrogen rate (EONR) for sunflower was 148.5 kg ha -1 N under non-irrigated conditions, as compared with 190.0 kg ha -1 N with irrigation. In 2008, the EONRs for sunflower under non-irrigated and irrigated conditions were 145.1 and 176.7 kg ha -1 N, respectively. Although the EONR for irrigated conditions was approximately 30-40 kg ha -1 N more than that for non-irrigated conditions, the seed yield under the irrigation conditions was approximately 65-79% higher compared with the non-irrigated conditions. As a result, it was determined that the economic optimum N rate for sunflower was 145-150 kg ha -1 N under non-irrigated conditions and 177-190 kg ha -1 N under irrigated conditions.
ERASURE AS A MEANS OF MAINTAINING DIGLOSSIA IN CYPRUS

The Greek speech community of Cyprus is characterized by classic diglossia, with the local varieties forming the L, and Standard Greek the H. It is argued here that this diglossic situation is maintained against what the sociopolitical and economic conditions would predict, because the prevailing linguistic ideology—according to which Cypriots are ethnically Greek, an ethnic identity that is primarily defined by the use of (an almost uniform) Greek language—has led to the erasure of diglossia. The case of Cyprus shows that linguistic ideology and the role of language in indexing ethnicity may be crucial for the maintenance of diglossia in some linguistic communities and may prove more powerful than socio-economic conditions in sustaining the linguistic status quo.
Impact of Gender in the Perception of Administrative Burdens among Young Entrepreneurs - Evidence from Slovakia

Excessive bureaucracy, administration, and frequent legislative changes belong among the common factors that discourage people from entering the world of business. The main objective of this paper is to introduce scientific evidence that gender is one of the factors with a significant impact on the management of a company’s administrative activities and on the perception of such administrative burdens as bureaucracy and, often, tax and legislative changes as one of the barriers to young entrepreneurs in the Slovak business environment. On the basis of the research data that was obtained, we wish to confirm that gender has a statistically significant impact on the amount of time spent fulfilling the administrative and bureaucratic requirements among young entrepreneurs in Slovakia. We consider the findings of the research on administrative burdens to be important because of the assumption that excessive bureaucracy could have a negative impact on the competitiveness of every economy. The paper uses data from research carried out in Slovakia in cooperation with the Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Slovakia. Verification or rejection of alternative working hypothesis was realized through the statistical method of Pearson’s chi-square test. Our results bring the following findings: young men and women consider different areas of the bureaucracy to be excessive; female entrepreneurs spend more time watching the changes in legislation affecting the business environment, and females spend almost twice as much time on administrative activities related to business in comparison to their male counterparts. These findings are confirmed by the statistical evidence.
Rethinking Balance-of-Payments Constraints in a Globalized World

This paper confronts the traditional balance-of-payments (BoP) analytical framework (with its dominant focus on the size of a given country’s current account imbalance and its external liabilities) with the contemporary realities of highly integrated international capital markets and cross-country capital mobility. Some key implicit assumptions of the traditional framework like those of a fixed residence of capital owners and home country bias are challenged and an alternative set of assumptions is offered. These reflect the unrestricted character of private capital flows (with no “home country bias” and fixed domicile) determined mostly by the expected rate of return. As a result, the importance of BoP constraints (in their “orthodox” interpretation) diminishes and they disappear completely with respect to individual member states within a highly integrated monetary union. This does not mean, however, immunization from other kinds of macroeconomic risks.
Evidence for a “Migrant Personality”: Attachment Styles of Poles in Poland and Poles in The Netherlands

Title Evidence for a 'Migrant Personality': Attachment Styles of Poles in Poland and Polish Immigrants in The Netherlands Authors(s) Polek, Ela; Van Oudenhoven, Jan Pieter; Ten Berge, Jos M. F. Publication date 2011 Publication information Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 9 (4): 311-326 Publisher Taylor & Francis Item record/more information http://hdl.handle. net/10197/5196 Publisher's statement This is an electronic version of an article published in Evidence for a 'Migrant Personality': Attachment styles of Poles in Poland and in The Netherlands. 2011. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies 9(4). Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies is available online at: www.tandfonline. com/doi/abs/10.1080/15562948.2011. 616163 Publisher's version (DOI) 10.1080/15562948.2011. 616163
ASSESSMENT OF THE AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF SUDANESE COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS, IN KHARTOUM STATE, ABOUT DRUG INTERACTIONS.

Background: Drug interactions, which are quite commonly encountered in medical prescriptions, may lead to serious health problems, though sometime might prove beneficial. Pharmacists in both private and public pharmacies are by profession in a unique position to acquire, utilize and use their competencies to detect and prevent drug interactions The Objective: To assess the overall general, awareness, knowledge, attitude and practice of Sudanese community pharmacists, about drug interactions. Materials and Method: A structured pre-piloted questionnaire composed of (45) questions, was handed over to (322) randomly selected community pharmacists in Khartoum state. Twenty-five (25) pairs of potential drug-drug, (nine pairs), drug-food (eight pairs) and drug-disease interactions (eight pairs), were included in the questionnaire. Results: The response rate was very high (99.4%). Respondent’s median age (28 years), majorities (57.2%) were females, majority (75%) had an experience of less than 5 years and (58.8%) were from private sector settings. Respondent’s averages of awareness, attitude and practice regarding drug interactions, correct knowledge of drug-drug, drug-food, drug-disease interactions and knowledge of modification targets were, (89.13%), (80%), (53.3%), (65.4%), (58.4%) and (53.62%), respectively. No significant correlations were found between, respondent’s knowledge about drug-interactions and other different variables. Collaboration between doctors and pharmacists in this concern, World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research SJIF Impact Factor 7.523 Volume 6, Issue 4, 409-426. Research Article ISSN 2277– 7105 *Corresponding Author Dr. Abduelrahman Salah
Spin properties of free electrons and holes in Hg1-xCdxTe/CdTe quantum well

Spin properties of Hg1ixCdxTe / CdTe quantum wells (QW) with inverted energy bands are considered using eight-band k ¢ p Hamiltonian. The spin splitting of doubly degenerate bands (Kramers pairs) was included via either Rashba or external voltage Hamiltonians. The spin surfaces, which describe the average spin as a function of spin direction of a ballistic 2D charge carrier, in general, are shown to be ellipsoidal rather than spherical. In extreme cases the spin surfaces may reduce to disk, line, or Bloch sphere. Characteristic shapes of the spin surfaces at different wave vectors and QW composition x are presented in a form of graphs in the spin space.
Effect of Glass Fiber Hybridization on the Behavior Under Impact of Woven Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Laminates

The low-velocity impact behavior was studied in hybrid laminates manufactured by RTM with woven carbon and glass (S2) fabrics. Specimens with different thicknesses and glass fiber content (from 0 to 21 vol.%) were tested with impact energies in the range 30-245 J and the resulting deformation and fracture micromechanisms were studied using X-ray microtomography. The results of these analyses, together with those of the impact tests (maximum load and energy absorbed), were used to elucidate the role played by glass fiber hybridization on the fracture micromechanisms and on the overall laminate performance under low-velocity impact.
A positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat manifolds with a non-compact boundary

We prove a positive mass theorem for $n$-dimensional asymptotically flat manifolds with a non-compact boundary if either $3\leq n\leq 7$ or if $n\geq 3$ and the manifold is spin. This settles, for this class of manifolds, a question posed in a recent paper by the first author in connection with the long-term behavior of a certain Yamabe-type flow on scalar-flat compact manifolds with boundary.
Groundwater flow to a pumping well in a sloping fault zone unconfined aquifer

This study develops a mathematical model for simulating the hydraulic head distribution in response to pumping in a sloping fault zone aquifer under a water table boundary condition. A two‐dimensional equation with a sink term representing the pumping is used for describing the head distribution in the aquifer. In addition, a first‐order free surface equation is adopted to represent the change in water table at the outcrop. The analytical solution of the model, derived by the Laplace and finite Fourier cosine transforms, is expressed in terms of a double series. A finite difference solution within a deformable grid framework is developed to assess the solution obtained by specifying the free surface equation at the outcrop. Based on the analytical solution, we have found that the model's prediction tends to overestimate drawdown in a late pumping period. The temporal head distribution is independent of the aquifer slope if the water table change is small, and exhibits a double‐humped shape due to the effect of the free surface. The temporal drawdown predicted from the analytical solution is further compared with those measured from a pumping test conducted in northern Portugal.
Novel Antioxidant Therapy Against Myocardial Ischemia– Reperfusion Injury During Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Major advances in the treatment have included coronary interventions, such as systemic thrombolysis and percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PCA). These procedures have been aimed to recover the blood flow in the cardiac zones affected by the occlusion of a branch of the coronary artery. However, damage is generated in the heart tissue known as myocardial reperfusion injury, an event associated with increased oxidative stress. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are able to trigger cell death pathways, and myocardial structural and functional impairment. Studies on animal models of AMI suggest that lethal reperfusion accounts for up to 50% of the final size of a myocardial infarct, a part of the damage likely to be prevented. Although a number of strategies have been aimed to ameliorate lethal reperfusion injury, up to date the beneficial effects in clinical settings remain elusive. The accumulated body of evidence suggests that redox balance is a crucial determinant of ischemia–reperfusion injury, with clear mechanistic insights into pharmacological approaches. This chapter presents the molecular basis for a novel cardioprotection of patients with AMI subjected to PCA, based on a reinforcement of the antioxidant system.
The Function of Renin and the Role of Food-Derived Peptides as Direct Renin Inhibitors

Food proteins contain active peptide fragments encrypted within their structure that can exert beneficial effects on human health above and beyond their expected nutritional value. Among many types of food-derived peptides, peptides with antihypertensive activity have received the most significant attention due to the prevalence of hypertension and its associated complications with pharmacological interventions. One strategy for the selection of potential food-derived antihypertensive peptides is to search for in vitro renin inhibitory activity. Thus far, various food protein-derived peptides and protein hydrolysates have shown in vitro renin inhibitory capacity. Many of these peptides have induced antihypertensive effects when orally administered to spontaneously hypertensive rats, and also, antihypertensive effects in hypertensive humans have been reported. Indeed, the results indicate that antihypertensive food protein-derived peptides may be acting at the same time via multiple pathways at the protein level as well as at the gene level modulating the renin-angiotensin system. Important knowledge on structure-function parameters of peptides is increasing constantly, which can greatly enhance the production and processing of peptides with high physiological efficacy. By means of novel nutrigenomic approaches, it is possible and, in future, perhaps essential to investigate the impact of peptides on the expression of genes and hence endeavor to optimize the nutritional and health effects delivered by peptides. Novel technologies are available to standardize and stabilize the concentrations of active peptides in the products in down-stream processing. The existing data provide strong potential for developing new added-value products with scientifically approved health effects for consumers. This review provides an overview of food-derived peptides that may mediate the antihypertensive activities through inhibiting renin, one of the key enzymes in renin-angiotensin system, and reviews also the safety and applicability aspects of the these peptides.
The relationship between high performance work systems and employee proactive behaviour: role breadth self-efficacy and flexible role orientation as mediating mechanisms

Drawing on the contextual perspective (Johns, 2006), this study provides novel empirical evidence on how the organisational context (specifically, the firm’s human resource strategy) has an effect on employee proactivity. We use matched data from managers and employees in 102 Spanish professional service firms to examine how high performance work systems contribute to enhance employee proactive behaviours through two motivational variables: role breadth self-efficacy and flexible role orientation (Parker, 2000). Results of a multilevel study demonstrate that role breadth self-efficacy mediates between HPWS and employee proactivity, but flexible role orientation does not mediate this relationship.
ZmÄny kvality sladu v prĹŻbÄhu posklizĹovĂŠho dozrĂĄvĂĄnĂ­ jeÄmene.

Jarni jecmeny nejsou schopny v obdobi kratce po sklizni poskytnout kvalitni slad. Důvodem je vstup obilek do dormance, kdy obilky spatně a nevyrovnaně klici. Proto byl sledovan průběh dormance ve vztahu ke kvalitativnim parametrům vyrobeneho sladu a fyziologickemu stavu obilek v terminech ihned po sklizni, tři a sesti týdnů po sklizni. U sesti odrůd sladovnickeho jecmene (Bojos, Jersey, Malz, Prestige, Sebastian a Tolar) byla stanovena produkce ethylenu, ethanu, oxidu uhliciteho a spotřeby kysliku při výrobě sladu. U vyrobeneho sladu byla stanovena aktivita α-amylasy, obsah β-glukanů, homogenita sladu, modifikace sladu a výtěžnost sladovani. Pomoci statisticke krokove regrese byly zjistěny průkazne zavislosti mezi produkci ethylenu a výtěžnosti sladovani. Produkce ethylenu v průběhu maceni a kliceni jecmene je zavisla na obsahu β-glukanů, na homogenitě a modifikaci sladu. Při zahajeni kliceni je produkce ethylenu vysoce průkazným ukazatelem aktivity α-amylasy. Produkce oxidu uhliciteho je v přimem souladu s ukazatelem homogenity a modifikace sladu. Množstvi spotřebovaneho kysliku již po prvni namacce jecmene ukazuje na výtěžnost sladovani (nepřima zavislost) a budouci modifikaci sladu.
Relational Capital and Tacit Knowledge Acquisition in International Outsourcing Relationships

The acquisition of tacit knowledge through business relationships with foreign buyers is deemed important in helping local supplier firms improve their competitiveness.As the suppliers engage in international outsourcing, they can use the opportunity of collaborating with their foreign buyers to develop relational capital and exploit this advantage to obtain tacit knowledge that is new and valuable to them.This allows the suppliers to access not only tacit knowledge but other idiosyncratic resources belonging to their foreign buyers.Employing a sample of 122 Malaysian manufacturing suppliers involved in international outsourcing, this study empirically investigates the implications of relational capital on the acquisition of tacit knowledge in international outsourcing relationships.The results provide evidence that partner interaction and cultural sensitivity dimensions of relational capital are indeed facilitated the acquisition of tacit knowledge, but that no support is found for trust dimension of relational capital.Further, the results also indicate that the tacit knowledge acquired from foreign buyers associates with Malaysian suppliers’ capability enhancement.
Variation in bat and bird fatalities at wind energy facilities: assessing the effects of rotor size and tower height

Wind energy is a rapidly growing sector of the alternative energy industry in North America, and larger, more productive turbines are being installed. However, there are concerns regarding bird and bat fatalities at wind turbines. To assess the influence of turbine size on bird and bat fatalities, we analyzed data from North American wind energy facilities. Diameter of the turbine rotor did not influence the rate of bird or bat fatality. The height of the turbine tower had no effect on bird fatalities per turbine, but bat fatalities increased exponentially with tower height. This suggests that migrating bats fly at lower altitudes than nocturnally migrating birds and that newer, larger turbines are reaching that airspace. Minimizing tower height may help minimize bat fatalities. In addition, while replacing older, smaller turbines with fewer larger ones may reduce bird fatalities per megawatt, it may result in increased numbers of bat fatalities.
Mineralogical properties and internal structures of individual fineparticles of Saharan dust

Abstract. Mineral dust interacts with incoming/outgoing radiation, gases, other aerosols, and clouds. The assessment of its optical and chemical impacts requires knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of bulk dust and single particles. Despite the existence of a large body of data from field measurements and laboratory analyses, the internal properties of single dust particles have not been defined precisely. Here, we report on the mineralogical organization and internal structures of individual fine (