Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Construct Validity of Openness to Experience in Middle Childhood : Contributions from Personality and Temperament

Controversy exists over the validity of child Openness to Experience (OE), which is typically considered a major trait in adult personality models. In an effort to establish construct validity for child OE, data were collected for 346 children (51% girls) approximately 9–10 years of age (M = 9.92, SD = 0.83). Parents completed questionnaires about their children’s personality, temperament, and behavioral problems and competencies. Factor analyses of relevant personality and temperament facets revealed a robust and measurable OE factor made up of three facets: Intellect, Imagination, and Sensitivity. Evidence for convergent and discriminant validity was established via associations with other higher-order personality traits, behavioral problems, and behavioral competencies. The results underscore the importance of drawing from both temperament and personality literatures in attempts to establish construct validity for child trait domains as well as of moving beyond the higher-order domain and examining facet-level associations between OE and child behavior.
Why are Long Rates Sensitive to Monetary Policy?

We use a quantitative model of the U.S. economy to analyze the response of long-term interest rates to monetary policy, and compare the model results with empirical evidence. We find that the strong and time-varying yield curve response to monetary policy innovations found in the data can be explained by the model. A key ingredient in explaining the yield curve response is central bank private information about the state of the economy or about its own target for inflation.
Effect of Asset Structure on Value of a Firm: a Case of Companies Listed In Nairobi Securities Exchange

The decisions on the most suitable financing method to be used by companies and to what levels have been a great puzzle to many financial experts and academicians forming the subject of discussion in many fields of finance. This research sought to establish the effect of capital structure on value of the firm through the determinant of asset structure. The assets form the basis through which financiers have the confidence to lend to an entity because it guarantees them recovery of their capital. It is this funds that enable the firm to acquire more and improve the level of their efficiency. This translates ultimately to increased profit for the firm. The findings confirmed that the asset structure determines the firm’s value to a high extent. Firms did not seem to consider appropriately all elements before making decisions on the composition and alteration of their capital structures thus affecting their values negatively. Management of companies should initiate regular capital structure monitoring and control mechanisms to ensure that any change made adds value to their firms in the long run. Keywords : Assets structure; Value of Firm, Capital Structure, Market Price, Profitability
Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Sporadic Colorectal Cancer in Isfahan, Iran

Background: Records from the cancer registry system of Iran indicate that colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in Iranian men and fourth most common among Iranian women. In this study we have investigated the environmental factors associated with colorectal cancer in Isfahan, Iran. Methods: In this case-control study, we randomly selected 187 patients with colorectal cancer who had positive results by colonoscopy and pathology (case group) and 250 persons who had negative colonoscopy results (control group) from the Colonoscopy Unit of Al Zahra Hospital and Colorectal Cancer Center of Seyed Al Shohada Hospital from 2014 to mid-2015. This study aimed to find the risk factors for sporadic colorectal cancer; therefore, we excluded patients with positive family history. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that asked about sex, age, body mass index, smoking status, job-related physical activity, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug consumption. Results: This study enrolled 187 colorectal cancer patients (98 males and 89 females) and 250 individuals without colorectal cancer (107 males and 143 females). Multiple analysis demonstrated a significant association of age (odds ratio: 1.04; 95% confidence interval: 1.02, 1.06) and body mass index (odds ratio: 1.09; 95% confidence interval: 1.03, 1.15) with colorectal cancer risk. Men had an almost two-fold risk compared with women (odds ratio: 1.85; 95% confidence interval: 1.14, 2.99). Subjects who did not use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs had an almost three-fold risk compared with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug consumers (odds ratio: 0.34; 95% confidence interval: 0.19, 0.62). Analysis for job-related physical activity, also indicated an association between the no/low active group with colorectal cancer (odds ratio no activity: 36.09; 95% confidence interval: 10.94, 119 and odds ratio low activity: 2.96; 95% confidence interval: 1.43, 6.13). Conclusion: Knowledge of the risk factors involved in colorectal cancer incidence makes it possible to identify people at risk and begin risk reduction strategies as well as screening programs.
EFFECT OF SOIL SOLARIZATION ON THE CONTROL OF EGYPTIAN BROOMRAPE (OROBANCHE AEGYPTIACA) AND YIELD IMPROVEMENT OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS) GROWN IN GREENHOUSE

ASHRAFI, Zoheir Y. , Hassan M. ALIZADEH and Sedigheh SADEGHI, 2008. Effect of soil solarization on the control of Egyptian broomrape (orobanche aegyptiaca) and yield improvement of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) grown in greenhouse. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 14: 583- 591 Cucumber cultivation in the Mediterranean region is susceptible to infestation by the parasitic weed Egyptian broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca), and severe yield losses can result. The effectiveness of solarization, a soil disinfection technique that uses passive solar heating, to control the incidence of broomrape under greenhouse conditions was studied over two growing seasons. Solarization was accomplished by the application of clear polyethylene sheets to moist soil for 63 d during the hot season. The treatment increased maximum soil temperature by around 15 0 C, and at 5 cm below the soil surface, a temperature of more than 45 0 C was reached for 34 to 60 d, whereas this temperature was not reached at all in the first season and not for 20 d (second season) in unmulched soil. In solarized soil, no broomrape shoots emerged, and neither haustoria’s nor underground tubercles of the parasite were found on cucumber roots. The treatment killed about 95% of buried viable seed, and induced secondary dormancy in the remaining 5%. In nonsolarized plots, broomrape shoots were present at a high density, decreasing plant growth and fruit production. Fruit yield was 133 to 258% higher in the solarized as compared with the nonsolarized treatment. Based on these results, we suggest that soil solarization, which precludes chemical contamination and is suitable for organic farming, is an appropriate technology where the risk of Egyptian broomrape infestation is high.
Bank Loans with Chinese Characteristics

We examine stock price responses to announcements of bank loans in China’s rapidly evolving economy, in which banks in general are unable to provide the certification role as ‘insiders’ to mitigate information asymmetry. Previous researchers find positive stock price reactions when U.S. borrowers obtain bank loans. However, we find significantly negative bank loan announcement effects for Chinese firms, particularly when the loan is intended to repay existing debt or originates with a local bank branch. Furthermore, this negative effect is typically associated with borrowers who display more frequent related party transactions or subsequent poor corporate performance. Our evidence highlights the limited alternatives for raising capital in China and the political goals that the Chinese banking system serves.
Effects of Dietary Inclusion of Chlorella vulgaris on Growth, Blood Biochemical Parameters, and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity in Olive Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of dietary inclusion of defatted Chlorella on growth performance, body composition, blood biochemistry, and antioxidant enzyme activity in olive flounder. Four isonitrogenous (51% crude protein) diets were formulated to contain 0 (control), 5, 10, or 15% Chlorella meal (CM) (designated as Con, CM5, CM10, and CM15, respectively) and fed to triplicate groups of fish (104.4 g) to apparent satiation twice daily for 8 wk. At the end of the feeding trial, significant enhancement (P < 0.05) in growth performance was obtained at over 10% CM compared to fish fed the control diet. No significant changes in dorsal muscle and liver proximate composition were found following CM administration. The groups fed CM-containing diets revealed significantly lower plasma cholesterol concentration than those fed the control diet. Dietary CM affected antioxidant enzyme activity; significantly higher plasma catalase activity was found in fish fed ≥10% CM and total antioxidant capacity increased in CM5 and CM10 groups compared to the control. However, plasma glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities were not significantly influenced by dietary CM. Also, significant enhancement in 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl radical scavenging activity was found in dorsal muscle of fish fed CM15 diet compared to the control. The findings in this study showed that dietary inclusion of 10–15% CM can enhance growth performance and affect antioxidant enzyme activity and lipid metabolism in olive flounder.
Antioxidant properties and total phenolic content o f a marine diatom, Navicula clavata and green microalgae, Chlorella marina and Dunaliella salina

The study focuses on determining the antioxidant properties of the different solvent extracts, namely methanol, acetone and hexane, from the microalgae. The evaluation of total phenolic content and antioxidant properties was determined by total antioxidant activity, Ferric reducing antioxidant power, DPPH radical scavenging activity, Hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging activity and Nitric oxide radical scavenging assay. Among the tested microalgae, the maximum antioxidant activity was recorded in methanolic extract of C. marina. Whereas methanolic extract of green microalgae and diatom showed good antioxidant potential. This study suggests that different solvent extracts contain different potential antioxidant compounds capable to scavenge different types of free radicals
DOES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INFLUENCE BANKING SECTOR PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

This study examines the effect of corporate governance on the performance of commercial banks in Nigeria from 2006-2014. The study selected 10 out of the population of 21 consolidated commercial banks in Nigeria using stratified and proportional sampling technique and the data were analyzed using the ordinary least square estimation method. Return on Equity (ROE) was used as proxy for banking sector performance, while Board Independence (BI), Board Size (BS), Director Shareholding (DSH) and Audit Committee Meetings (ACM) are the proxies for corporate governance. The findings of the research revealed that Board Independence, Directors’ Shareholding and Audit Committee Meetings had positive and significant effects on banking sector’s performance while Board Size showed negative and also significant effect on the performance of the banking sector in Nigeria. The study recommends
Effect of chitosan coating on chilling injury, antioxidant status and postharvest quality of Japanese cucumber during cold storage

Japanese cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) could easily develop chilling injury when held at 7°C or below, thus limiting its storability and reduces consumer preference. Chitosan coating is known to be one of the methods used for preserving perishable fresh produce. This work was extended out to look into the efficacy of low molecular weight (LMW) chitosan coatings on chilling injury (CI), antioxidant levels and shelf life quality of Japanese cucumber. Fruit were coated with 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% chitosan prior to cold storage at 7°C and 90-95% relative humidity (RH) for 12 days. The result showed that fruit coated with lowest concentration of chitosan (0.5%) was the most effective in alleviating chilling injury symptoms and reduced the increase of lipid peroxidation (MDA content) compared to higher concentrations (1.0 and 1.5%). Furthermore, when Japanese cucumbers were coated with 0.5% chitosan, it was able to maintain the postharvest quality and storability with higher firmness and delayed increase of weight loss. On the other hand, cucumber coated with 1.5% chitosan demonstrated high level of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and catalase (CAT) activities than in 0.5 and 1.0% chitosan. This finding suggests a role for chitosan coating in alleviating oxidative stress that would lead to CI problems during cold storage.
Dissipative Dicke model with collective atomic decay: Bistability, noise-driven activation, and the nonthermal first-order superradiance transition

The Dicke model describes the coherent interaction of a laser-driven ensemble of two-level atoms with a quantized light field. It is realized within cavity QED experiments, which in addition to the coherent Dicke dynamics feature dissipation due to, e.g., atomic spontaneous emission and cavity photon loss. Spontaneous emission supports the uncorrelated decay of individual atomic excitations as well as the enhanced collective decay of an excitation that is shared by N atoms and whose strength is determined by the cavity geometry. We derive a many-body master equation for the dissipative Dicke model including both spontaneous emission channels and analyze its dynamics on the basis of Heisenberg-Langevin and stochastic Bloch equations. We find that the collective loss channel leads to a region of bistability between the empty and the superradiant state. Transitions between these states are driven by nonthermal Markovian noise. The interplay between dissipative and coherent elements leads to a genuine nonequilibrium dynamics in the bistable regime, which is expressed via a nonconservative force and a multiplicative noise kernel appearing in the stochastic Bloch equations. We present a semiclassical approach, based on stochastic nonlinear optical Bloch equations, which for the infinite-range Dicke model become exact in the large- N-limit. The absence of an effective free-energy functional, however, necessitates the inclusion of fluctuation corrections with O(1/N) for finite N < ∞ to locate the nonthermal first-order phase transition between the superradiant and the empty cavity.
Haematological indices study of juvenile Labeo rohita (Hamilton-1822) fed at varying protein: Energy ratios

Present experiment was pilotedin triplicate to study the haematological indices in Labeo rohita (Hamilton-1822) fed at varying Protein: Energy ratios. Ten days old fingerlings of average weight 0.43±0.09(g) and length 3.15±0.28(cm) were collected, acclimatized and shifted in Hapas (8x6x3 ft.), fed @ 10% wet body weight for two weeks and 5% up to the end of experiment. Five fishes from each group were randomly selected at the end of 90 day trial for haematological studies. The blood indices MCV, MCH, MCHC, WBC, LYM, MON, GRA, RBC, HGB, RDW, PLT and MPV were studied. Linear regression analysis was applied to study the statistical relationship. T1, T2 and T0 were indicating isometric growth. Fish fed at low Protein: Energy ratios showed better health status. Fish fed with T0 and T4 were more stressed. Thus, low protein diets are not only cost effective but also indicate good health status of fish.
Are all stereotypes created equal? Examining gender as a moderator of event-related potentials evoked during schema violation

Schema violation has been shown to have an impact on cognition. Previous research using reading tasks has shown that the impact is not the same across male and female characters, and research has shown that men and women hold different view of schemas. The Implicit Association Test (IAT) has been used as a method to investigate schema violation, but no study has effectively investigated gender differences. Therefore, this study specifically investigates the factors of participant and character gender on schema violation during the IAT. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were used to investigate the cognitive impact of schema violation while participants completed gender and sexuality IATs. Significant effects were found for participant gender and character gender in several ERP components (N100, P200, N400, and LPP), but only for the gender-career IAT. This suggests that on a basic cognitive level ERP activity is influenced by gender.
Neutrino Mass and Higgs Self-Coupling Predictions

Combining with cosmological constraints we find a most probable value of 17.6 meV for beta decay anti-neutrinos. In passing we note that our expectation for the quadric Higgs self-coupling deviates from standard model expectations by a factor equal to the ud quark mixing matrix element. This matrix element also turns up by its square root in the expected triple self-coupling. We present neutrino mass eigenstates related to the neutron beta decay. In our first scenario we get 15.2 meV for the lowest mass eigenstate, in the second we get 0.917 eV. The latter is to be covered by the KATRIN experiment, while the former comes close to the CRES sensitivity in the Project 8 reach.
Assessing the role of orthography in speech perception and production: Evidence from picture–word interference tasks

The effects of orthographic and phonological relatedness between distractor word and object name in a picture–word interference task were investigated. In Experiment 1 distractors were presented visually, and consistent with previous findings, priming effects arising from phonological overlap were modulated by the presence or absence of orthographic similarity between distractor and picture name. This pattern is interpreted as providing evidence for cascaded processing in visual word recognition. In Experiment 2 distractors were presented auditorily, and here priming was not affected by orthographic match or mismatch. These findings provide no evidence for orthographic effects in speech perception and production, contrary to a number of previous reports.
EXTRAVERSION AND CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AS CORRELATES OF FALSE HOPE SYNDROME AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

The aim of the study was to investigate extraversion and conscientiousness as correlates of false Hope Syndrome among secondary school adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted a correlational research design. Two instruments were utilized in the collection of data namely: Personality Inventory for Adolescents (PIA) and Adolescents False Hope Syndrome Inventory (AFHSI). A sample of 986 adolescents was drawn from 25,000 secondary school adolescent students using simple random sampling technique in a multi- stage sampling procedure. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Z-test were employed in analyzing data. The findings of the study showed that Extraversion and Conscientiousness had significant positive relationship with false hope syndrome (Zr cal = 22.69 > crit Z = 1.96, & Zr cal = 15.90 > Z crit = 1.96, P = .05 respectively). The study concluded that extraverted and conscientious adolescent students are likely to become victims of false hope syndrome.
A prospective study of adverse drug reactions in a tertiary care teaching hospital

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) have become frequent cause for hospitalization and are coming up as an economic burden on health systems. Identification of ADRs and their reporting pattern can provide useful information for their management.Methods: This was an observational and prospective study. ADR reports of 130 patients were collected of the inpatient department of various clinical departments of Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) The ADRs were collected during October 2014-September 2015, with ADR reporting form of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), New Delhi. ADRs were assessed for their causality, severity, and preventability as per the standard scales. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and expresses in percentages.Results: Overall occurrence of ADRs was slightly more in males (55%). Maximum (26%) suspected ADR reported during study period was skin rash. Skin (44%) was the most commonly affected organ system. Antimicrobials (68%) were the drug group most commonly involved in ADRs. Most of the suspected ADRs were probable in causality assessment, moderate in severity and probably preventable.Conclusions: The study results revealed opportunities for interventions in ADR management to ensure safer drug use.
Habitat identity influences species−area relationships in heterogeneous habitats

Loss of habitat is commonly identified as a reduction in area (or patch size) and its effects are often investigated using species−area relationships to evaluate loss of biodiversity. In many habitats, however, area alone is not sufficient to explain the decline of populations because natural habitats are rarely homogeneous. In fact, reductions in the diversity of habitats (e.g. destruction of microhabitats) might have even greater effects on the diversity of assemblages. Although these are 2 well-known attributes of habitats (i.e. area and diversity), there have been few empirical studies that have attempted to separate their effects by experimental manipulation. Experiments were carried out to separate the effects of number, relative proportion and identity of patches of habitat using additive designs. Predictions were tested using assemblages of marine molluscs colonizing artificial mimics of macroalgal habitats on rocky intertidal platforms. Our experiments to disentangle different attributes of habitat heterogeneity showed that these are complex and highly interactive. In particular, not all heterogeneous habitats had the numbers of species expected from a simple species−area relationship. Instead, the presence of more species in heterogeneous habitats could, to a great extent, be explained by the presence or absence of particular types of sub-habitats and not just by patch size. The complexity we found in responses of assemblages to composition of heterogeneous habitats was not predicted and could not have been observed without appropriate manipulations of habitat composition. A mechanistic understanding of the associations between species and particular types of habitats is essential for better predictions of species’ responses to loss of natural habitats.