Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
RESIDENTS KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PATTERNS OF USE TOWARDS COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES (CAM).

Gilbert Anthony O. Abaño, RN, MAN and Joel D. Maraviles, LPT, Med. Faculty of Education, Eastern Visayas State UniversityOrmoc City Campus, Ormoc City, Leyte-PHILIPPINES 6541. Manuscript Info Abstract . Manuscript History Received: 14 March 2019 Final Accepted: 16 April 2019 Published: May 2019
The Neurobiological Mechanism of Emotions and Behavior in Personality Disorders

This commentary refers to the findings reported in the articles showing that both personality disorder traits and emotional functioning have constant neural bases. These bases determine their stable nature which means that impaired behavior, experienced emotions, and even relevant cognitive functioning related to their neurobiological mechanisms show some degree of constancy. This, in turn, results in some difficulties in the treatment of persons displaying emotional dysfunctions associated with personality disorders traits. Another important conclusion should be formulated in that the findings presented in the articles support the idea that affective and personality functioning of persons with personality disorders can be better understood and treated when both psychological and neurobiological mechanisms are taken into consideration.
Design studies of a compact superconducting rf crab cavity for future colliders using Nb/Cu technology

The design of a compact crab cavity using Nb/Cu technology is presented. The cavity shape is based on a ridged waveguide resonator with wide-open apertures to provide access to the inner surface of the cavity and facilitate coating. It also provides natural damping for higher-order modes (HOMs) and comparatively low longitudinal and transverse impedances. A first prototype is being fabricated, originally within the HLLHC framework and now for the Future Circular Collider study. The optimized shape is characterized and compared with respect to peak surface field balance, multipolar momentum components, and longitudinal and transverse impedances. Further investigations include the identification of multipacting barriers, the frequency sensitivity to pressure fluctuations in the helium bath, the radio frequency (rf) design of a fundamental mode coupler, and considerations of HOM damping. Along these topics, several methods have been established serving a wider range of applications, in particular, for the rf loss evaluation, the postprocessing of multipacting simulations, and a detailed error analysis of the pressure sensitivity simulations.
Existence and uniqueness of positive even homoclinic solutions for second order differential equations

This paper is concerned with the existence of positive even homoclinic solutions for the p-Laplacian equation (|u′|p−2u′)′ − a(t)|u|p−2u + f (t, u) = 0, t ∈ R, where p ≥ 2 and the functions a and f satisfy some reasonable conditions. Using the Mountain Pass Theorem, we obtain the existence of a positive even homoclinic solution. In case p = 2, the solution obtained is unique under a condition of monotonicity on the function u 7−→ f (t,u) u . Some known results in the literature are generalized and significantly improved.
Moment Properties of Generalized Order Statistics from Ailamujia Distribution

In this paper, we derive the explicit expression for the moments of generalized order statistics (gos) from Ailamujia distribution and some computational work is also carried out. Further, some recurrence relations for both single and product moments of gos for this distribution are derived and the results are deduced for order statistics and record values.
BEACH CUSPS AND EDGE WAVES

Beach cusps are very common, concave-seaward cuspate patterns at the shoreline of a beach, which tend to occur with a regular longshore spacing, but which can have a wide range of longshore wavelengths from a few centimeters to several kilometers or more. Edge waves, resonant waves trapped at the shoreline by refraction, have been suggested as the cause of beach cusps but it has proved difficult to establish a definitive link on natural beaches . This paper describes field measurements of nearshore velocities, in all three orthogonal directions, that show the presence of edge wave motion just before the formation of beach cusps of the corresponding wavelength, and thus provides convincing evidence that edge waves are responsible for beach cusps. The magnitude of the observed edge wave oscillatory and drift velocities are found to be large and apparently well able to form cusps of the observed size. The observed edge waves are at the subharmonic of the incident wave frequency and thus are the field equivalent of the laboratory observations of Guza and Inman (1975) and Guza and Bowen (1977). It is not clear, however, whether the developing cusp topography enhanced or suppressed the edge wave motion.
The Accounting Doctoral Shortage: Accounting Faculty Opinions on Hiring JD-CPAs as Accounting Educators

Objectives: Prior studies have noted that the number of PhDs in accounting are far below the number needed to meet program hiring needs. This paper reviews how the JD-CPA alternative credential is viewed by three academic accreditation bodies (SACS, ACBSP, and AACSB), the American Bar Association (ABA), and current accounting faculty at SACS-accredited institutions of higher education. Methods: An online survey was distributed to accounting educators at 439 institutions accredited by SACS, with 248 complete responses received. Individual demographics and institutional information were summarized statistically. Responses to two questions assessing inclination to hire an otherwise-qualified JD-CPA candidate using a 5-point Likert scale were analyzed by multiple regression with individual and institutional variables as predictors. Results: The study found that JD-CPA accounting educators are widely present in accounting faculties. Responses to the opinion questions indicated a substantial willingness to hire JD-CPAs, albeit with significant differences based on institution type, faculty rank, and possession of a PhD. Conclusion: This study demonstrates general willingness among current accounting faculty to consider JD-CPAs for tenure-track accounting faculty positions while still expressing a preference for candidates with a PhD and with notable reservations from certain demographic segments of the accounting academe.
Assessment of CMIP5 multimodel mean for the historical climate of Africa

The fidelity of 28 CMIP5 models and their multimodel mean (MMM) in simulating the historical climate of Africa is assessed in this study. For the historical period of 1975–2005, the spatial distribution of the seasonal precipitation is simulated with pattern correlation coefficients (PCCs) of 0.91, 0.95, 0.94, and 0.95 for March–May (MAM), June–August (JJA), September–November (SON), and December–February (DJF) seasons, respectively, when compared with the CRU data. For the surface temperature, the PCCs are 0.96, 0.98, 0.83, and 0.97, respectively, for the four seasons mentioned in the preceding. The root mean square error (RMSE) for the precipitation are 0.86, 0.77, 0.97, and 1.05 mm day−1 for the MAM, JJA, SON, and DJF seasons, respectively, whereas for the temperature, the respective values are 1.64, 1.28, 1.68, and 1.87°C. The study also assesses the performance of the models over four sub‐regions of Africa, viz. North, South, East, and West Africa. The observational trends show large spatial heterogeneity in warming for each season. The MMM does not show the strong warming over Africa and simulate generally a weak warming over most of the region. The MMM fails to capture the sign and magnitude of the observed precipitation trends.
Sharing Expertise In Teacher Education

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A Novel Consistent Quality Driven for JEM Based Distributed Video Coding

Distributed video coding (DVC) is an attractive and promising solution for low complexity constrained video applications, such as wireless sensor networks or wireless surveillance systems. In DVC, visual quality consistency is one of the most important issues to evaluate the performance of a DVC codec. However, it is the fact that the quality of the decoded frames that is achieved in most recent DVC codecs is not consistent and it is varied with high quality fluctuation. In this paper, we propose a novel DVC solution named Joint exploration model based DVC (JEM-DVC) to solve the problem, which can provide not only higher performance as compared to the traditional DVC solutions, but also an effective scheme for the quality consistency control. We first employ several advanced techniques that are provided in the Joint exploration model (JEM) of the future video coding standard (FVC) in the proposed JEM-DVC solution to effectively improve the performance of JEM-DVC codec. Subsequently, for consistent quality control, we propose two novel methods, named key frame quantization (KF-Q) and Wyner-Zip frame quantization (WZF-Q), which determine the optimal values of the quantization parameter (QP) and quantization matrix (QM) applied for the key and WZ frame coding, respectively. The optimal values of QP and QM are adaptively controlled and updated for every key and WZ frames to guarantee the consistent video quality for the proposed codec unlike the conventional approaches. Our proposed JEM-DVC is the first DVC codec in literature that employs the JEM coding technique, and then all of the results that are presented in this paper are new. The experimental results show that the proposed JEM-DVC significantly outperforms the relevant DVC benchmarks, notably the DISCOVER DVC and the recent H.265/HEVC based DVC, in terms of both Peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) performance and consistent visual quality.
C-type shock modelling – the effect of new H2–H collisional rate coefficients

We consider collisional excitation of H2 molecules in C-type shocks propagating in dense molecular clouds. New data on collisional rate coefficients for (de-)excitation of H2 molecule in collisions with H atoms and new H2 dissociation rates are used. The new H2–H collisional data are state of the art and are based on the most accurate H3 potential energy surface. We re-examine the excitation of rotational levels of H2 molecule, the para-to-ortho-H2 conversion, and H2 dissociation by H2–H collisions. At cosmic ray ionization rates ζ ≥ 10−16 s−1 and at moderate shock speeds, the H/H2 ratio at the shock front is mainly determined by the cosmic ray ionization rate. The H2–H collisions play the main role in the para-to-ortho-H2 conversion and, at ζ ≥ 10−15 s−1, in the excitation of vibrationally excited states of H2 molecule in the shock. The H2ortho-to-para ratio of the shocked gas and column densities of rotational levels of vibrationally excited states of H2 are found to depend strongly on the cosmic ray ionization rate. We discuss the applicability of the presented results to interpretation of observations of H2 emission in supernova remnants.
Voltage interactions and commutation failure phenomena in multi-infeed HVDC systems

This research attempts to quantify the complex interactions between HVDC transmission schemes in a multi‐infeed configuration, particularly with regard to the voltage interactions and the commutation failure phenomena. The in‐depth analysis of multi‐infeed HVDC systems discussed in this research shows the application of several indices such as the MIIF, MIESCR, and CFII, that can provide researchers and planning engineers in the area of HVDC transmission with the necessary tools for their system studies. It shows that these indices are applicable in a multi‐infeed system comprising HVDC schemes with different ratings. The Multi‐Infeed Interaction Factor (MIIF) quantifies the level of voltage interactions between converter ac buses. The Multi‐Infeed Effective Short Circuit Ratio (MIESCR) index is an indicator of ac system strengths with regard to the assessment of the transient overvoltage (TOV) and the power‐voltage stability of multi‐infeed HVDC systems. The Commutation Failure Immunity Index (CFII) utilizes electromagnetic transient simulation programs to evaluate the immunity of an HVDC converter to commutation failures. The CFII takes into account the ac system strength and the HVDC controls and evaluates their impact on the commutation process. The immunity of both single‐infeed and multi‐infeed systems to commutation failure phenomena are accurately evaluated and quantified by the CFII. Using the CFII, it is shown that the current commutation in multi‐infeed HVDC schemes could fail under circumstances in which the probability of failure had been perceived to be low. The causes of, the effects of, and the remedial actions needed to deal with such anomalous commutation failures are discussed in this thesis. The capability of the new indices to provide an insight into the interactions phenomena in multi‐infeed systems are clearly demonstrated by examples that show their application in the analysis of an actual multi‐infeed HVDC system that is in the planning phase in the province of Alberta in Canada.
Boundary Layer Heights as Derived From Ground-Based Radar Wind Profiler in Beijing

The vertical structure of wind is a key factor in modulating air quality, from which the determination of boundary layer height (BLH) remains a major challenge. In this paper, we developed an improved threshold method to determine the BLH from radar wind profiler (RWP) measurements. The normalized signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) profiles were used instead of the original SNR profiles to avoid instrumental inconsistencies. Additionally, a peak filter was designed to indicate the BLH based on the maximum SNR by taking into account the multiple peaks in the SNR profile. This algorithm was then applied to the RWP measurements taken in the summer (June–July–August) of 2018 in Beijing to obtain the BLHs. Validation analyses suggested that the BLH retrievals from RWP exhibited high consistency with those from radiosondes, with an average correlation coefficient of 0.69 (0.66) and a root mean squared error of 0.39 (0.41) in the daytime (nighttime). Additionally, the major features of summertime BLHs in Beijing were examined. In particular, a distinct diurnal variation in BLH was observed with a peak (1630 ± 510 m) occurring at 0600 universal time coordinated (UTC) and a minimum (587 ± 343 m) at 2300 UTC. Therefore, the algorithm presented here has great potential to be applied to other regions to obtain reliable BLHs. The findings obtained here highlight the importance of vertical wind structure in air quality studies.
A step-wise approach to discourse annotation : Towards a reliable categorization of coherence relations

Over the last decennia, annotating discourse coherence relations has gained increasing interest of the linguistics research community. Because of the complexity of coherence relations, there is no agreement on an annotation standard. Current annotation methods often lack a systematic order of coherence relations. In this article, we investigate the usability of the cognitive approach to coherence relations, developed by Sanders et al. (1992, 1993), for discourse annotation. The theory proposes a taxonomy of coherence relations in terms of four cognitive primitives. In this paper, we first develop a systematic, step-wise annotation process. The reliability of this annotation scheme is then tested in an annotation experiment with non-trained, non-expert annotators. An implicit and explicit version of the annotation instruction was created to determine whether the type of instruction influences the annotator agreement. The results show that two of the four primitives, polarity and order of the segments, can be applied reliably by non-trained annotators. The other two primitives, basic operation and source of coherence, are more problematic. Participants using the explicit instruction show higher agreement on the primitives than participants used the implicit instruction. These results are comparable to agreement statistics of other discourse corpora annotated by trained, expert annotators. Given that non-trained, non-expert annotators show similar amounts of agreement, these results indicate that the cognitive approach to coherence relations is a promising method for annotating discourse.
On two ways to use determinantal point processes for Monte Carlo integration

When approximating an integral by a weighted sum of function evaluations, determinantal point processes (DPPs) provide a way to enforce repulsion between the evaluation points. This negative dependence is encoded by a kernel. Fifteen years before the discovery of DPPs, Ermakov & Zolotukhin (EZ, 1960) had the intuition of sampling a DPP and solving a linear system to compute an unbiased Monte Carlo estimator of the integral. In the absence of DPP machinery to derive an efficient sampler and analyze their estimator, the idea of Monte Carlo integration with DPPs was stored in the cellar of numerical integration. Recently, Bardenet & Hardy (BH, 2019) came up with a more natural estimator with a fast central limit theorem (CLT). In this paper, we first take the EZ estimator out of the cellar, and analyze it using modern arguments. Second, we provide an efficient implementation to sample exactly a particular multidimensional DPP called multivariate Jacobi ensemble. The latter satisfies the assumptions of the aforementioned CLT. Third, our new implementation lets us investigate the behavior of the two unbiased Monte Carlo estimators in yet unexplored regimes. We demonstrate experimentally good properties when the kernel is adapted to basis of functions in which the integrand is sparse or has fast-decaying coefficients. If such a basis and the level of sparsity are known (e.g., we integrate a linear combination of kernel eigenfunctions), the EZ estimator can be the right choice, but otherwise it can display an erratic behavior.
NALISIS DAMPAK EX-DIVIDEND DATE PADA PEMBAYARAN DIVIDEN TERHADAP ABNORMAL RETURN (Studi Pada Perusahaan yang Terdaftar dalam Indeks IDX High Dividend 20 Tahun 2018)

Ex-dividend date is the date on which the shareholders are not entitled to dividend distribution. This study aims to determine the ex-dividend date impact on corporate abnormal returns included in the IDX High Dividend 20 index on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2018. The sample in this study is selected using a purposive sampling technique from 20 IDX High Dividend 20 companies that paid dividends during the period research from 2015 to 2017 obtained 83 units of analysis. The type of research used is event study. This study uses the estimation period of 100 days and the event window for 11 days (t -5 – t -1 , t 0 , and t +1 – t +5 ). Return estimation is calculated using a market model. The data analysis technique used is the paired sample t-test in SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science). The results of this study show the ex-dividend date on the dividend distribution has an impact on abnormal return is evident from the results of paired samples t-test 0,000 worth of significance smaller than 0.05, so it is said there is a significant difference between the abnormal return before and after ex-dividend date. Differences abnormal return shows that the ex-dividend date impact on the abnormal return. Keywords : Ex-dividend Date, Dividend, Abnormal Return ABSTRAK Ex-dividend date merupakan tanggal dimana pada tanggal tersebut pemegang saham sudah tidak berhak atas pembagian dividen. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak ex-dividend date terhadap abnormal return perusahaan yang termasuk dalam indeks IDX High Dividend 20 dalam Bursa Efek Indonesia tahun 2018. Sampel dalam penelitian ini dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dari 20 perusahaan IDX High Dividend 20 yang membayarkan dividen selama periode penelitian tahun 2015 hingga 2017 diperoleh 83 unit analisis. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah event study. Penelitian ini menggunakan periode estimasi selama 100 hari dan event window selama 11 hari (t-5 – t-1, t-0, dan t+1 – t+5). Return estimasi dihitung menggunakan market model. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji beda sampel berpasangan ( paired sample t-test ) pada program SPSS ( Statistical Package for Social Science ). Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan ex-dividend date pada pembagian dividen memberikan dampak terhadap abnormal return yang dibuktikan dari hasil uji paired sample t-test bernilai signifikasi 0,000 yang lebih kecil dibandingkan 0,05, sehingga dikatakan terdapat perbedaan abnormal return yang signifikan antara sebelum dan setelah ex-dividend date. Perbedaan abnormal return tersebut menunjukkan bahwa ex-dividend date memberi dampak terhadap abnormal return. Kata Kunci : Ex-dividend Date, Dividen , Abnormal Return
Idiomatic Constructions, Visual Reference Worlds, and Language Learning

One of the central tasks facing language learners is the acquisition of phrase structure. Although any one sentence does not provide enough information for learners to induce the structure of the language, Morgan, Meier, and Newport (1989) noted that a comparison of two or more sentences can yield clues as to the structural units of the language and the rules that govern their combination. For example, in comparing the sentences, “The children played in the park” and “They had a good time,” one might notice that the phrase “the children” was replaced by a single word (“they”), and infer that “the children” represents a structural unit within the language. Morgan et al. (1989) refer to such cues as cross-sentential cues to phrase structure. Kaschak and Saffran (2006) demonstrated that the cross-sentential cues to phrase structure provided by idiomatic syntactic constructions (i.e., constructions that violate the rules for typical sentences in a language; Fillmore, Kay, & O’Connor, 1988) can aid the acquisition of core phrase structure. In their experiments, participants were trained on an artificial grammar that either did or did not contain examples of a rule-violating idiomatic construction. Participants acquired the phrase structure of the whole language better when their training included a small number of tokens of the idiomatic construction. We followed up on Kaschak and Saffran’s (2006) findings by replicating their Experiment 1 in a slightly different training paradigm. Whereas Kaschak and Saffran’s participants only heard the sentences during training, participants in the current experiment both heard and read the sentences alongside a visual reference world that mapped the words of the language onto specific colors and shapes. The purpose of adding a visual world to the training was to explore the role of idiomatic syntactic constructions in language learning in a way that more closely matches the functions of such constructions in natural languages: idiomatic forms are often accompanied by particular semantic and pragmatic features. We were interested in the extent to which the visual reference world would affect how the idiomatic constructions enhance acquisition of the core artificial language phrase structure. Participants were given the same training and rule tests as used in Kaschak and Saffran (2006), except that the training included a visual reference world. Participants were tested on their knowledge of the overall language (Core rules) and on their knowledge of the idiomatic construction rules (Idiomatic rules). The results are presented in Table 1.