Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of positive psychology intervention on emotional well-being of children with specific learning disability in India

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) on Emotional Well-being (EWB) of school going children with Specific Learning Disability (SLD) in Telangana, India. Methodology: In a pre-test post-test one group design, 75 (61 boys and 14 girls) children with SLD from 3 schools, age ranging between 8-12 years (class 3-7); fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were administered the intervention. Tools used include, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan Screening Check List, Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (MISIC), NIMHANS Index for SLD, ADHD rating scale, Brief Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children (PANAS-C), Gratitude Adjective Checklist (GAC), Children & Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) and Children’s Attributional Style Questionnaire (CASQ). The multicomponent Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) involving gratitude, mindfulness and attributional style was devised into three segments focused on the past, present and future aspects of EWB. The class wise groups were created. Each group received 12 weekly sessions of group intervention. Teachers’ and students’ feedback on effectiveness of intervention was obtained. Data analysis was done by using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS Version 20.0). Wilcoxon sign rank test was calculated to indicate the difference between pre, post and follow-up scores. Results: The result of the study revealed that there was a significant improvement in the level of EWB in terms of improved life satisfaction and positive affect, and decreased negative affect of children with SLD after PPI. The effect was also maintained after 6 months follow-up study. Conclusion: The findings from the current study support this multi-component PPI as an evidence-based method for making long-lasting improvements in emotional well-being of children with SLD. Introducing positive psychology intervention programs in schools would also be beneficial for other children with and without specific needs.
Gender Differences in Classes of Married Men’s and Women’s Depression

Abstract Depression is a common presenting problem for couples and family therapy, but it is unclear at what degree close relationships are impaired when testing depression classes. Using a family systems framework, we used 847 married men and 1,690 married women from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2016 data. Latent class analyses revealed four classes of married women’s depression (high-depression, high-suicide; high-depression, low-suicide; mixed-depression, high-suicide; and mixed-depression, low-suicide classes) and two classes of married men’s depression (high-depression, moderate-suicide; and moderate-depression, lower-suicide classes). We found that the more severe depression classes were linked with only moderate impairment of close relationships.
Domination of Positivism in Academic Writing of Iranian Applied Linguists: A Critical Corpus-based Approach

Academic writing is one of the important skills in higher education and as a social phenomenon can be investigated for ideological manipulations. This study tries to unveil the westernized hegemonic discourse such as legitimation patterns in academic discourse of Iranian applied linguists in three major research paradigms. To this end, five-point classification of van Leeuwen’s (2008) authorization’s category was used as our analytic framework. The texts were critically analyzed for the observed frequencies of the mentioned classifications and Chi-square tests were used to statistically investigate the associations between authorization’s patterns and research paradigms. The results revealed statistically significant associations between quantitative and qualitative research methods (χ^2(4) =119.74, p <. 001) and between qualitative and mixed-methods (χ^2(4) =130.79, p <. 001). Accordingly, the results of this study may shed some lights on the domination of positivist’s ideology in academic writing of the applied linguists in Iran. In this respect, the policy makers in ministry of science, research and technology along with editorial boards of Iranian journals in the field of applied linguistics may change the globalized and westernized view of education into more locally oriented approaches. Furthermore, professors and students may adopt more democratic views in their research and reporting studies.
Learning Discriminative Representation For Facial Expression Recognition From Uncertainties

Recent progresses on Facial Expression Recognition (FER) heavily rely on deep learning models trained with large scale datasets. However, large-scale facial expression datasets always suffer from annotation uncertainties caused by ambiguous expressions, low-quality facial images, and the subjectiveness of annotators, which limits FER performance. To address this challenge, this paper introduces novel Rayleigh and weighted-softmax loss from two aspects. First, we propose Rayleigh loss to extract discriminative representation, which aims at minimizing within-class distances and maximizing inter-class distances simultaneously. Moreover, Rayleigh loss has a Euclidean form which make it easily be optimized with SGD and be combined with other forms. Second, we introduce a weight to measure the uncertainty of a given sample, by considering its distance to class center. Extensive experiments on RAF-DB, FERPlus and AffectNet show the effectiveness of our method with SOTA performance.
EFFECTS OF REEF SIZE ON COLONIZATION AND ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE OF FISHES AT ARTIFICIAL REEFS OFF SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA, U.S.A.

Fifty standard concrete modules were deployed on a sand bottom to make 16 replicated artificial reefs of 1 to 8 modules·reef-I. Fish assemblages were monitored for species composition, abundance, and fish size, and compared to two natural control sites. We censused 127 species (107,168 fishes) from artificial reefs, 93 species (16,495 fishes) on natural control reefs, and 17 species (1,040 fishes) on sand bottom from July 1987 to March 1989. Artificial reefs supported a diverse, abundant, and dynamic assemblage of fishes that were a mixture of species found in surrounding sand. and natural reef habitats. Colonization (number of species, individuals, and biomass) was very rapid. Abundance varied seasonally with recruitment episodes tending to occur in the spring and summer followed by losses for the remainder of the year. Assemblages were quite variable on and between similar sized reefs. Fish and biomass densities were higher at artificial reefs than on sand and natural reefs. Resident fish biomass varied less than resident fish numbers, because individual growth compensated for mortality after recruitment episodes. Reef size significantly influenced total numbers of species, individuals, and biomass. Smaller reefs had greater fish density while larger reefs had higher biomass density from larger, but fewer, individuals. Multiple small reefs supported more individuals and more species than one large reef of equal material. Fishes recruited by larval settlement accounted for 36% of the total resident abundance but only 2% of total biomass. As reef size increased, older juvenile or adult colonists comprised a greater percentage of total biomass (94% to 99%). Assemblage importance percentages (based on abundance, biomass, and frequency) were divided between residents (64%), visitors (20%), and transients (16%). Economically important species comprised 61 % of the biomass and 55% of the individuals, among which settlers accounted for 94.3% of individuals but only 5.7% of their total biomass. The most highly valued species were visitors or residents that utilized the reefs after first settling elsewhere. These results showed that data on artificial reef assemblages based solely on the abundance of resident species are biased. Data on· visitors, transients, frequency-of-occurrence, and biomass are important in evaluating bias. Results provided a partial test and support for a model predicting the importance of attraction over production for artificial reefs located in areas with high reef availability.
EN PRENSA Control biológico de la pudrición de mazorca en genotipos de maíz con especies de Trichoderma EN PRENSA

Las enfermedades ocasionadas por hongos son responsables de la mayoria de las perdidas que afectan a las plantas. El maiz esta expuesto a un sin numero de patogenos a lo largo de su ciclo fonologico, entre los que destacan Fusarium , Ustilago , Aspergillus , Penicillium , etc. Algunos de estos generos producen sustancias toxicas denominadas micotoxinas, las cuales representan un elevado riesgo para la salud humana y la de los animales que las consumen. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la eficacia de tres cepas de Trichoderma para el control de pudricion de mazorca en cuatro genotipos de maiz, el experimento se establecio bajo condiciones de temporal e infeccion natural de F. verticillioides , se sembraron cuatro genotipos de maiz inoculados y sin inocular con Trichoderma spp, se evaluaron tres tratamientos distintos como es el tratamiento a semilla, aplicacion mediante aspersion y la aplicacion de las dos evaluadas de manera conjunta. Para determinan el efecto de biocontrol se determino la incidencia de pudricion de mazorca y la severidad de la enfermedad. La severidad de la enfermedad se comporto baja en los tres tratamientos, el tratamiento a semilla mas aplicacion mediante aspersion evaluadas juntas presento la severidad mas baja comparado con el testigo. Las tres especies de Trichoderma redujeron la incidencia y severidad de la enfermedad en las tres tecnicas utilizadas, T. harzianum fue la cepa que controlo significativamente (P<0.0001) la enfermedad, ademas se obtuvo arriba de 70% de efectividad en todos los tratamientos.
Reproductive Pattern of Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra at Two Different Sites in Sabah, Malaysia

Holothuria scabra is one of valuable sea cucumber in Sabah as it can give a high quality of beche-de-mer that can be source of income for the fisherman. High demand of this species has led to overexploitation and overfishing, thus production in hatchery is crucial to overcome this problem since this species able to be reared in captivity. The presence study was conducted for 14 months started from July 2015 until August 2016 at two places Kudat (N06°49’24.4”, E116°51’42.0”) and Kunak (N04°39’52.05”, E118°15’49.01”) Sabah, Malaysia. Gonad index (GI) and microscopic examinations were used to evaluate monthly variations of gonad maturation. Annual reproductive pattern was observed at Kudat where the highest peak of GI was in July 2015 (1.678 ± 1.079%) and the lowest in July 2016 (0.00 ± 0.00%) whereas in Kunak continuous pattern recorded with the highest peak in September 2015 (3.491 ± 1.699%) and the lowest GI in Feb 2016 (0.184 ± 0.097%). Size at first sexual maturity in Kudat and Kunak were approximately 99 g and 101 g, respectively and in length approximately 174 mm for both places. Keywords: Holothuria scabra, reproductive pattern, gonad index, Kudat, Kunak
Relationship between Senior High School Students’ Mathematics Self-Efficacy, Self-concept and Their Mathematics Achievement in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District, Ghana

The main aim of this study was to determine the relationship between senior high school students’ mathematics self-efficacy, self-concept and their mathematics achievement in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region of Ghana. A probability stratified random sampling technique was used to obtain representatives of the two schools under consideration in the proportion of the population of the two schools. A total of one hundred and fifty (150) form two students were involved in the study. The research design adopted was correlational design and the instruments developed and used for obtaining relevant data for the study was the Likert scale type of questionnaire and achievement test. An independent sample t-test was conducted to find the differences in achievement scores of low and high mathematics self-efficacy and self-concept students. The major result established in the study was that students’ mathematics self-efficacy correlated students’ mathematics achievement. The result also established that students’ mathematics self-concept did not correlate with their mathematics achievement. In view of this, it was recommended that constructs that are related to students’ academic performance should be given prominent attention. For example, teachers of mathematics must make frantic efforts at all times to increase students’ mathematics self-efficacy when teaching so that students would be able to overcome the challenges they face when learning mathematics subject.
When form does not predict function: Empirical evidence violates functional form hypotheses for marine macroalgae

Functional groups are widely used to reduce complexity and generalize across ecological communities. These models assume that shared traits among species correspond to some ecological role, process or function, and that these traits can be leveraged to generate meaningful and distinct functional groups so that intergroup trait variation exceeds intragroup variation. We sought to validate the assumptions of the widely used functional group model (FGM) for marine macroalgae, which groups species based on morphological complexity, by testing the predictions of the FGM for several traits assumed to correspond with morphological complexity. The FGM predicts increased resistance to disturbance and herbivory as morphological complexity (tensile strength and thallus toughness, respectively) increases. The FGM also predicts a trade‐off between complexity and growth rate. To test predictions, we measured (a) thallus toughness (force to penetrate), (b) tensile strength (force to break) and (c) relative growth for both tropical and temperate macroalgae from different functional groups. Thallus toughness followed model predictions at the functional group level, though there was significant variability among species. However, the model did not predict tensile strength at any level for either tropical or temperate macroalgae. Furthermore, relative growth did not follow predictions; rather it was highly variable among species and functional groups. Synthesis. The assumptions of the FGM that differences in morphological complexity can be used to generate distinct functional groups and that intergroup trait variation outweighs intragroup variation were violated, providing strong evidence that individual species responses need to be considered. Furthermore, violations of assumptions indicate that functional groups should not be used to predict community responses to ecological drivers and/or species contributions to ecosystem function. Our study challenges the usefulness of functional form groups for marine macroalgae and emphasizes the need for a different conceptual framework.
Innovation, productivity and learning induced by export across European manufacturing firms

ABSTRACT This paper analyses the links between R&D, innovation, productivity and exports for European manufacturing firms between 2001 and 2014. In comparison with previous studies, we consider the temporal and spatial dimension of learning-by-exporting. By applying a Heckman equation and GSEM methodology, we find a robust self-selection process from productivity to export and export-induced learning effects in terms of length of time and number of markets. Our results show that firms in leader countries are more sensitive to temporal learning, while spatial learning has more influence for firms in less advanced countries. Our results indicate that the export learning has a different impact depending on the innovation position of each country.
Reduction of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems by Extended Balanced Singular Perturbation Approximation

A simplified approach for model order reduction (MOR) idea is planned for better understanding and explanation of large- scale linear dynamical (LSLD) system. Such approaches are designed to well understand the description of the LSLD system based upon the Balanced Singular Perturbation Approximation (BSPA) approach. BSPA is tested for minimum / non-minimal and continuous/discrete-time systems valid for linear time-invariant (LTI) systems. The reduced-order model (ROM) is designed to preserved complete parameters with reasonable accuracy employing MOR. The Proposed approach is based upon retaining the dominant modes (may desirable states) of the system and eliminating comparatively the less significant eigenvalues. As the ROM has been derived from retaining the dominant modes of the large- scale linear dynamical stable system, which preserves stability. The strong aspect of the balanced truncation (BT) method is that the steady-state values of the ROM do not match with the original system (OS). The singular perturbation approximation approach (SPA) has been used to remove this drawback. The BSPA has been efficaciously applied on a large-scale system and the outcomes obtained show the efficacy of the approach. The time and frequency response of an approximated system has been also demonstrated by the proposed approach, which proves to be an excellent match as compared to the response obtained by other methods in the literature review with the original system.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MISCONCEPTION AND MATHEMATICAL ABSTRACTION OF GEOMETRY AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

This study aims to examine the misconceptions that often occur in junior high school students on the concept of geometry based on abstraction level. The research method is qualitative with a case study design. Subjects in this study are 27 students of the 3rd grade of junior high school students, who had to learn all the concepts that will be appeared on the test. Material that will be given on the test of this research is the concept of Triangle, Quadrilateral, Flat Side Geometry and Curved Side Geometry. This research takes a place at one of the junior high schools in Cimahi. The instrument in this study is a diagnostic test (to find out the types of students’ misconception), mathematical abstraction tests (to determine the level of abstraction) and interview rubrics. Misconceptions produced by students are closely related to students’ mathematical abstractions, the higher the level of abstraction ability, the more students away from misconceptions. The topic taken in this study is the topic of basic geometry, the results can be a source of information about the types of misconception that often occur in students, and how the solution so that these misconception do not re-occur.
Dosimetric Issues Associated with Percutaneous Ablation of Small Liver Lesions with 90Y

The aim of the present paper is twofold. Firstly, to assess the absorbed dose in small lesions using Monte Carlo calculations in a scenario of intratumoral injection of 90Y (e.g., percutaneous ablation). Secondly, to derive a practical analytical formula for the calculation of the absorbed dose that incorporates the absorbed fractions for 90Y. The absorbed dose per unit administered activity was assessed using Monte Carlo calculations in spheres of different size (diameter 0.5–20 cm). The spheres are representative of tumor regions and are assumed to be uniformly filled with 90Y. Monte Carlo results were compared with the macrodosimetric approach used for dose calculation in liver radioembolization. The results of this analysis indicate that the use of the analytic model provides dose overestimates below 10% for lesions with diameter larger than approximately 2 cm. However, for lesions smaller than 2 cm the analytic model is likely to deviate significantly (>10%) from Monte Carlo results, providing dose overestimations larger than 50% for lesions of 0.5 cm diameter. In this paper an analytical formula derived from MC calculations that incorporates the absorbed fractions for 90Y is proposed. In a scenario of intratumoral injection of microspheres, the proposed equation can be usefully employed in the treatment planning of spherical lesions of small size (down to 0.5 cm diameter) providing dose estimates in close agreement with Monte Carlo calculations (maximum deviation below 0.5%).
Tuning the crystalline electric field and magnetic anisotropy along the CeCuBi2-xSbx series.

We have performed X-ray powder diffraction, magnetization, electrical resistivity, heat capacity and inelastic neutron scattering (INS) to investigate the physical properties of the intermetallic series of compounds CeCuBi2-xSbx. These compounds crystallize in a tetragonal structure with space group P4∕nmm and present antiferromagnetic transition temperatures ranging from 3.6 K to 16 K. Remarkably, the magnetization easy axis changed along the series, which is closely related to the variations of the tetragonal crystalline electric field (CEF) parameters. This evolution was analyzed using a mean field model, which included an anisotropic nearest-neighbor interactions and the tetragonal CEF Hamiltonian. We obtained the CEF parameters by fitting the magnetic susceptibility data with the constraints given by the INS measurements. More broadly, we discuss how this CEF evolution can affect the Kondo physics and the search for a superconducting state in this family.
Increasing temperature may shift availability of euphausiid prey in the Southern Ocean

Climate change is predicted to affect Southern Ocean biota in complex ways. Euphausiids play a crucial role in the trophodynamics of the ecosystem, and their status under future environmental scenarios is the subject of much concern. Thysanoessa macrura is the most widely distributed, numerically abundant, and ubiquitous euphausiid south of the Polar Front and may be an underappreciated prey species. T. macrura is eurythermic and may be better able to tolerate warming ocean temperatures in comparison to the more stenothermic Antarctic krill Euphausia superba. We use temperature-dependent growth models and biomass per recruit to investigate how the availability of this euphausiid to predators may change under a range of temperature scenarios. We contrast this with the availability of E. superba and find that, under some ranges of temperature change, increasing T. macrura growth may be able to partially compensate for decreasing E. superba growth in terms of biomass available for predators. However, in spite of its considerable biomass, other aspects of this species, such as its size and habitat, may limit its potential to replace E. superba in the diet of many predators.
Estimation of Cadmium Contamination in Different Restoration Scenarios by RUSLE Model

Received: 9 May 2020 Received in revised: 27 Jul 2020 Accepted: 31 Jul 2020 Published online: 25 Aug 2020 DOI: 10.32526/ennrj.18. 4.2020. 36 The Mae Tao watershed of Thailand faced cadmium (Cd) contamination problems from zinc mining for a long time until the mining area was closed to decrease the level of Cd concentration. This study reproduced the possible scenarios of Cd contamination due to soil loss. Four scenarios of forest restoration were implemented in this study, all of which were calculated with the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) integrated with satellite imagery and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Landsat 8-OLI was acquired and land use/land cover (LULC) was classified in each scenario. Soil loss maps were created. An inverse distance weighting (IDW) technique was used to estimate the concentration of Cd based on the field data consisting of 101 points of measured Cd concentration. Results from RUSLE model and IDW technique were combined to calculate Cd contamination due to soil loss for all four scenarios. Results showed that the restoration of Scenario 3, forest restoration in old and new mining areas in cooperation with reservoir construction, helped decrease Cd contamination the most. The lowest level of Cd contamination from soil loss was found in this scenario by about 156 ha (total of Cd contamination by 165,924.32 ton/year).