Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Rational Functions and Potential for Rigorous Sensor Model Recovery

achieve a higher accuracy and to be effective for implementaRational functions (RFs) have been applied in photogrammetry tion. Madani (1999) discussed advantages and disadvantages of and remote sensing to represent the transformation between RFs compared with rigorous sensor models. He tested the accuthe image space and object space whenever the rigorous model racy of the RF solution using 12 SPOT Level 1A scenes of the is made unavailable intentionally or unintentionally. It at- Winchester area in Virginia. Using two stereo image pairs with tracts more attention now because Ikonos high-resolution 50 ground (control/pass) points, the RMS error of the planimetimages are being released to users with only RF coefficients. ric coordinates estimated from the differences between the This paper briefly introduces the RF for photogrammetric known and computed ground coordinates is 0.18 m. The RMS processing. Equations of space intersection with upward RF error of the Z coordinate is about 10 m. It is concluded that the are derived. The computational experimental result with one- RF expressed the SPOT scenes very well and that properly meter resolution Ikonos Geo stereo images and other airborne selected RFs can be used in operations of digital photogramdata verified the accuracy of the upward RF-based space metric systems. Tao and Hu (2000; 2001b) and Tao et al. (2000) intersection. We demonstrated different ways to improve the gave a least-squares solution for RF parameter generation and geopositioning accuracy of Ikonos Geo stereo imagery with assessed the fitting accuracy using simulated DEM data, a SPOT ground control points by either refining the vendor-provided scene, and an aerial image. In their comprehensive investigaIkonos RF coefficients or refining the RF-derived ground tion, various scenarios with different polynomial orders and coordinates. The accuracy of 3D ground point determination different forms of the denominators were tested and compared. was improved to 1 to 2 meters after the refinement. Finally, It was found that RFs are sensitive to the distribution of control we showed the potential for recovering sensor models of a points (CPs). If CPs are well distributed, RFs normally perform frame image and a linear array image from the RF. much better than regular polynomials (no denominator). Hu and Tao (2001) proposed two methods to update solutions of
Kangal ve Akbafl Irk› Türk Çoban Köpeklerinde Büyüme Özellikleri*

This study was performed to compare the growth characteristics of Kangal and Akbafl Turkish shepherd dogs. Live weight records of 141 puppies at birth, 86 puppies at weaning, 68 puppies at 6 and 12 months of age and four different body measurements of 68 dogs at different ages were used for determining growth characteristics. The least squares method was used for statistical analysis. Least squares mean weights of Kangal and Akbafl puppies at birth, weaning, and 6 and 12 months of age were 557.21 and 506.95 g, 5657.35 and 4457.70 g, 21.58 and 19.38 kg, 40.89 and 37.66 kg, respectively. At age 1 year, in Kangal and Akbafl dogs, the average shoulder height was 70.54 and 65.91 cm, rump height was 71.27 and 66.66 cm, body length was 64.05 and 59.43 cm, and body circumference was 78.10 and 71.86 cm, respectively. In conclusion, it was determined that Kangal dogs were superior to Akbafl dogs with respect to all growth characteristics (P < 0.05).
Effect of mobile-assisted education on health promoting lifestyle and blood sugar of women with gestational diabetes: a randomised controlled trial

Background The gestational diabetes causes complications for the mother and the baby. Methods It was a randomised controlled trial that was conducted in Public Health Center No 1 in Baghmalek, Khuzestan province, Iran. Seventy-six women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were recruited and randomly allocated into an intervention (n=38) and a control group (n=38). A mobile app was developed, and the content of the educational programme was designed according to the six dimensions of Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile (HPLP). Participants in the intervention group followed instructions about healthy lifestyle for 4 weeks, whereas the control group received only routine care. A demographic questionnaire, and the HPLP-II were used to gather the data. Health promoting lifestyle and blood sugar of participants were measured after 4 weeks. Results The total score of HPLP was 98.34±13.99 and 92.39±14.56 before the intervention in intervention and control groups, respectively, which was improved significantly in the intervention group compared with the control group after intervention (143.13±23.41 vs 100.39±16.69, p<0.0001). Also, the scores of stress management, responsibility, interpersonal relationship, spiritual growth, nutrition and physical activity were significantly improved in the intervention group. Fasting blood sugar and blood sugar 2 hours after meal significantly reduced in the intervention group compared with the control group (86.05±7.71 mg/dL vs 93.92±5.52 mg/dL) and (113.65±10.96 mg/dL vs 124.97±9.15 mg/dL), (p=0.001), respectively. Conclusions Our results showed that offering educational programmes based on mobile apps can improve healthy lifestyle and blood sugar in women with GDM. Trial registration number IRCT20200817048434N1 Website address https://www.irct. ir/search/result? query=IRCT20200817048434N1
Genotype–phenotype correlations in paediatric and adolescent phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma: a cross-sectional study

Phaeochromocytoma (PC) and paraganglioma (PGL) syndromes associated with germline pathogenic variants are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Establishing genotype–phenotype correlations within a young population is challenging due to their rare occurrence. Objective To describe genotype–phenotype correlations in paediatric and adolescent patients diagnosed with PC/PGL. To establish the incidence of PC/PGL in a young population and prevalence of germline pathogenic variants within this group. Study design We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients diagnosed with a PC/PGL aged 0–21 years old who were reviewed within Familial Cancer Services within New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Results A germline pathogenic variant was detected in 80% (24/30) of patients; SDHB: n=12, VHL: n=11, and MAX: n=1. Only patients harbouring a germline pathogenic variant reported a family history of syndromic tumours, those with apparently sporadic disease did not (62.5% versus 0%, p=0.02). All patients with VHL presented with an adrenal tumour compared with 25% of those with SDHB (100% versus 25%, p=0.01). Occurrence of multiple primary PC/PGL was seen in patients with VHL however was absent in patients with SDHB (36% versus 0%, p=0.03). Incidence rate of paediatric PC/PGL was 0.45 cases per million person years. Conclusions PC/PGL diagnosed in children and adolescents were strongly associated with germline pathogenic variants in VHL or SDHB. These patients should be referred to specialist services for family counselling and genetic testing along followed by investigations for the detection of bilateral, multifocal or metastatic disease, and lifelong surveillance for recurrent disease.
Chapter 3B: Mercury and Sulfur Environmental Assessment for the Everglades

The analysis and summaries provide a synoptic view of Hg and sulfur in the EPA on a regional scale including the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge [Refuge, or Water Conservation Area 1 (WCA-1)], Water Conservation Areas 2 and 3 (WCA-2 and WCA-3, respectively), and Everglades National Park (ENP or Park). This chapter updates the status of mercury and sulfur monitoring in the Everglades region and provides a summary of biota mercury concentrations; mercury atmospheric deposition; and surface water sulfate (SO4 2- ) concentrations, loads, and atmospheric deposition to the EPA.  During WY2013, 339 largemouth bass (LMB; Micropterus salmoides) were collected from 13 locations within the EPA and 4 locations in the Everglades region outside the EPA. Non-EPA locations include Stormwater Treatment Area 1 West (STA-1W), Holey Land WMA, and Lake Tohopekaliga and East Lake Tohopekaliga in the Upper Kissimmee Basin. Across all sites, individual LMB total mercury (THg) ranged from 0.02 to 2.0 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg), with a median concentration of 0.40 mg/kg.
Promoting Diversity via Linguistic and Visual Resources: An Analysis of the Malaysian Tourism Website

The advancement of information and communication technology has greatly supported the promotion of tourism destinations. Arguably, the most popular and effective method of promotion is through websites or blogs. Hence, along with the growth of tourism is the development of tourism websites as the main resource for assessing information about the potential destinations. By focusing on the official tourism website of Malaysia, this paper attempts to investigate how the website portrays the diversity of culture, destinations and architecture of the country. Adopting a multimodal discourse approach, analysis was carried out on both language and visual elements. It is revealed that both these resources are strategically utilised to portray the diversity of Malaysia in an attempt to attract potential tourists.
Provenance of the Roman basalt stone at Kotterbos (Lelystad, the Netherlands): A geoarchaeological study based on petrographic and geochemical analysis, and comparison with a synthesis of basalt stones along the northern Limes

Abstract A solitary unprocessed, 26-cm basalt stone recently found at the Roman (69 AD) site at Kotterbos (Lelystad, the Netherlands), situated 40 km north of the Limes, has been examined petrographically and geochemically. The rock is similar to previously investigated Roman basalt stones and blocks from the Limes in the province of Utrecht. All are alkali olivine basalts and basanites, which are also the dominant rock types in the nearby volcanic hinterland in Germany. On the basis of 23 criteria, including all major and minor elements plus a selection of trace elements, the Kotterbos stone correlates with a distinctive subgroup of Limes basalts. This subgroup is characterised by relatively high Mg# and low TiO2 wt% values, as opposed to the other subgroup with lower Mg# and higher TiO2 wt% values. It is argued that the high Mg#–low TiO2 subgroup and the Kotterbos basalt have common geological provenance(s). Five basalt bodies in the hinterland match the criteria of this subgroup, and might be considered as locations of provenance. Of these five, only Rolandsbogen, located next to an ideal anchorage on the west bank of the Rhine, about 12 km upstream from Bonn, can also conform to sensible Roman demands concerning effective logistics and military safety. Consequently, Rolandsbogen is the most likely site of provenance for the high Mg#–low TiO2 subgroup, which includes the Kotterbos basalt. It is argued that the Kotterbos stone is not a rock that somehow got separated from a shipment of building stones to the northern Limes; rather, it is speculated that the stone was picked up as a stray cobble near the basalt body and taken onboard a Roman vessel moored at the Rolandsbogen anchorage.
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The mechanisms involved in reducing interference in visuospatial dual tasks were investigated. Three computerized visuospatial tasks, bargraphs, dot clusters, and occlusions (Boles, 1991, 1992, 1996) comprised the dual tasks. To compare the roles of automaticity and encapsulation, one group practiced dual tasks drawing upon separate processes while another practiced dual tasks drawing upon the same process. The results suggest automaticity plays a larger role in reducing interference than encapsulation. They also support the existence of resource training, in which practicing a mental resource in one task shows transfer to another task using the same resource.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Privatization , political risk and stock market development in emerging economies

This paper investigates whether privatization in emerging economies has a significant indirect effect on local stock market development through the resolution of political risk. We argue that a sustained privatization program represents a major political test which gradually resolves uncertainty over political commitment to a market-oriented policy as well as to regulatory and private property rights. We present evidence suggesting that progress in privatization is correlated with improvements in perceived political risk and that these improvements are significantly larger in privatizing countries than in non-privatizing countries, indicating that the resolution of such risk is endogenous to the privatization process. Our analysis further shows that changes in political risk in general tend to have a strong effect on local stock market development and excess returns in emerging economies, suggesting that political risk is a priced factor. We conclude that the resolution of political risk resulting from successful privatization has been an important source for the rapid growth of stock markets in emerging economies. Acknowledgements: We thank Frank Sader, Sheridan Titman, and (especially) the referee for useful comments. The World Bank, Bert Scholtens, and the Master in International Finance Program at the University of Amsterdam supplied data, which we gratefully acknowledge.
Environmental Awareness Level amongst Secondary School Students in Terengganu, Malaysia Based on Different Variables

The level of environmental awareness of secondary school students is quite embracing. The purpose of this paper is to identify the level of environmental awareness among secondary school students. The sample consists of 600 students including both boys and girls. Questionnaire developed by the researcher is the technique used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson coefficient of correlation are the techniques used to analyze the data. The result shows that the level of environmental awareness among students is low. No significance difference is found with respect to age and settlement in the environmental awareness level of the students. Conversely, significance difference was found in the environmental awareness of secondary school students belonging to different age group.
Hydrogen speciation and trace element contents of igneous, hydrothermal and metamorphic quartz from Norway

Abstract Concentrations of a series of trace elements of 14 quartz samples from various geological settings (hydrothermal, igneous, metamorphic) in Norway were determined by LA-ICP-MS. FTIR spectroscopy was applied to the same quartz crystals in order to determine the H concentrations and the speciation of H in the quartz lattice. A refined hypothetical charge neutrality equation is suggested, where the atomic ratio of (Al3+ + Fe3+ + B3+) to (P5+ + H+ + Li+ + Na+ + K+) should correspond to 1 for natural quartz crystals. The determined concentrations of Al, Fe, B, P, Li, K and OH- species confirm approximately the charge neutrality equation. The high H/(Li+K+P) ion ratio of igneous quartz compared to hydrothermal and metamorphic quartz, suggests that igneous quartz preferentially incorporates H as OH- in lieu of Li, K and P. The results confirm that the FTIR absorption of the OH- band at 3595 cm-1 is attributed to structural B defects in the quartz lattice. The dominating H impurity in most of the quartz samples is, however, molecular H2O. The molecular H2O is presumably related to water-bearing micro pores and not to visible fluid inclusions, because the spectra were recorded from microscopically clear crystals.
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: Previous plant-based diet (PBD) adoption strategies have primarily focused on health rather than environmental rationale and meat reduction rather than plant-based protein promotion. In this study, we explored the effect of a theory-informed text-message intervention on dietary intentions and behaviors in young adult omnivores and the potential explanatory role of PBD beliefs, subjective norm, self-efﬁcacy, moral norm, and health and environmental values. Participants completed baseline questionnaires and reported dietary intake before being randomly assigned to receive 2–3 health-or environment-focused text messages per week for eight weeks and then repeated baseline assessments. Although we did not see signiﬁcant changes in meat or plant protein intake, we did observe a marked decrease in intentions to consume animal protein and a marginal increase in fruit and vegetable consumption intention. We identiﬁed subjective norms, self-efﬁcacy, and moral satisfaction as the strongest predictors of changes in intention to consume animal or plant protein. Although few group differences were observed, those receiving environment-focused text messages experienced a greater change in values and were more likely to increase vegetable intake. Messages that improve sustainability awareness and provide practical adoption strategies may be part of an effective strategy to inﬂuence PBD intake among young adults.
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The Delphi method has been adapted to inform item refinements in educational and psychological assessment development. An explanatory sequential mixed methods design using Delphi is a common approach to gain experts ’ insight into why items might have exhibited differential item functioning (DIF) for a sub-group, indicating potential item bias. Use of Delphi before quantitative field testing to screen for potential sources leading to item bias is lacking in the literature. An exploratory sequential design is illustrated as an additional approach using a Delphi technique in Phase I and Rasch DIF analyses in Phase II. We introduce the 2 × 2 Concordance Integration Typology as a systematic way to examine agreement and disagreement across the qualitative and quantitative findings using a concordance joint display table. A worked example from the development of the Problem-Solving Measures Grades 6 – 8 Computer Adaptive Tests supported using an exploratory sequential design to inform item refinement. The 2 × 2 Concordance Integration Typology (a) crystallized instances where additional refinements were potentially needed and (b) provided for evaluating the distribution of bias across the set of items as a whole. Implications are discussed for advancing data integration techniques and using mixed methods to improve instrument development.
‘It was a joint plan we worked out together’. How the I-WOTCH programme enabled people with chronic non-malignant pain to taper their opioids: a process evaluation

Background The Improving the Wellbeing of people with Opioid Treated CHronic pain (I-WOTCH) randomised controlled trial found that a group-based educational intervention to support people using strong opioids for chronic non-malignant pain helped a significant proportion of people to stop or decrease opioid use with no increase in pain-related disability. We report a linked process evaluation of the group-based intervention evaluated in comparison to a usual-care control group that received a self-help booklet and relaxation CD. Methods We interviewed 18 intervention facilitators, and 20 intervention and 20 control participants who had chronic non-malignant pain and were recruited from general (family) practices in the UK. Quantitative data included change mechanism questions on the trial questionnaires which explored motivation, expectations and self-efficacy. Fidelity was assessed by listening to a sample of audio-recorded group sessions and nurse consultations. Quantitative and qualitative data were integrated using ‘follow a thread’ and a mixed-methods matrix. Findings Four overarching themes emerged: (1) the right time to taper, (2) the backdrop of a life with chronic pain, (3) needing support and (4) the benefits of being in a group. Delivery fidelity was good, adherence (83%) and competence (79%) across a range of intervention groups. Staff delivering the intervention found three typical responses to the intervention: resistance, open to trying and feeling it was not the right time. The group experience was important to those in the intervention arm. It provided people with a forum in which to learn about the current thinking about opioid usage and its effects. It also gave them examples of how feasible or personally relevant coming off opioids might be. Conclusion The process evaluation data showed that the I-WOTCH intervention was well delivered, well received and useful for most interviewees. Being ‘the right time’ to taper and having support throughout tapering, emerged as important factors within the context of living with chronic pain. Trial registration number ISRCTN49470934.
Weathering of galena: Mineralogical processes, hydrogeochemical fluid path modeling, and estimation of the growth rate of pyromorphite

Abstract In many natural and anthropogenically affected environments, alteration of galena produces thermodynamically more stable secondary lead phases. These secondary minerals control the mobility of the toxic heavy metal lead in water. These textural, paragenetic, and stability relations have not been investigated in detail in the literature yet. An extensive petrographic study of 41 thin sections of weathered, zoned galena and adjacent country rock from the Schwarzwald mining area, southwest Germany, is presented. The observed textures were evaluated using PHREEQC fluid path modeling and sequences of stable secondary mineral assemblages were predicted. The most common secondary (supergene) lead minerals of interest here are cerussite, anglesite, and pyromorphite group minerals (PyGM; pyromorphite, mimetite, and vanadinite). These lead phases show a spatially well-ordered zoned texture around the preexisting/relic galena. Cerussite and anglesite commonly occur either as in situ replacement of galena and/or as euhedral crystals in cavities of former, partially dissolved galena. The PyGM are present either as crusts around the margin of the former/relic galena or are common as infiltration products into the host rock/gangue. During progressive weathering anglesite typically disappears first followed by cerussite. Finally, only the highly insoluble PyGM persist as a perimorphose. Hence, a spatially and temporally zoning texture is formed. Thermodynamic models of various fluid evolution paths using PHREEQC show the influence of temperature, pH, variable PCO2, phosphorous contents and/or different mineral reactions on the sequence of formation and stability of the secondary lead phases. Already small changes in one or more of these parameters can lead to different mineral assemblages or sequences of secondary lead minerals. Over almost the whole relevant pH range, PyGM are the most stable lead phases, precipitating at very low ion activities explaining their textural position. Whether cerussite or anglesite forms, depends mainly on the pH value of the supergene fluids, which is affected by the quite variable fluid pathways. Furthermore a solubility diagram for a typical near-surface fluid was calculated, showing that anglesite is the most soluble phase, followed by cerussite and PyGM. This again reflects the microscopic observations. As a further step, the time span for the formation of a natural millimeter-thick pyromorphite crust was evaluated using subsoil phosphorous fluxes from the literature. The calculation indicates that millimeter-thick pyromorphite crusts can be formed in few tens to about hundred years, which is in agreement with observations in the nature. In this study, a framework for predicting stable secondary lead mineral assemblages and textures by fluid path modeling is given. These models are potentially important for predicting the retention and mobilization of lead in systems around contaminated sites or natural ore deposits.