Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Wine expertise: current theories and findings regarding its nature and bases

Wine expertise relates to the ability to describe and discriminate between different wine samples. Experts can perform both of these tasks with greater accuracy than novices. Current findings suggest that in discriminative and descriptive tasks the expert advantage is not as large as was once thought. Expert knowledge of the correlation between sensory properties within different styles of wine is an important factor in the advantage they hold in descriptive tasks. On the other hand, some evidence supports a role of perceptual memory differences, rather than knowledge, in the superior performance of experts on discrimination tasks.
Psychological aspects of three movement forms of Eastern origin: a comparative study of aikido, judo and yoga

ABSTRACT Yoga, judo and aikido are popular exercises expected to promote physical and mental health. This study examined four characteristics rooted in Eastern philosophy and religious practice, i.e. spirituality, mindfulness, body awareness, and self-compassion in healthy individuals regularly practicing these movements and a control group (n = 341). The results revealed that practitioners of the exercises of Eastern origin reported greater spirituality than control participants, with practitioners of yoga reporting the highest values. Yoga practitioners also scored higher on mindfulness compared to controls but did not differ from aikidokas and judokas. Practitioners of the Eastern exercises did not differ from each other with respect to body awareness, but they all scored higher than the controls. Finally, yoga practitioners scored higher than all other groups on self-compassion. Results suggest that the regular practice of movement forms of Eastern origin has additional psychological benefits compared to pure physical activity.
Mobile geriatric team for older people: A qualitative descriptive study of relatives’ views on what creates senses of security and quality of care

Multimorbidity tends to increase with age. Providing care that is individualized and that focuses on the whole person rather than on separate health issues is a challenge for healthcare, due to a lack of coordination and information exchange. In the future, relatives will need to take even more responsibility for their next of kin. The aim of this study was to explore relatives’ views of aspects that create a sense of security and feelings of quality of care related to acute mobile geriatric care for older people in their own homes. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews analysed using content analysis. This study is reported in accordance with the COREQ checklist. Interpersonal factors such as straightforward communication, empathy, having time for the person, a focus on the person, and having a few known caregivers who are easy to contact, rather than more clinical factors, have been identified as central to creating a sense of security and quality of care.
Causal Interaction between FDI, Corruption and Environmental Quality in the MENA Region

The present work analyzes the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and corruption on the quality of the environment in the MENA region. Indeed, the magnitude of corruption and the quality of institutions are often cited as the main factors affecting the FDI inflow. Here, the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach was used to examine data on a group of MENA countries from 1990 to 2016. Our findings verify the Environmental Kuznets Curve. Furthermore, the empirical estimates approve the “pollution haven” hypothesis, which postulates that the polluting industrial activities of developed countries shift to developing countries which have less stringent environmental regulations. Based on the study findings, we recommend greater awareness of the harmful effects of corruption among political and economic actors.
Use of the Modified Riccati Technique for Neutral Half-Linear Differential Equations

We study the second-order neutral half-linear differential equation and formulate new oscillation criteria for this equation, which are obtained through the use of the modified Riccati technique. In the first statement, the oscillation of the equation is ensured by the divergence of a certain integral. The second one provides the condition of the oscillation in the case where the relevant integral converges, and it can be seen as a Hille–Nehari-type criterion. The use of the results is shown in several examples, in which the Euler-type equation and its perturbations are considered.
How Climate Change and Land Use/Land Cover Change Affect Domestic Water Vulnerability in Yangambi Watersheds (D. R. Congo)

In the tropics, the domestic water supply depends principally on ecosystem services, including the regulation and purification of water by humid, dense tropical forests. The Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (YBR) landscape is situated within such forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Surprisingly, given its proximity to the Congo River, the YBR is confronted with water issues. As part of its ecosystem function, the landscape is expected to reduce deterioration of water quality. However, environmental consequences are increasing due to conversion of its dense forest into other types of land use/land cover (LULC) in response to human activities. It is therefore important to check how the physicochemical quality parameters of water resources are influenced by landscape parameters—and to know if the population can adapt to this water vulnerability. To do this, we analyzed the watershed typology (including morphometric and LULC characteristics) and the physical and chemical parameters of water within the principal watershed’s rivers. We also analyzed data from surveys and the Yangambi meteorological station. We found that some landscape indices related to LULC significantly influence water quality deterioration in Yangambi. On average, each person in the Yangambi landscape uses 29–43 liters of water per day. Unfortunately, this falls short of World Health Organization standards regarding some parameters. The best fitted simple linear regression model explains the variation in pH as a function of edge density of perturbed forest, edge density of crop land and patch density of dense forest up to 94%, 92% and 90%, respectively. While many researchers have identified the consequences of climate change and human activities on these water resources, the population is not well-equipped to deal with them. These results suggest that water management policies should consider the specificities of the Yangambi landscape in order to develop better mitigation strategies for a rational management of water resources in the YBR in the context of climate change.
Secondary special education co-teachers in the United States and specialised reading instruction for adolescents with disabilities

ABSTRACT When secondary students with disabilities are in co-taught classes, they still need to receive specialised reading instruction when it is stipulated on their Individualised Education Program. However, previous research reveals over two-thirds of secondary special education co-teachers focus instead on using modifications and accommodations. Although modifications and accommodations can meet the short-term need for students’ reading, they do not meet students’ long-term need for independent and proficient reading. In this study, middle and high school special education co-teachers report about specialised reading instruction for adolescents with disabilities whose Individualised Education Programs stipulate this need. Co-teachers completed an online survey about the provision of specialised reading instruction for students with disabilities in co-taught classes. Descriptive analyses indicate that half of the co-teachers are concerned students need more specialised reading instruction than that provided during co-taught classes, with almost one-third noting concern such instruction did not occur at any time during the school day. Results are similar to those obtained almost a decade ago, indicating that many secondary special education co-teachers continue to address students’ reading needs through accommodations and modifications rather than providing reading instruction that promotes students’ independence. Implications for specialised reading instruction for secondary students with disabilities are identified.
Proterozoic Basin Evolution and Tectonic Geography of Madagascar: Implications for an East Africa Connection During the Paleoproterozoic

Madagascar hosts several Paleoproterozoic sedimentary sequences that are key to unraveling the geodynamic evolution of past supercontinents on Earth. New detrital zircon U–Pb and Hf data, and a substantial new database of ∼15,000 analyses are used here to compare and contrast sedimentary sequences in Madagascar, Africa, and India. The Itremo Group in central Madagascar, the Sahantaha Group in northern Madagascar, the Maha Group in eastern Madagascar, and the Ambatolampy Group in central Madagascar have indistinguishable age and isotopic characteristics. These samples have maximum depositional ages >1700 Ma, with major zircon age peaks at c. 2500 Ma, c. 2000 Ma, and c. 1850 Ma. We name this the Greater Itremo Basin, which covered a vast area of Madagascar in the late Paleoproterozoic. These samples are also compared with those from the Tanzania and the Congo cratons of Africa, and the Dharwar Craton and Southern Granulite Terrane of India. We show that the Greater Itremo Basin and sedimentary sequences in the Tanzania Craton of Africa are correlatives. These also tentatively correlate with sedimentary protoliths in the Southern Granulite Terrane of India, which together formed a major intra‐Nuna/Columbia sedimentary basin that we name the Itremo‐Muva‐Pandyan Basin. A new Paleoproterozoic plate tectonic configuration is proposed where central Madagascar is contiguous with the Tanzania Craton to the west and the Southern Granulite Terrane to the east. This model strongly supports an ancient Proterozoic origin for central Madagascar and a position adjacent to the Tanzania Craton of East Africa.
Anti-Muslim hate on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean: Lebanon, the Hijab, and modernity/coloniality

ABSTRACT Informed by the theorization of the modernity/(de)coloniality studies collective, this paper thinks alongside hijabi women in Lebanon – a small Arab Mediterranean country – and their lived experiences in “mainstream Lebanese society”. Drawing on six-months of qualitative fieldwork through in-depth interviews and focus groups with photo-elicitation, the paper documents and analyses lived experiences of discrimination, exclusion and erasure. Identifying dehumanization, civility and progress, and a present potent wider rejection of Islam in Lebanon, it argues for a framing of participant’s shared experiences as anti-Muslim racism under modernity/coloniality and highlights the need to de-exceptionalize the region and the analytical tools mobilized to understand it.
Genetic Variance and Correlation of Forage Yield and Quality Traits in Tropically Adapted Maize

Two F2 populations segregating for biomass yield and forage quality traits were developed from two separate crosses of tropically adapted maize inbred lines. The parental, F1 and F2 generations of both crosses were evaluated to estimate broad sense heritability, genetic advance and correlations for these traits to suggest the best traits as selection criteria towards breeding forage maize with high yield and quality. In Cross 1, biomass yield trait with the highest broad-sense heritability was plant height (70.03%), whereas forage quality trait with the highest heritability estimate was crude protein content (66.60%). Heritability estimates in Cross 2 were high for all biomass yield traits and forage quality traits (>50% for all traits). Indigestible cell wall component represented by acid detergent lignin content was found to be highly heritable in both populations. High genetic advance as percent of mean were found for fresh and dry plant yield as well as for lignin content in both populations. Correlation analysis on all traits showed that all biomass yield components were significantly correlated. All traits related to cell wall content were positively correlated and acid detergent lignin was positively correlated with dry plant yield. Traits with high to moderate heritability and high predicted genetic advance, namely plant height, fresh plant yield and protein content can be used as selection criteria to improve maize biomass yield and nutritive quality for forage utilization. Selecting for higher biomass yield would also result in selecting individuals with higher lignin content as shown by the correlation analysis.
Biotic and abiotic determinants of finescale dace distribution at the southern edge of their range

The factors that set range limits for animal populations can inform management plans aimed at maintaining regional biodiversity. We examine abiotic and biotic drivers of the distribution of finescale dace (Chrosomus neogaeus) in two Great Plains basins to identify limiting factors for a threatened freshwater fish population at the edge of their range.
Investigation of the Relationship Between Pre-service Teachers' Lateral Thinking Levels and Problem Solving Skills

Bu arastirmanin amaci, yanal dusunmenin yordanmasinda problem cozme becerisinin ne duzeyde katkida bulundugunu belirlemektir. Arastirmanin calisma grubunu Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Universitesi Egitim Fakultesi’ne devam eden 357 kiz (%75.2), 118 erkek (%24.8) toplam 475 universite ogrencisi olusturmustur. Arastirmada veri toplamak amaciyla Heppner ve Peterson (1982) tarafindan gelistirilen Problem Cozme Envanterive Semerci (2016) tarafindan gelistirilen Yanal Dusunme Olcegi kullanilmistir. Arastirmada elde edilen verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistikler (frekans, yuzde, aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma) ve coklu regresyon analizi kullanilmistir. Arastirmada ulasilan bulgulara gore, ogretmen adaylarinin yanal dusunme duzeyleri yuksek, problem cozme becerileri pozitif orta duzeydedir. Ogretmen adaylarinin problem cozme yetenegine guven ve yaklasma-kacinma puanlari, yanal dusunme duzeyini olumlu yonde etkilerken, kisisel kontrol puanlari olumsuz yonde etkilemektedir. Ayrica ogretmen adaylarinin problem cozme becerisi toplam puanlari, yanal dusunme puanlarini anlamli olarak yordamaktadir.
Use of Nondestructive Testing of Ultrasound and Artificial Neural Networks to Estimate Compressive Strength of Concrete

The work presents the results of an experimental campaign carried out on concrete elements in order to investigate the potential of using artificial neural networks (ANNs) to estimate the compressive strength based on relevant parameters, such as the water–cement ratio, aggregate–cement ratio, age of testing, and percentage cement/metakaolin ratios (5% and 10%). We prepared 162 cylindrical concrete specimens with dimensions of 10 cm in diameter and 20 cm in height and 27 prismatic specimens with cross sections measuring 25 and 50 cm in length, with 9 different concrete mixture proportions. A longitudinal transducer with a frequency of 54 kHz was used to measure the ultrasonic velocities. An ANN model was developed, different ANN configurations were tested and compared to identify the best ANN model. Using this model, it was possible to assess the contribution of each input variable to the compressive strength of the tested concretes. The results indicate an excellent performance of the ANN model developed to predict compressive strength from the input parameters studied, with an average error less than 5%. Together, the water–cement ratio and the percentage of metakaolin were shown to be the most influential factors for the compressive strength value predicted by the developed ANN model.
Evaluating RNR-Based Targeted Treatment and Intervention Dosage in the Context of Traumatic Exposure

Best practices in juvenile justice call for the individualized matching of services to assessed dynamic risk factors, with services delivered at sufficient dosage. However, prior work has largely ignored whether this recipe for recidivism reduction is as effective for adolescents with extensive traumatic exposure as it is for those without. The current study leverages a statewide sample of 1,666 juveniles released from residential placement (84.6% male, 59.8% Black, 11.9% Hispanic). We examine the associations of individual-level service matching and achieving dosage targets established by Lipsey’s Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) during residential placement with changes in dynamic risk during placement and recidivism post-release among juveniles with extensive adverse childhood experiences (ACE) exposure and those without. Results demonstrate heightened traumatic exposure is related to smaller reductions in dynamic risk and to an increased probability of reoffending, but that youth receiving matched services coupled with adequate dosage leads to greater treatment progress (dynamic risk reduction) and lower recidivism post-release for both low-ACE and high-ACE youth. Implications for juvenile justice practice and policy are discussed.
Sleep Disorders in Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction: The current pandemic has caused several social and behavioural changes at a national level. These changes had a negative impact on mental health and sleep quality. Sleep is one of the main regulators and repairers of the body and is involved in both cognition and memory as well as immunity and hormonal balance. Objective: This study seeks to identify the main sleep disorders aggravated by the COVID-19 Pandemic and their consequences to the population. Methods: A bibliographic narrative review was made with articles dating from the last 5 years (2016-2021), which were extracted from the National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and “Google Academic” databases, using the following keywords and descriptors in Portuguese and English; “Sleep/Sono”, “Sleep Disorders/Disturbios do Sono”, “Insomnia”, “Pandemic/Pandemia”, “COVID-19”, “Immunity/Imunidade”, “Viral Infections/Infeccoes virais”, “Coronavirus”, “Sleep-Wake Cycle Rhythm/Ritmo ciclo-vigilia”, “Biological Clocks/Relogios biologicos” and the Boolean operator “and/e”. Results and Discussion: Insomnia and sleep-wake cycle changes have been quite evident among the population and were mainly aggravated by the increase of anxiety and depressive symptoms taking place during the pandemic. Students have gone through major routine changes disrupting their daily activities, such as physical activities, class schedules, and use of electronic equipment, which in turn accentuate sleep problems affecting their academic performance and learning. Conclusion: The pandemic has changed many habits and routines, with students among those who were affected the most, both in terms of psychological disorders affecting quality of sleep, as well as irregular sleep that itself influences cognition and learning. Insomnia has proved to be frequent in the population, and its effects on the body, especially regarding the immune system and emotional regulation are not favourable for confronting the new coronavirus.
Modified down sprue and sprue well to improve die casting quality of Sn-Pb alloy

Strategies to improve quality of gravity die casting for Sn-Pb alloy are outlined here by modifying the mould’s gating system, i.e. mainly the down sprue and the sprue well. Analysis based on the experimental work of 27 casting products delivers a promising result for industrial application. Quantitative analysis of porosity defect in this work was based on density analysis. The investigation of the effect of down sprue design on the casting defects was worked out through the variation of tapered down sprue by one degree and two degrees. From the density analysis, the two degrees tapered down sprue results in then less porosity defect. Meanwhile, the highest density was identified at 50 mm, when radius of the down sprue was investigated at 0 mm, 5 mm and 100 mm. Finally, the investigation for sprue well radius of 0 mm, 50 mm, and 100 mm shows that the best sprue well radius related to the highest metal density occurs at a radius of 50 mm.
Class1-3 integrons and antimicrobial resistance profile in Salmonella spp. isolated from broiler chicken in Western Iran

Non-typhoid Salmonella constitutes food-borne infections, disseminated primarily through poultry to human. Nowadays, the high rate of antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of multi-drug resistance (MDR) strains, worse the threat imposed by the bacteria to public health. Integrons are attributed as important contributors to MDR isolates. The aim of the present research was to identify the frequency of integrons 1 to 3 and the antimicrobial resistance patterns in Salmonella spp. isolated from broiler in western Iran. A total of 500 fecal samples were screened for Salmonella phenotypically. The isolates were confirmed genotypically and the frequency of integrons 1-3 was evaluated molecularly among the isolates. Besides, antimicrobial resistance of the isolates was determined through the agar disk diffusion method. Results represented the frequency of 13.4% for Salmonella . The incidence of class 1, 2, and 3 integrons were 40.29%, 28.35%, and 11.94%, respectively. Coexistence of integrons was also detected in 26.86% of the isolates. The most frequent antimicrobial resistance was exhibited to ampicillin, nalidixic acid, trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole, and tetracycline. Meanwhile, ciproﬂoxacin, gentamicin, and ceftazidime were the most effective drugs. 35.82% of the isolates were MDR, all of which harbored at least one class of integrons. An alarming rate of integrons and MDR frequency among poultry-originated Salmonella spp. in the studied region demands the constant stewardship and prudent prescription of antibiotics to minimize the risk of human exposure to these pathogens.
Revisiting the Mintzberg, Lawrence, and Lorsch theories about organisational structure, strategy, and environmental dynamism from the perspective of small firms

ABSTRACT This study explores the association of organisational structure, strategic posture, level of differentiation, and integration with the external environment. The unit of analysis of this study is small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in stable and dynamic environments. The study findings showed that the external environment shapes organisational structure, strategy, and level of differentiation and integration. Additionally, the findings of the study revealed that small and medium-sized enterprises work on the same mechanism as large complex organisations.