Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Profiles of Internalizing Symptomatology and Social Motivation in Youth with ASD

Although clinically significant symptoms of anxiety or depression are present in nearly one in two people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), little is known about how these symptoms may relate to social motivation, a key construct in the etiology of ASD. The aim of the current study was to examine patterns of anxiety, depression, ASD symptomatology, and social motivation in youth with ASD. Using a large public dataset of well-characterized youth with ASD (N = 195), we examined varying patterns of these symptoms via latent profile analysis (LPA). Three distinct classes emerged: one with moderate ASD severity and low levels of comorbid psychopathology, a second with more severe ASD symptoms and similarly low anxiety and depression, and a third with significantly elevated anxiety and depression. Neither sex nor age differed significantly among these classes, and indices of social interest early in development did not predict class membership. Implications of these symptom patterns for assessment and treatment of comorbidity in ASD are discussed. Profiles of Internalizing Symptomatology and Social Motivation in Youth with ASD Isaac C. Smith GENERAL AUDIENCE ABSTRACT A large proportion of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience symptoms of anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression might be related to social motivation, which is a key concept associated with the development of ASD. The current study examined variation in anxiety, depression, social motivation, and ASD symptom severity in a large sample of youth with ASD. Individuals in the sample were classified in groups by a statistical model. Models produced three separate groups: one group with moderate symptoms of ASD and relatively low levels of anxiety and depression, a second with more severe ASD symptoms and similarly low anxiety and depression, and a final group with moderate ASD symptoms and high anxiety and depression. Social motivation was strongest in the first and second groups, and low social motivation was strongly associated with anxiety and depression symptoms. Age and sex did not predict group membership, nor did items measuring social motivation early in development. Implications of these symptom patterns for the assessment and treatment of anxiety and depression in ASD are discussed.
Sensitivity Analysis of Road Freight Transportation of a Mega Non-Alcoholic Beverage Industry

Re-optimization can be very costly for gathering and obtaining more data for a particular problem, to curb this very expensive investment. Sensitivity analysis has been used in this work to determine the behaviour of input parameters of the formulated problem. The main goal of the study is to respectively provide, derive, observe, compare and discuss the sensitivity analysis of data that has been optimized using different methods of the optimal solution. The best method, saving the highest percentage of transportation cost, for the formulated problem is determined to be the North-West Corner method. This was carried out by arbitrarily assigning values to the available warehouses to determine the best possible demand and supply cases rather than the initial cases. Thus, more cases are advised to be supplied to FID from the Asejire plant for the optimum reduced value of transportation cost. Keywords: Sensitivity, Parameters, Transportation Problem.
Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Container Deployment

In recent years, with the development of cloud computing, virtualization technology has received widespread attention. As a new representative of virtualization technology, containers have been widely used in software development, operation and maintenance, testing and other aspects, such as microservices and Docker Cloud. In cloud data centers, containers have gradually replaced virtual machines (VMs) as a new carrier for cloud tasks. However, with the increasing number of cloud products, the scale of tasks requested by users in cloud data centers continues to expand. The economic cost of tasks in the process of containerized deployment has become a concern of various cloud service vendors. The container deployment cost usually includes the data exchange cost, the image pull cost and the server energy cost. In order to solve the containerized deployment of application tasks in the container cloud environment with the lowest possible container deployment cost, this paper proposes a new cost calculation model in a container cloud environment, and then presents an improved particles swarm algorithm, namely a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm for container deployment (CD-PSO) to provide the best solution for application task loading. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has a lower deployment cost than other scheduling algorithms.
Heterospecific Tree Density and Environmental Factors Affect Afzelia africana Sm. Population Structure in the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, West Africa: Implications for Management and Restoration

Information on how abiotic and biotic factors affect species population structures and regeneration are critical for understanding plant growth in natural habitats. Here, we used the data from three spatially distinct populations of Afzelia africana Sm. in the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve in Benin, to determine how the species population structures respond to abiotic and biotic factors. Afzelia africana population structures were studied using several parameters including basal area, tree height, density of successive diameter classes, and size class slope. We tested for individual effects of abiotic (mound density, soil type, and terrain slope) and biotic (heterospecific tree density) factors on the species population structure. We also tested for similarity of species composition among studied A. africana population stands. Results revealed a tree density structure with mature individuals, and size class distribution indicating a recruitment bottleneck at the juvenile stage (10–20 cm diameter), possibly due to mammal browsing, natural and artificial fires. Heterospecific tree density was positively associated with A. africana adult density but negatively related to the species growth parameters (mean diameter, basal area, and tree height). These results indicate some degrees of niche overlap between A. africana and coexisting species but also partly reflect A. africana tolerance and adaptation to limited resources environment. Soil type significantly influenced both basal area and regeneration density, greater values being observed on silt-sand-rocky soils. Basal area was higher on steeper slope, probably a result of species conservative strategies. These findings were discussed in line with management and restoration action needs in the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve.
A comparison of management and auditor going concern risk disclosure: Evidence from regulatory change in Japan

This paper compares management and auditor going concern risk disclosures. It exploits a unique regulatory change in Japan that impacted the going concern risk disclosure practice. Prior to 2009, managers were directed to make financial statement note disclosures if they considered there was substantial doubt about the going concern status. The note disclosures were required to be audited. After 2009, substantial doubt disclosures by management are not audited and can be considered voluntary. We test whether going concern risk disclosure is enhanced by requiring managers rather than auditors to make the disclosure voluntarily. Analysis shows increased overall levels of going concern risk disclosure after the 2009 regulatory change, which is substantially attributable to voluntary disclosure in the Business Risk section of annual reports. The results are of interest to regulators because they suggest that it is appropriate for managers to be assigned primary responsibility for going concern risk disclosure.
Do direct nose-to-brain pathways underlie intranasal oxytocin-induced changes in regional cerebral blood flow in humans?

Do nose-to-brain pathways mediate the effects of peptides such as oxytocin (OT) on brain physiology when delivered intranasally? We addressed this question by contrasting two methods of intranasal administration (a standard nasal spray, and a nebuliser expected to improve OT deposition in nasal areas putatively involved in direct nose-to-brain transport) to intravenous administration in terms of effects on regional cerebral blood flow during two hours post-dosing. We demonstrate that OT-induced decreases in amygdala perfusion, a key hub of the OT central circuitry, are explained entirely by OT increases in systemic circulation following both intranasal and intravenous OT administration. Yet we also provide robust evidence confirming the validity of the intranasal route to target specific brain regions. Our work has important translational implications and demonstrates the need to carefully consider the method of administration in our efforts to engage specific central oxytocinergic targets for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.
Ab initio surface energetics: beyond chemical accuracy

Density functional theory (DFT) is the work–horse of modern materials modeling techniques, but scattered evidence indicates it often fails for important surface properties. This thesis investigates how DFT estimates of the surface energy (σ) and molecular adsorption energies of ionic systems are affected by the choice of exchange–correlation (xc) functional. Accurate diffusion Monte–Carlo (DMC) and quantum chemistry (QC) calculations are presented for these quantities showing marked improvement over DFT and agreement of much better than chemical accuracy. DFT estimates of σ are presented for the (001) surfaces of LiH, LiF, NaF and MgO. Five xc functionals, LDA, PBE, RPBE, Wu–Cohen and PW91 are used. A clear xc functional bias is demonstrated with σLDA > σWC > σPBE > σPW91 > σRPBE. To improve the picture detailed pseudopotential DMC calculations are presented for LiH and LiF. The lattice parameters and cohesive energies agree with experiment to better than 0.2 % and 30 meV respectively. For LiH novel all–electron DMC calculations are also presented showing significant improvement over pseudopotential DMC. Accurate all–electron Hartree–Fock calculations of σ for LiH(001) and LiF(001) are presented along with calculations of the LiF bulk using specially adapted Gaussian basis–sets. Combined with existing QC correlation estimates the bulk and surface properties of LiH and LiF show excellent agreement to both experiment and DMC and allow a longstanding disagreement between two experimental estimates for σLiF to be resolved. Finally the adsorption energy curve for water on LiH(001) is obtained by both DMC and incremental QC techniques leading to agreement of better than 10 meV. DFT and dispersion corrected DFT estimates are also presented highlighting the large xc functional dependence. Thus we demonstrate that is possible and necessary to obtain agreement between higher levels of theory and produce benchmark values beyond DFT.
Chemical, functional and sensory properties of roasted bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc) and cooking banana (Musa spp., ABB genome) weaning diet.

The cooking banana and bambara ground nut were processed into flour, mixed in ratios of 90:10, 80:20, 70:30 and 60:40 respectively and chemical, functional and sensory properties were evaluated. The protein contents of formulated samples were significantly higher than ogi, but lower than nutrend (p < 0.05). Also, the energy values of CBR4 (384.4 ± 0.3 kcal.) was significantly lower than the nutrend (397.1 ± 1.8 kcal.) (p < 0.05) and there was no significant difference with the ogi (383.1 ± 0.1 kcal.) (p < 0.05). The mineral composition of CBR4 had the highest amount of calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, sodium and phosphorous when compared with other formulated food samples. The CBR4 had the highest water absorption capacity, least gelation capacity and swelling capacity, while CBR1 had the least values of the formulated food samples. The overall acceptability of the formulated food samples were significantly lower than the ogi and nutrend (p < 0.05). The amount of CBR3 and CBR4 needed to meet the RDA for energy, protein and minerals of infant were comparable with that of nutrend, but lower than ogi. The study concluded that the nutrient composition of CBR4 was better than ogi, but lower than nutrend. Hence, it may be used as a substitute for ogi and the expensive commercial weaning formula.
Hypophysiary involvement and immuno/growth depression in rabies. II.

A monoclonal antibody characterized bovine paralytic rabies (BPR) virus isolate, ATC vr-985, was inoculated intrathecally (i.t.) or intralingually (i.l.) into 13 Holstein calves (5 controls) weighing 66±15 kg. Infected calves with the highest dose stopped growing earlier, later with the lowest dose: collapse (loss in body weight) was at a steady negative daily rate. Growth rates, collapse rates and chronology were predictable and reproducible, and the kinetics verified in a rabbit model. The BPR virus was found in large numbers in lower and upper spinal cord, cerebellum and hypothalamus. The best diagnostic specimen was the trigeminus nerve, followed by the cerebellum. Immunoperoxidase-PAP staining made Negri bodies very apparent particularly in the hypothalamus. The marked presence of BPR virus in the cerebellum coincided with obvious motor and equilibrium changes. A chronogram of clinical manifestations in 3 calves injected i.t. is presented. Effects on growth, and the linear regression analysis of the different titrations applied to the wasting syndrome phenomenon, are among the aspects tabulated or shown graphically. There are several microphotographs. It is concluded that experimental BPR was clinically indistinguishable from the field disease. It is postulated that BPR acts upon the hypothalamic/hypophysiary/thymic axis by its tendency to infect the hypothalamus and the (adeno-) hypophysis, impairing the production of somatotropic (growth) hormone.
Trade, Global Value Chains. and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Thailand: A Firm-Level Panel Analysis

This study assesses the determinants of global value chain (GVC) participation and the relationship between the degree of GVC participation and firms’ performance. The main estimation method for both analyses is a panel fixed-effect regression employing unique panel firm-level data from the Office of Industrial Economics, Ministry of Industry, Thailand for the period 2004–2014. Our results show that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a lower degree of engagement in both backward and forward GVC participation when compared with larger firms (non-SMEs). This study also finds that GVC participation, both backward and forward participation, is positively associated with firms’ performance. Our results imply that being an SME is associated with a lower degree of GVC participation, but GVC participation can help firms (both SMEs and large firms) increase their revenues. Hence, policies to help local SMEs to enter GVCs smoothly would be the priority.
Origin of Invasive Fish Species, Peacock Bass Cichla Species in Lake Telabak Malaysia Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA Barcoding

Human interference in the movement of living organisms across different continents of the world has caused profound changes in both the ecology of guest species and the native communities (Callaway and Maron, 2006; Yong et al., 2014; Havel et al., 2015; Fazhan et al., 2017). The rate of increase and the measure of these relocation is quickly becoming a major concern for ecologists, resource managers and conservation biologists around the globe largely because biological invasion or introduction of nonnative fishes may cause danger and create additional threats to native biodiversity (Dudgeon, 2003; Rahim et al., 2013; Gubiani et al., 2018; Reid et al., 2018). ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Received: Nov. 18, 2019 Accepted: April 27, 2020 Online: May 2020 _______________
Litigating Crashes? Insights from Security Class Actions

Investors tend to litigate large stock price declines, i.e., file “stock-drop lawsuits”. Enterprising plaintiffs’ attorneys seek to take advantage of the stock market declines that have accompanied the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 by filing class action lawsuits. However, it is less clear whether the ex-ante threat of security class actions can deter stock price crashes. To address this question, we exploit the 1999 ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that discourages security class actions as a quasi-exogenous shock, and find that reducing the threat of security class actions leads to a significant increase in stock price crash risk. This effect is more pronounced for firms faced with higher litigation risk, with worse earnings quality and weaker monitoring from auditors, and is partially driven by decreased timeliness of bad-news disclosure. Our overall findings highlight the importance of security class actions in constraining bad-news hoarding and maintaining market stability.
Pigeonpea improvement: An amalgam of breeding and genomic research

In the past five decades, constant research has been directed towards yield improvement in pigeonpea resulting in the deployment of several commercially acceptable cultivars in India. Though, the genesis of hybrid technology, the biggest breakthrough, enigma of stagnant productivity still remains unsolved. To sort this productivity disparity, genomic research along with conventional breeding was successfully initiated at ICRISAT. It endowed ample genomic resource providing insight in the pigeonpea genome combating production constraints in a precise and speedy manner. The availability of the draft genome sequence with a large‐scale marker resource, oriented the research towards trait mapping for flowering time, determinacy, fertility restoration, yield attributing traits and photo‐insensitivity. Defined core and mini‐core collection, still eased the pigeonpea breeding being accessible for existing genetic diversity and developing stress resistance. Modern genomic tools like next‐generation sequencing, genome‐wide selection helping in the appraisal of selection efficiency is leading towards next‐generation breeding, an awaited milestone in pigeonpea genetic enhancement. This paper emphasizes the ongoing genetic improvement in pigeonpea with an amalgam of conventional breeding as well as genomic research.
Developing Small Scale Chemistry Practicum Module to Identify Students’ Ability in Predict-Observe- Explain (POE) Implementation

Chemistry practicum does not have to be complicated and requires expensive apparatus and chemicals, and is considered not environmentally friendly. The concept of small scale chemistry practicum is one of appropriate technology that is packaged elegantly to introduce and embed the principles of green chemistry in every chemistry experiments, and also to enhance the concepts of chemistry through verification and scientific discovery. This study aims to create the newest product, the small scale chemistry practicum module to identify the ability of the students of chemistry education study program, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta in formulating predictions on phenomenon based on the insights they have, making direct observations through small scale chemistry practicum, and explaining the results of observations and emphasis on concepts in detail and depth. This research is the development research with the model of Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate (ADDIE). Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis and Rasch Model. The results of the study show that the product developed has a perfect and feasible level of readability to be tested. From the content aspect, it presented in perfect criteria, as well as the construction aspect and aspect of language, also shows good value. The students already have quite an excellent ability to predict (average score= 76), observe (average score= 88.5), and explain (average score 87.5). Also, it was noted that students enthusiastically applied POE, and the results of POE students show good person reliability value (0.88) in small scale chemistry experiments. The product developed has been valid, effective, and practical for use in experiments according to experts and teachers, and good student responses (Cronbach's alpha value= 0.92) to the product.
DERIVATION OF DESCRIPTION FEATURES FOR ENGINEERING CHANGE REQUEST BY AID OF LATENT DIRICHLET ALLOCATION

Abstract Complex products and shorter development cycles lead to an increasing number of engineering changes. In order to be able to process these changes more effectively and efficiently, this paper develops a description model as a first step towards a data driven approach of processing engineering change requests. The description model is systematically derived from literature using text mining and natural language processing techniques. An example of the application is given by an automated classification based on similarity calculations between new and historic engineering change requests.
Theoretical studies of the reactions hydrogen atom + methylidyne .fwdarw. carbon + hydrogen and carbon + hydrogen .fwdarw. methylene using an ab initio global ground-state potential surface for methylene

Ab initio, multireference, configuration interaction (CI) calculations have been used to characterize the ground-state potential surface of methylene. The calculations employ a full-valence complete-active-space reference wave function and a (4s,3p,2d,If/3s,2p,1d) basis set. The calculations were carried out at approximately 6000 points, and the resulting energies were fit to a many-body expansion including conical intersections between the [sup 3]B[sub 1] and [sup 3]A[sub 2] states for C[sub 2v] geometries and between the [sup 3]II and [sup 3][Sigma][sup [minus]] states for linear geometries. The calculations show that the C[sub 2v] conical intersection provides a zero barrier route for the C([sup 3]P) + H[sub 2] insertion reaction. Quasiclassical trajectory studies of the title reactions using the global surface indicate that both reactions proceed without activation energy and that the thermal rate constants are nearly independent of temperature. The rate constants for H + CH agree with high-temperature (2000 K) experimental studies but are substantially higher (factor of 10) than a measurement at 297 K. For C + H[sub 2], the CH[sub 2] lifetimes at thermal energies are approximately 20 ps which is in agreement with an experimentally derived estimate. 21 refs., 14 figs., 6 tabs.