Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The stabilising impact of natural selection on the allometry of sexual ornaments: Fish that escape locomotor constraints exhibit extravagant ornamentation

1. Positive allometry has been considered a hallmark of sexual selection whereby larger males of superior condition develop disproportionately larger ornaments for their body size compared to smaller males of poorer condition. 2. Yet many structures known to be sexually selected often exhibit other allometric patterns. This has led to controversy over the utility of allometry in adequately capturing the signature of sexual selection, particularly if static (within population) and evolutionary (across species) allometries are functionally constrained by stabilising natural selection. 3. To investigate this, we evaluated the allometries of ornamental head crests and dorsal fins across multiple species of blenny fish. In particular, we compared species that occupied an aquatic environment— where swimming performance was expected to have constrained ornament size— with species that have transitioned onto land where such biomechanical constraints on ornament size have been removed. 4. Static allometries of both head crest and dorsal fin ornaments were found to be positive in males, but less so in females, across all species examined. This was consistent with the allometric theory of sexual selection that predicts positive allometry specifically in male ornamentation. Nevertheless, male allometric exponents were constrained in aquatic species whereas males of terrestrial species were free to exaggerate the size of their ornaments. Natural selection
Comparison of two diagnostic methods for evaluation of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus concentration in Brazilian sugarcane cultivars.

Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (ScYLV) is one of the main virus diseases infecting sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) in major sugarcane-producing areas around the world. The virus belongs to the Luteoviridae family and is transmitted by different aphid species. This work was carried out to evaluate ScYLV concentration in different tissues of infected plants (with or without symptoms), and to compare a serological (DAS-ELISA) and a molecular (RT-PCR) method of detection. Both tests were highly specific and their sensitivity was very similar. Both methods of detection revealed the presence of ScYLV in asymptomatic and symptomatic sugarcane plants, suggesting different levels of tolerance or resistance. To better understand some aspects of virus distribution, virus concentration was also evaluated in younger and older leaves and in two parts of the leaf (the midrib and the leaf blade). Virus concentration was significantly higher in the younger leaves compared to the more mature leaves, and there was a significant increase in virus concentration in the midribs. There was no relationship between virus concentration in infected plants and intensity of symptoms. These results provide information on the most appropriate method for routine ScYLV detection and identify the best plant tissue to be used for a reliable diagnosis. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A New "Electrodeless" Resonator Design

The main purpose of this paper is to give a complete description of the B.V. A.2 design. In this design, the active part of the crystal is connected to the dormant part by little quartz "bridges", which can be very precisely made and located. As the fixation is made out of quartz, there is no ordinary bonding and among the consequences no discontinuity is caused by the fixation. Also, it is possible to avoid the stresses which could be caused by the machining of the quartz "bridges". Since the electrodes are located on insulators very close to the active surface of the wafer, the frequency of the device can be easily adjusted by means of a serie capacitance. Nevertheless, the construction of the device allows a very accurate frequency adjustement. As consequences of the construction acoustic losses are extremely low, a very high Q factor is obtained and the short term and long term stabilities are improved.
The Fourth Wall of Professional Learning and Cultures of Collaboration

Recent innovations in professional development are rife with a wide array of efforts focused on teacher collaboration. In this essay, we address some of the unexamined assumptions about the nature and significance of interactions in teacher professional collaboration, drawing on the concept of the “fourth wall” from theater and film studies. The fourth wall is a term used to describe the invisible wall that separates actors from their audience. We use this metaphor to interrogate the function of the fourth wall in professional learning and argue that it reflects a culture of professional learning that, despite innovations that tout teacher collaboration, upholds isolation in teaching and teacher learning and deep embedded norms of noninterference in one another’s practice. We also attend to the possibilities for supporting teacher learning that breaching the fourth wall affords when shared enactments of practice are used as a context for teachers’ sensemaking and collaboration.
Community Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Pediatric Pain Management in Nigeria

Purpose Community pharmacists (CPs) frequently attend to pediatric patients with pain but limited data exist regarding their knowledge of and attitude to effective management of pediatric pain in Nigeria. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of and attitude to pediatric pain management among CPs in Nigeria. Patients and Methods A validated and pilot-tested questionnaire, the Community Pharmacists Survey on Pediatric Pain, was administered to 517 eligible participants at the 38th Annual National Conference of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria. Independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used for inferential statistical analyses. Results CPs with additional higher academic qualifications and clinically related additional academic degrees had significantly higher mean knowledge scores relative to first degree only holder counterpart (t= 4.33, p< 0.05, Eta2=0.05) and those without clinically related second degrees (t= 6.34, p< 0.05, Eta2=0.27). Pain knowledge among the study cohort also varied significantly by age group, years of practicing community pharmacy, ownership structure of premises, geographical location of practice and previous exposure to pain management training (F(4370)=2.858, p=0.025, Eta2=0.03; F(3371)=3.985, p=0.008, Eta2=0.03; F(2372)=3.643, p=0.027, Eta2=0.02; F(5369)=4.497, p=0.01, Eta2=0.06; F(2372)=3.587, p=0.029, Eta2=0.02), respectively. Conclusion Community pharmacists’ knowledge of and attitude to pediatric pain management in Nigeria appeared sub-optimal, and requires regular targeted educational intervention to fill the identified gaps, improve service delivery and patient outcomes.
Towards an Understanding of Low-Income Individuals’ Financial Resiliency: Exploration of Risk Preferences, Personality Traits, and Savings Behavior

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has helped expose and exacerbate individuals’ and households’ financial vulnerability worldwide. Meanwhile, behavioral elements affecting low-income populations’ ability to save and become more financially resilient have yet to receive sufficient academic attention. This exploratory study aims at the beginning to help elucidate the determinants of low-income individuals’ real-life savings behavior by utilizing laboratory performance measures (to characterize participants’ risk preferences by using the Balloon Analog Risk Task – BART, in study 1), as well as self-report surveys (to characterize participants’ personality traits, in study 2). Combining results from both studies, latent personality traits (i.e., attitude towards risk, perseverance, distractibility, and state anxiety) are found to affect the risk preferences of low-income individuals (captured using a novel BART performance measure indicative of an individual’s strategic risk preference adaptation), which in turn impact their ability to successfully complete matched savings programs and, thus, their ability to save and enhance their financial resilience.
Exploring the dependencies among main cryptocurrency log‐returns: A hidden Markov model

A multivariate hidden Markov model is proposed to explain the price evolution of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. The observed daily log-returns of these ﬁve major cryptocurrencies are modeled jointly. They are assumed to be correlated according to a variance-covariance matrix conditionally on a latent Markov process having a ﬁnite number of states. For the purpose of comparing states according to their volatility, we estimate speciﬁc variance-covariance matrix varying across states. Maximum likelihood estimation of the model parameters is carried out by the Expectation-Maximization algorithm. The hidden states represent diﬀerent phases of the market identiﬁed through the estimated expected values and volatility of the log-returns. We reach interesting results in detecting these phases of the market and the implied transition dynamics. We also ﬁnd evidence of structural medium term trend in the correlations of Bitcoin with the other cryptocurrencies.
A Systematic Review of Scientific Studies and Case Reports on Music and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe psychiatric disorder, which can be associated with music-related symptoms. Music may also be used as an adjunct treatment for OCD. Following the PRISMA guidelines, we performed a systematic literature review exploring the relationship between music and OCD by using three online databases: PubMed, the Web of Science, and PsycINFO. The search terms were “obsessive compulsive disorder”, “OCD”, “music”, and “music therapy”. A total of 27 articles were utilised (n = 650 patients/study participants) and grouped into three categories. The first category comprised case reports of patients with musical obsessions in patients with OCD. Most patients were treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or a combination of an SSRI and another pharmacological or a non-pharmacological treatment, with variable success. Studies on the music perception of people with OCD or obsessive-compulsive personality traits represented the second category. People with OCD or obsessive-compulsive personality traits seem to be more sensitive to tense music and were found to have an increased desire for harmony in music. Three small studies on music therapy in people with OCD constituted the third category. These studies suggest that patients with OCD might benefit from music therapy, which includes listening to music.
BERT-PersNER: A New Model for Persian Named Entity Recognition

Named entity recognition (NER) is one of the major tasks in natural language processing. A named entity is often a word or expression that bears a valuable piece of information, which can be effectively employed by some major NLP tasks such as machine translation, question answering, and text summarization. In this paper, we introduce a new model called BERT-PersNER (BERT based Persian Named Entity Recognizer), in which we have applied transfer learning and active learning approaches to NER in Persian, which is regarded as a low-resource language. Like many others, we have used Conditional Random Field for tag decoding in our proposed architecture. BERT-PersNER has outperformed two available studies in Persian NER, in most cases of our experiments using the supervised learning approach on two Persian datasets called Arman and Peyma. Besides, as the very first effort to try active learning in the Persian NER, using only 30% of Arman and 20% of Peyma, we respectively achieved 92.15%, and 92.41% performance of the mentioned supervised learning experiments.
“How am I supposed to do this on my own?”: A case study on perspectives of preschool teachers regarding integrative STEM practices

This article analyzes the perspectives of three preschool teachers on integrative STEM practices and the facilitating and hindering factors in their implementation. The participants were preschool teachers working at public preschools. They volunteered to participate in a 14-hour STEM professional development program and to share their perspectives on the implementation of integrative STEM practice. Here a case-study method is used to conduct an in-depth investigation. Data was collected from teachers through interviews, informal classroom observations, and document analysis. The factors facilitating or hindering the teachers’ implementation of integrative STEM practice were analyzed in three aspects: curriculum, pedagogy, learning environment, and the needs they observed while implementing these practices identified. The findings revealed that though the practices are developmentally appropriate to support active learning and time-effectiveness, teachers find it challenging to integrate STEM into education by their own efforts alone. Daily routines, differences between individual children, and material and storage issues are major hindering factors they faced while implementing integrative STEM practices. According to findings, teachers need the support of administration, parents, and colleagues to implement integrative STEM practices. In the short term and the long term, to see a positive impact of integrative STEM practices, there is a need for a better quality context in the curriculum, pedagogy, and learning environment.
Comparing public support for wildlife protection and climate protection

In this study we provide a detailed analysis and comparison of the public support for climate protection and wildlife protection using nationally representative data from the Czech Republic. The results of regression analyses have shown that support for both protections is significantly increasing with growing pro-environmental beliefs of people, leisure time they spent in nature and their altruism. Support for climate protection also rises with higher election participation, left-wing political orientation and younger age. Support for wildlife protection increases with growing trust in non-profit organizations while decreases with growing trust in science & research institutions. The comparison of groups defined according to their consent with climate protection and wildlife protection showed that support for wildlife protection can be characterized as a more inclusive environmental attitude than support for climate protection. The paper discusses the implications of these findings for protagonists of environmental politics and ways how they approach the public.
PENGARUH STRES KERJA PADA CYBERLOAFING

The internet has become a necessity for many people as with the internet network can make people to search and find all sorts of information quickly and easily. So in the development of internet can provide positive impact. With the internet benefits. Employees are expected to to support in resolving tugas-tugasn they have. So the employees can follow the development of modern technology. But in practice there are only employees who hussy not to use the internet for his work called cyberloafing. In the sample population of this study was defined population is an employee who works in an office and use the computer facilities and is connected to the internet in work activities. The number of samples is examined as many as 100 samples. Sampling technique using probability sampling. Sampling in this study by way of distributing questionnaires. Analysis techniques using multiple regression analysis. Based on the results of calculations obtained that there is Role Ambiguity, Role Overload has a negative effect on Cyberloafing. Role Conflict has a positive influence on Cyberloafing.
An Assessment of the Information Technology Workshop for Higher Institution Lecturers, Nigeria

The paper is an assessment of the Information Technology (IT) workshop for higher institution lecturers, which was organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency, Nigeria. The major issues assessed were: the resourcefulness of the workshop facilitators/instructors, adequacy and quality the instructional materials/facilities used and the duration of the workshop. The study adopted descriptive design, questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection while the data collected were analysed with the use of descriptive statistics. The outcome of the assessment shows that the instructors were resourceful although few (two) and their methods of teaching were however not acceptable; inadequacy of instructional materials/facilities; the available instructional materials/facilities were of good quality, and the duration of the programme was not adequate. Recommendations were however made to ameliorate the identified problems.
An Evolutionary Approach to the Process of Technology Difussion and Standardization

(WP 20/03 Clave pdf) The study described here aims to make a threefold contribution to the analysis of technology diffusion. It tries to offer a new approach to the study of the dynamic of innovation diffusion, not from the traditional perspective of the rate at which one new technology is fully adopted, but the extent of the diffusion of several technologies and the related phenomenon of standardization. It aims to show a broadened and evolutionary view of the process of technology standardization. Finally, it tries to identify and evaluate the relationships existing between the main characteristics of industries and the attributes of the technology standardization processes in them.
Effectiveness of Telemonitoring for Respiratory and Systemic Symptoms of Asthma and COPD: A Narrative Review

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) are highly prevalent chronic lung diseases that require ongoing self-management, which itself is often suboptimal. Therefore, telemonitoring has been used to help patients measure their symptoms, share data with healthcare providers and receive education and feedback to improve disease management. In this study, we conducted a narrative review of recent evidence on the effectiveness of telemonitoring for asthma and COPD in adults. Of the thirteen identified studies, eleven focused on COPD and two focused on asthma. All studies were reviewed, and effects were compared between intervention and care as usual groups. Of the study interventions, seven showed a positive outcome on at least one outcome measure, and six had no significant results on any of the outcome measures. All of the interventions with a positive outcome included an educational component, while only one of the six interventions without positive outcomes included an educational component. We conclude that telemonitoring interventions for asthma and COPD seem more effective if they included an educational component regarding different aspects of self-management.
Analytical modeling and numerical simulations of the thermal behavior of bipolar transistors

The thermal behavior of various bipolar transistor categories, namely, trench-isolated (1) SOI BJTs, (2) BJTs fabricated on silicon substrates, and (3) SiGe HBTs, is thorougly analyzed. Detailed 3-D numerical simulations are employed to provide a deep understanding of the thermal process in all the structures. Based on the numerical analysis, novel highly-effective analytical thermal models are conceived and developed for a fully predictive detection of the temperature field corresponding to an assigned dissipated power. All the models make use of simplified representations of the domains under analysis as well as 3rd-kind boundary conditions to describe the heat propagation through the insulating layers.
Mismatch between Anthropometric Body Dimensions and Classroom Furniture in Malaysian Universities

The main objective of study is to highlight possible mismatch between the student’s body dimensionsand the dimensions of classroom furniture used in most Malaysian universities. This issue is pertinent due to the notable increase in the number of international students who are enrolled in Malaysian universities each year. The matching of body dimensions and classroom furniture is vital to promote proper sitting posture. Body dimensions of the people from the few different countries that are perceived to make up the current student’s population in Malaysia are measured against dimensions of prevalent chairs and desks used in the classroom. The sample case study is done in Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia but it is believed that the derived conclusion can also be extended to other universities in Malaysia. All in all, several mismatches have been found and highlighted for a better planning and design of classroom furniture.
Effect of Climate Variability Events over the Colombian Caribbean Offshore Wind Resource

The need for reducing the CO2 emissions and fossil fuel dependence of several countries generated a growing interest for the Renewables. The Caribbean Sea is characterized by persistent and high magnitude winds, which suggest an important source of offshore wind energy. Recent studies reported that the Colombian Caribbean has a relevant opportunity for developing the offshore wind technology which could complement the energy production when the hydroelectric system is under low generation due to persistent dry conditions generated by El Niño events. The offshore wind energy may complement the energy offer of Colombia. Hence, understanding the impact of climate variability events in the Caribbean over the wind magnitude, contributes to the knowledge of the resource availability for a better planning of future offshore wind farms. In this sense, this study analyzed 39 years of Reanalysis wind data through a time series analysis of the Caribbean to identify the lowest wind speed velocities and when and why they occurred. The results showed that winds of the study area represented by the Caribbean Low level, showed the lowest wind speeds in the short, mid, and long term due to the influence of the seasons, El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO).
The impact of multisite pain on functional outcomes in older adults: biopsychosocial considerations

Multisite pain, or pain that occurs simultaneously at >1 anatomical site, is more prevalent than single-site pain. While multisite pain affects over half of older adults, it remains an understudied pain entity that may have important functional implications in an aging population. Greater understanding of this complex pain entity from a biopsychosocial perspective is critical for optimizing clinical and functional outcomes in older adults with pain. Therefore, the primary purpose of this review is to summarize the relationship between multisite pain and functional outcomes in older adults to further elucidate the impact of multisite pain as a distinct entity within this population. A comprehensive literature search revealed 17 peer-reviewed articles. Multisite pain in older individuals is associated with reductions in several physical function domains: 1) lower-extremity mobility; 2) upper-extremity impairments; 3) balance and increased fall risk; and 4) general disability and poor physical function. Further, multisite pain in older individuals is associated with psychological dysfunction (eg, anxiety and depressive symptoms) and social factors (eg, income and education). Overall, this review highlights the scant literature investigating the functional implications of multisite pain in an aging population. Further, while multisite pain appears to have functional consequences, the neurobiological mechanisms contributing to this relationship are unknown. Thus, how this pain characteristic may contribute to the variability in pain-related functional outcomes among older adults is not clear. Future investigations are strongly warranted to advance the understanding of multisite pain and its broad impact on physical and psychosocial function in older adults.