Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Influence of Communication on Client Satisfaction in Information System Projects: A Quantitative Field Study

This study illuminates the role of client–vendor communication in relation to project performance and client satisfaction in information system projects. Results from a field study with managers on the client side suggest that both process and product performance positively influence the confirmation of expectations; however, process expectations do not, which might be due to the normality of budget and schedule overruns. Furthermore, client–vendor communication wields an important influence on client satisfaction. Future research should address the contributions of different communication mediums and contrast agile and non-agile projects.
THE IMPACT OF RECEPTION LITERATURE ON READING COMPETENCE IN CHILDREN WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION

The study investigated the impact of children’s literature reception on literacy at children with mild mental retardation in the process designed on the adapted receptive model of children’s literature didactics. An experiment of a one-group pretest-posttest design was conducted on the sample of seven children with mild mental retardation. In the period of one semester their literacy program was supported with children’s literature education according to the adapted model of receptive children’s literature didactics. After that, their reading competence was tested with the Assessment scheme of reading competence (Pecjak at. al., 2011), which was focused on two dimensions of the reading process: reading comprehension and the quantitative and qualitative data of students’ reading performance. Among the last one a) reading speed was measured, b) reading rhythm was observed, c) reading mistakes were counted and classified, d) reading accurateness was observed and e) reading expression was measured. The results show the positive impact of the adapted model of receptive children’s literature didactics on students’ reading competence – the reading speed, the reading rhythm the accurateness of reading performance and the reading expression improved and the number of reading mistakes decreased.
Necessary and sufficient conditions for constraint satisfaction in switched systems using switch‐robust control invariant sets

This paper studies the control of constrained systems whose dynamics and constraints switch between a finite set of modes over time according to an exogenous input signal. We define a new type of control invariant sets for switched constrained systems, called switch–robust control invariant (switch‐RCI) sets, that are robust to unknown mode switching and exploit available information on minimum dwell‐time and admissible mode transitions. These switch‐RCI sets are used to derive novel necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a control‐law that guarantees constraint satisfaction in the presence of unknown mode switching with known minimum dwell‐time. The switch‐RCI sets are also used to design a recursively feasible model predictive controller (MPC) that enforces closed‐loop constraint satisfaction for switched constrained systems. We show that our controller is nonconservative in the sense that it enforces constraints on the largest possible domain, ie, constraints can be recursively satisfied if and only if our controller is feasible. The MPC and switch‐RCI sets are demonstrated on a vehicle lane‐changing case study.
Language of Communication among University Students in Nigeria: A Study on Slangy Expressions in Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria

The aim of this work was to investigate the uniqueness of slang, the creativity therein and its use as a language of communication among the students of Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria. Oral interviews and informal interactions were used to elicit information from 3000 students who gave consent and were randomly selected from a pool of students after the objective of the study was explained. Key Person Interview (KPI) was used to verify/supplement the information obtained from the oral and informal interactions. The results show that the students used different slangy expressions and terms as means of communication. Also, the slang types differed from those used in other institutions and their coinage reflected creativity among students and was sex-dependent with usage more among males than females. The study revealed that slangy expression was used as an effective medium of communication to enhance group identity and solidarity among students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri.
Self-Affirmation Buffers Claimed Self-Handicapping? A Test of Contextual and Individual Moderators

Researchers have argued that the strategies individuals use for self-esteem regulation are interchangeable. In the present study, we examined whether previous self-affirmation reduces the amount of subsequent claimed self-handicapping. More importantly, we tested potential moderators of these effects. Following negative feedback on an intelligence test, 56 female college students were given the opportunity to affirm themselves either within the threatened intelligence domain or within a domain unrelated to the source of threat (e.g., musicality). Results revealed that subjects handicapped less when they had previously affirmed themselves in a domain which was unrelated to the threatening domain (contextual moderator). However, these effects were moderated by dispositional self-esteem (individual moderator). High self-esteem participants claimed fewer handicaps the more they felt self-affirmed whereas claimed self-handicapping among low self-esteem participants was not affected by previous self-affirmation. Altogether, our findings suggest certain limitations on the substitutability of self-protection processes.
Mms1 binds to G-rich regions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and influences replication and genome stability

Abstract The regulation of replication is essential to preserve genome integrity. Mms1 is part of the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that is linked to replication fork progression. By identifying Mms1 binding sites genome-wide in Saccharomyces cerevisiae we connected Mms1 function to genome integrity and replication fork progression at particular G-rich motifs. This motif can form G-quadruplex (G4) structures in vitro. G4 are stable DNA structures that are known to impede replication fork progression. In the absence of Mms1, genome stability is at risk at these G-rich/G4 regions as demonstrated by gross chromosomal rearrangement assays. Mms1 binds throughout the cell cycle to these G-rich/G4 regions and supports the binding of Pif1 DNA helicase. Based on these data we propose a mechanistic model in which Mms1 binds to specific G-rich/G4 motif located on the lagging strand template for DNA replication and supports Pif1 function, DNA replication and genome integrity.
A long-term hydrometeorological dataset (1993–2014) of a northern mountain basin: Wolf Creek Research Basin, Yukon Territory, Canada

Abstract. A set of hydrometeorological data is presented in this paper, which can be used to characterize the hydrometeorology and climate of a subarctic mountain basin and has proven particularly useful for forcing hydrological models and assessing their performance in capturing hydrological processes in subarctic alpine environments. The forcing dataset includes daily precipitation, hourly air temperature, humidity, wind, solar and net radiation, soil temperature, and geographical information system data. The model performance assessment data include snow depth and snow water equivalent, streamflow, soil moisture, and water level in a groundwater well. This dataset was recorded at different elevation bands in Wolf Creek Research Basin, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, representing forest, shrub tundra, and alpine tundra biomes from 1993 through 2014. Measurements continue through 2018 and are planned for the future at this basin and will be updated to the data website. The database presented and described in this article is available for download at https://doi.org/10.20383/101.0113.
EFFECT OF VARIOUS AGENTS ON REMOVAL OF NICKEL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION USING POLYPYRROLE AS AN ADSORBENT

Removal of heavy metals is one of the applications of conducting polymers. In this study the preparation of polypyrrole (PPy) as an adsorbent is discussed and the capability of separating nickel from aqueous solution was studied. Polypyrrole was prepared by chemical oxidative polymerization of pyrrole using FeCl3 as an oxidant. The effects of various agents such as pH of solution, dosage of adsorbent and contact time were investigated. The results compared with other adsorbents such as anthracite, purolite and activated carbon. This study indicated that removal percentage decreased by increasing concentration of adsorbent. The results show that high removal percentage obtained in alkaline solution. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs show that, surfactant plays a major role on the surface morphology and also the removal of nickel ions.
U-Pb zircon and titanite geochronological constraints on the late/ post-Caledonian evolution of the Scandinavian Caledonides in north-central Norway

an tectono-thermal events in the east (the Sjona window) and west (the island of Traena). The earliest event in the Sjona window involved migmatite formation associated with high-grade metamorphism at around 425 Ma. Associated structures indicate that this event was rela­ ted to Scandian east-directed thrusting. A metamorphic event of sirnilar age ( 424 ± 6 Ma) is recorded on Traena, but the response to the thrusting was insignificant as compared to the Sjona window. During and/or following nappe emplacement, the Sjona window evolved into a dome structure. Ductile non-coaxial shearing apparently associated with this dome formation affected granitic pegmatites dated to 409 ± 5 Ma. The emplacement of these Early Devonian pegmatites in the Sjona window overlapped with the formation of migmatites and pegmatites on Traena at 398 ± 2 Ma and 403 ± 3 Ma, respecti vely. In con trast to the Sjona window, however, the migmatites and pegmatites on Traena are interpreted to be coeval with ductile, bulk coaxial def ormation characterized by sub-vertical shortening and E-W extension. Titanite associated with mineralized normal faults on Traena yields an age of 368 ± 6 Ma, indicating that rocks on Traena had been exhumed in to the brittle regime by Middle- Late Devo­ nian time. Semi-brittle to brittle def ormation in the Sjona window is suggested to be of Middle Devonian-Early Carbon if erous age on the basis of other radiometric dating. It is inf erred that the rocks on Traena were situated at deeper crustal levels than their equivalents in the Sjona window in the Late Silurian-Early Devonian (c. 425 to 400 Ma). In the following (c. 400-370 Ma), however, differential exhumation resulted in juxtaposition of these two areas at approximately sirnilar crustallevels.
Teacher Supervision in the Context of Linguistic Diversity in OECD Countries

This study addresses teacher supervision in a context of linguistic diversity using data from the OECD’s Teachingand Learning International Survey (TALIS, 2013) in which school leaders (N = 7438) from 36 OCDE-member countries participated. Factor analyses on the principals’ supervision practices enabled us to identify three forms of supervision: administrative, pedagogical, and professional (career development). Kendall tau-b correlations revealed that the principals’ administrative and career development supervision correlated with the linguistic diversity of the students. Also discussed is the impact of this linguistic diversity on the administrative supervision provided and the teacher professional development.
Uncertainty and the Cost of Bank vs. Bond Finance

This paper provides empirical evidence for the Keynesian demand-driven propagation: initial rounds of job losses lead to additional rounds of job losses. The paper shows that U.S. counties with higher pre-existing exposure to tradable industries experienced larger job losses in non-tradable sectors during the Great Recession. This was arguably because laid-off tradable workers cut their consumption, which hurts local non-tradable firms. The finding is not driven by exposure to the construction sector, by the collapse in house prices, or by credit supply problems. In addition, the spillover is stronger when the focus is on the job losses of more income-elastic non-tradable sectors.
Installation procedure for thermal conductivity matric suction sensors and analysis of their long- term readings

Thermal conductivity matric suction sensors have enabled continuous and long-term measurement of matric suction and temperature, even in remote locations. Long-term temperature and matric suction readings were obtained from below two thin-membrane-system sites in Torquay and Bethune, Saskatchewan. The method used to install the sensors and the data acquisition system is presented. An understanding of the subgrade soil suction and temperature changes throughout the year was obtained from the data. The change in matric suction and temperature with depth and distance was also determined. Observation of the amplitude and frequency of the fluctuations in the temperature read- ings provided a better understanding of the changing trends. Environmental effects, such as hysteresis associated with drying and wetting of the sensors and the effect of the ambient temperature on the sensors, were found to influence the matric suction readings. Several correction factors have been proposed to eliminate the influence of the ambient tem- perature, and the correction methods are compared.
High efficacy of microbial larvicides for malaria vectors control in the city of Yaounde Cameroon: a cluster randomised study

Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio (  antonio_nk@yahoo.fr ) Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC) Patricia Doumbe-Belisse University of Yaoundé I Landre Djamouko-Djonkam University of Dschang Carmene Sandra Ngadjeu University of Yaoundé I Abdou Talipouo University of Yaoundé I Edmond Kopya University of Yaoundé I Roland Bamou University of Dschang Marie Paul Audrey Mayi University of Dschang Nadege Sonhafouo-Chiana University of Buea Diane Leslie Nkahe University of Yaoundé I Raymond Tabue National Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of Public Health Dorothy Achu Fosah National Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of Public Health Jude D Bigoga National Reference Unit for Vector Control, Nkolbisson-University of Yaounde I Parfait Awono-Ambene Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC) Charles S. Wondji Department of Vector Biology Liverpool School of Tropical medicine Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
Internal Marketing in Portuguese Health Care

Our study replicates and extends prior research on internal marketing by adapting the Jou, Chou and Fu’s (20083) scale for the health care context. Our study includes a sample of 234 nurses, 135 from public hospitals using a traditional management model and 99 from long-term care units using a non-traditional management model. Our findings indicate that the IMS, when used to measure nurses’ perceptions of their organisations’ internal marketing orientation, was reliable. The findings also indicate a relatively low (mean = approximately 3.2 in a 7 point scale) perception of international marketing practices in our sample organisation.
APPLIED 10 , 054015 ( 2018 ) Temperature-Dependent Studies of Coupled Fe 55 Pt 45 / Fe 49 Rh 51 Thin Films

Equiatomic Fe50Rh50, with its highly unusual antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic phase transition at approximately 370 K, provides the ability to create artificial multifunctional materials when combined with high-anisotropy magnetic thin films in an exchange-mediated structure. We investigate the temperature dependence of switching in L10 Fe55Pt45/Fe49Rh51 bilayer thin films, where the Fe49Rh51 assists the switching of the Fe55Pt45 at modestly increased temperatures. A simple layered macrospin model is able to capture the switching characteristics of these films and shows good agreement with experimental results. Patterned L10 Fe55Pt45/Fe49Rh51structures, measured using the anomalous Hall effect, show a similar temperature-dependent switching behavior, paving the way for reduced switching fields in future applications including heat-assisted bit-patterned-media recording and spintronic devices.
Heritability of lifetime milk yield and productive life and their relationship with production and functional traits in the Simmental, Swiss Fleckvieh and Red Holstein populations in Switzerland.

Costs of milk production can be reduced through lower replacement rate by increasing productive life of cows. Lifetime production (LP, production to 6 th lactation) and productive life (PL, number of completed lactations) of 112,850 daughters of 766 test AI bulls were used to obtain daughter averages and to estimate heritabilities. Bulls belonged to three sections of the Swiss Simmental and Red&White cattle herd book, differing in percentage of Red Holstein genes. Correlations of daughter average LP and PL with sire EBVs for production, functional and type traits and with composite indices differed among herd book sections and, in some instances, changed signs (e.g., for correlations with EBV for linearly scored muscling) due to different breeding objectives. The strongest correlations of LP were found with EBV milk (>0.69), of PL with total merit index (0.44 to 0.52) and the composite fitness index (0.32 to 0.56). Heritabilities were estimated using two sire models (without or with including a fixed effect of herd book section). They were around 0.19 and 0.13 for LP, and 0.111 and 0.097 for PL from the two models. Estimates obtained from the first model may be more appropriate because breeding objectives differ among herd book sections.
Urban Regimes in Comparative Perspective

Until now urban regime analysts focused almost entirely on cities in the United States. In this article the authors broaden the definition of urban regimes to fit the British urban experience, then seek to trace the formation of regimes in Birmingham and Bristol during the 1980s. The formulation and implementation of specific economic development strategies and policies for each of these two cases is detailed, and finally, an evaluation of regime capacity for each is explored.
Affective and situational correlates of foreign language proficiency: A study of Chinese university learners of English and Japanese

The study explores the effects of teacher support and student cohesiveness on foreign language (FL) learning outcomes and compares their effect with that of FL anxiety. One hundred and forty-six first-year Chinese undergraduates of Japanese, who were also learning English, participated in two surveys that were administered over a 2-month interval. Data were collected using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986), the Teacher Support Scale (Trickett & Moos, 2002), the Affiliation Scale (Trickett & Moos, 2002), the English Proficiency Scale, and the Japanese Proficiency Scale. It was found that (a) student cohesiveness was a positive predictor of FL proficiency, (b) teacher support, which was positively related to student cohesiveness and negatively to FL anxiety, did not show a direct relationship with FL proficiency, and (c) FL anxiety, which was negatively associated with FL proficiency, showed a better predictive power than student cohesiveness and teacher support.
Effects of Fatigue on the Integrity of a Friction Stir Welded Lap Joint Containing Residual Stresses

This research uses a non-destructive method of neutron diffraction to measure the tri-axial residual stresses in a friction stir welded aerospace fuselage component: a stringer-to-skin lap joint. Two different specimens were examined. Fatigue testing was performed on both specimens to determine their fatigue lives. Effects of the different components of residual stresses were examines and related to fatigue performance. A combination of fractography, hardness testing, and residual stress measurement was used to predict areas of high probability of structural failure in the friction stir welded lap joints.
How Do Novice and Experienced Indonesian Authors Rhetorically Organize Research Article Introduction?

Research article introduction, among other sections, plays a pivotal role in illuminating the significance of the research topic being investigated and in situating the contribution of the research to the body of knowledge in the field. A quality introduction can determine the successful publication process in international journals. Genre analysis through move analysis, therefore, has generated several models to organize the introduction section rhetorically well. However, little attention is devoted to exploring the introduction written by novice and experienced authors. Hence, this study aims to examine the similarities and discrepancies of rhetorical organization of introduction sections written by both groups in Indonesian context. Eight journal article introductions were analyzed by using Swales’ (2004) revised creating a Research Space model. The moves and steps were analysed, followed by analysing the linguistic realizations of the introductions. The findings revealed that both novice and experienced Indonesian authors manifested the three moves, i.e. Move 1, Establishing a territory; Move 2, establishing a niche; and Move 3, presenting the present work. However, experienced authors were more aware of indicating the gap than novice counterparts before presenting their works in the step level. The realizations of some linguistic features (i.e. tense, voice, hedging, and citation patterns) were further discussed between both groups. This study concludes that the authors’ expertise with international publication partly affects the quality of their introduction. Pedagogical implication and recommendation for future research are also presented.
An Insight into the Challenges Faced by Academic Women with Pre-school Age Children in Academic Life

This study aimed to explore the challenges academic women, especially those who were mothers of pre-school age children, went through. The main guiding question of this study was "How do academic mothers with pre-school age children survive in the academia from pregnancy through all the various stages of parenting and motherhood? ". This study employed qualitative case study research design. The study was conducted in a faculty of a state university in Turkey. 6 academic women participated in this study based on the selection criteria. Data was collected through open-ended, semi-structured interviews and analysed through thematic analysis. The findings indicated that though academic women in the study valued the experience of being mothers, they were overwhelmed by the workload; lacked administrative support; and suffered from a never-ending struggle to balance between their academic duties and parental responsibilities.
Regional Capital Mobility in China : An Endogenous Parameter Approach

In this paper we empirically evaluate inter-regional capital mobility in China from 1978 to 2012. We measure the degree of capital mobility as the ability of regions, each as a representative consumer, to engage in intertemporal consumption smoothing through running external imbalances. We estimate a correlated random coefficient model which takes into account the potential correlation of capital mobility with output. Our results show that barriers to capital mobility across regions are still high in China. However, there is a slight increase in capital mobility over time. After 2000, the improvement of the degree of capital mobility becomes stagnant. This may reflect the prevalence of capital market distortion in China. JEL classification: F15; O18; O53; C11; C23