Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fusion Hindrance and Pauli Blocking in 58Ni + 64Ni

58Ni +64Ni is the first case where the influence of positive Q-value transfer channels on sub-barrier fusion was evidenced, in a very well known experiment by Beckerman et al., by comparing with the two systems 58Ni +58Ni and 64Ni +64Ni. Subsequent measurements on 64Ni +64Ni showed that fusion hindrance is clearly present in this case. On the other hand, no indication of hindrance can be observed for 58Ni +64Ni down to the measured level of 0.1 mb. In the present experiment the excitation function has been extended by two orders of magnitude downward. The cross sections for 58Ni + 64Ni continue decreasing very smoothly below the barrier, down to ≃1 μb. The logarithmic slope of the excitation function increases slowly, showing a tendency to saturate at the lowest energies. No maximum of the astrophysical S-factor is observed. Coupled-channels (CC) calculations using a Woods-Saxon potential and including inelastic excitations only, underestimate the sub-barrier cross sections by a large amount. Good agreement is found by adding two-neutron transfer couplings to a schematical level. This behaviour is quite different from what already observed for 64Ni+64Ni (no positive Q-value transfer channels available), where a clear low-energy maximum of the S-factor appears, and whose excitation function is overestimated by a standard Woods-Saxon CC calculation. No hindrance effect is observed in 58Ni+64Ni in the measured energy range. This trend at deep sub-barrier energies reinforces the recent suggestion that the availability of several states following transfer with Q >0, effectively counterbalances the Pauli repulsion that, in general, is predicted to reduce tunneling probability inside the Coulomb barrier.
Implications of Climate Change for Rural Resource Elements in Katsina States

This study is about climate change and the implication it portends for rural resource elements in Katsina State. The research adopted a cross-sectional research design. Data for the study were generated from the administration of a questionnaire on respondents in the study area. The data obtained for the study were presented in tables and statistical diagrams. The findings include; the causes of climate change were noted to be emission of obnoxious gases such as CO2, CO, CH4, O3 and CFCs (17.35%) into the atmosphere, deforestation, land clearing/burning of bush for agricultural and constructional works (19.6%) heating of homes, burning of fossil fuels as well as the smelting of iron (15.8%), gas flaring and other industrial activities (15.6%) and volcanic eruption and other natural phenomenon (14.8%). The rural resources at risk due to climate change include vegetation cover (18.6%), Grasslands (20.7%), livestock and bush meat (17.9%), arable land (18.4%), water resources (15.6%) and fisheries resources (8.9%). The use of modern varieties of farm inputs (58.5%) and soil erosion prevention measures (45.8%) are some of the adaptation measures to climate change. The implication of the threat of climate change to the locals is that their major sources of income and livelihood is threatened, effects of which could escalate migration, crime, theft, hunger, malnutrition or death. As a result of the findings, the study thus recommends diversification of the sources of income, afforestation and reforestation and intensify campaign for the complete reduction in the emissions levels of obnoxious gases.
Vortex bursting near a free surface

When the cross-section is reduced, a vortex displays spiralling and elasticity, bursting when the external velocity drops. How are these properties affected near a free surface? To answer, a visualization experiment in water is considered where an oscillating obstruction is pitched orthogonally to a rolling oscillation expending minimum energy. We show that short aerated vortices in adverse pressure gradient and shear remain stable during stretching, bursting into bubbles when relaxed after maximum stretching. A vertical aerated double helix (DH) root vortex of contra-rotating vortex tubes is produced near a Rossby number of 0.20. The vortex approaches an inclination of $45^{\circ }$ to the vertical, where stretching intensifies the vorticity to the maximum extent. Vortex inclinations up to $45^{\circ }$ are stable and unstable thereafter. Vortex bursting commences only when the inclination crosses $45^{\circ }$ by the slightest amount. When relaxed, oscillations are produced, breaking the vortex into arrays of bubbles, sometimes precisely at $45^{\circ }$ inclination. The bubble diameter, modelled by equating the effects of the centrifugal force (CF) on the vortex core pressure, to surface tension scales with the inverse of the square of the rotational velocity. When a high CF is withdrawn, the bursting DH aerated vortex cone is crushed due to surface tension. A root vortex and a coiled-up trailing edge vortex together form a compact Hill’s vortex when the highest CF is relieved, bursting into bubbles spectacularly scattered in the unstable sector. The DH vortex breakup is the connection point of vortices in proximity. At high CF, the DH has stacks of Taylor air tubes at $45^{\circ }$ to the external flow bursting when relaxed. Kelvin waves abound when bursting.
THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE VULNERABILITY INDICATORS OF FISHERMEN HOUSEHOLD IN TANGGAMUS REGENCY OF LAMPUNG PROVINCE, INDONESIA

The limitation of traditional fishery business is caused by many factors, e.g., weather and climate, capital, a still simple technology, and internal issues of fishermen households causing low fish production. This can further lead to the low income of traditional fishermen which making it difficult to meet the minimum needs of households, and causing their vulnerability. This research intended to describe the vulnerability condition of fishermen households and analyze the factors causing it. Data used in this research were primary data and secondary data. Data results were obtained by counting the score numbers on the respondents. From the data results, it was found that most of the incomes of fishermen households using motor boats were on the low vulnerability score levels while the average of the incomes of fishermen households using outboard motor boats were on the medium and high vulnerability score levels. Whereas the significant variables causing vulnerability for motor boat fishermen households were (1) production variable with t-value of -1.949 and significant level of 0.055, (2) capital variable with t value of -1.997 and significant level of 0.051, (3) fishery income variable with t value of -2.032 and significant level of 0.045. Whereas the non-significant variables for motor boat and outboard motor boat fishermen were age, total of labor, and dummy.
Equivalence properties of 3D conformal transformations and their application to reverse transformations

Seven-parameter conformal coordinate transformations, also known as Helmert transformations, can be constructed in more than one way. Two possible orderings of the rotations are in common use, giving rise to Helmert versions 1 and 2. It is demonstrated how the rotation parameters of either version can be converted into the rotation parameters of the other. This is useful when software is designed for the other version. It also enables computation of the same-formula inverse transformation by changing the sign of the equivalent ‘other version’ parameters. These results were primarily intended for conformal transformations between geodetic datums. They can, however, be extended to coordinate transformations in disciplines such as photogrammetry where rotations sometimes exceed 90 degrees.
EXPLORING THE TEACHING EXPERIENCES OF TEACHERS USING COMPUTER-BASED ASSESSMENTS WHEN TEACHING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA CLASSES

This research explores the experiences of using Computer-based Assessments (CBA) in teaching an introductory level class called Introduction to multimedia (CIS 1503). This course is the first multimedia course in the Computer and Information Systems (CIS) department that is running at a Higher Education Institute in the Middle East (HEIME). It introduces students to various multimedia components such as 2D graphics, audio and video. The core objective of this course is to provide students with practical experience in various stages involved in the design, development and delivery of interactive multimedia content. A phenomenological approach has been chosen to help understand and explore the participants’ awareness of the phenomenon under investigation and that is “Using CBA in teaching interactive multimedia classes”. Three specific questions were considered. These questions were investigated from the teachers’ point of view. The data explicitation process (as defined and used by (Giorgi, 2009)) resulted in forming four central themes representing the essence of the original ones. The central themes were: (1) to manage the teachers’ marking load; (2) to enhance student satisfaction and attentiveness; (3) to support the management of assessments; and (4) to provide an effective archiving system for assessments and students’ work. This was followed by a discussion of the opportunities and challenges arising from using CBAs in teaching this particular course. A description of the limitations within this research was also listed at the end of the study.
Synchronized Sensing for Wide-Area Situational Awareness of Electrical Grids in Non-Stationary Operating Conditions

Situational-awareness methods and technologies are crucial elements to ensure power systems reliability and security as they are used by automated decision-making processes of mission-critical applications. Inadequate system monitoring results in incorrect or delayed actions that may potentially lead to unsafe and unstable evolution of the grid state. The distributed and time-synchronized sensing of the so-called synchrophasors is becoming increasingly adopted by systems operators especially when they plan the refurbishment of their electrical grids with Phasor Measurement Units (PMU) that provide highly accurate, low latency, and high refresh-rate estimates of voltage and current phasors. However, the concept of synchrophasor is based on a static signal model and, therefore, it provides a reliable estimation of the monitored power system signal only for quasi-steady-state conditions. Given the massive integration of inverter-connected renewable energy resources that, as such, do not provide any inertia to the system, modern electrical grids are expected to experience larger dynamics, high shares of harmonic and inter-harmonic pollution, and unprecedented electromechanical transients. Processing tools able to correctly and timely track these conditions, are certainly needed as they may enhance the overall power system situational awareness and its associated security. Within this context, this Thesis first proposes advanced synchrophasor networks for the monitoring and control of power grids operating in close-to-stationary conditions. More specifically, enhanced processing tools able to accurately and timely estimate the synchrophasors using extremely short observation intervals are proposed. The first method is based on the interpolated discrete Fourier transform that iteratively estimates and compensates the effects of the spectral leakage produced by interfering tones, harmonic or inter-harmonic, and the negative image of the fundamental tone. As an evolution of this algorithm, the second one adopts the same routine to minimize the effect of interfering tones and is based on the Hilbert transform. The latter eliminates the spectral interference generated by the negative image of all the tones under analysis, therefore enabling a further reduction of the observation window. The compliance of the proposed methods with respect to international standards for measurement and protection applications is verified (i.e., the IEEE Std. C37.118). The integration of the proposed
Correlation between Implementation of Character Education Strengthening and Teacher’s Teaching Behavior with Student’s Character Formation

The purpose of this study was to find out: (1) implementation of character education strengthening in Public Elementary School Klojen District, (2) teacher teaching behavior in Public Elementary School Klojen District, (3) student character formation in Public Elementary School Klojen District, (4) correlation between implementation of character education strengthening and teacher teaching behavior with student character formation in Public Elementary School Klojen District. A quantitative approach was used in this study with multiple linear regression design. This study was conducted in Public Elementary School Klojen District. The research population was 187 teachers, where the sample was 127 teachers. Data collection was done through a questionnaire. Data analysis technique used descriptive techniques and multiple linear regression. Based on the results of the research, it was known: (1) implementation of character education strengthening in Public Elementary School Klojen District was in the high category; (2) teacher teaching behavior in Public Elementary School Klojen District was in the very high category; (3) student character formation in Public Elementary School Klojen District was in the high category; (4) there is a positive correlation simultaneously between implementation of character education strengthening and teacher teaching behavior with student character formation in Public Elementary School Klojen District.
Analysis of the Future Evolution of Maximum Cumulatives of Rainfall in the Lobo Basin (Central-West of Cote D'Ivoire)

ABSTRACT. – Analysis of the Future Evolution of Maximum Cumulatives of Rainfall in the Lobo Basin (Central-West of Cote D'Ivoire). This work study analyzes the future evolution of the maximum height of rains on three decades (2014-2023, 2024-2033 and 2034-2043). The WeaGETS third-order Markov model and calculation of climate index was respectively used to predict the field of daily rainfall for the period of 2014-2043 and to calculate three climate indices. The medium criterion of Nash 0.93 and the coefficient of determination medium R2 = 0.9994 for all the stations covering the zone of study shows a good performance of the Markov model. Annual maximum 1-day precipitation (Rx1day) and annual maximum consecutive 5-day precipitation (Rx5day) will decrease during the decades 2014 to 2023 and 2024 to 2033, and will increase from 2033 to 2043. While annual maximum consecutive 3-day precipitation (Rx3day) will know a decrease during the decade from 2024 to 2033 and an increase during the decades from 2014 to 2023 and from 2034 to 2043. Generally, the basin of Lobo will know an increase in these three climate indices over the entire period (2014-2043).
Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression

The effectiveness of treatments for depression is suboptimal for a significant portion of individuals diagnosed with depressive illnesses. At least 20% do not respond atisfactorily and approximately 50% will experience a chronic or recurrent course of llness. Patients who have not responded adequately to evidence-based treatments fter receiving adequate doses for an appropriate duration are said to have treatmentesistant depression (TRD). Many definitions of treatment resistance have been roposed. Eleven terms and six criteria have been used to describe resistance/ efractoriness to treatment. Further refinement of the understanding of TRD has occurred through staging the degree of resistance to treatment based on increasing failure to respond to increasing numbers of treatment trials. An assumption underlying staging models is that urther treatment trials should lead to greater numbers of patients responding. In eality, in medicine, the failure to respond to an effective treatment usually indicates lower probability of responding to other treatments. Another significant shortcoming of various definitions of TRD and staging methods is that they all focus exclusively on symptom reduction as the outcome measure. They do not include consideration of change in functioning, quality of life, or social relationships. They also focus on response to medication trials and ignore the potential benefit that could be derived from psychosocial treatments. In general, depression is considered resistant when at least two appropriate antidepressant trials from two different pharmacologic classes fail to produce significant improvement. It is important to ensure that the medications have been aken at an optimal dose for a sufficient period of time before assuming that the atient has TRD.
The Evaluation of Researches Related to Problem Based Learning in Teacher Education

The purpose of this research is to evaluation of the researches related to the problem-based learning (PBL) in teacher education in Turkey. A case study method was used in this study. Its population consists of the 23 articles, 11 master and 16 doctoral theses that made related to problem-based learning in teacher education between the years of 2002-2013 in Turkey. The researches were investigated the distributions in terms of "type, publication year, sample characteristics, models, data collection methods and tools, the variables studied and the data obtained". The data were evaluated by calculating the percentage and frequency values. According to the findings; It is observed that the researches intensified especially in the last five years, the majority of them were carried out with students, they were carried out most of the researches in program of Science Education. It is observed that experimental models were mostly used as model, mixed (qualitative and quantitative) methods were used as data collection methods and mostly surveys were used as means of data collection. Mostly that was studied by variables of academic achievement, attitude, scientific treatment process and problem-solving skills. It is observed that PBL has mostly positive effects on these variables. In line with these findings, some of the proposals may contribute to future researches have been developed.
How Do Filtering Choices Impact the Structures of Audience Networks? A Simulation Study Using Data from 26 Countries

ABSTRACT Although communication scholars have increasingly studied audience fragmentation by analyzing audience networks, recent cross-national research has spurred a methodological debate about how to construct these audience networks from media use data. One point of contention lies in the choice of filtering procedures that only keep meaningful ties, where the traditional deviation-from-random-duplication filter has been replaced by alternatives such as backbone extraction. Using survey data from the 2016 Reuters Institute Digital News Report on news usage in 26 countries, we examined how filtering choices impact the structures of audience networks through a resampling simulation experiment. The simulation revealed a strong divergence between the filtering approaches, which invited disparate interpretations regarding the fragmentation of modern news audiences. The backbone extraction approach produced the most distinct results, while dealing most effectively with randomness in the media use data. As the filtering approaches mapped the structural features of audiences to different values of the same network metrics, the findings imply that studies diverging in these analytical decisions do not produce compatible results.
The Effect of Internal Auditors’ Engagement in Risk Management Consulting on External Auditors’ Reliance Decision

Abstract We examine external auditors’ decisions to use the evidence or direct assistance of internal auditors when those auditors engage in consulting on enterprise risk management. Although such consulting provides value to an organization, it can also put the objectivity and independence of internal auditors at risk. We hypothesize that external auditors’ reliance on the internal audit function depends on the effectiveness of the audit committee monitoring the internal auditors’ activities. We also hypothesize that external auditors’ perception of the objectivity and independence of internal auditors mediates the reliance decision. We analyze these hypotheses using a 2 × 2 between-subjects design with 92 certified external auditors. Confirming the hypotheses, we find that external auditors’ reliance on the internal audit function is highest when the latter provides risk management consulting under the supervision of a strong audit committee. It is lower if the internal audit function provides only assurance (under either a weak or strong audit committee) and lowest if it provides consulting under a weak audit committee. The mediation analysis shows that the effect of audit committee effectiveness on the reliance decision is mediated by external auditors’ perception of internal auditors’ objectivity.
Nonlocal kinetic energy density functionals for isolated systems obtained via local density approximation kernels

Despite a large number of nonlocal kinetic energy density functionals (KEDFs) available for large-scale calculations, most of those nonlocal KEDFs designed for the extended systems cannot be directly applied to isolated systems. In this manuscript, we proposed a generalized scheme to construct nonlocal KEDFs via the local density approximation kernels and construct a family of KEDFs for simulations of isolated systems within orbital-free density functional theory. The performance of KEDFs has been demonstrated by several clusters encompassing Mg, Si and GaAs. The results show that our constructed KEDFs can achieve high numerical accuracy and stability for random clusters, therefore, making orbital-free density functional theory accessible for practical simulations of isolated systems.
Teacher Knowledge of Oral Language and Literacy Constructs: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Professional Learning Intervention

ABSTRACT Teacher knowledge is a critical factor in student success. In the Classroom Promotion of Oral Language cluster randomized controlled trial, we aimed to determine whether a teacher professional learning intervention focused on promoting oral language led to improved teacher knowledge. We report a study of the impact of professional learning on teacher knowledge of oral language and literacy constructs. The intervention comprised four days of face-to-face professional learning for early years’ teachers, and ongoing school implementation support. Teacher knowledge was measured through a survey at baseline, 12 months and 24 months (n = 40 intervention, n = 38 control). Teachers in the intervention arm made more correct responses on survey items than teachers in the control arm, at both time points. The professional learning intervention improved teacher knowledge in the short-to-medium term.