Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Running Head: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS How Will Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Impact Leadership Outcomes?

Existing theory and research have indicated a positive relationship between interpersonal communication skills (ICS) and relational leadership which in turn is foundational to successful leadership outcomes (Hargie, 2011; Northouse, 2010). It is unknown however, if ICS can be taught in such a way as to positively impact individual and group-level leadership outcomes. It is especially important to determine if ICS training and development can be used as an intervention to improve outcomes for low-relating leaders. A true experimental design using pretest, posttest, and control groups of 110 leaders is proposed. Independent and related-sample t-tests are used to compare results of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, performance assessments, and the Group Development Assessment of control to treatment groups before and after training. It is expected that an evidenced-based training and coaching approach is effective in advancing both subjective and objective leadership outcomes at group and individual levels. Future research should extend the study to organizational levels and longitudinal analyses. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS 2
Foreign Aid and Growth at the Subnational Level

We develop a measurement strategy for the impact of foreign aid based on a regional panel vectorautoregressive model (P-VAR). We illustrate the strategy using Ugandan districts. Data for the regional units (ADM2) is assembled combining satellite sources for socio-economic activity, geo-located aid disbursements, and traditional household surveys. We find statistically significant positive and persistent effects of aid shocks on nighttime luminosity. Mapping nightlights to economic activity, the results suggest that the economic magnitude of these effects is small, but significant – with a multiplier between 2 and 3 in the medium to long-run. The P-VAR addresses endogeneity concerns associated with non-random aid assignment.
General Assembly entitled “ Women 2000 : gender equality , development and peace for the twenty-first century ” * Addendum Proposed outcome document III . Current challenges affecting the full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action

28. The review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action occurred in a rapidly changing global context. Since 1995, a number of issues have gained prominence and acquired new dimensions which pose additional challenges to the full and accelerated implementation of the Platform in order to realize gender equality, development and peace by Governments, intergovernmental bodies, international organizations, the private sector and NGOs, as appropriate. [Insufficient political commitment to gender equality at all levels still continues to hamper progress in implementing the Platform for Action. ]
Deep Conditional Multi-Task Learning in Atari

Deep Q Networks (DQN) have become one of the most successful architectures for the domain of Atari as it has been shown to outperform humans on most games. The problem at hand is that the training time for DQN is immense and the network must be retrained for each game. Through conditional neural networks (Condnets), we break our network up into blocks that can each specialize in solving a particular sub-problem of a particular game. We then look one level further and consider approaching the problem of learning a shared representation across multiple games.
Foreign Aid and Subnational Development: A Grid Cell Analysis

We examine the impact of geo-referencedWorld Bank development programs on subnational development using equally sized grid cells with a spatial resolution of 0.5 decimal degrees latitude × longitude as the unit of investigation. The proposed grid cell approach solves a number of endogeneity problems discussed in the aid effectiveness literature that make it difficult to identify the true effect of foreign aid on development outcomes due to the presence of unobserved heterogeneity, lack of key country-level controls, aggregation bias, simultaneity and/or the presence of reverse causality in the association between foreign aid and economic growth, measurement errors, and endogenous sample selection bias. The estimates reveal that World Bank foreign aid projects contribute significantly to grid cell economic activity measured by night-time lights growth. This finding is robust to the presence of unobserved country-year and grid-cell-specific unobserved heterogeneity, and to the inclusion of a full set of grid-cell-specific socioeconomic, demographic, conflict-related, biogeographic, and climatic controls. Additional sensitivity tests confirm the robustness of the main findings to various econometric estimators, alternative model specifications, and different spatial aggregation levels. JEL Classifications: C23, F35, O10, O20, O40, R10
Lyapunov functions obtained from first order approximations

In this paper, we study the construction of Lyapunov functions based on first order approximations. In a first part, the study of local exponential stability property of a transverse invariant manifold is considered. This part is mainly a rephrasing of the result of [3]. It is shown with this framework how to construct a Lyapunov function which characterizes this local stability property. In a second part, when considering the global stability property of an equilibrium point it is shown that the study of first order approximation along solutions of the system allows to construct a Lyapunov function. Notation : • For a vector in R and a matrix in Rn×n the notation | · | stands for the usual 2 norm. • For a positive definite matrix P, μmax{P} and μmin{P} are respectively the largest and smallest eigenvalue.
Enhancing Firm Performance through Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and HR Roles

The purpose of this paper is to justify that there is an absence of theory to fully convincing the relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) and firm performance. This paper focuses on developing a conceptual framework as an effort to fill in the missing theory by discussing previous literatures, and therefore to suggest a conceptual mediating framework that complimenting all the findings from previous studies. Based on literature review, this paper hypothesized that HR roles act as a mediator that act as a sense of direction to improve firm performance.
Selected properties of mahogany wood flour filled polypropylene composites: The effect of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAPP)

The aim of this study was to produce mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) wood flour filled polypropylene (both recycled and virgin) composites and to determine the effects of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAPP) on the interfacial compatibility, density, and other mechanical properties of the resulting composites. Approximately 40 wt% of mahogany wood flour, and 60 wt% of polypropylene, 3 wt% of MAPP, 1.5 wt% of zinc stearate, and 1.5 wt% of wax were used during composite manufacturing. Test specimens were manufactured using extrusion and injection molding processes. The flexural, tensile, impact, and hardness properties of all specimens were determined. Scanning electron microscopy was used to study the morphology and interfacial compatibility of the filler in prepared composites. The test results showed that MAPP use and the filler rates affected the density and mechanical properties of test specimens.
Seasonal fluctuation of zooplankton in relation to industrial pollution in Irai river water, Dist. Chandrapur, (M.S.), India

With the view to investigate the various changes in hydrobiological features during summer, winter and rainy season and to correlate the same with zooplankton productivity, the limnological survey of Irai river Dist. Chandrapur was undertaken during the year 2003-2004. The parameters such as temperature, conductivity, TDS, pH, CO2 DO have been studied. In the present investigation zooplankton showed low inverse correlation with temperature and pH, while moderate positive correlation with conductivity, turbidity, TDS, CO2. However, dissolved oxygen showed strong inverse correlation with temperature, CO2 and conductivity. In present investigation, among zooplankton Rotifera was the dominant group throughout the study. The highest count of zooplankton was recorded at sampling station D in winter season. The correlation coefficients between each pair of parameter for all possible correlation have been discussed in this paper.
N o 2019-2 Legal Centralization : A Tocquevillian View

We present an analysis of the degree of legal centralization in a setting where people are averse to inequality before the law. In this approach inspired by Tocqueville, the degree of legal centralization is determined by striking a balance between equality before the law and attention to local needs. We show that there is a threshold which is such that when the intensity of aversion to inequality before the law is below this threshold legal decentralization is preferred to legal centralization (and conversely). We also show that the optimal way to balance the desire for local adjustments and national uniformity is not an intermediate degree of centralization but to have nationally uniform rules that can be adapted by judges. We rely on these results to provide an analytical narrative to the abrupt change from legal diversity to full legal centralization and uniformization around the time of the French Revolution in 1789. JEL Classification: K40, N40.
Response of cockerels to graded levels of local and industrially processed palm kernel meal (Elaise guineasis)

One hundred and eighty (180) two weeks old cockerels were randomly allocated to five dietary treatments in a 2 × 3 factorial layout. They were used to compare the effects of two processing methods of palm kernel oil extraction (local and industrial) and three dietary levels of palm kernel meal (PKM) (0, 20 and 40%). Parameters considered were feed intake, daily weight gain, feed cost, carcass characteristics, blood constituents and nutrient metabolisms. The result showed that the cockerels on industrial PKM had a significantly (P<0.05) higher feed intake, daily weight gain and better feed conversion ratio (P<0.01) compared to the control and those on local PKM. The highest weight gain and lowest feed cost/kg weight gain was obtained for 40% PKM diets. The carcass analysis was not significantly different except for the slaughter, head and feet weight and length of small intestine. Not all these followed any particular pattern. Cockerels on industrial PKM had significantly (P<0.05) longer small intestine compared to control and local PKM diets. The blood analysis also showed a significant effect of processing method on packed cell volume, albumin and total protein in favour of industrial PKM. The nutrient metabolism study showed a significant treatment and processing method effect. The nutrient metabolism decreased with increase in PKM inclusion level. In conclusion, industrial PKM can be included up to 40% level in the cockerels’ diet with very good results.
Effectiveness of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Programme to Control Anemia among Rural Adolescent School Girls of Davangere, Karnataka -

World Health Organization defines adolescence as the period between 10-19 years of age.1 India has the largest national population of adolescents (243 million), followed by China (207 million)2. According to Census 2011 adolescents comprise 20.9 % of total population.3 Adolescence is the transition period between childhoods to adulthood. Period of adolescence is very crucial during which physical growth, sexual development and maturation, psychological and social development takes place4
Participants' preferences for HIV prevention interventions.

Background: Ontario has the highest number of HIV positive test reports in Canada. Many of the HIV prevention interventions had a moderate effect on changing unsafe sexual behaviors within the young adult population. Participants’ preferences for such interventions could be a contributing factor to the moderate effect of the prevention interventions. Treatment preference is defined as a positive or negative attitude toward a particular treatment. To date few empirical studies examined preferences for educational and cognitive/behavioral interventions focusing on HIV prevention for young adults. Purpose: The purpose of this study is twofold: to examine participants’ preferences for different types of educational and cognitive/behavioral intervention components for HIV prevention and to explore socio-structural, psychological and intervention related factors that affect participants’ preferences for intervention. Design: The study used a cross-sectional mixed methods design. The data were collected using a face-to-face interview. Structured and open-ended questions were used to inquire about participants’ preferences for intervention. Sample: The sample consisted of 150 young adults ranging in age from 18 to 39 years, and able to speak and read English. The sample was recruited from the Greater Toronto Area.
Psychological Morbidity among Married Women of Reproductive Age Group Living In Rural Jammu: A Cross Sectional Study

Methods: This was a field-based cross-sectional study conducted in village Tanda of R.S. Pura Block, Jammu district. Using purposive sampling, 197 eligible women who agreed to participate were interviewed. Data was collected using a pretested Self Rating questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20). The data so collected was first entered into a master chart on Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using it and SPSS 20 . 0 software.
First Language Attrition: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and What It Can Be

This review aims at clarifying the concept of first language attrition by tracing its limits, identifying its phenomenological and contextual constraints, discussing controversies associated with its definition, and suggesting potential directions for future research. We start by reviewing different definitions of attrition as well as associated inconsistencies. We then discuss the underlying mechanisms of first language attrition and review available evidence supporting different background hypotheses. Finally, we attempt to provide the groundwork to build a unified theoretical framework allowing for generalizable results. To this end, we suggest the deployment of a rigorous neuroscientific approach, in search of neural markers of first language attrition in different linguistic domains, putting forward hypothetical experimental ways to identify attrition’s neural traces and formulating predictions for each of the proposed experimental paradigms.
FLUORIDE RELEASE AND RERELEASE AFTER RECHARGING OF TWO HYBRID RESIN RESTORATIONS IN PRIMARY TEETH. “A COMPARATIVE IN VITRO STUDY”.

INTRODUCTION: Fluoride-releasing restorative materials can be used as a reservoir releasing small amounts of fluoride to the teeth over a long time.Giomer represents a new class of dental materials that uses the pre reacted glass technology (PRG) with excellent mechanical and esthetic properties. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to evaluate the fluoride release ability of Giomer (Beautifil II) compared to Compomer (Dyract XP) and their fluoride recharge ability after exposure to topical fluoride varnish. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The sample consisted of 80 freshly extracted primary anterior teeth. Standardized buccal class V cavities were prepared. Sample was randomly divided into 2 groups: Group I: included 40 teeth restored with Beautiful II. Group II: included 40 teeth restored with Dyract XP following the manufacturer’s guidelines. Fluoride release was evaluated in the artificial saliva on 1st, 7th, 14th and 21st days. After 21days of release, 5%NaF varnish was applied on buccal surface of all specimens. The amount of fluoride release after recharge was measured in the artificial saliva after 1st, 7th, 14th and 21st days using fluorine ion- specific electrode. Data were analyzed using Friedman’s two-way analysis of variance by ranks, Dunn-Sidak method, Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks to achieve the aim of the study. RESULTS: Beautiful II released significantly higher amount of fluoride compared to Dyract XP in first 7 days at p0.0125. CONCLUSIONS: Fluoride release (ppm) was found to be significantly higher in Beautiful II than Dyract XP in the first week. Giomer could be considered a suitable class V restoration of primary teeth in high caries risk children.
Factors underlying competitive success in youth football

This study of Sweden’s 24 football districts analyses whether contextual factors (number of players, number of elite teams, and number of elite players on each district team) influence the district teams’ relative age effect (RAE) and the way in which contextual factors and RAE correlate with the U15 teams’ competitive success. The analysis is based on register data on district players (4,516 girls and 4,501 boys, all 15 years old) who attended an annual elite football camp: birthdate, the total number of players aged 15, club membership, senior elite clubs, proportion of elite players on the district teams, and match outcomes. Based on the birthdates of the players born between 1986 and 1997, a relative age index was constructed for each district. The results showed a relative age effect (RAE) for the selected district players (boys and girls) compared to the general 15-year-old football population; however, birthdate only affected the competitive success of the boys’ district teams. The analysis points out that contextual factors such as the number of football players and the presence of elite clubs are important to consider in order to understand how RAE is produced and its relationship to the success of winning matches for boys’ district teams.
Quartz-sand compressibility at high stresses and temperatures

The effects of temperature on the degree of grain crushing and the stress-strain response of a granular soil subjected to high stresses are a matter of interest for unconventional geomechanical projects. As a part of a research program on the thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical compressibility of quartz sand from a heavy oil reservoir, we have conducted a series of oedometric tests under dry conditions, high stresses (up to 50 MPa) and constant temperatures, ranging from 25 to 250°C. Acoustic emissions were recorded throughout the tests, and SEM photomicrographs of sieved grain-size fractions before and after the experiments were analysed. The results show that the temperature has a negligible effect on the macroscopic compressibility, with similar oedometric curves for all the tests. Conversely, the acoustic-emission counts drop off, and changes in the particle size distribution are minor, though grains subjected at high temperature show incipient fractures attributed to subcritical cracking through stress-corrosion. Miriam Martín-Ruiz Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, UPM, Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structuress
A NEW, GUIDE-FOCUSED APPROACH FOR CHARACTERIZING SKIING TERRAIN TO FACILITATE RISK MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND RESEARCH

Perception of terrain characteristics is fundamental to risk and hazard management for professional guides in mechanized skiing operations. Existing terrain studies in avalanche safety research have primarily focused on identifying the hazard potential (e.g., identification of start zones) based on easily measurable physical characteristics (e.g., incline, aspect). However, terrain choices in mechanized skiing depend on a much broader set of factors, including operational benefits and barriers for accessing the terrain. In this paper, we present a new, guide-focused approach for characterizing ski runs to facilitate risk management decisions in mechanized backcountry skiing operations, which gathers objective and subjective assessments with respect to access, skiing experience, operational usability, hazard potential and mitigation practices. We explore the value of the proposed system at two mechanized skiing operations in Canada. The resulting terrain framework captures the existing terrain knowledge of a guiding team and offers a valuable resource for training of new guides, continuous mentorship, land management, and daily operational decision-making. The presented terrain characterization approach represents a crucial step for studying guides’ terrain choices, extracting their decision rules, and developing meaningful decision aids that can help them make effective terrain choices more efficiently. To be presented at the International Snow Science Workshop in Innsbruck, Austria, from October 7-
EMOTIONALITY EFFECTS OF BRAND PERSONALITY MARKER ATTRIBUTES ON PURCHASE INTENTION

According to the Five-Factor Model (cf. Digman 1990; Goldberg 1993), the potentially infinite set of attributes describing human personality may be reduced to only five traits, the so-called Big Five Factors: i.e., Agreeableness, Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism/Emotional stability, Introversion/Extroversion. Recent research (e.g., Aaker 1997; Caprara, Barbaranelli and Guido 2001) has shown that this model may be successfully extended from social psychology to brand personality. This study goes a step forward by pointing out that only those marker attributes of brand personality – namely, those attributes that, compared to others, are more capable of eliciting in perceivers the characteristics of a specific Big Five factor – which are, at the same time, able to elicit emotions (i.e., vivid marker attributes) exert a significant influence on consumers’ purchase intention. Implications for marketers and advertisers are discussed.
Effects of Positive Parenting on Mental Health in Adolescents with Learning Disabilities.

There is a notable overlap and co-occurrence of mental health and learning challenges in adolescence. Existing research highlights associations between learning disabilities and mental health problems; however, limited research explores additional variables, such as familial influences. Using a developmental relational systems framework, this research advances understandings of the influences of positive parenting on adolescents with learning disabilities. Secondary data analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth was used to explore direct and indirect effects of parental depression, family functioning, parental nurturing and monitoring behaviours, adolescent social and emotional competencies on adolescent mental health. Adolescent social and emotional competencies and parental monitoring were strong significant mediators in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression among youth with learning disabilities. Theoretical and practical implications related to ecological resilience and positive parenting are explored.
Robust H ∞ Filters for Uncertain Systems with Finite Frequency Speciﬁcations

This paper deals with H ∞ ﬁltering problem of linear discrete-time uncertain systems with ﬁnite frequency input signals. The uncertain parameters are sup-posed to reside in a polytope. By applying the generalized Kalman–Yakubovich–Popov lemma, polynomially parameter-dependentLyapunovfunctionandsomekeymatri-ces to eliminate the product terms between the ﬁlter parameters and the Lyapunov matrices, an improved condition is obtained for analyzing the H ∞ performance of the ﬁltering error system. Then sufﬁcient condition in terms of linear matrix inequality is established for designing ﬁlters with a guaranteed H ∞ ﬁltering performance level. Finally, a numerical examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.