Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The role of sexual passion in romantic relationship functioning: A dyadic analysis

The dualistic model of sexual passion defines sexual passion as a strong motivational drive to engage in various types of partnered and non-partnered sexual activities and distinguishes two types of sexual passion that lead to distinct consequences, obsessive sexual passion (OSP) and harmonious sexual passion (HSP). The purpose of the present research was to examine the associations between these two types of sexual passion and relationship functioning in partners of romantic relationships using dyadic analyses. Heterosexual participants (132 couples; n = 264) completed an online survey which included three indicators of relationship functioning: relationship quality, sexual satisfaction, and level of conflict. An actor-partner interdependence model analysis (APIM) revealed that, for both men and women, HSP was positively associated with relationship functioning, whereas OSP was negatively associated with it. In addition, results unveiled significant partner effects, such that both men’s and women’s HSP were associated with their partners’ perceptions of relationship functioning, but not for OSP. Finally, there were a significant moderation between men’s HSP and women’s OSP on women’s relationship functioning, suggesting that men’s HSP can buffer the negative effect of women’s OSP. The present results provide evidence that sexual passion can either facilitate or hinder relationship functioning through multiple personal and dyadic pathways.
Characterization of Powdered Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Crown Leaves as Adsorbent for Crystal Violet in Aqueous Solutions

This study investigated the potential of powdered pineapple crown leaves (PCL) as an effective adsorbent for the removal of crystal violet (CV) from aqueous solution using batch and column studies. The PCL was simply washed, dried, and powdered prior to adsorption. FTIR analysis of PCL surface before and after adsorption revealed that hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups are among the groups responsible for surface bonding with CV. SEM photographs of the adsorbent before and after revealed clumping on the surface of PCL, possibly indicating the sites where CV had been adsorbed. Elemental analyses through XRF revealed that K+ ion is a major part of PCL, and this could explain the affinity of CV for PCL through cation-π interactions. Batch adsorption studies were carried out as a function of biosorbent dose and initial dye concentration. The %removal of PC increased as biosorbent dose was increased, but the biosorbent capacity decreased. This was attributed to scattering of CV to more active sites in PCL. Biosorbent capacity increased as the initial dye concentration was increased, while %removal decreased. This was due to the faster saturation of the substrate. For equilibrium studies, Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were applied. The equilibrium data fitted well to Langmuir isotherm with a maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of 6.4935 mg/g. The relatively high maximum biosorption capacity coupled with the absence of chemical treatment needed before adsorption makes PCL an effective and sustainable biosorbent for the removal of CV.
Impact of Storage Conditions on the Physical Properties and Cooking Characteristics of Two Bean Varieties Grown in Kenya

Common beans are highly nutritious and widely consumed in Kenya. Storage of common beans under adverse conditions of high temperature and high humidity renders them susceptible to the hard-to-cook (HTC) defect. This results in increased cooking time, fuel and water use which has a negative effect on acceptability and utilization of beans. The objective of this study was to determine effects of storage temperature and relative humidity on development of the HTC defect in Rose coco and Red Kidney bean varieties. Bean samples were obtained from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (K ALRO) - Thika. The beans were stored at varying temperature (25oC, 35˚ C and 45˚ C) and relative humidity (RH=75% and 83%) combinations. Apart from beans stored at 25oC/75%, samples from each treatment condition were sampled after every two months and analyzed for physical properties. Soaking pretreatments in deionized water, sodium carbonate and calcium chloride solutions were carried out to determine their effect on the cooking time. There was a significant increase in conductivity and leached solutes paralleled by decreasing hydration and swelling coefficients with increasing storage time under all the storage conditions. Characteristic dimensions and one hundred seed weight were not significantly different among the bean varieties under various storage conditions. Moisture uptake reduced by 19% for Rose coco and 23% for Red kidney under 35˚C/83% storage whereas 45˚C/75% had a 29% reduction for Rose coco and 39% reduction for Red kidney over the 6 months storage period. Cooking time increased for all the bean varieties with increasing storage time, the most pronounced increase (100%) being observed at 45˚C and 75% RH. Across the 6 months storage period, Na 2 CO 3 soaking pretreatment reduced the cooking time by 75% for Rose coco and 70% for Red kidney in comparison to beans cooked without prior soaking. Based on the results of this study, it was concluded that storage under high temperature and relative humidity conditions accelerated the development of the HTC defect in beans resulting in changes in physical and cooking properties. Keywords: hard-to-cook, storage, physical properties, cooking quality
Investigating and Modeling the Web Elements’ Visual Feature Influence on Free-viewing Attention

User attentional analyses on web elements help in synthesis and rendering of webpages. However, majority of the existing analyses are limited in incorporating the intrinsic visual features of text and images. This study aimed to analyze the influence of elements’ visual features (font-size, font-family, color, etc., for text; and brightness, color, intensity, etc., for images) besides their position on users’ free-viewing visual attention. The investigation includes: (i) user’s position-based attention allocation on text and image web elements, (ii) identification of informative visual features with respect to the attention, (iii) performance of informative visual features in predicting the ordinal visual attention (fixation-indices). Towards the study, an eye-tracking experiment was conducted with 42 participants on 36 real-world webpages. The analyses revealed: (i) Though users predominantly allocate the initial attention to MiddleCenter}, MiddleLeft, TopCenter, TopLeft regions, the elements in Right and Bottom regions are not completely ignored; (ii) Space-related (column-gap, line-height, padding) and font Size-related (font-size, font-weight) intrinsic text features, and Mid-level Color Histogram intrinsic image features are informative, while position and size are informative for both the types; (iii) the informative visual features predict the ordinal visual attention on an element with 90% average accuracy and 70% micro-F1 score. Our approach finds applications in element-granular web-designing and user attention prediction.
The Effect of Local Expenditure, Local Wealth Level, Audit Opinion, and Audit Findings on the Performance of Indonesian Local Governments

This study aims to determine the effect of local expenditure, local wealth level, audit opinion, and audit findings on the performance of local governments. This study uses the quantitative method, the hypothesis testing with multiple linear regression analysis was used, using SPSS version 23. The population is the local governments of Districts/Cities in Indonesia. The sample is 489 data samples were collected. Results obtained from testing showed that local expenditure, local wealth level, and audit opinion significantly affect the performance of local governments. Meanwhile, audit findings do not have a significant effect towards the Performance of Local Governments. Future studies are expected to be able to add more variables that have not been used in this study, such as government size, local standing, and intergovernmental standing.
Measurement Invariance Testing with Alignment Method: Many Groups Comparison

It is necessary to examine the measurement invariance (MI) among groups in studies where different groups are compared by using a measurement instrument. Most of the studies, measurement invariance is tested with multiple group conﬁrmatory factor analysis. This model applies many model adjustments based on the modiﬁcation indexes. Therefore, it is not practical due to too many large modiﬁcation indexes while testing MI over many groups. Besides scalar model is a poor model fit when comparing many groups and so does not hold MI. In this study, the aim is to explain the basic concepts and processes of the alignment method which is offered as a new method for testing MI and illustrate an application on the real data set. In this study, measurement invariance among 56 countries including Turkey is tested with alignment method in order to set an example for researchers. For this purpose, the Instrumental Motivation Scale data, which is one of the psychological measurement instruments used in PISA 2015, was used. As a result of MG-CFA, it was found that configural invariance was ensured. The fit indexes of CFI and TLI were calculated as 0.982 and 0.946 respectively in this stage. After that, metric invariance was tested by considering the difference of fit indices obtained for the two stages. It was found that the metric invariance could not be provided. Alignment results show which countries hold MI and which do not. Besides it provides information which items have the most invariants for groups that hold MI.
Prompt Response Function (PRF) of Lifetime Measurement in the 2+ State of 192Os Nuclei Energy Levels from Triple-Gamma Coincidence Techniques

The effective prompt response function full width at half maximum, PRF FWHM of 637 ps (obtained from the prompt gamma pairs of 477 keV and 700 keV associated with the yrast 2+ state in 206Po), and 1007 ps (obtained from the Compton gamma pairs of 189 keV and 237 keV associated with the 192Os(18O,16O)194Os 2 neutron transfer reaction) were used in fitting the time difference spectra obtained from the gamma coincident pairsof 206 keV and 374 keV in a symmetrised LaBr3(Ce) associated with the gamma transitions in 192Os, using the Half-life program. The values of half-life measured by fitting these PRF FWHM of 637 ps and 1007 ps separately show an excellent agreement of 282(16) ps and 272(21) ps, respectively, which correspond to the global half-life value of 282(4) ps for the 192Os. The mean value of 277(12) ps from these two measurements was used in calculating the B(E2; IL ->IL-2) of 4233(114) e2fm4, which is equivalent to be 81(19) W.u.
Developing motivated adolescent readers and enhancing student voice, using action research in disadvantaged contexts

This action research study, drawing on participatory frameworks, investigated whether a Year 10 English class (15–16-year-olds), including struggling readers, could develop their reading self-concept and ‘voice’. The research aimed to extend findings from a larger, mixed-method study, developing reading comprehension and motivation with younger adolescents, conducted in the south-east of England. Set in an urban state school in a deprived area, the present 12-week study aimed to explore, first, the impact on students of an evolving reading model, emphasizing motivation, extended reading, peer talk and use of metacognitive, multiple strategies. Second, it explored the effects of students engaging, loosely, as ‘co-researchers’, co-constructing knowledge with their teacher and reflecting on reading and pedagogy, in terms of ‘voice’ and agency. The primarily qualitative study combined open-response, student questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, written reflections on reading, and a teacher/researcher journal. Using the ‘constant comparative’ data-analysis method, the study found that students enhanced their reading self-concept, and developed their ‘voice’. However, unpredictably, reading confidence was threatened by students’ internalized discourses about performativity and feelings of anxiety and lack of agency, attributed to ‘high-stakes’ public examinations nearly two years away.
Mindfulness-Based Programs Improve Psychological Flexibility, Mental Health, Well-Being, and Time Management in Academics

(1) Background: Occupational stress is high in academia, and is partly related to time pressure. Mindfulness-based programs are known to be effective in reducing stress and increasing well-being. Recent work suggested that these programs may also improve time management. This study tested the effects of a mindfulness-based program on academics’ psychological flexibility, mental health, well-being, and time management. (2) Methods: The study was conducted in a French research department. Participants were offered to join a mindfulness-based program (n = 21) or to be on a wait-list control group (n = 22). Self-reported measures of psychological flexibility, mental health (stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms), well-being, and time use were collected before and after the eight week program. (3) Results: Results showed that psychological flexibility, mental health, well-being, and efficient time use significantly increased in the intervention group compared to the control condition. (4) Conclusions: The results suggested that the mindfulness-based programs were effective in improving adaptive functioning, well-being, and optimal time use in academia, thus underlining potential useful perspectives to help academics improve mental health and time management.
The effect of double diffusion on the dynamics of horizontal turbulent thermohaline jets

Abstract We investigate experimentally the effect of double diffusion on the dynamics of initially neutrally buoyant warm and salty turbulent jets discharged horizontally into stationary cooler freshwater ambient. Jets over a range of source Reynolds numbers and source temperature/salinity combinations are examined. In all cases, we observed sinking jet trajectories and the formation of salt fingers along the lower surface of the jet. Increasing the source concentration of both scalar properties led to more pronounced jet sinking trajectories, and to a reduction in the distance between the source and the onset point of salt fingers, demonstrating the significance of the double-diffusive processes. We propose that is it the differential double-diffusive fluxes across the jet–ambient turbulent/non-turbulent interfaces that causes the build-up of negative buoyancy and hence the sinking motion. In addition, we make predictions on the onset point of the salt fingers based on the balance between diffusive processes and the jet entrainment, and compare them with the experimental observations.
Development of emotional literacy and empathy among elementary-aged Japanese children

ABSTRACT This study explored cross-sectional gender and grade level trends in emotional literacy and empathy among 634 elementary school children in Japan. Children were presented with hypothetical scenarios involving positive, negative, neutral, and mixed emotions, and identified the emotions that the characters were feeling and the intensity of their emotions. Three-hundred thirty fourth- through sixth-grade children also completed a self-report survey on empathy. Results were mixed. Grade and gender differences emerged in children’s ability to identify appropriate emotional expressions in the negative scenario but not in the other scenario types, grade and gender differences were found in the number and variety of emotion words identified, and grade but no gender differences were found in children’s ability to differentiate varying levels of perceived emotional intensity. In terms of empathy, gender but no grade level differences were found in empathy levels, and empathy and perceived emotional intensity were related. These grade and gender considerations may be incorporated in social-emotional learning curricula to enhance the utility of programs for diverse populations.
Prediction of Northern Hemisphere Regional Sea Ice Extent and Snow Depth Using Stratospheric Ozone Information

The forecast potential of springtime ozone on April surface temperatures at particular locations in the Northern Hemisphere has been previously reported. Evidence suggests that early springtime Arctic stratospheric ozone acts as a proxy for extreme events in the winter polar vortex. Here, using a state‐of‐the‐art chemistry‐climate model, reanalysis and observations, we extend the forecast potential of ozone on surface temperatures to aspects of the Northern Hemisphere cryosphere. Sea ice fraction and sea ice extent differences between years of March high and low Arctic stratospheric ozone extremes show excellent agreement between an ensemble of chemistry‐climate model simulations and observations, with differences occurring not just in April but extending through to the following winter season in some locations. Large snow depth differences are also obtained in regional locations in Russia and along the southeast coast of Alaska. These differences remain elevated until early summer, when snow cover diminishes. Using a conditional empirical model in a leave‐three‐out cross validation method, March total column ozone is able to accurately predict the sign of the observed sea ice extent and snow depth anomalies over 70% of the time during an ozone extreme year, especially in the region of the Bering strait and the Greenland Sea, which could be useful for shipping routes and for testing climate models.
Efficiency Evaluation of Public Procurement of Medical Equipment

At present, the health systems of many countries face complex challenges even if their priority objectives remain the same - to provide sustainable health systems at the current and the prognostic demographic changes and requirements in a health system. The quality and the efficiency of healthcare delivery and their mutual conformity have been brought to public attention. Similarly, the quality and the efficiency of an entire process depends on the instrumentation and its procurement that represents a significant economic and procedural issue in the healthcare systems for a long time. Many reports of the public procurement processes and research studies declare this fact. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the public procurement efficiency in the health system by means of the valuation approach, or savings’ estimates that are achieved by the public procurement. The savings were defined as a percentage difference between the estimated and the final contract price. The secondary objective is to examine an influence of selected variables on a creation of savings in the public procurement process by means of a regression analysis. The researched variables are as follows: time, method, procurement, NUTS level of procurement, Common Procurement Vocabulary Code, number of offers. The analysis results showed interesting findings. The number of offers has a significantly positive impact on the savings. It means that if the number of offers increases by one unit, the savings will increase by 15.6%. Also, time variable (year) has a positive impact on the savings. Consequently, it may be assumed that the public procurement process is improving from a time perspective. It may be partially caused by the fact that a new public procurement legislative has been valid since 2015. The NUTS level has also an impact on the savings in relation to the public procurement. The public procurements which took place at the level of a state were more beneficial as the public procurements at the regional level. Also, the procurement method was statistically significant parameter of a regression analysis. The competition actions together with a negotiation process created higher savings in comparison to tenders. In case of the CPV codes, the most significant savings were achieved in the group of ‘various medicinal products’. The study’s results provide a valuable knowledge for the creators of policies and a realization of the national strategic plans within the health system. Also, these results support a creation of national and international benchmarks in this area and a networking of international partnerships in the area of a public procurement that focus on a development of methodologies and comparative platforms creation.
Sensorial and Functional Properties of Nutri-Cereal Bran Enriched Muffins and Buns

Bran is waste generated during primary processing of cereal grains. These brans are rich source of dietary fiber, nutrients, phytonutrients especially phenols and flavonoids contributing to their antioxidant properties. Thus, bran is gaining lot of attention as functional ingredient in bakery industry due to their nutritional properties. Millets are tiny grains that are highly nutritious hence termed as nutri-cereals but their primary processing is tedious given its small size. This leads to loss of major portion of grain generating huge amount of bran and bran-rich fractions that are usually discarded or used as animal feed. Utilization of millet brans in value addition of bakery products still remains understudied. Thus, present study was designed to evaluate functional Original Research Article Mrunal et al.; IRJPAC, 21(20): 36-47, 2020; Article no.IRJPAC. 62153 37 properties of minor millet bran (proso and barnyard) enriched flour (0 – 30%) and formulate bakery products viz. buns and muffins. It was evident from results that water absorption capacity of flour increased with addition of bran but water solubility index, oil absorption and foaming capacity decreased. The sensory scores of muffins and buns reduced with increased bran incorporation and control scored highest. Study concluded that muffins with 30% and buns with 20% proso and barnyard bran showed better acceptability.
Self-Efficacy and Academic Motivation of Students in a Catholic High School with Parents Working Abroad

Psychologists argue that individuals’ choice, persistence, and drive expended in performance can be predicted and explained basically by their self-efficacy and motivation. Research on self-efficacy theory has examined the contribution of students' emerging perceptions of their academic abilities, and confidence that they can finish specific academic tasks, predictions about educational outcomes, and interpretation of success and experiences. Hence, the study intends to assess the level of one's capability to achieve and accomplish specific tasks and factors that might influence their motivation towards the academic performance among students in a Catholic high school in Antique with parents working abroad. Likewise, it explores whether self-efficacy relates to the academic motivation of students.