Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Perfectionism as a Mediator Between Attachment and Depression in Children and Adolescents

Perfectionism is a personality style involving the requirement for the self and/or others to be perfect or to present the self as perfect, and it is a vulnerability factor to many clinical and non-clinical problems in both children and adults. Hewitt, Flett, and Mikail’s (2017) Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) posits that perfectionism arises from insecure attachment originated in asynchronous parent-child relationships, and individuals with elevated perfectionism experience objective and/or subjective social disconnection, placing them at risk for psychopathology (e.g., depression). Researchers have found that perfectionism mediated the link between insecure attachment and depression in adults, but this has not yet been examined in children and adolescents. The present study investigated whether the relationship between insecure attachment and depression was mediated by perfectionism in 8to 15-year-old children and adolescents. In line with the PSDM, we found significant associations among insecure attachment, perfectionism, and depression. Furthermore, mediation analyses showed that socially prescribed perfectionism, nondisplay, and nondisclosure of imperfections mediated the link between insecure attachment and depression. This is the first study to investigate the insecure attachment– perfectionism–depression link in children and adolescents, and our results provide empirical support for the PSDM.
Nutritional Value Assessment of Variegated Grasshopper, Zonocerus variegatus (L.) (Acridoidea: Pygomorphidae), During Post-Embryonic Development

The nutritive value of various stages of development of Zonocerus variegatus (L.) was evaluated by proximate analysis, mineral analysis and vitamin assay. The moisture content ranged between 65.92 % (adult stage) and 77.14 % (third instar). The highest crude protein content was recorded by the adult stage though was not significantly (P > 0.05) different from first instar stage, but the first instar stage had the highest ash content followed by the fourth instar.The first-third instars recorded the highest mineral contents (Mg2+ , Zn2+ , K+ , Fe2+) while the later instars recorded the least except in phosphorus. Throughout post-embryonic development, the Na+/K+ ratio was less than 1.0. Vitamin assay showed that the proportion of Vitamin A was higher in the adult than the other two vitamins. The vitamin content increased in the insect as it moulted from one stage of development to another. It can thus be concluded that Z. variegatus, especially the earlier instars, is fairly nutritive and can be included in both human diet and farm animal rations.
BUDGET PARTICIPATION, MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE AND BUDGETARY SLACK: THE INTERVENING ROLE OF BUDGET PRESSURE AND MONITORING

The study seeks to ascertain the role budget pressure and monitoring plays in the relationship between budget participation, managerial performance and budgetary slack. The study used data collected through questionnaire administered on 247 employees of the 177 firms listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange as June, 2016. The test items were analysed using factor analysis and the specified models were estimated using the ordered logit and probit regression technique through computer software IBM SPSS 23.0 and E-view 9.5. The study finds a significant negative relationship between budgetary slack and managerial performance. Moreover, the study finds a significant positive relationship between organisational commitment and managerial performance. The study also finds that budget participation alone tends to reduce managerial performance as a result of budgetary slack creation but when employees and subordinate managers are closely monitored at the time of preparing the budget, budget participation tends to improve managerial performance. Thus, the study concludes that there is an indirect positive relation between budget participation and managerial performance through the intervening role of budget pressure and monitoring.
The Relationship between Hotel Employees’ Backgrounds and Intercultural Communicative Competence Level: A Case Study of Hotel Front Office Personnel in Bangkok

This study examined the relationship between the educational and work experience backgrounds of frontline hotel workers in Bangkok and their level of intercultural communicative competence (ICC). The intercultural competence framework from Barrett et al. (2013), which included an exploration of the ICC domains — attitudes, knowledge and understanding, skills and actions — all essential areas for interculturally competent speakers, was adopted as a guideline in the study. Added to the ICC domains, Byram’s (1997) framework is an objective-based ICC approach to be operationalized as a guideline for the design of the ICC self-perception questionnaire. The participants for this study included 219 hotel front office employees randomly selected from three- and four-star hotels in Bangkok. The results of the study revealed that there was no relationship between participants’ backgrounds and their intercultural competency level. The outcomes may provide useful guidelines for hotel human resources management to inform the future content of intercultural communication training courses. Also, the findings can be valuable for educational institutions to help enhance the ICC development of their graduates. Finally, the outcomes are an informational base for future research.
Impact of Automation on Accounting Profession and Employability: A Qualitative Assessment from Lebanon

Technology advancement is considered the most aggressive among business external forces. A fact that will impact negatively numerous job categories, among these are accounting jobs. This paper aims to assess the impact of automation on the profession of accounting by conducting a qualitative research using semi-structured interviews with a convenient sample of employees, employers, instructors and students who were willing to participate and offer their insights. However, a literature review is conducted exposing historical development of the accounting profession followed by pinpointing what researchers have contended about the impact of automation. Findings of this research suggest that respondents were aware of the fact that specific accounting jobs will disappear though new jobs may substitute the aforementioned specially jobs that necessitate skills such as critical thinking and consultancy. Findings are used as recommendations for management and policy makers in private and public institutions
Negative Externalities of America’s Toughest Immigration Law: Not So Sweet Home Alabama

Alabama’s 2011 immigration law (H.B. 56) significantly limits the economic opportunities of undocumented immigrants and intensifies their prosecution. Using American Community Survey (ACS) data, we test whether the law has led to an unintended reduction of the foreign-born legal resident population of the state due to their connections to undocumented immigrants. Using synthetic control, we estimate a 16% drop in Alabama’s immigrant population during the 2011-2014 period of study. This suggests that Alabama has forgone around 600 million USD in total expenditures, including up to $50 Million in forgone state tax revenue over 2011-2014.
Does Trouble in the Economy Lead to Trouble at School

Author(s): Schmerer, Dylan | Advisor(s): Uhrig, Richard | Abstract: In this study, I attempt to identify whether deteriorating macroeconomic health can lead primary and secondary students to get into more trouble at school. Previous literature suggests that family-level job loss increases child problem behavior, mostly by increasing internalizing problem behaviors such as anxiety, depression, and social withdrawal. I suggest that this follows children into the classroom, leading to increased disciplinary actions by schools. Using county-level data in Arkansas from the fifteen school years between 2004 and 2018, I employ multiple regression and fixed-effect models to examine the effects of changes in unemployment on various disciplinary outcomes (out-of-school suspensions, in-school suspensions, expulsions, and corporal punishment) for students in primary and secondary schools. Due to inconsistencies in Arkansas' discipline data, the results presented in this paper should be approached with skepticism. Only one result is consistent among the regression models I test|when county unemployment rises the usage of corporal punishment rises. This may not be evidence that student misbehavior increases when the economy is poor, rather it may suggest that teachers and administrators are substituting other disciplinary measures with corporal punishment.
Screening of maize cultivars and effect of their protein extracts on fungal growth.

Among the naturally occurring toxins namely aflatoxin B1(AFB1) is the most potent toxin found in food and feed. Their toxicity causes severe health and economic problems worldwide. The prevalence of AFB1 in a variety of foods and feeds destined for human consumption is a major concern in crops like corn, groundnut etc.AFB1 is most carcinogenic and toxic, thus, causing severe economic losses for farmers with affected grain. Therefore, eliminating AFB1 contamination is a research priority nowadays. Host plant resistance has been considered a pre-eminently logical and economical strategy for controlling aflatoxin contamination. This strategy has gained even greater prominence due to recent discoveries of natural resistance in corn that can be exploited in plant breeding procedures (Brown et al. 2010; Williams et al. 2006). Identification of corn resistant genotypes and incorporation of resistance from these sources into commercial hybrids requires identification and characterization of factors associated with the resistance to aflatoxin biosynthesis and accumulation. This would help in saving time and money utilized in the varietal screening procedures (Brown et al. 2010). Aflatoxin levels in corn could be controlled by differences in the ability to resist (i)invasion of fungus into the kernel, (ii) minimize the amount of fungal growth within the kernel,(iii)Inhibit aflatoxin biosynthesis. There have been reports that the accumulation of certain proteins lead to inhibition of fungal growth or aflatoxin production (Chen et al. 2006; Huang et al. 1997). Thus, in these study 22 maize cultivars already screened as resistant, moderately resistant and susceptible categories were taken. These cultivars were divided on the basis of AFB1 produced when infected by A. parasiticus. Antifungal proteins synthesized in the kernels during seed development protect or reduce fungal infection of the kernels during storage and germination. To ascertain this inhibitory effect of proteins extracted from differently categorized maize was observed on the growth of A. parasiticus. Fungal culture of Apergillus parasiticus SRRC148 was obtained from Dr. Deepak Bhatnagar, Commodity Safety Research Laboratory, USDA, USA. Seeds of 22 maize cultivars were collected from Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar. Fungal culture was routinely revived on PDA slants at monthly intervals. Antifungal bioassay was performed with 0.05 ml aliquot of spore suspension (10 spores/ml) of A. parasiticus. The aliquot (0.05 ml) was placed in the petri plate. PDA was then poured and allowed to solidify in the petri plate. Sterile paper discs were then placed over the PDA with the help of sterile forcep. 25μl of protein extracts of different maize cultivars were then incubated at 37 ̊c for 3-5 days.
Determinants of Auditor Choice in Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria

This particular study examines the factors determining the choice of a particular auditor by manufacturing companies focusing on a mixture of both characteristics of both the audit firm and the client. The longitudinal research design is used in this study. The sampling approach used was the simple random sampling technique for selecting the 35 manufacturing companies for 2010-2016 financial years. The binary regression technique was used in estimating the models. The results reveal that corporate governance mechanism and firm complexity have significant effect on the likelihood that a firm chooses a type of auditor. The recommendation argues for the need to regulate audit pricing so as not to take the big 4 auditors above the reach of most firms. Again audit clients must efficiently look at the cost and benefits analysis before selecting a particular audit firm. Also, the companies must ensure that complexity comes with increases in revenue generated to sustain the choice of the big 4 for those firms that prefer that option. Finally, audit service delivery of all audit firms whether big 4 or non-big 4 should be of the highest quality possible
Budgeting Participation, Goal Commitment and Accounting Performance of Nigerian Listed Banks

The behavioural aspect of budgeting has been on the front burners of academic discourse over the years. Recent shift in argument between budget participation and various elements of performance using indirect models which accommodate different moderators and mediators clearly stalled the growth of direct causality studies whose contents are not empirically exhausted. This study examines the direct link between budget participation on one hand and budget goals commitment on the other against financial performance. Both survey and ex post facto designs were used to draw both primary and secondary data for the study. Pearson Correlation and Regression were used to analyse the data obtained from 15 Nigerian listed banks. The results of the analysis reveal a strong and statistically significant link between both budget participation and goal commitment and performance. The former commands more robust positivity which is in consistent with extant studies. Top policy makers in the banking industry are encouraged by the outcome of this study to accommodate the input of tactical and operational personnel in budget designing and implementation process. Such action would further reduce policy resistance and drive up the key corporate bottom-line as this study found.
The Relationship among Emotional Intelligence, Stress and Coping Strategies for Nursing Students

Emotional intelligence is a social skill that controls stress and influences one’s ability to cope with the demands and environmental pressures. It can enhance professional skills in health care providers such as, nursing students. This study aimed to explore the levels of emotional intelligence and stress among nursing students of the faculty of nursing, Menoufia University, as well as their more frequent used coping strategies, and the possible association among emotional intelligence, stress and the different coping strategies. A descriptive correlational research design was used in this study. A simple random sample (409) of undergraduate nursing students at the Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University participated in this study. Three instruments were applied, which are, Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test", Perceived Stress Scale and Coping Strategy Inventory. The current study revealed that the majority of nursing students (73.4%) experienced moderate to high levels of stress in spite of having average and above average levels of emotional intelligence, and they tended to use engagement coping strategies than disengagement coping strategies. Likewise, students with low levels of emotional intelligence, that is, below average (24.6%) tended to utilize disengagement coping strategies. Moreover, the study discovered that emotional intelligence was higher among older students than younger students and among female students than male students.
The Effect of Pre-Warm-Up Actions on Flexibility and Jumping Ability in Soccer Players

A series of exercises with the use or not various instruments is applied before soccer players warm-up. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of these exercises in combination with classic soccer warm-up on ROM and jumping ability performance. Sixteen (n=16) semi-professional soccer players executed two warm-up protocols. The control protocol (CONTROL) was the classic soccer warm-up and the experimental one (EXPER) included pre-warm-up actions using foam rolling, static stretching, neuromuscular control exercises on unstable surfaces and muscle activation exercises accompanied by the classic warm-up of soccer players. The participants executed hip flexion Range of Motion (ROM) measurement and two Countermovement Jump with Arm Swing (CMJAS). Two-Way ANOVA revealed significant main effect of “time” on ROM (p<0.05) in both protocols, but no differences on CMJAS (p=0.10). Results show that pre-warm-up actions do not add further benefit in performance in ROM and CMJAS in relation to classic soccer warm-up.
Prediction of academic burnout and academic performance based on the need for cognition and general self-efficacy: A cross-sectional analytical study

ne of the main challenges of nursing education is students’ academic burnout due to the stressors associated with nursing practice. Therefore, identifying and predicting cognitive and motivational factors behind academic burnout and academic performance are of great importance. This study aimed to predict nursing students’ academic burnout and academic performance based on the need for cognition and general self-efficacy and also to assess the mediation effects of the need for cognition and general self-efficacy. This was a cross-sectional analytical study. Two Faculties of Nursing and Midwifery in Shiraz and Rafsanjan, Iran. A sample of 337 bachelor’s nursing students. Data were collected using a demographic and academic characteristics questionnaire, Cacioppo and Petty’s Need for Cognition Scale, Sherer’s General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Maslach’s Burnout Inventory-Student Survey. Academic performance was also measured based on students’ grade point average. Data analysis was performed via Pearson correlation analysis, simple and multiple regression analyses, and Sobel test equation for mediation effects. Analyses revealed the significant positive correlation of general self-efficacy with the need for cognition and academic performance as well as the significant inverse correlation of academic burnout with the need for cognition, general self-efficacy, and academic performance. However, the need for cognition was not significantly correlated with academic performance. Moreover, the need for cognition and general self-efficacy simultaneously predicted 16.8% of the variance of academic burnout, while only general self-efficacy was the significant predictor of academic performance, accounting for 3.5% of its total variance. General self-efficacy mediated the relationship of the need for cognition and academic burnout. Also, the need for cognition mediated the relationship of general self-efficacy and academic burnout (P < 0.001). Interventions for improving students’ self-efficacy and need for cognition can help reduce their academic burnout and improve their academic performance.
Practical Quantum-Safe Stateful Hybrid Key Exchange Protocol

—Shor’s quantum algorithm, running in quantum computers, can efﬁciently solve integer factorization problem and discrete logarithm problem in polynomial time. This poses an urgent and serious threat to long-term security with recent accelerated evolution of quantum computing. However, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to release its standard of post-quantum cryptography between 2022 and 2024. It is crucially important to propose an early solution, which is likely secure against quantum attacks and classical attacks, and likely to comply with the future NIST standard. A robust combiner combines a set of 2 or more cryptography primitives into a new primitive of the same type, and guarantees that if anyone of the ingredient primitive is secure, then the resulting primitive is secure. This work proposes the ﬁrst construction of robust combiner for Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM), with optimal amortized performance. From our robust combiner of KEMs, we construct efﬁcient stateful hybrid Key Exchange Protocol (KEP), which is more suitable for two parties who will communicate with each other frequently.
Federally Collected Tax Revenue and Economic Growth of Nigeria: A Time Series Analysis

This study evaluates the relationship between federally collected tax revenues and Nigeria’s economic growth rate between 2000 and 2016.The study adopted causal descriptive research method, and the data were drawn from annual reports of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) publications. The data analysis was based on the Johansen Co-Integration test showing that a meaningful long-run relationship exists between Federally Collected Tax Revenue (FTCR) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nigeria.Specifically, Custom and Excise Duties (CED) and Value-Added Tax (VAT) and Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) Granger caused growth rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This implies that proper and efficient administration of laws of these tax components will bring the desired improvement in the tax system and will greatly enhance revenue to the government for the implementation of her policies and programmes. The study, therefore, recommends that those policies that enhance tax compliance, such as reduction in the rates of taxes; blocking of income leakages should be put in place and this will stimulate economic growth and development in the short and long run. Also, regular monitoring of the taxpayers for tax compliance as well as increased education of the taxpayers will further stimulate an increase in revenue generated through the tax system.
Studies on brine shrimp lethality and activity of stem bark extract of Acacia senegal l. On respiratory tract pathogenic bacteria

The crude ethanol extract from the stem bark of Acacia senegal was macerated with 60% aqueous methanol and partitioned into n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate and methanol soluble fractions. The fractions were tested for antibacterial activity using disc agar diffusion technique. All the fractions showed good activity against some respiratory tract pathogenic bacteria particularly in n-hexane soluble fraction at 1000 µg/ml , 3000 µg/ml and 5000 µg/ml concentrations. The Brine shrimp test showed highest toxicity in n-hexane soluble fraction with LC50 value of 6.7674 µg/ml. Phytochemical analysis of the fractions revealed the presence of alkaloids, steroids, cardiac glycosides, Tannins, reducing sugars and flavonosides.
A Hypothesis for Explaining the Geographical Distribution of Crohn’s Disease

The etiology of Crohn’s disease (CD) remains unknown, although there is epidemiological evidence supporting an environmental influence. Recent molecular techniques, including polymerase chain reaction, have renewed interest in a possible etiological role of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, which has been isolated from a number of CD patients. The organism causes a chronic enteritis in animals called paratuberculosis, a condition with many clinical and pathological similarities to CD. This review compares the epidemiology of paratuberculosis in animals with the epidemiology of CD in humans. There is considerable overlap of regions with high prevalences of paratuberculosis and CD. This finding adds support to the implication of M paratuberculosis in the etiology of CD.