Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Children of Substance Abusing Parents : Child Behavior Data of Brazilian Service

Determining the relevant risk factors and protective factors as well as the correlation between them is an important tool for preventing substance abuse. A case-control study of addiction and its risk factors was performed in 305 children and adolescents in Brazilian families (418 years of age) living in SãoPaulo. This study found that, among other risk factors, parents with an addiction to illicit drugs caused substantially harm to the psychological development of their children than parents with only an alcohol addiction. This effect was increased for younger children, who later developed psychiatric disorders or engaged in risky behaviors. Our data, which were obtained from an exclusively Brazilian sample, demonstrate that the children of addicted parents are an important risk group and should be further studied. The findings of this study confirm the need for more studies with this population and more readily available preventive interventions for the children of addicted parents. In a national study Figlie et al. investigated a group 225 members of 63 families; they found that alcohol dependence was the most common type of substance dependence among fathers [8]. In addition, 58% of the spouses were at risk for developing mental disorders, and 59% of the children required some type of mental health treatment. The majority of studies have shown that there are significant data demonstrating a relationship between parents with alcohol problems and the consequences of such problems on their children or family systems. Moreover, despite the well-documented evidence of child outcome among mothers who used drugs during pregnancy, there is relatively little information on the predictive relation on children of drug dependent fathers [9,10]. Understanding the characteristics of this subset of children at particular risk is critical for the implementation of preventive programs, services, and policies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of father’s addiction at the national level and to explore data regarding alcohol and illicit drug problems in a sample of Brazilian families with an emphasis on children. This study took place in a specialized service organization for children and adolescents of parents with substance dependence located in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, an area with high population density, widespread poverty, few services and other social vulnerabilities.
Habitat selection of a reintroduced beaver population in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

In 1986, a beaver reintroduction program was initiated in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (AB), Montana, in an effort to restore this species to the landscape after a nearly 40 year absence. Since reintroduction, the AB has been inventoried yearly by the U.S.F.S. Gardiner Ranger District to document the location of active beaver structures. This study utilized the beaver structure inventory to report habitat characteristics associated with successful beaver colonies in the AB over a 24 year period. In meadows along 3 rd order streams, colonies beaver established early (1986 1993) were more successful through 2010 than those established later (1994 2006), likely because habitat selected early was of higher quality. Odds of beaver colony success increased with greater stream sinuosity and depth, less distance to secondary channels, and less area of point/gravel bars. The amount of willow, although abundant at all locations, was not significantly different for beaver colony locations with varying levels of success. The best habitat for beaver colonies in meadows along 3 rd order streams appeared to be on or within close proximity of secondary channels (e.g., sloughs, tributaries) because these locations were sheltered from destructive main stem flooding such that colonies and their structures were more permanent. Locations with evidence of historic use by beaver in meadows along 3 rd order streams had less area of point/gravel bars, greater stream depth, and more willow than locations which had never been used by beaver. Successful beaver colonies were also found in smaller meadows on 1 st and 2 nd order streams although there was less available willow and streams could be intermittent in flow. After 24 years, the beaver population appears to be at carrying capacity, although there is no evidence that willow harvest rates are excessive or even negative. The success of reintroduced beaver populations in the AB is in contrast to conditions on the nearby northern Yellowstone winter range, where colony density is lower, likely because riparian woody vegetation shows more evidence of suppression from ungulate browsing, site potential for willow growth may be less, and negative anthropogenic effects persist.
Simulation und Bewertung zukünftiger IGCC-Kraftwerkskonzepte mit CO2-Abtrennung

Die vorliegende Arbeit bewertet das Wirkungsgradpotential zukunftiger, CO2-armer IGCC-Kraftwerke. Ausgangspunkt bildet ein IGCC nach Stand der Technik, welches energetisch, okonomisch und exergetisch analysiert wird. Zusatzlich werden funf zukunftige IGCC-Kraftwerkskonzepte vorgeschlagen und deren Potential mittel- und langfristig bewertet. Die Konzepte zeigten signifikant hohere Wirkungsgrade bis in den Bereich von 60% und ermoglichen einen nahezu CO2-freien Betrieb.
Lagrangian Observations of the Deep Western Boundary Current in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Abstract In this study, the authors analyze the trajectories of 18 RAFOS floats, launched in the deep western boundary current (DWBC) between the Grand Banks and Cape Hatteras to investigate the kinematics and dynamics in the region where the DWBC crosses under the Gulf Stream, near 36°N (the “crossover region”). Floats deployed in the chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) maximum associated with upper Labrador Sea Water (depth ∼800 m) illustrate the entrainment process of this water mass into the Gulf Stream. The behavior of the floats (and fluid parcels) in the crossover region is strongly dependent on the meandering of the Gulf Stream. When the stream is close to its mean position, fluid parcels entrained from the upper DWBC travel along the northern edge of the stream. When a meander trough is present downstream of the entrainment location, DWBC fluid parcels cross the Gulf Stream and sometimes are expelled on the south side. This represents a previously unrecognized mechanism for transporting upper Labrador Sea W.
The Temperature Prediction in Deepwater Drilling of Vertical Well

The Temperature Prediction in Deepwater Drilling of Vertical Well. (May 2011) Ming Feng, B. S. , Southwest Petroleum University, China; M. S. , Southwest Petroleum University, China; M. S. , University of Louisiana at Lafayette Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Jerome Schubert The extreme operating conditions in deepwater drilling lead to serious relative problems. The knowledge of subsea temperatures is of prime interest to petroleum engineers and geo-technologists alike. Petroleum engineers are interested in subsea temperatures to better understand geo-mechanisms; such as diagenesis of sediments, formation of hydrocarbons, genesis and emplacement of magmatic formation of mineral deposits, and crustal deformations. Petroleum engineers are interested in studies of subsurface heat flows. The knowledge of subsurface temperature to properly design the drilling and completion programs and to facilitate accurate log interpretation is necessary. For petroleum engineers, this knowledge is valuable in the proper exploitation of hydrocarbon resources. This research analyzed the thermal process in drilling or completion process. The research presented two analytical methods to determine temperature profile for onshore drilling and numerical methods for offshore drilling during circulating fluid down the drillstring and for the annulus. Finite difference discretization was also introduced to predict the temperature for steady-state in conventional riser drilling and riserless drilling. This research provided a powerful tool for the thermal analysis of wellbore and rheology design of fluid with Visual Basic and Matlab simulators.
The Indonesian Throughflow and the Global Climate System

Abstract The role of the Indonesian Throughflow in the global climate system is investigated with a coupled ocean–atmosphere model by contrasting simulations with realistic throughflow and closed Indonesian passages. The Indonesian Throughflow affects the oceanic circulation and thermocline depth around Australia and in the Indian Ocean as described in previous studies and explained by Sverdrup transports. An open throughflow thereby increases surface temperatures in the eastern Indian ocean, reduces temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, and shifts the warm pool and centers of deep convection in the atmosphere to the west. This control on sea surface temperature and deep convection affects atmospheric pressure in the entire Tropics and, via atmospheric teleconnections, in the midlatitudes. As a result, surface wind stress in the entire Tropics changes and meridional and zonal gradients of the tropical thermocline and associated currents increase in the Pacific and decrease in the Indian Ocean. The respo.
Evidence of surface water oligotrophy during the Paleocene‐Eocene thermal maximum: Nannofossil assemblage data from Ocean Drilling Program Site 690, Maud Rise, Weddell Sea

[1] Nannoplankton assemblages at Ocean Drilling Program Site 690 (Maud Rise, Weddell Sea) experienced an abrupt and dramatic transformation at the onset of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) at ∼55 m.y. The major assemblage shift suggests a change from colder, more productive surface waters to warmer, more oligotrophic conditions. Significant restructuring of assemblages during the later part of the PETM indicates that nannoplankton communities were not stable and that surface water conditions changed, although they remained warm and oligotrophic. Combined with benthic foraminiferal assemblage data, nannoplankton assemblage results suggest increased sequestration of nutrients in shelf environments and starvation of the open ocean. Although the PETM was a short-lived event, it appears to have had long-term effects on nannoplankton, leading to the extinction of Fasciculithus, a dominant Paleocene genus.
A actividade de observação turística de cetáceos no arquipélago dos Açores : contribuição para o seu desenvolvimento sustentável

The Azorean whale watching activity started in 1993 and it has been growing very rapidly during the last 10 years. This work arose from the need of characterization of present activity. The aim of this work is the social-economic characterization of the whale watching activity, the identification of the potential impacts on cetaceans and the contribution to the sustainability of the activity through some recommendations or suggestions. The sample survey was made through enterprise’s and tourist’s inquiries. Fifteen enterprise’s and 146 tourist’s inquiries were analysed. In 2004 there were records of 15 licensed operators, 35 boats, 85 job positions and around 30.000 clients (mainly in July and August). On the central group of the islands the whale watching activity started on April and ended on October, and on the eastern group in January and December. The most representative tourist’s nationalities were portuguese, german, english and french. The most frequently sighted cetacean species were: common dolphin, sperm whale, bottlenose dolphin, spotted dolphin and Risso’s dolphin. However, the sightings reveal some selectiveness on the observational effort towards the sperm whale. The majority of the inquired tourists were women, had between 35 and 44 years old (most frequently), had an university level background, travelled in the company of friends or family and stayed in the Azores around 7 days. The satisfaction level of the tourists that experienced a whale watching trip was very high. From the travel cost method analysis, the consumer surplus was 1.522. 959,69€, which is the society valuation of the activity in 2004.
The Vegetation of Antarctica Through Geological Time

1. Introduction 2. Colonization of the land 3. Deglaciation and colonization of the South Pole 4. Mass extinction and life in the Triassic 5. Continental break up and its impact on Jurassic vegetation 6. Fern-conifer dominated lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) ecosystems and the angiosperm invasion 7. The origin of southern temperate ecosystems 8. The heat is on: Paleogene floras and the Paleocene-Eocene warm period 9. After the heat: late Eocene to Pliocene climatic cooling and modification of the Antarctic vegetation Index.
Seasonal Prediction of North American Surface Air Temperatures Using Space–Time Principal Components

Abstract The statistical model proposed by Vautard et al. is applied to the seasonal prediction of surface air temperatures over North America (Canada and the United States). This model is based on sea surface temperature predictors filtered by multichannel singular spectrum analysis (MSSA), which is equivalent here to a nonseasonal version of extended EOF analysis. Several versions of the MSSA model are proposed. The most successful one is based on a two-step procedure consisting in a prior prediction of filtered sea surface temperatures followed by a predictand specification stage. The MSSA model is compared with the recent prediction technique based on canonical correlation analysis (CCA). The former model turns out, in this application, to be more skillful in most seasons than the latter. The differences are, however, marginal. The authors argue that these differences are due to the nonseasonal nature of the MSSA model and to overfitting problems inherent to CCA. Another advantage of the MSSA model re.
MA Analysis of Uterine Rupture Cases at a Tertiary Referral Center : A Retrospective Study

Results: There were 28 cases of uterine rupture during the study period giving an incidence of 0.86%. Twenty of the cases were incomplete rupture (71%) and eight were complete rupture (29%). Only eight patients developed rupture in our clinic and the others were referred patients. Common cause of uterine rupture was previous uterine surgery in 22 cases (78.5%). Of these patients, 18 cases had 2 or more cesarean section scars. Grand-multiparity was the other common risk factor as seen in eight cases (28.5%). The primary repair of uterine rupture site was the main surgical management in 25 (89.2%). The main perioperative complication was bladder injury occured in 4 patients (14.2%). No maternal death was occured. The need for blood transfusion, the mean hospitalization time, prior cesarean section, fetal death and bladder injury were higher in the complete uterine rupture (p<0.05).
Deep Seismic Imaging and Velocity Estimation in Ionian Sea

The seismic data from a deep seismic profiling (DSP) survey in Ionian Sea which crosses the western border of the Hellenic arc have been reprocessed and interpreted. The processing flow includes multiple elimination techniques such as wave equation multiple rejection and adaptive deconvolution. Special processing helped in delineating complex structures in the Pre-Apulian and Ionian zones. Surface consistent deconvolution, Kirchhoff migration and attributes proved useful in imaging deeper horizons, in the area near the Zakynthos and Kefallinia islands where Mounta fault constructional structure and Kefallinia diapir are present. In this area the seismic section indicates that the Plio-Quaternary sediments are distorted by diapiric movements of high velocity Triassic evaporates, namely the Kefallinia Diapir. Also the eastern boundary of Ionian zone is observed under the Mounta anticline. The velocity model along the seismic line ION-7, which crosses the Ionian basin is also presented. The Moho discontinuity is estimated in the western part of the seismic section, while Moho reflections are absent in the eastern part.
Plate kinematics in the western Pacific derived from geodetic observations

[1] Plate kinematics have been derived from GPS site velocities spanning Australasia and the western Pacific and define a framework in which deformation fields at plate boundaries can be investigated. The Australian Plate appears to be rigid from Cocos Island in the west to Noumea in the east and incorporating all of the Australian continent. A revision of the angular velocity vector of the Pacific Plate using six site velocities has led to the detection of significant relative motion between the Pacific Plate and sites in northern Papua New Guinea. This provides strong evidence in support of a North Bismarck Plate between the South Bismarck and Pacific Plates and we model the motion of the North Bismarck Plate with the angular velocity vector (45.0°S, 126.4°E, 0.85°/Myr). These new angular velocity vectors model the rigid plate motions of a substantial part of the Australasian and western Pacific regions with an accuracy better than 3 mm/yr.
Assessing the Prospects for the Adoption of Biofortified Crops in

South Africa was an early adopter of GM crops and, more recently, introduced a national food-fortification program. This article discusses the country’s experiences in developing an appropriate regulatory framework and the responses of key stakeholders. In addition, an assessment is presented of the prospects for the adoption of biofortified crops in South Africa.
Paradigm shifts : New techniques to answer new questions

The advent of a multiple-channels approach to spatial vision 20 years ago raised important questions that were difficult to approach empirically, given the technology and analytic tools of the time. These questions concerned the interaction or combination of different components of a stimulusöquestions that have recently resurfaced in more complex form. Classical psychophysical methods for assessing whether two stimulus aspects are coded independently (eg masking, adaptation, and cue-summation) provide only limited information about the nature of whatever interactions are discovered. In both older work in detection and recent work in complex pattern discrimination, we have used a double-judgment paradigm in which the observer rates two aspects of a stimulus simultaneously. The paradigm provides a rich source of information about the codes underlying each psychophysical decision and which are unique in permitting us to psychophysically investigate effects resulting from neural noise in the system. Our analyses draw on theories of dimensional interaction in signal detection theory and in information theory, and on methods from several branches of statistics, including categorical data analysis and structural equation modeling. We review the theoretical, technological, methodological, and personal influences that led us to develop this approach. (1) This paper is a joint product of the two authors and was originally presented in two sections. For increased readability, this version combines both parts from the point of view of the first author. DOI:10.1068/p2781
IMPLICATIONS OF PLANT DIVERSITY AND SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES FOR COGONGRASS (Imperata cylindrica) INVASION IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

of Thesis Presented to the Graduate School of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science IMPLICATIONS OF PLANT DIVERSITY AND SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES FOR COGONGRASS (Imperata cylindrica) INVASION IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA By Alexandra R. Collins May 2005 Chair: Shibu Jose Major Department: Forest Resources and Conservation In the 1950s Charles Elton hypothesized that more diverse communities should be less susceptible to invasion by exotic species (biodiversity-invasibility hypothesis). The biodiversity-invasibility hypothesis postulates that species-rich communities are less vulnerable to invasion because vacant niches are less common and the intensity of interspecific competition is more severe. Field studies were conducted at two sites, a logged site and an unlogged site in Santa Rosa County, Florida, U.S.A, to test Elton’s hypothesis using cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), a nonindigenous grass invading large areas of the Southeastern United States. The effects of cogongrass invasion on soil chemical properties were also investigated. The logged site, owned by International Paper Company, was under 17year-old loblolly pine prior to clear cutting. The unlogged site, a longleaf pine forest, was at the Blackwater River State Forest. Both the logged site and unlogged site showed no significant relationship between the rate of cogongrass spread and native plant species
Projection of multi-site daily temperatures over the Montréal area, Canada

This study presents a post-adjustment procedure for a multivariate multi-site statistical downscaling model (MMSDM) which can simultaneously downscale multiple predictands at multiple observation sites by combining multivariate multiple linear regression and the stochastic randomization procedure. In the post-adjustment procedure, bias and determinant adjustment factors correct the systematic bias on the downscaled series using atmosphere-ocean coupled global climate model (AOGCM) predictors, and prevent the propagation of systematic error to the projected future predictands. The MMSDM with the post-adjustment procedure is applied to project a realistic series of 2 predictands (daily Tmax and Tmin) for 10 observation sites in the region of Montreal (southern Quebec, Canada). The Canadian CGCM3 reference outputs (1961-2000) and future outputs under the A1B and A2 SRES scenarios (2061-2100) were employed as AOGCM predictors. On average over the 10 observation sites, the monthly means of the daily Tmax and Tmin were increased by 2.0-4.7 and 2.7-5.4°C while seasonal 90th percentile of daily Tmax and 10th percentile of daily Tmin (Tmax90 and Tmin10) were increased by 2.1-4.5 and 2.7-5.8°C for the A1B and A2 scenarios with the MMSDM, respectively. Future Tmax and Tmin series showed higher increases in winter than in the other seasons, as anticipated from AOGCMs or regional climate models over the same area. The average diurnal temperature ranges of future series suggest small increases in spring and autumn. Finally, the projected series yielded frost seasons that are 23 and 28 d shorter, whereas 23 and 27 more days are projected for the length of the growing season than in the present-day climate series.
Permutations

Decompositions into cycles for random permutations of a large number of elements are very different (in their statistics) from the same decompositions for algebraic permutations (defined by linear or projective transformations of finite sets). This paper presents tables giving both these and other statistics, as well as a comparison of them with the statistics of involutions or permutations with all their cycles of even length. The inclusions of a point in cycles of various lengths turn out to be equiprobable events for random permutations. The number of permutations of elements with all cycles of even length turns out to be the square of an integer (namely, of ). The number of cycles of projective permutations (over a field with an odd prime number of elements) is always even. These and other empirically discovered theorems are proved in the paper. Bibliography: 6 titles.
A late Paleocene non-marine microflora from the interbasaltic coals of the Faeroe Islands, North Atlantic

Coals interbedded between basalts on Suduroy, Faeroe Islands contain a non-marine microflora characC> terized by the common presence of a Momipites-Caryapollenites complex, low numbers of bisaccate pollen and the absence of pollen of the Normapolles group. The assemblage is related to North American microfloras as shown by such species as Phaseoliidites stanleyi and Pesavis tagluensis. Based on the concurrent range of several species, the evolutionary level of pollen of Juglandaceae-like plants, and the quantitative composition of the assemblage, a late Paleocene age is probable. This dating is in accordance with a new magnetostratigraphic correlation herein proposed. The climate was humid and warm temperate. The coals are partly lacustrine. Replacement of "Alnus"to "Sphagnum''-types probably shows a reduction of nutrients by regional leaching.