Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
When Marriage Gets Hard: Intra-Coalition Conflict and Electoral Accountability

Combining individual-level with event-level data across 25 European countries and three sets of European Election Studies, this study examines the effect of conflict between parties in coalition government on electoral accountability and responsibility attribution. We find that conflict increases punishment for poor economic performance precisely because it helps clarify to voters parties’ actions and responsibilities while in office. The results indicate that under conditions of conflict, the punishment is equal for all coalition partners when they share responsibility for poor economic performance. When there is no conflict within a government, the effect of poor economic evaluations on vote choice is rather low, with slightly more punishment targeted to the prime minister’s party. These findings have important implications for our understanding of electoral accountability and political representation in coalition governments.
PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN PRODUK DAN RELIGIUSITAS TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN DENGAN SIKAP SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh pengetahuan produk dan religiusitas terhadap keputusan pembelian melalui sikap sebagai variabel intervening. Populasi penelitian ini yaitu wanita di Kabupaten Kebumen. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 100 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling, dengan kriteria wanita yang membeli kosmetik dengan label halal. Metode pengumpulan data dengan kuesioner. Sikap responden diukur dengan skala likert 4 tingkatan dan data yang diperoleh diolah dengan analisis SPSS (Statistical Product and Services Solutions) for windows versi 25.0. Analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif, dan analisis statistik (analisis jalur). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat pengaruh signifikan antara pengetahuan produk terhadap sikap namun terdapat pengaruh signifikan antara pengetahuan produk terhadap keputusan pembelian. Kemudian religiusitas berpengaruh terhadap sikap, sikap terhadap keputusan pembelian.
Teachers and YouTube: The use of video as an educational resource

The appearance of YouTube in 2005 transformed the possibilities of using video as an educational resource. Our research aims to understand the use of videos in today's education from the teachers' point of view and to determine the factors that influence its implementation in the classroom. Through a survey study of 1,150 teachers, we delve into the following items: number of videos they use, selection criteria, types of content of the videos, agent that proposes them, most used platforms and level of satisfaction in their implementation, relating them to the variables of sex, age, educational stage and type of educational centre. The results show how teachers are currently using the video resource in their lessons. We also conclude that the variables of educational stage and type of educational centre are significant in the implementation of videos in education. Our research offers reliable data to adapt teacher-training plans to educational reality.
Firm employee relations system and financial performance: Unfolding the Dual-Causal relationship and the associated temporal and resource boundary conditions

Abstract Prior research has reported a positive relationship between a firm’s human resource management system and performance. In this study, we add to this line of research by investigating the dual-causal relationship between firms’ employee relations system (ERS) and financial performance and the associated temporal and resource boundary conditions. Using matched data between firm ERS and financial performance across 18 years, we find support for the dual-causal relationship between firm ERS and Tobin’s Q. We also find that the impact of firm ERS on Tobin’s Q loses its significance over time, whereas the impact of Tobin’s Q on ERS largely remains stable over time. Lastly, we find that firm resource availability makes the positive impact of firm ERS on financial performance (Tobin’s Q and net income per employee) stronger and longer lasting.
Treatment Of Stuttering In Preschoolers With Specific Language Impairment

Speech contributes to the development of higher mental functions in children; well-developed speech is considered necessary for harmonious mental development. This is what makes this research relevant. Statistics shows that stuttering is one of the most common, complicated, and long-lasting speech disorders in children. Stuttering children are a diverse population with regard to speech development: stuttering can manifest on top of a general underdevelopment of vocabulary and grammar, often on top of specific language impairment (SLI). Such combinations often compromise the child’s ability to communicate, as developmental language disorder (DLD) jeopardizes the development of communication skills, worsening the speech symptoms and causing paroxysms of stuttering as a result. For diagnostic research, the authors hereof used modified and adapted guidelines by L.I. Belyakova, V.I. Seliverstov, T.A. Fotekova, and A.V. Chulkova, which helped evaluate the development of language and communication skills, and see how far the children had mastered stuttering-free speech. This is a bi-stage study: the introductory stage and the main stage. During the introductory stage, we compared a group of stuttering children and a group of SLI-affected; the finding was that stuttering children were making speech errors characteristic of SLI. The main stage then complemented the symptomatic patterns in stuttering children. This research found out that beside spasms, preschoolers’ speech had the characteristic signs of SLI. This means that the treatment should seek not only to improve oral fluency, but also help such children develop their communication skills applicable to different situations, and enrich their expressivity.
Seasonality and Dynamics of Atmospheric Teleconnection from the Tropical Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific to West Antarctica

The global impact of the tropical Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific (IOWP) is expected to increase in the future because this area has been continuously warming due to global warming; however, the impact of the IOWP forcing on West Antarctica has not been clearly revealed. Recently, ice loss in West Antarctica has been accelerated due to the basal melting of ice shelves. This study examines the characteristics and formation mechanisms of the teleconnection between the IOWP and West Antarctica for each season using the Rossby wave theory. To explicitly understand the role of the background flow in the teleconnection process, we conduct linear baroclinic model (LBM) simulations in which the background flow is initialized differently depending on the season. During JJA/SON, the barotropic Rossby wave generated by the IOWP forcing propagates into the Southern Hemisphere through the climatological northerly wind and arrives in West Antarctica; meanwhile, during DJF/MAM, the wave can hardly penetrate the tropical region. This indicates that during the Austral winter and spring, the IOWP forcing and IOWP-region variabilities such as the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and Indian Ocean Basin (IOB) modes should paid more attention to in order to investigate the ice change in West Antarctica.
Study the effect of different dyeing conditions of extracted natural dye from leaves of neem on silk fabrics

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of artificial day light for 160 h on silk fabrics dyeing with different conditions such as; different dye bath pH values, different dyeing temperatures, and different dyeing times; of extracted natural dye from Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves. The reflectance spectra of the untreated and treated silk fabrics were followed using spectrophotometer technique. The effects of dyeing conditions in the optical parameters, such as; CIE tristimulus values, color parameters, absorption coefficient as well as extinction coefficient and color strength, were determined before and after exposure. The obtained results indicate that the silk fabrics were found to be highly dependent on either of these different dyeing conditions and/or artificial day light exposure. Also, variations in the values of the optical band gap energy were detected. Improvement in the dyeing process were produced which may be attributed to the induced structural change due to the variation in the chemical bonds in silk fabrics. The present work gives the chance to produce a new traditional natural dye to meet the environmental future demands technology of high quality fantastic dyed pattern.
Cosmopolitan Brands: graduate students navigating the social space of elite global universities

Abstract Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s analysis of the competition for economic, social and cultural capitals within educational fields, this article reports empirical research from 49 in-depth interviews with graduate students at four elite universities in the USA and the UK. It argues the brands of elite global universities work to reproduce social and cultural capital for a small cohort of elite students, and by doing so perpetuate and reinforce systems that privilege a select few. By drawing upon student narratives, our findings demonstrate the cosmopolitan nature of elite university brands. These ‘Cosmopolitan Brands’ are immersed in local and highly exclusive practices which reinforce wider inequalities of social class. We explore how individual students navigate their immersion and positioning within the brands of global elite universities; competing first as students at university before progressing to compete for power and status within global economies.
A survey of published works in De Computis (2004-2019)

This study explores the publishing patterns of a specialized accounting history journal - De Computis, Revista Espanola de Historia de la Contabilidad . The survey is confined to 172 refereed contributions published in 16 years between 2004 and 2019. This article depicts dominant research trends and the decline in research areas by examining authorship patterns, topics, periods, sources, and language. One of our principal findings reveals that the historical research landscape in De Computis is transforming since its inception to Emerging Sources Citation Index in 2015. There is an escalation in non-Spanish articles' percentage and a decline in archival sources' usage. The 18 th and 19 th centuries stand out as the most popular research periods. We conclude with some suggestions for the journal moving forward.
Novel Data-Driven Models Applied to Short-Term Electric Load Forecasting

This work brings together and applies a large representation of the most novel forecasting techniques, with origins and applications in other fields, to the short-term electric load forecasting problem. We present a comparison study between different classic machine learning and deep learning techniques and recent methods for data-driven analysis of dynamical models (dynamic mode decomposition) and deep learning ensemble models applied to short-term load forecasting. This work explores the influence of critical parameters when performing time-series forecasting, such as rolling window length, k-step ahead forecast length, and number/nature of features used to characterize the information used as predictors. The deep learning architectures considered include 1D/2D convolutional and recurrent neural networks and their combination, Seq2seq with and without attention mechanisms, and recent ensemble models based on gradient boosting principles. Three groups of models stand out from the rest according to the forecast scenario: (a) deep learning ensemble models for average results, (b) simple linear regression and Seq2seq models for very short-term forecasts, and (c) combinations of convolutional/recurrent models and deep learning ensemble models for longer-term forecasts.
A prospective descriptive study of evaluation of menstrual disorders in thyroid dysfunction

Background: Menstrual irregularities are common with thyroid disorders. It has been reported that hyperthyroidism the most common manifestation is simple oligomenorrhea and hypothyroidism usually is associated with polymenorrhea. Present study has been designed to evaluate the menstrual and endometrial patterns in women with thyroid disorders in costal Andhra Pradesh.Methods: During the study period of two years and ten months we have enrolled 110 patients with clinical presentation of thyroid disorder with menstrual irregularities as per our study criteria. Based on report patients were divided in to three groups, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid and subclinical hypothyroidism. Based on abnormal menstrual pattern patients were divided in to menorrhagia, oligomenorrhea, polymenorrhea, and amenorrhea groups. Endometrial biopsy was taken from women in perimenopausal age group and histopathological examination was done to know the pattern of endometrium.Results: Subclinical hypothyroidism was present in 24 (21.81%) patients, hypothyroidism was present in 52 (47.27%) patients and hyperthyroidism was present in 34 (30.90%) patients. amenorrhea was present in 26 (23.63%) patients, oligomenorrhea was present in 12 (10.90%) patients, Intermenstrual bleeding was present in 2 (1.81%) patients, Menorrhagia was present in 44 (40%) patients which was most common type of menstrual disorder and Polymenorrhagia was present in 26 (23.63%) patients.Conclusions: Hypothyroidism is most common thyroid disorder followed by hyperthyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism is least common. We have found that menstrual irregularities are more common in hypothyroid patients than hyperthyroid. Menorrhagia and Polymenorrhagia is more common than amenorrhoea and oligomenorrhea in hypothyroid patients.
The Effect of Planting Density and Number of Hand Weeding Times on Weeds Control and Relationship Between Morphological Characteristics With Content and Yield of Essential Oil of Satureja Hortensis L.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of planting density and number of weeding times on weeds control and the relationship between morphological characteristics with the content and yield of Satureja hortensis essential oil (EO). S. hortensis planting density at four levels (50, 75, 100 and 125 plants per m2) was the first factor and hand weeding in 4 times (2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after planting- WAP), 3 times (2, 4 and 8 WAP), 2 times (4 and 8 WAP) and weedy check as second factor. Dominant weeds were included redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflex L.), black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) and lambsquarters (Chenopodium album L.) in this field. Increasing Satureja hortensis density under densities of 50, 75 and 100 plants per m2 with weeding especially four times, significantly increased the dry weight and content of EO and yield of this plant. But the delay in the weeding times, such as twice weeding, significantly reduced this trait. This indicates that weeding in S. hortensis should be done at the beginning of the growing season due to its slow growth. Also, increasing the density of S. hortensis from 100 to 125 plants per m2 intensifies competition, so that its EO yield content decreased despite increasing the number of weeding times compared to the weedy check. Overall, due to the favorable effect of weed control under three or four weeding times on dry weight and content and EO yield of S. hortensis, weeding at the mentioned times is recommended in Gonbad Kavous area and areas with similar conditions to Gonbad Kavous.
How social media advertising features influence consumption and sharing intentions: the mediation of customer engagement

PurposeSocial media advertising (SMA) has become overly critical in the interactive marketing research field. This paper aimed to construct a research architecture model and to investigate the mediating effect of customer engagement between SMA and consumer behavioral intention in the context of Macao's casino integrated resorts.Design/methodology/approachThe authors collected data from 300 Chinese-speaking visitors of Macao's casino integrated resorts through a face-to-face survey. The hypotheses derived from the conceptual model were tested through two-stage structural equation modeling. The authors considered age and gender as control variables.FindingsThis study found that entertainment and promotional rewards had significant direct effects on consumption intention. Social media dependency did affect directly not only consumption intention but also sharing intention. Customer engagement on SMA mediated the effects of two SMA features (entertainment and promotional rewards) and one feature of SMA viewers (social media dependency) on consumption intention. As to extraneous variables, neither age nor gender significantly influenced consumer behavioral intention.Practical implicationsThe casino integrated resort managers should enhance the entertainment elements and provide reasonable promotional rewards to increase SMA's effectiveness. Managers should also consider the social media usage habits of the targeted customers. Further academic research on casino integrated resorts in other regions may use this study as a basis for investigating the mediation of customer engagement on SMA.Originality/valueThis study contributed to understanding the mediating mechanism of customer engagement on SMA by conceptualizing customer engagement on SMA as a unique idea and provided a conceptual framework for further theoretical and empirical research in the interactive marketing research field.
In Vitro Comparison of Root Surface Treatment Effect between Root Scaling with Ultrasonic Inserts and Gracey Curette and Polishing with Different Cleaning Pastes

The aim of this study was the morphological evaluation of root surfaces subjected to manual (curette) and ultrasonic (conventional and diamond tips) scaling. The surface was then polished with a rubber cup and three medium-sized pastes. Ninety teeth were randomly divided into three groups of 30 and subjected to three different root instrumentation: (1) manual instrumentation with a Gracey® curette; (2) ultrasonic instrumentation with a standard steel tip (Universal Perio S-SERIES: USU, Hu-Friedy, Chicago, IL, USA) at a power equal to 50%; and (3) with a diamond tip (Punta Piezo Serie E Scaling, Hu-Friedy, Chicago, IL, USA) at a power of 20%. Each group of the instrumented teeth was then divided in three subgroups of 10 and subjected to 30 s of rubber polishing with three different polishing pastes with medium grain sizes in single-dose cups: (1) Ultrapro Tx cool mint medium®; (2) Stomyprox media®; and (3) Nupro medium orange®. Polyether root surface replicas were then taken from all 90 samples and analyzed by SEM to evaluate surface morphology after scaling and polishing procedures. All scaling techniques caused an alteration of the root surface without statistically significant difference, whereas polishing resulted in maintenance or improvement of the surface texture.
Soil fertility trends and management in Conservation Agriculture: a South African perspective

Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an integrated approach that consists of a suite of practices, namely no-till farming, cover crops, and crop rotation that includes at least three crops. In the global context, CA is implemented widely in South America (Argentina and Brazil) and North America (United States and Canada), with smaller proportions in Australia and New Zealand. There is little implementation of CA elsewhere in the world mainly because of natural resource constraints. Benefits of the system include increases in soil organic matter and related increases in organic N in soils. Experimental results show extremely strong stratification of important plant nutrients, particularly P, K and Ca, at very shallow soil depths (<5 cm) under a no-tillage system due to their low mobility in soil. Results to date have demonstrated poor root development near the soil surface under the extreme conditions in the marginal cropping areas that dominate most of South Africa’s crop production areas. Plant nutrient uptake is thus much lower under no-till farming than under conventional tillage. Furthermore, scarce movement of lime was found under no-tillage, hampering amelioration of soil acidity. Research in South Africa has confirmed international data that indicate maize requires much higher N application under no-tillage than under conventional tillage.
Resource boom and the politics of accountability at the sub-national level: Insight from Indonesia

A growing literature has investigated the relations between accountability and resource boom in developing economies. However, few studies focus on the emergence of political accountability in resource-rich regions at the local level. This article investigates accountability at the sub-national level in Indonesia’s resource-rich areas. While natural resource abundance in developing countries is associated with predatory states, this article aims to show how some sub-national governments have encouraged the responsible management of resources. This article primarily examines the political incentives that influence local elites’ promotion of accountability. Using the Bojonegoro Regency in East Java as a case study, we show that functioning local democracy and the existence of collective actions by local civil societies coupled with promotion from within parties drive politicians to promote accountability.
An Empirical Analysis of Mode Choice Decision for Utilitarian and Hedonic Trips: Evidence from Iran

A sizeable body of literature reveals a strong relationship between mode choice and health status. Therefore, society would benefit from travel if transportation and urban planners motivated more individuals to satisfy their desire for travel by active transportation rather than motorized transportation. Despite rich existing literature about the relations between the built environment and travel, we still need to address some research gaps in explaining travel mode choice. As a shortcoming, identifying and measuring the primary motivations for trips, and then incorporating such motivations into travel mode choice modelling, has received less attention in previous research. In this regard the current paper follows two main goals. It aims to differentiate between trips by determining the main utility of travelers and then analyzes the impact of the built environment measurements and subjective attributes on mode choice decision. Using data from a survey of 515 participants who reside in Isfahan, Iran, we conducted a series of binary logistic models to explore how the built environment influences mode choice decisions for different trips, controlling for socio-economics and subjective attributes. The results show that the number of hedonic trips were sizably more than utilitarian trips. It was found that travel mode choice for utilitarian and hedonic trips is influenced by travel habits and subjective attitudes, but the built environment also matters. Specifically, two built environment characteristics, including density and diversity, can substitute walking/cycling for driving for utilitarian trips. In addition, car use for hedonic trips is not influenced by built environment measurements. It seems that the utility and desire of hedonic driving depends on mode of travel. It is concluded that driving and walking/biking for hedonic and utilitarian trips are not single behaviors and differentiating between trips according to their main utility and considering both objective and subjective attributes helps urban and transportation planners prescribe appropriate spatial and nonspatial strategies to encourage walking/biking.