Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the BSI Contributions to the Relationship Between Personality and Psychopathology

This study investigates in a nonclinical sample some aspects of the reliability and validity of the Spanish adaptation of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) as well as the relationship of personality dimensions and psychopathological symptoms. Factor analysis showed a six-factor structure: depression, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, obsession-compulsion, somatization, and hostility/aggressivity. Alpha reliabilities for the six BSI scales showed optimal indices (between 0.70 and 0.91). Furthermore, the relationships among BSI-extracted factors and extraversion (E), neuroticism (N), and psychoticism (P) scales of the EPQ-R were also studied. Phobic anxiety and somatization were related to N and P; hostility/aggressivity was related to N, P and E; obsession-compulsion was related to N, P and inversely to E. In conclusion, the Spanish version of the BSI is a reliable, valid, and rapid tool for the assessment of symptoms of depression, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, obsession-compulsion, somatization, and hostility/aggressivity in the nonclinical population.
Supplemental material for : “ On the robustness of light-transport processes to bending deformations in graded-index multimode waveguides ”

To describe the effect of fiber bending on light modes propagating through a fiber quantitatively, we will initially consider scalar waves and account for polarization later. A scalar wave Ψ is governed by the Helmholtz equation (∆ + kn)Ψ = 0, where n is the refractive index. The wave can be separated as Ψ = ψ(x, y) exp(iβz), where z is the coordinate along the fiber axis, β is the propagation constant, and ψ is governed by the transverse equation
The geographic basis for population structure in Fraser River chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

hierarchial analysis of gene diversity. Approximately 95% of genetic varia­ tion was contained within populations, and the remainder was accounted for by differentiation among regions (3.1%), among populations within regions (1.3%), and among years within popula­ tions (0.5%). Analysis of allelic diversity and private alleles did not support the suggestion that genetically distinctive populations of chinook salmon in the south Thompson were the result of postglacial hybridization of ocean-type and stream-type chinook in the Fraser River drainage. However, the relatively small amount of differentiation among Fraser River chinook salmon popula­ tions supports the suggestion that gene flow among genetically distinct groups of postglacial colonizing groups of chinook salmon has occurred, possibly prior to colonization of the Fraser River drainage.
Research Exposure and Competence of Senior High School Teachers in Relation to Learners’ Performance

This study investigated the teachers' research exposure and competence in relation to learners' performance. In this descriptive correlational study, a researcher-made questionnaire on research exposure and competence as well as academic performance of learners in research was used to gather data from sixty senior high school teachers teaching research subjects in the North Negros Subdivision of the Division of Negros Occidental during the School Year 2017-2018. A scoring system was set to give points on every item of the exposure and competence in research while the average grade of the students was used to determine the students’ level of academic performance in research. The z-test, ANOVA, Pearson r, and Multiple Regression Analysis at 5% level of significance were used to analyze the data gathered. The exposure in research of the teachers was at a low level, whereas their competence in research was at a very low level. More to that, the learners’ academic performance was at very satisfactory level. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the level of exposure in research of the senior high school teachers when teachers were grouped and compared according to sex, highest educational attainment, length of service, area of specialization, and position. Also, there were no significant differences in the level of competence in research of the senior high school teachers when these teachers were grouped and compared according to the highest educational attainment, length of service, area of specialization, and position. However, male and female teachers differ significantly in their level of competence in research. Furthermore, teachers' exposure to research could significantly influence their level of competence, but learners' performance in research is not significantly affected by the teachers' exposure and competence in research. Lastly, the exposure and competence in research of teachers do not significantly predict learners' performance. It is recommended that further skills and competency enhancement and training should be conducted to capacitate teachers teaching research subjects.
Analysis of a Real-Time FSO System Utilizing Xia and SRRC Pulses in Multi-Band Carrier-Less Amplitude and Phase Modulation

In this paper, we investigate the impact of two pulse shapes on the performance of a real-time free-space optical communication link. The two candidate pulse shapes are the square-root raised cosine and Xia pulse, respectively which are tested as the basis function for multi-band carrier-less amplitude and phase modulation. We first develop a real-time system based on a Xilinx Zynq ZCU102 system-on-chip platform utilising a high-resolution analogue-to-digital-converter. We then generate multi-band carrier-less amplitude and phase modulation formats using it and test the error vector magnitude whilst varying parameters. We emulate the fog environment utilising neutral density filters and evaluate the error performance of the link under increasingly poor visibility conditions. We show that contrary to previous reports, the SRRC pulse shape offers superior performance over the first-order Xia pulse in the FSO environment operating at data rates exceeding 1 Gb/s.
Pengaruh Mekanisme Good Corporate Governance Terhadap

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh mekanisme good corporate governance terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan manufaktur sektor industri dasar dan kimia secara parsial dan simultan. Variabel independen dari penelitian ini adalah dewan komisaris, dewan direksi, Rapat Umum Pemegang Saham (RUPS), kepemilikan institusional, dan kepemilikan manajerial. Sedangkan variabel dependen adalah kinerja keuangan perusahaan yang diukur menggunakan Return On Equity (ROE). Metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mengambil data di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Pengujian dilakukan dengan menggunakan analisis statistik yaitu analisis linear berganda, uji f, uji t, dan koefisien determinan (R 2 ). Jumlah populasi penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 59 perusahaan dan dengan metode kriteria data didapat sebanyak 35 sampel perusahaan dengan periode penelitian 2016-2017. Sehingga total sampel adalah 70 perusahaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial dewan komisaris, dewan direksi, dan kepemilikan manajerial tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan , tetapi RUPS dan kepemilikan institusional berpengaruh terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan. Secara simultan dewan komisaris, dewan direksi, RUPS, kepemilikan institusional, dan kepemilikan manajerial berpengaruh terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan.
Comprehensive Analysis of Copy Number Variations in Kidney Cancer by Single-Cell Exome Sequencing

Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common and lethal subtype of kidney cancer. VHL and PBRM1 are the top two significantly mutated genes in ccRCC specimens, while the genetic mechanism of the VHL/PBRM1-negative ccRCC remains to be elucidated. Here we carried out a comprehensive analysis of single-cell genomic copy number variations (CNVs) in VHL/PBRM1-negative ccRCC. Genomic CNVs were identified at the single-cell level, and the tumor cells showed widespread amplification and deletion across the whole genome. Functional enrichment analysis indicated that the amplified genes are significantly enriched in cancer-related signaling transduction pathways. Besides, receptor protein tyrosine kinase (RTK) genes also showed widespread copy number variations in cancer cells. Our studies indicated that the genomic CNVs in RTK genes and downstream signaling transduction pathways may be involved in VHL/PBRM1-negative ccRCC pathogenesis and progression, and highlighted the role of the comprehensive investigation of genomic CNVs at the single-cell level in both clarifying pathogenic mechanism and identifying potential therapeutic targets in cancers.
Dynamic RON Free 1.2-kV Vertical GaN JFET

Dynamic ON-resistance (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${R}_{\text {on}}{)}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> or threshold voltage (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\text {TH}}{)}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> instability caused by charge trapping is one of the most crucial reliability concerns of some gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). It has been unclear if this issue can be resolved using an alternative GaN device architecture. This work answers this question by characterizing, for the first time, the dynamic <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${R} _{\text {ON}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\text {TH}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> stability of an industrial vertical GaN transistor-NexGen’s 1200-V/70-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{m}\Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> fin-channel junction-gate field-effect transistor (JFET), fabricated on 100-mm bulk GaN substrates. A circuit setup is deployed for the in situ measurement of the dynamic <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${R}_{\text {on}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> under steady-state switching. The longer term stability of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${R}_{\text {on}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\text {TH}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is tested under the prolonged stress of negative gate bias and high drain bias. The vertical GaN JFET shows nearly no <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${R}_{\text {on}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> or <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\text {TH}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> shift in these tests, which could be attributed to the low defect density of the GaN-on-GaN homoepitaxial growth, the absence of electric field (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${E}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-field) crowding near the surface, and the minimal charge trapping in the native junction gate. These results present a critical milestone for vertical GaN devices toward power electronics applications.
The linked stress release model for spatio-temporal seismicity: formulations, procedures and applications

SUMMARY The linked stress release model is based on the build-up of stress through elastic rebound and its dissipation in the form of earthquakes. In addition, stress can be transferred between large-scale geological or seismic features. The model can be statistically fitted to both historical and synthetic seismicity catalogues and, through simulation, can be used to create probabilistic forecasts of earthquake risk. We review the genesis of the model, provide some observations on forecasting using the model, and follow with a comprehensive review of applications to date. A systematic procedure for identification of the best model is illustrated by data from the Persian region. We then consider the evaluation of fitted models, using residual point processes and information gains. Implications of the use of Benioff strain rather than seismic moment are discussed. The sensitivity of the model to regionalization, magnitude errors, catalogue incompleteness, catalogue size and declustering/magnitude cut-off is then considered in detail with reference to data from north China. The latter data are also used to illustrate the model evaluation techniques introduced earlier. Some technical material on numerical fitting, simulation and calculation of the information gain is given in an appendix.
Trends in Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) for Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, and Liver Metastasis: A Total Population Analysis from 2006 to 2021 in Germany

The aim of this study was to investigate trends in selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma (CCC), and liver metastasis in Germany. We analyzed the nationwide German hospital billing database from 2006 to 2019 for the diagnosis of HCC, CCC or liver metastasis in combination with SIRT. For analyses of SIRT on the hospital level, we used the reimbursement.INFO tool based on German hospitals’ quality reports from 2008 to 2021. Linear regression analysis was performed to detect changes over time. We included a total of 14,165 SIRT procedures. The annual numbers increased from 99 in 2006 to 1605 in 2015 (p < 0.001; increase by 1521%), decreasing to 1175 cases in 2019 (p < 0.001). In 2008, 6 of 21 hospitals (28.6%) performed more than 20 SIRTs per year, which increased to 19 of 53 (35.8%) in 2021. The share of SIRT for HCC increased from 29.8% in 2006 to 44.7% in 2019 (p < 0.001) and for CCC from 0% in 2006 to 9.5% in 2019 (p < 0.001), while the share of SIRT for liver metastasis decreased from 70.2% in 2006 to 45.7% in 2019 (p < 0.001). In-hospital mortality was 0.2% after the SIRT procedure. Gastritis (2.7%), liver failure (0.4%), and sepsis (0.3%) were the most common in-hospital complications reported. We observed an increase in SIRT procedures in Germany, with the number of hospitals offering the procedure going up from 21 in 2008 to 53 in 2021. While the treatment of liver metastasis remains the most common indication, SIRT for HCC and CCC increased significantly over the last few years. The mortality and complication rates show that SIRT is a relatively safe procedure.
Multi-objective cropping pattern in the Vaalharts irrigation scheme

3). The total farm size is 77.1 ha while the total available water for irrigation is 9,140 m 3 per ha/annum. Multi-objective differential evolution algorithm (MDEA) which is a stochastic multi-objective evolutionary algorithm recently developed was used to solve the multiobjective model in this study. The model produced non-dominated solutions that converge to Pareto optimal front. The averages of total net benefit, total agricultural output, total irrigation water and total area planted are ZAR 882 890.63, 3 439 518.75 tons, 702 522.50 m 3 and 661 444.06 m 2 respectively with corresponding average planting areas of 416 680, 53 030, 87 620 and 212 410 m 2 for maize, groundnut, Lucerne and Pecan nuts respectively. It is concluded that MDEA is a good optimizer for multi-objective cropping pattern model for generating maximum agricultural output for the farmers in the area with the constraints of land and water availabilities.
Two heads are better than one: security and usability of device associations in group scenarios

We analyse and evaluate the usability and security of the process of bootstrapping security among devices in group scenarios. While a lot of work has been done in single user scenarios, we are not aware of any that focusses on group situations. Unlike in single user scenarios, bootstrapping security in a group requires coordination, attention, and cooperation of all group members. In this paper, we provide an analysis of the security and usability of bootstrapping security in group scenarios and present the results of a usability study on these scenarios. We also highlight crucial factors necessary for designing for secure group interactions.
Estimation of the Petrophysical Model through the Joint Inversion of Seismic and EM Attributes

SUMMARY Reservoir characterization objectives are to estimate the petrophysical properties of the prospective hydrocarbon traps and to reduce the uncertainty of the interpretation. In this framework, we present a workflow for petrophysical joint inversion (PJI) of seismic and EM attributes to estimate the petrophysical model in terms of porosity and water saturation. This study realizes the joint inversion within the probabilistic structure provided by the Bayesian theory. 3D volumes of estimated porosity and saturation show how the joint inversion of acoustic impedance and electrical resistivity can provide a quantitative description of the reservoir properties and with it a measure of uncertainty, which is consistent with the petrophysical model and observations.
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A method to analyze the daily cycle of evapotranspiration over land is presented. It quantifies the influence of external forcings, such as radiation and advection, and of internal feedbacks induced by boundary-layer, surface-layer and land surface processes on evapotranspiration. It consists of a budget equation for evapotranspiration that is derived by combining a time derivative of the Penman-Monteith equation with a mixed-layer model for the convective boundary-layer. Measurements and model results of days in two contrasting locations are analyzed using the method: mid-latitudes (Cabauw, The Netherlands) and semi-arid (Niamey, Niger). The analysis shows that the time evolution of evapotranspiration is a complex interplay of forcings and feedbacks. Although evapotranspiration is initiated by radiation, it is significantly regulated by the atmospheric boundary-layer and the land surface throughout the day. Boundary-layer feedbacks enhance in both cases the evapotranspiration up to 20 W m−2 h−1. However, in the case of Niamey this is offset by the land surface feedbacks, since the soil drying reaches -30 W m−2 h−1. Remarkably, surface-layer feedbacks are of negligible importance in a fully coupled system. Analysis of the boundary-layer feedbacks hints the existence of two regimes in this feedback depending on atmospheric temperature, with a gradual transition region in between the two. In the low-temperature regime specific humidity variations induced by evapotranspiration and dry-air entrainment have a strong impact on the evapotranspiration. In the high-temperature regime the impact of humidity variations is less pronounced and the effects of boundary-layer feedbacks are mostly determined by temperature variations.
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Human activity is supposed to affect the Earth’s climate mainly via two processes, the emission of greenhouse gases and aerosols, and the alteration of land cover. While the former process is well established in state-of-the-art climate model simulations, less attention has been paid to the latter one. However, the low latitudes appear to be particularly sensitive to land-use changes, especially in tropical Africa where frequent drought episodes were observed during recent decades. Here we present several ensembles of long-term transient climate change experiments with a regional climate model to estimate the future pathway of African climate under fairly realistic forcing conditions. Therefore, the simulations are forced with increasing greenhous-gas concentrations as well as land-use changes until 2050. Three different scenarios are prescribed in order to assess the range of options inferred from global political, social and economical development. We find a prominent surface heating and a weakening of the hydrological cycle over most of tropical Africa, resulting in enhanced heat stress and extended dry spells. In contrast, the large-scale atmospheric circulation in upper levels is less affected, pointing to a primarily local effect of land degradation on near-surface climate. In our model study, it turns out that land-use changes are primarily responsible for the simulated climate response. In general, simulated climate changes are not concealed by internal variability. Thus, the effect of land-use changes has to be accounted for when developing more realistic scenarios for future African climate. Paeth et al.: Regional climate change in tropical and northern Africa 2
CLIMATE AND TEA (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. KUNTZE) PRODUCTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH EASTERN INDIA : A REVIEW

Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] leaves contain more than 700 chemicals, among which the compounds closely related to human health are flavanoides, amino acids, vitamins (C, E and K), caffeine and polysaccharides. Tea grows in a variety of climates and it is very difficult to specify the ideal climate tea requires for good growth. Many attempts have been made, using many species, to undertake the different climatic and environmental investigations both in annual and perennial tea types for finding the ideal conditions for tea growing. The article reviews the changes in important climatic and environmental parameters in the recent past and its relations with tea growing, trends and changes in these factors over time and space (temporal and spatial variations) and discusses how different tea physiological processes are influenced by changes in environmental factors, season as well as genotypic factors/ stresses. Different climatic and environmental factors like rainfall, drought, evaporation and evapotranspiration, season, temperature, sunshine hours, day length, saturation deficit, green house gases, etc. and their relationships with tea are discussed.
The vascular flora of the Four Canyon Nature Preserve, Ellis County, Oklahoma

This paper reports the results of an inventory of the vascular plants from The Nature Conservancy’s Four Canyon Preserve in Ellis County, Oklahoma. A total of 371 taxa of vascular plants in 244 genera and 77 families were collected. The most species were collected from the families Asteraceae (69), Poaceae (64), and Fabaceae (38). One-hundred and twelve species were annuals, four were biennials, and 255 were perennials. Fifty-one species of woody plants were present. Twenty-nine exotic species were collected, representing 7.8% of the flora. Six species tracked by the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory were found. INTRODUCTION Prior to this research project, 501 taxa of vascular plants were known to occur in Ellis County, Oklahoma (Hoagland et al. 2006). The first collections in the county were made in 1913 by G. W. Stevens, who deposited 69 specimens at the University of Oklahoma herbarium (OKL). In the following year, R. L. Clifton deposited 63 specimens at OKL. No collections from Ellis County were deposited in state herbaria between 1915 and 1927, but after that time, there was steady collection in the county. The 1970’s were an active decade for botanical study of Ellis County, culminating in the deposit of 101 specimens at OKL by S. Barber, K. Pearce, and R. Thompson in 1976. From 1985 to 1986, F. B. Erteeb deposited 405 specimens from Ellis County at the Oklahoma State University herbarium (OKLA) as part of a floristic study of Northwest Oklahoma. In 1998, N. McCarty and B. Hoagland deposited 226 specimens at OKL in conjunction with a study of wetland and woody plants. Since that time there has been Hoagland and Buthod, Four Canyons Flora 3 little collection effort in Ellis County (Hoagland et al. 2006). The objective of this study was to provide a floristic inventory to aid Nature Conservancy personnel in the management of the Four Canyon Preserve (FCP) and to remedy gaps in our knowledge of the flora of western Oklahoma.
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