Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Marriage and reductions in men's alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use

Abstract Background Psychoactive substance use is lower among married compared to divorced or unmarried men; yet, the nature of this effect remains unclear because becoming and staying married is potentially confounded with substance-related background familial and individual factors, like parental divorce and personality. The authors investigated the associations between marital status and substance use; how substance use changed across the transition to marriage; and whether marriage effects were likely to be causal. Method The sample included 1790 adults from male–male twin pairs from a population-based registry. Measures of marital status and alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use came from Life History Calendars. Data were analyzed using regression, co-twin comparison, and within-person models. The latter models are tools for quasi-causal inference that control for familial and individual-level confounders. Results Married men used less alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis than men who were divorced/separated or single. In analyses of substance use across the transition to marriage, men reduced their alcohol and cannabis use both before and after marriage, but their tobacco use only after marriage. These effects were largely robust in co-twin and within-person analyses. Conclusions Marriage was associated with substantial reductions in substance use compared to being divorced/separated or single, and these reductions began prior to marriage. The co-twin comparison and within-person models ruled out the alternative explanation that marriage effects were due to confounding background familial and individual factors. These results provide strong evidence that the social role expectations associated with marriage reduce psychoactive substance use.
Measurement of mathematics anxiety in an Israeli adult population

Maths anxiety is common and refers to feelings of anxiety, fear and other negative emotions and thoughts in individuals when confronted with mathematical tasks or numerical information. Self-report measures of maths anxiety have been created, but the majority are in English and are not culturally relevant to all countries. This study aimed to translate and validate existing measures for future use in Hebrew-speaking adult populations. The Mathematics Anxiety Scale - UK (MAS-UK) was translated to Hebrew and adult participants completed it alongside the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale - Revised (MARS-R) and a general anxiety measure. Factor structures were explored for both the translated MAS-UK and a Hebrew version of the MARS-R, as well as being checked for reliability and convergent and discriminant validity. Results from a final sample of 213 participants, indicated the shortened, Hebrew version of the MAS-UK and the MARS-R are internally consistent and suitable for use in future maths anxiety research in adult Israeli populations. Findings regarding sex differences in maths anxiety are also discussed.
Game design and production : frequent problems in game development

This essay is about common problems that can arise during game development projects. It is focused around the production cycle and how the game industry treats the game development pipeline. It mainly describes issues with communication within game development teams, problems concerning planning and how the design process affects members of the game development team’s work process and efficiency. It includes an analysis of common problems that I have found during my studies of literature describing the game industry, a short research study of post mortems written by game developers and a survey about game design documentation and communication sent out to game developers and game design students.
Effect of Self-Compassion Intervention Based on a Religious Perspective on the Anxiety and Quality of Life of Infertile Women: A quasi-experimental study

Background Anxiety is one of the common psychological problems among infertile women, which affects their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of self-compassion intervention based on religious perspective on the anxiety and quality of life of infertile women. Methods A qusai-experimental design with experimental and control groups was used. 24 women who lived in Maybod city, Iran, and were referred to Yazd reproductive sciences institute selected by available sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The participants of experimental group received 8 sessions self-compassion focused intervention based on religious instructions and control group was put on the waiting list. Data were collected using Quality of Life Questionnaire in Infertile Couples Questionnaire (QOLICQ) and Beck anxiety inventory (BDI) in pretest and posttest phase and then analyzed using multivariate analysis covariance (MANCOVA). Results The results showed as compared to control group at the post-test phase, the quality of life (p< .001) and anxiety (p< .001) of infertile women increased and decreased, respectively, in the experimental group. Conclusion Infertility medical centers can use self-compassion intervention based on a religious approach as a complementary psychological intervention, alongside with medical interventions, to improve the quality of life and reduce anxiety in infertile women.
Event Risk Management and Safety

1. Risk Management: An Applied and Theoretical Sociological Perspective. 2. Risk Assessment. 3. Alcohol and Events. 4. Crowd Control. 5. Emergencies. 6. Critical Issues for Event Safety. 7. Outdoor Events: Stage Safety, Pyrotechnics, Parades and Demonstrations. 8. Tomorrow's Event Risk Management.
Preregistration: Comparing Dream to Reality

Doing research inevitably involves making numerous decisions that can influence research outcomes in such a way that it leads to overconfidence in statistical conclusions. One proposed method to increase the interpretability of a research finding is preregistration, which involves documenting analytic choices on a public, third-party repository prior to any influence by data. To investigate whether, in psychology, preregistration lives up to that potential, we focused on all articles published in Psychological Science with a preregistered badge between February 2015 and November 2017, and assessed the adherence to their corresponding preregistration plans. We observed deviations from the plan in all studies, and, more importantly, in all but one study, at least one of these deviations was not fully disclosed. We discuss examples and possible explanations, and highlight good practices for preregistering research.
Braking 2004 : vehicle braking and chassis control

Foreword vii Braking Systems and Chassis Control Active steering - BMW's approach to modern steering technology M Krenn and T Richter 3 Stability analysis of braked vehicles with application to motorcycles J P Meijaard and A A Popov 15 Brake duty cycle research on London delivery vehicle A M Walker, S Wilkins, and I Marquis 25 Non-intrusive brake valve diagnostic tool E Curry 33 An investigation into brake system design and safety of articulated tank vehicles I M Ibrahim, M A El-Nashar, D C Barton, and D A Crolla 45 Human Factors in Automotive Braking Drivers' perception of secondary braking systems A Mendelson, E Curry, D Southall, H Jamson, and P Smith 61 Brake Refinement - Theoretical Approaches In-plane vibration investigations of a noisy disc brake W P Steel, J D Fieldhouse, C Talbot, and A Crampton 103 Two-dimensional friction force in brake squeal simulation H Storck and F Moser 113 Contact pressure distributions by simulated structural modifications A R Abu Bakar and H Ouyang 123 Application of wavelet transforms in the analysis of high-frequency squeal in a disc brake system M Paliwal, A Mahajan, J Don, and P Filip 133 Experimental identification method for interface contact stiffness of FE model for brake squeal Y Goto, T Amago, K Chiku, T Matsushima, and Y Ishihara 143 Pseudo-spectral methods applied to the mathematical modelling of disc brake squeal C J Talbot, J D Fieldhouse, W P Steel, and A Crampton 157 Three step simulation process for brake squeal analysis F Moser and H Storck 167 Brake Refinement - Practical Solutions Disc brake squeal - an experimental approach S James, H Ouyang, D J Brookfield, and J E Mottershead 179 Brake squeal noise measurement repeatability between dynamometers J K Thompson, B Lowe, M Doescher, D Rhode, and M Rogus 189 NVH optimization of an electrical parking brake H J Griebel, T Treyde, and T Kaster 199 Brake noise reduction using rotor asymmetry J D Fieldhouse, W P Steel, C J Talbot, and M A Siddiqui 209 Thermal and Materials Design Issues Further developments of the wet braking system D Chan, G W Stachowiak, and S Nowak 225 Commercial vehicle brake cooling - ventilated disc or ventilated wheel carrier? M Tirovic and G P Voller 241 A contribution towards understanding brake interface temperatures H S Qi, A J Day, K H Kuan, and G F Rosala 251 Delphi's 'maximum torque brake' S Hudson and A Smith 261 Effect of vinyl ether modification on the properties and performance of friction materials B H McCormick 273 The mystery of vehicle rollaway A J McKinlay, P C Brooks, D Pindar, and A Bissett 283 Authors' Index 295
Evaluation of changes the qualitative & quantitative yield of horse bean ( Vicia FabaL ) plants in the levels of humic acid fertilizer

Much of the farmland in IRAN was consisting of soils arid and semi-dry, which of organic matter are also poor. Organic compounds used in these areas can improve the physical properties, chemical, and soil fertility, In this regard, this test was performed in 2010 year; design was used split plot randomized complete block with 3 replications. Main plots, cultivars with 3 levels: BAREKAT (V1), JAZAYERI (V2) and the SHAMI (V3) and subplots, treated with acid Humic 4 levels including: controls (F0), acid humic (F1), humic acid +macroelements (F2) and humic acid + micro-elements (F3) were considered. Acid composition of micro and macro elements humic in the prolonged stages of bean growth was caused increase the number of seeds per pod, seed yield, harvest index, grain protein percentage. Among the traits related to yield, most yield-related biological treatment (V3F2) with a numeric value and the highest grain yield 6233 kg ha treatment (V3F2) 2,942 kg per hectare with the average number of seeds won. [Simin Haghighi, Tayeb Saki Nejad, Shahram Lack. Evaluation of changes the qualitative & quantitative yield of horse bean (Vicia FabaL) plants in the levels of humic acid fertilizer. Life Science Journal. 2011; 8(3):583588] (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite. com. 91
Alcohol, drugs and driving: a federal perspective

This paper will discuss the role of the Federal Office of Road Safety (FORS) in countering drink and drug driving in Australia, through its activities in research and public education, contributions to governmental policy planning, and relationships with a range of organisations. Examples of FORS' recent research and public education activities relating to drink driving, will be described. This will include the "Rethink Your Third Drink" and "Smart Card" campaigns, which relate to how much drivers may drink and still remain within the legal blood alcohol limits, as well as the "Light Right" advertisement, which encourages the substitution of low alcohol beer. The research performed by FORS and other key players that instigated the campaigns will be outlined, as well as the results of evaluations/monitoring activities. (a) For the record of the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no 868581.
Comparitive Study Of Short-Term Outcomes Of Preterm Babies ≤30 Weeks In A Tertiary Care Hospital Between India And The U.K

Large numbers of preterm babies are born in middle income countries and neonatal care is improving in these countries. However, comparative clinical outcomes of preterm babies between a tertiary neonatal unit from middle income country and higher income country is limited. Objective: To compare the clinical profile and short-term outcomes of preterm babies ≤ 30 weeks gestation admitted to a tertiary care hospital in India and the U.K. Design: Retrospective cohort observational study using anonymised data from Electronic Patient Records. Setting: Regional tertiary neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore, India and Homerton University Hospital, London, UK. Participants: Preterm babies born at ≤ 30 weeks gestation admitted to NICUs over five year period (January 2011 to December 2015). Infants with major congenital abnormalities were excluded. Intervention: This is an observational study and routine care was provided as per departmental standard protocols. Main outcome measures: Comparison of neonatal unit mortality between two centres, infant morbidities till discharge from neonatal unit. Results: A total of 740 babies from the U.K centre and 294 babies from Indian centre were enrolled into the study. The mean gestational age in the U.K cohort was 26.6 ± 2.16 weeks, whereas in Indian cohort was 28.4 ± 1.66 weeks (p,<0.001). A significantly lower number of mothers received antenatal steroid (37% v 73%), and higher number of babies were inborn (78.6%) in Indian centre compared to the UK centre (67.3%; p < 0.001). Incidence of BPD and IVH ≥ grade 2 was significantly lower, and ROP needing treatment was significantly higher in Indian centre. Higher number of babies were treated for ductus arteriosus and incidence of culture positive sepsis was significantly high in Indian cohort babies. Survival of babies born at gestational age > 28 weeks was comparable between the U.K and Indian centres. Survival of babies born at ≤ 28 weeks gestation was lower in Indian centre. Conclusions and relevance: The survival of babies above 28 weeks prematurity was comparable between a tertiary care centre in India and the U.K. However, survival of babies ≤ 28 weeks gestation was lower in Indian centre. Incidence of ROP and sepsis was higher in Indian centre.
Melatonin increases brown adipose tissue acute thermogenic capacity in rats measured by 18F-FDG PET

Objective Melatonin has been shown to increase brown adipose tissue (BAT) mass, which can lead to important metabolic effects, as bodyweight reduction and glycemic improvement. However, BAT mass can only be measured invasiveness, and the gold-standard for non-invasive measurement of BAT activity is positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-D-glucose ( 18 F-FDG PET). There is no study, to our knowledge that evaluated if melatonin influences BAT activity measured by this imaging technique. Methods Three experimental groups (control, pinealectomy, and pinealectomy replaced ith melatonin) performed 18 F-FDG PET in ambient temperature and after acute cold exposure. The ratio of increased BAT activity after cold exposure/ambient temperature was called “acute thermogenic capacity. ” We also measured UCP-1 mRNA expression to correlate with 18 F-FDG PET results. Results Pinealectomy led to a reduced acute thermogenic capacity compared with the other groups, as well as a reduced UCP1 mRNA expression.Conclusion Melatonin deficiency apparently impairs BAT response to acute cold exposure. These results can lead to future studies of the influence of melatonin on BAT, in animals and humans, without the need for invasive evaluation of BAT.
CFD analysis of a Darrieus Vertical-Axis Wind turbine installation on the rooftop of a buildings under turbulent inflow conditions

Abstract. The behavior of a rooftop mounted generic H-rotor Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine (H-VAWT) is investigated numerically in realistic urban terrain. The interaction of the atmospheric boundary layer with the different buildings, topography, and vegetation present in the urban environment leads to the highly turbulent inflow conditions with continuously changing inclination, and direction. Consequently, all these factors can influence the performance of a VAWT significantly. In order to simulate a small H-VAWT at rooftop locations in the urban terrain under turbulent inflow conditions, a computational approach is developed. First, the flow field in the terrain is initialized and computed with inflow turbulence. Later, the wind turbine grids are superimposed for further computation in the turbulent flow field. The behavior of the H-VAWT is complex due to the 3D unsteady aerodynamics resulting from continuously changing the angle of attack, blade wake interaction, and dynamic stall. To get more insights into the behavior of a rooftop mounted H-VAWT in turbulent flow, high fidelity DDES simulations are performed at different rooftop positions and compared the results against the behavior at uniform inflow conditions in the absence of inflow turbulence, built environment. It is found that the performance of wind turbine is significantly increased near the rooftop positions. The skewed flow at the rooftop location increases the complexity. However, this effect contributes positively to increasing the performance of wind turbines.
Formula 1: All the Races: The World Championship Story Race-By-Race, 1950-2012

Updated to include the 2012 Formula 1 season. Each race entry is packed with information, comprising a descriptive text supported by numerous statistics. 878 races, at least 205 winning cars, at least 104 winning drivers, 63 seasons, 33 champions. All race-winning cars illustrated with high-quality artwork by Alain Baudouin. Top 100 races highlighted - the special occasions that have entered Formula 1 folklore and can truly be considered as Grand Prix Gold. Decade-by-decade structure: the 1950s (Red to green) the 1960s (From strength to strength), the 1970s (Television stardom), the 1980s (Bernie's travelling circus), the 1990s (Going global), the 2000s (Front-page news). Appendices give overview listings, including World Champion drivers, World Champion constructors, total wins for drivers and constructors, etc.
Assessing Preschool Child Routines in the Family: A Preliminary Study of the Portuguese Version of the Child Routines Questionnaire - Preschool

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Child Routines Questionnaire: Preschool (CRQ:P), a parent-report measure developed to assess daily routines specific to preschool-age children. Participants included 208 parents of preschool children (Mage = 3.97 years old; SD = 0.95; 53.4% boys). Parents also completed measures of family routines (mealtimes) and children’s social skills. A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the original CRQ:P five-factor structure did not fit to the data and the subsequent exploratory factor analysis suggested a three-factor solution (Daily Living, Education/Positive Attention and Discipline), accounting for 33.36% of the total variance. Cronbach’s alpha reliability was very good for the Total scale (α = .84), and acceptable-to-good for the three subscales (α range = .68 to .79). Preliminary evidence of validity was shown by weak positive correlations between children’s and family mealtime routines. Also, routines predicted children’s social skills. Differences were found in discipline routines between younger and older children. The results provide initial evidence that the Portuguese version of the CRQ:P is a promising assessment tool that can be used in clinical practice and future empirical research focused on preschool-age children’s routines.
TOWARDS THE PERFORMANCE BASED APPROACH FOR STABILITY OF CRUISE VESSELS

This paper is aimed at providing information on intact stability and damage survivability assessment of cruise ships in relation to recent developments in safety standards. The recent trend in the cruise market advocate safety issues, in particular those pertaining to large passenger ships (LPS). The paper presents some of the results from numerical and model tests that were obtained during recent projects undertaken by the ship stability centre (SSRC) including the FP5 EU projects covering various passenger ship types. Furthermore, the application of current and future Intact Stability Code (IS Code) and Damage Stability Regulations for passenger ships is demonstrated, while highlighting the drawbacks and the need for development of a performance based assessment.
The Transformation of Europe's Armed Forces: From the Rhine to Afghanistan

Preface Part I. Strategic Context: 1. Towards a sociology of military transformation 2. Europe's new military 3. The capacity for autonomous action? Part II. Operational Transformation: 4. The operational network 5. The operational renaissance 6. Operational art Part III. Tactical Transformation: 7. The empowered brigade 8. Elitism 9. Cohesion 10. Co-ordination 11. The future of Europe's armed forces.
Manipulation of Cell and Particle Trajectory in Microfluidic Devices

Microfluidics, the manipulation of fluid samples on the order of nanoliters and picoliters, is rapidly emerging as an important field of research. The ability to miniaturize existing scientific and medical tools, while also enabling entirely new ones, positions microfluidic technology at the forefront of a revolution in chemical and biological analysis. There remain, however, many hurdles to overcome before mainstream adoption of these devices is realized. One area of intense study is the control of cell motion within microfluidic channels. To perform sorting, purification, and analysis of single cells or rare populations, precise and consistent ways of directing cells through the microfluidic maze must be perfected. The aims of this study focused on developing novel and improved methods of controlling the motion of cells within microfluidic devices, while simultaneously probing their physical and chemical properties. To this end we developed protein-patterned smart surfaces capable of inducing changes in cell motion through interaction with membrane-bound ligands. By linking chemical properties to physical behavior, protein expression could then be visually identified without the need for traditional fluorescent staining. Tracking and understanding motion on cytotactic surfaces guided our development of new software tools for analyzing this motion. To enhance these cell-surface interactions, we then explored methods to adjust and measure the proximity of cells to the channel walls using electrokinetic forces and 3D printed microstructures. Combining our work with patterned substrates and 3-dimensional microfabrication, we created micro-robots capable of rapid and precise movements via magnetic actuation. The micro-robots were shown to be effective tools for mixing laminar flows, capturing or transporting individual cells, and selectively isolating cells on the basis of size. In the course of development of these microfluidic tools we gained valuable new insights into the differences and limitations of planar vs. 3D lithography, especially for fabrication of magnetic micro-machines. This work as a whole enables new mechanisms of control within microfluidics, improving our ability to detect, sort, and analyze cells in both a high throughput and high resolution manner.