Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Correlation study between personality traits and cognitive distortions

Personality is the unique way in which the individual thinks, acts, and feels throughout life. In psychological terms, personality refers to our characteristic way of responding to individuals and situations. It is a general principle of psychology that people operate in the world based on, to a large extent, assumptions about themselves, others, the environment, and the future. When these assumptions or attributions are inaccurate, unnecessarily negative, and interfere with optimal functioning, they often are referred to as cognitive distortion or dysfunctional thinking patterns. With the help of the present study, the relationship between personality dimensions on NEO-FFI and the dimensions on the Cognitive Distortion Scale (CDS) will be assessed in undergraduate and postgraduate students, in the age group of 18-24 years, with 200 sample size, using purposive sampling. To investigate whether the corresponding components of NEO-FFI and CDS are correlated or could predict the other domains by analyzing the results. All the big five factors of personality and domains of cognitive distortions were found to be correlated and males and females differed in the domains of neuroticism, extraversion etc. Majorly neuroticism predicted the dimensions of cognitive distortions.
Distributed Optimization Design of Iterative Refinement Technique for Algebraic Riccati Equations

This article focuses on the problem of a distributed computation of continuous-time algebraic Riccati equations (CARE), where information of matrices is split and known by multiple agents. This article proposes a distributed optimization design of the iterative refinement technique (IRM), a well-established centralized method for CARE. By assuming that each agent only knows partial information of CARE, we reformulate IRM for CARE as three classes of distributed optimization subproblems with different formulations and constraints. Then, we propose distributed algorithms for obtained distributed optimization subproblems and prove convergence properties of proposed algorithms. Numerical results show the efficacy of the proposed distributed IRM.
Sustainable utilization of ultrafine rice husk ash in alkali activated concrete: Characterization and performance evaluation

Abstract This paper investigates the novel effect of ultrafine rice husk ash (URHA) on the properties of alkali-activated concrete. Rice husk ash was obtained as waste from biomass energy production and further processed to obtain URHA. The URHA was first characterized using various techniques to understand its morphology, structure and chemical composition. The URHA was then used to replace fly ash in alkali-activated fly ash/slag concrete up to 10%, and the effects on the performance were evaluated. The optimum dosage of URHA was assessed based on the compressive strength and the resistance to chemical attacks was carried out on the control mixture and that incorporating the optimum URHA. Microstructural properties of some of the control mixture and that incorporating the optimum URHA content was also investigated. Results from this study showed that the use of URHA as a 5% replacement of the FA is optimum that ensured high performance.
Conductivity of AuCl4-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Networks

We have studied the effect of AuCl4 functionalization on the conductivity of carbon nanotube networks by first-principles electronic structure calculations. The functionalization results from treating carbon nanotube networks by dissolved AuCl3. Band structures and electronic transmission functions for single-walled semiconducting carbon nanotubes with physisorbed AuCl4 anions are computed using the density functional theory. The resulting p-type doping of nanotubes accompanied by a downshift of the Fermi level and balanced by negatively charged AuCl4 anions make the nanotubes metallic. Moreover, the influence of AuCl4 functionalization on the conductance of the junction between two semiconducting carbon nanotubes is considered. Increasing the AuCl4 coverage lowers the Fermi level rapidly until it is pinned by a van Hove singularity of the nanotube electronic structure. For these doping levels our calculations based on the density-functional nonequilibrium Green’s function method show a significant increa.
HPLC-DAD fingerprint of Lianggesan Decoction

Objective To study the fingerprint of Lianggesan Decoction and to establish a quality evaluation method for the overall features of the decoction. Methods The fingerprint was established by HPLC with Diode Array Detector(DAD) and Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C18 column(250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm), gradient eluted with methanol-0.1% phosphoric acid as mobile phase. The detection wavelength was at 235 nm, and column temperature was at 38 ℃. Using baicalin peak as reference, the chromatograms of 10 batches of Lianggesan and negative control decoctions were established. Results The HPLC fingerprint of Lianggesan Decoction was established, the similarity of the 10 batches of samples was above 0.9, 22 common peaks were marked and attributed to the herbs. Eight chromatographic peaks were identified. Conclusion The established HPLC-DAD fingerprint is accurate, stable, and reproducible, which could reflect the overall characteristics of Lianggesan Decoction and improve the specificity for quality control of Chinese herbal formula.
Identification of zygotic and nucellar seedling of Harumanis mango through molecular markers and morphological approach

Identification of zygotic and nucellar seedlings of Harumanis mango by morphological approach is impossible or hard to be performed. Therefore, this research were to identify zygotic or nucellar seedlings from Harumanis mango polyembryonic seeds through simple sequence repeat (SSR) molecular markers in relation with germination sequence and vigour of seedlings for source of true-to-type cutting material. The results showed that there were 3 seedlings per seed on average. The result from the molecular analysis of 136 seedlings (45 seeds) showed four zygotic seedlings in seeds 1, 15, 29 and 43 representing 8.9% of seeds evaluated. Most of the zygotic seedlings were found towards the end of germination sequence except for seed number 15 and the rest were considered as nucellar seedlings. Based on the fitted logistic regression, the predicted sequence to obtain 90% nucellar seedlings is 5.47. This means that, the germination sequence of less than 6 has 90% chance of getting nucellar seedlings compared to zygotic seedlings. Morphological characters such as number of leaves, stem diameter and leaf area could also be used as references with germination sequence. The results showed that there were significant (p<0.01) relationships between germination sequence and all the growth variables. All growth variables were negatively correlated with germination sequence. This suggested that in order to have 90% chances of getting nucellar seedling (germination sequence below 6), the seedling needs to exhibit several morphology characters; big stem girth, tall plant, high leaf number and large leaf area. Therefore, choosing vigour seedling will increase chances of getting nucellar seedlings, which can be used as cutting source for true-to-type planting material or for breeding purposes. Key words: Harumanis, molecular, morphology, nucellar, SSR markers, zygotic.
The effectiveness of MALL and flipped classroom in teaching writing to the eleventh graders of SMA in Banyumas

MALL has become an invaluable means in teaching writing for learners in and out of the classroom. Although there were many researches on MALL to enhance writing competence, analytical exposition text writing was never carried out. This study was aimed to investigate whether: (1) MALL was more effective than Flipped classroom to teach writing for the eleventh graders of SMA (senior high school); (2) the high creative students possessed better writing skills than the low creative ones; and (3) an interaction effect occurred between the methods of teaching and creativity to teach writing for the eleventh graders of SMA in Banyumas. The employed method was an experimental research with factorial design. The population of the research was the eleventh graders of SMA in Banyumas. Four schools were purposively taken. There were two samples in this research; experimental class comprising 72 students from SMAN 01 Banyumas and SMAN 01 Baturraden and control class containing 72 students from SMAN 03 Purwokerto and SMAN 01 Sokaraja. The occupied instruments in this research were verbal creativity and writing test. The data analyses were in the matter of frequency distribution, normality, homogeneity, ANOVA and TUKEY. The results of the study revealed that: (1) MALL is more effective than Flipped classroom in teaching writing for the eleventh graders of SMA; (2) the high creative students possessed better writing competence than the low creative students; and (3) an interaction effect happened between the methods of teaching and creativity in regards to writing teaching.
A Perspective on the Scaling of Magnetosheath Turbulence and Effects of Bow Shock Properties

We analyze magnetic field data from two magnetosheath crossings, representative of a larger collection of similar cases in the database of the Cluster spacecraft. We apply a novel data analysis method to identify the power-law behavior of the structure functions and to find the validity range of the power-law scaling. We validate the technique with solar wind magnetic field data and a synthetic magnetic field signal. This approach grants a rigorous determination of the scale range for a linear fit of the structure function in the log–log representation, which most often is chosen arbitrarily. The fitting allows an estimation of the power spectral index from the scale variation of the second-order structure function exponent. Data recorded during the first Cluster magnetosheath crossing, called Event 1, indicate three different power-law scaling regimes (injection, inertial, and kinetic) separated by two spectral breaks, consistent with the scenario of fully developed turbulence. However, data from the second Cluster magnetosheath crossing, called Event 2, depict a different scenario with only two power-law scaling regimes determined from the fit. A spectral slope shallower than the Kolmogorovian solar wind power-law index is determined at magnetohydrodynamic scales, spanning more than three frequency decades, which is separated by a spectral break from the kinetic regime. An analysis of simultaneous solar wind data from the Advanced Composition Explorer suggests that the scale behavior of the magnetosheath fluctuations might be controlled by the structure of the bow shock; solar wind turbulent fluctuations are only partially destroyed while they are carried across the bow shock. Both events are recorded in a quasi-perpendicular magnetosheath.
The Political Sociology of International Organisations (IOs) in the Age of Neoliberal Globalisation

The aim of this research is to understand how international organisations (IOs) shape the politico-sociological structure of the nation-states in the age of neoliberal globalisation. IOs have become the most dominant actors of the liberal international order in the post-war era. This article specifically focusses on the Bretton Woods (BW) institutions, namely International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and their impact on the political sociology of the sovereign states. This article argues that the IOs, especially the BW institutions, eventually shape the political sociology of nation-states in two ways. First, it changes the ideological structure of the country, and second it increases the authoritarian tendencies in these countries. To analyse the paradigm, this research studies the Turkish case vis-a-vis its relationship with the IMF since the 1960s. On the ideological side, the BW institutions involvement in the Turkish political economy cause the rise of political Islam since the 1980s. For the authoritarian tendencies, the relationship with BW institutions increased the level of authoritarianism, and as a matter of fact, it even triggered the coup d’etat in 1980.
Physicochemical and biochemical properties of the Keplerate-type nanocluster polyoxomolybdates as promising components for biomedical use

The paper discusses the results of a research on physicochemical and biochemical properties of the Keplerate-type molybdenum-based nanocluster polyoxometalates (POMs), which show promise in the field of biomedicine as a means of targeted drug delivery, including the transport to immune privileged organs. POMs can be considered as components of releasing systems, including the long-acting ones with feedback (for controlling the drug active component release rate). POMs are promising drugs for the treatment of anemia. Also, the paper deals with the results of studies of POM effect on living systems at the molecular and cellular levels, at that of individual organs, and on the organism as a whole. The mechanism and kinetics of POM destruction and possibilities of stabilization, the oscillatory phenomena manifestation, the formation of POM conjugates with bioactive substances which can be released during the destruction of POM, with polymer components, and with indicator fluorescent dyes, as well as forecasts for further research, are considered.
EFFECT OF GOVERNMENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND DECISIONS DURING COVID-19 ON INDONESIAN SECTORAL INDEXES

Global economy is suffering from a crisis due to COVID-19, during few months after the virus had begun to spread stock prices had been falling drastically all over the world. This paper aim to analyze what is happening to the stock market in Indonesia during the period of COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis will be done by looking at the historical data of several composite index from different sectors during the period of pandemic. We will take notes of important dates during this pandemic such as: first confirmed case, first death, work-from-home policy date, and other dates, to see whether these events can affect the index price during this pandemic by analyzing abnormal return on a certain period near those dates.
Pharmacist‐led phone call initiative targeting hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with uncontrolled diabetes

Pharmacist‐led telemedicine initiatives have been shown to lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels compared with usual care, but few studies have targeted patients with uncontrolled diabetes in the rural setting. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a pharmacist‐led diabetes telemedicine initiative on HbA1c in patients with uncontrolled diabetes at a family medicine clinic in rural North Carolina.
Healthy and Indulgent Food Consumption Practices Within Grandparent–Grandchild Identity Bundles: A Qualitative Study of New Zealand and Danish Families

Both grandparenting and food provisioning practices play an important role in contemporary family life, but the role of food in grandparent–grandchild and wider family relationships is underresearched. Popular and academic discourse often focuses on grandparents as indulgent feeders with negative implications for children’s weight and eating practices. Drawing on the concept of family identity bundles and interviews with Danish and New Zealand grandparents and grandchildren, it was found that, for both generations, being alone together was a treat in itself and a time for treats, although they were fluent in the discourse of balance and moderation. Grandparents’ food-related practices were shaped by the internalized as well as actual presence of the parents, but they tended to experience rather than express tensions over parental feeding practices. These findings offer a nuanced account of grandparents’ role in children’s (un)healthy eating practices and of the role of food in intergenerational family relationships.
EU Labor Market Inequalities and Sustainable Development Goals

Reducing inequalities for EU citizens and promoting upward convergence is one of the priorities on the agenda of the European Commission and, certainly, inequality will be a very important public policy issue for years to come. Through this research we aim to investigate EU labor market inequalities, reflected by the specific indicators proposed for Goal 8 assumed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, based on cluster analysis for all the 27 Member States. The research results showed encouraging results from the perspective of convergence in the EU labor market, but also revealed a number of analyzed variable effects that manifested regional inequalities that were generated in the medium and long term. Based on the observations made, we want to provide information for policy-makers, business practitioners, and academics so as to constitute solid ground for identifying good practices and proposing to implement policies aimed at reducing existing inequalities and supporting sustainable development.
The location patterns of audio-visual communication firms in Barcelona

ABSTRACT This paper analyses the location patterns of audio-visual communication firms, a cultural and creative industry that includes activities related to motion picture, video, and television programme production, post-production and projection activities, as well as sound recording and music publishing activities. Firms in the industry tend to agglomerate in the core of large metropolitan areas to benefit from the economies arising from this clustering. Using Mercantile Register data, our results indicate a strong agglomeration pattern at the core of the Barcelona metropolitan area, as well as close inter-industry linkages with other cultural and creative industries. This location behaviour is explained by path dependence processes rather than as the result of cluster-based policies to encourage the concentration of such firms in some areas of the city. In view of these results, policy measures aiming to foster firms’ competitivity should be more selective and target the specific areas preferred by audio-visual communication firms.
CHARACTERIZATION OF COMMERCIAL OSL DOSIMETER AS GAMMA AMBIENT DOSIMETER

Pengembangan dosimeter OSL yang terbuat dari Al2O3:C ternyata mampu mengurangi keterbatasan dosimeter termoluminesensi dalam hal proses pemanasan, kecepatan analisis, dan kemampuan untuk melakukan pembacaan ulang. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mendapatkan karakteristik dosimeter OSL komersial yang meliputi linearitas, efek fading, dan reprodusibilitas. Dua puluh delapan dosimeter OSL lingkungan diannealingdan dibagi menjadi tujuh kelompok, masing-masing terdiri dari empat dosimeter. Kelompok 1 sampai dengan 6 di-iradiasi dengan gamma Cs pada berbagaidosis, sedangkan kelompok 7 merupakan kontrol. Pengujian reprodusibilitas dilakukan dengan menyinari sepuluh dosimeter pada 1 mSv gamma Cs. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa setelah dibaca dan dianalisis, diperoleh kurva dosis bacaan terhadap dosis pajanan dengan persamaan y = 1,0566x 0,2499 dan faktor korelasi R = 0,9999. Tidak ada efek pemudaran yang diperoleh pada pembacaan dosis hari ke-31. Sementara pembacaan dosis pada hari ke-70 diperoleh penurunan 0,12 mSV dan 0,34 mSv untuk dosis paparan masing-masing 5 mSv dan 10 mSv. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa koefisien rata-rata variasi dosis untuk sepuluh dosimeter yang dibaca satu kali adalah 9,7% dan koefisien rata-rata variasi untuk 1 dosimeter yang dibaca sepuluh kali adalah 4,2%. Koefisien rata-rata variasi dosis tersebut lebih besar dibandingkan dengan hasil studi sebelumnya yang masing-masing besarnya adalah
Understanding Employee Information Security Policy Compliance from Role Theory Perspective

ABSTRACT Previous research indicated security-related stress at the workplace accounts for employee non-compliant behavior with information security policy (ISP). Drawing on the role theory, we investigate stress rooted in employee job role expectations arising from role-ambiguity, role-conflict, and role-overload known as role-stressors. These role-stressors cause employees to endeavor to perform their role tasks and, in turn, provide favorable situations for them to neglect ISP requirements. Using a survey of 350 employees, we found a combination of role-stressors contributes to employees’ ISP violations. Furthermore, we posit that this relationship is partially mediated by organizational commitment. Also, we examined the effect of one mitigating factor: organizational support. However, a statistically significant mitigation effect of organizational support was not found on the relationship between role stress and intention toward ISP compliant behavior. This paper contributes to the behavioral information security literature by demonstrating the importance of role-stressors on employees’ security-related behaviors.
You Only Look Once, But Compute Twice: Service Function Chaining for Low-Latency Object Detection in Softwarized Networks

With increasing numbers of computer vision and object detection application scenarios, those requiring ultra-low service latency times have become increasingly prominent; e.g., those for autonomous and connected vehicles or smart city applications. The incorporation of machine learning through the applications of trained models in these scenarios can pose a computational challenge. The softwarization of networks provides opportunities to incorporate computing into the network, increasing flexibility by distributing workloads through offloading from client and edge nodes over in-network nodes to servers. In this article, we present an example for splitting the inference component of the YOLOv2 trained machine learning model between client, network, and service side processing to reduce the overall service latency. Assuming a client has 20% of the server computational resources, we observe a more than 12-fold reduction of service latency when incorporating our service split compared to on-client processing and and an increase in speed of more than 25% compared to performing everything on the server. Our approach is not only applicable to object detection, but can also be applied in a broad variety of machine learning-based applications and services.
Kaolin Application Modulates Grapevine Photochemistry and Defence Responses in Distinct Mediterranean-Type Climate Vineyards

At a local scale, kaolin particle-film technology is considered a short-term adaptation strategy to mitigate the adverse effects of global warming on viticulture. This study aims to evaluate kaolin application effects on photochemistry and related defence responses of Touriga Franca (TF) and Touriga Nacional (TN) grapevines planted at two Portuguese winegrowing regions (Douro and Alentejo) over two summer seasons (2017 and 2018). For this purpose, chlorophyll a fluorescence transient analysis, leaf temperature, foliar metabolites, and the expression of genes related to heat stress (VvHSP70) and stress tolerance (VvWRKY18) were analysed. Kaolin application had an inhibitory effect on VvHSP70 expression, reinforcing its protective role against heat stress. However, VvWRKY18 gene expression and foliar metabolites accumulation revealed lower gene expression in TN-treated leaves and higher in TF at Alentejo, while lipid peroxidation levels decreased in both treated varieties and regions. The positive kaolin effect on the performance index parameter (PIABS) increased at ripening, mainly in TN, suggesting that stress responses can differ among varieties, depending on the initial acclimation to kaolin treatment. Moreover, changes on chlorophyll fluorescence transient analysis were more pronounced at the Douro site in 2017, indicating higher stress severity and impacts at this site, which boosted kaolin efficiency in alleviating summer stress. Under applied contexts, kaolin application can be considered a promising practice to minimise summer stress impacts in grapevines grown in Mediterranean-like climate regions.