Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Edinburgh Research Explorer Imagining an ideal husband

This article is about “marriage talk” and the forms of imagination and aspiration that it entails. It draws on discussions and debates about ideal husbands among young Somali Muslim women in Britain who, in recent years, have begun practising Islam. Through these debates, these women draw on various different discourses, values, norms and ideals to re-think and re-imagine themselves in relation to multiple others, including kin, friends and God. Marriage, I argue, is a site of aspiration (Khan 2012), as it engages the ethical imagination—the means and modes by which individuals re-imagine relations to self and others (Moore 2011). By reflecting on, discussing and imagining a future spouse, these young women draw on different forms of knowledge in relation to enlarged visions of self and other. I demonstrate that analyses of the complexly constituted Muslim subject (Schielke 2010a, Deeb and Harb 2013) need to pay attention not only to the coexistence of multiple moral registers or rubrics, but also to how these connect to the ways in which individuals imagine new ways of being. The article brings to the fore the importance of intersubjectivity and shines light on the processes of imagining and aspiring, which are crucial for an understanding of the complex lives of young women who turn to practise Islam.
Certiﬁed Defenses Against Near-Subspace Unrestricted Adversarial Attacks

The security implications of adversarial examples for neural networks have motivated the adversarial learning community to obtain certiﬁable defenses against adversarial attacks. These certiﬁcation schemes obtain provable lower bounds, called robustness certiﬁcates, on the level of adversarial contamination per input sample up to which the classiﬁer output is accurate. However, most existing certi-ﬁcation schemes do not exploit sparse or low-rank properties of the input data distribution, leading to certiﬁcates that are too small, require expensive high probability computations, and are applicable to (cid:96) p bounded contaminations. In this work, we assume that our data approximately lies in a union of low-dimensional linear subspaces, and develop a theory of adversarial robustness for subspace-sparse clas-siﬁers. The resultant geometric understanding of the behavior of our classiﬁers enables us to obtain norm-independent certiﬁcation regions. In other words, we can provably defend against speciﬁc unrestricted adversarial attacks.
A Truth Serum for Non-Bayesians: Correcting Proper Scoring Rules for Risk Attitudes

Proper scoring rules provide convenient and highly efficient tools for incentive-compatible elicitations of subjective beliefs. As traditionally used, however, they are valid only under expected value maximization. This paper shows how they can be generalized to modern ("non-expected utility") theories of risk and ambiguity, yielding mutual benefits: users of scoring rules can benefit from the empirical realism of non-expected utility, and analysts of ambiguity attitudes can benefit from efficient measurements using proper scoring rules. An experiment demonstrates the feasibility of our generalization. Copyright 2009, Wiley-Blackwell.
Different Positive Feelings Leading to Different Ad Evaluations: The Case of Coziness, Excitement, and Romance

This study contributes to the debate about the valence-based versus the multi-dimensional views of feelings. By conducting an experiment using 317 subjects, we compared the differential impact of three different positive feelings on ad effectiveness. Support for the multi-dimensional view of feelings was found in the sense that ad- and context-evoked coziness, excitement and romance had a different impact on attitudes to ads. Moreover, in the area of context effects further support for the multi-dimensional view of feelings was found: the exciting, the romantic and the cozy ads scored best after recounting a feeling-congruent story.
Mechanisms of drug-induced apoptosis in human leukemia

Objective Tetrahydroxyquinone is a molecule best known as a primitive anti-cataract drug, but is also a highly redox active molecule which can take part in a redox cycle with semiquinone radicals, leading to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Its potential as an anticancer drug has not been investigated.
Compatibility of Trichoderma isolates with selected fungicides in vitro.

M. RANGANATHSWAMY*, A.K. PATIBANDA, G.S. CHANDRASHEKHAR, D. SANDEEP, S.B. MALLESH AND H.B. HALESH KUMAR Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA) INDIA Department of Plath Pathology, College of Agriculture, BAPATLA (KARNATAKA) INDIA Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA) INDIA Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, DHARWAD (KARNATAKA) INDIA Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Bheemarayagudi, Shahpur, YADGIR (KARNATAKA) INDIA
the stability

In this work the mechanical response of hyper-elastic spherical membranes subjected to dynamic inﬂation is revisited. Speciﬁcally, a comprehensive analysis on the role that the constitutive behaviour of the material has on the mechanical stability of the membrane has been developed. Six diﬀerent strain-energy functions, frequently used to approximate the constitutive behaviour of elastomeric solids, have been considered: three of the Mooney-Rivlin class and three of the Ogden class. For all the constitutive models used, the material parameters have been obtained from Bucchi and Hearn (2013a,b), where the same set of experimental results was used to calibrate the models. We show that essential features of the dynamic response of the spherical shell are closely related to the strain-energy function selected to describe the constitutive behaviour of the membrane. As reported by Bucchi and Hearn (2013a,b), this issue is frequently overlooked within the literature since too often only one strain-energy function is used to address this type of dynamic problems.
Is corporate tax avoidance associated with investment efficiency?

: The purpose of this study is to examine the association between investment efficiency and corporate tax avoidance. Using a large sample of U.S. firms over the period 1993-2016, we show that there is a positive association between corporate tax avoidance activities and investment inefficiency. Moreover, we find that the association is mediated by financial statement readability, financial statement comparability and product market competition. Our results are robust to alternative measures of both tax avoidance and investment inefficiency. Propensity score matching (PSM), difference-in-difference (DID), and two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression analyses confirm our results and mitigate any potential endogeneity issues that might result from the effect of omitted variables, reverse causality or model misspeciﬁcation.
PUTTING NEW ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Based on a new economic geography (NEG) model by Puga (1999), we use the equilibrium wage equation to estimate two key structural model parameters for the NUTS II EU regions. These estimations enable us to come up with an empirically grounded free-ness of trade parameter. In line with NEG theory, the estimation results show that a spatial wage structure exists for the EU regions. By going back to the theoretical model we then analyze the implications of the free-ness of trade parameter for the degree of agglomeration. Our main findings suggest that agglomeration forces still have only a limited spatial reach in the EU. Agglomeration forces appear to be rather localized. At the same time, confronting our empirical results with the underlying new economic geography model also brings out the limitations of empirical research in new economic geography. JEL Code: F12, J31, R12. Steven Brakman Department of Economics University of Groningen P.O. Box 800 9700 AV Groningen The Netherlands s.brakman@rug.nl Harry Garretsen Utrecht School of Economics Utrecht University Vredenburg 138 3511 BG Utrecht The Netherlands h.garretsen@econ.uu. nl Marc Schramm Utrecht School of Economics Utrecht University Vredenburg 138 3511 BG Utrecht The Netherlands m.schramm@econ.uu. nl Revised version of a paper presented at the HWWA conference “New Economic GeographyClosing the Gap between Theory and Empirics”, October 14-15 2004, Hamburg. This paper builds upon research carried out in collaboration with the Netherlands’ Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) in The Hague. We would like to thank our discussant Thierry Mayer, an anonymous referee, Antonio Ciccone, Maarten Bosker, Matthieu Crozet, Joeri Gorter, Albert van der Horst, Thijs Knaap, Charles van Marrewijk and Diego Puga for comments and suggestions. We also would like to thank Steven Poelhekke for excellent research assistance. Finally, we are indebted to Dirk Stelder and Bertus Talsma for their help with the multiregion simulations.
Local Culture and Rural Development: Findings from Ireland, Pennsylvania, and Alaska

The developmental trajectories of communities are routinely explained by reference to economic history, human capital deficits, or the structure of local labour markets. The role of local culture in understanding community development or in interpreting empirical research has received less attention. We believe culture plays an important independent role in shaping community debate and action. Framing community as an interactional field emphasises the opportunities created when people who share interests come together to address local problems. Interaction and local culture are essential parts of community and community development. Appreciating community uniqueness and local culture helps in the interpretation of study data and clarifies development trajectories. Research from Ireland, Pennsylvania and Alaska illustrates the linkages between local culture and community development.
An Early Permian brachiopod–gastropod fauna from the Calytrix Formation, Barbwire Terrace, Canning Basin, Western Australia

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Optimal retirement bene fi t guarantees

The majority of countries that switched to funded private account retirement systems opted to complement such systems with explicit guarantees to retirees and agents saving for retirement. The motivation was that a social insurance system should provide a minimum standard of living in retirement. This paper studies the optimal design of such guarantees. Particular attention is paid to moral hazard, i.e. the incentive to take more risk once the guarantees are in place. Surprisingly, the simple policy of complementing private accounts with a fixed annuity in retirement is shown to be an optimal policy in the baseline model. It is also shown that the standard practice of pricing retirement benefit guarantees as contingent claims and then choosing the minimum cost guarantee may be a misleading indicator for welfare comparisons between alternative policies.
PENGARUH NON-PERFORMING LOAN (NPL) DAN LOAN TO DEPOSIT RATIO (LDR) TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN LABA PADA PT. BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK UNIT SUKAWATI CABANG GIANYAR

Pertumbuhan laba yang stabil dan terus mengalami peningkatan adalah tujuan suatu perusahaan khususnya perusahaan perbankan, sehingga sangat penting bagi perusahaan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh gambaran sejauh mana kontribusi Non-Performing Loan (NPL) dan Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) terhadap pertumbuhan laba. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia Unit Sukawati Cabang Gianyar. Pengumpulan data yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan teknik studi dokumentasi. Dari hasil penelitian analisis data menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan Non-Performing Loan (NPL) dan Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) mempunyai pengaruh secara signifikan terhadap pertumbuhan laba yang dibuktikan dengan nilai F hitung 16,792 > dari nilai F tabel 3,25. Non-Performing Loan (NPL) mempunyai pengaruh secara negatif dan signifikan terhadap pertumbuhan laba yang ditunjukkan dengan nilai t1-hitung variabel Non-Performing Loan (NPL) (X1) adalah -2,703 dan nilai t-tabel adalah - 1,68709 (t1-hitung < t-tabel). Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) mempunyai pengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadap pertumbuhan laba yang ditunjukkan dengan nilai t2-hitung variabel Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) (X2) adalah 2,057 dan nilai t-tabel adalah 1,68709 (t2-hitung > t-tabel).
Observation of accelerated beam ion population during edge localized modes in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

The interaction between fast-ions and edge localized modes (ELMs) is investigated by means of fast-ion loss detector measurements. Fast-ion losses are increased during ELMs exhibiting a 3D filamentary-like behaviour. An accelerated beam ion population has been observed during ELMs in a tokamak for the first time. Tomographic inversion of the measured fast-ion losses reveal multiple velocity-space structures. Attending to the experimental observations, an acceleration mechanism is proposed based on a resonant interaction between the beam ions and parallel electric fields emerging during the ELM crash. The key experimental observations can be qualitatively reproduced by full-orbit following simulations of fast-ions in the presence of the ELM magnetic and electric perturbation fields. Our findings may shed light on the possible contribution of fast-ions to the ELM stability and the transient heat loads on plasma facing components.
Poverty reduction of the disabled : livelihood of persons with disabilities in the Philippines

Part 1. Circumstances of Persons with Disabilities in Developing Countries 1. Disability and Development in the International Context, Soya Mori 2. Legal and Institutional Circumstances of Persons in Disabilities in the Philippines, Celia Reyes, Aubrey Tabuga and Christian Mina Part 2. Statistical Exploration of the Livelihood of Persons with Disabilities 3. Background of the Field Survey in Metro Manila, Jose Ramon Albert, Celia Reyes, Aubrey Tabuga and Christian Mina 4. Livelihood, Tatsufumi Yamagata 4. Access to Education, Celia Reyes 5. Occupation, Christian Mina 7. Policy Outreach, Aubrey Tabuga Part 3. Conclusion 8. Lessons for Other Developing Countries, Soya Mori, Celia Reyes and Tatsufumi Yamagata
Running Tittle: Films from emulsions of low-methoxyl pectin and recovered sunflower waxes

BACKGROUND: Edible films were obtained from aqueous emulsions prepared with low-methoxyl pectin at different concentrations (10, 20 and 30 g kg -1 ) and two sunflower wax samples recovered from two waste samples of filter cakes produced in the winterization process of sunflower oil. The two sunflower waxes samples recovered (from the normal hybrid, NSFW and from the high-oleic hybrid, HOSFW) were added in three proportions (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 g/g pectin). Films were evaluated according to their structure, water resistance, water vapor permeability, mechanical properties and thermal behavior. RESULTS: In general, good dispersion of the lipid material was observed in the cross sections of the film. Increase in the water resistance (lower swelling index and water adsorption) was associated with a greater pectin content crosslinked with Ca +2 and the hydrophobic nature of waxes. The reduction in water vapor transfer rates was
UNDERSTANDING OUR MEMORY CAN INCREASE PASSWORD MEMORABILITY

Passwords are the most common authentication mechanism, that are only increasing with time. Previous research suggests that users cannot remember multiple passwords. Therefore, users adopt insecure password practices, such as password reuse in response to their perceived memory limitations. The critical question not currently examined is whether users‘ memory capabilities for password recall are actually related to having a poor memory. This issue is imperative: if insecure password practices result from having a poor memory, then future password research and practice should focus on increasing the memorability of passwords. If, on the other hand, the problem is not solely related to memory performance, but to users‘ inaccurate perception of their memory, then future research needs to examine why this is the case and how such false perception can be improved. In this paper we examined this conundrum by contextualizing the memory theory of metamemory, to the password security context. We argue, based on our contextualized metamemory theory, that the recall of multiple passwords is not related to users‘ memory capabilities, and therefore users are able to actually remember more passwords than they think. Instead, we argue that users‘ perceptions of their memories abilities, in terms of password memory capacity; perceived control over their memory; motivation to remember; and their understanding of their memory, explains why users cannot remember their passwords. We tested our contextualized metamemory theory in the password security context through a longitudinal experiment, examining over 3500 passwords. The results suggest that our contextualized metamemory theory, rather than the general metamemory theory explains password recall. This study has important implications for research in password security, and practice.
Children's sport - the physiological effects of a season's participation

The purpose of the study was two-fold: (i) to investigate the relative exercise intensities of pre-adolescent children participating in competitive games and practices of basketball, badminton, netball and tennis. (ii) to examine physiological, anthropometric and strength profiles of pre-adolescent children from the above mentioned sporting groups, as well as a control group, (who were not involved in organised sporting activities) over a period of three months corresponding to a season's participation in the sporting groups. For the purpose of the study an assumption was made. This assumption was that under steady state incremental conditions the heart rate and oxygen uptake relationship is as linear in children as it is in adults.
The Effect of L1 - L2 Vowel Category Mapping on L2 Word learning:

Adult language learners often face challenges perceiving unfamiliar speech sounds. Models of second language (L2) speech perception suggest that adults learn L2 through the “filter” of their first language (L1), frequently resulting in misperception and the production of accented speech. The present study had two goals: 1) to examine the learning of a demanding L2 speech contrast by English listeners, and 2) to investigate the role of cognitive resources when learning novel phoneme categories. The first goal was achieved by asking English listeners to learn Arabic vowels embedded in word-like contexts. Unlike English, Arabic uses vowel length as a primary acoustic cue to vowels. English speakers who had no experience with Arabic were presented 36 pseudo-words containing Arabic vowels in a word-learning experiment. The stimuli contained three Arabic short vowels /i,u,a/ and their long counterparts. The task required listeners to learn to associate the pseudo-words with complex images of non-existent objects. The second goal of the study was achieved by looking at the relationship between learning performance and two types of cognitive resources, working memory and attention. Working memory was measured using a span task and the attention was measured using the Attention Network Task. Results yielded no statistically significant effect of vowel type or length on word learnability, nor did participants’ performance on the word-learning task improve significantly over five learning blocks. A small, nonsignificant positive relationship between attentional capacity and overall performance was observed. The results indicate that although listeners may have been able to perceive the difference between the Arabic vowels, learning to associate the novel phonemes to novel concepts may have been too difficult for participants. Suggestions for future work are discussed.
Functional investigation of solute carrier family 35, member F2 (SLC35F2) in three cellular models of the primate blood–brain barrier

Understanding the mechanisms of drug transport across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is an important issue for regulating the pharmacokinetics of drugs in the central nervous system. In this study, we focused on solute carrier family 35, member F2 (SLC35F2), whose mRNA is highly expressed in the BBB. SLC35F2 protein was enriched in isolated mouse and monkey brain capillaries relative to brain homogenates and was localized exclusively on the apical membrane of MDCKII cells and brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPS-BMECs). SLC35F2 activity was assessed using its substrate, YM155, and pharmacological experiments revealed SLC35F2 inhibitors, such as famotidine (half-maximal inhibitory concentration, 160  M). Uptake of YM155 was decreased by famotidine or SLC35F2 siRNA transfection in immortalized human BMECs (hCMEC/D3 cells). Furthermore, famotidine significantly inhibited the apical-to-basal (A-to-B) transport of YM155 in primary cultured monkey BMECs and hiPS-BMECs. Crucially, SLC35F2-knockout diminished the A-to-B transport and intracellular accumulation of YM155 in hiPS-BMECs. By contrast, in studies using an in situ brain perfusion technique, neither deletion of Slc35f2 nor famotidine reduced brain uptake of YM155, even though YM155 is a substrate of mouse SLC35F2. YM155 uptake was decreased significantly by losartan and naringin, inhibitors for the organic anion transporting polypeptide 1A4 (OATP1A4). These findings suggest SLC35F2 is a functional transporter in various cellular models of the primate BBB that delivers its substrates to the brain and that its relative importance in the BBB is modified by differences in the expression of OATPs between primates and This study demonstrated that SLC35F2 is a functional drug influx transporter in three different cellular models of the primate blood–brain barrier (i.e., hCMEC/D3 cells, primary cultured monkey BMECs, and hiPS-BMECs), but has limited roles in mouse brain. SLC35F2 facilitates apical-to-basal transport across the tight cell monolayer. These findings will contribute to the development of improved strategies for targeting drugs to the central nervous system. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that SLC35F2 is a functional drug transporter in the BBB and that it facilitates YM155 uptake and A-to-B transport in various cellular models of the primate BBB. Our findings contribute to an improved understanding of the drug transport mechanisms in the BBB and to the construction of better drug development strategies for brain targeting or avoiding CNS side effects.
Edinburgh Research Explorer The Mandarin Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST)

This study examined sex differences in relation to developmental profiles and autistic traits in a general population in mainland China. Boys on average had significantly higher scores on the Mandarin CAST than girls. This association was not influenced by age and was still observed when missing data were handled using different approaches. Autistic traits were found to be significantly higher in boys than in girls on seven Mandarin CAST items. This study provides evidence for sex differences in autistic traits in a Chinese culture