Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Cognitive Emotional Training on Psychological Capitals in the Students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Background: The present study was conducted aiming to determine the effectiveness of Cognitive Emotional Training on psychological capitals in the students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Method: It was an experimental study with pretest, posttest and control group. The statistical population included adolescent with ODD studying at first high schools in the city of Tehran in academic year 2017-18. The samples included 30 adolescents with ODD who were selected through multistage clustered random sampling method and control groups (each group of 15). The experimental group received Cognitive Emotional Training during nine months while the control groups didn’t receive any intervention. Psychological capital and children and adolescents mental health questionnaires were used. The data analysis was conducted via SPSS 23 through ANCOVA (Due to separation of effect of pre-test scores) at the 0.05 error level. Results: The results showed that Cognitive Emotional Training has significantly influenced psychological capitals of the students with ODD (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the results showed that this therapy was able to significantly maintain its effect in time (p < 0.001). This training has been able to improve the psychological capital of students with ODD. Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that Cognitive Emotional Training using social and emotional techniques can influence psychological capitals of the students with ODD. Therefore Cognitive Emotional Training can be applied as an effective therapy in order to psychological capitals of the students with ODD
Modeling the segment interactions of Ukraine’s financial market

This study is devoted to assessing the level of individual segments interconnectedness within the financial market of Ukraine (FMU) and their dynamics in uncertain conditions. The methodology of the systematic approach is used to investigate the dynamic relationship between individual segments of the financial market of Ukraine, namely credit (deposit-credit) market, stock market (market of securities), government securities market, currency market, and interbank market. The study of financial market dynamics focuses on the description of the price indicators of individual market segments, which are monitored using time series analysis and statistical methods. The results of the time series assessment revealed the fractal characteristics of the Ukrainian financial market as a measure of sustainability (namely inertia). It is revealed that all segments of the financial market, except credit, are characterized by persistence. It is established that the development of market segments is uneven and is characterized as bifurcation. The credit segment is addicted to insider behavior and has the highest risk concentration. It is revealed that the foreign exchange market is still in crisis. The results of modeling the correlation relationships between market segments have shown that, in the presence of such relationships, they differ in the strength and nature of the interaction. They are volatile, unstable, and situational, dependent on external conditions. The credit market has a relationship with other segments, not significantly strong but stable. The results of the analysis indicate the dynamic development of segments within the Ukrainian financial market in the presence of interconnections between them. AcknowledgmentThe study was conducted within the framework of the State Budget of the Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman on the topic “Innovative development of banking activities in the integrated financial environment” (state registration number 0117U001178). &nbsp;
Multidisciplinary co-design optimization of the structure and control systems for large cable shovel considering cross-disciplinary interaction

Large cable shovel is a complex mechatronic system used for primary production in the open pit mine. For such structure-control highly coupled system, the conventional sequential design strategy (structure design followed by the control optimization in sequence) cannot manage this interaction adequately and explicitly. In addition, the large cable shovel consists of large number of sub-systems and/or disciplines, which also poses challenges to the global optimal design for large cable shovel. To enhance large cable shovel’s performance, an integrated design optimization strategy combining the structure-control simultaneous design (co-design) and the multidisciplinary design optimization is established in this study to perform the global optimization for the large cable shovel. In this proposed multidisciplinary co-design, the point-to-point trajectory planning method is extended to achieve the simultaneous optimization of the structure and control system. Besides the structure and control, the dynamics/vibration and energy consumption are taken into account in this multidisciplinary co-design. The objectives are to minimize the energy consumption per volume of ore and to minimize the excavating time. By comparing the multidisciplinary co-design and the conventional sequential design, it is found that the multidisciplinary co-design can not only make large cable shovel’s structure more compact with relatively small vibration, but also generate more flexible control speeds by making the best of the power motors.
Histamine and Other Biogenic Amines and Bacterial Isolation in Retail Canned Anchovies

ABSTRACT: Histamine and biogenic amine contents in retail canned anchovies were determined. Bacterial strains were isolated, and their histamine-producing capability was determined. The majority of canned anchovy products (80%) had histamine levels below the FDA guideline of 50 ppm. The sensory quality of products was relatively good. A few samples contained high levels of histamine (>1000 ppm). Overall, histamine contents in the products showed great lot-to-lot variations. Spermine and tyramine were commonly detected in all samples analyzed, regardless of their histamine contents. Bacterial counts in the products were mostly below the detection limit (102 CFU/g), and bacteria were frequently recovered with the enrichment of test samples in tryptic soy broth supplemented with 0.5% or 5% NaCl. Only Bacillus spp. , the nonhistamine formers, were isolated from these test products. Prolific histamine-forming bacteria were not detected in these canned anchovies.
Beyond Floral Batemania: Gender Biases in Selection for Pollination Success

For over a decade, Bateman's principle has been used to argue that the showy petals and sweet nectar of flowers are evolutionarily more male than female-that they are adaptations principally for promoting the export of pollen rather than the setting of seed. Here we present alternative views. (1) We question whether the assumptions of Bateman's principle have been generally upheld for angiosperms. (2) We present a path model that contradicts Bateman's principle by asserting that floral attractiveness characters might well affect fitness more deterministically through female than through male function. (3) We envision an episodic selection scenario that has the same outcome as Bateman's principle but is based specifically on the ecology and mechanics of pollination. In the end, we recognize that selection on the displays and rewards of flowers is probably often gender biased (one way or the other), but we warn against reflexive invocation of Bateman's principle, which is neither the only nor the best way to think about the problem.
Study of nitrate movement in a sandy loam soil

A study was conducted in sandy loam soil at Kharagpur, West Bengal (India) in 1996–1997 to assess the influence of different rates of nitrogen (N) fertilization on nitrate leaching. The nitrogen source was urea and there were four N fertilization treatments (70, 80, 100 and 120 kg N/ha), each having three replications arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD). The soil was irrigated to a field capacity at 50% available soil moisture depletion regime throughout the season and leaching losses were calculated. A sand tank was used to study the movement of pH, EC, calcium content and NO3-N in the leachate. pH, EC, calcium content was varied with respect to depth and time but due to the restriction of depth up to 105 cm, NO3-N concentration in the leachate remained constant up to 48 h of fertilizer application. A similar experiment was conducted in the field by collecting leachate up to a depth of 220 cm. Different doses of fertilizer application led to a build-up of NO3-N in the soil and vadose zone. Field results showed that the amount of NO3-N was positively correlated with soil depth up to 220 cm when fertilizer was applied in a single dose. This build-up acted as a reservoir, which could supply NO3-N to percolating water, which in turn carried NO3-N to the saturated zone. Statistical analysis was carried out with differential amounts of nitrogen and soil depth. Regression analysis was done to investigate the best fit of NO3-N movement with passage of time in different soil layers. The current study showed that at the shallow ground water table conditions (where groundwater table lies immediately below the root zone depth) with sandy loam topsoil, the application rate of commonly used nitrogenous fertilizer (urea) should not exceed 80 kg N/ha.
Bowel movement improvement by Mulukhiyah (Corchorus olitorius)-containing food (AOTSUBU®) consumption: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel- group comparison trial

Background: Mulukhiya (Corchorus olitorius) richly contains dietary fiber and is suggested to improve bowel movement. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of mulukhiya-derived dietary fiber (MDF) on the intestinal environment in healthy Japanese adult subjects. Methods: This randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study enrolled 22 healthy Japanese adult subjects who typically defecate three to five times per week and do not consume enough dietary fiber. All subjects were randomly allocated into the MDF group (4 men and 7 women; 45.1 ± 11.4 years) or the placebo group (3 men and 8 women; 41.6 ± 9.5 years) by using a computerized random number generator. Each subject was administered with assigned 30 tablets (active [77-mg dietary fiber] or placebo) daily for two weeks. We asked the subjects to record their defecation condition in a bowel movement diary from 1 week before the start of test food consumption to the day before two weeks after the start of the test-food consumption (three weeks in total). Then, we evaluated the items in the bowel movement diary such as the occupancy rate of enteric, organic acids in feces, and subjective symptoms related to constipation. Results: At one and two weeks after the start of the test-food consumption, the MDF group exhibited a significant increase in stool days, stool frequency, and stool volume compared with the placebo group (P < 0.05). Regarding the occupancy rate of enteric bacteria, Prevotella (P = 0.025) and Clostridium cluster IV (P = 0.045) were significantly increased in the MDF group compared with those in the placebo group at 2 weeks after the start of the test-food consumption. As for organic acids in feces, n-butyric acid was significantly higher in the MDF group than in the placebo group at 2 weeks after the start of the test-food consumption (P = 0.037). Furthermore, no safety concerns were noted. Conclusions: The consumption of MDF-containing food for 2 weeks resulted in the increase of stool frequency, stool volume, useful enteric bacteria, and organic acids in feces in healthy Japanese adult subjects. Clinical trial registration number: UMIN-CTR: UMIN000035613. Keywords: Mulukhiya, enterobacterial flora, dietary fiber, stool frequency, organic acid levels
TLR7 Polymorphism (rs179008 and rs179009) in HIV-Infected Individual Naïve to ART

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in the innate immune response to HIV infection. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TLR7 (Gln11Leu) gene has been associated with a rapid decline of CD4T cell count. Hence, we assessed the TLR7 (rs179008, Gln11Leu (A/T) and rs179009, IVS2-151 (A/G)) polymorphism in 150 HIV-infected individuals naïve to ART and 158 healthy controls. The genotyping of TLR7 Gln11Leu (A/T) and IVS2-151 (A/G) polymorphisms was done using the PCR-RFLP method. In univariate analysis, none of the genotype and haplotype of TLR7 Gln11Leu (A/T) and IVS2-151 (A/G) polymorphism differed significantly between HIV-infected individuals and healthy controls. The occurrence of TLR7 rs179009AG genotype in the codominant model and rs179009 AG-GG genotype in the dominant model was significantly reduced in HIV-infected individuals as compared to healthy controls (18.0% vs. 29.1%, OR = 0.42, P = 0.016; 26.7% vs. 36.7%, OR = 0.52, P = 0.016). TLR7 rs179009AG genotype was significantly underrepresented in the intermediate HIV disease stage compared with healthy controls (OR = 0.03, P = 0.04). TLR7 rs179009AG genotype expressed higher in tobacco-consuming HIV-infected individuals compared with nonusers (OR = 1.71, P = 0.47). In conclusion, rs179009 AG-GG and AG genotypes were found reduced in HIV-infected individuals as compared to healthy controls; their higher prevalence in health individuals clearly support that they are associated with reduced risk of acquisition of HIV-1 infection.
Midshaft clavicle fractures—when to operate

Midshaft clavicle fractures are some of the most commonly encountered musculoskeletal injuries in orthopaedics. Non-operative treatment for minimally displaced fractures has been widely accepted as the standard of care, while treatment for displaced fractures has remained controversial. However, the last two decades has seen an increase in randomized controlled trials comparing operative and non-operative management of these fractures. Multiple meta-analyses have been performed and demonstrate that operative intervention can significantly reduce the risk of nonunion and improve short-term shoulder function in the appropriate patient. After considering patient comorbidities and functional goals, midshaft clavicle fractures featuring >2 cm of shortening or ≥100% of displacement should be considered for open reduction and internal fixation. Re-operation rates for implant removal remain high, and patients should be counseled appropriately when considering surgical management.
Antinociceptive Effects of Pyridoxine, Thiamine, and Cyanocobalamin in Rats

Although they have been used clinically for a long time alone or in combination with NSAIDs in some painful conditions, such as neuralgia or inflammation, animal studies regarding the antinociceptive and antiinflammatory effects of B vitamins have been reported only occasionally.14 Electrophysiologically, nociceptive responses of spinal dorsal horn neurons were suppressed by B vitamins, and nociceptive activity of neurons in the thalamus was inhibited. Using male Wistar rats (emd WI-AF/Han, 280-360 g), we investigated the antinociceptive effects of the vitamins pyridoxine (B,), thiamine (B, ) , and cyanocobalamin (B,J in common animal models utilizing heat-, pressure-, and chemically induced pain.
Predator Control as Part of a Land Management System: Impacts on Breeding Success and Abundance of Passerines

Control of nest predators such as the Corvidae is regarded as an important component of the management system for wild gamebirds. Although there is strong evidence of an impact of corvid control on nesting success of passerines, the relative roles of nest predation, winter food and other potential influences on breeding abundance of passerines are poorly understood. This study investigates the implications for passerines of cessation of predator control within a game management system in lowland England. The paper discusses results for the two years following cessation of predator control, relative to those from earlier years. These preliminary results suggest that there are complex interactions between human behavioural influences, the abundance of species regarded as 'pests' and the abundance of those targeted for conservation.
Actinomycin D Induces Histone γ-H2AX Foci and Complex Formation of γ-H2AX with Ku70 and Nuclear DNA Helicase II*

Formation of γ-H2AX foci is a P. O.cellular response to genotoxic stress, such as DNA double strand breaks or stalled replication forks. Here we show that γ-H2AX foci were also formed when cells were incubated with 0.5 μg/ml DNA intercalating agent actinomycin D. In untreated cells, γ-H2AX co-immunoprecipitated with Ku70, a subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase, as well as with nuclear DNA helicase II (NDH II), a DEXH family helicase also known as RNA helicase A or DHX9. This association was increased manifold after actinomycin D treatment. DNA degradation diminished the amount of Ku70 associated with γ-H2AX but not that of NDH II. In vitro binding studies with recombinant NDH II and H2AX phosphorylated by DNA-dependent protein kinase confirmed a direct physical interaction between NDH II and γ-H2AX. Thereby, the NDH II DEXH domain alone, i.e. its catalytic core, was able to support binding to γ-H2AX. Congruently, after actinomycin D treatment, NDH II accumulated in RNA-containing nuclear bodies that predominantly co-localized with γ-H2AX foci. Taken together, these results suggest that histone γ-H2AX promotes binding of NDH II to transcriptionally stalled sites on chromosomal DNA.
Pod removal, shade, and defoliation effects on soybean yield, protein, and oil

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. ] yield formation in field environments can be either source-limited or sink-limited, depending on the assimilatory capacity of the mother plant relative to the assimilate demands of the developing seeds. Our objective was to evaluate yield and seed quality relationships under source-limited and sink-limited conditions during the seed-filling period, as protein and oil comprise on average more than 600 g kg ―1 of the soybean seed. Field experiments were conducted in five central Minnesota environments to examine the effects of multiple pod removal, shade, and defoliation treatments on soybean yield, seed size, seed protein concentration, and seed oil concentration. Pod removal, shade, and defoliation treatments each resulted in decreased yield and altered protein and oil concentrations relative to the control. Averaged across all levels for each treatment, pod removal increased seed size 19% over the control, while defoliation and shade resulted in respective seed size reductions of 7.7 and 15% when compared to the control. Despite differential treatment effects on individual seed growth, pod removal and shade treatments each resulted in increased seed protein concentration and decreased seed oil concentration. In contrast, defoliation resulted in seeds with lower protein concentration and higher oil concentration than pod removal and shade. Pod removal and shade effects on seed quality differed primarily in magnitude, as the average oil concentration across all shade treatments was 10 g kg ―1 lower than the average oil concentration across all pod removal treatments. No individual treatment resulted in increased oil concentration relative to the control.
Flight-range estimates for small trans-sahara migrants

Arguments in support of the non-stop and the intermittent strategies for crossing the Sahara have been based on data on the fat reserves of birds before the crossing and of birds grounded in the desert. In this paper, flight-range estimates were calculated and the necessary assumptions about air speed, energy input during flight, and energy equivalent of body reserves were evaluated. As examples, Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus and Garden Warblers Sylvia borin were investigated during autumn migration from two study sites north of the Sahara and two study sites in the desert. In still air, the flight-range for both species at all study sites was too short to reach the Sahel zone without refuelling. It is concluded that birds depend on tailwinds for a successful crossing, independent of a non-stop or an intermittent migratory strategy, and that weather conditions in autumn allow them to rely on tailwinds.
Rethinking Civilizational Identity from the Bottom Up: A Case Study of Russia and a Research Agenda

Abstract “Civilization” is surely among those concepts that are the most widely used in world political discourse but taken least seriously by contemporary social science. We argue for jettisoning this concept’s Huntingtonian baggage, which has led scholarship into a dead end, and developing a new body of theory on a different foundation, one grounded strongly in recent nonprimordial theories of identity and micro-level research into how ordinary people actually understand the civilizational appeals made by their elites. In what we believe to be the first systematic survey-based study of individual-level civilizational identification, we establish proof-of-concept by asking a question: What influences individuals’ primary identification of their own country with particular civilizational alternatives offered up by their elites? Pooling survey data gathered in Russia from 2013–2014, we confirm that civilizational identity reflects the influence of situational considerations and social construction processes. Whether individuals see Russia as part of purported “European,” “Eurasian,” or “Asian” civilizations depends heavily on gendered and nongendered socialization during the USSR period and factors as contingent as perceived economic performance. Results also confirm our expectation that Huntingtonian concepts fit poorly with real-world patterns of civilizational identification.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MINDFULNESS MODULE TO REDUCE AGGRESSION AMONG PRISON INMATES

The purpose of this research was to examine the positive effect of mindfulness among female prison inmates who are aggressive. Quantitative Quasi-experimental research methodology was used in this research where the empirical intervention was studied using purposive sampling. The sample consisted of 36 female inmates from one of the prisons in the Malaysian state. They were tested for mindfulness techniques and the measures were taken before and after intervention for six weeks. The research was conducted using survey questionnaires. Measurements were made using the “Mindful Attention Awareness Scale” for the measurement of mindfulness. Aggression questionnaire developed by Buss & Perry was used to measure aggression of inmates in terms of Physical Aggression (PA), Verbal Aggression (VA), Anger (A), and H (Hostility). The data collected were analyzed with SPSS version 25. The findings indicated that there is a correlation between mindfulness and aggression. The study also indicated that those who had practiced mindfulness showed less aggression, and built a strong bond with other participants in the group. There were PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences ISSN 2454-5899 571 limitations to the prison environment due to security reasons. Thus, it is recommended that the study be conducted in a non-prison environment to further strengthen the findings.
Convergence of online pairwise regression learning with quadratic loss

Recent investigations on the error analysis of kernel regularized pairwise learning initiate the theoretical research on pairwise reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (PRKHSs). In the present paper, we provide a method of constructing PRKHSs with classical Jacobi orthogonal polynomials. The performance of the kernel regularized online pairwise regression learning algorithms based on a quadratic loss function is investigated. Applying convex analysis and Rademacher complexity techniques, the bounds for the generalization error are provided explicitly. It is shown that the convergence rate can be greatly improved by adjusting the scale parameters in the loss function.