Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Let Him Who Is without Sin Cast the First Stone: Religious Struggle among Persons Convicted of Sexually Offending

Religiousness and spirituality have been identified as important factors in promoting desistance from sexual offending and as helpful coping resources with negative psychological consequences related to public registration. However, the potential mental health benefits, and detriments, of religiousness and spirituality for persons convicted of sexually offending have not been widely examined. Given the moral implications of their behavior and stigmatization by society, including from religious and spiritual communities, this study aimed to examine levels of religious struggle and their associations with symptoms of mental health among 30 men on the Maryland Sex Offense Registry. Relative to the normative sample, the mean level of spiritual transcendence, constructive perceptions of spirituality that develop within social, cultural, and educational contexts, was significantly lower within this sample. Conversely, religious struggle mean scores indicated that the men in this sample experienced significantly greater difficulties relative to God and their faith community. Greater levels of religious struggle were significantly related to higher neuroticism, greater self-reported shame, depression, anxiety, and hopelessness, as well as lower levels of self-compassion. Based on these preliminary findings, religious struggles may adversely influence the mental health of persons convicted of sexually offending. More research is needed to gain a better understanding of the associations between religiousness, spirituality, and mental health in this population. Future directions for research and clinical implications for mental health providers, including spiritually informed treatment approaches with persons convicted of sexually offending, are discussed.
Efecto del suministro in vivo de Lactobacillus casei en la alimentación de Cavia porcellus

El manejo sanitario de los sistemas de produccion se realiza con la adicion de antibioticos (APC) en el alimento; sin embargo, estas practicas han incrementado los problemas de resistencia por parte de las bacterias patogenas. A partir de esto se evaluo el efecto del suministro de L. casei en los parametros productivos y region gastrointestinal de esta especie. La investigacion se realizo en las instalaciones y laboratorios de la Universidad de Narino y se determinaron parametros zootecnicos, cuadro hematico, quimica sanguinea y analisis coprologico. De igual manera, se realizo histologia e inmunohistoquimica del intestino delgado de los animales. Se encontro que el suministro de la bacteria mostro parametros productivos similares a los obtenidos con los tratamientos testigos. Los resultados para quimica sanguinea y orina presentaron variaciones en cuanto a los datos de referencia, sin embargo, se debe tener en cuenta que los animales utilizados para la evaluacion presentan diferencia en cuanto al manejo, dado que la mayoria de reportes se tienen en animales de laboratorio y pocos en sistemas de produccion. Ademas, se observo disminucion en la presencia de lesiones gastrointestinales de los animales con suministro de L. casei. Los resultados demostraron la viabilidad del suministro de L. casei en cuyes.
Heterozygous variants in DCC

Objective To perform a comprehensive characterization of a cohort of patients with congenital mirror movements (CMMs) in Sweden. Methods Clinical examination with the Woods and Teuber scale for mirror movements (MMs), neuroimaging, navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS), and massive parallel sequencing (MPS) were applied. Results The cohort is ethnically diverse and includes a total of 7 patients distributed in 2 families and 2 sporadic cases. The degree of MMs was variable in this cohort. MPS revealed 2 novel heterozygous frameshift variants in DCC netrin 1 receptor (DCC). Two siblings harboring the pathogenic variant in c. 1466_1476del display a complex syndrome featuring MMs and in 1 case receptive-expressive language disorder, chorea, epilepsy, and agenesis of the corpus callosum. The second DCC variant, c.1729delG, was associated with a typical benign CMM phenotype. No variants in DCC, NTN1, RAD51, or DNAL4 were found for the 2 sporadic CMM cases. However, one of these sporadic cases had concomitant high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome and a homozygous variant in ERCC excision repair like 2 (ERCC6L2). Reorganized corticospinal projection patterns to upper extremities were demonstrated with nTMS. Conclusions The presence of chorea expands the clinical spectrum of syndromes associated with variants in DCC. Biallelic pathogenic variants in ERCC6L2 cause bone marrow failure, but a potential association with CMM remains to be studied in larger cohorts.
What Drives Online Transparency Practices at the Local Level? Evidence
 from 2222 Municipalities in Switzerland

Regarded as a core principle of good governance, transparent government communication has been discussed at the national level in particular. This article aims to extend this reflection by assessing the transparency practices of all Swiss municipalities in 2018, using an index of the volume of information published online (LTI). The results show that the practices of municipalities are very heterogeneous and that the population size and financial capacity of municipalities have a significant impact on the amount of information disseminated on their official websites.
Financial Innovation: Accelerating Financial Inclusion in South Asia

Financial innovation and financial inclusion are helping countries to achieve inclusive economic growth by mitigating poverty. The purpose of the chapter is to examine how financial innovation accelerating financial inclusion in South Asian countries. The uses of internet banking, mobile banking, short message service (SMS) banking, electronic banking (e-banking), agent banking, mobile money accounts, and mobile wallet banking is increasing at an increasing rate, which is engaging the unbanked people in the financial systems. The robust growth of the mobile ecosystem in South Asia is contributing broadly to the engagement of financial inclusion. The empirical analysis was done by using data from the Global Financial Inclusion Database (Global Findex) and Global Financial Development Database to see how automated financial products and services are conveniently receiving by the unbanked population. The results of the analysis show that many financial innovations in financial products and services delivery from financial technology is closing gaps in financial inclusion significantly.
Mammalian SWI/SNF collaborates with a polycomb-associated protein to regulate male germline transcription in the mouse

ABSTRACT A deficiency in BRG1, the catalytic subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, results in a meiotic arrest during spermatogenesis. Here, we explore the causative mechanisms. BRG1 is preferentially enriched at active promoters of genes essential for spermatogonial pluripotency and meiosis. In contrast, BRG1 is also associated with the repression of somatic genes. Chromatin accessibility at these target promoters is dependent upon BRG1. These results favor a model in which BRG1 coordinates spermatogenic transcription to ensure meiotic progression. In spermatocytes, BRG1 interacts with SCML2, a testis-specific PRC1 factor that is associated with the repression of somatic genes. We present evidence to suggest that BRG1 and SCML2 concordantly regulate genes during meiosis. Furthermore, BRG1 is required for the proper localization of SCML2 and its associated deubiquitylase, USP7, to the sex chromosomes during pachynema. SCML2-associated mono-ubiquitylation of histone H2A lysine 119 (H2AK119ub1) and acetylation of histone lysine 27 (H3K27ac) are elevated in Brg1cKO testes. Coincidentally, the PRC1 ubiquitin ligase RNF2 is activated while a histone H2A/H2B deubiquitylase USP3 is repressed. Thus, BRG1 impacts the male epigenome by influencing the localization and expression of epigenetic modifiers. This mechanism highlights a novel paradigm of cooperativity between SWI/SNF and PRC1. Summary: Epigenetic studies of BRG1 reveal for the first time that SWI/SNF and PRC1 cooperate during gametogenesis to regulate transcription.
Synthesis, optical and fluorescence properties of Mn-doped ZnS Quantum Dots

ZnS and 3% Mn: ZnS QDs were prepared by the hydrothermal method. The samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) and Fourier-transform Infrared spectroscopy (IR). UV-Vis spectroscopy data showed that the peaks of the prepared ZnS and Mn: ZnS samples display a hypochromic shift compared to that of the bulk ZnS. The calculated band-gap value of the ZnS and Mn: ZnS QDs are found to be 4.5 and 4.3 eV, respectively, and larger than that of bulk ZnS (3.68 eV) owing to strong quantum confinement. The calculated particle sizes from bandgap energies are found to be1.8 nm and 1.7 nm for ZnS and Mn: ZnS, respectively. The PL measurements showed that the emission intensity of ZnS QDs increased by doping with Mn2+. The fluorescence quantum yield (FLQY) of ZnS and 3% Mn: ZnS QDs is found to be 0.86 and 0.85, respectively. The incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency (IPCE) measurement was conducted to investigate the photovoltaic properties of ZnS and 3% Mn: ZnS QDs. At 370 nm, the measured IPCE (%) values are found to be 1.2 % and 2.1 % for ZnS and Mn: ZnS, respectively, suggesting that the Mn2+ dopant enhances the optical properties of the host crystal (ZnS QDs).
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THROUGH ELO RIVER RAFTING ECOTOURISM MAGELANG REGENCY

This community service aims to improve tour guides’ skills in delivering environmental education in English and enhance their environmental awareness attitude. The activity implementation method is direct method from preparation, implementation, evaluation, and discussion of follow-up efforts. The activity results indicate that the activity run well in accordance with the pre-determined targets and outcomes. The activity conducted provides an illustration that the training generates added value in environmental education conveyed in English to the visitors as well as to the tour guides in their attitude toward the environment. Follow-up efforts to be executed next year include creating a profile of each tree around the Elo River and environmental-themed photo spots.
Harnessing indigenous knowledge for climate change-resilient water management – lessons from an ethnographic case study in Iran

ABSTRACT Through an in-depth ethnographic case study, we explore water management practices within the Jiroft County province in Iran and discuss the applicability of indigenous knowledge of regional water management to the resource governance of arid regions across the world. We explore, through qualitative analysis, the relationship between community social structure, indigenous knowledge, water management technologies and practices, and water governance rules under conditions of anthropogenic climate change. From participant observational and interview data (n = 32), we find that historically-dependent community roles establish a social contract for water distribution. Cultural conventions establish linked hierarchies of water ownership, profit-sharing and social responsibility; collectively they construct an equitable system of role-sharing, social benefit distribution, socio-ecological resilience and adaptive capacity in the face of climate change-induced drought. We conclude that the combination of hierarchical land ownership-based water distribution and what we term ‘bilateral compensatory mutual assistance’ for the lowest-profit agricultural water users, provides a model of spontaneous common pool resource management that bolsters community drought resilience. We use this case to proffer recommendations for adapting other centralized, grey infrastructure and regulatory models of water management from lessons learned from this spontaneous adaptive management case.
A Fair Power Allocation Approach to OFDM-Based NOMA with Consideration of Clipping

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-based non-orthogonal multiple access (OFDM-NOMA) is a competitive solution to achieve a capacity gain over orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-based orthogonal multiple access (OFDM-OMA). However, a major drawback of OFDM-based systems is the high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). Clipping is widely used for PAPR reduction, but it will degrade the capacity performance. Motivated by this fact, a fair user signal power allocation approach to OFDM-NOMA with clipping is proposed, where the power allocation factor is selected from a fair region. This approach fulfills the demand that OFDM-NOMA capacity can always outperform OFDM-OMA capacity for each paired user, regardless of the user pairing criteria, making it applicable for implementation using any scheduling paradigms. Therefore, the proposed approach can also be viewed as a solution to address fairness for the cell edge user in OFDM-NOMA systems. Both the theoretical and numerical results indicate that, although the capacity performance of OFDM-NOMA and OFDM-OMA is decreased and restrained at a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by clipping, applying the proposed approach on OFDM-NOMA can still meet the aforementioned demand. Besides, it is shown that both the lower and upper bounds of the fair region are increased with a decreasing of clipping ratio.
Predictions for the FAST telescope’s CRAFTS extragalactic H i survey

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) has started the Commensal Radio Astronomy FasT Survey (CRAFTS). In this paper, we use the technical parameters of FAST derived from commissioning observations to simulate the completeness function for extragalactic H i survey of CRAFTS, H i galaxies from two kinds of mock catalogues are selected. One is generated by Monte Carlo simulation based on the interpolated mass–velocity width function of the ALFALFA $100{{\ \rm per\ cent}}$ (a.k.a. α.100) catalogue. The other is constructed by semi-analytical N-body simulation based on the ΛCDM model. Our results suggest that a two-pass CRAFTS extragalactic H i survey will be able to detect nearly 4.8 × 105 galaxies, from which the ‘faint end’ slope of the H i mass function (HIMF) can be recovered to $\mathrm{10^{7}\, M_{\odot }}$ and the ‘knee mass’ of the HIMF can be measured to a redshift of 0.1. Considering the radio frequency interference status and sensitivity limitation, CRAFTS will be efficient in detecting H i galaxies at redshifts below 0.1, which implies a tremendous potential in exploring the galaxy interactions in different environments and the spatial distribution of H i galaxies in the local universe.
THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY FOR POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT THYROID NODULES

Amac: Bu calismada tiroid nodullerindeki malignite olasiligini ultrasonografi (US) ozelliklerinin ongorme seviyesini arastirmayi amacladik. Gerec ve Yontem: Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi’nde, 2005 ila 2012 yillari arasinda total tiroidektomi ameliyati olan 619 hastada 726 nodul geriye donuk olarak incelendi. Tiroid nodullerinin US ozellikleri kaydedildi, patoloji raporlari ile karsilastirilarak eslestirildi ve US ozelliklerin tanisal degeri hesaplandi. Bulgular: Calismaya alinan hastalarda kadin orani (%86,9) olup, ortalama yas 46,3 olarak hesaplandi. Tiroid kanseri 374 (%51,7) nodulde tespit edilirken, en sik kanser turu %97 (n=341) oranla papiller tiroid kanseriydi. Tiroid nodulunde mikrokalsifikasyon (p=0,0001), duzensiz sinir (p=0,001) ve hipoekojenite (p=0,038) varligi malignite ile korelasyon gosterdi. Mikrokalsifikasyon ve duzensiz sinir ozelliklerinin kanser ongorusu bakimindan ozgullugu yuksek (>%80) bulundu. Nodulde bu supheli US ozelliklerinden hicbirinin olmamasi selim hastaligi (p=0,0001) tahmin etti. Artan US supheli ozelliklerin sayisi, artan ozgulluk, pozitif prediktif deger ve olasilik orani ile malign hastaligi ongordu. Mikro kalsifikasyonlar ve duzensiz sinir tiroid kanserini ongormek icin yuksek ozgulluge (>%80) sahipti. Sonuc: Bir tiroid nodulunde mikrokalsifikasyon, duzensiz sinir ve hipoekojenite varliginda tiroid kanseri olasiligi anlamli sekilde yuksektir. Malignite ongorusu acisindan ozgullugu en yuksek bulgular mikrokalsifikasyon ve duzensiz sinirdir. Bir noduldeki supheli US ozelliklerinin sayisi arttikca malignite olasiligi da paralel olarak anlamli sekilde artar.
Toward More Inclusive Education: An Empirical Test of the Universal Design for Learning Conceptual Model Among Preservice Teachers

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) holds considerable promise to create inclusive educational environments. Nevertheless, the most recent theoretical UDL model, which includes both teachers’ philosophy and praxis of teaching, has never been tested empirically. Therefore, this study aims to validate the UDL model as a “whole” among preservice teachers. Results show that the three philosophical constructs of UDL predict the performance of preservice teachers’ practices associated with UDL. These constructs are growth mindset about learning, self-efficacy to implement inclusion, and self-regulation and motivation for teaching. Results also show that preservice teachers think and reason about UDL not as three separate principles (i.e., engagement, representation, action, and expression) but in an interrelated way as the analysis shows them to be a unidimensional factor. Finally, this article discusses the implications of a validated model on UDL for teacher-educators, practitioners, and researchers.
Principles of pulse electron paramagnetic resonance

This book explains the foundations of pulse EPR, a field of spectroscopy which has now come of age and has found widespread application in investigations of structure, dynamics, and function of biological systems and synthetic materials. For the first time a systematic overview of the whole field is given, including coverage of Fourier-transform EPR, relaxation measurements, electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM), pulse electron- nuclear double resonance (ENDOR), pulse electron-electron double resonance (ELDOR), transient nutation, and a number of advanced techniques. Researchers approaching the field will find here the basic theory as well as a description and critical evaluation of the existing methods needed for selecting the proper experiment, conducting it, and analysing the results. The experienced researcher active in the field should find this book a useful reference and a guide to adapting EPR pulse sequences to new problems.
Subgrade stabilisation mixtures with EAF steel slag: an experimental study followed by field implementation

ABSTRACT This study investigates the viability of using electric-arc-furnace steel slag (EAF SS)-blast furnace slag (BFS) and EAF SS-Class C fly ash (FA) mixtures as a replacement for lime or cement in subgrade stabilisation applications and describes the implementation and performance of the selected mixture in the field. In order to decide on the proportions of EAF SS, BFS and Class C FA to be used in the field, tests were performed to obtain the Proctor compaction curves and the Atterberg limits (AL) of mixtures of soil-7% EAF SS-3% BFS and soil-7% EAF SS-3% Class C FA; in addition, the one dimensional swelling behaviour of samples prepared with these mixtures was monitored for over two months. The strength of the stabilised mixtures was determined through unconfined compressive (UC) strength tests. Based on the laboratory test results, the soil-7% EAF SS-3% Class C FA mixture was selected and implemented as a subgrade material in a pavement project in Indiana. Field subgrade compaction quality control was done by performing Dynamic Cone Penetration Tests (DCPT) and Nuclear Gauge (NG) density tests. No cracks or signs of distress were observed on the surface of the subgrade before and after placement of the base course and concrete.
Comparing dominance hierarchy methods using a data-splitting approach with real-world data

The development of numerical methods for inferring social ranks has resulted in an overwhelming array of options to choose from. Previous work has established the validity of these methods through the use of simulated datasets, by determining whether a given ranking method can accurately reproduce the dominance hierarchy known to exist in the data. Here, we offer a complementary approach that assesses the reliability of calculated dominance hierarchies by asking whether the calculated rank order produced by a given method accurately predicts the outcome of a subsequent contest between two opponents. Our method uses a data-splitting “training–testing” approach, and we demonstrate its application to real-world data from wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) collected over 3 years. We assessed the reliability of seven methods plus six analytical variants. In our study system, all 13 methods tested performed well at predicting future aggressive outcomes, despite some differences in the inferred rank order produced. When we split the dataset with a 6-month training period and a variable testing dataset, all methods predicted aggressive outcomes correctly for the subsequent 10 months. Beyond this 10-month cut-off, the reliability of predictions decreased, reflecting shifts in the demographic composition of the group. We also demonstrate how a data-splitting approach provides researchers not only with a means of determining the most reliable method for their dataset but also allows them to assess how rank reliability changes among age–sex classes in a social group, and so tailor their choice of method to the specific attributes of their study system.
HAEMAGGLUTINATION ACTIVITY OF THE EXTRACTS FROM SOME VIETNAM MARINE INVERTEBRATES

Aqueous extracts from 21 species of Vietnam marine invertebrates, including 11 bivalve and 10 gastropod species, were examined for haemagglutination activity using native and enzyme-treated different animal and human erythrocytes. The 8 bivalve and 10 gastropod species were found to have haemagglutinination activities toward at least one type of erythrocyte tested. A total of 86% of marine invertebrate species surveyed were active. Strong activity was detected in extracts from two bivalve species (Tridacna squamosa and Geloina coaxans) and three gastropod species (Tutufa rubeta, Pleuroploca trapezium and Tectus conus) with enzyme-treated rabbit, horse and human A, B, O erythrocytes. In a haemagglutination–inhibition test with various monosaccharides and glycoproteins, haemagglutination activities of two extracts from T. rubeta and P. trapezium had no affinity for any of the monosaccharides and glycoproteins tested, while activities of the extracts from T. squamosa and T. conus were strongly inhibited by porcine stomach mucin tested, suggesting the presence of lectins specific for O-glycans of these species. The activities of four marine invertebrate extracts were stable over a wide range ofpH and temperature. The haemagglutination activities of T. rubeta and P. trapezium extracts were independent of the presence of divalent cations, whereas the haemagglutination activity of extracts from T. squamosa and T. conus were slightly dependent on the presence of divalent cations. The results suggest that Vietnam marine invertebrates may be good sources of useful lectins for biochemical and biomedical applications.