Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Associations Between Drinking, Condom Use Resistance, and Condom Use Among College Students

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DRINKING, CONDOM USE RESISTANCE, AND CONDOM USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS Caitlin B. Turner Old Dominion University, 2019 Director: Dr. Cathy Lau-Barraco Alcohol use and sexual intercourse are common behaviors among young adults in college. Drinking is considered a risk factor for unprotected sexual intercourse. Having condomless sex is associated with increased risk of contracting an STI or becoming pregnant unintentionally. Although correct and consistent condom use protects against such consequences, many individuals may resist condom use during sexual intercourse. As such, condom use resistance beliefs may be the factor through which alcohol reduces condom use. Evidence from Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), Alcohol Expectancy Theory, and a body of evidence supports individual beliefs to be predictive of condom use intentions and behavior. However, limited research has explored the belief-behavior relationship within condom use resistance. Resistance beliefs and sex-specific alcohol expectancies may contribute to risky condom use. Thus, a theoretical model was proposed whereby the relationship between drinking and condom use behavior may be explained by both belief components (i.e., sex-related alcohol expectancies, condom use resistance norms, and condom use resistance self-efficacy) and intentions to resist condoms. Specifically, the aims of this study were to 1) examine the correlations between all model variables, 2) examine the direct effects in the conceptual model, 3) test each sequential mediation pathway from alcohol consumption to condom use and compare the relative strength of each mediation pathway from alcohol use to condom use, 4) examine potential gender differences in each sequential mediation pathway from alcohol consumption to condom use, and compare the relative strength of each mediation pathway from alcohol consumption to condom use within each gender. Results supported the application of TPB constructs in the context of condom use resistance and condom use. Sex-related alcohol expectancies, condom use resistance norms, and resistance self-efficacy were not supported as mediators. Additionally, the theoretical model was not found to differ based on gender. These results addressed gaps in the literature and contributed to the understanding of drinking as a risk factor for condom use resistance and thus, decreased condom use. Future research on the relationship between alcohol and condom use may benefit from event-level or ecological momentary assessment to parse apart belief and intoxication effects on condom use.
Kids' behaviour at birth in local goats of Rohilkhand

The present study was conducted during December 2002 to April 2003, at sheep and goat production farm, IVRI Izatnagar, on 15 pregnant local goats of Rohilkhand region. The does were divided into 3 treatment group(1 ,2 and 3) and were fed different levels of concentrate mixture, viz. 350 g/d (control), 420g/d, 28Og/d, respectively, alongwith ad lib.green oat (in weighed quantity) from 4 weeks prior to kidding up to the date of kidding. The kids born from these 15 goats were utilized for studying the various behavioral developments from birth up to 6 hr and for survival rate till 8 weeks of their age. The present study revealed the birth of 19 kids; out ofwhich only 15 survived (78.95%). The sex: ratio between male and female was 9:10. the sex of the kids significantly affected the development of various behaviour among kids within 6 hr after birth and male kids took more time to learn various behavioural activities after birth than female kids. The number of attempts for teat-seeking significantly higher in kids belonging to treatment group 1 or treatment group 2 than those belonging to treatment group 3. Higher pre-kidding body-weight of does led to lesser number of attempts to first stand, earlier standing and earlier urination by their kids. The number of attempts to first stand made by kids with higher birth-weight, were signilicantly lower than the kids with lower birth-weight.
Keragaman Fenotipik dan Pendugaan Jarak Genetik pada Ayam Lokal dan Ayam Broiler Menggunakan Analisis Morfologi (PHENOTYPIC VARIATION AND ESTIMATION GENETIC DISTANCE BETWEEN LOCAL CHICKEN AND BROILER CHICKEN USING MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS)

This aim of the research was to study the morphological characteristic and estimating genetic distance between local chicken and broiler chicken with discriminant and canonical analysis. This research was held in Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Bogor Agricultural University, using 25 sentul chickens, 25 kampong chickens, 25 kedu chickens , 25 pelung chickens and 25 broiler chickens. The variable as the length of shank, beak length, back length, chest depth and chest width were measured in this study. The collected data were analyzed by using SAS and SPSS package program. Kampung chickens were mixed with sentul chickens (17.60 %) and kedu chickens (17,70 %). Kedu, kampong, and sentul chickens have a relatively close genetic distance compared the genetic distance to pelung chickens with the kampung, sentul, and kedu chickens. Fenogram tree show that there were three separate groups of chickens at the age of eight weeks i.e. : (1) pelung chickens (2), kedu, kampong, and sentul chickens, (3) broiler chickens. Fenogram tree also shows two separate groups : (1) pelung chickens (2) kedu, kampong, and Sentul chickens (at the age of 28 weeks chicken). The crossbreed between kedu and sentul chickens, also have a relatively close genetic distance. The phenotypic size of chickens giving a strong influence on the distinction variable of chicken groups were body length and chest circumference.
Overdose fatalities at worksites and opioid use in the construction industry

This report also reveals other gaps in our understanding of the impact of opioids on construction workers. For example, Section 2 contains the surprising finding that the percentage of construction workers who used prescribed opioids, on average, is slightly lower than workers in all industries combined. Our assumption before conducting this analysis was the reverse, given that construction has one of the highest injury rates of all industries, particularly musculoskeletal disorders that often result in chronic pain and long-term pain management. One possible explanation for this counter-intuitive finding: construction workers are less likely to have health insurance than workers in other major industry sectors, and so they may be less likely to receive a prescription for opioids than workers in other sectors.
Influence of Weed Competition on Cotton

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) grown at two locations in Alabama from 1966 to 1968 produced maximum yields when kept free of annual weeds for approximately 8 weeks after emergence. Weed control for longer periods failed to increase yields. When initial weed control measures were delayed until 6 to 7 weeks after emergence at one location and 4 to 5 weeks at the other location, cotton was not injured. Prolonged weed competition past the critical periods usually resulted in drastic cotton yield reductions. Plant height and stem diameter of cotton were reduced by some of the weed competition treatments.
Genetic variation for improving the salt tolerance of durum wheat

Durum wheat (AB genomes) is more salt-sensitive than bread wheat (ABD genomes), a feature that restricts its expansion into areas with sodic or saline soils. Salt tolerance in bread wheat is linked with a locus on the D genome that results in low Na+ uptake and enhanced K+/Na+ discrimination. In order to introduce salt tolerance into current durum wheats from sources other than the D genome, a search for genetic variation in salt tolerance was made across a wide range of tetraploids representing 5 Triticum turgidum sub-species (durum, carthlicum, turgidum, turanicum, polonicum). Selections were screened for low Na+ uptake and enhanced K+/Na+ discrimination. This was assessed in seedlings grown in 150 mМ NaCl with supplemental Ca2+, by measuring the Na+ and K+ accumulated in the blade of a given leaf over 10 days. Large and repeatable genetic variation was found. Low Na+ accumulation and high K+/Na+ discrimination of similar magnitude to that of bread wheat was found in the sub-species durum. These selections have the potential for improving salt tolerance in durum wheat breeding programs.
The differential spectrum of a class of power functions over finite fields

Functions with good differential-uniformity properties have important applications in coding theory and sequence design in addition to the applications in cryptography. The differential spectrum of a cryptographic function is useful for estimating its resistance to some variants of differential cryptanalysis. The objective of this paper is to determine the differential spectrum of the power function \begin{document}$ x^{p^{2k}-p^k+1} $\end{document} over \begin{document}$ \mathbb F_{p^n} $\end{document} , where \begin{document}$ p $\end{document} is an odd prime, \begin{document}$ n, k, e $\end{document} are integers with \begin{document}$ \gcd(n,k) = e $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ \frac{n}{e} $\end{document} being odd. In particular, when \begin{document}$ n $\end{document} is odd and \begin{document}$ e = 1 $\end{document} , our result includes a recent one (IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory 65(10): 6819-6826) as a special case.
Looking for Saffron's (Crocus sativus L.) Parents

The authors analyze the archeological, historical, botanical, cytological, geographic, molecular and reproductive biology of saffron and allied species in order to establish its site and parent origin. The authors have studied saffron, Crocus sativus and the diploid species C. cartwrightianus, C. thomasii, C. hadriaticus and compared them with what was previously known from the literature. When saffron originated is still open to dispute. It has been widely known since the pre-Hellenic and Hellenic periods, but it is impossible to detect if was C. sativus or other Crocus species such as C. cartwrightianus. Concerning the site origin the research indicates two possible sites: one in Greece in the Mediterranean area, the other at East in Turkey-Iran-India. In both areas, records and place names connected with various species of Crocus constitute an important information source for the presence of saffron. Cytological, DNA, and reproductive studies on the allied species of C. sativus such as C. cartwrightianus, C. thomasii, C. hadriaticus, indicate a more likely parent of saffron may be C. cartwrightianus or C. thomasii. Both these species are diploid with a karyotype similar to saffron. In addition, their pollen can fertilize the egg cell of saffron, giving rise to seeds which are viable, germinate and form new corms. Thus, saffron can originate through fertilization of a normal reduced egg cell with an unreduced male gamete of the same Crocus species or by crossing between an egg cell and the male unreduced gamete of another species. The origin of Saffron by allopolyploidy seems more probable considering the recent data on its karyotype and molecular biology.
Book Review: Computers in Biomedicine

Computers in Biomedicine is based on the proceedings of a symposium held at the Wessex Institute of Technology, University of Portsmouth, UK, with the objective of bringing together scientists working on applications of computers in biomedical systems, engineering and research. It is divided into seven sections: physiological processes; computational fluid dynamics; orthopaedics and bone mechanics; electrical and magnetic simulation; image processing; biomedicine and life sciences; and data acquisition and analysis. The first section, on physiological processes, covers ground from modelling cardiac function curves to biological morphometrics. The former provides insights into aspects of cardiac function not intuitively obvious from examination of the traditional function curve itself, such as the importance of ventricular compliance in determining function. Modelling of cardiac function reappears as part of a simulation of physiological responses of pilots subjected to the stress inherent in flying high performance aircraft. Also in this section are interesting chapters on prediction of splice sites on the human genome and simulation of cellular ageing and craniofacial development. The section on fluid dynamics models the behaviour of a number of fluid-containing organs, such as the heart, gut and kidney, while the following section on orthopaedics and bone mechanics looks at bone growth, knee injury investigation, responses to surgical implants, mastication and movement modelling. The fourth section, on electrical and magnetic simulation is, as might be expected, devoted to the behaviour of electrodes, the heart and neural function. The section on image processing, a rapidly-expanding area over recent years, is surprisingly short, containing only a single chapter on computation of cerebral blood flow from PET data. Section 6 gives examples of the roles of computers in the life sciences. The first chapter, on computational medicine, is almost a review article in itself, while the other chapters simulate biological processes for undergraduate teaching and model the properties of tissue interfaces, such as that between cornea and sclera. The book closes with a section on data analysis, including a chapter on computer assisted redesign of surgical units, patient physiological monitoring systems, and one on computer analysis of DNA damage. This is a fascinating collection of papers, wellwritten and, mercifully, relatively free of complex mathematical formulations. In addition to its wideranging scientific content, it is a thoroughly good and interesting read, giving some idea of the enormous impact and future potential of computers in biomedicine.
Spatial distribution of nerve fiber pathology and vasculitis in microscopic polyangiitis-associated neuropathy

We analyzed the 3-dimensional distribution of pathologic ﬁndings in 8 autopsied cases of neuropathy associated with microscopic polyangiitis. Necrotizing vasculitis was commonly and diffusely present in the epineurium of the sciatic/tibial and median nerves. Although ﬁndings of vasculitis were distributed diffusely in proximal to distal segments of the nerve trunks, marked loss of myelinated ﬁbers occurred only from the middle to distal segments of these nerves. Neurons of the sensory and sympathetic ganglia were well preserved, as were myelinated ﬁbers of the anterior and poste-rior spinal roots. Central fascicular nerve ﬁber degeneration, sug-gesting direct ischemic damage, occurred in restricted segments of the proximal-middle portion of the sciatic/tibial and median nerve trunks. Vasculitis was also seen in various visceral organs in all patients, but its distribution differed among individual patients; the severity of vasculitis in the other organs did not correlate with that in the peripheral nerves. The distinct spatial distribution pattern of nerve ﬁber degeneration, in contrast to the ubiquitous presence of vasculitis, suggested that the ischemic zone that directly damages nerve ﬁbers is present in the proximal-middle portion of peripheral nerve trunks in microscopic polyangiitis.
Renormalization in Quantum Field Theory (after R. Borcherds)

The aim of this manuscript is to provide a complete and precise formulation of the renormalization picture for perturbative Quantum Field Theory (pQFT) on general curved spacetimes introduced by R. Borcherds in [10]. More precisely, we give a full proof of the free and transitive action of the group of renormalizations on the set of Feynman measures associated with a local precut propagator, and that such a set is nonempty if the propagator is further assumed to be manageable and of cut type. Even though we follow the general principles laid by Borcherds in [10], we have in many cases proceeded differently to prove his claims, and we have also needed to add some hypotheses to be able to prove the corresponding statements.
PENGARUH PERMAINAN PUZZLE TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN KOGNITIF PADA ANAK 5-6 TAHUN DI PAUD HARAPAN ANANDA KOTA BENGKULU

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui apakah ada pengaruh dari permainan puzzle terhadap perkembangan kognitif pada anak 5-6 tahun di PAUD Harapan Ananda Kota Bengkulu. Dalam penelitian ini, metode yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimen dengan jenis kuasi eksperimen, teknik pengumpulan data penelitian ini adalah teknik observasi, catatan anekdot dan dokumentasi. Adapun teknik analisis data penelitian ini adalah melalui run test. Berdasarkan penyelenggaraan pendidikan yang menitik beratkan pada peletakan dasar ke arah pertumbuhan dan perkembangan fisik (koordinasi motorik halus dan motorik kasar), kecerdasan (daya pikir dan daya cipta, kecerdasan emosi, spirirual), sosial emosional (sikap dan prilaku serta beragama), bahasa dan komunikasi sesuai dengan keunikan dan tahap-tahap perkembangan yang di lalui oleh Anak Usia Dini. Maka hasil penelitian dan analisis yang telah dilakukan selama satu bulan serta data akhir menggunakan Run-test menunjukan hasil bahwa: Terdapat pengaruh permainan puzzle terhadap perkembangan kogntif anak. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil postest dan pretest kelas eksperimen dan kontrol, Pengaruh permainan puzzle terhadap perkembangan kognitif pada anak pada kelas eksperimen mengalami kenaikan 81,5% dari hasil sebelumnya 75% meningkat menjadi 87,25%. Kata Kunci : Permainan Puzzle, Perkembangan Kognitif
Is Ringgit Really Influenced by Crude Oil Price? Evidence From Commodity and Bank Lending Markets

This study aims to investigate the effects of crude oil price (COP) and base rate (BR) on the strength of the Ringgit (RM) against the US Dollar (USD). Within the framework of the international Fisher effect theory, the study employs yearly data from the Bloomberg Database over an observed period from 1984 through 2017. Using bivariate Engle-Granger cointegration test as an estimation tool, the study reveals the presence of a long-term relationship between the RM and COP. However, the results of the Granger Causality test show an absence of a dynamic relationship between them. From the second analysis between the RM and BR, the study finds the presence of both long-term and short-term relationships between them. Interestingly, the relationship is somewhat bidirectional. Overall, the study has suggested the relevance of the international Fisher effect in explaining how variations in the RM exchange rate are elucidated by the bank lending market. In addition, it is worth noting that both BR and COP exert a significant influence on the strength of the RM against USD over time.
A tennis field test to objectively measure the hitting accuracy based on an Excel spreadsheet: Practical guidelines and applications

Stroke accuracy is highly related with tennis performance and has traditionally been quantified using general areas of scoring. Hence there is a need to develop methods that allow accuracy to be measured with higher resolution. The aim of the work is to develop a field test and an Excel spreadsheet associated that allows to evaluate the accuracy of the strokes with a resolution up to centimetres and to study how shots landings are distributed. The test consists of 4 series of 20 groundstrokes performed in the down the line or cross-court direction (this is modifiable). The 2D coordinates of bounce of the ball is recorded with a camera, digitalized using a specialized software and introduced in the Excel spreadsheet. Then it computes a series of parameters that describe the 95% confidence ellipse of the shot landing on the court. A real example of the test outcomes of two advanced players - performing forehands and backhands down the line- is shown. Consistent with previous literature both players obtained a better accuracy in the mediolateral direction than in the longitudinal direction and ellipses were oriented almost parallel to the sideline (ellipse tilts were below 12 degrees in all cases). Ellipse area was considerably greater for the backhand than for the forehand in player two (38.8 vs. 55.5 m2) but not in player one (51.5 vs. 50.8 m2). Finally, the centre location of the ellipse in the longitudinal axis was positive in all cases (near 200 cm) which suggest that both players preferred to make short shots rather than send the ball out of the limits of the baseline. We conclude that this methodology can be used by researchers that want to assess accuracy with high resolution and by coaches that want to evaluate -with high sensibility- the player progression after a training program.
Genomic analyses of Paenibacillus polymyxa CR1, a bacterium with potential applications in biomass degradation and biofuel production

Lignin is a polyphenolic heteropolymer constituting between 18 to 35% of lignocellulose and is recognized as preventative of cellulosic biofuel commercialization. Paenibacillus polymyxa CR1 was isolated from naturally degrading corn stover and shown to produce alcohols using lignin as a sole carbon source. Genome sequencing and comparative genomics of P. polymyxa CR1 identified two homologs, a Dyp-type peroxidase and a laccase, which have previously been implicated in lignin metabolism in other bacteria. Knockout mutants of the identified genes displayed no growth deficiency and P. polymyxa CR1 is incapable of metabolizing common aromatic intermediates of lignin, suggesting the bacterium employs a novel catabolic pathway. To identify genes involved in lignin metabolism, a transposon library was generated and screened for abnormal lignin growth phenotypes. The results contained within will help elucidate the genetic basis of known functions helping delineate regulatory pathways and metabolic versatility in P. polymyxa relevant to lignin metabolism.
Food and feeding of Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus (Herbst) and Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus) (Brachyura: Portunidae) along Karnataka coast

The diet of Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus and P.(P.) pelagicus Jmlin1y consisted of crustacean Fishes, molluscs, large quantity of unidentified matter and debris. Quantitative analysis of the gut contents revealed that crustaceans contributed to 47.1% and 42.6 %, fish remains 29.0 % and 20.4 %. molluscs 5.7% and 20.0 % detritus 4.9 % and 4.7 % respectively of the gut content by volume in both species respectively. The study indicated that these crabs are primarily predators of sessile and slow moving benthic macro invertebrates.
The strategic choices of Serbian entrepreneurs: Are they entrepreneurially oriented and do they differ by gender?

This paper focuses on the strategic practice of Serbian entrepreneurs by addressing the issue of their entrepreneurial orientation. Based on a sample of 101 respondents (randomly drawn from the Serbian Business Registers Agency? s database), the research tries to answer the question of whether Serbian entrepreneurs? strategic choices in the fields of growth, innovation, and marketing are entrepreneurially oriented. The paper also reports research on gender differences regarding these issues. The results suggest that Serbian entrepreneurs are entrepreneurially oriented when making decisions about growth, innovation, and marketing. Also, Serbian women entrepreneurs are less entrepreneurially oriented than men when choosing growth strategies, but more entrepreneurially oriented in certain aspects of market orientation. No statistically important gender differences were found regarding innovation strategies.