Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Why mothers kill. A forensic psychologist's casebook

Every 10 days in England and Wales a child is killed at the hands of their parent, according to statistics released by the Home Office in 2007 (Coleman et al., 2007). Killings of children by a natural parent are committed in roughly equal proportions by mothers (47%) and fathers (53%). Children under 1 year of age are most vulnerable (Brookman & McGuire, 2003). According to these statistics, we can expect some 10–20 maternal filicide cases every year in the UK. In the USA, the annual rate of maternal filicide is on average 256 cases per year according to McKee. Geoffrey McKee opens his book with a review of the prevalence rates and previous research into mothers who kill their children. He then goes on to review the literature and current risk assessment and management strategies discussing the still most widely used classification system for maternal filicide developed by Resnick in the 1970s, and other similar systems. He summarizes that there remain five broad categories of maternal filicide, namely rejection, unintended, mental illness, retaliation and antisocial. McKee uses the rest of the book to present and explain his Maternal Filicide Risk Matrix using illustrative case examples from his practice. He describes the tool as the organization of a mother’s risk and protective factors along two dimensions; domain (individual, family of origin, and situational) and stage (pre-pregnancy, pregnancy/delivery, early postpartum, late postpartum and post-infancy). The case examples are broken down into each of McKee’s classification categories which are broadly based on the above. McKee’s risk assessment tool involves a more dynamic approach, broken down into five stages of pregnancy and motherhood. The user is then instructed to generate risk intervention points (given the perhaps unfortunate abbreviation RIP) for each stage. While a large proportion of the risk intervention points seem practical and useful, for some case studies, intervention points are found several years earlier than the actual homicide, which at times appear to represent idealized risk management. At present the tool is not empirically validated and the author takes note of this. The author may have included more of a discussion about the changing methodology of risk management, particularly comparing the principles, The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology Vol. 20, No. 4, August 2009, 595–620
Does More Capital Make Banks Safer? Market-Based Evidence From the 2011 European Banking Authority Capital Exercise

I exploit the 2011 EBA Capital Exercise as a quasi-natural experiment to estimate the impact of higher capital requirements on six market measures of bank risk, using difference-in-differences and matching strategies. I find that the Capital Exercise triggered significant increases in the risk of Capital Exercise banks relative to non–Capital Exercise banks according to four of the six risk measures, contrary to the predictions of standard financial theory. Moreover, among Capital Exercise banks, I find that the Capital Exercise generated larger increases in risk for more undercapitalized banks. These results are robust to potential confounders from pre-existing trends and the European sovereign debt crisis. My results indicate that policymakers must beware the signaling effects of raising capital requirements, particularly in times of crisis.
Testing effects for self-generated versus experimenter-generated questions

ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. iv Introduction. 1 The Testing Effect.1 Testing with Self-Generated Questions. 3 The Current Study. 9 Experiment 1. 13 Methods.13 Participants. 13 Materials. 14 Procedure. 14 Participant removal. 16 Scoring and analysis. 16 Results. 17 Order effects.17 Performance by passage. 18 Final test performance.19 Analysis of participants’ scoring. 20 Analysis of generated questions.21 Global JOLs. 24 Discussion. 26 Experiment 2. 27 Methods.27 Participants. 27 Materials. 28 Procedure. 28 Participant removal and analysis. 29 Scoring. 29 Results. 30 Order effects.30 Performance by passage. 30 Final test performance.31 Analysis of participants’ scoring. 33 Analysis of generated questions.33 Global JOLs. 34 Discussion. 36 General Discussion. 38 Implications for self-testing research. 41 Practical implications. 44 REFERENCES. 46 APPENDICES. 54 Appendix A. Passages used for study materials. 54
Towards an Order and Category Theoretic Model of Java Generics (extended version)

The mathematical modeling of generic type systems of main-stream object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, Scala and Kotlin is a challenge. This is mainly due to these languages supporting features such as ‘variance annotations,’ ‘ F -bounded type parameters,’ and ‘type erasure. ’ In this paper we present an order-theoretic and lattice-theoretic approach to modeling generics in nominally-typed OOP type systems that aims to build a simpler and more intuitive model than the extant “existentials-based” model. The approach also uses some elementary notions in category theory, as a generalization of order and lattice theory. Our model, as constructed so far, reveals characteristics and relations underlying type systems of generic mainstream OOP languages—such as a Galois connection between sub-classing and subtyping—that seem to have not been formalized and made explicit before. The model also suggests how support for generics in these languages may be simultaneously extended and simplified, including proposing features such as ‘interval types,’ ‘doubly F -bounded generics,’ ‘default type arguments,’ and ‘cofree types. ’
Nucleon Structure Including High Fock States in AdS/QCD Models

We discuss a holographic soft-wall model that consider several Fock states in nucleon description. In our approach nucleon structure is a superposition of a three-valence quark state with high Fock states including an adjustable number of partons (quarks, antiquarks and gluons). With a minimal number of free parameters (dilaton scale parameter, mixing parameters of partial contributions of Fock states, coupling constants in the effective Lagrangian) we achieve a reasonable agreement with data.
Reconciling Competing Values in Public Administration

This article reports research on the administrative role concept. The authors use the inductive research technique Q-methodology to probe the belief systems of 69 public administrators about their administrative roles and responsibilities. Results show that these administrators perceive five distinct roles. The authors labeled these roles stewards of the public interest, adapted realists, businesslike utilitarians, resigned custodians, and practical idealists. There is slight evidence of a neutral competence role as suggested by the Pendleton Act of 1883, Woodrow Wilson, and others (resigned custodian) but more support of a proactive administrative role (steward of the public interest) that overlaps with the role described by recent scholars such as the Blacksburg group. Another important finding is that three of the role conceptions appear to reject being responsive to the desires of elected officials. The five roles are examined in more detail, and the implications for future research are discussed.
Strength of Double‐Row Bolted‐Web Connections

Full‐scale testing of double‐row bolted‐web connections was performed on coped and uncoped specimens. Parameters considered were the end and edge distance, bolt arrangement, and the type of hole (standard or slotted). All of the specimens failed in a block shear mode with factors of safety lower than predicted by the 1978 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) specification. An elastic finite element model was used to study the experimental behavior and develop a modified block shear failure model which shows good agreement with the test results. The finite element analysis also indicated the compression bending stresses at the cope to be twice that predicted by normal beam theory.
Comparação entre equações empíricas para estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência na Bacia do Rio Jacupiranga

The reference evapotranspiration represents water loss of vegetated soil to the atmosphere due to evaporation and transpiration. The Penman-Monteith model requires several meteorological elements in its solution, which complicates its application in agricultural, meteorological and hydrological studies in areas with few meteorological stations, such as the Jacupiranga River Basin, in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The study was carried out with the objective of verifying the precision of ETo estimate methods proposed by Camargo, Blaney-Criddle, Hamon, Hargreaves, Thornthwaite and Kharrufa, by defining coefficients of regional adjustment. Meteorological data from two local climatological stations were used in the estimates. The method of FAO Penman-Monteith was used for comparing the empirical equations. Coefficients of determination, correlation, reliability and experimental errors were used. The results indicate that the Hargreaves and Camargo methods can be applied not only in their original form but also in their modified formulation. The Hargreaves equation with regional coefficients showed reliability indexes greater than 0.995 for the Jacupiranga River Basin and it is recommended due to its applicability and simplicity.
Underpricing in Initial Coin Offerings: An Empirical Study on Ex-ante Uncertainty

This thesis aims to establish the determinants of underpricing ininitial coin offerings (ICO). It is hypothesized that the lowertheuncertainty about the future value of the venturebefore the ICO (ex-ante uncertainty), the lowerthe underpricing. In a sample of 582 exchange listed ICOs, I show that underpricing is significant and positive. Furthermore, I find that information conveyance proxies are only partially significant determinants of underpricing, whereas proxies related to quality signaling efforts of the tokenissuer are significantly related to underpricing. This thesis contributes to existing research in the field of cryptocurrencies, by empirically studying the relationship between uncertainty and underpricing in ICOs.
Psychophysiological correlates of hypnosis and hypnotic susceptibility

Abstract This article reviews and summarizes electroencephalographic (EEG)-based research on physiological and cognitive indicators of hypnotic responding and hypnotic susceptibility, with special attention to the author's programmatic research in this area. Evidence that differences in attention levels may account for hypnotic depth and individual differences in hypnotizability is provided with traditional EEG rhythms, event-related potentials, and 40-Hz EEG activity. The alteration of stimulus perception may be a secondary effect with respect to allocation of attentional resources. In both nonhypnosis and hypnosis conditions, high hypnotizables appeared to show greater task-related EEG hemispheric shifts than did low hypnotizables. Findings concerning cognitive and physiological correlates of hypnotic analgesia are discussed with respect to hemispheric functioning in the apparent control of focused and sustained attention. The conclusion is that although a definitive EEG-based signature for hypnosis and.
Electron field emission from TiO2 nanotube arrays synthesized by hydrothermal reaction

Conductive TiO2 nanotube arrays were grown on metal Ti substrates by hydrothermal reaction and subsequent postannealing in vacuum. The nanotubes were vertically grown and adhered well to the substrates. The crystal structure of the postannealed TiO2 nanotubes was identified to be oxygen-defective anatase. The nanotube arrays exhibited efficient electron field emission even at room temperature with rather low turn-on fields ∼280V per electrode distance of 100μm. The emission current density exceeded 0.15mA∕cm2 at an extraction voltage of 800V. The emission current was reproducible and stable in the lower voltage (<800V) region.
Changing Men: Best Practice in Sexual Violence Education

Efforts to end violence against women must address men. This notion is increasingly accepted in violence prevention circles, and this shift is fuelled by three key insights. First and most importantly, violence prevention must address men because largely it is men who perpetrate this violence. Most men are not violent and most practise consent in their sexual relations with women. Yet when a girl or woman is subject to sexual violence, the perpetrator usually is male. This also means that men themselves must take responsibility for preventing sexual assault.
Stimulating Consumption at Low Budget – Evidence from a Large-Scale Policy Experiment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

We use a novel panel with detailed transaction records of more than one million de-identified individuals to study the effect of a large-scale Chinese government-issued digital coupon program on consumer spending. At the core of this stimulus program are a set of salient features that drive the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) to the range of 3.4 to 5.8, an order of magnitude larger than those in previous studies. Testing between different models of consumer behaviors, we find that a behavioral model with mental accounting and loss framing can match the empirical evidence from the field. Our analysis, by illustrating the importance of embedding behavioral factors into the design and implementation of public policy, inform the current debate about cost effective policy tools to recover the economy.
Calculations of the far-infrared emission of C24H12 under interstellar conditions

This paper presents the first calculations which have been performed to predict the band profile and intensity of the low-frequency flopping modes of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under interstellar conditions. The numerical simulations are based on a molecular description of the involved photophysical processes and include all available molecular data. We present the results of these calculations for the molecule C24H12, emphasizing the need for further laboratory studies. The importance of this work for future astronomical observations is underlined.
Exploring Relationships Between Entrepreneurship Education and Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Mixed Method Study of Entrepreneurial Pedagogies at Chilean Universities

This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. For more information, please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu. Recommended Citation Gutierrez Zepeda, Paulina Andrea, "Exploring Relationships Between Entrepreneurship Education and Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Mixed Method Study of Entrepreneurial Pedagogies at Chilean Universities" (2015). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2633.
Web versus Mail

Despite organizations’ widespread Internet use and ready availability of Web survey software, few studies have examined explicitly the impact on employees’ responses of using the Web as opposed to mail-based surveys (MBS). This article addresses this gap using an employee attitude survey distributed to a 50% systematic sample of 3,338 employees by mail, the remaining employees receiving the survey via a Web link. Although the return rate for the Web (49.1%) was higher than for mail (33.5%), the quality of Web returns was reduced by a higher number of partial responses and abandonments. Taking into account effect size, significant differences in response were small other than for open question content. Recommendations regarding use of Web-based surveys (WBS) are offered and areas for future research suggested.
Market Behaviour around Bankruptcy Announcements: Evidence from the Australian Stock Exchange

The corporate distress literature to date has largely focused on the predictive power of accounting variables (Altman, 2001). Following previous literature, this study examines the relevance of abnormal stock returns in discriminating between failed and non-failed firms (e.g. Clark and Weinstein, 1983; Shumway, 2001). Our results confirm the findings of previous literature that investors in failed firms typically incur substantial negative stock returns leading up to failure announcements. However, in contrast to prior research we do not find evidence of an announcement effect (i.e. negative stock returns on the event day itself or the day preceding). We also document evidence that the bid-ask spreads of failed firms widen substantially up to 7 months prior to failure, indicating the likelihood of significant information asymmetries across investors in failed firms.
Senior dance as a resource of the occupational therapist with older adults: contributions in the quality of life

This study aimed to analyze and identify possible contributions in the quality of life of older adult participants of senior dance workshops applied as a resource of the occupational therapist. It is an exploratory, descriptive, interventional, longitudinal prospective study with a qualitative and quantitative approach. For the selection of the sample, the elderly were submitted to a cognitive screening through the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), for the analysis of the quality of life, the 36-Item occupational therapist with the elderly, and the results obtained lead to the conclusion that the dance workshop contributed to an improvement in the quality of life of elderly people who participated in it.
Knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Students about COVID-19: An Intervention Study in Egypt

COVID-19 is one of the major pathogens that triggered a great public health threat. The study aimed to compare the level of knowledge and attitude of the nursing students about COVID-19 before and after implementation of an intervention educational guideline at four nursing faculties selected to represent different geographical regions of Egypt; namely Cairo, Mansoura, Port Said, and Beni- Suef Nursing faculties. Through using a quasi-experimental study of 1550 nursing students. A self-administered questionnaire was used composing of three parts; Nursing students' personal characteristics, Knowledge about COVID-19, and attitude towards the COVID-19 scale. The findings showed that the mean difference in scores of both knowledge and attitude was significantly higher in older students, urban residence, living in students’ hostile and achieving grade C in the past year.However, the mean difference in knowledge score is significantly higher in students affiliated to Mansoura University compared to those of Port Said University. The present study concluded a good knowledge and a high attitude among the targeted students towards COVID-19 post implementation of the guidelines.
(Not so) Affirmative Action: Evidence From Malawi

I investigate the impact of the higher education quota that the Malawi an government instituted in 1987. The quota allocated a number of university seats to each district which was proportional to the district’s population size. I find that the quota did not have statistically significant impacts on secondary school completion or university entry, but that it did have large and negative impacts on the relative university completion rates of historically over-represented districts and districts in the Northern region. I also find evidence to suggest that the quota may have negatively impacted the long-run decisions of northern individuals to migrate to other regions. The direction and magnitude of these effects contradicts the existing literature on affirmative action in education, and may evidence the claim that the quota was intended to harm the north in favor of the south and center. I argue that affirmative action may have unexpected consequences, and that existing educational policy and limited enforcement capacity due to information constraints have serious implications on the effectiveness of affirmative action in improving societal welfare.
The employment horizon of a CEO and the relation between turnover and innovation

This thesis investigates the effect of the short employment horizon of the CEO on innovation for US firms in the period 2010-2016. The total number of CEO turnoversincreased during this century, while the reasons that lead to a CEO change are not always clear. It is also important to investigate the effects in the period after the turnover. It is essentialfor firms to keep developing their strategies, products and processes. If developmentswithin firmsregarding strategies, processes or products stagnate, competition will overtake them. That is why it is not only important to investigate the relation between CEO turnover and innovation, but also the former CEO’s reason for departure, which shows the status of a company when experiencinga turnover. Previous literaturefindsevidence that poor firm performance is positively associated with CEO turnover. There is also evidence that CEO turnover increases innovation. However, the combination of these two studies is not very common in previous empirical literature. This thesis combines the period before and after the turnover. I find a positive relation between the number of consecutive loss years and the likelihood of CEOturnover. I also find evidence that the probability of a CEO turnover in the near future increases innovation.However, I do not find evidence that a new external CEO decreases innovation. New overconfident CEOs decrease innovation, whereas a new CEO that becomesactive after a forced departure of the former CEO increases the innovation.
NGC 1333 IRAS 4: Further Multiplicity Revealed with the CSO-JCMT Interferometer

Single-dish submillimeter continuum observations showed that IRAS 4 in the NGC 1333 region of the L1450 molecular cloud is a 30'' separation binary protostellar system. The components are designated as 4A and 4B, and are believed to be very young and deeply embedded. Our observations with the CSO-JCMT Interferometer at λ = 0.84 mm show that components 4A and 4B are both multiple systems; the visibility curve for IRAS 4A is well fitted by a 1. ″8 binary whose components are consistent in size and flux with dusty accretion disks. IRAS 4B appears to show even higher multiplicity, since it is not fitted well by either single or binary models. We conclude that IRAS 4 is a hierarchical quadruple, or higher order, embedded protostellar system.
Effects of fault‐zone architecture on earthquake magnitude and gas leakage related to CO2 injection in a multi‐layered sedimentary system

The presence of fluid within a fault zone can cause overpressure and trigger earthquakes. In this work, we study the influence of fault‐zone architecture on pore pressure distribution and on the resulting fault reactivation caused by CO 2 injection. In particular, we investigate the effect of the variation and distribution of lithological and rock physical properties within a fault zone embedded in a multi‐layer sedimentary system. Through numerical analysis, we compare several models where the complexity of the fault‐zone architecture and different layers (such as caprock and injection reservoir) are incrementally included. Results show how the presence of hydraulic and mechanical heterogeneity along the fault influences the pressure diffusion, as well as the effective normal and shear stress evolution. Hydromechanical heterogeneities (i) strengthen the fault zone resulting in earthquakes of small magnitude, and (ii) impede fluid migration upward along the fault. We also study the effects of the caprock and aquifer thickness on the resulting induced seismicity and CO 2 leakage, both in heterogeneous and homogeneous fault zones. Results show that a thin caprock or aquifer allows smaller events, but a much higher percentage of leakage through the caprock and into the upper aquifer. The amount of leakage reduces drastically in the case of a multi‐caprock, multi‐aquifer system.