Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The role of emotions and identity-protection cognition when processing (mis)information.

In this study, we investigate the role of emotions in identity-protection cognition to understand how people draw inferences from politicized (mis-)information. In doing so, we combine the identity-protection cognition theory with insights about the effects of emotions on information processing. Central to our study, we assume that the relationship between an individual ’ s political identity and inference-conclusions of politicized information is mediated by the experienced emotions anger, anxiety, and enthusiasm. In an online study, 463 German adults were asked to interpret numerical information in two politically polarizing contexts (refugee intake anddrivingbanforDieselcars)andonenonpolarizingcontext(treatment ofskinrash). Resultsshowedthat,althoughemotionswere mostly unrelated to political identity, they predicted performance more consistently than political identity and cognitive sophistication.
Transpyloric optic navigation of tumor using a laparoscope during totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe the technique of intraoperative transpyloric optic navigation (TPON) and determine its efficacy and feasibility during totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (TLDG) in patients with gastric cancer. Methods Seventy-nine patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy with transpyloric optic localization of the tumor from January 2016 through December 2018 were enrolled in this study. After resecting the first portion of the duodenum, the distal part of the stomach was exteriorized through an extended supraumbilical trocar site, and a balloon trocar was introduced from the pylorus to determine the location of tumor and determine its resection margin. The clinicopathologic and surgical outcomes were analyzed. Results The tumor was located in the lower third of the stomach in 39 cases, the middle third in 34 cases, and the upper-third in six cases. Tumor localization was successful in 67 patients. The mean proximal margin was 41.7 ± 26.8 mm. There was no morbidity related to the technique. By the fifth postoperative day, the average white blood cell count was within the normal range and the average level of C-reactive protein showed a decreasing pattern. Conclusion TPON of the tumor during TLDG is an effective and feasible method to determine the tumor location and to obtain an adequate resection margin.
REALIZATIONS OF PROJECTION IN NEWS STORY AND EDITORIAL TEXTS

This research deals with projection that is used in news story and editorial texts. Projection is well defined as representation of a linguistic experience in another linguistic experience. Projection is equivalent to direct and indirect or reported speech in traditional or formal grammar. As projection is an element of the logical function, it is realized as a clause complex, where there are at least two clauses. With reference to some theories, projection is also potentially realized in the form of single clause and phrase. The aim of this research is to describe similarities and differences with reference to the realizations of projection used in the news story and editorial texts. This research is conducted by using descriptive qualitative design. The data of this research are clause complexes containing projection in news story and editorial texts of Indonesian newspapers. The sources of data are taken from news story and editorial texts of four newspaper publications, namely the daily Kompas, Republika, Waspada and Sinar Indonesia Baru (SIB). The four daily newspapers are assumed to represent national and provincial or local newspapers. Each of the newspapers is represented by seven headlines for news story texts and seven leading articles for editorial texts. The data are analyzed by using interactive model in which the clause complexes are analyzed with reference to systemic functional linguistic (SFL) theory about projection. The findings indicate that there are similarities and diffrences with reference to the realizations of projetion in the news story and editorial texts of Indonesian newspapers.
Predicting current and future global distribution of invasive Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton: Assessing emerging risks to biodiversity hotspots

Biological invasions represent one of the main anthropogenic drivers of global change with a substantial impact on biodiversity. This impact can be particularly acute in biodiversity hotspots. Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton is a tree species native of China that, from as early as the eighteenth century, has been introduced broadly around the globe, becoming a serious invasive species. We aim to predict L. lucidum's current and future potential distributions at a global scale and assess the degree to which biodiversity hotspots are at risk of invasion.
Reading Curriculum-Based Measures for Universal Screening in Monolingual Spanish First Graders

ABSTRACT Research Findings: Universal screening is the first stage in identifying students at risk for reading difficulties within a Response to Intervention model. However, there is a lack of validated screening tools for assessing reading abilities in first-grade students from Spain. This pilot study examines the technical adequacy, classification accuracy, and best predictors within a set of curriculum-based measures (CBMs) in Spanish. A sample of 178 first graders from urban and peripheral areas of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (the Canary Islands, Spain) was assessed in the fall, winter, and spring. Receiver operating characteristic curves and logistic regression models were conducted to evaluate the predictive validity of each CBM and their composite score. In addition, students’ learning growth on each CBM was analyzed using hierarchical linear models. Although results suggested that most of the CBMs had adequate reliability and validity throughout first grade and were able to detect students’ growth, some measures showed low reliability and validity coefficients. Practice or Policy: Some of the studied CBMs could potentially be used as universal screening to early detect reading difficulties in this population. A two-stage gated screening procedure is proposed for future research and practical implementation using oral reading fluency in the first step.
The CRZ-1 Transcription Factor Regulates Hsp 80 Involves in the Acquisition of Thermotolerance, and NCA-2 for Calcium Stress Tolerance in Neurospora Crassa

Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are molecular chaperones and required for survival of organisms under heat stress conditions. In this study, we studied Hsp80, a member of the Hsp90 family, in Neurospora crassa. The expression of hsp80 was severely reduced in the N. crassa calcineurin B subunit RIP-mutant (cnb-1RIP) strains under the heat shock conditions. Furthermore, the expression levels of cnb-1, hsp60, hsp80, and the calcineurin-regulated transcription factor crz-1 were increased, but expression levels were reduced in the presence of the calcineurin inhibitor FK506 under the heat shock stress in the N. crassa wild type. Therefore, the calcineurin-crz-1 signaling pathway transcriptionally regulates hsp60 and hsp80 under the heat shock stress condition in N. crassa. In addition, the transcript levels of trm-9 and nca-2, a Ca2+ sensor and a Ca2+ ATPase, respectively, were increased under the heat shock stress condition. Moreover, the expression of the hsp80, but not the hsp60, was reduced in the Δtrm-9, Δnca-2, and the Δtrm-9 Δnca-2 double mutants. These results suggested that hsp80, trm-9, and nca-2 play a role in coping the heat shock stress in N. crassa. We found that CRZ-1 binds to 5ʹ-CCTTCACA-3ʹ and 5ʹ-AGCGGAGC-3ʹ 8 bp nucleotide sequences, located about 1075 bp and 679 bp upstream of the ATG start codon, respectively, of hsp80. We also found that CRZ-1 binds to an 8 bp nucleotide sequence 5ʹ-ACCGCGCC-3ʹ, located 234 bp upstream of the ATG start codon of nca-2 under Ca2+ stress condition. Thus, cnb-1, hsp60, hsp80, and crz-1 are involved in the heat shock stress response in N. crassa. Moreover, CRZ-1 upregulates the expressions of hsp80 and nca-2 under the heat shock stress and Ca2+ stress conditions, respectively, in N. crassa.
A lead through approach for programming a welding arm robot using machine vision

Abstract Welding is a complex manufacturing process. Its quality depends on the welder skills, especially in welding complex paths. For consistency in modern industries, the arm robot is used to accomplish this task. However, its programming and reprogramming are time consuming and costly and need an expert programmer. These limit the use of robots in medium and small industries. This paper introduces a new supervised learning technique for programming a 4-degree of freedom (DOF) welding arm robot with an automatic feeding electrode. This technique is based on grasping the welding path control points and motion behavior of an expert welder. This is achieved by letting the welder move the robot end effector, which represents the welding torch, through the welding path. At the path control points, the position and speed are recorded using a vision system. Later, these data are retrieved by the robot to replicate the welding path. Several 2D paths are tested to assess the proposed approach accuracy and programming time and easiness in comparison with the common one. The results prove that the proposed approach includes fewer steps and consumes less programming time. Moreover, programming can be accomplished by the welder and no need for an expert programmer. These enhancements will improve the share of robots in welding and similar industries.
Differentially private distributed online learning over time‐varying digraphs via dual averaging

This article investigates a distributed online learning problem with privacy preservation, in which the learning nodes in a distributed network aims to minimize the sum of local loss functions over time horizon T . Based on the push‐sum protocol and the Laplace mechanism, we propose a differentially private distributed dual averaging algorithm for constrained distributed online learning problem over time‐varying digraphs. It is shown that the expectation of the regret of our algorithm achieves a sublinear rate of O(T) . Furthermore, we provide an analysis of differential privacy, which reveals a tradeoff between the accuracy and the privacy level of our algorithm. Finally, numerical examples are presented to validate the effectiveness of the algorithm.
TMS entrains occipital alpha activity: Individual alpha frequency predicts the strength of entrained phase-locking

Parieto-occipital alpha rhythms (8–12 Hz) underlie cortical excitability and influence visual performance. Whether the synchrony of intrinsic alpha rhythms in the occipital cortex can be entrained by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an open question. We applied 4-pulse, 10-Hz rhythmic TMS to entrain intrinsic alpha oscillators targeting right V1/V2, and tested four predictions with concurrent electroencephalogram (EEG): (1) progressive enhancement of entrainment across time windows, (2) output frequency specificity, (3) dependence on the intrinsic oscillation phase, and (4) input frequency specificity to individual alpha frequency (IAF) in the neural signatures. Two control conditions with an equal number of pulses and duration were arrhythmic-active and rhythmic-sham stimulation. The results confirmed the first three predictions. Rhythmic TMS bursts significantly entrained local neural activity. Near the stimulation site, evoked oscillation amplitude and inter-trial phase coherence (ITPC) were increased for 2 and 3 cycles, respectively, after the last TMS pulse. Critically, ITPC following entrainment positively correlated with IAF rather than with the degree of similarity between IAF and the input frequency (10 Hz). Thus, we entrained alpha-band activity in occipital cortex for ~ 3 cycles (~ 300 ms), and IAF predicts the strength of entrained occipital alpha phase synchrony indexed by ITPC.
Roasting, Grinding, and Storage Impact on Thermodynamic Properties and Adsorption Isotherms of Arabica Coffee

This work aimed to evaluate alterations on the water sorption of coffee due to roast, grind, and storage. Crude grain coffee (Coffea arabica) was roasted at two levels: medium light and moderately dark. Grain was grinded in fine (0.59 mm), medium (0.84 mm), and coarse (1.19 mm) particle sizes, besides the whole coffee lot. Samples were then stored at polypropylene bags and kept at biochemical oxygen demand type chambers in two storage temperatures (10 and 30C). These were analyzed at 0, 30, 60, 120, and 180 days, regarding water content and water activity. Mathematical modeling and thermodynamic properties of coffee moisture adsorption process were accomplished. It was concluded that particle size did not significantly affect water content of coffee, independently of roast degree. Sigma-Copace model best represented hygroscopic equilibrium of roasted coffee. Water content reduction increases the differential enthalpy and entropy of sorption and Gibbs free energy. Practical Applications Commercialization of crude grain coffee, soluble coffee, roasted, and grinded coffee, among others (extract, essences, and concentrated) represents 9.2% of Brazilian exportation. Higher distances lead to physical, chemical, and microbiological changes in agricultural products. This trend could cause the deterioration of food products. Information on the sorption characteristics of roasted and grinded coffee could not be found in the literature, regardless of this culture importance. Sorption isotherms data are key information to predict optimum storage and trading conditions to ensure quality. Finally, the lack of quality may affect employees, entrepreneurs, and other professionals that works with coffee. This article presents the adsorption isotherms and thermodynamic properties of roasted and grinded coffee (Coffea arabica L.).
Influential factors of loyalty and disloyalty of travellers towards traditional-resorts

ABSTRACT With emergence of digital travel platforms, traveller online reviews have become a source of rich information, which has a significant role in their perception of the services that influences consumer’s demand for resorts. This study aims to identify and rank influential factors of loyalty and disloyalty of travellers through customer online reviews in traditional resorts using Latent Sentiment Analysis (LSA). Our results indicate factors that creating loyalty and disloyalty towards traditional resorts are different and some of these factors are more significant and different from previous studies in the context of other types of hotels. This study signifies the importance of travellers’ online reviews to the resorts managers and contributes to them to improve loyalty factors and alleviate disloyalty factors.
A Study of the Financial Crisis and its Effect on Psychological Well-Being, Health, Satisfaction, and Financial Incapability

This study explores the effect of the financial crisis on the consumer and its impact on psychological well-being and life satisfaction with the core question investigating what effect the financial crisis has on United Kingdom household heads psychological well-being and life satisfaction. The reversed model approach used in the study analyzed from two perspectives before and after the financial crisis. One is to investigate the psychological well-being using the general health questionnaire and its effect on health, life satisfaction and financial incapability. Two is to investigate financial incapability and its effect on health, life satisfaction and psychological well-being based on the British Household Panel (1991 - 2009) and Understanding Society (2010) Surveys. The surveys which are two integrated large nationwide panel survey commissioned by the United Kingdom government as an instrument to measure social and economic indicators at the individual and household level. The result of the analysis indicates that overall life satisfaction and financial incapability are important determinants of psychological well-being. The paper further explored the impact of the financial crisis on a household head before and after the crash. The results suggest that satisfaction with life, health implications, psychological well-being, and financial capability were significantly lower after the financial crisis. In conclusion, the results explain why overall life satisfaction generally affects individuals psychological well-being and financial capability, and why those with high financial incapability have poor psychological well-being.
Spontaneous Grafting of Nitrophenyl Groups on Amorphous Carbon Thin Films: A Structure–Reactivity Investigation

Amorphous carbon materials find numerous applications in diverse areas ranging from implantable biodevices to electronics and catalysis. The spontaneous grafting of aryldiazonium salts is an important strategy for the modification of these materials, and it is widely used to display a range of functionalities or to provide anchoring groups for further functionalization. We have investigated the spontaneous attachment of 4-nitrobenzenediazonium salts from aqueous solutions onto amorphous carbon materials that differ in their sp2 content, with the aim of understanding to what extent bulk composition affects rates and yields of aryldiazonium adsorption at the carbon/solution interface. Amorphous carbons were deposited in the form of thin films via reactive magnetron sputtering and were characterized using a combination of Raman, infrared, UV–vis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to determine their sp2 content. Attenuated total internal reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) was use.
Stronger impact of urea application than incorporation of Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) on nirK-denitrifying bacterial communities in a Chinese double-rice paddy

ABSTRACT The impact of Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L., CMV) incorporation on the nirK-denitrifying bacteria remains unknown. Here, the diversity and the composition of nirK-denitrifying bacterial communities in a double-rice paddy soil were estimated by using Illumina MiSeq sequencing under four fertilisation treatments: no fertilisation (CK), vetch incorporation (CMV), urea (N200) and combined application of vetch and urea (CMV+N100). Compared with CK, N200 increased Shannon index by 10.5% in early rice season, whereas CMV did not change the Shannon index and Chao1 index in both seasons. Proteobacteria and Bradyrhizobium were the most abundant phylum and genus for nirK-denitrifying bacterial communities, respectively. Most variations in abundance of genus components of nirK-denitrifying bacterial communities as affected by the application of urea were detected in late rice season. Principal coordinates analysis showed that effect of CMV on the nirK-denitrifying bacterial communities was weaker than application of inorganic fertiliser (N200 and CMV+N100). Furthermore, redundancy analysis showed that soil was the key factor driving nirK-denitrifying bacterial communities. Our results indicated that the response of the nirK-denitrifying bacterial communities is more sensitive to urea than vetch, suggesting the combination of vetch and urea can be considered as an alternative N resource to inorganic fertiliser.
Environmental Risk Assessment of a Diesel Fuel Tank: A Case Study

The article deals with the application of the environmental damage assessment procedure and H&V index II method to the diesel fuel tank storage facility in a sand mining company using a case study. The procedures enabled the researchers to semi-quantitatively assess the operated diesel fuel tank’s impact on the selected environmental components and the possible damage risk by the leakage of stored fuel. It was discovered, by assessing the operating conditions, the state of the environment at the mining facility, and the risk of a diesel fuel leakage accident, that it is not necessary for the company to implement further steps in the field of environmental damage minimization. The H&V index II method examined both the impacts of diesel fuel leakage on soil, biotic component, groundwater, surface water, and the impact of flammable substances on the biotic environmental component in six steps. Slight or significant impacts were identified depending on the environmental component during the determination of the accident severity. The accident severity, together with the estimated probability, was plotted in the risk matrix which resulted in acceptable risks for all affected environmental components. The results of both approaches showed that the diesel fuel leakage in the mining company represents an acceptable environmental risk in relation to the countermeasures implemented so far.
Enhancing Self Efficacy and Resilience through Integrated Intervention among Sexually Abused Girl Children

Child sexual abuse has been found widespread all over the world. The national crime records bureau (NCRB)point out that, in India, one out of four children will be a causality of sexual mistreatment in each hour. Overthe fear of being sexually abused, one in every five children doesn’t feel secure. The traumatic experienceof sexually being abused children is associated with low self – efficacy, defined as the belief in one’s ownability to effectively function and exercise control within a situation(1). Decreased level of self-efficacydue to sexually being abused also increases the level of negative mental health and behavioral outcomessuch as posttraumatic stress disorder (2). Child sexual abuse has been linked to numerous psychological andbehavioral consequences for survivors throughout their lifetime. Resilience is critical for coping as it meanschildren are better able to deal with life circumstances. Better coping is preventive in the sense that childrenwith resilience resources are better equipped to avoid the development of future problems. The present studyidentifies the effectiveness of the integrated intervention on enhancing self-efficacy and Resilience amongsexually abused girl children. 37 sexually abused children were part of the study. The sample was selectedfrom Government Nirbhaya Home located in Quilon District in Kerala. Based on the statistical analysis theresults are discussed and conclusions are arrived at.
Do Community Water Sources Provide Safe Drinking Water? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Rural Bangladesh

Health, and in turn income and welfare, depend on access to safe drinking water. Although the majority of rural households worldwide obtain drinking water from community water sources, there is limited evidence about how effectively these sources provide safe drinking water. This study combines a randomized experiment with water quality testing to evaluate the impact of a program that provides community deep tubewells in rural Bangladesh. The program reduces exposure to arsenic, a major natural pollutant, but not fecal contamination. Households may use fewer sources with fecal contamination, but any such effects are offset by recontamination through transport and possibly storage. The results suggest that while community deep-tubewell construction programs may reduce exposure to arsenic in Bangladesh, reducing exposure to fecal contamination may require interventions that go beyond community sources.