Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Considerations for the School Psychologist When Providing Services for Maltreated Foster Children: A Developmental Perspective

As the body of research on attachment grows, attachment theory is being increasingly utilized by psychologists as a useful way of conceptualizing the problem behaviors that many foster children present. In addition, this paper explores Bowlby’s (1988) model of developmental pathways as a means to understand both normal and abnormal processes and patterns of adaptation and maladaptation. The empirical bases connecting the theoretical principles of attachment with child maltreatment are discussed, and a theoretical rationale for assessment and intervention with attachment-disordered foster children with an emphasis on modifying the child’s negative working model of attachment relationships is presented. during these early years is at a critical period, and repeated moves from biological family to foster care, and from placement to placement constitutes a condition which places the child at additional risk for the development of attachment disorders (Main, 1996). Indeed, foster children have been determined to be at high risk for the development of psychopathology which can be linked with insecure attachment in the child (Lyons-Ruth & Block, 1996). In California the number of maltreated children increased 132% from 1990 to 1996. There are approximately 164,974 substantiated cases of child maltreatment in Califronia every year. California data indicate that 2.8 children per 1,000 are removed from their homes each year (League of Women Voters of California, 1998). The children in the foster care system reflect California’s diverse population; there were comparable numbers of Caucasian and Hispanic children (43% and 36%, respectively), with African American children constituting fourteen percent of the children in the foster care system. Maltreatment includes emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect and medical neglect (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998). The social costs of foster care’s poor outcomes are staggering. One study (Westat, Inc., 1991) found that twoand-a-half to four years after leaving foster care, 46 percent of the youths had not completed high school, 38 percent had not held a job for more than one year, 25 percent had been homeless for at least one night and 60 percent of the young women had given birth to a child. Forty percent had been on public assistance, incarcerated or had been a cost to the community in some way. Please address correspondence to Linda Webster, University of the Pacific, Department of Educational &Counseling Psychology 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95211. Electronic mail: robinsonlw@aol.com
A Constraint Programming Method for Advanced Planning and Scheduling System with Multilevel Structured Products

This paper deals with the advanced planning and scheduling (APS) problem with multilevel structured products. A constraint programming model is constructed for the problem with the consideration of precedence constraints, capacity constraints, release time and due date. A new constraint programming (CP) method is proposed to minimize the total cost. This method is based on iterative solving via branch and bound. And, at each node, the constraint propagation technique is adapted for domain filtering and consistency check. Three branching strategies are compared to improve the search speed. The results of computational study show that the proposed CP method performs better than the traditional mixed integer programming (MIP) method. And the binary constraint heuristic branching strategy is more effective than the other two branching strategies.
Feedstock amendment for the production of quality compost for soil amendment & heavy metal immobilisation

Composting is a waste management technology for recycling organic waste. A compost without detectable of pathogens and heavy metals can act as a soil conditioner or organic fertilizer to promote plant growth. It provides the soil with organic matter and nutrients, improving soil texture and water holding capacity and suppressing plant diseases with the presence of beneficial microorganisms. Many researchers aim to improve the quality of compost at a reduced process cost and composting duration. Preferably the composting process also offers the co-benefits of reduced environmental impact. The quality of the compost is closely related to the feedstock used for the composting. The feedstock ranges from bio-waste, plant-And animal-based agricultural waste and sometimes the organic fraction in the municipal solid waste. This paper reviews a range of feedstock amendment methods including the addition of bulking agent or chemical additive, inoculation with earthworm or microbial inoculants, and the addition of the mature compost, that could influence the composting process and the end product quality. The potential of immobilisation of the heavy metals in the waste material through composting was also discussed.
Fast Radio Bursts from the Decay of Cosmic String Cusps

We explore the possibility that Fast Radio Bursts are due to the annihilation of cusps on cosmic string loops. We compute the energy released in the annihilation events in the radio region, the expected event rate, and the time scale of the bursts. We find that the energy and event rates are sufficiently high and the time scale is sufficiently small to explain the current data. We predict how the event rate will change as the resolution of telescopes improves. Since the burst rate depends on the string tension, future data will allow the determination of the tension.
Towards Feature Detection based on Morphology of Objects on Image

This thesis describes a new line segment detection and extraction algorithm for computer vision, image segmentation, and shape recognition applications. This algorithm uses a compilation of different image processing techniques such as normalization, Gaussian smooth, automatic threshold, and Laplace edge detection to extract edge contours from color input images. Contours of each connected component are divided into short segments, which are classified by their orientation into about ten discrete categories. Straight lines are recognized as the minimal number of such consecutive short segments with the same direction. This solution indeed gives us more precise line segments (including line endpoints) and requires a shorter time than the widely used Hough Transform algorithm for detecting line segments given any orientation and location inside an image. Its easy implementation, simplicity, parameter minimization, speed, ability to split an edge into straight line segments using the actual morphology of objects, accuracy and the use of OpenCV library are key features and advantages of the proposed approach. The algorithm was tested on several simple shape images as well as on real pictures, yielding a more accurate resemblance of straight lines in accordance with the human perception of line taxonomy. The line detection algorithm introduced here requires few parameters and is robust to standard image transformations such as rotation, scaling and translation. Furthermore, some of these parameters are selected by automatic unsupervised methods, thus improving the expected algorithm outcome in terms of the stated problem. Several experimental results are presented to support the validity of the algorithm.
AUTOMATIC HEART DISEASE PREDICTION USING FEATURE SELECTION AND DATA MINING TECHNIQUE

This paper presents an automatic Heart Disease (HD) prediction method based on feature selection and data mining techniques using provided symptoms and clinical information in the patient’s dataset. Data mining which allows the extraction of hidden knowledges from the data and explores the relationship between attributes, is the promising technique for HD prediction. HD symptoms can be effectively learned by the computer to classify HD into different classes. However, the informationprovided may include redundant and interrelated symptoms. The use of such information may degrade the classification performance. Feature selection is an effective way to remove such noisy informationmeanwhile improving the learning accuracy and facilitating a better understanding for learning model. In our method, HD attributes are re-selected based on their rank and weights assigned by Infinite LatentFeature Selection (ILFS) method. Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithm is applied to classify a subset of the selected attributes into different HD classes. SMOTE (Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique) data over-sampling technique is adopted to generate more amounts and varieties of data. The experiment is performed on the UCI Machine Learning Repository Heart Disease public dataset. Experimental results demonstrated that by only using a subset of selected 24 attributes over a total of 46 attributes, our method achieved an accuracy of 97.87% for distinguishing ‘no presence’ HD with ‘presence’ HD and an accuracy of 93.92% for distinguishing 5 different classes of HD.
Sentiment Analysis of User-Generated Content on Drug Review Websites

This study develops an effective method for sentiment analysis of user-generated content on drug review web sites, which has not been investigated extensively compared to other general domains, such as product reviews. A clause-level sentiment analysis algorithm is developed since each sentence can contain multiple clauses discussing multiple aspects of a drug. The method adopts a pure linguistic approach of computing the sentiment orientation (positive, negative, or neutral) of a clause from the prior sentiment scores assigned to words, taking into consideration the grammatical relations and semantic annotation (such as disorder terms) of words in the clause. Experiment results with 2,700 clauses show the effectiveness of the proposed approach, and it performed significantly better than the baseline approaches using a machine learning approach. Various challenging issues were identified and discussed through error analysis. The application of the proposed sentiment analysis approach will be useful not only for patients, but also for drug makers and clinicians to obtain valuable summaries of public opinion. Since sentiment analysis is domain specific, domain knowledge in drug reviews is incorporated into the sentiment analysis algorithm to provide more accurate analysis. In particular, MetaMap is used to map various health and medical terms (such as disease and drug names) to semantic types in the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Semantic Network.
AN EXACT FORMULATION FOR THE REFLECTION COEFFICIENT FROM ANISOTROPIC MULTILAYER STRUCTURES WITH ARBITRARY BACKING

This paper is concerned with the theory of wave propagation in biaxial anisotropic media. Consider a multilayered planar structure composed of media with electric and magnetic anisotropy, surrounded by two half spaces. Exat relations for re∞ection coe-cient from this structure can be useful for arriving at the intended applications. In this paper, by matching of transverse fleld components at the bounderies, we will arrive at exact recursive relations for re∞ection coe-cient of the structure. In the previous works, the magnetic and electric anisotropy were not taken into consideration at the same time, or complex relations were arrived. But using this novel method, those complexities will not appear and both electric and magnetic anisotropy are take into consideration. Moreover, we will not set any limits on the right half-space so the right most half- space may be a PEC, PMC, PEMC, surface impedance, dielectric or a metamaterial. Finally, the last section of the paper conflrms the validity of the relations arrived at and as an interesting application; the zero re∞ection condition will be obtained.
Excess noise measurement in avalanche photodiodes using a transimpedance amplifier front-end

We report a versatile system for measuring excess noise and multiplication in avalanche photodiodes, using a transimpedance amplifier front-end and based on phase-sensitive detection, which permits accurate measurement in the presence of a high dark current. The system, which we have used successfully on a wide variety of materials and device structures, can measure reliably the excess noise factor of devices with a capacitance of up to ∼50 pF.
Measurement Artifacts in Gas-loading Experiments

Numerous reports on gas loading of hydrogen isotope into powdered materials indicate excess heat generation that could be the result of a low energy nuclear reaction (LENR). When the amount of generated heat is small, it is important to characterize the calorimeter to account for possible measurement errors, or artifacts, which can result in long-term apparent excess heat. In this paper we investigate one of those possible measurement artifacts applicable to the gas loading systems that (1) use thermometry as a proxy for energy flow measurements, and (2) run at elevated temperatures. When loading gas into Pd-impregnated alumina, we have found that thermal gradients inside the system result in apparent heating or cooling of the measuring system. We experimentally magnified this effect and confirmed that it was due to temperature nonuniformity inside the calorimetric system. We quantified the effect using a numerical simulation tool to show that a temperature gradient as small as 0.5 K/m might result in 50 mW of apparent excess heat “generation”. We suggest a simple approach for investigators to account for this measurement artifact by calibrating their systems with helium gas either prior to, or at the end of, the experimental sequence. © 2014 ISCMNS. All rights reserved. ISSN 2227-3123
On the New World spiders previously misplaced in Leptopholcus: molecular and morphological analyses and descriptions of four new species (Araneae : Pholcidae)

Abstract. The generic placement of New World pholcids assigned to the genus Leptopholcus Simon, 1893 has long been questioned and recent molecular data have shown that Caribbean (Hispaniolan) representatives are more closely related to the Old World genus Micropholcus Deeleman-Reinhold & Prinsen, 1987 than to ‘true’ African Leptopholcus (Dimitrov, Astrin and Huber 2013, Cladistics 29: 132–146). Here we provide new molecular (16S, 18S, 28S, COI, H3, WNT1) and morphological data about Caribbean (Cuban, Puerto Rican) and South American (Brazilian) representatives, supporting the sister-group relationship with Micropholcus and suggesting a monophyletic New World clade that in turn consists of a Caribbean and a South American clade. The ten New World species previously assigned to Leptopholcus are thus transferred to Micropholcus for which an emended diagnosis is provided: M. baoruco (Huber, 2006), comb. nov.; M. brazlandia (Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005), comb. nov.; M. dalei (Petrunkevitch, 1929), comb. nov.; M. delicatulus (Franganillo, 1930), comb. nov.; M. evaluna (Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005), comb. nov.; M. hispaniola (Huber, 2000), comb. nov.; M. jamaica (Huber, 2000), comb. nov.; M. kiskeya (Huber & Wunderlich, 2006), comb. nov.; M. pataxo (Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005), comb. nov.; M. toma (Huber, 2006), comb. nov. Four Brazilian species are newly described: M. piaui, sp. nov.; M. piracuruca, sp. nov.; M. crato, sp. nov.; M. ubajara, sp. nov. Natural history data are provided for M. piaui and M. ubajara.
Analysis of soils from cassava farms in floodplain terrain

The study was carried out to analyze soils from cassava farms in floodplain terrain of the River Benue. Cassava is the most extensively cultivated crop in Benue State. Soil samples were collected randomly from cassava farms owned by members of farming cooperative societies in Makurdi, Tarka, and Gboko Local Government Areas. These samples were analysed for physical and chemical properties. The pH was slightly acidic with a mean of 5.7 for surface soils and 5.7 for subsurface soils. The organic carbon content had a mean of 0.7% for surface soils and a mean of 0.72% for subsurface soils. The total percentage nitrogen had a mean of 0.05% for surface soils and 0.05% for subsurface soils. Available phosphorus had a mean of 8.48 mg kg -1 for surface soils, while subsurface soils had a mean of 5.66 mg kg -1 . The base saturation percentage was 86.58% for surface soils and a mean value of 86.55% for subsurface soils. The values of micro-nutrients were all below tolerable limits. The study recommends the effective application of inorganic fertilizers such as NPK to optimize crop production. Governments should support farmers with credit facilities, agricultural laboratory services, and effective extension services.
Does pre-entry licensing undermine the performance of subsequent independent activities? Evidence from the global aerospace industry, 1944-2000

We study how firms' use of in-licensing for their initial entry to a business domain can detract from the performance of their subsequent autonomous endeavors in the domain. We argue that in-licensing produces high levels of causal ambiguity about factors that drive the performance achieved with the licensed product. In turn, the experience that firms gather through pre-entry licensing is likely to generate superstitious learning and overconfidence that undermine the performance of licensees' subsequent independent operations. The biases will be particularly strong in the face of contextual dissimilarity. We find consistent evidence in a study of firms that entered the global aircraft industry between 1944 and 2000. The research helps advance the understanding of the benefits and costs of markets for technology.
AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL MRI FOR DIAGNOSIS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Clasificación automática de IRM estructural para el diagnóstico de enfermedades neurodegenerativas

This paper presents an automatic approach which classifies structural Magnetic Resonance images into pathological or healthy controls. A classification model was trained to find the boundaries that allow to separate the study groups. The method uses the deformation values from a set of regions, automatically identified as relevant, in a process that selects the statistically significant regions of a t-test under the restriction that this significance must be spatially coherent within a neighborhood of 5 voxels. The proposed method was assessed to distinguish healthy controls from schizophrenia patients. Classification results showed accuracy between 74% and 89%, depending on the stage of the disease and number of training samples.
Strong genetic structure among coral populations within a conservation priority region, the Bird's Head Seascape (Papua, Indonesia)

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are widely considered to be one of the best strategies available for protecting species diversity and ecosystem processes in marine environments. While data on connectivity and genetic structure of marine populations are critical to designing appropriately sized and spaced networks of MPAs, such data are rarely available. This study examines genetic structure in reef-building corals from Papua and West Papua, Indonesia, one of the most biodiverse and least disturbed coral reef regions in the world. We focused on two common reef-building corals, Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus 1758) and Seriatopora hystrix (family: Pocilloporidae), from three regions under different management regimes: Teluk Cenderawasih, Raja Ampat, and southwest Papua. Analyses of molecular variance, assignment tests, and genetical bandwidth mapping based on microsatellite variation revealed significant genetic structure in both species, although there were no clear regional filters to gene flow among regions. Overall, P. damicornis populations were less structured (FST = 0.139, p < 0.00001) than S. hystrix (FST = 0.357, p < 0.00001). Despite occurring in one of the most pristine marine habitats in Indonesia, populations of both species showed evidence of recent declines. Furthermore, exclusion of individual populations from connectivity analyses resulted in marked increases in self-recruitment. Maintaining connectivity within and among regions of Eastern Indonesia will require coral conservation on the local scales and regional networks of MPAs.
Lattice-switch Monte Carlo: the fcc—bcc problem

Lattice-switch Monte Carlo is an efficient method for calculating the free energy difference between two solid phases, or a solid and a fluid phase. Here, we provide a brief introduction to the method, and list its applications since its inception. We then describe a lattice switch for the fcc and bcc phases based on the Bain orientation relationship. Finally, we present preliminary results regarding our application of the method to the fcc and bcc phases in the Lennard-Jones system. Our initial calculations reveal that the bcc phase is unstable, quickly degenerating into some as yet undetermined metastable solid phase. This renders conventional lattice-switch Monte Carlo intractable for this phase. Possible solutions to this problem are discussed.
Modeling of railway networks using timed automata

We model a railway network with synchronization feature using timed automata (TA). The procedure consists of two steps: first, each train in the railway network is modeled as a TA; then, the final model is obtained by taking the parallel composition of all TA obtained in the first step. Mathematics Subject Classification: 68Q60, 03B70
Relationship among individual level factors in career development system of civil service

Career development is the inseparable part of the system of human resource management of any social organisation. The basic idea underlying the contemporary model of career development is that dynamically changing organisations and dynamically developed careers of the employees mus t be considered to be the phenomena complementing each other. The aim of this research was to carry out empirical analysis of individual level career development factors in the civil service of Li thuania and to determine their level of expression and the mechanisms of their interaction. The data indicate that career satis faction has a stronger influence than job satisfaction on such career development results as work engagement, commitment to work in the civil service and subjective well-being.
INVESTIGATION OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL, SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS, COOKING AND TEXTURE PROPERTIES OF WHOLE GRAIN PASTA

The consumption of whole-grain products, such as pasta, has been linked to the reduced risks of some illnesses. Nutritional benefits include dietary fibre, minerals, and phytochemicals. Traditionally, whole-grain products tend to be darker in colour, fiber can interfere with the drying process affecting production processes. The purpose of the current research was to investigate the colour, cooking properties and texture of the whole-grain pasta. For pasta production, flour blends were made from wheat flour type 405 in combination with whole-grain flours as whole-grain wheat, triticale, rye and hull-less barley flour in previously determined proportions. In experiments, the whole-grain Italpasta (Italy) was used as a control sample. The colour, cooking properties and texture of the obtained pasta were tested using standard methods. The results of the present experiments demonstrate that the cooking time of control, whole-grain triticale and wheat pasta was longer than the cooking time of whole-grain rye and hull-less barley pasta. The colour of control, whole-triticale and whole-wheat pasta samples was darker as compared with whole-rye and hull-less barley pasta samples. However, more firmness had pasta samples made from whole-rye and hull-less barley whole-grain flour. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.5755/j01.ct. 66.1. 12364