Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Egg Consumption among Young People: A Study through the Application of the Logistic Regression Model

The purpose of the present survey is to study and to investigate the proper eating style, focusing the attention on the propensity to “egg” consumption, in the diet of young people, with reference to the students attending the University of Messina. The data collection technique that was used consisted of the administration of a distributed anonymous ad hoc questionnaire by directly interviewing a sample of university students. In order to individualize the possible variables which may influence the frequency of egg consumption, a logistic regression model was used. It is a particular case of generalized linear model whose link function is the log it function. It is frequently applied when the dependent variable y is, dichotomous. The research results indicate that the only two statistically significant variables are the eating style and the reading of the product label. Moreover, the Hosmer and Leme show test for model’s adequacy guaranteed that the estimates provided by the model are not significantly different from the observations.
A New Pricing Strategy for Restaurants : By-the-Weight with Entry Fee

A new pricing strategy is proposed which is a two-part markup pricing with a transaction cost almost as low as all-you-can-eat pricing. The strategy is an improvement of a by-the-weight pricing scheme popular in Brazilian business districts for serving lunch. The by-the-weight pricing has been introduced to Japan by Brazilian workers but unsuccessfully. The paper also proposes an explanation of why the same pricing scheme is successful in Brazil but not in Japan.
Government Deficit and Inflation in India

This study covering the period 1951-52 to 1999-2000 finds that government deficit has been an important cause for long-run inflationary trend in India. The estimates in the study, however, suggest that there is an optimal level of monetisation for a given level of government deficit and refutes the concern that monetisation of deficit is always inflationary. This is not to suggest in any way that there is more scope to finance government deficit through monetisation. With the increase in capital inflows on which there is a certain degree of lack of control and the consequent predominance of net foreign exchange assets in reserve money, there is a need for greater fiscal restraint as well as monetary-fiscal coordination.
Intra-specific brood parasitism revealed by DNA micro-satellite analyses in a sub-oscine bird, the vermilion flycatcher

Se sabe que la reproduccion extrapareja ocurre en muchas especies de aves. Sin embargo, entre paserinos, la mayoria de los estudios se han llevado a cabo en aves oscinas de regiones templadas. Por el contrario, las especies suboscinas, y en particular las especies que habitan regiones tropicales, se han estudiado mucho menos. Por lo tanto, es importante estudiar mas especies tropicales y suboscinas para tener una vision mas acertada de las tasas de reproduccion extrapareja en paserinos y un mejor entendimiento de la funcion adaptativa de la reproduccion extrapareja en aves. Las especies tropicales difieren de las especies que habitan regiones templadas en diversos rasgos ecologicos y de historia de vida, que podrian influir en las tasas de ocurrencia de diferentes modos de reproduccion extrapareja. En este estudio nos preguntamos si ocurre o no la reproduccion extrapareja en el cardenalito o saca tu real (Pyrocephalus rubinus), un suboscino sexualmente dimorfico y socialmente monogamo. Reportamos casos de paternidad extrapareja, maternidad extrapareja y parasitismo intraespecifico, y discutimos nuestros resultados bajo la luz de otros estudios en paserinos
Assessment of Metal Pollution of Soil and Diagnostic Species Associated with Oil Spills in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

An ecological impact assessment of crude-oil spills was carried out on the environment of an oil-rich community in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Samples of the topsoil (0−15 cm), subsoil (15−25 cm) and the dominant species Gamba grass ( Andropogon gayanus ) were collected using the transect method from the point of spills. The samples were also collected from an unimpacted location (control). The samples were wet-digested and the concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry, while the physico-chemical properties of the topsoil were determined by standard methods. The data were subjected to Student t test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation analysis, and the models for pollution assessment were employed to assess the pollution status of the soil and plant species. The results showed that concentrations of Pb, Cu and Zn in the topsoil exceeded international standards at close proximity to point of spills (0−200 m), while Cd concentrations exceeded the international standard at all the locations. Only Cd exceeded the international standard in the subsoil. Contamination ( P i ) and integrated pollution ( P c ) indices of the topsoil showed reducing trends from the point of pollution, and locations at 0 m and 100 m exhibited high P c , while those at 200 m showed moderate P c by all metals. The levels of Pb and Cd in the diagnostic species exceeded the World Health Organization limits and the pollution load index (PLI) portrayed severe contamination. In conclusion, the impact of crude-oil spills in the area was significant; soil remediation is important to avert ecological and human health disasters. Moreover, these findings will be useful for designing strategic measures for environmental control in the area. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.5755/j01.erem. 71.3. 12474
Water Treatment Residuals and Biosolids Co‐applications Affect Phosphatases in a Semi‐arid Rangeland Soil

Co‐application of biosolids and water treatment residuals (WTR) land has not been extensively studied but may be beneficial by sorbing excess biosolid‐borne or soil phosphorus (P) onto WTR, reducing the likelihood of off‐site movement. Reduction of excess soil P may affect the role of specific P‐cleaving enzymes. The research objective was to understand the long‐term effects of single co‐applications and the short‐term impacts of repeated co‐applications on soil acid phosphomonoesterase, phosphodiesterase, pyrophosphatase, and phytase enzyme activities. Test plots were 7.5 × 15 m with treatments consisting of three different WTR rates with a single biosolids rate (5, 10, and 21 Mg WTR ha−1; 10 Mg biosolids ha−1) surface co‐applied once in 1991 or reapplied in 2002. Control plots consisted of those that received no WTR–biosolids co‐applications and plots that received only 10 Mg biosolids ha−1. Plots were sampled to a 5‐cm depth in 2003 and 2004, and soil phosphatases and phytase enzyme activities were measured. Soil phosphodiesterase activity decreased in WTR‐amended plots, and pyrophosphatase activity decreased with increasing WTR application rates. In contrast, acid phosphatase and phytase activity increased with WTR addition, with WTR application possibly triggering a deficiency response causing microorganisms or plants to secrete these enzymes. Biosolids and WTR co‐applications may affect enzymatic strategies for P mineralization in this study site. Reductions in phosphodiesterase activity suggest less P mineralization from biomass sources, including nucleic acids and phospholipids. Increased acid phosphatase and phytase activities indicate that ester‐P and inositol‐P may be important plant‐available P sources in soils amended with WTR.
Association between apolipoprotein E gene and heart blood stasis syndrome in premature coronary heart disease pedigrees within the Hunan han nation population

Background: Polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene may modulate lipoprotein metabolism and influence plasma lipid levels. Thus, polymorphisms in the apoE gene have been associated with an increased relative risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Objective: To determine whether or not the apoE gene increases the risk of heart blood stasis syndrome (HBSS) in premature coronary heart disease (PCHD) pedigrees. Methods: Twenty-eight core pedigrees with PCHD and HBSS were collected. The apoEe2/e3/e4 genotype was measured using a PCR-RFLP technique. HHRR and TDT were used with core pedigrees based on the result that the apoE polymorphism was linked with PCHD. Results: According to HHRR, the apoE e4 allele may be associated with PCHD with HBSS (P<0.05). According to the TDT test, the susceptibility loci of CHD with HBSS may be linked to the apoE e4 allele (P<0.01). Conclusions: The apoE e4 gene polymorphism in PCHD and HBSS pedigrees associated with coronary heart disease, and coronary heart disease susceptibility loci may be linked with apoE e4 alleles, which indicates that the apoE gene may be linked to the susceptibility location of HBSS in CHD within the Hunan han nation population.
Advances in the synthesis of ZnO nanomaterials for varistor devices

ZnO based varistors are widely used for overvoltage protection in many electrical and electronic circuits, at voltages ranging from a few to over a million volts. By careful control of the microstructure, through nano-structuring by chemical routes, it should be possible to produce varistors with high breakdown voltage (Vc), as this is proportional to the number of active grain boundaries in the sintered body. This property is particularly important for the production of the small-sized varistors needed for modern electronic instruments such as tablet computers and mobile phones. The current review will outline the recent advances in the chemical processing (e.g. sol–gel, combustion synthesis plasma pyrolysis, micro-emulsion synthesis and precipitation routes) of varistors from ZnO nanomaterials and the properties of these materials. Uncontrolled grain growth at higher temperature is highlighted as a major challenge for obtaining desirable electrical properties for nano-varistors. Various novel sintering techniques such as step-sintering, spark plasma and microwave sintering methods are expected to deliver a varistor with controlled grain growth and optimum electrical characteristics.
The Interface between Cognitive Science and Innovation

Michael J. Dyrenfurth is a Professor and Graduate Program Coodinator in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation in the Polytechnic Institute of the Purdue University. He is a member of the ASEE and he has served on both the ENT and the ETD Board of directors and as program chair for the ASEE ENT (2014) and the CIEC in New Orleans (2008). Previously he completed a four year term as Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in Purdue University’s College of Technology.
'Ghost nutrients' from fish farms are transferred up the food web by phytoplankton grazers

Several studies have failed to detect sig- nificant changes in chl a content of the water column in the vicinity of fish farms despite the large amount of nutrient wastes discharged into the marine envi- ronment. To trace the fate of these disappearing (or 'ghost') nutrients, experiments using dialysis bags deployed in situ along gradients of nutrient enrich- ment (at different distances from cage fish farms) were carried out at 2 coastal locations in the eastern Mediterranean. The productivity of the water column decreased with distance from the nutrient discharge point, as indicated by the chl a content found in the dialysis bags. However, comparison of the results from bioassays with and without grazer exclusion showed that grazing plays a key role in regulating phytoplankton biomass, keeping chl a at very low levels and effectively transferring nutrients up the food web. The fact that this type of response was found in otherwise oligotrophic conditions is proba- bly due to the structure of the phytoplankton com- munity in such areas, which is based on small cell- size primary producers that can be easily grazed on by planktonic ciliates.
Metaphors as two-way mirrors: Illuminating preservice to in-service teacher identity development

The transition from pre-service to in-service can be difficult for teachers. One means of looking into the minds and hearts of such teachers is to elicit the metaphors they adopt for themselves. Previous studies have indicated that during this transition much of the confidence, idealism and optimism of teacher metaphors is displaced by bleak and defeatist visions. These changes are usually explained by 'praxis shock' - a result of unrealistic prior views of teaching and equally unrealistic workloads and challenges. This research project asks if metaphors might reveal more about pre-service teachers' views and vulnerabilities, and help avert or mitigate problems encountered in the early years. Metaphors provided by one cohort of pre-service teachers were distinguished according to 'locus of pedagogy' (student-centred or teacher-centred) and 'degree of agency/efficacy' in an attempt to gauge perceptions of control in the profession. The results have implications for incoming teachers, teacher educators and the profession.
FACTORS AFFECTING YOUNG PEOPLE’S BEHAVIORAL COMMITMENT TO THE PROTECTION OF LOCAL GAZELLE SPECIES: THE CASE OF ŞANLIURFA IN TURKEY

The protection of wildlife is an important issue for Turkey. This research examines factors affecting the behavioral commitment of young people, living in the Şanlıurfa province of Turkey, to the protection of the local gazelle species, within the framework of the Value-Belief-Norm Theory. The research was conducted with the participation of high school students (N=472), and it was found that personal norms and the ascription of responsibility are the strongest predictors of behavioral commitment to the protection of the gazelle species. Self-transcendence and conservation value clusters also had a positive impact on behavioral commitment to the protection of the gazelles. The research concludes by making recommendations concerning education programs on the protection of the gazelle species. Key words: environmental education, Value-Belief-Norm theory, wildlife protection.
Soil invertebrate diversity in coffee-pine agroforestry system at Sumedang, West Java

Kinasih I, Cahyanto T, Widiana A, Kurnia DNI, Julita C, Putra RE. 2016. Soil invertebrate diversity in coffee-pine agroforestry system at Sumedang, West Java. Biodiversitas 17: 473-478. In order to maintain natural habitat while provide economic benefit for community near forest, some agroforestry systems were developed. This system depends on service provided by ecosystem such as nutrient cycling by soil invertebrates. One of important factors of healthy ecosystem services at particular agroecosystem is local biodiversity of the area. In this study we carried out biodiversity survey of soil invertebrates at local coffee pine agroforestry system at Rancakalong Sub-district, Sumedang District, West Java, Indonesia. Soil invertebrates were collected from coffee plantation, coffee and pine (Pinus merkusii) plantation and pine plantation by 40 pitfall trap per location. Results showed the highest abundance was recorded at coffee plantation (2477 individuals) and the lowest was at pine plantation (1372 individuals). All collected soil invertebrates grouped into 3 classes (Arachnida, Chilopoda and Insecta), 16 orders, 47 families, and 124 morphospecies. Soil invertebrates were dominated by Formicidae, Scarabaeidae, Blattidae, Forficulidae, and Phalangiidae. The average diversity index of soil invertebrates was 2.25 (coffee plantation), 2.64 (coffee and pine plantation) and 1.85 (pine plantation). The evenness value was 0.30 (coffee plantation), 0.49 (coffee and pine plantation) and 0.39 (pine plantation). This study showed agroforestry may improve soil invertebrate abundance and diversity of monoculture pine forest through creation of additional and alternative nutrition and microhabitats.
No 675 Do you trust me ? – Go Fish ! A Study on Trust and Fisheries Management

This paper investigates trust among stakeholders in fisheries management. We asked the general public, environmental bureaucrats, and recreational and commercial fishers whether they believed various stakeholders have sufficient knowledge to take a stance regarding fisheries management issues in a choice experiment they themselves had just been exposed to. We found that the general public and recreational fishers tend to trust bureaucrats to have sufficient knowledge, while bureaucrats distrust the general public. The commercial fishers in our sample deviate from the other respondents with high self-trust and low trust in both the general public and bureaucrats. In addition, bureaucrats tend to think that their colleagues are more knowledgeable than them. When looking at observable characteristics, we find that, regardless of comparison group, males show higher trust in their own knowledge than do females, and those with higher education believe they are more knowledgeable than people in general.
Calibration and Validation of a FAST Floating Wind Turbine Model of the DeepCwind Scaled Tension-Leg Platform Preprint

To capture energy from high wind resources located offshore in deep water, wind turbines mounted on floating platforms become more economical than fixed-bottom turbines. Accurate modeling of floating wind turbines, which will see increased tower, drivetrain, and blade loading from waves and platform movement, is important for the design process, but there have been few tests conducted with which to compare simulations. With the intent of improving simulation tools, a 1/50-scale floating wind turbine atop a tension-leg platform (TLP) was designed based on Froude scaling by the University of Maine under the DeepCwind Consortium. This platform was extensively tested in a wave basin at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) to provide data to calibrate and validate a full-scale simulation model. The data gathered include measurements from static load tests and free-decay tests, as well as a suite of tests with wind and wave forcing. The FAST simulation software developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was used, and a fullscale FAST model of the turbine-TLP system was created for comparison to the results of the tests. All comparisons were made at full scale. Analysis was conducted to validate FAST for modeling the dynamics of this floating system through comparison of FAST simulation results to wave tank measurements. First, a full-scale FAST model of the astested scaled configuration of the system was constructed, and this model was then calibrated through comparison to the static load, freedecay, regular wave only, and wind-only tests. Part of the calibration process included modifying the airfoil properties of the wind turbine blades to more accurately characterize the aerodynamic performance achieved in the tests. The FAST model was also modified to better represent the structural response data by introducing additional platform damping and stiffness terms. Next, the calibrated FAST model was compared to the combined wind and wave tests to validate the coupled hydrodynamic and aerodynamic predictive performance. Limitations of both FAST and the data gathered from the tests are discussed in this paper.
Algorithm for the inexact matching of high-level 3-D polyhedric representations

This paper describes a powerful inexact matching algorithms which has been applied with success to high-level 3D object representations in a 3D object recognition system. The algorithm combines in a promising way several approaches proposed in the past couple of years: an extension to the backtrack strategies for inexact matching of attributed relational sub- graphs, error correction isomorphism, determination of local attribute similarity, and global transformation fitting, features which are efficiently used for search-tree pruning. The algorithm was tested successfully in a series of experiments involving scenes with single and multiple objects.
Identifying, Tracking, and Prioritizing Parts Unavailability

Abstract : The Air Force is pursuing several efficiency initiatives designed to reduce support function costs. One such initiative is an effort to reduce the flow days of items being repaired in the Air Force's organic depots. Many end items are affected by awaiting parts (AWP) delays, which increase total flow days. The first step in reducing AWP delays is to identify which piece parts are causing the delays. A gap analysis was conducted to identify a process for creating a list of piece parts that are causing AWP delays. In addition, a clinimetric method was used to develop an aggregate measure of AWP impact by which the list of piece parts could be prioritized. The gap analysis showed that such a list can be created with Cognos, a reporting tool currently used by the depots, which can pull data from multiple information systems. In addition, only minor changes to information recorded throughout the repair process are needed. An aggregate measure of AWP impact was also created and tested. It produced significantly different prioritizations from the individual constituent variables, and provides a possible method for helping depot managers to understand decision tradeoffs between different parts shortage priorities.
Task-Oriented Approach for Improving Motor Function of the Affected Arm in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke Patients

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of task-oriented arm training for chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. The experimental design in this study was the pre-test and post-test with control group for 4-week intervention. Thirty patients with chronic hemiparetic stroke were recruited from 2 rehabilitation units. The subjects were divided randomly into experimental and control groups. The experimental group conducted task-oriented approach, involving 3 subparts of upper extremity activities, and the control group involved in the general upper extremity exercises. Functional movements of the upper extremities were assessed using clinical measures, including the Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity Section, Box and Block Test, and Action Research Arm Test. The score of Fugl-Meyer Assessment showed greater increases in the experimental group than in the control group after training. The improvement in Box and Block Test between pre-test and post-test measurements was significantly greater after task-oriented arm training compared to general upper extremity exercises. Action Research Arm Test scores also improved after task-oriented arm training compared to exercises in the control group. The task-oriented arm training improves the gross and fine motor activities and encouraging the use of the paretic arm through activity dependent intervention expedites the recovery of functional activities in the upper extremities for chronic hemiparetic stroke.
Microclimate and sapling survival under organic and polyethylene mulch in a tropical dry deciduous forest

Mulches effect on net radiation (R N ), air (T a ) and soil (T S ) temperature, vapour pressure deficit (VPD), soil water content (SW), stomatal conductance (g S ) and survival of three native species in a degraded tropical deciduous forest area was examined. The study year was dry, with half of the average annual rainfall. Three blocks were chosen, each block contained sixteen plots. Mulches with alfalfa straw, forest litter, white polyethylene and bare soil, were used. Twenty plants of each species one year-old were transplanted in each of 16 plots (5 ! 6 m). The experiment was conducted during one year. R N was higher in plots with forest litter than in other treatments; T a , T S and VPD were higher in bare soil plots than in mulched plots, and SW was higher in mulched plots than in bare soil plots. Ipomoea wolcottiana and Caesalpinia eriostachys registered the highest values of g S and survival, whilst Lonchocarpus eriocarinalis registered the lowest. In polyethylene mulch the three species showed the greatest survival. Mulches mitigate extreme microclimates and increase plant survival during the restoration of dry tropical areas.