Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Development and Validation of the Spanish Version of the Political Skill Inventory: A Measurement Invariance Test

Introducción: El inventario de habilidades políticas (PSI, siglas en inglés) es una medida para calibrar cuatro dimensiones relacionadas con este constructo: la astucia social, la capacidad de influencia interpersonal, la habilidad para establecer contactos y la sinceridad aparente (Ferris, 2005). Método: En el presente estudio, multi-muestra y multi-método, sendos análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio se han llevado a cabo para desarrollar y testar las propiedades psicométricas de la versión española del PSI. Adicionalmente, se llevó a cabo un test de fiabilidad longitudinal y un análisis de invarianza relativo al género. Resultados: Los índices alpha de Cronbach y omega revelaron un grado de fiabilidad satisfactoria. El análisis factorial exploratorio extrajo los cuatro factores de la versión original, tal y como ya ha sido reportado en otros estudios (N = 309). El análisis factorial confirmatorio confirmó que el ajuste de dicha estructura fue el mejor frente a los datos (N = 248). Conclusiones: Con este estudio se añade evidencia al estudio de la invarianza de género y la estabilidad temporal de esta medida, mostrando que la versión española del PSI puede ser considerada una medida estable y válida a través del tiempo y relativa al género. Background: The Political Skills Inventory (PSI) is a measurement tool for assessing four dimensions associated with political skills: social astuteness, interpersonal influence, networking ability and apparent sincerity (Ferris, 2005). Method: In the present study, multi-sample and multi-method, we developed and analyzed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the (PSI), by performing both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Additionally, a longitudinal reliability test and a sex factorial invariance test were performed. Results: Cronbach's alpha and omega indices revealed satisfactory reliability and exploratory factor analyses extracted the four original factors as reported in other studies (N = 309). Confirmatory factorial analyses confirmed that the four-factor solution presented the best fit to our data (N = 248). Conclusions: We add new evidence for time and sex invariance of the measure, showing that the PSI can be considered a stable and valid measure over time and across sex.
Approaches to optimising surface coatings for fruits

Abstract A mathematical model predicted that final water vapour permeance in surface‐coated fruits would depend upon water permeance of the coating but not the proportion of pores blocked on the fruit surface. In contrast, predicted final oxygen (O2) permeance depended upon numbers of pores blocked but not O2 permeance of the coating. Predicted variation in internal atmosphere composition caused by coatings that blocked different proportions of pores on the model fruit surface was consistent with data from two experiments on coated apples (Malus domestica Borkh.). A new equation was developed to characterise the relationship between internal carbon dioxide (CO2) and O2 levels resulting from different coating treatments. Two graphical approaches to assess surface coatings for fresh fruits are presented. In the first, a plot of water vapour permeance against internal O2 was used to identify the most suitable of three surface coatings for reducing water loss in ‘Royal Gala’ apples at 20°C. The second method .
The Effects of Depression and Anxiety on Psychological Well-being of College Students: Focusing on the Emotional Perception Clarity

Background/Objectives: This study focuses on the psychological problems of college students, which are rapidly deteriorating in recent years, and examines how depression and anxiety affect the psychological well-being and examines the mediating effects on emotional perception clarity. It was done to improve the quality of life by solving them.Method/Statistical Analysis: 317 data were collected for this study. The research method used factor analysis and covariance structure analysis.Findings: Anxiety level of college students did not have a significant effect on emotional clarity. Second, the level of depression in college students had a significant effect on emotional clarity. Third, the emotional perception clarity of college students had a significant effect on psychological well-being. Fourth, anxiety levels did not have a significant effect on psychological well-being. Fifth, the depression level of college students had a significant effect on psychological well-being. Sixth, the mediating effect of emotional perception clarity on the causal relationship between depression level and psychological well-being of college students was found to be partial mediating effect.Improvements/Applications: Based on the results of this study, online self-diagnosis service expansion is required for college students to be aware of their psychological emotional problems, and practical help and training are required to control negative emotional experiences by clearly recognizing emotions. This will provide a foundation for college students to increase their psychological well-being by increasing their ability to respond appropriately to changing circumstances.
Biomass, net production and growth dynamics in an eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) population in Vellerup Vig, Denmark

Abstract The biomass of an eelgrass population in Vellerup Vig, Denmark showed a unimodal seasonal pattern, March to October 1974, with the peak in August. Biomass of leaves and flowering turions was quadrupled, biomass of rhizomes doubled from March to August. The maximum total biomass was 443 g dry wt/m2. The leaf production was determined by a leaf marking technique, which also made it possible to estimate the rhizome production. In the period 9 April to 16 October 1974, the leaf production was 856 g dry wt/m2 and the rhizome production 241 g dry wt/m2 , which made a total of 1097 g dry wt/m2. The dominance of leaf production, though leaf and rhizome biomass were of the same magnitude, arose from a higher turnover rate of leaves (1.8 % per day) than of rhizomes (0.7 % per day). On the average a new leaf was produced on each turion every 14 days. The lifetime of the leaves was about 56 days. Total radiation and not temperature seemed to control leaf production. The maximum leaf production rate of 7.9 g .
Taxonomy and description of clionaid sponges (Hadromerida, Clionaidae) from the Pacific Ocean of Mexico

A large collection of clionaid sponges collected in 58 different localities from the Pacific coast of Mexico was studied, and 15 species belonging to four genera were identified. Six species are new to science: in the genus Cliona, C. papillae sp. nov. and C. vallartense sp. nov.; in the genus Thoosa, T. calpulli sp. nov. and T. mismalolli sp. nov.; and in the genus Spheciospongia, S. ruetzleri sp. nov. and S. incrustans sp. nov. The new combinations Cliona californiana (de Laubenfels, 1932) comb. nov. and Cliona raromicrosclera (Dickinson, 1945) comb. nov. are also proposed. Pseudosuberites pseudos is considered to be synonymous to Cliona californiana. In addition, the validity of Pione mazatlanensis (Hancock, 1867) is also considered. Other Cliona species identified are Cliona vermiferaHancock, 1867, Pione carpenteri (Hancock, 1867 as Cliona carpenteri), C. amplicavataRutzler, 1974, Cliona flavifodinaRutzler, 1974, and Cliona euryphyllaTopsent, 1887. Cliona amplicavata and C. flavifodina are recorded for the first time in the Pacific Ocean and C. euryphylla for the east Pacific Ocean. The systematics, taxonomy and distribution of all these species are included and detailed species descriptions are provided based on newly collected material and previous descriptions from the literature. Discussions on problematic taxonomic issues are also presented, and the most useful parameters to differentiate species are highlighted. In addition, the morphology of the spirasters has been studied through SEM analysis, and the main characteristics have been evaluated from a taxonomic point of view in order to discriminate between species. © 2004 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2004, 141, 353–397.
Changes in the Health-related Quality of Life among Korean Adults: Data Comparison between 2007 and 2017

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare changes in Koreans’ health-related quality of life between 2007 and 2017.Method/Statistical Analysis: A secondary analysis was conducted using raw data from 3,854 adults over 20 years old using the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES) statistics for 2007 and 2017.Findings: In 2007 the health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) among respondents was 0.97 and it was 0.98 in 2017, which indicated that there were not significant changes in this area. However, among other EQ-5D items, particularly with regard to anxiety and depression, there was a significant decrease noted in 2017 compared to 2007. In addition, socio-economic factors such as level of education and marital status affected health-related quality of life.Improvements/Applications: It is necessary to develop and manage policies that take into consideration factors affecting people’s health-related quality of life
A Study on Factors Affecting Communication Ability of Korean Nursing Students

Background/Objectives: This study was attempted to identify factors affecting the communication ability of nursing students. The study subjects were 210 nursing students.Method/Statistical Analysis: This study was statistically processed using SPSS. 19 program and correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were used to confirm the relationship between the main variables.Findings: As a result, the communication ability of nursing students showed a positive correlation with self-awareness, empathy, self-esteem. Regression analysis was found to have a significant effect on self-awareness, empathy, and self-esteem. Among them, empathy was the most influential and the explanatory power of the main variables was 53.4%. That is, the higher the empathy ability, the higher self-awareness, and the higher self-esteem of nursing college students, the higher the communication ability (F = 80.871, p<.000). That is, the higher the empathy ability, the higher self-awareness, and the higher self-esteem of nursing college students, the higher the communication ability.Improvements/Applications: Therefore, universities should provide continuous education to improve empathy, self-esteem, and self-awareness in order to improve communication skills of student nurses, and develop specific education method and operational strategies through follow-up studies.
Patterns of estuarine use by juvenile English sole (Parophrys vetulus) and Dungeness crab (Cancer magister)

Extensive trawl surveys were conducted in two large estuaries (Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay) on the Washington coast during 1983–1987, and in adjacent areas of the open coast. These surveys have shown that both English sole and Dungeness crab rely heavily on these estuaries as nursery areas, although the pattern of utilization differs substantially. Juvenile migration patterns can show substantial interannual variability and can only be delineated by concurrent surveys in both coastal and estuarine areas, conducted over a period of several years. English sole eggs and Dungeness crab larvae are released in coastal waters. Larvae of both species transform to the benthic stage in both coastal and estuarine areas, but most English sole eventually migrate into the estuaries during the first year of life, even if initial settlement is along the open coast. By the time English sole have attained a length of 55 mm (TL), most of them are found in estuaries. English sole begin emigrating from the estuaries at about 75 mm, and few remain there during the second year of life. In contrast, Dungeness crab appear to remain in the area of initial settlement throughout the first year of life. Growth is substantially faster in estuaries where 0+ crab reach a mean size of about 40 mm carapace width (CW) by September, with those off the coast are only about 14 mm CW. Juveniles remain in the area of settlement over their first winter but, in contrast to English sole, most coastal 1+ crab immigrate to estuaries to join siblings that settled there the previous year. By September of the second year, crab at about 100 mm CW emigrate to the open coast where they reach maturity. Advantages to juvenile stages that reside in estuaries are discussed in terms of accelerated growth at higher temperatures and potentially greater food supplies than found nearshore along the coast.
Effects of radio-tagging on two-year-old, endangered Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica: Percichthyidae)

Radio-telemetry provides an effective means of studying the habitat use of threatened fishes where repeated recapture of individuals is undesirable. In these circumstances, it is especially important to ensure that radio-tagging methods are appropriate for the particular species of interest. An aquaria-based evaluation of three methods for radio-tagging two-year-old Macquaria australasica was conducted until 28 days post-surgery. Successful radio-tagging was determined from three indicators: (1) survival; (2) healing of the surgical incision or tag attachment site; and (3) resumption of feeding. Internal-coil radio-tags proved to be the most suitable radio-tag type, with complete survivorship and tag retention for the duration of the trial and fish commonly resuming normal feeding behaviour within two days post-surgery. In contrast, implanting a radio-tag internally and exiting a whip antenna is unsuitable for M. australasica on the basis of poor survivorship, rejection of radio-tags, and prolonged alteration of feeding behaviour. No mortality or radio-tag rejection was observed in association with externally attached whip-antenna radio-tags, and post-surgery resumption of feeding was comparable with that of fish with internal-coil radio-tags. However, external radio-tags caused substantial abrasion of the epidermis and loss of scales. Internal-coil tags should be applied in radio-tracking studies of this species.
SU5416 Delays Wound Healing Through Inhibition of TGF-β Activation

Angiogenesis, development of new blood vessels, is essential for wound healing and tumor growth. A potentially important side effect of anti-angiogenic therapy can be delayed wound healing. In this study we address this issue by using a novel in vivo method utilizing fibrin containing dual porous plexiglass chambers (Fibrin Z-Chambers; F-ZC) to investigate wound healing in rats administered with SU5416 (inhibitor of Flk-1 and Flt-1, at 20 mg/kg IP). SU5416 treated F-ZCs developed 45% less granulation tissue (p=0.0076) and showed a 10% reduction in microvessel density (p=0.0009) than controls treated with drug carrier alone. The granulation tissue showed distinctly decreased collagen deposition (p=0.0006) in SU5416 treated animals that was associated with 90% reduction in active TGF-β1 level. We found that tissue transglutaminase (TG), a cross-linking enzyme involved in TGF-β1 activation and matrix stabilization, was inhibited by SU5416. These results suggest that SU5416 delays wound healing by reducing matrix synthesis and stabilization through inhibition of TGF-b1 activation. This study was made feasible via the development of a unique method to study anti-angiogenic compounds that provides highly reproducible and quantitative results. Further studies are needed to evaluate in vivo whether anti-angiogenic agents alter wound healing.
DuP 996 (3,3‐bis(4‐pyrindinylmethyl)‐1‐phenylindolin‐2‐one) enhances the stimulus‐induced release of acetylcholine from rat brain in vitro and in vivo

DuP 996, in micromolar concentrations, enhances the K+ ‐stimulated release of acetylcholine (ACh) in rat cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and caudate nucleus slices in vitro, without effect on basal release. DuP 996 has very weak affinity for rat brain muscarinic or nicotinic receptors and does not inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity of rat brain. Upon subcutaneous administration, DuP 996, in doses of 0.1 to 1 mg/kg, increase the output of ACh from the cerebral cortex of awake, freely moving rats. In the mouse, scopolamine‐induced hyperactivity is reduced by DuP 996 in doses of 0.3–0.5 mg/kg (s.c.). In addition, pancuronium HBr‐induced neuromuscular blockade is reversed by DuP 996 (ED50 = 1.7 mg/kg s.c.). The enhancement by DuP 996 of K+ ‐stimulated transmitter release is not limited to the cholinergic system but is also observed in the dopaminergic system in the rat caudate nucleus and in serotonergic systems. K+ ‐stimulated release of gamma‐aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid in rat cerebral cortex, however, is only slightly enchanced by DuP 996, whereas no effects are observed on K+ ‐stimulated release of cortical norepinephrine. DuP 996 may have therapeutic value in the treatment of diseases involving chlinergic and minoaminergic deterioration, like Alzheimer's Disease.
High Day- or Nighttime Temperature Alters Leaf Assimilation, Reproductive Success, and Phosphatidic Acid of Pollen Grain in Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)

Soybean ( max (L.) Merr. ) is often exposed to high daytime and nighttime temper - atures during critical growth stages. Threshold mean daily temperature for photosynthesis, res - piration, and reproductive process in soybean is ³26°C. In future, the magnitude of increase in nighttime temperatures will be greater than in daytime temperatures. The objectives were to determine effects of high daytime or nighttime temperatures on (i) leaf photosynthetic and res piration rates; (ii) pollen germination, pod-set, and seed weight; and (iii) pollen phospholipids profile. Soybean plants were exposed to high daytime temperature (39/20°C), high nighttime temperatures (30/23°C, 30/26°C, and 30/29°C), or optimum temperature (30/20°C) for 10 d at flowering stage. High daytime temperature (39/20°C) or nighttime temperatures (30/29°C) increased leaf respiration rates and decreased leaf chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate, photochemical quenching, and electron trans - port rate compared to optimum temperature. Likewise, high temperature decreased pollen viability and germination. Lower pollen ger - mination at high temperature may be due to decreased levels of saturated phospholipids and phosphatidic acid in pollen grains com - pared with optimum temperature. p od-set and seed weight were decreased by high daytime or nighttime temperature. In conclusion, high day - time (39/20°C) or nighttime (30/29°C) tempera - ture decreased leaf photosynthetic rate and pol -
Novel tanning agent based on silica-nanocomposite emulsion polymers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is devoted to application of the emulsion polymer of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butyl acrylate) prepared with in situ nano-silica as a novel tanning agent of hide to partly or totally replace chrome salt and to improve physical, thermal and mechanical properties of the tanned leather and to reduce the environmental impact of chrome tanning effluent. Design/methodology/approach Polymer/nano-silica hybrid emulsions were prepared via in situ seed emulsion polymerisation. The prepared polymers were characterised for solid content, molecular weight, viscosity, drying time, minimum film-forming temperature (MFFT) and microstructures (via transmission electron microscopy). The mechanical, thermal and surface morphological (by scanning electron microscope) properties of the treated samples were also investigated. The influences of the increase in the content of organic nano-silica on the properties of the tanned leather are discussed. Findings It was found that the viscosity, the particle size and the solid content of the prepared polymers increased as the content of the nano-silica increased while gloss and drying time of the resulting polymer film decreased. Tanning buffalo hide by Polymer F (containing a high content of nano-silica) gave desirable properties in terms of tensile strength, thermal stability and shrinkage temperature. Research limitations/implications This paper discusses the preparation and the characterisation of emulsion polymers with in situ nano-silica and their application in tanning process to enhance and improve the leather quality, as well as reduce the use of chrome tanning materials and consequently chrome tanning waste. Practical implications The tanned leather showed an improvement of physico-mechanical properties and enhancement of thermal stability. Furthermore, the tanned leather has uniform colour, softness and firmness of grain. All these promising results provide evidence to support the applicability of the prepared co-polymer/nano-silica emulsions as an efficient tanning agent that also provides lubricating properties for leather. Originality/value Since May 2015, REACH Annex XVII restricts Cr(VI) in leather articles or leather parts of articles that come into contact with skin to a concentration of less than 3 mg/kg. Cases of discovery of Cr(VI) in leather papers have been reported by the European rapid alert system on dangerous consumer products (RAPEX). The emulsion poly (methyl methacrylate-co-butyl acrylate) with in situ nano-silica that has been developed via the study reported in this paper is one of the better technologies for the reduction of chromium ratio used in tanning industry.
Breeding patterns of King Penguins on the Falkland Islands

Abstract The breeding biology of the King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) has been investigated in detail at sites across its circum-subantarctic range, except at its most temperate location, the Falkland Islands. Aspects of the breeding biology of King Penguins, including timing of laying, brooding and fledging and the length of shifts during incubation and brooding, were studied in the Falkland Islands during the 2001–02 breeding season. The first peak in numbers of pre-nuptial moulting individuals occurred during October and eggs were laid from early November to mid-March. Incubation shifts lasted 10–18 days, and shifts undertaken during the 34-day brooding period were 4–9 days in duration. Foraging trips during the early crèching period were 4–16 days in duration. Chicks that hatched before 22 January reached a mean asymptotic body mass of 8.8 kg in April, while later-hatched chicks increased in mass until July but reached a significantly lower body mass of 7.7 kg. Survival of chicks over winter was high (89%), which may be associated with lower rates of avian predation and less severe weather conditions in the Falkland Islands compared with other breeding sites. Chicks began fledging in mid-November. Late breeders who laid in January and February had a high rate of breeding success. Further research is required at this most temperate colony to confirm the early timing of breeding and the high success rates of early and late breeding attempts.