Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Auf dem Weg zu einem theoretischen Model von Spiritualität für die klinische Praxis: Eine amerikanische Perspektive

Zusammenfassung Auf dem Weg zu einem theoretischen Model von Spiritualitat fur die klinische Praxis: Eine amerikanische Perspektive Das Thema Spiritualitat wurde in der Vergangenheit in weiten Teilen als vollig losgelost von therapeutischen Konzepten gesehen. Doch scheint es, dass Patienten in der Psychotherapie in jungster Zeit einen gestiegenen Wert auf Konzepte der Spiritiualitat legen. Der folgende Beitrag soll ein theoretisches Modell vorstellen, dass PraktikerInnen im Umgang mit Spirituaitat wahrend der Therapie helfen kann. Innerhalb dieses Rahmens wird Spiritualitat verstanden als die Suche nach dem Heiligen und setzt sich somit mit der Suche des Individuums nach dem Heiligen auseinander. Auserdem versucht das Model auch problematisierende Einflusse auf das Verhaltnis des Individuums zum Heiligen mit einzubeziehen und macht eine Unterscheidung zwischen gut und schlecht integrierten Formen der Spiritualitat moglich. Schliesslich wollen wir anhand von klinischen Beispielen die erfolgreiche Integration von Spiritualitat in die Therapie aufzeigen.
In short supply: Equity Overvaluation and Short Selling

We use detailed security lending data to examine the relation between short sale constraints and equity overvaluation. We find that stocks’ “special” status exhibits a non‐linear (U‐shaped) relation with their short interest ratio (SIR), and that a stock’s special status, rather than its SIR, predicts negative returns. We show that short‐sellers trade on a variety of firm characteristics and against high sentiment. Specifically, we find: (1) the abnormal returns to the short‐side of nine market ‘anomalies’ identified in prior work are attributable to special stocks; and (2) future negative returns to special stocks are directly related to the lendable inventory in each stock rather than to its shares borrowed. Overall, our results suggest returns to the short side of documented ‘anomalies’ may not be obtainable without significant cost, and that the supply (available inventory) of lendable shares is the primary binding constraint to informational arbitrage in the case of equity overvaluation.
Transaction Costs and Volatility on Warsaw Stock Exchange : Implications for Financial Transaction Tax

We present the concept of financial transaction tax (Tobin tax, FTT) and describe its potential consequences. We analyse the relation between transaction costs and volatility of prices by presenting empirical evidence from Warsaw Stock Exchange and exploiting the natural experiment of varying tick size. A higher tick size (and thus increased transaction costs) seems to be connected to higher volatility. Since increased transaction costs may be a proxy for the effect of FTT, our findings may be interpreted as an evidence against the stabilizing role of the tax.
Lockin thermography for imaging of modulated flow in blood vessels

While conventional thermographic applications to the human body aim at revealing local temperature changes normally related with the beginning of a pathologic process, this paper shows how lockin thermography can be modified in order to meet medical needs in the visualization of functionality of blood vessels. A compression cuff is used in connection with the lockin system to create a modulation in the blood flow. The amplitude and phase images thus obtained can provide infonmation about the blood flow in the vessels.
Poverty and remittances in South Africa: an instrumental variables analysis

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of remittances on poverty in South Africa. This paper uses fixed effects estimation to avoid unobserved heterogeneity. The data used is a panel data covering about 7 305 African households for the period of 2008 to 2010. After controlling for certain variables such as household size, gender, age and other variables our results show that remittances have a strong statistically significant negative impact on poverty. The head count, poverty gap and poverty gap squared decreased by 0.03%, 0.06% and 0.078% respectively.
Protection Measures on Wind Turbines against Lightning Strikes

The major renewable energy sources can be considered wind, solar, hydro, biomass, geothermal and tidal. The adaptation of more renewables in European Union (EU) lowers the dependence on fossil fuels while energy production is getting more sustainable. Wind energy is the significant contributor on achieving the committed EU 2020 goals while the penetration of wind power plants follows an increasing trend in annual basis. Wind turbines of power plants are usually installed on high altitude areas where wind conditions have been proved that wind is sufficient for such projects. The installation altitude usually exceeds 1000m causing these structures vulnerable to lightning strikes. The lightning activity of an area has to be considered once a wind power plant is going to be installed. Additionally a wind turbine has to be designed and manufactured according to relevant IEC standards and special attention has to be given to the components which are most vulnerable like the blades and the nacelle. In the current paper will be discussed the effect and the potential disturbances that a lightning strike can cause to a wind turbine and also basic protection measures will be presented which allow the wind turbine to be effectively protected against lightning strikes.
MANAGING THE SELECTION OF HIGHLY COMPETITIVE INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT TEAMS: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COACHES ON CUTTING PLAYERS

This work used a purposive sample of 15 coaches to record information on the cutting process of highly competitive interscholastic varsity boys’ basketball programs. Semi-structured interviews and a content analysis of organizational documents were used to create a basic philosophy on the cutting process. The themes discovered centered on the purpose of interscholastic sport and team selection preferences during the cutting process, methods to reduce the tryout field, and how to break the news to prospective student-athletes about their elimination. Overall, the researchers provide several different strategies suggested by coaches to cut student-athletes from sport teams which they advocate can be done with sensitivity and concern for the student’s welfare/mental condition and for the good of the winning-centered team. Furthermore, within the article, the researchers developed a selection matrix or framework with the help of the participants to help coaches identify important strengths and weaknesses of prospects during the tryout period.
Preliminary Mapping of Soybean Dominant Locus Hrcs7 Conferring Resistance to Cerocospara sojina Race 7

Molecular marker-assisted selection can significantly improved resistance breeding efficiency. The soybean frogeye leaf spot (FLS) is caused by the fungus Cercospora sojina Hara. In order to find the resistant markers linked to C. sojina race 7 in soybean, we carried out the resistant genetic ananlysis and the resistant locus mapping. The F 2 population derived from the cross of 'Gang 95144-1' and 'Gongjiao 9723-6' was employed to analyze the resistance genetics. it was sure that the resistance conferring to FLS was controlled by one major dominant gene. Bulk Segregant Analysis (BSA) and Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) method were used to map the resistant locus. Among the 600 selected SSR primers, there were four primer pairs exhibiting the polymorphisms between DNA bulk of resistant and susceptible as well as both parents. Segregation distribution of the SSR markers, satt 414 and satt384, were conformed significantly to be as 1:2:1.of Mendel Segregation. The marker, satt411 and satt384 were assigned to link with the resistant locus based on estimation of MAPMAKER/EXP 3.0 software. The linkage order and distance would be Satt384 -5.7cM - Satt411 -7.9cM - Hrcs7 . The resistant locus was integrated to soybean linkage group E based on the Cregen ' s genetic linkage map of soybean.Molecular marker-assisted selection can significantly improved resistance breeding efficiency. The soybean frogeye leaf spot (FLS) is caused by the fungus Cercospora sojina Hara. In order to find the resistant markers linked to C. sojina race 7 in soybean, we carried out the resistant genetic ananlysis and the resistant locus mapping. The F 2 population derived from the cross of 'Gang 95144-1' and 'Gongjiao 9723-6' was employed to analyze the resistance genetics. it was sure that the resistance conferring to FLS was controlled by one major dominant locus named Hrcs7 . Bulk Segregant Analysis (BSA) and Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) method were used to map the resistant locus. Among the 600 selected SSR primers, there were four primer pairs exhibiting the polymorphisms between DNA bulk of resistant and susceptible as well as both parents. Segregation distribution of the SSR markers, satt 414 and satt384, were conformed significantly to be as 1:2:1.of Mendel Segregation. The marker, satt411 and satt384, were assigned to link with the resistant locus based on estimation of MAPMAKER/EXP 3.0 software. The linkage order and distance would be Satt384 -5.7cM -Satt411 -7.9cM - Hrcs7 . The resistant locus was integrated to soybean linkage group E based on the Cregen ' s genetic linkage map of soybean.
Do FDI inflows and energy price affect the food import dependency in developing countries? Evidence from panel VAR Models

The ability of a country to import food depends on several factors. Considering food security as a priority issue, we focus in this paper on the FDI inflows and the energy price as determinants of food import dependency. Indeed, on the one hand FDI as a substitute/complement to trade flows could impact the depending nation. On the other hand, energy price affects production and transport costs, thereby impacting international trade in food productions. To investigate this relationship, we follow the methodology of Love and Zicchino (2006) by estimating a panel vector autoregressive model (PVAR) of 40 developing countries for the period between 1990 and 2012. The panel is split into two sub-samples. We found that FDI inflows explain food import dependency in low and lower middle-income countries and the energy price proxy influences food import dependency in upper-middle income countries. The impulse response functions’ results are close to those from panel VAR, where an increase in FDI inflows or in energy price leads to more food import dependency in low and lower-middle income countries or in upper-middle income countries, respectively.
Dynamic maceration of Copaifera langsdorffi leaves: a technological study using fractional factorial design

The Copaifera langsdorffii Desf. , Fabaceae, is a Brazilian native tree, known as copaiba, which oil is commonly used in folk medicine as muscle relaxant, wound healing, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory to respiratory and urinary tracts. Despite of the wide use of the oil of Copaifera species, scientific works related to the study of its leaves are rarely found. In fact, processes for flavonoid extraction from C. langsdorffii leaves have not been studied yet leaving a wide field to be investigated. In this work, the 25–2 fractional factorial design was selected in order to study how the factors of a dynamic maceration process influence the responses of total flavonoids, total phenols, quercetrin and afzelin contents, and antioxidant activity in extracts from C. langsdorffii leaves. The results demonstrated that the significant factors studied were the drug load in extractor, the ethanol/water ratio and the stirring speed whereas the temperature and the extraction time were not significant. In conclusion, this study allowed visualizing which factors were considered the most important in copaiba leaves dynamic maceration and their effect in extract antioxidant activity. Furthermore, this technological study gives directions to optimize future extraction experiments from C. langsdorffii.
Non‐destructive sources of DNA used to genotype honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens

We describe a method for genotyping honey bee queens Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), using biological materials that are normally cast off during development (larval and pupal exuviae), or can be removed without apparent damage to queen longevity or acceptability to workers (wing clippings). Highly polymorphic microsatellite loci were successfully amplified from DNA from all of these sources, although with differing degrees of success. DNA was extracted using a simple Chelex 100® boiling procedure. Four microsatellite primers were used to amplify the DNA, and the PCR products were visualized on an ALFexpress Automated Sequencer. Genotypes created from these sources were consistent with those originating from tarsal tissue. Successful retrieval and amplification of DNA from the exuviae from immature queens allows potential breeding individuals to be genotyped and selected before they become adults. This procedure may therefore have value as DNA marker‐assisted breeding programs are developed for honey bees.
Anticipation of the Development of Job Satisfaction—Construct and Validation Results of an Indicator for Well-Being at the Workplace

In recent research on job satisfaction, the aspect of time and dynamics is gaining more and more attention. The Anticipation of the Development of Job Satisfaction (AD) is seen as a concept that looks at the estimations concerning the development of job satisfaction facets in the future. More specifically, as job satisfaction can be seen as an indicator for well-being, AD can be regarded as the estimation of future well-being at the workplace. The aim of this study is to present this construct and to investigate whether it can be empirically separated from related constructs. Therefore, the influences of certain state and trait characteristics connected to well-being were in the focal point of this study. In particular, the influences of job satisfaction, life satisfaction, learned helplessness, the core self-evaluations and state anxiety on anticipation of development of job satisfaction were analysed. The study was made in an Austrian institution of higher education with 213 employees participating. The results of structural equation modelling showed that the level of anticipation of the development of job satisfaction was a significant predictor for job satisfaction. Furthermore, satisfying indicators for discriminant validity to other regarded constructs could be found.
WhatsApp Forensics: Decryption of Encrypted WhatsApp Databases on Non Rooted Android Devices

The domination of social networking applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Viber continues to grow exponentially with WhatsApp being the undisputed leader amongst a vast series of social networking and chat messengers with more than 600 million users worldwide and being the number one paid application in more than 131 countries. However the easy availability and the affordability of a messaging medium like WhatsApp also makes its a top target for evil doers and criminals to misuse WhatsApp with malicious intents such as bullying, stalking, sharing threatening, abusive or pornographic content to victims. It is therefore very important to have a sound forensic methodology to extract potential evidences such as chat messages from devices running WhatsApp. The purpose of this research is to present a step by step forensically sound procedure to extract WhatsApp conversations, which are by default encrypted, from a suspect or victim device and later decrypt it to convert it into human readable formats.
A Maturity Model for Telemedicine Implementation

The South African National Department of Health (DoH) has, for more than a decade, recognized the potential benefit of information and communication technology (ICT) in the delivery of healthcare to rural areas. However, despite generous funding and proven technology, not many telemedicine systems have lasted beyond the pilot phase. The purpose of this paper is to propose a maturity model, which can be used to measure and manage the capability of a health system. Its aim would be to sustain health care delivery, after the pilot phase of a telemedicine project. This maturity model comprises of five existing frameworks, namely the Health Readiness Instrument for developing countries, the Layered Telemedicine Implementation Model, the PACS Maturity Model, the Telemedicine Process Model and the NHS Maturity model. The validity of this maturity model is tested by means of a focus group discussion that occurred during a workshop for provincial representatives from three South African provincial DoHs. Telemedicine; Maturity Model; eReadiness; South Africa
Balanites aegyptiaca ( L . ) Del . ( Hingot ) : A review of its traditional uses , phytochemistry and pharmacological properties

Balanites aegyptiaca is an evergreen, woody, true xerophytic tree of tremendous medicinal importance. It belongs to the family Balanitaceae and is distributed throughout the drier parts of India. B. aegyptiaca has been used in a variety of folk medicines in India and Asia. Various parts of the plant are used in Ayurvedic and other folk medicines for the treatment of different ailments such as syphilis, jaundice, liver and spleen problems, epilepsy, yellow fever and the plant also has insecticidal, antihelminthic, antifeedant, molluscicidal and contraceptive activities. Research has been carried out using different in vitro and in vivo techniques of biological evaluation to support most of these claims. This review presents the traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of this medicinal plant.
Understanding the gender earnings gap in the post-apartheid South African labour market.

In this thesis, I analyse the gender earnings gap in South Africa using Labour Force Survey (LFS) data, for the period between 2001 and 2005. In addition to providing estimates of the gender earnings differential at the mean of the wage distribution (using a pooled regression), I also provide quantile regression estimates to account for the gap at different points of the distribution. To further explore reasons for the gender earnings gap, I separate the male and female earnings equations and employ a decomposition technique. This allows me to determine the proportion of the gap that is not explained by differences in observable characteristics between men and women. The 'unexplained' part of the earnings gap is suggestive of gender discrimination in the labour market. Using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) the pooled regression (controlling for sample selection), indicates an increase in the gender pay gap between 2001 and 2005. In turn, the quantile regression estimates for the period also illustrate a widening gender earnings differential throughout the distribution, except at the mean. By contrast, the descriptive statistics and the separated male and female earnings estimations show a decrease in the earnings gap over the period. Given that the pooled regression assumes the same returns to observable characteristics for males and females, which I reject through the use of a Chow test, the results from the separated estimations hold more weight. The Oaxaca (1973) decomposition on the separated male and female earnings estimations illustrates that the 'unexplained' component of the gap accounts for a greater proportion of the gap than the 'explained' component in both years. Furthermore, the 'unexplained' proportion of the gap increased in the period, while the 'explained' proportion decreased. Thus, if the 'unexplained' part of the gap is considered to be a measure of discrimination, then the data indicates an increase in discrimination in earnings between the sexes over the period 2001 to 2005, even though there was a narrowing of the gender earnings differential.
Isolation and molecular characterization of the RecQsim gene in Arabidopsis, rice (Oryza sativa) and rape (Brassica napus)

In any organism that reproduces sexually, DNA Recombination plays vital roles in the generation of allelic diversity as well as in preservation of genome fidelity. Genome fidelity is particularly important in plants because mutations occurring during the development of flowering plants are heritable and can be passed onto the next generation. One of the gene families that play crucial roles in the regulation of DNA recombination and repair is the RecQ family of DNA helicases. In flowering plants, RecQ family members have only been characterized in Arabidopsis. Among all RecQ family members, the Arabidopsis RecQsim is distinct in that there is a substantial insertion (of around 100 amino acids) inside its helicase domain. We previously showed that this novel RecQ homologue is expressed in various organs of Arabidopsis and rice. We also showed that the Arabidopsis RecQsim gene when ectopically expressed in yeast RecQ deficient (sgs1) cells, can partially compensate for the absence of SGS1. Here, we perform an evolutionary analysis of RecQsim orthologues isolated from rice and rape together with other known plant RecQ family members. Furthermore, isolation and molecular characterization of two Arabidopsis recQsim knockout mutants is explained. The position of T-DNA integration suggests that the recQsim-1 is likely to be a real knockout while recQsim-2 is expected to be a knockdown mutant. Segregation analysis of the T-DNA selectable marker together with Southern hybridization revealed that in both isolated mutant lines a single copy of the T-DNA is inserted into the genome. Analysis of these mutant lines will provide evidence on the roles that RecQsim plays in DNA recombination and the regulation of leaf senescence in plants and may open new insights into how plants respond to various environmental challenges.
Are Tournaments Optimal Over Piece Rates Under Limited Liability for the Principal?

A highly acclaimed result is that tournaments are superior to piece rates when the agents are risk averse and their production activities are subject to a relatively large common shock. The reason is that tournaments allow the principal to trade insurance for lower income to the agents. Our analysis shows that this celebrated result does not carry over to the case when a limited liability (bankruptcy) constraint limits the payments the principal can make, provided that the liquidation value of the firm is sufficiently small. This finding has important implications for the vast number of limited liability firms. Even though limited liability becomes an issue for different ranges of liquidation values under the two schemes, tournaments are still superior when the liquidation value of the firm is intermediate or large, even though the limited liability constraint is still binding for intermediate values. Surprisingly, uncertainty in the price of output strengthens the need for tournaments by expanding the range of liquidation values over which tournaments are dominant, because price uncertainty introduces additional bankruptcy risk. These findings provide insight into policy implications in the contracting out of services by state and local governments, in procurement, in rent-seeking contests and in tournaments used by HMOs.