Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fast Lightweight Outlier Detection in Mixed-Attribute Data

In recent years, researchers have proposed many techniques for detecting outliers in data sets. However, most of these techniques assume that the data set is static and consists of homogeneous attribute types. However, these assumptions do not hold for many real-world data sets. To address these weaknesses, we present a technique for out-lier detection in dynamic mixed-attribute data. Our technique is capable of ﬁnding outliers in a single pass of the data, and can do so with low memory requirements. Our approach uses a combination of classiﬁers and statistical tests to discover anomalous values of categorical and continuous attributes. Our empirical results demonstrate that while our technique only shows marginal improvements in detection rates, its execution speed and memory usage are far better than those of current state-of-the-art outlier detection techniques.
Mechanics of Advanced Composite Structures

The article presents non-axisymmetric free vibration results of porous bi-directional functionally graded (BDFG) plates. The bi-directional grading index changes with the thickness (z-) and radial (r-) directions and porosity distributions are classified as uniform or non-uniform type. A displacement field model is formulated based on First-order Shear Deformation Theory (FSDT). Hamilton ’ s principle is used to develop the governing equations for porous BDFG plates. The spatial discretization of the proposed mathematical model in five variables is carried out using the fast converging Differential Quadrature Method (DQM). The numerous examples demonstrate the accuracy and stability of the present DQM model by comparing the reported results available in the literature. The influence of aspect ratios, boundary conditions, and porosity distributions on the free vibration response of porous bi-directional functionally graded material plates is investigated intensively. These findings reveal that increasing the porosity volume fraction significantly impacts the mechanical properties of porous bi-directional functionally graded plates.
Predicting habitat suitability of Selaginella adunca A.Br. ex Hieron., an endangered and endemic fern-allies of Western Himalaya

Selaginella adunca is a quite distinct and rare species of Selaginella found in Western Himalaya. This species is reported only from few populations occurring in India and Nepal. Since most of its reported habitats are under anthropogenic pressure, therefore for proper conservation of this species it is necessary to mark the suitable habitat for its conservation and reintroduction. The present study was aimed to find out the suitable habitat of this species through ecological niche modelling (ENM) technique using Maxent model. This will also help in relocating the species in other preferred habitat type and its reintroduction as well.
Structural plasticity of the selectivity filter in a nonselective ion channel

The X-ray structure of a nonselective sodium potassium ion channel reveals structural asymmetry in the selectivity filter of an integral membrane protein responsible for ion permeation. NMR studies showed the dynamical nature of the protein structure in the membrane, and molecular dynamics suggest different degrees of conformational plasticity are required for conducting potassium and sodium.
New Strategy to Enhance Transfer printing and Functional Finishing of Polyester fabric

This research work is aimed to upgrade the transfer printability, the UV-protection and antibacterial functionalities of polyester woven fabric via alkali-treatment followed by post-loading of functional agents namely PVP, Triclosan, Chitosan, metal oxide nano particles MO-NPs i.e. TiO2, ZrO2, ZnO-NPs individually. The modified fabric samples were subsequently transfer printed with certain disperse dyes. The effect of treatment sequence and type of the used additive on the printability and functionality of the polyester prints were investigated. The results revealed that the creation of hydrophilic active sites namely carboxyl and hydroxyl end groups at the fabric surface, as well as loading and fixation of the used functional agents onto the finish/fabric matrix brought about polyester prints with a darker depth of shades, excellent antibacterial activity, and higher UV-protecting functionality compared with the untreated one.
Support, Mentorship and Well-Being in Canadian and Croatian Faculties of Education: Professor and Student Perspectives

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine professors’ and Master of Education (MEd) students’ well-being, support, academic self-efficacy and mentorship in Canada and Croatia. Overall, 118 professors and 98 MEd students from three universities in Canada and three universities in Croatia completed the online surveys in English and Croatian, respectively. The frameworks of self-determination theory and relational cultural theory informed interpretation of our findings. Results suggest that for professors in both countries, personal support, professional support and academic self-efficacy predict professional well-being. Only personal support predicts personal well-being in Canadian professors, while personal support and academic self-efficacy predicts personal well-being in Croatia. Personal and professional support was also associated with positive mentorship practices in Canada. Students in both countries, who felt supported professionally and personally, reported greater professional and personal well-being respectively. Self-efficacy may make a difference for Croatian students but seemed to have little unique impact on Canadian students. Studying part-time in Canada was associated with higher personal and professional well-being but was associated with lower personal well-being in Croatia. Mentorship practices seemed to have little effect on well-being in either country. Overall, professors reported higher well-being and support than M.Ed. students. We conclude with recommendations that would be informative for university administrators, graduate programs, and services interested in the well-being of professors and graduate students.
MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH THE SPECTRAL-GRID METHOD OF THE AMPLITUDE OF THE STREAM FUNCTION FOR A PLANE POISEUILLE FLOW

To date, extensive experimental material has been accumulated on the behavior of flows in the zone of transition of a laminar flow to a turbulent one, and the available information indicates the great complexity of this phenomenon. The solution to the problem of hydrodynamic stability is of great practical importance, since all hydrodynamic characteristics of a motion essentially depend on whether this motion is laminar or turbulent. The application of numerical methods to the solution of the basic equations the Navier-Stokes equations for large Reynolds numbers runs into serious difficulties. They are mainly associated with the presence of a small parameter at the highest derivative and, as a consequence, the appearance in the solution of regions of strong spatial inhomogeneity. Therefore, the requirements for the approximation properties of numerical methods increase dramatically. The stability problem for single-phase hydrodynamic systems is reduced to an eigenvalue problem for the Orr-Sommerfeld equation. The existing methods for modeling the stability problem make it possible to calculate with good accuracy individual eigenvalues of the stability problem and obtain a solution in the regions of inhomogeneity. However, when calculating the spectrum of eigenvalues, as well as own functions, their efficiency turns out to be insufficient. The Orr-Sommerfeld equations contain a small parameter at the highest derivative; therefore, considerable difficulties arise in obtaining approximate solutions close to exact ones.
Abstract. The neural crest is one of the key features of cranio‐ facial development. MicroRNA‐1 (miR‐1) is a single‐stranded noncoding RNA that serves an important role in embryonic development. However, the function of miR‐1 in neural crest

The neural crest is one of the key features of cranio‐ facial development. MicroRNA‐1 (miR‐1) is a single‐stranded noncoding RNA that serves an important role in embryonic development. However, the function of miR‐1 in neural crest cells (NCCs) is unknown. Therefore, to evaluate the role of miR‐1 in NCC development, a miR‐1 mutant zebrafish was generated in the current study. Mouse NCCs were isolated from the first branchial arch of embryos at gestational day E9.5, and miR‐1 was silenced using a miR‐1 inhibitor. To the best of our knowledge, the present study was the first to report that homozygous zebrafish lacking miR‐1 exhibited developmental defects in NCC‐derived craniofacial bones, heart, melanocytes and iridophores. These defects may be caused by an increase in apoptosis of NCCs during their migration and differentiation in embryonic development. Moreover, the apoptosis analysis and western blotting results demonstrated that this effect was modulated via the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway, and miR‐1 inhibited NCC apoptosis by modulating this pathway. These results collectively suggested that miR‐1 in NCCs may be essential for craniofacial development.
The Inefficient Combination: Competitive Markets, Free Entry, and Democracy

We show that under fairly general conditions, the combination of (i) competitive markets, (ii) free entry, and (iii) democracy is inconsistent with allocative effi ciency. This fundamental impossibility result, which has not been derived before, holds whenever not only prices, but also policy, responds to factor allocations. We develop a theory where agents enter an occupation (more generally, enter an economic activity) and thereafter make a policy decision. Thus, each voter’s self interest becomes endogenous to the entry decision. In our baseline model, the policy instrument that citizens decide upon is simply taxation. Workers in occupations whose services are in high demand by the government have an incentive to vote for high taxes. Voters in occupations whose services are in low demand by the government have an incentive to vote for low taxes. We show that the socially effi cient size of the public sector cannot be sustained in equilibrium, despite free entry into occupations. We generalize our theory, and show how our impossibility result extends well beyond the baseline model. We also discuss how departing from competitive markets may affect equilibrium outcomes. Our analysis implies that when assessing causes and consequences of factor allocations, it is key to acknowledge how allocations affect not only prices, but also policies.
Sean R White WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND: JOB REFERRALS THROUGH RELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIAL TIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR

WHITE, Sean R. What goes around, comes around: obtaining job referrals through relations between social ties and organizational citizenship behavior, 2012. 77 f. Dissertation (Mastership) – Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, 2012. What types of citizenship behavior and ties are associated with teammates’ disposition to refer someone to a professional project? Assuming that referral hiring is a strategy to overcome information assymetries in the selection process and that referals are made according to the assessment of a professional’s demonstrated contributions to team performance, I study both network configurations in teams and evaluations of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) to identify which are associated with colleagues’ disposition to provide these professional with a job referral. Ties are evaluated in terms of Contact Frequency and Perceived Closeness, while OCB is studied using Williams & Anderson’s (1991) factors, where OCB is presented in terms of being in-role (IRB) and extra-role, where extra-role is subdivided in behavior directed to the individual (OCBI) and behavior directed toward the group (OCBO). I study the associations between OCB and tie characteristics. I also introduce the concept of Tie Salience, which is a measure of the intensity of the tie relative to the other ties present in the group in which the dyad is embedded, finding that salience plays an importante role in building a tie within a team. I test the model through Structural Equations estimated on data obtained through a survey and find a system that regulates building personal relationships with group interests. I also find significant effects of Extra-Role behavior on Perceived Closeness.
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES (CES) FOREIGN POLICY AND ITS FRAMING TO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES A qualitative study of Swedish feminist foreign policy communication in four countries

This thesis aims to investigate whether and in what ways Swedish foreign policy actors frame feminist foreign policy differently for audiences. The focus of this thesis concentrates on the single case of Swedish feminist foreign policy and contains comparative elements. This policy area was chosen with an aim to compare policy framing to domestic audience in Sweden and to three different national audiences in the USA, Germany and the Russian Federation. Two fundamental theoretical assumptions of persuasion and framing in international politics are central in this thesis and provide supporting ground for analysis of framing differences for domestic and various international audiences. Carol Bacchi’s framework for policy analysis and different components of frames was chosen in order to set out an analytical framework and to study framing of the feminist foreign policy. Thesis is built on a qualitative research design that was guided by the concept of triangulation and was based on a qualitative text analysis. The findings demonstrated that Swedish feminist foreign policy framing does not really differ in all four contexts chosen for analysis. Three the same overarching frames appeared throughout policy communication in all chosen contexts overall and their characteristics seemed to vary depending on the context where the policy was discussed. A distinguishable tendency was observed in how feminism-related terminology was used in policy articulation. The study revealed that the “feminist” terms were expressed in the strongest way in those contexts where it does not provoke any controversy, and therefore might be least needed.
Study of the Pine Tree Thermal Behaviour Nearby a Forest Fire Environment

In this work a numerical model of the pine tree thermal behaviour, nearby a forest fire environment, is developed and applied. The pine tree thermal behaviour numerical model is based on energy balance integral equations for the tree elements and mass balance integral equations for the water in the tree elements. The numerical model considers the heat conduction through the tree elements, heat exchanges by convection between the external tree surfaces and the environment, heat exchanges by radiation between the flame and the external tree surfaces and water heat loss by evaporation from the tree to the environment. The numerical simulation applied in this study considers the mean fire front temperature of 500oC, the air temperature of 40oC, the air velocity of 10 m/s and the air relative humidity around the pine tree of 50%. The Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT) and the external surface temperatures, that each element (trunks, branches and leaves) of the pine tree is subjected, were calculated. The values of the MRT and surface temperatures of the pine tree are highest in the side of the fire front and decrease from the first level, located near the ground, to the last level, corresponding to the top of the pine tree. Keywords— Pine Tree, Fire Front; Thermal Response; Heat Fluxes; MRT; Numerical Simulation. Eusébio Conceição FCT University of Algarve Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro Portugal João Gomes CINTAL Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro Portugal Maria Manuela Lúcio FCT – University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro Portugal Jorge Raposo FCT – University of Coimbra Pólo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-290 Coimbra Portugal Domingos Viegas Universty of Coimbra, Pólo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-290 Coimbra Portugal xavier.viegas@dem.uc. pt Maria Teresa Viega Universty of Coimbra,Pólo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-290 Coimbra Portugal maria.viegas@dem.uc. pt
RAPD Marker linked to C¿?-i^ Anthracnose Resistance Gene in Widusa

Introduction Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers have the potential to be a useful breeding tool in common bean, where monogenic disease resistance genes have been tagged. Young and Kelly (1997) found one marker in repulsion phase with Co-i locus, while Mendoza et al. (2001) had reported one AFLP marker that is tightly linked at Co-/, in repulsion phase. The primary goal of this study was to identify random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) tightly linked to Co-l^ gene, present in Widusa cultivar that confers resistance to race 73.
"How Do You Work Out This Zoom Classroom?": Pre-service English Teachers� Challenges and Expectations During Transition to Online Teaching Practicum

The role of teaching practicum for pre-service teachers in significant and an integral part in many teacher education programs. Against this backdrop, the challenges and expectations from pre-service English teachers during the online teaching practicum, as the result of Covid-19 physical and social distancing, have not been explored well. This qualitative case study research is expected to shed lights on the expectations and challenges faced by pre-service English teachers who conducted their teaching practicum online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Data were generated from individual and focus group interview with nine pre-service English teachers who were all conducting their online teaching practicum period from February-July 2020. Result showed that the challenges pre-service English teachers faced were lack of pedagogical knowledge in how to teach in online class environment and lack of knowledge in online assessment. To solve these problems, pre-service teachers expect a strong support and assistance from both school teachers and university supervisors in terms of improving their knowledge and skills in using appropriate Information Communication Technology in the class.
Disablers and enablers in the uptake of information communication technologies in rural primary schools of Mwinilunga District, Zambia

In this study we interrogated disablers and enablers in the uptake of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in five rural primary schools in Mwinilunga district, Zambia. A qualitative research methodology and descriptive research design were applied. An interview schedule and focus group discussions were used as research instruments to interrogate the research problem. Findings of the study were that the teaching of the ICT component particularly in Creative and Technology Studies in rural schools of Mwinilunga district faced many challenges such as lack of ICT equipment, poor internet connectivity, limited skilled human resources and lack of supportive infrastructure. To overcome the disablers, various strategies were applied by schools such as use of personal cell phones as teaching devices, use of zonal schools for capacity building points in ICTs and use of ICT expert teachers as resource persons. The study recommends that Government should make provision for computers and computer facilities in schools through collaboration with other education stakeholders, The government through the Ministry General Education should train more teachers in ICT teaching methodologies and should provide all schools with power supply so that teachers in rural areas can effectively implement the teaching of Information Communication.
Measuring Instructor Self-Efﬁcacy when Migrating Face-to-Face Courses Online

This study measures instructors’ online teaching self-efﬁcacy with an aim to capture their immediate and initial perception of migrating their teaching online and identify potential instructional needs and support. The authors sent a survey to all instructors in our institution four days prior to the ﬁrst day of classes in spring 2020 and received 73 responses (60% response rate). The number of years of experience with online tools was low (88%). Instructors reported high conﬁdence in their ability to teach online (82%); realization of the effort to create quality online experiences (90%); belief that teaching online would be different (90%); recognition of having to modify their assessment (77%); ability of adjusting teaching efﬁciently with unexpected events (82%); knowledge of where to seek teaching and technology guidance (86% & 89%); and conﬁdence in developing a similar rapport with students (71%). Respondents were split in their beliefs about offering similar active learning opportunities. This study supplements research on instructors’ perception of online teaching as a well-planned and intentional event, offering implications over the immediate and long-term support to be offered to instructors regarding migrating courses online both in times of crisis and when such opportunities arise.
Comparative Evaluation in Linear Dimensions among Various Interocclusal Recording Materials at Various Mounting Times: An In Vitro Study

Ab s t r Ac t Aim: This in vitro study aims to investigate the longest possible dimensionally stable interocclusal recording materials among polyvinylsiloxane (PVS), polyether, zinc oxide eugenol, and wax, over a period of 1, 24, 48, 72, and 168 hours. Materials and methods: A stainless steel metal die with known dimensions was used to fabricate 30 samples for 4 different groups (materials) with each group having 5 different subgroups (time interval). Linear dimensional changes were determined by observing the amount of change at six different intersecting fixed points on each sample. While the dimensional change was measured in the percentage using mean and standard deviations, the nature of differences between the materials was determined using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). To find which specific groups were significantly different from each other, a Tukey HSD (post hoc) test was employed. The significance of differences was determined at three different levels of p value (≥0.05 = not significant, ≤0.05 = significant, and ≤0.001 = highly significant). Results: Dimensional changes were detected in bite wax (Aluwax) from as early as 1 hour, which relatively increased significantly. Among all materials, PVS (O bite) showed the least dimensional changes at all observed intervals closely followed by polyether (Ramitec) till the 3rd day of observation, differences between the two, however, were significant at 1 hour while being highly significant at remaining time intervals. Both zinc oxide eugenol (Bosworth) and bite registration wax (Aluwax) showed highly significant differences than the original dimensions and with both elastomers. Conclusion: The study concludes that for a delay of up to 7 days, polyvinyl siloxane interocclusal records show the least changes while for a delay of up to 3 days either polyvinyl siloxane or polyether-based interocclusal material can be used. Clinical significance: Polyvinyl siloxane is the material of choice for making interocclusal records presently. There should, however, be no delay in mounting the casts on the articulator irrespective of any type of material used to make an interocclusal record.