Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Chalcophile element systematics in volcanic glasses from the northwestern Lau Basin

The Lau Backarc Basin (S.W. Pacific) hosts numerous spreading centers and rifts, including the Rochambeau Rifts (RR), Northwest Lau Spreading Center (NWLSC), and Central Lau Spreading Center (CLSC). Samples from the NWLSC, RR and CLSC show no evidence for a subduction‐derived component in their mantle source regions or evidence for S loss during eruption. The contents of S in glasses from the NWLSC and many from the CLSC and the RR are lower than MORB at a given FeOTOT, indicating melts were initially sulfide‐undersaturated. During differentiation, the decrease in Cu and Ag contents at ∼7 wt% MgO and the concomitant change in chalcophile element ratios marks the onset of sulfide saturation. The initially sulfide‐undersaturated compositions of samples from the NWLSC are attributed to partial melting at pressures higher than parental MORB. The NWLSC and some of the CLSC and RR samples are strikingly enriched in Cu and Ag compared with MORB. This is a characteristic shared by basalts generated in many plume‐related tectonic settings. The only plume‐related samples that appear to be sulfide‐saturated during differentiation and plot within the MORB array are alkaline basalts from the nearby Samoan islands. RR and CLSC basalts have a range in Cu contents, which can be explained by variable mixing between a high‐Cu NWLSC‐type melt with low‐Cu sources from the Samoan plume (RR) and MORB‐type mantle (CLSC). The RR alone of these three suites have markedly positive Pb, As, Tl and subtle Mo anomalies, possibly related to assimilation of old, hydrothermally altered, Vitiaz Arc crust.
The Fraction of Active Galactic Nuclei in the USS 1558–003 Protocluster at z = 2.53

The incidence of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) within the local environment is a potentially valuable probe of the mechanisms that trigger and provide fuel for accretion onto supermassive black holes. While the correlation between AGN fraction and environment has been well-studied in the local universe, AGN fractions have been measured for relatively few dense environments at high redshift. In this paper, we present a measurement of the X-ray AGN fraction in the USS 1558−003 protocluster associated with the z = 2.53 radio galaxy 4C-00.62. Our measurement is based on a 100-ks Chandra observation, follow-up spectroscopy from the Multi-Object Double Spectrograph on the Large Binocular Telescope, and broad and narrowband photometry. These data are sensitive to AGNs more luminous than LX > 2 × 1043 erg s−1 in the rest-frame hard X-ray band (2–10 keV). We have identified two X-ray AGNs at the redshift of USS 1558−003, one of which is the radio galaxy. We have determined that of the Hα emitters in the protocluster are X-ray AGNs. Unlike most other high-redshift cluster progenitors studied with similar techniques, USS 1558−003 does not have a significantly higher fraction of AGNs than field galaxies at similar redshifts. This lower AGN fraction is inconsistent with the expectation that the higher gas fractions at high redshift, combined with the high galaxy densities and modest relative velocities in protoclusters, should produce higher AGN fractions.
The search for multiple populations in Magellanic Cloud Clusters IV: Coeval multiple stellar populations in the young star cluster NGC 1978

We have recently shown that the $\sim2$ Gyr old Large Magellanic Cloud star cluster NGC 1978 hosts multiple populations in terms of star-to-star abundance variations in [N/Fe]. These can be seen as a splitting or spread in the sub-giant and red giant branches (SGB and RGB) when certain photometric filter combinations are used. Due to its relative youth, NGC 1978 can be used to place stringent limits on whether multiple bursts of star-formation have taken place within the cluster, as predicted by some models for the origin of multiple populations. We carry out two distinct analyses to test whether multiple star-formation epochs have occurred within NGC 1978. First, we use UV CMDs to select stars from the first and second population along the SGB, and then compare their positions in optical CMDs, where the morphology is dominantly controlled by age as opposed to multiple population effects. We find that the two populations are indistinguishable, with age differences of $1\pm20$ Myr between them. This is in tension with predictions from the AGB scenario for the origin of multiple populations. Second, we estimate the broadness of the main sequence turnoff (MSTO) of NGC 1978 and we report that it is consistent with the observational errors. We find an upper limit of $\sim$65 Myr on the age spread in the MSTO of NGC 1978. This finding is in conflict with the age spread scenario as origin of the extended MSTO in intermediate age clusters, while it fully supports predictions from the stellar rotation model.
Perception of Rhythmic Similarity in Flamenco Music: Comparing Musicians and Non-Musicians.

Background in Music Psychology. Previous research on rhythmic perception has highlighted differences between novice listeners and musicians in their ability to label perceived differences as well as strategies for representing musical structures. Novice listeners tend to focus on “surface” features while musicians tend to focus on the underlying rhythmic structure and develop a specific vocabulary. Furthermore, there is evidence that changes in tempo affect novices’ perception of rhythm.
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOR PROPAGATION AND PROSPECTING OF IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM INDIAN THAR DESERT

The “Thar Desert” region of Rajasthan in north-west India is one of the most inhospitable landscapes on earth. The desert has sparse vegetation and the ground surface is exposed to sun, atmosphere and associated physical forces. Ever increasing human and livestock population have put heavy demands for plant products, resulting in over exploitation of well adapted plants. Plants like species of Ceropegia, Caralluma, Calotropis, Leptadenia, Tylophora, Pueraria, Mucuna, Vitex and Sarcostemma are valuable sources of fuel, fodder, timber, medicine, biofertilizer (Endophytic rizobia) and vegetables for sustaining life in the desert. These plants are well adapted to the environment and contribute to the productivity, and keep the system photosynthetically active under all seasons. Attempt has also been made beside tissue culture, to isolate and purify the rhizobacteria associated with important native legumes of this region. These studies are important for sustainable agriculture practices.
Misspecification in copula- based regression

In a recent paper Noh et al. (2013) proposed a new semiparametric estimate of a regression function with a multivariate predictor, which is based on a specication of the dependence structure between the predictor and the response by means of a parametric copula. This paper investigates the eect which occurs under misspecication of the parametric model. We demonstrate that even for a one or two dimensional predictor the error caused by a \wrong" specication of the parametric family is rather severe, if the regression is not monotone in one of the components of the predictor. Moreover, we also show that these problems occur for all of the commonly used copula families and we illustrate in several examples that the copula-based regression may lead to invalid results even when more exible copula models such as vine copulae (with the common parametric families) are used in the estimation procedure.
Genetic association of delta-six fatty acid desaturase single nucleotide polymorphic molecular marker and muscle long chain omega-3 fatty acids in Australian lamb

To better understand the genetic variability in sheep muscle long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and relationships with lipid synthesis and fat metabolism-related genes, this study investigated the association between polymorphisms of the fatty acid binding proteins (FABP1, FABP2) and Delta-6 desaturase (FADS2) gene clusters. Thirty-one single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in Longissimus dorsi muscle samples from 362 crossbred prime lambs sired by five genetically divergent rams. Total intramuscular lipid long chain fatty acid levels were analysed using gas chromatography. Mixed model statistical analyses revealed that only FADS2 SNP was significantly associated (P<0.01) with intramuscular levels of eicosapentaenoic (C20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic (C22:6n-3) acids. The results suggest that this SNP is in linkage disequilibrium with functional lipid synthesis pathway associated with higher delta-six desaturase activity. For the first time, this study provides evidence for an association between genetic variants of FADS2 and omega-3 PUFA in sheep muscle. This SNP could potentially be a novel marker of choice for prime lamb producers to effectively select for enhanced muscle omega-3 fatty acid content in their breeding flock.
Anxiety and depression among patients at a tertiary care respiratory clinic in Sri Lanka

Background Chronic respiratory diseases are associated with increased risk of mood and anxiety disorders. These disorders in turn may lead to frequent hospital admissions and lower treatment adherence among patients with respiratory disease. Aims The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of anxiety and depression among patients with chronic lung diseases and their association with socio demographic factors. Methods A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among patients at a respiratory outpatient clinic at the National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, Welisara. Demographic data was collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire; a selfadministered Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale was used to examine for the presence of anxiety or depression. Consecutive patients who gave written informed consent to were included in the study. Results A total of 451 patients were participated in the study, of whom 274 (60.8%) were females. The mean age was 57.4 (SD=15.3) years and the majority (74.7%) were married. The education level of 226 (50.1%) was between grade 5 and grade 11. There was no permanent income for 196 (43.5%). The majority had bronchial asthma (60.3%) and 151 (33.5%) had one or more co-morbid medical illness. The mean score for the anxiety component was 6.78 (SD=3.59) and for the depression component it was 7.03 (SD=3.11). Seventy (15.5%) screened positive for anxiety and another 100 (22.2%) were doubtful cases. Sixty five (14.4%) screened positive for depression and another 128 (28.4%) were doubtful cases. Participants who were unmarried, divorced, separated or widowed had significantly higher levels of anxiety compared to those who were married (p=0.005). Patients who had a monthly income also had more anxiety compared to those who did not have an income (p=0.003). Conclusions One fifth of the patients attending the respiratory clinic screened positive for anxiety and depression. This indicates the importance of addressing the psychological morbidity among patients with chronic lung disease.
Cloud Information Accountability Framework Based On the Notion of Information Accountability

The Motivation of this paper is to present Accountability for the cloud, based on cloud Information Accountability Framework. Main feature of the cloud services is used to processes the user data remotely in the unknown machines. This important feature leads to cause the fear of losing the own data of the user. To overcome this problem we propose the novel highly information Accountability to keep track of the actual usage of the users data in the cloud. To keep track of the usage of the users data we using the Third party, the method which is used to complete the Accountability work quickly with accuracy. When we compared with the traditional approaches our protocol is better compared with the loss of data, security and privacy.
The Dynamics of Urban Activity Distribution with Respect to the Advance of High-Speed Transit Systems

The dynamics of commercial activities in cities has been explored by the Harris-Wilson’s balancing-mechanism model. As properties of balancing-mechanism, it is known that the derived distribution depends on the various elements such as the shape of region or transportation network. In this paper, we take the balancing-mechanism in the general urban activities, and analyze the dynamics of urban activity distribution with respect to the advance of high-speed transit system. In particular, focusing on the Japanese railway system, we examine how the construction of Shinkansen bullet train affects the developments of cities in Japan. As a result, we clarified that the opening of high-speed transit system promotes the further developments of large cities, and miserable declinations of small cities.
Two Facets of Competitiveness and Their Influence on Psychological Adjustment, Achievement, and Decision-Making

This study was conducted to explore the influence of competitiveness as a personality trait on psychological adjustment. Competitiveness was differentiated into two distinct facets referred to as superiority competitiveness and mastery competitiveness. In terms of psychological adjustment, the effects of these facets of competitiveness on depression, loneliness, self-esteem, anxiety, and eating patterns were examined. Questionnaires were used to assess the aforementioned dimensions. The results of the study revealed some noteworthy gender differences. Among females, superiority competitiveness was associated with higher levels of depression. Among males, superiority competitiveness was associated with less loneliness. A significant association was also observed between mastery competitiveness and decreased anxiety among females. These differentiated gender patterns seem to reflect differences in the way males and females are socialized to think and behave.
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS ON GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF SOME WEEDS

In order to investigation of allelopathic effects of medicinal plants on germination and seedling growth of different weeds, an experiment was done in Biotechnology Laboratory, Islamic Azad University- Mashhad Branch, and Iran. The experiment was conducted according to the completely randomized design (CRD) as factorial having two factors with four replications in 2011. Three different species of weeds including Peganum Harmala, Alyssum, Amaranthus Retroflexus and concentrations of shoot dry matter at five evels consisting of (0, 37, 75, 112 and 150 powder gram) of Mint, Rosemarinus, Lavandula and Achilla were applied. Results of data analysis showed that the effect of different levels of shoot dry matter concentration on germination percentage, plumule length, radicle length, seed vigor and seedling fresh weight was significant (p<0.01) and with increasing concentration, GP, PL, RL, SV and SFW were decreased considerably. Also, results revealed that Alyssum and Peganum were more sensitive to the inhibitory effects of dry matter concentration of medicinal plants in all the measured traits except for seed vigor index of Peganum. Keywords : Allelopathy; morphologic characteristics; dry matter.
A Security Effective Structure for National Defense in the 21st Century

In accordance with human necessities and deep attention into security, research studies have today became an irrefutable necessity in this area. It is noted that traditional concepts of this important issue have changed, as a result of occurring various events in the past, particularly in the 20th century; so that security is no more limited to protecting human beings against individual and collective dangers. Because geopolitics is the science of studying power relations in the political arena, the main actors in this field are the national constituencies determining the international equilibrium. In this context, competition for power through the strengthening of development indicators among different countries has been taken into consideration, through the geopolitical weight and the bargaining power to increase national security and, of course, security. Therefore, this research pursues two goals in relation to security and geopolitics: First, an analytical approach, on the views of academics, from the 1980s to the 20th century and to achieve motivation for the study of its fundamental concepts and the effect of geopolitics on these issues. Second, geopolitical approaches to security, related to the beginning of the 1990's up until now; and their assumptions, with emphasizing on future and geo-strategy. In this research, it is emphasized that geographically disrupted governments lose their territorial integrity, which results in them not being able to redefine national symbols according to global accelerated developments and floating identities.
A study on a two stage maximum power point tracking control of a photovoltaic system under partially shaded insolation conditions

A photovoltaic (PV) array shows relatively low output power density, and has a greatly drooping current-voltage (I-V) characteristic. Therefore, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control is used to maximize the output power of the PV array. Many papers have been reported in relation to MPPT. However, the current-power (I-P) curve sometimes shows multilocal maximum points mode under nonuniform insolation conditions. The operating point of the PV system tends to converge to a local maximum output point which is not the real maximal output point on the I-P curve. Some papers have been also reported, trying to avoid this difficulty. However most of those control systems become rather complicated. Then, the two stage MPPT control method is proposed in this paper to realize a relatively simple control system which can track the real maximum power point even under nonuniform insolation conditions. The feasibility of this control concept is confirmed for steady insolation as well as for rapidly changing insolation by simulation study using software PSIM and Lab VIEW.
Does the Adoption of IAS/IFRS with a Strong Governance Mechanism Can Deter Earnings Management?

Abstract The cascade of financiers and accountants scandals that marked the beginning of this decade has shed light on the quality of accounting and financial reporting published by companies. Faced with this dramatic situation, the European Union has sought to restore confidence between the different actors in the scene through the introduction of a new international accounting standard: IAS / IFRS. This study mainly aimed at verifying the impact of good governance mechanisms on earning management after the adoption of these new standards. Thus, using a sample of 145 French listed companies, the results affirm in part the theoretical findings. The implementation of good governance mechanisms has really narrowed the level of earning management after January 2005. Keywords: Earning Management, IAS/IFRS Standards, Corporate Governance Introduction The question of the convergence of corporate governance raises a particular interest and forms a major issue in financial news. This theme is the center of the evolution of the global economy; it was the direct result of pressure from international investors (Real and Bernard, 2000) and recent scandals that have shaken financial markets (Gordon, 2011). Reflections on corporate governance are diverse and often linked to its characteristics and also to its impact on compliance with contractual clauses, the value of the firm and transparency of financial reporting. In this context and following numerous financial scandals, the quality of financial reporting has attracted the interest of many researchers. Despite this large volume of knowledge, the debate remains theoretically and empirically open. This debate concerns in the
Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals by Helianthus annuus in Aquatic and Soil environment

Rapid industrialization, urbanization, deforestation, increased use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers in agriculture, and other developmental activities have resulted in depletion of natural resources, causing impact on ecosystems and degradation and deterioration of the environment. The accelerated growth of industrial activities has International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 7 (2016) pp. 392-404 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
MODIFIED POLARIZABILITIES AND WALL IMPEDANCE FOR SHIELDED PERFORATED BEAM PIPES WITH GENERAL SHAPE

We exstend Gluckstern results for the electric and magnetic polarizabilities of pumping holes in the wall of a circular liner surrounded by a co-axial circular shield to arbitrary non-circular geometries. The result is used for evaluating the pertinent beam coupling impedances in terms of a general perturbative formula using equivalent impedance boundary conditions at the liner’s wall.
The influence of intelligence and emotions on the acceptability of genetically modified organisms

The purpose of the study was to explore the relation between the acceptance of genetically modified organisms, basic emotions, general (IQ), verbal (VIQ) and procedural (PIQ) intelligence. The sample comprised 123 students of psychology (N = 65; 52.8%) and pre-service teachers (N = 58; 47.2%). There were 52 (42.3%) females and 71 males (57.7%) from one of the Slovenian universities. The conclusions of the study are as follows: a) acceptability of genetically modified organisms cannot be considered as a single group, but each GMO should be considered separately. Plants and microorganisms are much more easily to be accepted than animals and usages others than for food are more acceptable. Females showed higher level of acceptance than males. b) Among responses involving ten basic emotions (fear, anger, joy, disgust, sadness, shame, contempt, guilt, surprise and interest), anger, fear, disgust and contempt are significantly correlated with the rejection of GMOs. Interest and surprise are the most frequent responses towards GMOs but are not correlated with acceptance, showing that interest can be triggered by both negative and positive attitudes toward GMOs. c) IQ in females is negatively correlated with fear, disgust, sadness, shame, contempt, guilt and surprise (statistically significant); VIQ with fear, disgust, shame and guilt; PIQ with joy, shame and guilt. Higher IQ, VIQ and PIQ are connected with the lower emotional response, leading to easier acceptance of GMOs.
Preservice Teacher Education : Understanding past practice and future possibilities

‘Open’ is a commonly applied descriptor for a variety of educational initiatives but its meaning and implications vary widely. This paper reviews some more recent understandings of ‘open’ in education and what that could mean for teacher education. Frameworks for understanding open educational practice are reviewed, and past and present practices used in example teacher education courses are evaluated against these frameworks to develop understandings of how selected practices match the characteristics of openness. Directions for future development of open educational practice in teacher education are proposed.
Inequality in Cities

Much of the inequality literature has focused on national inequality, but local inequality is also important. Crime rates are higher in more unequal cities; people in unequal cities are more likely to say that they are unhappy. There is a negative association between local inequality and the growth of city-level income and population, once we control for the initial distribution of skills. High levels of mobility across cities mean that city-level inequality should not be studied with the same analytical tools used to understand national inequality, and policy approaches need to reflect the urban context. Urban inequality reflects the choices of more and less skilled people to live together in particular areas. City-level skill inequality can explain about one-third of the variation in city-level income inequality, while skill inequality is itself explained by historical schooling patterns and immigration. Local income also reflects the substantial differences in the returns to skill across, which are related to local industrial patterns.