Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Regional paleoclimates and local consequences: Integrating GIS analysis of diachronic settlement patterns and process-based agroecosystem modeling of potential agricultural productivity in Provence (France)

Holocene climate variability in the Mediterranean Basin is often cited as a potential driver of societal change, but the mechanisms of this putative influence are generally little explored. In this paper we integrate two tools–agro-ecosystem modeling of potential agricultural yields and spatial analysis of archaeological settlement pattern data–in order to examine the human consequences of past climatic changes. Focusing on a case study in Provence (France), we adapt an agro-ecosystem model to the modeling of potential agricultural productivity during the Holocene. Calibrating this model for past crops and agricultural practices and using a downscaling approach to produce high spatiotemporal resolution paleoclimate data from a Mediterranean Holocene climate reconstruction, we estimate realistic potential agricultural yields under past climatic conditions. These serve as the basis for spatial analysis of archaeological settlement patterns, in which we examine the changing relationship over time between agricultural productivity and settlement location. Using potential agricultural productivity (PAgP) as a measure of the human consequences of climate changes, we focus on the relative magnitudes of 1) climate-driven shifts in PAgP and 2) the potential increases in productivity realizable through agricultural intensification. Together these offer a means of assessing the scale and mechanisms of the vulnerability and resilience of Holocene inhabitants of Provence to climate change. Our results suggest that settlement patterns were closely tied to PAgP throughout most of the Holocene, with the notable exception of the period from the Middle Bronze Age through the Early Iron Age. This pattern does not appear to be linked to any climatically-driven changes in PAgP, and conversely the most salient changes in PAgP during the Holocene cannot be clearly linked to any changes in settlement pattern. We argue that this constitutes evidence that vulnerability and resilience to climate change are strongly dependent on societal variables.
Reflective Functioning on the Parent Development Interview: validity and reliability in relation to socio-demographic factors

ABSTRACT The Reflective Functioning coding of the Parent Development Interview (PDI-RF) is a widely used method for assessing a caregivers’ capacity for mentalization. However, little is known about its psychometric properties. The aim of this study was to examine the distributions and discriminant and criterion validity of the PDI-RF scale in relation to a number of demographic and socioeconomic factors. Mothers of infants and toddlers (N = 323) from low, medium, and high-risk samples were interviewed with the PDI and transcripts were coded for RF. Demographic and socio-economic data were recorded. The PDI-RF scale showed high inter-rater reliability, internal consistency, and criterion validity. Modest associations with some sociodemographic variables and PDI-RF were found, but together these only accounted for a small amount of variance in the measure, suggesting adequate discriminant validity. Overall, the scale had good psychometric properties, although some caveats for its use were identified.
Ethnobotanical Study of the Sannio Area, Campania, Southern Italy

Ethnobotanical study of the Sannio area, in the province of Benevento (SE-Italy) has been carried out on the basis of both bibliographic sources and interviews in the field. In total 365 species in 59 families were identified. Of these species, 361 are medicinal plants, 82 for anthropic use and 35 for veterinary use. Riassunto Uno studio etnobotanico del Sannio, in provincia di Benevento (SE-Italy), e stato effettuato sia sulla base di fonti bibliografiche che di interviste in campo. In totale, 365 specie di 59 famiglie sono state censite. Di queste specie, 265 sono piante medicinali, 82 per uso antropico e 35 per uso veterinario.
UCLA Recent Work Title Dynamic Portfolio Selection by Augmenting the Asset Space Permalink

We present a novel approach to dynamic portfolio selection that is no more difficult to implement than the static Markowitz model. The idea is to expand the asset space to include simple (mechanically) managed portfolios and compute the optimal static portfolio in this extended asset space. The intuition is that a static choice among managed portfolios is equivalent to a dynamic strategy. We consider managed portfolios of two types: “conditional” and “timing” portfolios. Conditional portfolios are constructed along the lines of Hansen and Richard (1987). For each variable that affects the distribution of returns and for each basis asset, we include a portfolio that invests in the basis asset an amount proportional to the level of the conditioning variable. Timing portfolios invest in each basis asset for a single period and therefore mimic strategies that buy and sell the asset through time. We apply our method to a problem of dynamic asset allocation across stocks, bonds, and cash using the predictive ability of four conditioning variables. ∗We thank Michael Brennan, John Campbell, Rob Engle, Rick Green, Francis Longstaff, Eduardo Schwartz, Rob Stambaugh, Rossen Valkanov, Luis Viceira, Shu Yan, an anonymous referee, and seminar participants at Baruch College, Barclays Global Investors, Lehman Brothers, NYU, and Morgan Stanley for helpful comments.
Insoluble Fibers Affected the Performance , Carcass Characteristics

Wheat based diet is mainly used in some parts of the world such as Europe and Canada (Mahammadi Ghasem Abadi et al. 2014). Variations in nutritive values and nature of NSP of wheat result in inefficiencies in diet formulations, particularly in terms of energy and amino acid (Mahammadi Ghasem Abadi et al. 2014). NSPs as components of several poultry feed ingredients have been the interest of researches in recent years. These polysaccharides include a large variety of molecules that divided to main groups of soluble NSP (S-NSP) and insoluble NSP (I-NSP) (Shakouri et al. 2006). Some previous studies (Jiménez-Moreno et al. 2013; Taheri et al. 2016) showed that anti-nutritive effects of SNSP on intestinal microflora, gut histomorphology, excreta moisture and performance. In fact, S-NSPs produce high digesta viscosity in intestine and inhibit digestion and absorption of nutrients such as lipids, protein and starch and decreased the performance (Hetland et al. 2004; Kalmendal et al. 2011). In contrast, most research conducted on poultry feeding, I-NSP has been considered a diluent of the diet (Rezaei et al. 2011). It has been demonstrated, based on research conducted in recent years, that the inclusion of moderate amounts of different fiber sources in the diet imThe current study was conducted to survey the influences of addition of alfalfa meal (AM), rice bran (RB) and wood shaving (WS) in wheat-based diets [contain soluble non starch polysaccharides (NSP)] on performance carcass characteristic and serum lipids of broilers from 11 to 42 d of age. Seven hundreds 10-dold male Ross 308 chicks were placed into 35 pens and allocated to seven wheat-soybean meal-based dietary treatments which were a control (CT) diet (without any fiber source) and six fiber-included diets consisting of three sources of fiber (AM, RB and WS) and two levels of fiber inclusion (3 and 6%) in a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement. According to the results, the average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), corrected-FCR (C-FCR) and crop, proventriculus, gizzard (relative full weights) and heart, abdominal fat, liver, breast and thigh (relative weights) and serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) were affected by different types of fibers (P<0.05). The inclusion of insoluble fibers in wheat-based diet improved ADG and FCR in broilers, so that, the highest amount of ADG and the lowest amount of C-FCR was related to 3% WS contained diet (P<0.05). The highest amount of gizzard weight was depended to 6% WS contained diet (P<0.05) and the lowest breast and thigh weight were also related to RB diets (P<0.05), but the aforementioned treatments had no effect on the different intestine sections weight (P>0.05). In general, the inclusion of 3 to 6% insoluble fibers, except for 6% WS, in wheat-based diet improved growth performance in broiler chickens.
A Tale of Two Towers: The Impact of Problem Difficulty on Task Equivalence Among Preschool Children

Supervisory Committee Dr. Kimberly Kerns (Psychology Department) Supervisor Dr. Ulrich Mueller (Psychology Department) Departmental Member The Towers of Hanoi (ToH) and London (ToL), historically held as isomorphic measures of problem solving, have had their equivalence questioned in recent years. Adult studies that equalized administration and task structure have found increased correlation between Towers, but insufficient evidence exists regarding whether the same results would be found in young children. This study examined 29 typically developing preschoolers. Both Towers, along with four measures of executive function, were administered in two sessions. The Towers were strongly correlated, but the strength of this relationship was impacted by discontinuation type (i.e., quit vs. standardized), and analyses revealed differences in sustained attention and Tower correlations for those who quit. Complex Tower items showed stronger correlations, and Tower performance and visuospatial WM were also highly correlated. Overall, these results suggest that the Towers, when equated in administrative and structural features, are interchangeable measures of problem solving in preschoolers.
Draft 1 Influence of End Effect on Rock Strength in True 1 Triaxial Compression Test 2

13 The influence of the end effect on rock strength in true triaxial compression test was studied 14 using a numerical approach. The influence of σ2 on rock strength was isolated by using the 2D 15 Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion that depends only on σ1 and σ3. Thus, any enhancement to the 16 rock strength with the increase of σ2 can be attributed to the end effect. It was shown that the end 17 effect can result in an apparent σ2 effect, as long as the coefficient of friction (μ) at rock 18 specimen-steel platen contacts is not zero and the specimen in the σ2 loading direction is squat. 19 When the strengthening due to the increase of σ2 predicted by a theoretical failure criterion was 20 Page 1 of 60 https://mc06.manuscriptcentral. com/cgj-pubs Canadian Geotechnical Journal
In situ forming implants for locally combined chemotherapy and hyperthermia of bone tumors

Hyperthermia, an established adjuvant in cancer treatment, potentiates the effects of anticancer drugs and synergetic combination can be obtained improving the therapeutic outcome. Bone metastases may benefit from this combination when treated through in situ forming implants. Once loaded with magnetizable (nano-) particles and antineoplastic agents, these implants allow for the local application of magnetically-induced hyperthermia and the release of an anticancer drug. The implant can be heated applying an external magnetic field, sensitizing the surrounding tumoral tissues, while releasing the chemotherapeutic agent. Moreover, bone implants provide mechanical support to the weakened bone and consequently relieve pain. This review gives an overview of the current knowledge as well as the rationale of combining locally both magnetic hyperthermia and chemotherapy using in situ forming implants in the field of bone metastases treatment. MOHAMED, Mohamed, BORCHARD, Gerrit, JORDAN, Olivier. In situ forming implants for local chemotherapy and hyperthermia of bone tumors. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2012, vol. 22, no. 5, p. 393-408
Methods and results of the IGEC search for burst gravitational waves in the years 1997-2000

This paper presents the results of the observations of the detectors participating in the International Gravitational Event Collaboration ~IGEC! from 1997 to 2000 and reviews the data analysis methods. The analysis is designed to search for coincident excitations in multiple detectors. The data set analyzed in this article covers a longer period and is more complete than that given in previous reports. The current analysis is more accurate for determining the false dismissal probability for a time coincidence search and it optimizes the search with respect to a target amplitude and direction of the signal. The statistics of the accidental coincidences agrees with the model used for drawing the results. The observations of this IGEC search are consistent with no detection of gravitational wave burst events. A new conservative upper limit has been set on the rate of gravitational wave bursts with a Fourier component H.2310 221 Hz 21 , both for searches with and without a filter for the galactic center direction. This study confirms that the false alarm rate of the observation can be negligible when at least three detectors are operating simultaneously.
CL - a logic for reasoning about legal contracts: - Semantics

The work reported here is concerned with the definition of a logic (which we call CL) for reasoning about legal contracts. The report presents the syntax of the logic and the associated semantics. There are two semantics presented: one is defined with respect to linear structures (i.e. traces of actions) and is intended for run-time monitoring of executions of contracts; the second semantics is given over branching structures (i.e. Kripke-like structures) and is intended for reasoning about contracts in a static manner (i.e. model-checking and theorem proving). In the first part of the report we present the theoretical results underlying the branching semantics. It presents an algebra of actions and restates some of previous results presented in another report, as well as new results useful for the definition of the branching semantics and for the proofs. The rest of the report is concerned with the definition of the two semantics. Moreover, several (non-standard) desired properties of the logic are proven.
Becoming a digital designer : a guide to careers in Web, video, broadcast, game, + animation design

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Who Wants to be a Digital Designer? Sidebars. Role Playing. Author's Dialog: Talking About the Digital Revolution. Sidebars. Plus ca Change. Word Up: A Glossary. Designers Beware. PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE DIGITAL. Chapter One: Speaking Computer. Sidebars. Le Witticisms. Free Software. A Designer By Any Other Name. Chapter Two: Action/Reaction. Sidebars. Telling Stories. Retro Tech. Case Studies. Tran.sit Studio Tour. Chapter Three: Information Visualization. Sidebars . High Tech Graffiti. Interview. Chaomei Chen. Case Studies. Reuters - Angela Greene/Ed Schlossberg. Gore - Duarte Design. Cornell Medical Center - Joshua Hester. Chapter Four: Designing for Growth. Sidebars. Why Collaborate? Digital Dark Age. Case Studies. Daylife - Tom Tercek. Chapter Five: Designing for Multiple Devices. Sidebars. Sound Design. Web Standards. Case Studies. Next New Networks - Tim Shey. PART TWO: MEDIA AND METHODS. Sidebars. Khoi Vinh on "What it Takes". The Perfect Portfolio. Where the Jobs Are. Being Digitally Indispensable. Interview. Hugh Dubberly. Chapter Six: Web Design. Interviews. Flat. Eric Rodenbeck. Geoff Allman. Khoi Vinh. Hillman Curtis. Chris Capuozzo. Liz Danzico . Mike Essl. Jason Santa Maria. Doug Powell - Type 1 Tools. Case Studies. AlvinLustig.com - Greg D'Onofrio + Patricia Belen. Understanding Duchamp - Andrew Stafford. New York Times Tablet - Nick Bilton. Commix - Jesse Willmon. Chapter Seven: Motion Design. Interviews. Carry Munion. Beatrice Ramos. Chris Dooley. Fred Siebert. Graham Elliott. Scott Stowell. Chapter Eight: Game Design. Interviews. Rodney Alan Greenblat. Eric Zimmerman. Chapter Nine: Digital Entrepreneurs. Sidebars. Making Presentations. Student Digital Entrepreneurs. Interviews. Michael Roberts. Brett Traylor. Tarek Attrisi. David Vogler. Robert Greenberg. Geoff McFetridge. Marshal Clemens. Clement Mok. Case Studies. Very Short List - Bonnie Siegler. Chapter Ten: Blogs. Sidebars. Podcasts. Interviews. Kate Bingamean- Burt. Jim Coudal. Nick Currie. Case Studies. Core 77 - Stuart Constantine. Chapter Eleven: Beyond the Screen. Interviews. Adam Greenfield. Cavan Huang. Lisa Strausfeld. Antenna. Case Studies. Motorola Hand Held - Kim Mingo. Ellis Island - Angela Greene/Ed Schlossberg. Seventh Avenue - Mikon. Chapter Twelve: Illustration. Interviews. Viktor Koen. Ray Bartkus. Mirko Ilic. Case Studies. Saint of the Month - Josh Gosfield. Chapter Thirteen: Typography and Graphic Design. Interviews. Marian Bantjes. Patric King. Richard Turtletaub. Jonathan Puckey. Bobby Martin. Emily King. PART THREE: DIGITAL EDUCATION. Chapter Fourteen: The Education Matrix. Sidebars. Digital Photography. Digital Media for Designers 101. Interviews. Anthony Dunne. Denise Gonzales Crisp. Louise Sandhaus. Elliot Earls. Bruce Wands. Educational Resources. Bibliography. Index.
C entre for Aboriginal onomic esearch The determinants of indigenous educational outcomes

s or Summaries of all CAEPR Discussion Papers can be found at the following World Wide Web address: http://onllne.anu. edu/caepr • Discussion Paper are those of the authorW and do not reflect an official • CAEPR position. Professor Jon Altman Director. CAEPR The Australian National University
The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS). The decline of cosmic star formation: quenching, mass, and environment connections

[Abridged] We use the final data of the VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS) to investigate the effect of environment on the evolution of galaxies between $z=0.5$ and $z=0.9$. We characterise local environment in terms of the density contrast smoothed over a cylindrical kernel, the scale of which is defined by the distance to the $5^{th}$ nearest neighbour. We find that more massive galaxies tend to reside in higher-density environments over the full redshift range explored. Defining star-forming and passive galaxies through their (NUV$-r$) vs ($r-K$) colours, we then quantify the fraction of star-forming over passive galaxies, $f_{\rm ap}$, as a function of environment at fixed stellar mass. $f_{\rm ap}$ is higher in low-density regions for galaxies with masses ranging from $\log(\mathcal{M}/\mathcal{M}_\odot)=10.38$ (the lowest value explored) to at least $\log(\mathcal{M}/\mathcal{M}_\odot)\sim11.3$, although with decreasing significance going from lower to higher masses. This is the first time that environmental effects on high-mass galaxies are clearly detected at redshifts as high as $z\sim0.9$. We compared these results to VIPERS-like galaxy mock catalogues based on the galaxy formation model of De Lucia & Blaizot. The model correctly reproduces $f_{\rm ap}$ in low-density environments, but underpredicts it at high densities. The discrepancy is particularly strong for the lowest-mass bins. We find that this discrepancy is driven by an excess of low-mass passive satellite galaxies in the model. Looking at the accretion history of these model galaxies, i.e. the times when they become satellites, a better (yet not perfect) agreement with observations can be obtained in high density regions by assuming either that a not-negligible fraction of satellites is destroyed, or that their quenching time-scale is longer than $\sim 2$ Gyr.
Numerical Simulation of Conjugate Free Convection in a Vertical Cylinder Having Porous Layer

A numerical study of the conjugate natural convection heat transfer in a vertical cylindrical cavity having a vertical porous layer has been carried out. The vertical cylinder has a heat-conducting solid shell of finite thickness and conductivity. Convective heat exchange with an environment is modeled at the top and side walls while the bottom wall is adiabatic. The mathematical model has been formulated in dimensionless stream function, vorticity and temperature taking into account the Darcy-Boussinesq approximation for the porous layer. The boundary-value problem has been solved numerically on the basis of a second-order accurate finite difference method. Efforts have been focused on the effects of three types of influential factors such as the porous layer thickness, Biot number and dimensionless time on the fluid flow and heat transfer parameters. It has been found that an increase in the Biot number leads to an essential intensification of convective heat transfer at initial time level.
Suitability of maize cob particles and recycled low density polyethylene for particleboard manufacturing

The aimof this studywas to investigate the suitability ofmaize cob particles and recycled low density polyethylene(RLDPE) as a raw material for particleboardmanufacturing. The board was produced by varying RLDPE from 30-70wt%at 10wt%interval. Themicrostructure, physical (thickness swelling (TS), water absorption (WA)), and mechanical (modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), internal bond (IB)) properties of particleboards were determined. The results showed that the WA and TS values were moderate, the MOR exceed the minimum requirements of the European standards, for general purpose.All of the particleboards produced had IB higher than the requirement. Hence maize cob particles and RLDPE can be used as a substitute to wood- formaldehyde based particleboard for general purpose applications.
Institute of Economics University of Copenhagen Survival of the Tho

This paper studies an application of a Darwinian theory of portfolio selection to stocks listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). We analyze numerically the long-run outcome of the competition of fix-mix portfolio rules in a stock market with actual DJIA dividends. In the model seemingly rational strategies can do very poorly against seemingly irrational strategies. Moreover, the interaction of strategies can lead to stochastic time series of asset prices that do not converge. The simulations also show that the evolutionary portfolio rule discovered in Hens and Schenk-Hoppé (2004) will eventually hold total market wealth in competition with fix-mix portfolio rules derived from mean-variance optimization, maximum growth theory and behavioral finance. According to this evolutionary rule, portfolio weights should be proportional to the expected relative dividends of the assets. As an implication asset prices converge to expected relative dividends. JEL-Classification: D52, D81, D83, G11.
Nueva estrategia terapéutica basada en nanotecnología contra leishmaniasis tegumentaria en Ecuador = New pharmacological strategy based in nanotechnology against cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ecuador

Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease with wide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. It is considered that the incidence of this infection would be increased due to the progressive urbanization process which consequence is the increment of the human exposition to vector bite. Currently, in endemic countries included Ecuador the treatment of choice against leishmaniasis is the intramuscular application of amoniacal compounds. However, this treatment is associated with poor compliance due to the requirement of multiple applications of medicine, toxicity and parasite resistance.