Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Cowley self-efficacy Evaluating health visitor parenting support : validating outcome measures for parental

Parenting support has become an increasing feature of child health services within the United Kingdom but typically, outcome measures available for testing the effectiveness of parenting interventions have been developed and validated elsewhere. This article reports the results of a feasibility study testing the Parenting Self-Agency Measure (PSAM) and subscales from the Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index (SEPTI) as outcome measures for UK-based parenting support programmes. Forty-six mothers and 10 fathers accessing routine health visitor and school nurse services participated in the test–re-test of the scales and commented separately on the acceptability of scale questions. Very large intra-class correlation results indicated good repeatability but alpha coefficient scores and factor analysis results suggest that UK respondents may not recognize SEPTI subscales items as measuring single dimensions. The PSAM was a more stable measure of parenting self-beliefs than the SEPTI subscales when tested with a UK sample of parents.
Malaysia’s Leadership Role in Asean: An Assessment

There has been perpetual controversy regarding the leadership of ASEAN, that is complicated and hitherto been a cause for concern. The largest and most populated country in Southeast Asia is Indonesia, and has been regarded as the de facto leader in ASEAN for its influence to spur progress within the organization. However, this does not undermine the role of the other four founding members of ASEAN, specifically Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia. Singapore has been considered the leader of ASEAN in the economic realm, championing and pushing forward economic agendas of the organization and its member-states. Moreover, the Philippines have been a strong advocate in promoting and enhancing the socio-cultural development within the organization. Conversely, the role of Malaysia in ASEAN has been scholarly neglected. This study seeks to fill the gaps by analysing the role of Malaysia in ASEAN since 1967, and propose that Malaysia has had a significant degree of influence within the organisation. By incorporating document analysis, this study presents the findings on Malaysia’s pivotal role in ASEAN. The results conclude that Malaysia was and is still a key leader in the organization and the country should continue to exercise its prerogative for the benefit of its national interest, in addition to maintaining peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
Body Fluid pH Balance in Metabolic Health and Possible Benefits of Dietary Alkaline Foods

1Laboratory of Nutrition Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan 2International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China 3Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China 4Research Institute for Clinical Physiology, Kyoto Industrial Health Association, Kyoto 604-8472, Japan 5Research Center for Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Development Science, Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan 6Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Acid Hydrolysis of Brewers’ Industrial Wastes and Their Use for Lipid Production by Oleaginous Yeasts

Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) and spent yeast cell (SYC) are the wastes from mashing and fermentation process of beer. The compositions of BSG were 24.49 ± 0.91% hemicellulose, 20.86 ± 0.60% cellulose and 9.62 ± 0.40% lignin, while those of SYC were 46.97 ± 0.07% protein, 21.32 ± 0.08% carbohydrate and 5.73 ± 0.57% lipids. BSG and SYC were acid hydrolyzed using different solid loadings at 5–24%. The optimal solid loadings for BSG and SYC that gave maximum sugar concentration were 15% and 24%, respectively. Sugar compositions in BSG hydrolysate were 22.02 ± 0.8% glucose, 45.83 ± 1.53% xylose, and 32.13 ± 2.3% arabinose, while those found in SYC hydrolysate were 31.43 ± 0.38% glucose and 69.57 ± 1.04% mannose. Both hydrolysates were used as nutrient sources at the same sugar concentration of 40 g/L for cultivation of three oleaginous yeasts, Trichosporonoides spathulata JU4-57, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa G43 and Yarrowia lipolytica TISTR 5151. BSG hydrolysate gave higher biomass than SYC hydrolysate possibly due to a higher content of suitable sugars for cell growth. Among three yeasts, T. spathulate JU4-57 gave the highest lipid yields of 62.9 ± 5.67 and 39.9 ± 0.62 mg/g-substrate on BSG and SYC hydrolysates, respectively. This study may contribute greatly to low-cost production of oil sources for biodiesel production and may help to increase the environmental and economic sustainability of the brewery business.
Measuring the satisfaction of tourists from tourist residences of Gilan province in Iran using the HOLSAT model

Today, one of the methods of assessing the efficiency of services and facilities in one area is to evaluate the views of the users and users of this service. The high quality of tourism services is a destination, the satisfaction of tourists, and ultimately leads to the growth of a destination's tourism. Hence, identifying the real level of service quality offered to tourists will be the first step to increase their satisfaction and thus sustainable development of the tourism economy. For this purpose, and according to the importance of research, the purpose of this study is measuring the satisfaction of tourists from tourist residences of Gilan province in Iran using the HOLSAT model. A survey population of tourists are those who spend their leisure time in a period of six months in order to familiarize visited Eco-tourism resorts.Sample size of 351 people is circular canvas that have been selected by simple random sampling. The results of this survey show that tourism product in the eco-tourism resorts and attractions to the Gilan province, including the environment, access to, facilitate, consumer spending and the image of the destination. The results show different views of satisfied tourists tourism product dimensions in the studied area is eco-tourism resorts and directly and significantly affect the satisfaction of tourists.
Tracking Canada geese near airports: using spatial data to better inform management

The adaptation of birds to urban environments has created direct hazards to air transportation with the potential for catastrophic incidents. Bird–aircraft collisions involving Canada geese (Branta canadensis; goose) pose greater risks to aircraft than many bird species due to their size and flocking behavior. However, information on factors driving movements of geese near airports and within aircraft arrival/departure areas for application to management are limited. To address this need, we deployed 31 neck collar-mounted global positioning system transmitters on Canada geese near Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, USA during November 2015 to February 2016. We used the movement data obtained to model environmental and behavioral factors influencing the intersection of goose movements (i.e., transition from 1 location to another) with air operations areas (i.e., aircraft flight paths). Of 3,008 goose movements recorded, 821 intersected a 3-km buffer around the airport representing U.S. Federal Aviation Administration recommended distances from wildlife attractants, and 399 intersected flight paths for approaching and landing aircraft. The effects of weather (i.e., snow cover, temperature, wind speed) on the probability of geese flying varied with different air operation areas while certain habitat resources greatly increased the probability of intersection. For example, the juxtaposition of foraging (railyards with spilled grain) and loafing areas (rooftops) near the airport led to a higher probability of movements intersecting important air operations areas. The average altitude of flying geese was 29.8 m above the ground, resulting in the greatest risk of collision being within 0.5 km of the end of runways. We suggest airport goose collision mitigation management actions, such as reducing habitat resources near the airport and using focused nonlethal harassment or physical modifications, when guided by animal movement data, may further mitigate birdstrike risks.
Dutch Perinatal System: performance and innovative strategies

The organization of the Dutch perinatal care system is unique since, in contrast to most other high-income countries, certified community midwives play an independent role in the care for pregnant women. Community midwives care for pregnant women with an assumed or estimated low-risk for medical complications starting from the early prenatal until the postpartum period. If during pregnancy no risks are detected, women have the option of delivering at home, at a birthing centre or in a hospital, in all cases under the supervision of their community midwife. Should complications (threaten to) occur, community midwives refer women under their supervision to secondary care by obstetricians in a hospital setting. If necessary, secondary caregivers then refer women who are severely ill and/or have threatened pregnancies to tertiary perinatal care, which is located in academic hospitals and in non-academic hospitals with obstetric high care and neonatal intensive care units. Approximately one out five women directly starts antenatal care at a secondary or tertiary hospital due to their initial high-risk status. The functioning of this unique system depends on the mutual cooperation of the health care professionals involved, the availability of (different) facilities, the absence of financial barriers, and adequate information to the patients.
Genomic Evaluations with Many More Genotypes and Phenotypes

Reliabilities of genomic evaluations increase when more genotypes are matched to more phenotypes. Options to expand genomic evaluation include genotyping more animals, genotyping more markers, combining data sets across geographical and breed borders, using low cost, less dense marker subsets to obtain genotypes for a larger fraction of the population, phenotyping more animals and phenotyping more traits. Results and guidance are provided for each of those topics, including marker densities up to 500,000. New algorithms for haplotyping allow combining different marker sets and marker densities to obtain accurate genomic predictions for more animals with less expense. More options may require more research to optimize experimental designs and breeding plans.
Parent, Family and Child Characteristics in Relation to Type of Pre-school and Socio-economic Differences

Information on the characteristics of the parents, families, and children was collected by parental interview at the start of the study. This information was used to describe the sample in terms of the parents (labour market participation, socio-economic characteristics, qualifications, marital status and age), the family (composition, ethnicity and language), the child’s health, development and behaviour, the child’s activities in the home, the use of pre-school provision and childcare history. The variation of the sample’s characteristics related to the different types of pre-school centre and also to socio-economic status is reported. Consideration has been given to whether type of pre-school centre differences reflect socio-economic status or whether the differences between the users of different types of pre-school centre go beyond differences in socio-economic status. The characteristics of parents, families, children, home activities all showed differences related to the family’s socio-economic status, and the variation between pre-school groups largely reflected differences related to socio-economic status. However childcare histories showed variation between pre-school groups which did not reduce to socio-economic differences. Childcare histories revealed great diversity across the whole sample and within each pre school group.
A Patient-focused Information Design Intervention to Support the Minor Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI) Choosing Wisely Canada Recommendation

Introduction The first Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) recommendation for Emergency Medicine states: “Don’t order CT head scans in adults and children who have suffered minor head injuries (unless positive for a validated head injury clinical decision rule)”. In order to provide patients with information on the risks and benefits of computed tomography (CT) scans in minor traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) and to encourage discussions between patients and their doctor, we designed a patient-focused mTBI infographic for the emergency department (ED). Methods Stakeholders worked with content experts to co-design the infographic, which was posted in two emergency department (ED) waiting rooms. A survey was administered to evaluate whether the infographic influenced patient beliefs about the risks and benefits of CT scans and to gauge patient willingness to have a discussion with their doctor about the necessity of a scan. Results One hundred fifteen patients completed the survey. Prior to participating, 38% of patients thought a CT after an mTBI was always a good idea and 60% thought it was sometimes a good idea. After viewing the poster, 87% of respondents stated they better understood when a CT scan may be appropriate, 93% felt they better understood the risks of CT scans, and 76% understood that their doctor can often rule out serious illness without a CT scan. Only 19% of patients still felt that a CT was always necessary after an mTBI. Conclusions The mTBI infographic changed patient perceptions regarding the need for CT scans and increased awareness of the indications and risks of CT scans. This study demonstrates that targeted patient education materials can help support CWC recommendations.
Measurement of Face Detection Accuracy Using Intensity Normalization Method and Homomorphic Filtering

One of the factors that affects the detection system or face recognition is lighting. Image color processing can help the face recognition system in poor lighting conditions. In this study, homomorphic filtering and intensity normalization methods used to help improve the accuracy of face image detection. The experimental results show that the nonuniform of the illumination of the face image can be uniformed using the intensity normalization method with the average value of Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) obtained from the whole experiment is 22.05314 and the average Absolute Mean Brightness Error (AMBE) value obtained is 6.147787. The results showed that homomorphic filtering and intensity normalization methods can be used to improve the detection accuracy of a face image.
Functional characterization of bursicon receptor and genome-wide analysis for identification of genes affected by bursicon receptor RNAi

Bursicon is an insect neuropeptide hormone that is secreted from the central nervous system into the hemolymph and initiates cuticle tanning. The receptor for bursicon is encoded by the rickets (rk) gene and belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily. The bursicon and its receptor regulate cuticle tanning as well as wing expansion after adult eclosion. However, the molecular action of bursicon signaling remains unclear. We utilized RNA interference (RNAi) and microarray to study the function of the bursicon receptor (Tcrk) in the model insect, Tribolium castaneum. The data included here showed that in addition to cuticle tanning and wing expansion reported previously, Tcrk is also required for development and expansion of integumentary structures and adult eclosion. Using custom microarrays, we identified 24 genes that are differentially expressed between Tcrk RNAi and control insects. Knockdown in the expression of one of these genes, TC004091, resulted in the arrest of adult eclosion. Identification of genes that are involved in bursicon receptor mediated biological processes will provide tools for future studies on mechanisms of bursicon action.
Semiparametric efficiency in nonlinear LATE models

In this paper we study semiparametric efficiency for the estimation of a finitedimensional parameter defined by generalized moment conditions under the local instrumental variable assumptions. These parameters identify treatment effects on the set of compliers under the monotonicity assumption. The distributions of covariates, the treatment dummy, and the binary instrument are not specified in a parametric form, making the model semiparametric. We derive the semiparametric efficiency bounds for both conditional models and unconditional models. We also develop multistep semiparametric efficient estimators that achieve the semiparametric efficiency bound. To illustrate the efficiency gains from using the optimal semiparametric weights, we design a Monte Carlo study. It demonstrates that our semiparametric estimator performs well in nonlinear models.
Agricultural policy evaluation with large-scale observational farm data: Environmental impacts of agri-environmental schemes

Agri-environmental schemes (AES) target at improving environmental status of cultivated land by remunerating farmers willing to commit to higher environmental standards. Thus far, no consensus exists whether AES incentivize adoption of pro-environmental production or simply offer windfall profits for those already operating at lower intensities. Using farm-level data, evaluation typically rests on comparing farms with and without AES. For differencing out unobservables that drive farmers into AES participation and therefore confound impact measurement, DID-matching methods are widespread, yet critical reflection remains sparse. We target at closing this gap by shedding light on the implicit assumptions about cause and effect paths linking participation and treatment outcome. We discuss challenges for identification of causal effects in presence of unobservable confounders over a broad range of methods and illustrate DID methods to estimate AES effects on land-use in West Germany.
Economic and environmental convergence of transformation economy: the case of China

ARTICLE INFO Li Rui, Lina Sineviciene, Leonid Melnyk, Oleksandr Kubatko, Oleksandra Karintseva and Oleksii Lyulyov (2019). Economic and environmental convergence of transformation economy: the case of China. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 17(3), 233-241. doi:10.21511/ppm.17(3). 2019.19 DOI http://dx.doi. org/10.21511/ppm.17(3). 2019.19 RELEASED ON Thursday, 22 August 2019 RECEIVED ON Tuesday, 04 June 2019 ACCEPTED ON Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Evaluating Physical and Fiscal Water Leakage in Water Distribution System

With increasing population, the need for research ideas on the field of reducing wastage of water can save a big amount of water, money, time, and energy. Water leakage (WL) is an essential problem in the field of water supply field. This research is focused on real water loss in the water distribution system located in Ethiopia. Top-down and bursts and background estimates (BABE) methodology is performed to assess the data and the calibration process of the WL variables. The top-down method assists to quantify the water loss by the record and observation throughout the distribution network. In addition, the BABE approach gives a specific water leakage and burst information. The geometrical mean method is used to forecast the population up to 2023 along with their fiscal value by the uniform tariff method. With respect to the revenue lost, 42575 Br and 42664 Br or in 1562$ and 1566$ were lost in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The next five-year population was forecasted to estimate the possible amount of water to be saved, which was about 549627 m3 and revenue 65,111$ to make the system more efficient. The results suggested that the majority of losses were due to several components of the distribution system including pipe-joint failure, relatively older age pipes, poor repairing and maintenance of water taps, pipe joints and shower taps, negligence of the consumer and unreliable water supply. As per the research findings, recommendations were proposed on minimizing water leakage.
Determinants ofFDIin France: Role of transport infrastructure, education, financial development and energy consumption

This paper explores the effect of education and transportation infrastructure on foreign direct investment for the French economy over the period of 1965-2017. Economic growth, financial development and electricity consumption are also considered as additional determinants of foreign direct investment. In so doing, the SOR unit root test is applied in order to examine unit root properties of variables in the presence of sharp and smooth structural breaks in the series. To examine the presence of cointegration between the variables, the bootstrapping ARDL cointegration test is applied. The empirical results show the presence of cointegration between the variables. Education and transportation add to foreign direct investment. Financial development declines foreign direct investment. The relationship between electricity consumption (economic growth) and foreign direct investment is bidirectional. The nonlinear relationship between education (transportation infrastructure) and foreign direct investment is U-shaped.
TECHNIQUE FOR ACCURATE NOISE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE SUPERCONDUCTING

We propose an extremely simple new technique to determine the noise temperature of the rf input section of a superconducting quasiparticle heterodyne receiver. Our method uses standard hot/cold-load measurements of the receiver driven by local oscillator power levels below optimum. We present both analytic and computed results based on Tucker's quantum theory of mixing (no experimental data are at present available) to assess the accuracy and the precision of this new technique.
An Experimental Examination of Stress Reactivity in Adolescents and Young Adults With Asthma

Despite advancements in treatment for asthma, the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population continues to face a host of psychological challenges when compared to healthy controls. In addition, unusually high mortality and morbidity rates for asthma are present in the AYA population. Some researchers have suggested an examination of stress reactivity to shed light on these differences. Using a learned helplessness task, this study investigated the differences in cortisol elevation in a sample of college students with asthma and their healthy controls. Results supported an initial elevation of cortisol in asthma participants not evident in the healthy control population. Notably, neither college students with asthma nor healthy controls perceived the learned helplessness task to be stressful. Findings suggest that college students with asthma may be more reactive to novel environments when compared to healthy controls, as evidenced by increased cortisol levels. Future studies on the differences in stress reactivity in individuals with asthma are warranted.