Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Community Influences on the Mental Health of First Nations Children in Canada: Health Information and Research Division, Statistics Canada

There is growing evidence that the neighbourhoods in which children live shape their development. Theories of child development have moved away from focusing on individual child and family factors to recognizing the importance of the neighbourhood, as well as the broader cultural context, as being important determinants of child and youth achievement, and physical and mental health (Booth and Crouter 2001; Bronfenbrenner and Morris 1998; Brooks-Gunn, Duncan, and Aber 1997). Findings from a growing body of studies have shown that children living in neighbourhoods that have higher levels of socio-economic disadvantage fare more poorly than children living in affluent neighbourhoods. These associations remain even after accounting for family level factors such as income, education, and marital status (Leventhal and Brooks-Gunn 2000). That is to say, regardless of family level poverty or affluence, the neighbourhood exerts an independent effect on child and youth outcomes. Child mental health is an important aspect of health and well-being, particularly in the early childhood period. Poor mental health in children can be manifested in a number of ways including a lack of prosocial skills, displays of aggressive behaviours, inattention, hyperactivity, and/or anxiety. Behavioural problems in the early years have been shown to have long-term effects not only on mental and physical health but also on economic well-being (Romano et al., in press a; Heckman 2006). Evidence exists suggesting that Aboriginal youth are at particular risk for poor mental health outcomes such as suicide (Kirmayer 1994). Evidence also exists suggesting that poor mental health and behaviour problems in the early years can be ameliorated by high quality, developmentally appropriate environments, including supportive and safe communities, as well as targeted resources including high quality, developmentally appropriate programs, such as Head Start. In fact, it is often subgroups of children at the highest risk for poor
SCREENING FOR CUCUMBER MOSAIC RESISTANT LINES FROM THE OVULE CULTURE DERIVED DOUBLE HAPLOID CUCUMBERS

CMV is one of the major destructive viruses worldwide and commercial CMV resistant cucumber is very rare. Therefore we aimed to establish the ovule derived resistant lines used for the breeding program. Haploid plants of sixty-eight cucumber lines were successfully obtained by culturing the un pollinated ovaries harvested one day before an thesis on a modified MS medium supplemented with BAP and IAA at the ratio of 2:1 which was optimal to induce embryogenesis in most of the tested lines. For whole plant regeneration, another modified MS medium was used supplemented with a combination of 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) and Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA) (2:1) or BAP and IAA/6-(gamma, gamma-dimethylallylamino) purine (2ip) and IAA (5:1) and 5 ppm AgNO3. Ploidy levels of the regenerants were determined by cytological analysis. Thirteen out of 42 clones derived from 14 accessions showed a chromosome number of n = 7 and chloroplast number of 6/pair of guard cell, 24 lines were auto-dihaploid with n = 14 and a chloroplast number of 11-12/pair of guard cell. Twenty-eight Double Haploid (DH) lines were mechanically inoculated with CMV and the level of resistance was evaluated by using DAS-ELISA. Ten highly Resistant lines (R) included 70S2, 91e, 91.1, 93S4-1, 93S42-, 95S1-2, 95S2 DHS1, 117S2-1-3, 136.1 and 194S1 did not show any virus symptom and gave negative ELISA results. Twelve moderately resistant clones were identified including two clones from line 11, three clones from line 93, four clones from line 91 and one clone each from line 117S2 and 123, whereas clone 11.4 was moderately susceptible. Five DH clones; 117S2-1-1, 117S2-2, 117S2-4, 117S2-7 and 117S2-8were classified as highly susceptible.
Are the fiscal and monetary policies of the G-7 countries effective in decreasing the U.S. trade deficit?

The U.S. trade deficit is a major concern for the G-7 countries. However, it is unclear whether their fiscal and monetary policies are effective in this regard. We examine the relationship between the U.S. trade balance and the G-7 countries' policy variables by constructing an eight-dimensional version of the structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model. Our empirical results suggest that a reduction in the U.S. fiscal deficit is not such a reliable instrument for reducing the U.S. trade imbalance. Contrastingly, monetary tightening in the U.S. can reduce its trade deficit. Non-U.S. policy shocks are ineffective, while decline in the U.S. dollar plays an important role in reducing the U.S. trade deficit.
Estimation of critical frontal process zone size in ceramics

A macroscopically defined critical frontal process zone (CFPZ) size ahead of a crack tip isestimated for alumina ceramics, alumina-based nanocomposites, and porous aluminaceramics. A three-point flexure test is carried out systematically on alumina using flexuralspecimens with various depths of a sharp V-shaped notch. The relation between the flexuralstrength and the local fracture stress is clarified based on the Griffith criterion and the localfracture criterion, and the formula for the relation between the strength and the notch depth issuccessfully established.
Complex Generalized Cylinder Spines

Generalized cylinders are a versatile class of objects commonly constructed from a spine and cross-sections orthogonal to it. We propose a novel method for the intuitive sketch-based specification of arbitrarily complex spines, including those that loop over and under themselves. A twodimensional sketch of the spine is drawn using a pen and a graphics tablet first. This is surrounded by a swept-sphere bounding volume representing the generalized cylinder. Any overlapping sections are automatically offset perpendicular to the sketch plane, their ordering controlled by pen pressure. The user may adjust the resulting shape by oversketching or rotating the view and dragging points in the spine. All user input is processed by an optimization that generates a smooth, non-intersecting shape at interactive speeds.
Characteristics and Sensory Analysis of Ketchup and Sauce Products from “Bibisan” Fish Hydrolyzate

“Bibisan” fish can be developed into a food flavor using enzymatic hydrolysis. The combination of “Biduri” protease and papain can shorten the time of hydrolysis. Bibisan fish hydrolyzate can be made derived products like the fish sauce and fish ketchup. Proximate analysis of fish sauce and ketchup observedincluding moisture content (72-74%), protein (9-10%), fat (9.15 to 16.3%), and ash (5.81 to 9.90%). Theabsorbance average value of Maillarddegree obtained from experiment then result of inferior fish sauce ranged from 0.432 to 0.463 while the fish ketchup ranged from 0228 to 0.281. Fish sauce color is lighter (light brown) instead of fish ketchup. Viscosity of fish sauce (14.86 to 18.78 mp) were also higher than fish ketchup (10.81 -14.80 mp). The highest amino acid inof bibisan fish hydrolyzate was glutamic acid that range from 8.76% - 10.17%; while the lowest AA was histidine (1.12 to 1.22%). The sensory evaluation of fish sauce and ketchup reveals that the products have a good sensory quality and overall acceptability.
A novel iris segmentation scheme

One of the key steps in the iris recognition system is the accurate iris segmentation from its surrounding noises including pupil, sclera, eyelashes, and eyebrows of a captured eye-image. This paper presents a novel iris segmentation scheme which utilizes the orientation matching transform to outline the outer and inner iris boundaries initially. It then employs Delogne-Kasa circle fitting (instead of the traditional Hough transform) to further eliminate the outlier points to extract a more precise iris area from an eye-image. In the extracted iris region, the proposed scheme further utilizes the differences in the intensity and positional characteristics of the iris, eyelid, and eyelashes to detect and delete these noises. The scheme is then applied on iris image database, UBIRIS.v1. The experimental results show that the presented scheme provides a more effective and efficient iris segmentation than other conventional methods.
NO2 air afterglow and O and NO densities from Odin‐OSIRIS night and ACE‐FTS sunset observations in the Antarctic MLT region

[1] The continuum spectrum produced by the NO + O(+M) → NO 2 (+M) + hv chemiluminescent reaction has been detected in the upper mesospheric dark polar regions by Optical Spectrograph and Infra-Red Imager System (OSIRIS) on the Odin spacecraft. For the sample period of 8-9 May 2005, Southern Hemisphere, limb radiance profiles of continuum spectra, resolved from OH airglow and auroral contamination, are inverted to obtain volume emission rate altitude profiles. The maximum observed differential brightness referred to zenith viewing is 1.2 × 10 7 photons cm -2 s -1 nm -1 at 580 nm with a measurement uncertainty 5 × 10 5 photons cm - s -1 nm -1 , for an analysis range 80-101 km. Atomic oxygen densities [O] required by the analysis to derive NO densities [NO] are determined from OSIRIS O 2 (b 1 Σ + g - X 3 Σ - g ) 0-0 band night airglow observations and from Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) sunset ozone observations. The derived Southern Hemisphere [O] map that shows pronounced longitudinal variation, maximum of 7 × 10 11 cm -3 , considerably exceeding MSIS model values, and suggests significant dynamical influence. Combining the continuum observations and the derived [O], a hemispheric map of derived [NO] is assembled that also shows considerable spatial variation, maximum of 1.1 × 10 9 cm 3 measurement uncertainty of 3 × 10 7 cm -3 . Comparing the two maps, the geographical distribution of [NO] differs considerably from that of [O]. From a qualitative comparison, the distribution of derived [NO] is similar to that in coordinated GUVI LBH1 auroral precipitation images. The OSIRIS-derived [NO] agrees with the measured ACE-FTS [NO] to within 1 × 10 8 cm -3 . The estimated systematic uncertainty of the NO densities derived from OSIRIS observations is approximately 30%.
TITLE-EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF PRANAYAMA ON THE LUNGS PARAMETER AND BLOOD PRESSURE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS.

Yoga is a science which has been practised in India from over thousands of years. Besides the spiritual achievements, the practice of yoga is accompanied by a number of beneficial physiological effects in the body. Yoga and health goes hand in hand. Yoga calms and relaxes the mind and it strengthens and tunes the body and brings them into harmony with each another. Pranayama is an art of controlling the life force of breath [1]. It produces many systemic psycho-physical effects in the body, besides its specific effects on the respiratory functions. This study is designed to study the effects of pranayama (12 weeks) on the pulmonary function parameters. It is one of the best lifestyle modifications which have ever been devised in the history of mankind. There are many classical paths which have been described to reach the ultimate goal of healthy life. It is an ancient yoga technique, a spiritual and physical practice which integrates the mind and body. Pranayama is a type of yogic practice which produces many systemic psycho-physical effects in the body, besides its specific effects on the respiratory functions. So, it has become a standard fare at health clubs and community recreation programmes. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are simple screening procedures which are performed by using a standardized equipment (spirometer) to measure the lung function. This test provides useful information about the minimum levels of the lung function. The breath holding time measures the level of the threshold of the respiratory center to the partial pressure of the carbon dioxide (Pco2) level. Pulmonary function tests have been studied in yoga and pranayama practitioners. They have shown that the regular practice of these pranayama techniques have proved to be beneficial for the human body. Pranayama has a favourable influence and it causes a marked improvement in the lung functions. This study is designed to study the effects of pranayama (12 weeks) on the pulmonary function parameters. In these clinical trial 60 patients of mild to moderate hypertensive patients were randomly selected and divided in to two groups. In each group 30 patients had taken. In Group A Pranayam had been given to the 30 patients of mild to moderate hypertensive patients and In Group B only placebo drug Prana had given to the 30 patients mild to moderate hypertensive patients. In all these two groups, group A was found as the most benefited because it showed significant changes in symptoms and Biochemistry investigations. Whereas in Group B (Placebo group) showed insignificant changes in symptoms as well as in Biochemistry investigations.
Implementing cloud-based parallel metaheuristics: an overview

Metaheuristics are among the most popular methods for solving hard global optimization problems in many areas of science and engineering. Their parallel im- plementation applying HPC techniques is a common approach for efficiently using available resources to re- duce the time needed to get a good enough solution to hard-to-solve problems. Paradigms like MPI or OMP are the usual choice when executing them in clusters or supercomputers. Moreover, the pervasive presence of cloud computing and the emergence of programming models like MapReduce or Spark have given rise to an increasing interest in porting HPC workloads to the cloud, as is the case with parallel metaheuristics. In this paper we give an overview of our experience with different alternatives for porting parallel metaheuris- tics to the cloud, providing some useful insights to the interested reader that we have acquired through extensive experimentation.
Method of moments for Maxwell's equations based on higher-order interpolatory representation of geometry and currents

Electromagnetic scattering is a widely explored field in science and engineering, where a vast number of applications can be found in the open litterature. The Method of Moments (MoM) is an efficient numerical techniuqe for solving scattering problems. This thesis explores the combination of a collocation scheme and the usage of higher-order divergence-conforming basis functions for the currents induced on the scatterer. The problem of a perfect electric conducting (PEC) sphere is analyzed and the numerical results are in good agreement with analytical solutions. Exponential convergence in the polynomial order p of the current expansion is achieved for p ≤ 6. In addition, two adjacent PEC spheres are analyzed for an incident plane wave with (i) the electric field polarized along the straight line between the centers of the spheres and (ii) the electric field polarized perpendicular to the straight line between the centers of the spheres.
Assessing Domain Specificity in the Measurement of Mathematics Calculation Anxiety

An online, cross-sectional approach was taken, including an opportunity sample of 160 undergraduate students from a university in the Midlands, UK. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a parsimonious, four-factor solution: abstract maths anxiety, statistics probability anxiety, statistics calculation anxiety, and numerical calculation anxiety. The results support previous evidence for the existence of a separate “numerical anxiety” or “arithmetic computation” anxiety component of maths anxiety and also support the existence of anxiety that is specific to more abstract maths. This is the first study to consider the multidimensionality of maths anxiety at the level of the calculation type. The 26-item Maths Calculation Anxiety Scale appears to be a useful measurement tool in the context of maths calculation specifically.
DYNAMIC EMPIRICS OF TRADE OPENNESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA: DO FAST REFORMERS GROW FASTER?

This study uses a dynamic model to determine the contribution of openness on output growth in Latin America. Error Correction Model and Phillips and Loretan results prove superior to OLS estimates. First, openness growth does not have a straight positive relationship to productivity growth; i.e., it is not clear whether fast reformers grow faster. Second, there are significant variations between the short run and long run estimates under the ECM but not under the Phillips and Loretan specification. Third, lead effects are present and are strong in magnitude.
Relationship between virulence factor genes in coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. and failure of antimicrobial treatment of subclinical mastitis in sheep

Zafalon L.F. , Cunha M.L. R.S. , Brandão H.M. , Mosqueira V.C. F. , Santana R.C. M. , Barioni Júnior W. , Martins K.B. & Pilon L.E. 2018. Relationship between virulence factor genes in coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. and failure of antimicrobial treatment of subclinical mastitis in sheep. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 38(4):579-585. Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, Rodovia Washington Luiz Km 234, Cx. Postal 339, São Carlos, SP 13560-970, Brazil. E-mail: luiz.zafalon@embrapa.br Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. (CNS) are the main microorganisms involved in ovine mastitis. Treatment at the end of lactation can contribute towards cure and prevention of subclinical cases during the subsequent lactation. However, virulence factors and resistance mechanisms presented by CNS can decrease cure rates. The aims of the study were to identify the species of CNS in milk of mastitic ewes with and without antimicrobial treatment, and to investigate the presence of genes relating to resistance of β-lactam antimicrobials, formation of biofilms, production of enterotoxins and production of the toxic shock syndrome toxin. Cases of failure in the treatment were related with the presence/absence of the respective genes. Sixty sheep were divided into three groups: G1, without treatment; G2, animals treated via the intramammary route with 100mg of cloxacillin during drying off; and G3, sheep treated via the intramammary route with 50 mg of nanoparticulate cloxacillin. Milk samples were gathered during drying off and 15 and 30 days after the parturition of the subsequent lactation. The analyses to identify the species of CNS were carried out by means of the internal transcribe spacer technique and the investigation of the genes responsible for the virulence factors and resistance to oxacillin was performed using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. No sample was positive for the mecA gene. The only gene relating to production of enterotoxins was sec. Among the genes relating to production of biofilm, icaD was the only one identified in the three experimental groups. Staphylococcus warneri was the main species of CNS isolated during the pre and post-partum periods of the sheep. The species carrying genes relating to production of enterotoxins and biofilms were present in uncured sheep.
Experiences accelerating features selection in Viola-Jones algorithm

Faces and facial expressions recognition is an interesting topic for researchers in machine vision. Viola-Jones algorithm is the most spread algorithm for this task. Building a classification model for face recognition can take many years if the implementation of its training phase is not appropriately optimized. In this study, several settings for implementing the training phase are analyzed. The aim was to share our experiences when we try to accelerate the training phase using one computer with a graphical processing unit (GPU). For each setting, the execution times were analyzed and compared with previous studies. Although we don't contribute to break new ground in topic or methodology, we decide to share our experience in order to show an antecedent working with a cheap GPU with the aim that this can be useful to another for to make comparisons.
Bearing false witness under pressure: Implicit and explicit components of stereotype-driven memory distortions.

Abstract This research asked why people falsely remember stereotype-consistent information when cognitive resources are depleted. A task adapted from Jacoby's (1991) process dissociation procedure assessed participants' ability to distinguish between distractor items and behaviors performed by a stereotyped target. A multinomial analysis revealed that when cognitive capacity was restricted, participants were less likely to base judgments of stereotype-consistent behaviors on recollection and more likely to respond based on the mere familiarity of the behaviors. Capacity depletion did not affect the basis for judging stereotype-inconsistent items, nor did depletion promote simple stereotype-consistent response bias. We discuss the implications for stereotyping and eyewitness testimony.
Applications of satellite winds for the offshore wind farm site Anholt

Abstract. Rapid growth in the offshore wind energy sector means more offshore wind farms are placed closer to each other and in the lee of large land masses. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) offers maps of the wind speed offshore with high resolution over large areas. These can be used to detect horizontal wind speed gradients close to shore and wind farm wake effects. SAR observations have become much more available with the free and open-access data from European satellite missions through Copernicus. Examples of applications and tools for using large archives of SAR wind maps to aid offshore site assessment are few. The Anholt wind farm operated by the utility company Ørsted is located in coastal waters and experiences strong spatial variations in the mean wind speed. Wind speeds derived from the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system are available at the turbine locations for comparison with winds retrieved from SAR. The correlation is good, both for free-stream and waked conditions. Spatial wind speed variations along the rows of wind turbines derived from SAR wind maps prior to the wind farm construction agree well with information gathered by the SCADA system and a numerical weather prediction model. Wind farm wakes are detected by comparisons between images before and after the wind farm construction. SAR wind maps clearly show wakes for long and constant fetches but the wake effect is less pronounced for short and varying fetches. Our results suggest that SAR wind maps can support offshore wind energy site assessment by introducing observations in the early phases of wind farm projects.
A chronosequence of wood decomposition in the boreal forests of Russia

Coarse woody debris (CWD), represented by logs and snags >10 cm in diameter and >1 m in length, was sampled at eight sites in Russian boreal forests to determine the specific density of decay classes and decomposition rates. Tree species sampled included Abies siberica Ledeb. , Betula pendula Roth. , Betula costata Trautv. , Larix siberica Ledeb. , Larix dahurica Turcz. , Picea abies (L.) Karst. , Picea obovata Ledeb. , Picea ajanensis Fisch. , Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc. , Pinus siberica Ledeb. , Pinus sylvestris L. , and Populus tremula L. The mean densities for decay classes 1 through 5 ranged from 0.516 to 0.084 g·cm -3 , respectively. Annual decomposition rates varied among the species, and for logs, decomposition rates ranged from 4.2 to 7.8% for B. pendula, 2.6 to 4.9% for Picea spp. , 2.7 to 4.4% for Pinus sylvestris, 1.5 to 3.1% for Larix spp. , and 1.5 to 1.9% for Pinus koraiensis and Pinus siberica. Logs decomposed faster than snags. Among the sites examined, temperature and precipitation did not correlate with decomposition rates, which is consistent with other studies in the boreal region. Globally, a positive correlation between decomposition and mean annual temperatures was found, with decay-resistant trees less responsive than those with low decay resistance. Resume : Les debris ligneux grossiers, c'est-a-dire les billes et les chicots >10 cm de diametre et >1 m de longueur, ont ete echantillonnes dans huit stations situees dans la foret boreale russe pour determiner la densite specifique par