Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The effects of mindfulness training on mindfulness, self-compassion, locus of control, and self-efficacy

In this study I examined the effects of mindfulness training on eight variables: self-compassion, self-efficacy, locus of control, and five facets of mindfulness (Observing, Describing, Acting with Awareness, Nonjudging of Inner Experience, and Nonreactivity to Inner Experience) in a graduate student sample. Self-report data was collected from an intervention group (n = 23) throughout a 14-week mindfulness training course, and at 3-month follow-up, and compared to data from a control group (n = 21). The results reflected statistically significant increases in the intervention group’s reported levels of self-compassion, Observing, Nonjudging of Inner Experience, and Nonreactivity to Inner Experience that were not replicated in the control group. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in the other variables. The results of this study suggest that some facets of mindfulness are increased through mindfulness training. These findings also provide empirical support for the relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion, and suggest the possibility of increased self-compassion as part of the mechanism of change in mindfulness-based interventions. Degree Type Dissertation Rights Terms of use for work posted in CommonKnowledge. Comments Library Use: LIH This dissertation is available at CommonKnowledge: http://commons.pacificu.edu/spp/432 Copyright and terms of use If you have downloaded this document directly from the web or from CommonKnowledge, see the “Rights” section on the previous page for the terms of use. If you have received this document through an interlibrary loan/document delivery service, the following terms of use apply: Copyright in this work is held by the author(s). You may download or print any portion of this document for personal use only, or for any use that is allowed by fair use (Title 17, §107 U.S.C.). Except for personal or fair use, you or your borrowing library may not reproduce, remix, republish, post, transmit, or distribute this document, or any portion thereof, without the permission of the copyright owner. [Note: If this document is licensed under a Creative Commons license (see “Rights” on the previous page) which allows broader usage rights, your use is governed by the terms of that license. ] Inquiries regarding further use of these materials should be addressed to: CommonKnowledge Rights, Pacific University Library, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116, (503) 352-7209. Email inquiries may be directed to:. copyright@pacificu.edu This dissertation is available at CommonKnowledge: http://commons.pacificu.edu/spp/432 THE EFFECTS OF MINDFULNESS TRAINING ON MINDFULNESS, SELF-COMPASSION, LOCUS OF CONTROL, AND SELF-EFFICACY A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PACIFIC UNIVERSITY HILLSBORO, OREGON BY LELAND ST. CHARLES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
Relative Deprivation and Social Identity in Times of Dramatic Social Change : The Case of Nurses 1 R oxane

In the present study, an integration of relative deprivation theory and social identity theory is proposed to account for people’s reactions to dramatic changes affecting their daily lives. Data collected among nurses (n = 108) indicate that feelings of relative deprivation are influenced by different perceptions of organizational change. Path analysis shows that feelings of social relative deprivation derive from negative changes that are numerous, and that temporal relative deprivation is experienced as a result of negative changes that are rapid. In terms of the link between social identity and relative deprivation, 2 contrasting approaches were tested. Analyses support the view that in-group identification acts as a precursor, rather than as a consequence, of relative deprivation.
LOCALITY IN CONSTRUCTING CULTURAL IDENTITY (A REVIEW ON SEMARANG BATIK ART)

In the context of identity, batik is a form of expression of art with unique features that become the identity or may potentially become a cultural identity for either local or national identity. As the capital of Central Java, Semarang has built an identity through batik that depicts Semarang as having a batik culture. The construction of identity in Semarang batik began from searching for local identities by related actors, either personal or communities or organizations, who collectively explore ideas from locality. Locality includes natural, physical, and social-cultural environments. Through creativity in batik art, those ideas are conveyed in innovation and production of distinctive batik that is Semarang-style batik. This distinction represents Semarang locality that forms Semarang identity. The identity that is created as a product of that culture is continuously developed and preserved through enculturation by education in families, schools, and the society.
Input-to-State Stability of Periodic Orbits of Systems With Impulse Effects via Poincaré Analysis

In this paper, we investigate the relation between robustness of periodic orbits exhibited by systems with impulse effects and robustness of their corresponding Poincaré maps. In particular, we prove that input-to-state stability (ISS) of a periodic orbit under external excitation in both continuous and discrete time is equivalent to ISS of the corresponding zero-input fixed point of the associated forced Poincaré map. This result extends the classical Poincaré analysis for asymptotic stability of periodic solutions to establish orbital ISS of such solutions under external excitation. In our proof, we define the forced Poincaré map, and use it to construct ISS estimates for the periodic orbit in terms of ISS estimates of this map under mild assumptions on the input signals. As a consequence of the availability of these estimates, the equivalence between exponential stability (ES) of the fixed point of the zero-input (unforced) Poincaré map and the ES of the corresponding orbit is recovered. The results can be applied naturally to study the robustness of periodic orbits of continuous-time systems as well. Although our motivation for extending classical Poincaré analysis to address ISS stems from the need to design robust controllers for limit-cycle walking and running robots, the results are applicable to a much broader class of systems that exhibit periodic solutions.
Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Bovine HMGA 1 Gene

The high mobility group AT-hook1 (HMGA1) proteins are known to be related to the regulation of gene transcription, replication and promotion of metastatic progression in cancer cells. The loss of expression by disrupting the HMGA1 gene affects insulin signaling and causes diabetes in the mouse. Previously identified single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of HMGA1 was significantly associated with fat deposition traits in the pig. In this study, we identified 3,935 bp nucleotide sequences from exon 5 to exon 8 of the bovine HMGA1 gene and its mRNA expression was observed by quantitative real-time PCR. Six single nucleotide polymorphisms in the bovine HMGA1 gene were detected and the allele frequencies of these SNPs were investigated using the PCRRFLP method in nine cattle breeds including Limousin, Simmental, Brown Swiss, Hereford, Angus, Charolais, Hanwoo, Brahman and Red Chittagong cattle. The map location showed that the bovine HMGA1 gene was also closely located with a previously identified meat quality QTL region indicating this gene is the most likely positional candidate for meat quality traits in cattle. (
The effects of exchange rate variability on Malaysia's disaggregated electrical exports

Purpose - This paper aims to examine the influence of exchange rate variability on the demand for Malaysia's top five electrical exports as classified by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) product groups. Design/methodology/approach - The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) modelling approach to co-integration is employed in order to estimate the influence of exchange rate variability on export demand. Findings - The empirical results indicate that foreign income and prices are important determinants of export demand for all of the five electrical exports, in both the long run and the short run, over the sample period 1990-2001. More interestingly, this paper supports the view that exchange rate variability has an adverse effect on Malaysia's electrical exports. Research limitations/implications - One limitation of the study is the appropriateness of the ARDL modelling approach to examine the influence of exchange rate variability (which is stationary, Practical implications - This paper is important to policymakers for the design of both exchange rate and trade policies in order to promote export growth, which could lead to Malaysia's transition towards high-technology industrialisation. Originality/value - This paper examines the influence of exchange rate variability on the demand for Malaysia's top five electrical exports as classified by SITC product groups, information which is not available in the existing literature.
EFFECTS OF MAGNESIUM SULFATE ON THE ACQUISITION AND REINSTATEMENT OF MORPHINE-INDUCED CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCE IN MICE

Relapse to opioid, even long time after withdrawal, is one of the most important problems of opiate withdrawal programs. Magnesium has been shown that; inhibit glutamate release and induces N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonistic effects; moreover, glutamate NMDA antagonists contribute to the reinforcement of morphine. In the current study, the effects of magnesium sulfate on the acquisition and reinstatement of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in an animal model were investigated. The acquisition and extinction and reinstatement phases induced using morphine 40 and 10mg/kg. Magnesium sulfate 300 and 600 mg/kg (not 150mg/kg) reduced morphine dependence. Additionally, tendency of animals to the white compartment of CPP chamber significantly decreased. Magnesium sulfate inhibits morphine tendency and reinstatement probably via NMDA antagonistic effects. Keywords : magnesium sulfate; morphine; conditioned place preference.
Global daily precipitation estimates proved over the European Alps

This paper is a contribution to answer the question on how well do global precipitation e elds, often used for climate model verie cations, represent reality. Here we focus on the experimental version of the GPCP1DD product, the daily precipitation estimates based on satellite measurements from the Global Precipitation Climatology Projects (GPCP) and t+6 to t+30 hours model predictions from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF). The spatial/temporal resolution of both data sets is 1 degree/daily. The ground truth is represented by 3100 daily rain gauge measurements operating during June/July 1997 in the region of The Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP). These observations have been analyzed within the MAP section of the global grid by statistical interpolation. Verie cation results are given in terms of difference e elds (mean error GPCP 0 59 mm/day; ECMWF 1 13mm/day), rank-order correlation coefe cients (mean monthly value GPCP 0 52; ECMWF 0 67) as well as accuracy scores (probability of detection GPCP 0 62; ECMWF 0 80 and false alarm ratio GPCP 0 21; ECMWF 0 18) and skill scores (true skill statistics GPCP 0 36; ECMWF 0 54). These scores indicate that both global datasets have dee cits in estimating realistically precipitation amounts. However, the ECMWF predictions have a high performance in forecasting the spatial distribution of the precipitating areas. A major result of this study is also that accuracy and skill of the GPCP-1DD estimates have been shown to be signie cantly lower than those of the ECMWF forecasts. Only the mean error of the GPCP-1DD products is low, due to the calibration with monthly synoptic data.
Brand Image Antecedents of Loyalty and Price Premium in Business Markets

The purpose of the present paper is to examine how brand image builds brand loyalty and price premium in business markets, focusing on the question whether the same brand image elements make customers become loyal as well as pay more. Statistical analysis, based on a survey of professional packaging buyers in eight countries, reveals that brand loyalty and price premium are two distinct customer responses, determined by different brand image elements. Associations to a brand’s company reputation, service relationship ability and product solution are what mainly build brand loyalty, whereas price premium is built solely by associations to the brand’s community. The findings add to existing B2B brand equity work by contributing a more nuanced understanding of the brand image-brand strength relationship. And, establish price premium as a distinct and important brand strength indicator in business markets. It also provides a refined and highly detailed brand image model.
Efficacy of oxytetracycline and potentiated sulphonamide oral therapies against Aeromonas hydrophila infection in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

*Corresponding author: Thangapalam Jawahar Abraham, Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 5 Budherhat Road, Chakgaria, Panchasayar, P. O. , Kolkata – 700 094, West Bengal, India. Tel: +91 94333 68328 E-mail: abrahamtj1@gmail.com Foundation Project: Supported by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India, New Delhi under the All India Network Project on Fish Health (Grant F. No. CIBA/AINP-FH/2015-16 dated 02.06.2015). The journal implements double-blind peer review practiced by specially invited international editorial board members.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, EXPORT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NEW EU COUNTRIES

Whether foreign direct investment (FDI) is beneficial to host country growth or not is a question debated since a long time. This paper provides a survey of the literature on FDI, export and growth, and empirically investigates the causal relationship between economic growth, export and FDI for the ten transition European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia). The ARDL bounds testing approach is used to investigate the existance of long-run relationship between FDI, export and economic growth for these countries. After detection of cointegratin relationship, the error-correction based Granger causality test is employed to examine the both long-run and short-run causality issues between the variables by using quarterly data from 1994 to 2008. These causality results reveal that there is causal relationship between FDI, export and economic growth in four out of ten countries considered.
A high molecular fraction in a subdamped absorber at z = 0.56

Measuring rest-frame ultraviolet rotational transitions from the Lyman and Werner bands in absorption against a bright background continuum is one of the few ways to directly measure molecular hydrogen (H2). Here, we report the detection of absorption from H2 at z = 0.56 in a subdamped Lyα system with neutral hydrogen column density NH I = 10 19.5±0.2 cm −2 . This is the first H2 system analysed at a redshift of −1.93 ± 0.36 based on modelling the line profiles, with a robust model-independent lower limit of fH2 > 10 −3 . This is higher than fH2 values seen along sightlines with similar NH I through the Milky Way disc and the Magellanic Clouds. The metallicity of the absorber is 0.19 +0.21 −0.10 solar, with a dust-to-gas ratio of <0.36 of the value in the solar neighbourhood. Absorption from associated low-ionization metal transitions such as O I and Fe II is observed in addition to O VI . U singCLOUDY models, we show that there are three phases present; a ∼100 K phase giving rise to H2 ,a ∼10 4 K phase where most of the low-ionization metal absorption is produced; and a hotter phase associated with O VI. Based on similarities to high-velocity clouds in the Milky Way halo showing H2, and the presence of two nearby galaxy candidates with impact parameters of ∼10 kpc, we suggest that the absorber may be produced by a tidally stripped structure similar to the Magellanic Stream.
Isostasy of fracture zones in the Atlantic Ocean

The cross-spectral method of studying the isostasy was applied to profiles of gravity and topography which run across fracture zones in the Atlantic Ocean between 40/sup 0/N and 40/sup 0/S; 30 section in total were used, each section 400 km long. In wavelengths 25 to 80 km the coherence of the free-air gravity anomaly and topography attains 0.8, while the phase is close to zero, which indicates that the disturbances in gravity are controlled by the topography and its isostatic compensation. The experimental isostatic response function (admittance) deduced in this study is compared with previous results which relied on different spatial distribution of data. A single mechanism of isostasy can explain well the gravity anomalies across fraction zones and across the median valley of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. A basic feature of this mechanism is the elastic lithosphere 6 to 9 km in thickness. We show that the topography and gravity anomalies over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge crest are essentially three-dimensional. Nevertheless, the admittance is reliable computed from a set of profiles by using the method of D. McKenzie and C. Bowin. This possibility is provided by the favorable pattern of the topography spectrum in the area under consideration.
Commentary on Parsing shocks: real-time revisions to gap and growth projections for Canada

ahead of its time. The Bank still uses this filter today. The filter is multivariate in the sense that it takes a range of indicators (e.g., the participation rate and the unemployment rate) as inputs in addition to output itself. The filter is extended in the sense that it uses economic information to define the output gap. This information includes restrictions requiring a common trend for some series or a positive correlation between the output gap and the inflation rate. Finally, the EVMF also is two sided, using both previous values of its input variables and subsequent values (or their forecasts, when potential output is being estimated for recent quarters). The Bank’s projection method thus involved two sets of parameters—one in the EVMF and another in the QPM. It is relatively easy to think of situations in which identifying parameters in the second component might depend on the param eterization in the first component. For example, the EVMF used parameter values that built in some smoothness in the series for potential output. The paper by Basu and Fernald (2009), in this issue, skeptically discusses the use of smoothness restrictions in defining potential output. An alternative to the Bank’s procedure would have been to smooth later in the process in the QPM. For example, using an unsmooth potential output series as an input in the QPM presumably would have led to a calibration of the QPM that involved smaller reactions to potential output or that used reactions to both current and lagged values of potential output, so that the smoothing parse: v. tr. resolve (a sentence) into its component parts and describe grammatically
Comparison of 2D pre-stack and 3D post-stack migrations from the Matagami mining camp, Quebec

Exploration for new massive sulphide deposits in mature mining camps rely almost exclusively on deep drilling to test prospective stratigraphic contacts since conventional geophysical methods are generally limited to the first few hundred metres of the subsurface (Adam et al., 1997). Thus probing for new mineral deposits to greater and greater depths increases exploration costs dramatically. As a consequence, exploration companies are required to research, develop and apply alternate geophysical prospecting techniques in their search for these deeper mineral prospects (Adam et al., 1997). In response to this need, Noranda Mining and Exploration Ltd. turned to seismic reflection methods as a possible alternate prospecting technique for these deeper deposits through the founding of its Seismic Technology Research Project, which was initiated in 1990.
Variance and Volatility Swaps and Futures Pricing for Stochastic Volatility Models

In this chapter, we consider volatility swap, variance swap and VIX future pricing under different stochastic volatility models and jump diffusion models which are commonly used in financial market. We use convexity correction approximation technique and Laplace transform method to evaluate volatility strikes and estimate VIX future prices. In empirical study, we use Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm for model calibration based on S&P 500 historical data, evaluate the effect of adding jumps into asset price processes on volatility derivatives pricing, and compare the performance of different pricing approaches.
Automated attendance system using Markov random field algorithm

4 PVG's COET, PUNE, India 1,2,3,4 Abstract: Computer dependent communication is based on a very important factor, which is Authentication. Human face recognition is an important branch of biometric verification and has a wide range of application. In this paper we describe a method for Automated Attendance System which is based on face recognition by Markov Random Field algorithm. The system describes a method for marking the student's attendance using proposed algorithm and also provides additional features like maintaining the student database and required information about them. There are many advantages of this system over traditional method for attendance. It eliminates the overhead of manually marking the attendance and reduces the time and efforts. Markov Random Field algorithm is Pose-Invariant that does not require manually selection of facial landmarks or head pose estimation. In order to improve the performance of our pose normalization method in face recognition, we also present an algorithm for classifying whether a given face image is at a frontal or non-frontal pose. Experimental results on different datasets are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach
Social and Governance Dimensions of Climate Change: Implications for Policy

This background paper addresses two vital concerns in debate upon adaptation to climate change. First, how do author prepare countries to manage the impact of climate-change induced natural disasters? Second, how do author ensure that countries have the governmental institutions required to manage the phenomenal challenge of adaptation to climate change? A range of economic and institutional measures are tested for their potential effects upon natural disaster resilience and the quality of environmental governance. The findings suggest an important role is played by social and political institutions in determining the ability of countries to adapt to climate change and respond to natural disasters, in particular in the degree to which countries have succeeded in gender empowerment and the development of a robust civil society and nonprofit sector. As the climate change challenge moves from that of 'proving the facts' to that of 'implementing change', author suggest that international policymakers, donors, and activists must increasingly focus on building domestic policy environments that are conducive to the delivery of more effective environmental legislation, for example through implementation of gender quotas and provision of support to civil society groups.