Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Intrinsic and extrinsic aspirations and psychological wellbeing: a meta-analysis and latent profile analyses of life goals

Goal contents theory (Kasser & Ryan, 1993, 1996, 2001; Ryan & Deci, 2017) holds that intrinsic life goals (personal growth, relationships, community giving, and health) and extrinsic life goals (wealth, fame, and image) differentially relate to psychological well-being. Intrinsic life goals, or aspirations, inherently satisfy basic psychological needs and therefore promote optimal functioning, while an emphasis on extrinsic aspirations represents a reliance on external contingencies which, at best, only indirectly satisfies basic psychological needs. Despite abundant evidence supporting goal contents theory, positive links between extrinsic aspiring and well-being, observed particularly in Eastern European countries, have led some authors to contend that extrinsic aspirations may not be damaging in all contexts (Frost & Frost, 2000; Rijavec, Brdar, & Miljkovic, 2011). In addition, the frequently observed positive correlation between intrinsic and extrinsic aspirations suggests that they are not universally divergent. Indeed, consistent unexplained heterogeneity in the results indicates there are unobserved sources of heterogeneity in the data, suggesting there may be subgroups with distinct patterns of aspiring. In Chapter 2 of this thesis, a meta-analysis of more than 1’000 effect sizes showed support for the universality of goal contents theory across countries, age groups, and socioeconomic statuses. In Chapters 3, 4, and 5, bifactor structural equation modelling (B-ESEM) was combined with latent profile analysis (LPA) in three large, independent samples from Hungary, Australia, and the United States of America, and derived three replicable profiles of aspiring. Chapters 4 and 5 showed that profile membership predicted additional variance in well-being, even in highly conservative tests that control for the aspirations that comprise the profiles. The profiles also differed in the breadth of their care for others. From Profile 1 to Profile 3, increasingly more (and more distal) others are central in the configurations of aspiring, starting with the self (Profile 1), then close others (Profile 2), and then the world in general (Profile 3). These studies make a unique contribution to the literature by synthesizing the available evidence and by identifying replicable latent profiles of aspiring that account for variance in well-being and other-oriented-ness over and above the constituent variables.
PERANCANGAN SISTEM INFORMASI PENDAFTARAN SISWA BARU BERBASIS WEB PADA SMK BINA PUTRA JAKARTA

Abstrak- Teknologi Informasi telah berkembang sangat pesat dengan berbagai perangkat lunak yang diciptakan hingga perangkat keras yang modern. Perkembangan teknologi dari masa ke masa semakin maju bisa kita lihat diberbagai aspek kehidupan misalnya untuk berkomunkasi dengan orang di dunia luar cukup menggunakan email atau media online lainnya atau untuk melakukan pendaftaran sekolah cukup terkoneksi ke internet dan masuk ke halaman website yang dituju sehingga untuk semua aktivitas yang kita lakukan menjadi lebih mudah dan efisien. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membangun website sekolah dimana dalam penerimaan peserta didik baru bisa melalui media online dan website ini dikembangkan dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman java, basis data MySQL , dan Netbeans 8.1 sebagai media editornya. Website ini bisa mempermudah para calon siswa dalam mendaftar sekolah karena cukup terhubung ke internet saja, dan pendaftaran bisa dilakukan dimana saja dan kapan saja. Sekolah pun dalam melakukan pencatatan laporan keungan maupun laporan data penerimaan peserta didik baru lebih mudah karena bisa melakukan pengecekan data pendaftar melalui website secara langsung.
TD-OCBA: Optimal computing budget allocation and time dilation for simulation optimization of manufacturing systems

Abstract Discrete event simulation has been widely applied to study the behavior of stochastic manufacturing systems. This is due to the fact that manufacturing systems are usually too complex to obtain a closed-form analytical model that can accurately predict their performance. This becomes particularly critical when the optimization of these systems is of concern. In fact, Simulation optimization techniques are employed to identify the manufacturing system configuration which can maximize the expected system performance when this can only be estimated by running a simulator. In this article, we look into simulation-based optimization when a finite number of solutions are available and we have to identify the best. In particular, we propose, for the first time, the integration of Optimal Computing Budget Allocation (OCBA), which is based on independent measures from each simulation experiment, and Time Dilation (TD), which is a single-run simulation optimization algorithm. As a result, the optimization problem is solved when only one experiment of the system is performed by changing the “speed” of the simulation at each configuration in order to control the computational effort. The challenge is how to iteratively select such a speed. We solve this problem by proposing TD-OCBA, which integrates TD and OCBA while relying on standardized time series variance estimators. Numerical experiments have been conducted to study the performance of the algorithm when the response is generated from a time series. This provides the possibility to test the robustness of TD-OCBA. Comparison between TD-OCBA and the original TD method was performed by simulating a job shop system reported in the literature. Finally, an application involving semiconductors remote diagnostics is used to compare the TD-OCBA method and what is known as the equal allocation method.
Performance of Two Long-Term Satellite-Based and GPCC 8.0 Precipitation Products for Drought Monitoring over the Yellow River Basin in China

This study investigated the accuracy and drought monitoring application of two newly-released long-term satellite precipitation products (i.e., the Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks-Climate Data Record, PERSIANN-CDR and the Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Station data version 2.0 CHIRPS) and the latest reanalysis precipitation product (i.e., the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre full data monthly version 2018, GPCC 8.0). Satellite- and reanalysis-based precipitation sequences and standardized precipitation indices (SPIs) were compared comprehensively with background estimates of the China Gauge-based Daily Precipitation Analysis (CGDPA) dataset at spatial and multiple temporal scales over the Yellow River Basin (YRB) in China during 1983–2016. Results indicated the PERSIANN-CDR, CHIRPS and GPCC 8.0 precipitation products generally had good consistency with CGDPA (correlation coefficient, CC > 0.78). At spatial, monthly and seasonal scales, the consistency between GPCC 8.0 and CGDPA precipitation was found to be better than that of the two satellite products. Due to their good performance at the spatiotemporal scale, the satellite with long-time record and GPCC 8.0 products were evaluated and compared with CGDPA to derive SPI-1 (1-month SPI), SPI-3 (3-month SPI), and SPI-12 (12-month SPI) for drought monitoring in the YRB. The results showed that they had good application in monitoring droughts (CC > 0.65 at spatial scale, CC > 0.84 at temporal scale). The historical drought years (i.e., 1997, 1999, and 2006) and the spatial distribution of drought area in August 1997 were captured successfully, but the performance of GPCC 8.0 was found to be the best. Overall, GPCC 8.0 is considered best suited to complement precipitation datasets for long-term hydrometeorological research in the YRB.
How local resources shape innovation and path development in rural regions. Insights from rural Estonia

This paper examines the role of local resources (physical, human, immaterial, social and community, and financial) in shaping firm innovation and path development in rural areas. Existing research in spatially informed innovation studies has largely overlooked the place-specific resources of rural regions as innovation facilitating qualities. This paper addresses the following research questions: (i) what is the role of local rural resources in a firm’s innovation activities, and (ii) how do these resources shape regional development paths? We propose a framework that takes a holistic view of rural resources and their role in shaping innovation and regional development paths. The empirical analyses suggest that rural resources offer valuable and diverse opportunities for firm innovation, providing that firms (pro-)actively mobilize and purposefully exploit these resources as part of their innovation endeavors. We find that rural resources have the potential to extend and upgrade regional development paths and operate as ingredients to enrich existing paths with additional functions and, thereby, to make them more future-oriented. However, merely relying on rural resources does not suffice to facilitate substantial changes in regional paths. Our analyses are based on semi-structured interviews with representatives of firms located in rural Estonia, active in different manufacturing and service industries. This paper contributes to the emerging, but still fragmented, literature on rural innovation and offers a contextually grounded micro-level framework on the role of local rural resources for firm innovation in rural areas. Furthermore, the study adds an empirical contribution from a rarely studied Central and Eastern European regional context.
Scaffolding Extracurricular Online Events to Support Distance Learning University Students

Studies about effective practice in Higher Education (HE), student retention, progression and attainment suggest that student engagement is a major factor in success. A sense of belonging to a community of students and academics is seen as key to creating effective engagement. Such studies have identified interventions that have proved successful in traditional HE contexts; however, ideas of belonging and community are considered problematic in distance learning contexts. Preliminary work by the doctoral research author showed that many Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students were successful in their studies without identifying as a student or interacting socially with others, calling into question the extent to which belonging and community are relevant in part-time and distance learning settings. In 2014, The Open University developed a platform, the Student Hub Live (SHL), to facilitate academic community. This research focuses on the value of attending the live online interactive events at the SHL that support part-time distance learning students outside the curriculum, and relating to their studies. Using an ethnographic approach and grounded theory methods, chat logs of events were analysed and the emergent themes informed semi-structured interviews with six participants. The overall findings were that although the curriculum was often a primary focus for students, learning how to apply academic skills more generally and learning from other students is important in ODL. The findings are relevant to other distance and face-to-face HE providers that are keen to engage students in virtual extracurricular spaces to support learning.
The Direct And Indirect Influences Of Self-Compassion On Alcohol Consumption Among Thai Businessmen, Mediated By Stress And Depression

The current research aimed to explore the direct and indirect influences of self-compassion (SC) on alcohol consumption (AC), being mediated by stress and depression among Thai businessmen in Bangkok, Thailand. This research investigation employed quantitative methods based on data derived from a self-report survey questionnaire on a population of 266 Thai businessmen (N=266). This study used the correlation approach via path analysis to determine if the targeted population’s level of SC can predict their level of AC, both directly and indirectly, being mediated by their levels of stress and depression. The findings demonstrated significant direct influence of SC on AC. It was also found that SC has negative direct influence on stress and depression, indicating that the more self-compassionate the participants are, the lower is their level of depression and stress. Surprisingly, this research did not find an indirect influence of SC on AC, being mediated by stress and depression. The findings, conclusions, limitations, and recommendations of the study were discussed accordingly.
Integrated Internet of things application system for prison

The invention belongs to the technical field of wireless communication, and relates to an Internet of things system, in particular to an integrated Internet of things application system for a prison. The system is also applied to supervision places such as a detention house, reeducation-through-labor office and a drug rehabilitation center. The system comprises a management center, an integrated security system, a gateway, an intranet and a database, wherein the database is connected with the intranet to store information collected by the integrated security system; and the integrated security system performs information transmission with the management center through the gateway. An Internet of things technology is used for real demands, and comprises integrated application technologies such as a communication technology, a sensing technology, a computer network technology and a radio frequency identification technology, and the actual service needs of the prison are combined to implement a platform-based integrated application solution, and the system has broad application prospect in the technical field of wireless communication.
Literature review on the consequences of food price spikes and price volatility

Food price volatility has drawn much attention from the international community in the beginning of the 21st century, in the aftermath of the 2008 and 2010 food riots. One strand of the literature aimed at identifying the economic origins of the increased variability of prices (supply shocks, underinvestment in the agricultural sector, financial speculation and increased demand from the emerging markets), while several articles were trying to assess whether there had actually been a change in the volatility regime in the first place. Yet another strand of the literature focused on the consequences of food price shocks and volatility. This paper provides a comprehensive review of this extensive literature on the impacts of food price shocks and food commodity volatility. The consequences are assessed both in micro- and macroeconomic terms, from the consumer's and producer's sides, as well as from the theoretical and empirical points of view. If the vast majority of studies points to a detrimental impact of food price shocks on the livelihood of many in the developing world, and on potentially dire consequences on production, growth and political stability, this literature review reveals, above all, the lack of proper investigation about the consequences of food price volatility in itself. The hype around the excessive volatility of the food markets did not translate into an academic focus on the consequences of this price instability.
Housing for the Toronto Economy

The opinions expressed in this or any paper published by the Cities Centre (formerly Centre for Urban and Community Studies) do not necessarily reflect the views of the Centre, or those of the University of Toronto. Executive Summary Housing matters in modern strategies for economic success. It is a complex and important consumption good and asset, and the housing system is one of the key integrative systems in the society and economy, like the labour market or the financial system. Yet thinking on economic and housing policies is disconnected in Canada, Ontario, and Toronto. This study seeks to supply some of the missing connections between housing and the economy in the city of Toronto. It draws upon existing research and data to develop an overview of how the housing sector affects the development of the metropolitan economy. It is important to make these connections, because Canadian housing policymakers and advocates have eschewed economic arguments for housing and set the social consequences of inadequate housing provision at the centre of policy debates; they have failed to make the case for housing effects on economic and environmental outcomes. This neglect has atrophied the field of housing economics within Canadian universities. Canada lags countries such as the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom in researching relevant issues. Globalization has changed metropolitan housing markets like that of Toronto. Deregulation of special housing finance circuits has brought housing and capital markets closer together in an era of lower inflation. Deregulation in trade has also created new opportunities for specialization and rising incomes, but also required new labour market flexibilities and supported rising inequalities in labour market incomes; in the housing sector this has meant that households with real income growth are expressing significant rising per capita demands for housing. At the same time, many in the Toronto labour force, usually the bottom half of earners, have experienced no or minimal gains in real incomes over the last decade. Older and younger workers have gained the least in the income distribution. This finding has great significance for the future of the city. When differences in wealth are assessed—and the ownership of housing assets lies at the core of these differences—there has been a more marked increase in inequality in Canada, Ontario, and, in all likelihood, Toronto. In many other countries, globalization has encouraged governments to assess tax, debt, and spending decisions more carefully and to …
Efficiency of the EU Environmental Policy in Struggling with Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): How Agriculture Makes a Difference?

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions are an important global issue as air pollutants lead to approximately 7 million deaths per year (World Health Organization). In an attempt to combat this global threat, countries in the European Union (EU) allocate relatively large funds for environmental policies. The main goal of this paper is to assess the long-term efficiency of the EU countries’ environmental policy in reducing the pressure of particulates pollution on the natural environment. For this purpose, multilevel panel regression models based on seminal within–between specification are used. The models are run for a panel of 25 EU countries for the years 2004–2016. In the investigations, we tried to capture the effect of the share of utilized agricultural area (UAA) in non-urban areas of the analyzed countries, as it may potentially influence policy efficiency. It was found that environmental spending in all main categories (pollution abatement, biodiversity, R&D, and environmental protection) had a significant impact on decreasing pollution pressure; however, the policy was more efficient in countries which had a lower share of UAA in their non-urban areas. The study emphasized that the impact of “pollution abatement” expenditure may be underestimated in basic panel models.
Does interpersonal affect regulation influence others’ task performance? The mediating role of positive mood

ABSTRACT An important part of many job roles – such as coaches, instructors, and leaders – is trying to improve the performance of others. In this paper we examine whether affect-improving interpersonal affect regulation (i.e., deliberate attempts to improve the emotion and mood of another person) plays a positive role in this process. We develop a model which proposes that the positive relationship between the receipt of interpersonal affect regulation and task performance is mediated by positive mood. Results of two dyadic studies (one with academics and doctoral students, N = 78, the other with driving instructors and learner drivers, N = 100) support the hypothesized model, and show that the effects of interpersonal affect regulation are over and above the effects of emotional contagion. Our findings extend theoretical understanding of the effects of interpersonal affect regulation by illustrating a core mechanism through which it influences others’ task behaviour. Our research also provides new evidence on the relational and affective processes through which people holding key organizational roles (e.g., coaches, instructors, mentors, leaders) are able to improve others’ task performance.
Contract completeness as a foundation to relationship building among stakeholders in public private partnership projects

ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper study is to provide evidence on whether contract completeness is a foundation to relationship building among stakeholders in public–private partnership projects in Uganda. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire survey from a sample of 135 public–private partnership projects in Uganda. Partial Least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. All the Contract completeness dimensions were found to be positively and significantly associated with relationship building among stakeholders in PPP projects in Uganda. This implies that contract completeness is a cornerstone to relationship building. Results imply that when all the relevant issues are included in the contract, contract terms are explicitly stipulated, unanticipated changes are described and when all the parties involved are restrained by a binding force of a contract, relationship building will be boosted among stakeholders in PPP projects. Since little is known on how to build lasting relationships among stakeholders in public–private partnership projects, this study thus extends a debate on how a complete contract can build lasting relationships among stakeholders.
Psychological quality of life in the nursing home environment

Modern society has introduced the possibility of a longer life for human beings. On one had, it has solved many causes of early death with the advent of new medications, physical therapies, and other modern medical procedures. However, on the other hand, living longer does not necessarily mean having a greater quality of life. Depression has been identified as the most prevalent and important mental health problem of late life. According to Brown, Lapane, and Luisi (2002) not only is late-life depression a major public health issue in community dwelling elders, it is a more common issue in nursing homes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of depression in nursing homes and it's rate of recognition by nursing home staff. This study confirms that depression is highly prevalent in nursing homes. In addition, this study reveals incongruency between depression rates and recognition rates of depression in the nursing home environment.