Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identity Styles and Sense of Coherence: the role ofidentity- processing strategies in global orientation to life

The aims of the present study were to investigate the relationship between identity styles and sense of coherence [SOC]; and to examine possible gender differences in each of these variables. 100 students from an Iranian university completed Identity Styles Inventory [5], and Orientation to Life Questionnaire [1]. Data were analysed using Pearson's correlation coefficient, multiple regression, MANOVA and ANOVA. Results indicated informational style, normative style, and commitment were all positively related to SOC, but diffuse-avoidant style had negative correlation with SOC. Whereas normative and diffuse-avoidant styles and commitment significantly predicted SOC, informational style doesn't have a significant role in prediction. There were no significant gender differences in informational and normative identity styles and SOC; the only meaningful difference was found in diffuse-avoidant style scores (men had higher scores than women). In sum, the results revealed the style people use to interpret self-relevant information specifically are related with their SOC level, and generally can predict it.
BIRD COMMUNITIES IN THINNED VERSUS UNTHINNED SIERRAN MIXED CONIFER STANDS

Abstract We used point counts and nest monitoring to compare avian community composition and nesting success in thinned and unthinned stands of commercially managed Sierran mixed conifer forest. We conducted point counts and monitored 537 active nests of 37 species on 10 study plots during three consecutive breeding seasons in the northern Sierra Nevada. All 10 study plots had experienced a similar long term management history that included fire suppression and single-tree selection logging, but five of the plots also underwent a protocol of combined commercial and biomass thinning 5–8 years prior to the beginning of the study. Pooling species by nest substrate, we found that detections of ground-nesting bird species were similar on thinned and unthinned plots, but we detected canopy-, cavity-, and especially shrub-nesting species much more frequently on the thinned plots. Nest success rates were not statistically different between thinned and unthinned plots for ground-, shrub-, canopy-, or cavity-nesting species. Thinned stands were characterized by significantly less canopy cover, significantly lower density of small and medium conifers, and significantly greater understory cover and deer brush (Ceanothus integerrimus) cover than the unthinned stands. We surmise that the thinning protocol stimulated vigorous shrub growth, and conclude that forest conditions associated with a relatively open canopy and a well-developed shrub understory are highly beneficial to numerous breeding bird species in the Sierran mixed conifer community, including many species that may not nest or forage in the understory. Forest thinning that promotes vigorous shrub growth may correlate with an increased abundance of nesting birds, at least within stands affected by historical fire suppression and single-tree selection logging.
Planning Hydropower Production of Small Reservoirs Under Resources and System Knowledge Uncertainty

Available energy from water varies widely from season to season, depending on precipita- tion and streamflows, especially in small catchments. In addition, the reservoir operation problem is associated with the inability of operators to formulate crisp boundary condi- tions, due to uncertainty in knowledge. In this chapter, an approach for planning the operation of small multipurpose reservoir systems for hydropower generation and flood control under consideration of the stochastic nature of inflows and initial storage levels and allowed formulation of constraints with some range of uncertainty will be presented. The approach is based on joint chance constrained and fuzzy programming, which addresses the problem of including risk directly in the optimization. Therefore, the stochastic nature of inputs is incorporated directly in the model through the use of convolution of random variables. Furthermore, probabilistic/vague constraints and preassigned tolerance levels are used to transform the stochastic optimization problem into its deterministic equivalent. The approach searches for a control strategy, which maximizes the benefits acquired from hydropower generation and minimizes the economic losses incurred due to not meeting the required reliability levels from the various purposes served by the reservoir system. Besides the optimal reservoir release strategy, this approach also determines the optimal reliabilities of satisfying hydropower demand and flood control storage requirements. Therefore, this tool has some advantages in planning the operations of reservoirs in extreme hydrological events such as floods and droughts. The system is applied to the Wuyang small hydro- power plants cascade in the People ’ s Republic of China.
Effects of ERP Systems in China: Cultural Influences in the Manufacturing Industry

To gain a competitive advantage in the global market, many Chinese manufacturing firms have invested heavily in implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Evidence shows, however, that ERP system use has varied significantly between firms. This study addresses such variances in performance in the Chinese manufacturing context, particularly at a plant level. The Gattiker and Goodhue model was adapted for our investigation incorporating a survey instrument. Data were collected from 59 Chinese manufacturing firms. The data collected were analysed using Structural Equation Modeling in association with the Partial Least Squares technique. The results show that the level of interdependence, differentiation between plants, time elapsed after ERP system implementation, high context communication in the Chinese culture, and personal relationships (guanxi) have significant impacts the performance of on firms that use ERP systems. The results also indicate that a better fit between ERP systems and Chinese culture will lead to a higher performance. Particularly, personal relationships (guanxi) have a positive influence on the use of ERP systems, while high context communication has a negative influence. The findings have significant implications for IS researchers and practitioners in the Chinese social context.
Modelling the late Holocene and future evolution of Monacobreen, northern Spitsbergen

Abstract. Monacobreen is a 40 km long surge-type tidewater glacier in northern Spitsbergen. During 1991–1997 Monacobreen surged and advanced by about 2 km, but the front did not reach the maximum Little Ice Age (LIA) stand. Since 1997 the glacier front is retreating at a fast rate (∼125 m a−1). The questions addressed in this study are as follows: (1) Can the late Holocene behaviour of Monacobreen be understood in terms of climatic forcing? , and (2) What will be the likely evolution of this glacier for different scenarios of future climate change? Monacobreen is modelled with a minimal glacier model, including a parameterization of the calving process as well as the effect of surges. The model is driven by an equilibrium-line altitude (ELA) history derived from lake sediments of a nearby glacier catchment in combination with meteorological data from 1899 onwards. The simulated glacier length is in good agreement with the observations: the maximum LIA stand, the front position at the end of the surge, and the 2.5 km retreat after the surge (1997–2016) are well reproduced (the mean difference between observed and simulated glacier length being 6 % when scaled with the total retreat during 1900–2016). The effect of surging is limited. Directly after a surge the initiated mass balance perturbation due to a lower mean surface elevation is about -0.13mw. e.a-1, which only has a small effect on the long-term evolution of the glacier. The simulation suggests that the major growth of Monacobreen after the Holocene climatic optimum started around 1500 BCE. Monacobreen became a tidewater glacier around 500 BCE and reached a size comparable to the present state around 500 CE. For the mid-B2 scenario (IPCC, 2013), which corresponds to a ∼2ma-1 rise of the ELA, the model predicts a volume loss of 20 % to 30 % by the year 2100 (relative to the 2017 volume). For a ∼4ma-1 rise in the ELA this is 30 % to 40 %. However, much of the response to 21st century warming will still come after 2100.
FUZZY TRACKING CONTROL OF TWO DEGREES OF FREEDOM ROBOTIC ARM

In this paper, we derive a fuzzy logic controller (for robotic systems. The approach implements fuzzy partition to the stat e variables based on Lyapunov synthesis. The resulting control law is st able and able to exploit the dynamic variables of the system in a linguistic manner. The presented methodology enables the designer to systematically derive the rule base of the control. We further simplify the procedure lead ing to a computationally efficient FLC. The methodology is m odel free approach and does not require any information about the syst em nonlinearities, uncertainties, time varying parameters, etc. Here, we present experimental results of the following controllers: the conventional PD controller and the proposed FLC. The two controller s are tested and compared with respect to ease of design, implementa tion, and performance of the closed loop system.
Effect of inclusion deformation on the magnetoelectric effect of particulate magnetostrictive/piezoelectric composites

We have investigated the magnetoelectric (ME) properties of particulate composites with magnetostrictive inclusions dispersed in a piezoelectric matrix. A simple model is proposed which includes a rarely discussed contribution from the shape deformation of the inclusion particles due to the magnetostrictive stresses generated under the action of an external magnetic field. The relative significance of this contribution is mainly determined by the ratio of the transverse and longitudinal magnetostrictive responses of the inclusion as well as the flexibility of the piezoelectric matrix phase. This model gives further insight on material selections for designing particulate ME composites.
Different Mechanisms Between Melancholic and Atypical Depression

Although work in this area has been inconclusive, many animal, post-mortem, clinical, and genetic studies have produced results implicating at least three neurobiological systems in the pathogenesis of MDD: the monoamine system, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis), and neuroplasticity. Additionally, other biological factors, including inflammatory markers, neurophysiologic markers, and neuroimaging markers may be associated with MDD.
Multinomial Logit Models for the Austrian Labor Market

In this paper we analyze the selection of industry branches by employees in the Austrian labor market. For this purpose we use the standard logit model and the heteroscedastic extreme value model. We show that the likelihood ratio test rejects the multinomial logit model in favor of the heteroscedastic specification. Consequently, we concentrate on estimation results of the heteroscedastic extreme value model. In our investigation we use 1997 social security records provided by the Hauptverband der Sozialversicherungen.
Assessing the Validity of Negative High Field Strength-Element Anomalies as a Proxy for Archaean Subduction: Evidence from the Ben Strome Complex, NW Scotland

The relative depletion of high field strength elements (HFSE), such as Nb, Ta and Ti, on normalised trace-element plots is a geochemical proxy routinely used to fingerprint magmatic processes linked to Phanerozoic subduction. This proxy has increasingly been applied to ultramafic-mafic units in Archaean cratons, but as these assemblages have commonly been affected by high-grade metamorphism and hydrothermal alteration/metasomatism, the likelihood of element mobility is high relative to Phanerozoic examples. To assess the validity of HFSE anomalies as a reliable proxy for Archaean subduction, we here investigate their origin in ultramafic rocks from the Ben Strome Complex, which is a 7 km2 ultramafic-mafic complex in the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of NW Scotland. Recently interpreted as a deformed layered intrusion, the Ben Strome Complex has been subject to multiple phases of high-grade metamorphism, including separate granulite- and amphibolite-facies deformation events. Additional to bulk-rock geochemistry, we present detailed petrography, and major- and trace-element mineral chemistry for 35 ultramafic samples, of which 15 display negative HFSE anomalies. Our data indicate that the magnitude of HFSE anomalies in the Ben Strome Complex are correlated with light rare earth-element (LREE) enrichment likely generated during interaction with H2O and CO2-rich hydrothermal fluids associated with amphibolitisation, rather than primary magmatic (subduction-related) processes. Consequently, we consider bulk-rock HFSE anomalies alone to be an unreliable proxy for Archaean subduction in Archaean terranes that have experienced multiple phases of high-grade metamorphism, with a comprehensive assessment of element mobility and petrography a minimum requirement prior to assigning geodynamic interpretations to bulk-rock geochemical data.
Isolation and Characterization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Strain FJS from Ramsar, Iran

The present work describes a research approach to the aerobic bioleaching of U (IV) ores. Three strains (Acidithiobacillus sp.) isolated from sulfur springs in Ramsar province, Iran and nucleotide sequences of gene fragments of examined Acidithiobacillus sp. strains were recorded in NCBI . Then, uranium bioleaching experiment carried out with native bacteria in different pulp densities. In following, the performance of the isolates was improved progressively by optimizing the pH and initial iron concentrations. The results showed that total uranium extraction was achieved with 100% efficiency using native isolated Acidithiobacillus sp. strain FJ2 in 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10% pulp densities of the ore. Whereas, the isolates could leach the U (VI) with 68% efficiency at 12.5% ore pulp density. In addition, Acidithiobacillus sp. strain FJ1 leaded to 100% uranium extraction at 2.5% pulp density and 59%at 5% pulp density of the ore. As well, determined optimized values showed that initial ferrous iron concentration at 2.5 g/L and initial pH at 2, gives maximum uranium extraction yields. This is very promising results since, the native isolated strains especially Acidithiobacillus sp. strain FJ2 can be used as a capable bacteria in uranium extraction process.
The Influence of External Channel Environment on Channel Governance

External environment has a vital impact on channel operation, but it remains unclear how task and institutional environment influence channel members’ governance behavior. With data collected from distributors of a large-scale petrochemical enterprise, this study builds a structural equation model to analyze the influence of channel institutional and task environment on channel members’ governance behavior. The empirical results suggest that, both task and institutional environments are influential to channel governance: when the environment is dynamic and complex, channel partners tend to use relational governance mechanism. When the regulatory environment is influential, contractual mechanism is widely used, while relational mechanism is preferred when cognitive environment is sufficiently powerful. This paper provides new insights into research of channel environment, and also provides practical guidance for channel members.
FIBER AND SUGAR CONTENTS IN VEGETABLES PRESCRIBED AND CONSUMED BY DIABETICS IN KISANGANI

Consumption of high fiber foods such as fruits and vegetables is beneficial in stabilizin g blood sugar. Therefore present study has been conducted to evaluate and determine the fiber and total sugar contents in leafy vegetables prescribed to diabetics in Kisangani. Fifty Nine participants (aged between 30 to 79 years) suffering from diabetes mellitus were interviewed on consumption of leafy vegetables that health workers prescribe for them. Result of the study revealed that 41.1% of the respondents consumed vegetables at least once in a day while 30.5% respondents consumed vegetables twice in a day. The most consumed vegetables were Manihot esculenta (84.8%), Amaranthus hybridis (55.9%) and Ipomoea batatas (41.1%). The fiber content ranges from 1g / 100g (Bracica oleracea & Solanum nigrum) to 3.6 g / 100 g (Amaranthus hybridis) while the sugar content was reported from 2.5g / 100g ( Abelmoschus esculentus) to 15.5 g / 100 g (Manihot esculenta). Results of the study identified some leafy vegetables which are rich in dietary fiber and consumption of these would be beneficial for the diabetics. Lusamaki Mukunda, Solomo Elumbu, Kayisu Kalenga, Nyongombe Utshudienyema, Posho Ikolonga, Mbutu Mango, Losimba Likwela and Batina Agasa
Optimum Droplet Motion in Fire Plumes

The present paper introduces analytical model applicable for analysis of motion of water droplets injected into fire-generated plumes. The model is derived from Lagrangian equation of droplet motion. Application of the developed model to the practically important problem that is fire suppression by water sprays is discussed. A criterion for optimum spray dynamics is proposed. An analytical expression is provided for the optimum droplet size in the spray as a function of Heat Release Rate (HRR) of fire. The present approach provides a quick estimation of optimum spray parameters for a particular fire suppression application.
INTEGRATING SMARTPHONE IMAGES AND AIRBORNE LIDAR DATA FOR COMPLETE URBAN BUILDING MODELLING

Abstract. A complete building model reconstruction needs data collected from both air and ground. The former often has sparse coverage on building facades, while the latter usually is unable to observe the building rooftops. Attempting to solve the missing data issues in building reconstruction from single data source, we describe an approach for complete building reconstruction that integrates airborne LiDAR data and ground smartphone imagery. First, by taking advantages of GPS and digital compass information embedded in the image metadata of smartphones, we are able to find airborne LiDAR point clouds for the corresponding buildings in the images. In the next step, Structure-from-Motion and dense multi-view stereo algorithms are applied to generate building point cloud from multiple ground images. The third step extracts building outlines respectively from the LiDAR point cloud and the ground image point cloud. An automated correspondence between these two sets of building outlines allows us to achieve a precise registration and combination of the two point clouds, which ultimately results in a complete and full resolution building model. The developed approach overcomes the problem of sparse points on building facades in airborne LiDAR and the deficiency of rooftops in ground images such that the merits of both datasets are utilized.
An Investigation using a Case Study Approach into the Impact on a Counselling Team in the UK of an Organisational Restructuring within a Family Support Service

Following an organisational restructuring of a hospice in the UK, the author has used a case study approach to investigate the impact of this on a team of volunteer counsellors of which she was a member. A small number of the volunteer counsellors completed a questionnaire and some managers and other professionals were interviewed, and summaries of responses through each method are presented. The results are reviewed in terms of several transactional analysis concepts, and the author concludes by hypothesising that the impact of the restructuring on the counsellors appeared to parallel the sense of vulnerability felt by their clients.
SUBSTRATES AND TEMPERATURES FOR THE GERMINATION OF SEEDS OF Senegalia tenuifolia (L.) BRITTON & ROSE

The Rules for Seed Analysis and the Instructions for Seed Analysis of Forest Species have no recommendations for conducting the S. tenuifolia germination test. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate different temperatures and substrates to perform the germination test of S. tenuifolia seeds. The experimental design was completely randomized in a factorial 4 × 3 design and consisted of four substrates (paper roll; on paper; on sand and on vermiculite) and three temperatures (25, 30 and 35 °C), with four replicates of 25 seeds. The percentage of normal seedlings, the germination speed index, the shoot length, root length and dry mass of seedlings were evaluated. The Tukey test was used at 5% probability. There was a significant interaction between the temperatures and substrates tested for all variables, indicating that there is at least one ideal combination of the two factors that can increase the germination of seeds. The germination and vigor of S. tenuifolia seeds are influenced by the temperature and by the substrate used in the germination test. The combination of the paper roll substrates with a temperature of 25 and 30 °C was suitable for the germination of S. tenuifolia seeds.
Service Ecosystems of cloud computing

In this paper, we consider the Service Ecosystems of cloud computing is emerging. We present the Architecture of cloud computing’s Service Ecosystems, and describe Service Ecosystems working mechanism, then analyze the service composition the of Service Ecosystems. Value network is analyzed by identifying five main actors of Service Ecosystems. At last, we give summarizes of this paper.
Explanation of a Model to Predict Place-Based Affordance of Mosques in Tehran, Iran

This study aimed to investigate the spatial perception and evaluation of the place-based affordance of mosques in Tehran. Reviewing the literature and applying Gibson`s affordance and Canter`s place theory, the new model called place-based affordance is proposed. In this model, each location contains two potential types of symbolic and behavioural affordance. Accordingly, throughout history, behavioural affordance of mosques including the holding of worship and civic-social activities and their symbolic affordance, including identity, sense of place and community. In this research, to identify the factors that affect the perception and evaluation of behavioral and symbolic affordance of mosques, correlation method or multiple regressions was used. On this basis, four contemporary mosques in Tehran were randomly selected with regional performance and worshipers` responses to the questionnaires were analysed. Research findings indicate that the perception of place-based affordance of mosques, respectively, is influenced by three factors: the physical characteristics, characteristics of perceiving person`s perception and context features. Using the proposed model, the place-based affordance of mosque can be identified and particularly the efficacy of affordance for each place, in general, based on cognitive processes and interactions with the environment can be analyzed.
EU contribution to the test and analysis of the ITER poloidal field conductor insert and the central solenoid model coil

The PFCI is a single-layer solenoid wound from a 45 m long ITER-type NbTi dual-channel cable-in-conduit conductor, designed to be representative of the one currently proposed for the ITER PF1&6 coils. The PFCI, installed in the bore of the ITER central solenoid model coil (CSMC) at JAEA Naka, Japan, and well instrumented from both the thermal hydraulic and the electromagnetic points of view, has been successfully tested in June–August 2008. The test concentrated on DC performance (current sharing temperature and critical current measurements) and AC loss measurements. The results of the analysis of those measurements are reported in the paper, with particular attention to the comparison with the PFCI short sample, which was previously tested in the SULTAN facility. The evolution of the DC performance of the CSMC is also discussed.