Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
You're Hired! Mortality Salience Increases Americans’ Support for Donald Trump

Support for presidential candidate Donald Trump increased in the aftermath of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France, and San Bernardino, California, similar to Americans’ greater enthusiasm for President George W. Bush after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center. According to terror management theory (Greenberg, Pyszczynski, & Solomon; Solomon, Greenberg, & Pyszczynski), people are prone to embrace charismatic politicians in times of historical upheaval to mitigate existential terror. Consistent with this view, previous research has demonstrated that reminders of death (relative to an aversive control condition) increased support for a charismatic leader in a hypothetical gubernatorial election, and support for President Bush and his policies in Iraq prior to the 2004 presidential election. The present Study 1 hypothesized and found that a death reminder increased support for Donald Trump. Study 2 found that while Hillary Clinton was viewed more favorably than Donald Trump in an aversive control condition, Mr. Trump was viewed more favorably in response to a death reminder while impressions of Mrs. Clinton were unaffected. Study 3 demonstrated that asking people to think about immigrants moving into their neighborhood increased the accessibility of implicit death thoughts. These findings suggest that electoral outcomes and public policy can be affected when existential concerns are aroused.
LSND versus MiniBooNE: sterile neutrinos with energy dependent masses and mixing?

Abstract Standard active–sterile neutrino oscillations do not provide a satisfactory description of theLSND evidence for neutrino oscillations together with the constraints from MiniBooNE and othernull-result short-baseline oscillation experiments. However, if the mass or the mixing of the sterileneutrino depends in an exotic way on its energy all data become consistent. I explore the phe-nomenological consequences of the assumption that either the mass or the mixing scales with theneutrino energy as 1/E rν (r > 0). Since the neutrino energy in LSND is about 40 MeV, whereasMiniBooNE operates at around 1 GeV, oscillations get suppressed in MiniBooNE and the tworesults become fully compatible for r >∼ 0.2. Furthermore, also the global ﬁt of all relevant dataimproves signiﬁcantly by exploring the diﬀerent energy regimes of the various experiments. Thebest ﬁt χ 2 decreases by 12.7 (14.1) units with respect to standard sterile neutrino oscillations ifthe mass (mixing) scales with energy.
Design of a low voltage DC microgrid system for rural electrification in South Africa

This project entails the design of a low voltage DC microgrid system for rural electrification in South Africa. Solar energy is freely available, environmental friendly and it is considered as a promising power generating source due to its availability and topological advantages for local power generation. Off-grid solar systems are perceived to be a viable means of power delivery to households in rural outlying areas in South Africa as solar panels can be used almost anywhere in the country. The design presented in this paper is based on the power demand estimation, photovoltaic panel selection, battery sizing and wire selection for the distribution system.
Resistance, Plyometrics and Combined Training in Children and Adolescents' Volleyball Players: A Review Study

The health enhancing properties of physical activity are evidence-based and widely accepted for children and adolescents. Today many children and adolescents are engaged in specific sports and that causes great attention of coaches to use safe and appropriate methods. Volleyball is of the most popular sports among this group. Because of powerful and explosive movements as well as high-repeated jumps and landings suitable training program should be considered to improve performance and prevent injuries in children and adolescents. The aim of this study is to review studies about resistance training, plyometric training and combined training and effects of these training methods on physical fitness in children and adolescents. Our investigation begun with search engine and scientific databases with keywords in three section; title and abstracts, articles and finally references. Primary research articles were selected if they (a) included outcomes of a resistance, plyometric and combined training intervention, (b) included volleyball training protocols, (c) included children and adolescents 8‐18 years of age. Review show that resistance training would enhance physical performance as well as plyometrics training. Improvements in motor performance skills, such as jumping, are widely stated as indicators of improvements in sporting performance. Although combination of resistance and plyometrics is a useful methods for jumping improvement little is available about the effects on children and adolescents.
Insider Threat Study: Illicit Cyber Activity in the Banking and Finance Sector

Abstract : Current and former employees, contractors, and other organizational "insiders" pose a substantial threat by virtue of their knowledge of and access to their employers' systems and/or databases and their ability to bypass existing physical and electronic security measures through legitimate means. Previous efforts to study insider incidents have focused on narrow areas of industry and have not examined the incidents from both behavioral and technical perspectives simultaneously. These gaps in the literature have made it difficult for organizations to develop a comprehensive understanding of the insider threat and address the issue from an approach that draws on human resources, corporate security, and information security perspectives. The Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center and the CERT Coordination Center of Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute joined efforts to conduct a unique study of insider incidents, the Insider Threat Study (ITS), examining actual cases identified through public reporting or as a computer fraud case investigated by the Secret Service. Each case was analyzed from a behavioral and a technical perspective to identify behaviors and communications in which the insiders engaged -- both online and offline -- prior to and including the insiders' harmful activities. The research focused on the following major topic areas: components of the incident, detection of the incident and identification of the insider, pre-incident planning and communication, nature of harm to the organization, law enforcement and organizational response, characteristics of the insider and the organization, insider background and history, and insider technical expertise and interests. Section 1 of this report presents an overview of the ITS, including its background, scope, and study methods. Section 2 reports the findings and implications specific to research conducted on insider threat cases in the banking and finance sector.
Computational Algorithms for Improved Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Focusing

High-resolution radar imaging is an area undergoing rapid technological and scientific development. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) are imaging radars with an ever-increasing number of applications for both civilian and military users. The advancements in phased array radar and digital computing technologies move the trend of this technology towards higher spatial resolution and more advanced imaging modalities. Signal processing algorithm development plays a key role in making full use of these technological developments. In SAR and ISAR imaging, the image reconstruction process is based on using the relative motion between the radar and the scene. An important part of the signal processing chain is the estimation and compensation of this relative motion. The increased spatial resolution and number of receive channels cause the approximations used to derive conventional algorithms for image reconstruction and motion compensation to break down. This leads to limited applicability and performance limitations in non-ideal operating conditions. This thesis presents novel research in the areas of data-driven motion compensation and image reconstruction in non-cooperative ISAR and Multichannel Synthetic Aperture Radar (MSAR) imaging. To overcome the limitations of conventional algorithms, this thesis proposes novel algorithms leading to increased estimation performance and image quality. Because a real-time imaging capability is important in many applications, special emphasis is placed on the computational aspects of the algorithms. For non-cooperative ISAR imaging, the thesis proposes improvements to the range alignment, time window selection, autofocus, time-frequency-based image reconstruction and cross-range scaling procedures. These algorithms are combined into a computationally efficient non-cooperative ISAR imaging algorithm based on mathematical optimization. The improvements are experimentally validated to reduce the computational burden and significantly increase the image quality under complex target motion dynamics. Time domain algorithms offer a non-approximated and general way for image reconstruction in both ISAR and MSAR. Previously, their use has been limited by the available computing power. In this thesis, a contrast optimization approach for time domain ISAR imaging is proposed. The algorithm is demonstrated to produce improved imaging performance under the most challenging motion compensation scenarios. The thesis also presents fast time domain algorithms for MSAR. Numerical simulations confirm that the proposed algorithms offer a reasonable compromise between computational speed and image quality metrics.
Volatility Transmission between US and Latin American Stock Markets: Testing the Decoupling Hypothesis

We test for volatility transmission between US and the six largest Latin American stock markets (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) using MGARCH-BEKK models in daily frequency from March 1993 to March 2013. As expected, we find strong evidence of volatility transmission from US to the Latin American markets but not so in the opposite direction. Besides, we reject the hypothesis of decoupling between US, Brazil and Mexico: the conditional correlations between US and the two emerging markets have steadily increased over the sample period and volatility transmissions have become more significant from 2003 onwards. We also find some evidence on the leadership of Brazil in the region, being the only Latin American stock market consistently transmitting volatility to US. We discuss implications for the financial integration literature.
Tree diversity in sub-montane and lower montane primary rain forests in Central Sulawesi.

The tree diversity of sub-montane and lower montane primary forests is studied in plot-based inventories on two sites in Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi. Out of 166 species in total, 50 % are new records for Sulawesi (19 %) or the Central Sulawesi province (31 %). Species richness decreases with altitude. In the submontane forest, the highest Family Importance Values (FIV) are reached by the Lauraceae, Fagaceae, Sapotaceae, Moraceae and Euphorbiaceae. In the lower montane forest, the Fagaceae are of major importance (FIV 71.9), followed at some distance by the Myrtaceae, Elaeocarpaceae and Lauraceae. For each site, a group of important families is identified that is of minor importance or absent on the other site. The comparison of basal area (BA), number of species and FIV with published plot-based studies in sub-montane and lower montane primary forests in Malesia (Borneo, Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea) reveals: 1) with 35.4 and 37.1 m² ha-1, the BA is comparable to that measured in Borneo and Papua New Guinea, but does not support previous findings of extremely high BA in Sulawesi forests; 2) species richness is comparable to that in Borneo and other Sulawesi forests, but lower than in Papua New Guinea; 3) decrease in diversity with altitude is in accordance with findings in Borneo; 4) in sub-montane forests, the Lauraceae are generally important; the Sulawesi studies are closely related to those from Papua New Guinea; 5) the lower montane forests have the Fagaceae and Myrtaceae as most important families in common.
POWER AND AUTHORITY OVER SYSTEMS PROFESSIONALS BY THE BUSINESS CLIENT

This paper reports on research into how systems developers enact an information systems development methodology (ISDM) with a focus on describing how enactment is bound up in everyday social and organisational structures. A case study of an IT department within a major financial institution is used to explore the impact of power and authority structures in the enactment of an in-house developed ISDM.The case study develops an argument that authority structures such as policies and work practices embedded within the ISDM are active forces in the systems development process. The findings depict business exercising nearly complete control over the development process and systems developers as playing a reluctant, but submissive role. The study also develops a theoretical framework that integrates elements of a social actor model to provide a more fine-grained analysis concentrating on the relationships among systems developers, the business client, the ISDM, and the environment surrounding its use.
ASPECTS OF MAGMA SOURCES AND PROCESSES IN THE HONSHU ARC

The volcanoes of the northern lzu - south-cental Honshu and northeastem Honshu arcs, Japan, occur in a region where vmiables such as age, conposition, and nature ofthe sediment cover oftle subducting plate are relatively uniform. In this study, v/e attempt to isolate some ofthe variables associated with suprasubduction zone (SSZ) magma genesis, in order to provide insight into ttre nature of sources and petrogenetic processes. The chemical compositions of selected parental and evolved magmas in fifteeu Plio-Pleistocene centers along the strike ofthe volcanic front allow us to assess tle significance of over-riding lithospheric input for SSZ magmatism. These volcanoes are distributed across a number of major terrane boundaries, including the lithosphere-penetrating Tanakura Tectonic Line. Conpositions range from basalt to rhyolite, with a preponderance of basaltic andesite and andesite; an exception is basalt-dominated Fuji. Most basalts are signiffcmfly fractionate4 with low MgO ( 3) and Dy/Yb, indicative of gamet involvement in their gercsis. The Nd and Sr isotope ratios also indicate regional variations in chemical composition of the source(s) (ong-term depleted to enriched). Pb isotopic data are distinctive in northern Honshu, with elevated 48Pb/2I/. Pb afi,NTPbPePb at specific 2n6Pb2oaPb (south versas north of the Tanakura Tectonic Line), are collectively elevated above the Northem Hemisphere Reference Line (and lzu-Mariana arcs), appear similax to portions of the Philippines and Tertiary basalts of eastern Asia and probably reflect an Asian lithospheric heritage. The combined trace-element and isotope geochemistry of parental basalts distinguish different domains within the Izu-Bonin, central and northeastern Honshu arcs. The ultimate cause of these is most likely multicomponent, and some crustal assimilation is higbly probable. However, tlese domains may in some paxt represent nagma interaction with a subcontinental lithosphere dominated by Indian-Ocean-type or alt€matively, derivation from an Indian-Ocean-type asthenosphere. The correlation of some magma compositional characteristics with nature of the basement terrane shows that the lithosphere plays a subtle but significant role in determining parental island-arc basalt chaxacteristics. The longevity and character ofthe continental lithosphere in Asian margin arc systems, and its interaction with asthenosphere-derived melts, is a1 imFcntant process in island-arc basalt genesis.
MinIdent; a data base for minerals and a computer program for their identification

MINIDENT is a program for interactive mineral identification and mineral data base management, rewritten in FORTRAN 77, Data have been stored for about 4000 minersl g'egp5, species and varieties. These data comprise: composition, optical properties, symmery, cell dimensions, density, Vickers and Mohs hardness, d-values and relative intensities for the strongest five X-ray powder-diffraction Iines, the PDF number, polymorphs if any, occunences, localities, year frst described and sources of the data. As yet, however, not all minerals have data stored for all properties. The program will generate a list of minerals whose propertiss, lig 'i'i1hin input ranges for an unidentified mineral or display and rank twenty possible identities for an unknown. It can also be used to tabulate chosen properties of matched minerals or to tabulate minerals (in the data base) that have certain specified properties. Tests using data for known species to simulate unidentified minerals show high reliability, given accurate input information, and surprising success even with qualitative inputdata. The MTNIDENT software cunently uses about 400 kbytes of memory, and the data base used in mineral idOntification uses a futher l0 Mbytes. Running time for a typical identification procedure ranges from about 0.05 to 3.0 seconds of CPU time on tle AMDAHL 580/FF mainframe computer, on which the program has been developed. The cycle time of this computer is about 23 ns.
Response of the invasive alga starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) to control efforts in a Minnesota lake

ABSTRACT Glisson WJ, Wagner CK, McComas SR, Farnum K, Verhoeven MR, Muthukrishnan R, Larkin DJ. 2018. Response of the invasive alga starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) to control efforts in a Minnesota lake. Lake Reserv Manage. 00:00–00. Starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa), an invasive green macroalga in the family Characeae, has recently been found for the first time in several Midwestern states. This aquatic invasive species is of increasing concern to management agencies, lakeshore property owners, and other stakeholders. Starry stonewort has proven difficult to control, partly due to its ability to reproduce via bulbils (asexual reproductive structures). There has also been a lack of applied research addressing the efficacy of current management practices for controlling starry stonewort. We examined the effects of mechanical and algaecide treatments on starry stonewort biomass, bulbil density, and bulbil viability by monitoring treated areas and untreated reference locations concurrent with management implemented on Lake Koronis in Minnesota. Chelated copper algaecide applications alone and in combination with mechanical harvesting significantly reduced starry stonewort biomass, but algaecide treatment alone failed to reduce the capacity of starry stonewort to regenerate via bulbils. A second, granular algaecide application following an initial treatment with liquid algaecide did not further reduce biomass in any treated area and was associated with a substantial increase in bulbil density in an area treated with algaecide alone. Bulbil viability was greatest in the area treated only with algaecide (86%) and an untreated reference area (84%) and was lowest in an area treated with both mechanical harvest and algaecide (70%). The ability of starry stonewort to regenerate and persist following algaecide treatment is concerning. Multi-pronged management incorporating both chemical and mechanical approaches may improve outcomes of starry stonewort control efforts.
English language learning in the Japanese higher education sector: towards internationalisation

The graduate attribute ‘global competence’ is increasingly viewed as a significant learning outcome of a tertiary education. In Japanese higher education, global competence appears to be a lesser priority despite Japan becoming increasingly pluralistic. This article explores how adjunct foreign English language teachers (AFELT) encourage global competency in their classes. Data were drawn from 43 participants across 66 Japanese universities through focus groups and interviews. The research revealed that the positionality of AFELT on the margins institutionally had both affordances and constraints. First, being on the margins meant that AFELT had significantly lower status both institutionally and in students’ eyes, and AFELT were consequently constrained by these views. Second however, and paradoxically, distance from university hegemonic practices also provided affordances for AFELT in disrupting them. AFELT highlight that their pedagogical practices, while constrained, are both subversive and necessary in achieving students’ intercultural and global competencies.
Probing the Hawaiian Hot Spot With New Broadband Ocean Bottom Instruments

The Hawaiian hot spot is regarded as the textbook example of the product of a deep-rooted mantle plume [Wilson, 1963; Morgan, 1971]. Its isolated location, far from any plate boundary, should provide an opportunity to test most basic hypotheses on the nature of plume-plate interaction and related magmatism [e.g., Ribe and Christensen, 1999]. Yet the lack of crucial geophysical data has sustained a debate about whether Hawaii's volcanism is plume-related or is instead the consequence of more shallow processes, such as the progressive fracturing of the plate in response to extensional stresses [Turcotte and Oxburgh, 1973].
Post-traumatic stress and substance misuse; neurobiological and clinical pharmacological correlates

In post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) clients, the use of drugs and alcohol may be used as a self-prescribed treatment to both avoid trauma reminders and cope with the related distress. Conversely, substance misuse ‘per sé’ might predispose to experience traumatic events. The present study aimed here at presenting an overview of most recent studies covering a range of issues relating to PTSD and substance misuse; namely: substances most frequently ingested by PTSD clients; neurobiological correlates; and treatment/management of these clients. Beyond the alcohol abuse/misuse, drugs most frequently misused are represented by opiates/opioids; sedatives; cannabis; and cocaine. PTSD-related khat misuse issues are here briefly discussed as well. From the neurobiological point of view, issues relating to amygdala and hippocampus dysfunction, with consequent altered levels of fear extinction/memory disruption, have been considered. Furthermore, PTSD may be characterized by imbalance of a range of neurotransmitter pathways, mainly cannabinoid-receptor (CB1); serotonin; and oxytocin. Although there is currently no effective pharmacotherapy for PTSD, most clients may be regularly prescribed with antidepressants; anxiolytics/sedative-hypnotics; and antipsychotics. Due to the heterogeneity of PTSD phenotype, focusing on the symptoms/signs of the PTSD client would allow for more personalized treatment. Although more research is needed, the development of chemoprophylactic treatments, e.g., intervening pharmacologically after trauma to prevent the occurrence of PTSD seems particularly promising.
C O ] 1 9 N ov 2 01 7 NIKA 2 : a mm camera for cluster cosmology

J.F. Macías-Pérez, R. Adam, P. Ade, P. André, M. Arnaud, H. Aussel, I. Bartalucci, A. Beelen, A. Benoît, A. Bideaud, O. Bourrion, M. Calvo, A. Catalano, B. Comis, M. De Petris, F. -X. Désert, S. Doyle, E. F. C. Driessen, J. Goupy, C. Kramer, G. Lagache, S. Leclercq, J. F. Lestrade, P. Mauskopf, F. Mayet, A. Monfardini, L. Perotto, E. Pointecouteau, G. Pisano, N. Ponthieu, G. W. Pratt, V. Revéret, A. Ritacco, C. Romero, H. Roussel, F. Ruppin, K. Schuster, A. Sievers, C. Tucker, R. Zylka †