Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An Investigation of Predictive Marital Adjustment Base of Attachment Styles in Iranian Married Women

Introduction : Current figures indicate that many of first marriages in Iran will end in separation or divorce due to many problems, one of these causes of this phenomenon is a marital adjustment. Marital adjustment denotes emotional stability, intellectual efficiency, social effectiveness people and acts as a fundamental contributor to the health and development of family members. One of the most important factors influencing marital adjustment is attachment styles. This study aimed to determine the relationship between attachment styles and marital adjustment in women. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 220 women referring to counselling centers in 2016. The participants were selected via available sampling. The data collection instruments consisted of two standardized questionnaires include Spanier’s marital adjustment (1976), and Collins and Read’s Adult Attachment Style Scale. The data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 19) using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise regression analysis, regression equation. Results: The attachment styles were predictors of marital adjustment. There was a significant negative correlation between marital adjustment, anxious and avoidant attachment styles while the correlation between marital adjustment and secure attachment style was significantly positive. Conclusion: The results showed that the early relationship within the family environment supports a certain attachment style and the effects of the avoidant insecure and ambivalent insecure styles affect the interpersonal relations of the couples in adulthood. As attachment styles are contributory to marital adjustment, counselors can build on couple therapy approach to have an effective role in modifying attachment styles of the couple and solving their conflicts both before and after marriage.
Study on Information System Architecture Based on Service-Dominant Logic

As goods-dominant logic lexicon transitions to service-dominant logic, based on the knowledge and structure dimensions of IT and business alignment, combined with the IT flexible, we design information system architecture diagram of y group. We try to solve y group functionality and data misfit domains, aligning information system and business in operational level to response to changes in the environment.
How to provide better knowledge creation and diffusion in mechanical engineering: the DLSI as a vehicle

The purpose of this study was twofold: to investigate the learning styles of students within the field of mechanical engineering (the main discipline for considering the generation of patent applications), and to determine the effectiveness of student learning styles as a means of predicting student performance. Different modalities of learning styles were investigated using a new dynamic learning style inventory (DSLI), which gave valid and reliable coverage of student learning styles and approaches to studying. Students’ learning styles were compared and analysed using a two-sample study of 165 undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering students from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and 192 students from Cracow University of Technology, Krakow, Poland. Traditional lectures, teaching approaches and strategies do not allow active students to be more creative, whereas dynamic learning environments enhance students’ performance and boost self-motivation.
Stones resting on the top soil cause heterogeneous patterns of fire-induced water repellency

(1) MED_Soil Research Group, Department of Crystallography, Mineralogy and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain (2) Department of Environmental Policy, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania (3) GEA-Environmental Research Group, Department of Agrochemistry and Environment, University Miguel Hernández, Elche, Alicante, Spain (4) Department of Civil Engineering, High Institute of Engineering, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal *Corresponding author: angelgordillorivero@hotmail.com
Water repellency of clay, sand and organic soils in Finland

Water repellency (WR) delays soil wetting process, increases preferential flow and may give rise to surface runoff and consequent erosion. WR is commonly recognized in the soils of warm and temperate climates. To explore the occurrence of WR in soils in Finland, soil R index was studied on 12 sites of different soil types. The effects of soil management practice, vegetation age, soil moisture and drying temperature on WR were studied by a mini-infiltrometer with samples from depths of 0-5 and 5-10 cm. All studied sites exhibited WR (R index >1.95) at the time of sampling. WR increased as follows: sand (R = 1.8-5.0) < clay (R = 2.4-10.3) < organic (R = 7.9-undefined). At clay and sand, WR was generally higher at the soil surface and at the older sites (14 yr.), where organic matter is accumulated. Below 41 vol. % water content these mineral soils were water repellent whereas organic soil exhibited WR even at saturation. These results show that soil WR also reduces water infiltration at the prevalent field moisture regime in the soils of boreal climate. The ageing of vegetation increases WR and on the other hand, cultivation reduces or hinders the development of WR.
E-PROCUREMENT ADOPTION BARRIERS IN RETROSPECT: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION ANALYSIS OF GHANAIAN HOSPITALS

ABSTRACT The preponderance of both public and private enterprises with closed systems of management has been determined as a major barrier to E-procurement adoption in developing economies. Yet, the benefits of e-procurement are monumental and multifaceted. The objective of this study is to investigate the barriers of Ghanaian hospitals on e-procurement adoption decision. The current state of E-procurement in hospitals has been studied very little, yet hospitals play an important role in the global supply chain management. A questionnaire was administered to senior members with significant influence on hospital procurement in ten regional hospitals in Ghana. This was augmented by evidence from officials of the Public Procurement Authority and senior staff of the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service. We constructed and used a more sophisticated structural equation model (SEM) to analyze the relationship between E-procurement barriers and E-procurement adoption and possible mediating and moderating factors between them. The results of the study indicates that among the barriers of e-procurement systems, inadequate IT infrastructure, lack of adequate legal environment and corruption of public officials are the most important barriers in the adoption of e-procurement systems. Overcoming these barriers will help to reduce the negative effects of all other barriers and aid e-procurement adoption.
The Effect of Technology-Based Breastfeeding Approach on Adolescent Mothers’ Breastfeeding Situation

Adolescent pregnancy is an important health problem worldwide. This study aims to thoroughly investigate the literature to examine the effects of the technology-based breastfeeding approach on breastfeeding success in adolescent mothers. To be pregnant and to be an adolescent at the same time increase the risk of mortality and morbidity in mothers and infants. Such breastfeeding challenges as not breastfeeding or starting but not continuing breastfeeding, and negative thinking/practices on breastfeeding are more common in adolescent mothers than in adult mothers. The way education and counselling is delivered is crucial to inform and support the risky adolescent mothers for breastfeeding. Technology-based approaches has been increasing to improve the effectiveness and length of such education in recent years. Technology-based approaches include web-based programs, tablets, mobile phones, messages, and applications. Specific to individual and age-appropriate technology-based breastfeeding approaches with a multidisciplinary team could provide effective and successful breastfeeding. The integration of breastfeeding approaches with technology could increase the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding, the rates of breastfeeding of babies and nutrition information/ behaviors of mothers considering the use of technology by adolescents. Health care providers have significant roles to maintain, protect, and improve the maternal and infant health and also to prevent adolescent pregnancies. It is thought that taking into consideration the developmental characteristics of adolescent mothers, it would be beneficial the constitution of the technology-based breastfeeding programs by health care providers with the roles of caring, counseling, educating, researching, collaborating, and advocating.
Interference effects in two-color high-order harmonic generation

We study high-order harmonic generation in argon driven by an intense 800 nm laser field and a small fraction of its second harmonic. The intensity and divergence of the emitted even and odd harmonics are strongly modulated as a function of the relative delay between the two fields. We provide a detailed analysis of the underlying interference effects. The interference changes drastically when approaching the cutoff region due to a switch of the dominant trajectory responsible for harmonic generation.
EMERGING MARKETS YIELD CURVE DYNAMICS Candidate :

This work extendes Diebold, Li and Yues (2006) about global yield curve and proposes to extend the study by including emerging countries. The perception of emerging market su¤ers inuence of external factors or global factors, is the main argument of this work. We expect to obtain stylized facts.that obey similar pattern found by those authors. The results indicate the existence of global level and global slope factors. These factors represent an important fraction in the bond yield determination and show a decreasing trend of the global level factor low inuence of global slope factor in these countries when they are compared with developed countries.
Genetic Structure and Composition of Genetic Diversity in the Kouchi Sub-breed of the Japanese Brown Cattle Population

Japanese Brown cattle, one of the four domestic beef breeds in Japan, are suffering from numerical reduction due to economic pressure from profitable breeds. In this study, all the reproductive cows in the Kouchi sub-breed of the Japanese Brown cattle that were alive in July 2005 were investigated by pedigree analysis to clarify genetic structure and composition of genetic variability. In addition, genetically important individuals for the maintenance of genetic variability of the sub-breed were also identified through the core set method. The number of cows analyzed was 1,349. Their pedigrees were traced back to ancestors born around 1940, and pedigree records of 13,157 animals were used for the analysis. Principal component analysis was performed on the relationship matrix of the cows, and their factor loadings were plotted on a three-dimensional diagram. According to their spatial positions in the diagram, all the cows were subdivided into five genetically distinctive subpopulations of 131 to 437 animals. Genetic diversity of the whole sub- breed, which is estimated to be 0.901, was decomposed into 0.856 and 0.045 of within-subpopulation and between-subpopulation components. Recalculation of genetic diversity after removal of one or several subpopulations from the five subpopulations suggested that three of them were genetically important for the maintenance of genetic variability of the sub-breed. Applying the core set method to all the cows, maximum attainable genetic diversity was estimated to be 0.949, and optimal genetic contributions assigned to each cow
Effect of putative probiont Enterococcus hirae on the hematological parameters of juvenile African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) during pre- and post-challenge against Aeromonas hydrophila

Probiotics have been widely known to have the ability to improve the immune system of livestock and aquatic animal. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of two probiotic isolates of Enterococcus faecium on hematological parameters of juvenile African catfish, Clarias gariepinus during pre- and post-challenge with aquatic pathogen, Aeromonas hydrophila. The probiotics were previously isolated from vegetable wastes (mung bean sprouts, Vigna radiate and cucumber, Cucumis sativus) which have been fermented for 7 days. The experimental fish (270 tails) with an average weight of 5.13 ± 1.03 g were distributed and divided randomly into i) control (30 tails), fed with commercial diet ii) E1 (30 tails), fed with diets supplemented with 108 CFU/ml of E. faecium isolated from fermented cucumber, iii) E2 (30 tails), fed with 108 CFU/ml of E. faecium isolated from fermented mung bean sprouts. The feeding trial was conducted for 50 days. All experimental groups were then challenged with A. hydrophila (1.5 × 106 CFU/mL) via intraperitoneal injection on day 51. Prior to challenge, blood samples were collected from five fish randomly selected from each group on the day 51 (pre-challenge). After 72 hours of post-challenge, blood samples were again collected from five fish from each groups. The hematological parameters such as total erythrocyte count (RBC), total leucocyte count (WBC), packed cell volume (PCV), hemoglobin (Hb), the derived blood indices of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were examined. Hematological profiles of pre- and post-challenge infected juvenile catfish were compared with the control groups. The RBC, Hb, WBC, PCV, MCV and MCHC of fish fed with probiotics showed higher significant difference (P<0.05) as compared to control groups during pre- and post-challenge of pathogen. The high level of RBC and WBC during pre- and post-challenge showed the capability of the probiotics to improve the immune response of juvenile African catfish and thus increased the fish disease resistance against A. hydrophila infection. The result suggested that E. faecium could be used effectively as a probiotic in aquaculture.
Holothurian density, distribution and diversity comparing sites with different degrees of exploitation in the shallow lagoons of Mauritius

The current study aims to conduct a baseline investigation regarding the abundance, distribution and diversity of holothurians inhabiting shallow lagoons in southern and western Mauritius, comparing sites with different degrees of exploitation. During July and August 2011, 78 day time transects covering an area of 35,550 m² recorded a total of 3411 holothurians (152.56 ind. 100 m - ²) at 16 survey sites in shallow lagoons in the west (93.50 ind. 100 m - ²) and south (59.06 ind. 100 m - ²) of Mauritius. These were assigned to 17 species, including ten commercially important ones. The dominant species was Synapta spp. (41.6% of the total). The next most common species were Holothuria atra (29.14%), H. leucospilota (11.93%), and Stichopus chloronotus (6.39%). These three species had a commercial value. Overall similar densities of commercial (52.39%) and non-commercial (47.61%) species were assessed. Testing the correlation of habitat diversity, species density and diversity resulted in a patchy picture throughout the lagoons. However, the highest densities, but lowest diversity, were found in sites characterised by a cover that is predominantly sediment and vegetation.
Effect of metal ions on the growth and metabolites production of Ganoderma lucidum in submerged culture

The effects of several metal ions on the cell growth, production of polysaccharides by Ganoderma lucidum in submerged fermentation were studied. The results showed that 50 ppm Se and 25 ppm Se was identified to be the most favorable for biomass (11.103 ± 0.6 g/l ) and polysaccharide production (IPS and EPS was 183 ± 10.2 and 248 ± 5.5 mg/l, respectively); 100 ppm of Fe and 50 ppm of Zn were suitable for growth (the biomass was 8.23 ± 0.67 and 8.01 ± 0.29 g/l, respectively) and under the concentration of 50 ppm of Zn and Fe, the production of polysaccharide was up to the most (EPS content: 263±4 and 254.3±8.0 mg/l; IPS content : 170±0.8 and 174±5 mg/l); Mg had no obvious effect on biomass and polysaccharide production; Cr was poisonous to the cell under the test concentration. The combination (FeSO4, 50 ppm; NaSeSO3, 25 ppm; ZnSO4, 75 ppm) by A 9 ×3 replicates (27) experiments of L9 (3) orthogonal projects was tested optimal for the cell growth and polysaccharides production. Biomass, EPS and IPS production reached their good value of 14.7 ± 0.5 g/l, 369 ± 6 mg/l and 239 ± 4 mg/g, respectively under the combination, which were higher 130.7, 50 and 50%, respectively than in the basal fermentation medium without metal ions. The validation experiment showed the experimental values agreed with the predicted values well (error <1%).
New Achievements in Fe3O4 Nanofluid Fully Developed Forced Convection Heat Transfer under the Effect of a Magnetic Field: An Experimental Study

Fe3O4 nanofluid fully developed forced convection inside a copper tube is empirically investigated under the effect of a magnetic field. All of the investigations are performed under laminar flow regime (670≤Re≤1700) and thermal boundary conditions of the tube with uniform thermal flux. The tube is under the effect of a magnetic field in certain points. This research aims to study the effect of various parameters, namely use of nanofluid, nanoparticles volume percent, Reynolds number of the flow, constant magnetic field, and alternating magnetic field with various frequencies on flow behavior. To validate the experiment set-up, distilled water is utilized as working fluid. The results are compared with Shah’s equation and acceptable agreements are achieved. The results suggest that owing to complex convectional flows developed in the fluid as a result of Fe3O4 nanoparticles-magnetic field interaction, increased alternating frequency of the magnetic field and increased volume fraction lead to increase heat transfer to maximum value 4.62. As Reynolds number increases, the rate of the said increase is reduced and reached to 0.29. At a constant Reynolds number, increased frequency of the alternating magnetic field results in an increased local heat transfer coefficient. However, this increase is unproportional to increase in frequency. In high frequencies, increased frequency leads to a slight increase in the heat transfer coefficient.
Effect of Temperature on Anisotropic Crystal Growth of Boehmite under Hydrothermal Condition

Temperature effect (200-400 °C) on the anisotropic crystal growth of boehmite under hydrothermal conditions with and without octanoic acid was investigated. The crystallinity and the size of particles increased with increasing the treatment temperature. The crystal growth was facilitated greatly above the critical temperature of water. Although several possible factors could affect the crystal growth behavior, the experimental results were discussed in terms of water properties, such as dielectric constant and viscosity. The crystallization was enhanced when the viscosity and dielectric constant of water were low. The viscosity reduction at higher temperature may enhance diffusion and crystallization, in particular, without octanoic acid. The enhancement of crystallization at lower dielectric constant implies that the formation of particles, which are less polar than precursor ions, favorably proceeds in such media. The crystal growth along c-axis showed less temperature dependence around the critical temperature in the experiments with octanoic acid, which suggests that the modification reaction on the (001) surface was also facilitated because the modification reaction forms less polar products. This is probably the reason why the aspect ratio (a/c) was considerably higher for the products obtained with the treatments above the critical temperature.
Voice Command Module for Smart Home Automation

Voice control is the most prominent feature of smart home environment. In this paper, we proposed a voice command module that enables users hands-free interaction with the smart home environment. We presented three components required for simple and efficient control of the smart home devices. Wake up word component allows actual voice command processing. Speech recognition component maps spoken voice commands to text and Voice Control Interface parse that text into appropriate JSON format for home automation. We evaluate the possibility of using the voice control module in a smart home environment by separately analyzing each component of the module.
The Determination of the Optimal Material Proportion in Natural Fiber-Cement Composites Using Design of Mixture Experiments

This research aims to determine the optimal material proportion in a natural fiber-cement composite as an alternative to an asbestos fibercement composite while the materials cost is minimized and the properties still comply with Thai Industrial Standard (TIS) for applications of profile sheet roof tiles. Two experimental sets were studied in this research. First, a three-component mixture of (i) virgin natural fiber, (ii) synthetic fiber and (iii) cement was studied while the proportion of calcium carbonate was kept constant. Second, an additional material, recycled natural fiber from recycled paper, was used in the mixture. The four-component mixture was then studied. Constrained mixture design was applied to design the two experimental sets above. The experimental data were then analyzed to build the mixture model. In addition, the cost of each material was used to build the materials cost model. These two mathematical models were then employed to optimize the material proportion of the natural fiber-cement composites. In the three-component mixture, it was found that the optimal material proportion was as follows: 3.14% virgin natural fiber, 1.20% synthetic fiber and 75.67% cement while the materials cost was reduced by 12%. In the four-component mixture, it was found that the optimal material proportion was as follows: 3.00% virgin natural fiber, 0.50% recycled natural fiber, 1.08% synthetic fiber, and 75.42% cement. The materials cost was reduced by 14%. The confirmation runs of 30 experiments were also analyzed statistically to verify the results.
Genetic variability of a scattered temperate forest tree: Sorbus torminalis L. (Crantz)

De nombreuses etudes se sont interessees a la diversite genetique des plantes rares, menacees de disparition, ou a celles largement repandues qui presentent un grand interet economique. Par contre, le cas des especes ayant une aire de repartition importante mais presentant des densites faibles reste peu aborde, en particulier chez les arbres forestiers. Dans les forets temperees, les arbres forestiers dissemines occupent une place secondaire. L'alisier torminal (Sorbus torminalis) est une espece fruitiere disseminee au comportement post-pionnier nomade. Ses graines sont dispersees par les oiseaux. 67 populations francaises et 6 populations d'Europe centrale ont ete etudiees a l'aide des isozymes. Une forte differentiation entre populations a ete trouvee (F ST = 15 %), combinee a une faible structuration geographique. Ceci peut s'expliquer par les effets de fondation importants lies au comportement ecologique de l'espece, et aux flux de graines entre populations eloignees, lies a la dissemination par des oiseaux. Le modele en metapopulation, avec des populations subissant des phenomenes de colonisation et d'extinction, mais restant interconnectees par des flux de genes, semble particulierement bien s'appliquer a cette espece. Au vu de ces resultats, une gestion permettant l'implantation de l'alisier dans de nouveaux sites pouvant recevoir des flux de genes des populations preexistantes doit etre encouragee.