Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Risky disciplining: On interdisciplinarity between sociology and cognitive neuroscience in the governing of morality

The neuroscience of morality presents novel approaches in exploring the cognitive and affective underpinnings of moral conduct, and is steadily accumulating influence within discursive frames of biocitizenship. Many claims are infused with varieties of neuro-actuarialism in governing morally risky subjects, with implications that other fields should observe closely. Sociologists and other social scientists, however, have typically been reluctant to interject their expertise. However, a resurgent sociology of morality offers the means by which closer engagement may be realized. In encouraging this interdisciplinarity, a brief outline of recent developments in the neuroscience of morality is provided. Some interdisciplinary collaborations are then explored, which weave together novel methodological affordances from the neurosciences with conceptual models from sociological inquiry. A brief overview of ‘neuroliberalism’ follows, to concretize the growing appeal and practical application of the psy- and neurosciences in governing moral conduct. Finally, some tentative ‘provocations’ are offered, towards fostering moralities that, ultimately, we can live with.
Estimation of baseflow parameters of variable infiltration capacity model with soil and topography properties for predictions in ungauged basins

Equifinality is unavoidable when transferring model parameters from gauged catchments to ungauged catchments for predictions in ungauged basins (PUB). A framework for estimating the three baseflow parameters of variable infiltration capacity (VIC) model, directly with soil and topography properties is presented. When the new parameters setting methodology is used, the number of parameters needing to be calibrated is reduced from six to three, that leads to a decrease of equifinality and uncertainty. This is validated by Monte Carlo simulations in 24 hydro-climatic catchments in China. Using the new parameters estimation approach, model parameters become more sensitive and the extent of parameters space will be smaller when a threshold of goodness-of-fit is given. That means the parameters uncertainty is reduced with the new parameters setting methodology. In addition, the uncertainty of model simulation is estimated by the generalised likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) methodology. The results indicate that the uncertainty of streamflow simulations, i.e., confidence interval, is lower with the new parameters estimation methodology compared to that used by original calibration methodology. The new baseflow parameters estimation framework could be applied in VIC model and other appropriate models for PUB.
AUTONOMIC RESONSES IN NARCISSISTIC INDIVIDUALS

AUTONOMIC RESONSES IN NARCISSISTIC INDIVIDUALS Jerica McIntyre Western Carolina University (April 2013) Director: Dr. Leonardo Bobadilla While narcissistic traits have a long, observable h istory, little is known about the possible biological underpinnings that may be fueling these behaviors. The link between narcissism and aggression is clear; with hostility and antagonism often being the response in narcissistic persons when they suffer ego threat . However, the question remains whether these outward behaviors are the result of p hysiological reactions or just that of choice. In an attempt to address this question, sev eral theories about the driving force behind narcissism have been proposed. These include the idea that individuals high in narcissism are aggressive in an attempt to disguise low or unstable self-esteem; narcissism is “automatic” instead of a conscious de cision about how to behave; as well as the idea that narcissism is simply the result of an in bility to inhibit oneself.
University Curriculum in Special Teacher Education in Finland and Sweden

The education of special teachers’ is seldom studied, and when it is examined, it is compared primarily with general teacher education. The written academic curricula reflect scientific, professional, social, and ethical values, goals, and competences in education, school and society. This study analyses the special teacher education (STE) curricula from six Finnish and seven Swedish universities. The results show that Finnish STE curricula consists of 60 credits over one year , while the Swedish curricula comprises 90 credits over 1.5 years. Finnish STE can be called a “combo degree,” which addressed various learning difficulties, and Swedish STE transformed it into a specialization, with five different options. Teaching practice is essential in Finnish education, but does not exists as such in Sweden. Inclusive elements are somewhat present in the curricula, often in the form of co-operation. The core contents in these two countries are discussed and compared.
The Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Safflower Plant Growth and Physiology

In this paper, a study of the effect of ZnO nanoparticles on safflower growth and physiology was performed. Each of these elements plays a particular role in the plant life, the presence of these elements is necessary for plant’s life cycle and growth. Zinc deficiency causes the biggest problems in safflower’s production. Considering the importance of nanoparticles in today's world, this research investigated the effect of Zinc oxide nanoparticles on the concentration of guaiacol peroxidase, polypeptide oxidase, dehydrogenase and malondialdehyde in four plant sample groups in greenhouse and laboratory conditions. Results of showed that malondialdehyde enzyme increased with different treatments of various concentrations of Zinc oxide. The enzyme guaiacol oxidase increased at concentrations of 100 mg/L and polyphenol oxide at concentrations of 10 and 500 mg/L and dehydrogenase in 1000 mg/L and decreased in other treatments. In addition to showing the effect of nanoparticles in plants, these findings determine the beneficial concentrations of nanoparticles that have a positive effect on the level of enzymes in plants.
GARPUR Template Deliverable

This working paper presents an approximate model for the outage scheduling of power transmission system assets, to be used in long-term studies such as maintenance policy assessment or system development. A greedy algorithm is proposed which relies on Monte-Carlo simulations with proxies of the short-term system operation, to estimate the impact of outages over operability. It is implemented in the Julia programming language, and then used to solve a small case of outage scheduling defined over the IEEE RTS-96. Results indicate that problematic situations, such as outages of neighbouring branches being scheduled on the same period, are successfully spotted by the algorithm and thus excluded from the solution. Nomenclature Abbreviations TSO Transmission system operator. ST Short-term. DA Day-ahead. RT Real-time. SCOPF Security-constrained optimal power flow. RES Renewable energy source. Symbols D Number of days in the scheduling horizon. I Set of outage requests. od Vector of outage durations. oc Vector of outage crews required per day. ac Vector of daily available crews. S Set of input scenarios. COP Daily outage operational costs. COP Expected daily outage operational costs. COUT Indicator of the outage total cost. CSCH Expected daily outage scheduling cost. A.1.
Phenomenographic Study of Students’ Manipulative Skills During Transition from Primary to Secondary School

Manipulative skills include skills in handling materials and apparatus in the context of scientific investigation. Students lack exposure in “hands-on” activities at primary school lead to insufficient manipulative skills and they may carry this problem with them to secondary school. This problem will pose a greater problem during school transition. School transition is a challenging process for students whereby they have to adapt with social issues to fit into their new environment. This study resulted from a longitudinal study with the implementation of phenomenographic research design. The research was administered to 10 primary school students (Year Six) and they were re-interviewed in secondary school (Form One). Students’ capability in handling thermometer, measuring cylinder, Bunsen burner and microscope were observed in order to get comprehensive understanding of students’ manipulative skills during the process of transition from primary to secondary school. Findings revealed that students have not fully developed the basic skills in using and handling scientific apparatus. Five (5) categories of description emerged from data that represented the nature of the students’ manipulative skills, namely: (1) non-systematic operation of tasks, (2) non-effective management of time and workplace, (3) haphazard safety and precautionary measures, (4) poor technical skills, and (5) problem in numeracy and drawing specimen.
Stochastic volatility modelling of emission allowances futures prices in the EU ETS market

We conduct an empirical investigation of the logreturns on the futures prices of EU ETS emission certificates traded in the Nord Pool market from 2005-2013. Establishing stylized features such as heaviness, skewness and high kurtosis in the logreturns, we suggest to model the futures logprices with the Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard (BNS) or the Heston stochastic volatility models. We carry out an empirical comparison between the performances of these models and investigate their stationary autocorrelation structure. In particular, as a consequence of allowing for skewness in the Heston model we find analytical expressions for the autocorrelation function of logreturns and their squares. Our analysis indicates the presence of short-range dependence in observed futures logprice returns. We conclude that the BNS model better describes the empirical features of observed futures prices than the Heston model. Our findings have relevance for the real option modelling of fossil-fueled power plants when considering emission costs.
Variegated neoliberalization and institutional hierarchies: Scalar recalibration and the entrenchment of neoliberalism in New York City and Johannesburg

A decade ago, in their article on ‘variegated neoliberalization’, political geographers Brenner, Peck and Theodore proposed what has become one of the leading theoretical conceptualizations of neoliberalism. By developing a process-based account of neoliberal transformations, they successfully trace neoliberalization across geographies and temporalities, accounting for both its systemic and contingent qualities. In this paper, I suggest that the variegated neoliberalization approach would benefit from contributions made by the French Régulation school, particularly those that introduce the institutional complementarity/institutional hierarchy as crucial components for understanding institutional configurations of diverse capitalist economies. Namely, I point to the fact that shared institutional hierarchies underpin different regimes of accumulation (e.g. Fordist, neoliberal), allowing us to study patterns of accumulation despite evident variation across contexts. By drawing on these insights, it becomes possible to deepen our understanding of the patterned structural traits preceding the onset of neoliberalization and how they shape various courses of institutional differentiation, thereby taking the variegated neoliberalization framework one step further. In the final section, I sketch the neoliberalization of two cities – New York and Johannesburg – to illustrate how legacies of preceding institutions played a role in generating differential neoliberal landscapes.
MONODISCIPLINARITY IN SCIENCE VERSUS TRANSDISCIPLINARITY IN STEM EDUCATION

Contemporary society of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) increasingly requires the education system (i.e., the school) to train competent, creative and proactive professionals who will be able to solve real life problems. If society is to achieve this, some key paradigm changes must occur in education. The school must first prepare a competence-based curriculum and, secondly, school practice should move away from subject-based teaching, towards an interdisciplinary STEM teaching approach. Obviously, to support this, modern learning environments and ICT solutions and tools have to be used. However, since the interdisciplinary STEM approach has already been implemented and integrated, it can be said that a new, integrated science discipline (STEM) has already emerged, together with a transdisciplinary approach to STEM learning and teaching. In the present research, a concrete case of designing, developing and producing a solar chimney was used to demonstrate an integrated approach to learning and teaching, while emphasizing especially the advantages of such an interdisciplinary (transdisciplinary) approach to teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic content. The empirical research shows that such an approach produces incomparably better results, especially on higher cognitive levels, in comparison to traditional approaches to learning and teaching. Keywords: industry 4.0, interdisciplinarity, solar chimney, STEM, transdisciplinarity.
Quality of Service based Task Scheduling Algorithms in Cloud Computing

In cloud computing resources are considered as services hence utilization of the resources in an efficient way is done by using task scheduling and load balancing. Quality of service is an important factor to measure the trustiness of the cloud. Using quality of service in task scheduling will address the problems of security in cloud computing. This paper studied quality of service based task scheduling algorithms and the parameters used for scheduling. By comparing the results the efficiency of the algorithm is measured and limitations are given. We can improve the efficiency of the quality of service based task scheduling algorithms by considering these factors arriving time of the task, time taken by the task to execute on the resource and the cost in use for the communication.
Pay transparency: fairness and morale considerations in wage-setting policies considerations in wage-setting policies

The emergence of pay transparency policies suggests an increased emphasis on fairness within the workplace. Nonetheless, the implications of pay transparency on pay structures and organizational performance remain unclear. This paper builds on the model of Fang and Moscarini (2005) to formalize employees’ responses to pay information and to subsequently determine the firm’s optimal wage policy and corresponding firm profits. In this extended model, the employees are offered a contingent wage contract and perform a simple task which they can either complete successfully or not. Only in case of success the employee is compensated. The firm’s employees are concerned with their own individual payoff in addition to believing performance should be rewarded equally. Pay transparency serves as a self-evaluation mechanism to employees and influences their perceptions of fairness. This paper suggests that balancing employees’ fairness perceptions, their confidence in their ability and the benefits of tailoring contracts determines the optimal wage policy of the firm.
From Wetlands to Wet Spots: Environmental Tracking and the Fate of Carboniferous Elements in Early Permian Tropical Floras

Diverse wetland vegetation flourished at the margins of the Midland Basin in north-central Texas during the Pennsylvanian Period. Extensive coastal swamps and an ever-wet, tropical climate supported lush growth of pteridosperm, marattialean fern, lycopsid, and calamite trees, and a wide array of ground cover and vines. As the Pennsylvanian passed into the Permian, the climate of the area became drier and more seasonal, the great swamps disappeared regionally, and aridity spread. The climatic inferences are based on changes in sedimentary patterns and paleosols as well as the general paleobotanical trends. The lithological patterns include a change from a diverse array of paleosols, including Histosols (ever-wet waterlogged soils), in the late Pennsylvanian to greatly diminished paleosol diversity with poorly developed Vertisols by the Early-Middle Permian transition. In addition, coal seams were present with wide areal distribution in the late Pennsylvanian whereas beds of evaporates were common by the end of the Early Permian. During this climatic transition, wetland plants were confined to shrinking "wet spots" found along permanent streams where the vegetation they constituted remained distinct if increasingly depauperate in terms of species richness. By Leonardian (late Early Permian) time, most of the landscape was dominated by plants adapted to seasonal drought and a deep water table. Wetland elements were reduced to scattered pockets, dominated primarily by weedy forms and riparian specialists tolerant of flooding and burial. By the Middle Permian, even these small wetland pockets had disappeared from the region.
Wideband Inhomogeneous-Polarizer Loaded Circularly Polarized SIW Horn Antenna for Broadband Millimeter-Wave Applications

An inhomogeneous-polarizer loaded substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) horn antenna is proposed to obtain wideband circularly polarized (CP) radiation. First, by introducing extended substrate and extra dielectric slabs around the horn radiating aperture, broadband impedance matching of the SIW horn can be realized. Then, a pure dielectric near-field CP polarizer is designed and placed in front of the horn to obtain broadband CP radiation. The polarizer is designed to feature inhomogeneous property for different polarization orientation illuminations. With this property, 90° phase difference for a pair of orthogonal linearly polarized waves can be realized. Two methods are utilized to analyze the inhomogeneous property of the polarizer and to provide detailed parameter estimation steps/formulas. The effects of polarizer size and oblique incidence are also studied, and a very wide 3 dB axial-ratio beamwidth of 104° is achieved. Measured results indicate that the proposed CP SIW horn can obtain a matching bandwidth greater than 40% (22–34 GHz) and a CP radiation bandwidth of 30% (22–29.8 GHz). Simple structure and wideband CP performance make it an attractive candidate for broadband millimeter-wave applications.
ALTERED FLOWER COLOR AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME

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A new stratospheric and tropospheric NO2 retrieval algorithm for nadir-viewing satellite instruments : applications to OMI

Abstract. We describe a new algorithm for the retrieval of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) vertical columns from nadir-viewing satellite instruments. This algorithm (SP2) is the basis for the Version 2.1 OMI This algorithm (SP2) is the basis for the Version 2.1 Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) NO2 Standard Product and features a novel method for separating the stratospheric and tropospheric columns. NO2 Standard Product and features a novel method for separating the stratospheric and tropospheric columns. The approach estimates the stratospheric NO2 directly from satellite data without using stratospheric chemical transport models or assuming any global zonal wave pattern. Tropospheric NO2 columns are retrieved using air mass factors derived from high-resolution radiative transfer calculations and a monthly climatology of NO2 profile shapes. We also present details of how uncertainties in the retrieved columns are estimated. The sensitivity of the retrieval to assumptions made in the stratosphere–troposphere separation is discussed and shown to be small, in an absolute sense, for most regions. We compare daily and monthly mean global OMI NO2 retrievals using the SP2 algorithm with those of the original Version 1 Standard Product (SP1) and the Dutch DOMINO product. The SP2 retrievals yield significantly smaller summertime tropospheric columns than SP1, particularly in polluted regions, and are more consistent with validation studies. SP2 retrievals are also relatively free of modeling artifacts and negative tropospheric NO2 values. In a reanalysis of an INTEX-B validation study, we show that SP2 largely eliminates an ~20% discrepancy that existed between OMI and independent in situ springtime NO2 SP1 measurements.
Enhancement of Percutaneous Absorption on Skin by Plasma Drug Delivery Method

Transdermal drug delivery (TDD) is a painless method of low-dose drug delivery. The advantages and disadvantages of transdermal drug delivery methods are named and basic methods such as using chemical enhancers, iontophoresis and electrophoresis are introduced. One of the promising methods make use of plasma which is generated in atmospheric pressure mostly in volume or on surface dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) or in plasma jet. As the plasma produces various particles according to the used gas, UV radiation and heat, their effects on skin and barrier function are described. Improvement of transdermal drug delivery of hydrophilic drug galantamine hydrobromide (GaHBr) using microplasma electrode is introduced. corneum lipid membranes depends strongly on the ceramide composition of these membranes. Molecular dynamics simulations show that ceramides with shorter (four- to eight-carbon acyl chains) fatty acid chains increase skin permeability, whereas
Phosphorus Sorption and Saturation in the Ganges Tidal Floodplain Soils of Bangladesh

The soils developed from the Ganges sediments in the coastal area of Bangladesh and India extend several thousand hectares and important from the view point of rice cultivation. Phosphorus, one of the important environmental and agricultural element, retention behavior of the Ganges floodplain soils is poorly reported. The objective of this study was to determine maximum phosphorus adsorption capacity (MPAC) and to develop Psat for 13 Ganges Tidal Floodplain soils of Bangladesh. The MPAC value and Psat based on Mehlich-3 extractions were determined. The conventional adsorption equations, such as the Langmuir, Freudlich and Temkin equations were used to describe the P sorption of the studied soils. The MPAC value varied from 1250 to 2000 mg/kg and correlated with EC (r = 0.59, p<0.05) and CEC (r = -0.74, P<0.01). The sorption capacity of the tested soils ranged from 511 to 545 mg/kg and the calculated energy of adsorption of the soils varied from 0.192 to 1.00 μg/mL and it was a positively correlated with clay (r=0.7, p<0.01) and CEC (r = 0.63, p<0.05) but negatively with silt (r= -0.80, p<0.01), pH (H2O) (r=-0.60, p<0.05) and with MPAC (r=-0.59, p<0.05) values. Phosphorus saturation indices of the studied sample demonstrated a far below the threshold critical limit of 25%.