Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Roads traveled by female victims of gender-based violence. A study case in municipality of Tuluá - Valle, Colombia

This document deals with the results of a research project on actions undertaken by women victims of gender violence in the modality of violence of couple and the institutional responses from health and justice sector, their demands or requirements. It describes the main obstacles to the accessibility of services and its likely part of the implementation of the law 1258 of 2008 of prevention, promotion, care and punishment of violence against women in Colombia. The study was conducted in the municipality of Tulua - Valle del Cauca - Colombia, between the years 2014 - 2015, under the qualitative approach. The results show, once again, that violence against women is a serious violation to their rights and despite the legislative progress and public policy, in Colombia and in particular in Tulua, they remain large obstacles for women to make effective the right to a life free of violence; victims of gender-based violence there are weaknesses in the implementation of the frameworks responsible for the care and restoration of rights of victims, violating the fundamental right of access to justice, judicial authorities which constitutes further discrimination faced by women.
Fecal testosterone in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis): behavioural and endocrine correlates

Noninvasive endocrine techniques allow repeated sampling of the same individual to study causes and consequences of variation in individual behaviour and physiology. In this study, radioimmunoassay was used to measure fecal testosterone and to assess the repeatability of the testosterone assay for bighorn rams (Ovis canadensis). Fecal samples were collected from marked males during the pre-rut and the rut over 2 years. Results were highly repeatable for samples of the same ram within a day (r = 0.93). Fecal testosterone peaked during the pre-rut (when social relationships are established) and then declined from the pre-rut to the rut. For both years of study, fecal testosterone was correlated with social rank (2001: r = 0.73, P < 0.0001; 2002: r = 0.54, P = 0.007) and age (2001: r = 0.65, P = 0.002; 2002: r = 0.53, P = 0.008) of individual rams. When age was accounted for, however, the relationship between social rank and testosterone was no longer significant. Aggressiveness (measured as hourly interacti.
Characterization of Mineral Macronutrients Kinetics During Faeces-Based Composting Process in Composting Toilets

Given the environmental concerns and public health risks that could arise, the use of composting toilets by-products requires compliance with quality standards beforehand. However, such quality assessment is often lacking for those by-products in rapidly urbanizing sub-Saharan cities. This study examines the kinetics of major mineral nutrients [i.e., nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), which are among the key indicators of a compost’s stability] during a composting process of fecal matters from composting toilets. The monitoring was carried out at Abobo-Sagbe, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire over a 4.5-month period. Feces-based compost data collected on 6 different dates (i.e., on the 28th , 48th , 62nd , 76th , 90th , and 133nd day from the start of the composting process) were analyzed, and screened for their contents in total N, total P and K. Results showed a rapid decrease of the content of all three elements during the first 29 days, followed by a sharp increase, especially for P and K, and then a quite stable variation during the last 2 months of the monitoring. Variations of C/N ratio during the study were similar to those reported previously. Although the proportions of P and K were satisfactory at the end of the monitoring period, the final C/N ratio was relatively high compared to suitable ratios characterizing mature composts, suggesting therefore additional time may be required before any use of the compost as fertilizer in agriculture.
Psychological Distress in Norwegian Nurses and Teachers over Nine Years

Psychological distress have been found to be high and influence negatively nurses’ and teachers’ work. In this nine-year project, we present the first longitudinal study comparing psychological distress from 1467 students and young professionals in nursing and teaching. Psychological distress was measured with GHQ 12 at the start and the end of their studies and three and six years after graduation. Both descriptive statistics and estimated models were used to assess psychological distress over time. Psychological distress increased significantly in both groups during education. The reduction of psychological distress was significant among the nurses, and they clearly showed a “healthy worker effect” when coming into clinical work. The teachers had a small and non-significant reduction in the same period and did not show a positive effect after starting pedagogical work.
Measurements of non-volatile aerosols with a VTDMA and their correlations with carbonaceous aerosols in Guangzhou, China

Abstract. Simultaneous measurements of aerosol volatility and carbonaceous matters were conducted at a suburban site in Guangzhou, China, in February and March 2014 using a volatility tandem differential mobility analyzer (VTDMA) and an organic carbon/elemental carbon (OC ∕ EC) analyzer. Low volatility (LV) particles, with a volatility shrink factor (VSF) at 300 °C exceeding 0.9, contributed 5 % of number concentrations of the 40 nm particles and 11–15 % of the 80–300 nm particles. They were composed of non-volatile material externally mixed with volatile material, and therefore did not evaporate significantly at 300 °C. Non-volatile material mixed internally with the volatile material was referred to as medium volatility (MV, 0.4
9. FERROMAGNETIC AND MATRIX SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE HEMIPELAGIC MARLS FROM THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA 1

We emphasize the importance of the matrix susceptibility of hemipelagic marls that have weak low-field susceptibility ( Ko). In Hole 977A, the continuous record of Ko in the first 60 m below seafloor shows oscillations that are in good agreement with the oxygen isotopic data. This, therefore, suggests a record of climatic signal. The relevant relationship between Ko and NGR permits a semiquantitative estimate of the paramagnetic susceptibility, which is essentially the matrix susceptibility. We measured the high-field susceptibility of 63 samples from Holes 974B, 976C, and 977A and found that matrix susceptibility dominates Ko when Ko < 300 μSI (10‐6 SI units by volume). Both the matrix and ferromagnetic susceptibilities vary in the same proportion. This result is of major importance and cautions against the use of Ko as a normalizer in sediments for rock-magnetic paleointensity investigation. Hysteresis parameters and low-temperature demagnetization of isothermal remanent magnetization indicate the occurrence of chemically pure magnetite with pseudo‐single-domain structure. We observed a progressive dissolution of magnetite with depth. Local enhancement of paramagnetic or superparamagnetic susceptibilities are observed at the top of organic-rich layers.
Unit Root and Cointegration Testing under Structural Breaks: An Application to Thailand's Energy Demand *

This paper examines the impact of structural change on unit root and cointegration tests and the cointegration relationship and the error correction model (ECM) for Thai energy demand. Procedures which endogenize the location of an a priori unknown break point are employed for the individual times series and the relationship between energy consumption, income, energy prices and structural variation. In general, the recognition of structural change has lead to some unique insights. Results indicate an inelastic demand in income and prices and elastic in structural
A modelling study of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) larval dispersal in southern Portugal: predictions of larval wastage and self-recruitment in the Algarve stock

A set of simulations using a validated and realistic parameterization of a numerical model was conducted for the south and southwest Portuguese regions as an attempt to understand larval dispersal patterns in the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). Larvae were introduced in the model as Lagrangian particles with five different behavioural scenarios concerning their ability to migrate vertically. Growth rate was temperature dependent and the larvae were tracked individually. The end point of the simulations was the position of the larvae when they reached competency at age 1. Age 1.25 was also considered to simulate a possible delay in settling due to lack of an appropriate substrate. The results showed that the majority of the larvae reached age 1 near the hatching area along the southern shelf, while low exchange of larvae between the south and the west coasts was observed, especially for behavioural scenarios where larvae remained in relatively shallow waters. Scenarios where larvae performed diurnal .
Genetic diversity of Potamogeton pectinatus L. in Iran as revealed by ISSR markers

Abstract Potamogeton pectinatus L. is a widespread aquatic species distributed widely in aquatic ecosystems of Iran. In this study, inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers were used to assess the genetic diversity of 35 accessions and 175 individuals of P. pectinatus collected from different regions of Iran. In total, 123 polymorphic DNA fragments were amplified from five combinations of ISSR primers. The ISSR based principle coordinate analyses (PCoA) demonstrated four different groups mostly corresponding with their geographic origins (North, Kerman/Fars, Centre and Southwest). The most variable populations were found in the central region of Iran possibly as a consequence of the larger number of samples from that region. The result of molecular variance (AMOVA) attributed 11% of the total genetic variation among and 89% within population variation. The results showed high levels of intra-regional and low inter-regional gene flow between clones, although the Northern accessions were clearly differentiated from the others. There was a low correlation between genetic distance and geographic distance of accessions. The results of STRUCTURE analysis suggested the presence of three genetic groups of this species in Iran, mostly adapted to different ecological conditions. Our results cover one of the gaps of different studies worldwide. In addition, our results confirm high levels of genetic diversity of P. pectinatus in Iran.
Spatial patterns of benthic diversity in molluscs from West Antarctica

Abstract Despite several works that have documented patterns of diversity in deep sea organisms, trends of diversity and the processes responsible for such trends still remain unclear. To date very few studies have documented the effects of variables such as latitude and longitude in deep-sea organisms in the Antarctic region. We explored the spatial patterns of diversity of benthic gastropods and bivalves in an extensive region about 2200 km long and 500 km wide from the South Shetland Islands to the Bellingshausen Sea in West Antarctica. A total of 134 species from 54 sites was recorded. Alpha diversity and beta diversity (measured as Whittaker’s and Bray-Curtis similarity indices) were highly variable among areas. None of the species richness estimators measured as Sobs, Chao2, Jacknife1 and Jacknife2, stabilized towards asymptotic values in any area. The number of rare species was large with almost half of species represented by 1 or 2 individuals (41%) and most species (62%) restricted to 1 or 2 sites. The partial Mantel test revealed that similarity between sites increased with the decrease of depth differences, but not with horizontal separation.
Tornado Climatology of Turkey

AbstractA climatology of tornadoes in Turkey is presented using records from a wide variety of sources (e.g., the Turkish State Meteorological Service, European Severe Weather Database, newspaper archives, Internet searches, etc.). The climatology includes the annual, diurnal, geographical, and intensity distributions of both mesocyclonic and nonmesocyclonic tornadoes. From 1818 to 2013, 385 tornado cases were obtained. The tornadoes range from F0 to F3, with F1 being the most frequently reported or inferred intensity. Mesocyclonic tornadoes are most likely in May and June, and a secondary maximum in frequency is present in October and November. Nonmesocyclonic tornadoes (waterspouts) are most common in the winter along the (southern) Mediterranean coast and in the fall along the Black Sea (northern) coast. Tornadoes (both mesocyclonic and nonmesocyclonic) are most likely in the afternoon and early evening hours.
Prevalence of Helicobacter-Like bacteria in the gastric mucosa of pigs slaughtered in south-east spain

We report an investigation of the prevalence of Helicobacter-like organisms morphologically similar to Candidatus Helicobacter suis (HLOs) detected by carbolfucsin in pig�s gastric mucosa (cardiac, fundic and pyloric areas) and its relationship with mortality by gastric ulcer during fattening, the lesional stage at slaughter and the breed. Three studies were carried out in 1998 (study 1), 2000 (study 2) and 2005 (study 3) and animals in studies 1 and 3 were from the same farms of origin and common nursery. Study 1 included samples from 60 randomly selected stomachs of pigs from two batches showing very different mortality by acute gastric ulceration during fi nishing collected at slaughter. In study 2, samples were from Iberian, Duroc and Landrace animals. Study 3 included 20 stomachs from crossbreed animals. No relationship was found between the presence and density of bacteria with the mortality by gastric ulcer or with the lesional score or breed. However, a comparison of the samples collected in both studies pointed to a substantial increase in the prevalence and density of HLOs in gastric mucosa in study 2, showing an infl uence of the density in the cardiac area on the non-glandular mucosa lesional stage (p=0.011) There were differences between samples studied in 1998 and those collected in 2000 and 2005, being none signifi cant between the latter. Regarding lesional severity, Iberian pigs mean lesional score was lower than in Landrace and Duroc pigs (p<0.001) and these had a similar score. The increase HLO infection overtime coincides with the ban in the use of antimicrobials as growth promoters in the European Union in 1998 and further studies should be carried out to confi rm this important association.
Improving bottleneck features for Vietnamese large vocabulary continuous speech recognition system using deep neural networks

In this paper, the pre-training method based on denoising auto-encoder is investigated and proved to be good models for initializing bottleneck networks of Vietnamese speech recognition system that result in better recognition performance compared to base bottleneck features reported previously. The experiments are carried out on the dataset containing speeches on Voice of Vietnam channel (VOV). The results show that the DBNF extraction for Vietnamese recognition decreases relative word error rate by 14 % and 39 % compared to the base bottleneck features and MFCC baseline, respectively.
An Analytic Model of the Silicon-Based Nanowire Schottky Barrier MOSFET

In this paper, an analytic model of the Silicon-based Nanowire Schottky-Barrier MOSFETs is developed based on the 2D solution of body potential together with the WKB tunneling theory. The proposed model predicts the electrical characteristics of the silicon-based nanowire Schottky barrier MOSFETs with different geometry and structure parameters and extensive comparisons with the 2-D numerical simulation show that the presented model is valid for all operation regions of such a device with a variety of geometry parameters and different work function configurations of the metal source (drain). Such a compact model may be useful for us to benchmark nanowire Schottky barrier MOSFET circuit performance and device structure optimization.
The Impact of Chatbots in Customer Engagement

Author Emma Ojapuska Title The impact of chatbots impact in customer engagement Year 2018 Language English Pages 42 Name of Supervisor Peter Smeds The main goal of this thesis is to understand the impact that a chatbot has on customer engagement. The thesis aims to find the factors that can affect the positive or negative outcome that the chatbot has on customer engagement. The thesis will also examine how chabots differ from other communication channels that are used to increase customer engagement. The thesis is divided into two parts; the theoretical framework and the empirical research. The theoretical part is divided into three sections. The first section will explain what customer engagement means and how businesses can succeed in increasing the customer engagement. The second part focuses on digital communication channels that companies are using, and what customers are expecting from these channels. The third will explain what a chatbot is. The qualitative method was chosen for the empirical research. Six companies were part of the empirical research. Qualitative method was chosen because it enabled to get a more thorough picture of the experiences that the companies had with chatbot as a tool to increase customer engagement. In the second part of the thesis, the research results will be presented and analyzed by comparing them to the theoretical framework. The results show that in most cases the chatbot affects the customer engagement positively, and also that specific functions that the chatbot cannot perform can make the whole experience negative.
Implications of organic carbon, trace elemental and CaCO 3 variations in a sediment core from the Arabian Sea

Arabian Sea differs from other oceanic areas by strong seasonal variations in sea surface circulation controlled by the monsoonal wind system, very high primary productivity (PP) and the presence of an intense Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ). Sediment core, collected from a depth of 803 M in OMZ of eastern Arabian Sea, was analyzed for organic carbon, CaCO3, grain size and trace metals (Cu, Zn, Cr, Mn and Fe). Organic carbon and CaCO3 varied from 0.5-4.7% and 34-55.9% respectively and exhibit an inverse relation, whereas a positive correlation is observed between organic carbon and clay fraction in the upper 150 cm. Cu, Zn and Cr show positive correlation with organic carbon and is negatively related to CaCO3. Mn and Cr show inverse correlation due to the influence of redox conditions of the sedimentary column. Low productivity, oxic conditions and less intense southwest monsoon prevailed during the deglacial period. Productivity has increased from 16 kyr to the modern age.
Statistical methods for critical scenarios in aeronautics

We present numerical results obtained on the CEMRACS project Predictive SMS proposed by Safety Line. The goal of this work was to elaborate a purely statistical method in order to reconstruct the deceleration profile of a plane during landing under normal operating conditions, from a database containing around $1500$ recordings. The aim of Safety Line is to use this model to detect malfunctions of the braking system of the plane from deviations of the measured deceleration profile of the plane to the one predicted by the model. This yields to a multivariate nonparametric regression problem, which we chose to tackle using a Bayesian approach based on the use of gaussian processes. We also compare this approach with other statistical methods.
AUTOMATIC AND EXPLICIT PARENTING COGNITIONS

Aim. The aim of the present study was to document the relationship between automatic and explicit parenting cognitions and alcohol use in adolescents. In addition, we examined whether this relationship was dependent on parental alcohol use. Method. A convenience sample of 59 parents (57.63% mothers, 59.32% younger than 50 years) with children between 14 and 18 years (58.93% girls) completed the Relational Responding Task (RRT) prior to a paper-and-pencil questionnaire. Results. The relationship between automatic parenting cognitions as measured by the RRT and the frequency of adolescent alcohol intake among drinkers was significant, χ2(1) = 7.74, p < . 01, even after controlling for the predictive validity of explicit parenting cognitions. The prevalence of alcohol use was related to explicit parenting cognitions (OR=.223, p<.001) but not automatic parenting cognitions. Conclusion. This study is the first to demonstrate that automatic parenting cognitions as measured by the RRT can be used as a predictor of alcohol use in adolescents who have initiated drinking, even after controlling for explicit parenting cognitions. This study provides the starting point of a much broader research program aimed at uncovering the relationship between automatic parenting cognitions and offspring behavior, also beyond the domain of alcohol use.
Overcoming the Influence of Human Shadowing and Obstacles via Modified Building Using Frequency Selective Wallpapers for 60 GHz

The growing demand for a very high speed and bandwidth over wireless communications makes the millimeter wave (mm-wave) “60 GHz” a great choice to be studied and used in order to achieve this desire. While the propagating signal of this frequency can be easily blocked by any obstacle or body that faces it. This paper aims to solve this problem by using the SL (square loop) FSS (frequency selective surfaces) in such a way to provide a stronger reflected signal to those shadowed positions as a result from the variety of the signal paths and enhancing the received signal power. So, minimizing the effect of human bodies that can attenuate 60 GHz signal.
Influence of Social Media on Chinese Students’ Choice of an Overseas Study Destination: An Information Adoption Model Perspective

ABSTRACT This study is an experimental investigation of the influence of social media on choosing an overseas study destination. The elaboration likelihood model of communication and persuasion provides a conceptual basis for this study. Data was collected through convenience sampling of Chinese students from three Brisbane tertiary institutions. Participants were provided with one of the four treatments with manipulated stimuli. Results suggest that social media content is an influential factor in determining destination attractiveness, and may, if correctly specified, facilitate high elaboration and generate corresponding positive or negative impressions of the study destination from students.