Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Does CEO Emotional Intelligence Affect the Performance of the Company's Research and Development

This paper, using qualitative and quantitative data, investigates how behavioral aspects of managers (measured by emotional intelligence) impact performance of innovative companies (measured by high investment in research and development). The results obtained clearly show, for these companies, there is a significant and positive relationship between CEO emotional intelligent and their financial, social and environmental performance.
The Value of Teaching Creativity in Adult Education

In today’s postmodern world, change is the only thing for sure. As a result, creative capacity is the key. Learning creative thinking in fact is a useful vehicle for adult learners to polish their abilities and orientate the world around them. This article attempts to review creativity-related literature and to provide some salient considerations for adult educators with the desire to promote creativity in the classrooms. To begin, the definition of creativity was disclosed. Then the process of creativity was reviewed. Following this line, several factors, including personality traits, knowledge and expertise, motivation and self-efficacy, learning style and thinking style, teaching approaches, assessment and reward, and environment, that might facilitate or stifle creativity were discussed. Finally, some suggestions for adult educators were provided.
3D Reconstruction of the Spine From Uncalibrated Biplanar Intra-Operative X-Ray Images

A new technique for the intra-operative 3D reconstruction of the spine from biplanar chest radiographs was developed. The technique uses a self-calibration algorithm that does not require a calibration object; the radiographic set-up is calibrated from the natural content of the images (i.e. matched anatomical landmarks and surgical implants). Since no calibration object is required, the technique is suitable for the retrospective study of scoliosis surgical treatments in 3D. An automatic procedure for the selection of matched landmarks was implemented in order to improve the quality of the results. This algorithm selects a subset of the available landmarks that are to be used for the calibration procedure. The selection criteria are based on quality of stereo-correspondence and breadth of spatial distribution.In vitro and in vivo tests showed that the proposed technique is feasible and reaches the expected accuracy.
COUPLING BUILDING SIMULATION WITH AGENT SIMULATION FOR EXPLORATION TO ENVIRONMENTALLY SYMBIOTIC ARCHITECTURE

A method of simulating the interaction between an architectural environment and human action in the environment is described. The computational model is composed of a model for building simulation, a model for action simulation, and a model to mediate the simulation models. This model is being developed to find the environmentally symbiotic actions and the knowledge and beliefs that people are encouraged to acquire to perform such actions. There might be no room in the majority of traditional simulation to model an occupant as the individual that has desire, belief, and intention. The proposed model may provide a solution to complement the disadvantage.
The Use of Exercise in Mental Health Care

Aim of the present research was planned to examine: a) the perceptions of professionals of mental health with regard to the use of physical activity when working with patients with psychiatric disorders and b) to study professionals’ decisive factors for the promotion of physical activity in the working context. Material and Method: The sample of the research constituted of 173 professionals of mental health (men N = 52, women N = 121) from the state Psychiatric Hospital and other Mental health services in the area of The ssaloniki. Results: The Correlation Analysis showed that the intention is connected positively with the positive effect of physical activity (r = .49), the role of personal physical exercise ( r = .46), the relation between physical and mental health ( r = .33), weaker correlations were found with the negative effect of physical exercise ( r = .28) and with the convictions of control ( r = -.26). Regression Analysis showed that the professionals attitudes towards physical activity, as well as the role of personal physical exercise, constitute important predicting factors for their intention the promotion of physical activity (34%). On the other hand, the promotion in their working place, was very small, since 76% of them could not promote any physical activity at all. Conclusions: The promotion of physical activity from the mental health professionals depends so much on their personal positive opinions for the physical activity, but also from their personal evaluation of behavior and the availability of resources.
Testing methodological developments in the conduct of narrative synthesis: a demonstration review of research on the implementation of smoke alarm interventions

In the context of systematic reviews, statistical meta-analysis of findings is not always possible. Where this is the case, or where a review of implementation evidence is required, narrative synthesis of data is typically undertaken. Drawing on recently developed guidance aimed at those undertaking data synthesis - and information on the implementation of domestic smoke detectors - we present findings from a demonstration of the tools and techniques that can be used in a narrative synthesis. The work demonstrates how this process can be made more transparent, and suggests that using the tools and techniques can improve the quality of narrative synthesis.
Ultra-Wideband Bandpass Filter Based on Parallel-Coupled Microstrip Lines and Defected Ground Structure

─ A compact planar microstrip bandpass filter with 3.1 GHz  10.6 GHz bandwidth, below 1 dB in-band insertion loss, 0.2 ns  0.6 ns group delay and out-of-band rejection level better than 10 dB is presented for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. The desired UWB is realized by etching a defected ground structure (DGS) in the ground plane and loading a folded steppedimpedance stub by one of the coupling microstrip lines. This can offer two transmission zeros at lower and upper edges of the passband, which improve the passband selectivity and out-of-band rejection significantly. An equivalent lumped circuit model is introduced; the result of the circuit model fits the EM model well. The simulated and measured results are in good agreement Index Terms Bandpass filter, coupled microstrip lines, defected ground structure (DGS), and folded stepped-impedance stub.
Fuzzy & Graph Theoretic Approach for the Selection of Advanced Manufacturing System Investments

In this paper, a fuzzy graph theoretic approach is proposed to select the most suitable advanced manufacturing system (AMS) from a set of alternatives available. Both tangible and intangible factors like operating cost, product quality, process flexibility etc. affecting the AMS have been considered for the selection among the alternatives. The fuzzy score has been used to convert intangible factors to crisp scores and then graph theoretic approach has been applied to calculate the single numerical index for ranking among the AMS alternatives.
Application of X-ray CT to the study of microstructure and diffusivity in cementitious materials

At the beginning of its development, the X-ray CT technique originally was developed for medical analysis [1]. However, along with the advances in technology, the ability of X-ray CT continues to increase. Therefore, the use of X-ray CT is no longer intended for medical application but has expanded to other fields such as civil engineering especially for material science. Related to construction materials, there are many experimental methods that can be used to study the microstructure of cementitious materials such as scanning electron microscope (SEM) [2-4], backscattered electron (BSE) [5-7], mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) [8-10] and permeability test. However, each of those experimental methods generally only provides few aspects related to the microstructure of cementitious materials. On the other hand, there are many aspects which can be obtained from the microstructure of cementitious materials just through the use of X-ray CT technique. This present study describes the versatility of the application of X-ray CT technique to study the microstructure and diffusivity of cementitious materials. In this research, there are two types of X-ray CT systems used to acquire the 3D image of the internal structure of cementitious materials i.e. synchrotron X-ray CT at SPring-8, Japan and micro-focus X-ray CT at Hokkaido University, Japan. Through the application of X-ray CT technique this research could provide better understanding of the microstructure change in cementitious materials. In addition, with the proposed X-ray CT technique coupled with in-situ tracer diffusion test, the transport mechanism of diffusion inside crack and through the uncracked matrix would be further understood.
Ammonia Synthesis via Non-Equilibrium Reaction of Lithium Nitride in Hydrogen Flow Condition

Lithium nitride Li3N is hydrogenated below 300°C under 0.5MPa of H2, and then LiNH2 and LiH are formed as products. Furthermore, the reaction between LiNH2 and H2 proceeds below 250°C under 0.5MPa of H2 flow condition, which forms NH3 and LiH. In this study, we proposed and investigated another synthesis method of ammonia by combining these two reactions, which proceed in laboratory-scale under more moderate conditions than those of Haber­Bosch process. As a result, it was experimentally clarified that the ammonia synthesis were able to be operated below 300°C with realistic reactions rate by non-equilibrium reaction field under 0.5MPa H2 flow condition, where a gas circuit system and a larger scale NH3 synthesis system were designed and assembled for the experiments. [doi:10.2320/matertrans.M2014382]
Effects of intense fishing pressure on an assemblage of coral reef fishes

Fishing is the most important exploitative activity on coral reefs. Despite this, there are few direct tests, utilizing manipulative or natural experiments, of the impact of fishing on coral reef fish assemblages. This paper documents a natural experiment in the central Philippines: a dramatic increase in fishing pressure within a 750 m long marine reserve, previously protected from fishing for 10 yr (1974 to 1984). In 1983, the site had a significantly higher abundance of fishes, particularly those considered to be favoured targets of fishermen (e.g. serranids, lutjanids, lethrinids), than similar sites which were fished. Abundances were estimated by visual census within the reserve and at 3 control sites. In early 1984, protective management broke down and fishing by up to 100 municipal fisherman began, using traps, hand-lines, gill-nets, spears and occasionally more destructive, non-selective fishing methods, such as explosives and drive nets. The reserve and control sites were recensused after 18 mo of fishing in the Sumilon Island reserve. There were decreases in abundance of favoured targets of fishermen and a significant change in community structure including significant decreases in both species richness and density of the coral reef fish assemblage inside the reserve but not at the 3 control sites. Species which contributed most to the change in community structure were not favoured targets and had not constituted a large proportion of yield in previous years Significant decreases in abundance of small, schooling planktivores and benthlc feeding chaetodontids, and significant increases in abundance of small labrids and large scarids, were related largely to the effectiveness of explosives and drive nets against planktivores and herbivores and degradation of the shallow benthic habitat caused by both these methods. Thus, the intense fishing pressure had both direct and indirect effects and a far wider impact on the fish assemblage than the predicted significant decreases in abundance of target species.
Urea-based combustion process for the synthesis of nanocrystalline Ni-La-Fe-O catalysts

Nanocrystalline Ni-La-Fe-O catalysts having the general formula NiLaxFe2-xO4 (0.00 ≤ x ≤ 2.00) were synthesized by the combustion route employing urea as a combustion fuel. The calcination process was affected at 500°C. The structural properties of the obtained catalysts were systematically investigated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectra (EDX), and nitrogen adsorption at -196°C. Crystalline NiFe2O4 and La2NiO4 phases were detected for the catalysts having x = 0.00 and 2.00, respectively, as a result of solid-solid interaction between mixtures precursors. The activity of the obtained catalysts was checked for hydrogen peroxide decomposition at 35-55°C. A synergic effect was observed for the catalysts having x-value of 1.00 and 1.50. Such effect was attributed to the increase in the number of the active constituents involved in the catalytic decomposition of H2O2.
CEO OVERCONFIDENCE AND COST STICKINESS

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A Comparison of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Uruguayan and New Zealand Beef Systems

Summary In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from beef production Uruguayan and New Zealand systems have a significant role to play. Despite the differences, both are exposed to the same threats, i.e. more profitable alternative systems competing for the land, with enhanced production through intensification being a common response, and increasing pressure on the environment. This issue has attracted attention around the world concerning climate change and GHG emissions associated with animal production systems. The comparison using a whole-farm model (OVERSEER®), shows clear differences in GHG emissions, with higher emissions (in carbon dioxide equivalents, CO 2 eq) per kilogram of beef on Uruguayan farms (18.4-21.0 kg CO 2 eq/beef) compared with New Zealand farms (8-10 kg CO 2 eq/beef) as a result of lower production efficiency. However, the emissions per hectare were higher on intensive New Zealand farms (3013-6683 kg CO 2 eq/ha/year) than on Uruguayan farms (1895-2226 kg CO 2 eq/ha/year) due to high stocking rates and increased inputs. Sensitivity analysis revealed a large effect of methodology and the benefit of using tier 2 factors that account for differences in animal productivity and feed quality. Nitrous oxide emissions factors for animal excreta determined in New Zealand are half of the default IPCC factors, while activity factors for indirect nitrous oxide emissions from excreta-ammonia and N leaching are 50% and 23% respectively. Increased feed conversion efficiency in the more intensive systems was associated with lower GHG intensity but farm systems also need to account for other environmental factors that are more important on a regional or catchment basis.
Study of the Mechanical Performance of a Recycled Aggregate Concrete with Admixture Addition

The needs of the construction sector are still increasing for concrete. However the shortage of natural resources of aggregate could be a problem for the concrete industry. In addition, the negative impact on the environment is due to the construction demolition; where disposal wastes create a severe ecological and environmental hazard. In the last decade, a major interest has been developed for the reuse of recycled aggregates that present more than 70% of the concrete volume. The reused products should fulfill the requirements of lower cost and better quality, in order to establish its role in the concrete. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of the local admixtures on the mechanical behavior of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). Physical and mechanical properties of RAC were investigated including density, compressive and flexural strength. The non-destructive test methods (NDT: pulse-velocity and rebound hammer) were used to determine the concrete strength. The results obtained were compared with crushed aggregate concrete (CAC) using the normal compressive testing machine test method. Thus, the convenience of indirect tests in the case of a recycled aggregate concrete were demonstrated.
Demonstrating How to Best Examine Group-based Segregation: A Statistical and Conceptual Multilevel Approach

Segregation between ethnic or sociodemographic groups represents a longstanding key independent and dependent variable for the social sciences. However, researchers have only recently begun to take advantage of inferential rather than descriptive statistical techniques in order to assess various aspects of segregation. Specifically, this paper shows that the multilevel binomial response approach suggested by Leckie et al. (2012) provides a particularly flexible framework for describing and explaining segregation in ways not previously possible. Taking the index of dissimilarity (D) as an example we demonstrate how the multilevel binomial response approach helps to reduce the problem of small unit bias, allows to asses segregation at different scales and enables researchers to better understand the role of individual- and contextual-level explanatory variables in shaping segregation. To this end, we employ three case studies focusing on different manifestations of ethnic and gender segregation using survey data from urban, national and cross-national settings.
Between Explorative and Confirmative Estimation Methods for the Structural Equation Models

En The aim of this work is to show an integrated approach for using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with an information theoretic proposal when the classic approach doesn’t work. The estimation methods used are the Partial Least Squares (PLS), for a non-parametric and explorative analysis and the Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) method, for parametric and confirmative analysis. In this respect, the innovatory aspects are the follows: (i) the estimation methods are used as an statistical integrated approach, in order to apply the potentiality and the main characteristics of both of them; (ii) the extension of the SEM model in case both of the estimation methods cannot perform well the data, by considering the information theory of the Generalized Maximum Entropy (GME).
Novel Fractal DGSs for Band-gap Filter with Improved Q-factor

This paper presents a novel fractal defected ground structure (FDGS) for designing high Q-factor band-gap filter. Key parameters of the proposed FDGS are studied. The decreased slot distance causes rapid increase in the filter Q-factor. The designed second iterative FDGS provides the band-gap property at 1.662 GHz with 3-dB bandwidth of 10.8 MHz and Q-factor 69.25. The rejection level of the second iterative FDGS is greater than 40 dB. The third iterative FDGS has smaller dimension than that of the second iterative FDGS. Moreover, the third iterative FDGS has two resonant frequencies with suppression levels of 33 dB and 26 dB. The Q-factors of the resonant frequencies are 24.22 and 27.36 respectively.
HOW DID POLICY INTERVENTIONS IN WHEAT EXPORT MARKETS IN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE DURING THE FOOD CRISIS 2007/2008 INFLUENCE WORLD MARKET PRICE TRANSMISSION?

This paper investigates the impacts of export controls in Russia and Ukraine on wheat world market price transmission during the 2007/2008 global food crisis. Russia and Ukraine aimed to reduce wheat exports induced by extraordinarily high world market prices to secure sufficient wheat supply on the domestic markets. Utilizing a Markov-Switching vector error correction model (MSVECM), we find that the temporary export restrictions induced negative effects on wheat markets in Russia and Ukraine. Although instability increased on the world markets itself, we have shown that the increase in the market instability was particularly pronounced in Russia and Ukraine. Also, the export restrictions dampened price transmission to the farmers’ prices, which pushed the growers’ prices below their long-run equilibrium level. Thus, investment incentives in wheat production which could result from high world market prices were foregone.
Translation evaluation on the surface of texts: a preliminary analysis

The article introduces the relationship between translation evaluation and certain features on the surface of texts. The process and results from the evaluation of 48 texts by 88 subjects were analysed to explore the following aspects: emphasised words, actions on emphasised words, text length, resemblance to original format, lexical density and readability. Analyses were conducted to examine whether these aspects may have led to an increase in evaluators‘ attention levels. Data were taken from a previous study and completed with new analyses, some of which were carried out with Wordsmith Tools software. Two content-independent features emerged as significant in the translation evaluation: consistency in the decisions taken and, more especially, productivity, measured by the successful translation of as much of the text as possible. Although the results should be considered preliminary, they may inspire other studies involving control groups and enhanced experimental conditions. Much still remains to be explored in the fields of attention and translation evaluation.
Ocean general circulation model sensitivity experiments on the annual cycle of Western Hemisphere Warm Pool

[1] A series of ocean general circulation (OGCM) model experiments is carried out using a hybrid coordinate ocean model (HYCOM) to determine the annual cycle of Western Hemisphere Warm Pool (WHWP) heat budget and to assess the appropriateness of commonly used surface flux data sets in driving HYCOM simulations of the WHWP. Among the eight surface heat flux data sets addressed in this study, we find that the simulated SST is closest to the observations when the Southampton constrained (SHC) heat flux data are used, consistent with the conclusion of the data-based study of Enfield and Lee (2005). However, the modeled thermocline water is warmer and its stratification is weaker than observed regardless of the surface heat flux data used, possibly because of the low vertical resolution of the model used in this study. A preliminary heat budget analysis suggests that the surface net heat flux serves as the dominant forcing mechanism in the WHWP regions except in the equatorial Atlantic, where advective processes associated with the equatorial cold tongue are more important. A process of winter overturning that warms the upper layer by convection marks the Gulf of Mexico, while horizontal advection is of little importance there. The eastern north Pacific and Caribbean are affected significantly by vertical and horizontal advection during the onset and peak phases, slowing down the warming considerably.