Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The effects of online social networking on retail consumer dynamics in the attractions industry : The case of ‘ Eda ’ World theme park

dynamics in the attractions industry: The case of ‘E-da’ World theme park, Taiwan. Abstract Purpose of this study is to examine the trends in retail consumers’ consumption dynamics and patterns of purchase behavior within this new-technology-mediated environment. A behavioral purchase model was developed and tested to understand the ways social networks influence the decision making of individuals planning to visit a theme park. In particular, the proposed model delineates how online social networking (OSN) experience factors affect actual use (AU) of social media for purchasing of theme park services through an assessment of perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEOU). An electronic survey was conducted with members of a theme park’s brand fan page on the Facebook social media site namely, the E-da World Theme park in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung. Smart PLS 3, a partial least squares analysis, was employed to examine a series of eleven research hypotheses. The findings revealed a series of statistically significant influences from five exogenous variables on PU and PEOU, as well as the mediating role of PU on the PEOU – AU relationship. The results also provide important practical implications both for academics and practitioners by shedding light on the way social media works to encourage and support online purchasing of amusement services. ”
Growing dust grains in protoplanetary discs - I. radial drift with toy growth models

STM acknowledges the support of a Swinburne Special Studies Program. GL is grateful to the Australian Research Council for funding via Discovery project grant DP1094585 and acknowledges funding from the European Research Council for the FP7 ERC advanced grant project ECOGAL. JFG's research was conducted within the Lyon Institute of Origins under grant ANR-10-LABX-66.
Social determinants of health—Street children at crossroads

1The term “street children” has been used inter changeably with “children in especially difficult circumstances” in the remaining document. This paper discusses the findings of a research project which is an exploratory cum descriptive study [1] that aims to describe and examine the state and nature of the quality of life of street children accommodated at an unorganised colony in the city of Delhi. It provides a social profile of children and their families, and exploring the needs and aspirations of these children living in especially difficult circumstances. A non-probability sample of 100 street children in the age group of 5-16 years was randomly selected guided by their availability. An interview schedule was constructed and administered to gather data. The statistical analyses comprised frequencies and percentages on all the sections of the interview schedule. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse data from open-ended questions and observations. Case studies were supportive in giving an insight into the lives of children living in especially difficult circumstances. Findings suggest that the quality of life of the participants in this study was depressed due to a lack of access or substandard educational and medical facilities, or absence of emotional support from their poverty stricken families. The existing limited programmes by the government or the civil society for the welfare of street children are lacking in their focus and do not include the voices and needs of the beneficiaries. Although service providers expressed sympathy for street children, many regarded them as deviants, delinquents, future criminals, and a public nuisance. Based on the findings, it has been suggested that the street child phenomenon necessitates a partnership between governmental and non-governmental organizations to provide for policy and legislation, funding and resources to translate programs into concrete plans of action. It has further been argued that such an approach should extend to children using their resourcefulness and creativity, and show that they can be significant in development interventions. Children illustrate both the need for participatory approaches and the problems that arise when perceptions of participants conflict with those of experts.
Evolution of a shoaling internal solitary wavetrain

Field observations of an internal solitary wavetrain impacting a shoaling bottom are presented. Measurements of the spatio‐temporal characteristics of the shoaling waves are given, as well as estimations of the mixing they may have caused upon impact. The observations are discussed in the context of numerical simulations, laboratory experiments, and hypotheses recently raised on the origin and evolution of internal solitary waves in coastal environments.
A Study on Guided Peer Feedback in Group Work in an English as Foreign Language Writing Class in China

Peer feedback is a key to the quality of group work in foreign language writing classrooms. In order to better understand the use of peer feedback in writing foreign language (English) essays, a fifteen-week study was conducted by guided peer feedback in group work. 60 non-English-majored undergraduates in TG were randomly divided into 15 groups and one group member from every group was chosen as the leader of the group. This study chose three different tools – a checklist, a qualitative feedback sheet and a grading sheet, to guide peer feedback. Two English writing applied tests and an interview were utilized in this study to investigate the students’ views and attitude toward the writing teaching method of guided peer feedback. We found: (1) the method of guided peer feedback in group work could improve non-English-majored undergraduate students’ writing ability; (2) there were significant differences between males in CG and TG, and females in CG and TG; 3) non-English-majored undergraduate students in TG held the positive response for the combined writing instruction.
Detection Of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism In Egyptian Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy

Introduction and aim of the study: Approximately 10 - 40% of diabetic patients develop diabetic nephropathy. The pathogenesis of this drastic complication is not clearly understood; but available data suggest that multiple factors contribute to this complication. Several publications suggested that genetic predisposition played a role in development of diabetic nephropathy which clusters within families in both type I and type II diabetes mellitus. The present study was performed to evaluate the association between angiotensin converting-enzyme gene (ACE) insertion (I)/ deletion (D) polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy, this could lead to better understanding of different phenotypes observed in diabetes and would determine whether a patient is genetically predisposed to such complication or not. Methods: The study was conducted on 40 patients with diabetic nephropathy (group I) and 30 diabetic patients without nephropathy (group II). Both groups were subjected to full history including age, sex& complete clinical examination, blood pressure measurement and fundus examination. Laboratory investigations including, fasting blood sugar, 2 hour post prandial blood sugar, kidney function tests, liver function tests, lipid profile including total cholesterol & trigycerides, plasma renin activity were done for all patients. Also urine analysis for proteniurea or RBCs, 24 hour urinary albumin and DNA isolation, determination of ACE I/D genotype were done. Patients with cardiac failure, hepatic disease and patients receiving drugs likely to affect the plasma renin level were excluded from the study. All Patients were receiving the same hospital diet and none of them was on sodium restriction 3 days before venous sampling. Results: The frequency of DD genotype was 13/40 (32.5%) in patients group I that was significantly higher than that of patient group II 4/30(13.3%) p 0.05. The frequency of D allele was 45/80(56.25%) in patients with group I, that was significantly higher than that of patients with group II 25/60(41.67%) p<0.05. While the frequency of I allele was 35/80(43.75%) in patients of group I that was significantly lower than that patients in group II 35/60(58.3%), p<0.05. The mean ±SD of plasma renin activity in patient group I was 4.57±3.77 ng/ml/hr that was highly significantly increased than that of group II 1.45±1.13 ng/ml/hr, P<0.001. Conclusion: This study suggested that DD genotype of ACE gene may be associated with development of diabetic nephropathy among Egyptian patients and this could lead to novel avenues for the prevention and treatment of this debilitating complication. Diabetic nephropathy in Egyptian diabetic patients is also associated with high plasma renin level.
A Comparison of the Effects of Post Exercise Basal Metabolic Rate among Continuous Aerobic, Intermittent Aerobic, and Resistance Exercise: Implications for Weight Control.

Purpose: To compare the effects of three bouts of exercise, resistance (RE), continuous aerobic (CA), and intermittent aerobic (IA), matched for energy expenditure (kcal) and rate of oxygen consumption (VO2), on 12h post exercise metabolic rate and basal metabolic rate (BMR). Ten healthy men (age: 22 ± 2 yrs, height: 173.8 ± 11.6 cm, weight: 77.1 ± 16.4 kg, VO2max: 34.5 6.1 ml/kg/min) were recruited to participate in this study. 12h post exercise and BMR were measured on four sessions over a four week period: control, RE, CA, and IA. For each session, subjects performed exercise at 9.00 am and returned to the laboratory at 9.00 pm to have their 12 h post exercise metabolic rate measured and to stay overnight in the laboratory, to have their BMR measured the following morning. For RE session, subjects performed one circuit of five exercises vertical butterflys, squats, toe raises, lateral pulldowns, and triceps press downs at approximatedly 50-60% of their maximal lifts. Each set was performed until failure, and followed by 60s of rest. The circuit was repeated for a total of 45 min of exercise. VO2 was measured continuously and used for calculating the total amount of energy expenditure (216 ± 19 kcal) and average rate of VO2 (12.5 ± 1.8 ml/kg/min). For CA, subjects cycled at a work load that produced the same average rate of VO2 at each subject’s average rate of VO2 during the RE. For IA, subjects cycled at high intensity interval between 90%-100% of VO2max for 30 seconds and a low intensity interval at 20-30% of VO2max. For the low intensity interval, subjects cycled until the average rate of VO2 in that interval matched the average rate of VO2 during the RE. For both CA and IA, subjects cycled until spending the same amount of kcal measured during RE (exercise duration; CA: 43.2 ± 2.3; IA: 43.5 ± 1.8min). For 12h post exercise metabolic rate, RE caused greater increases in metabolic rate compared to the control (14.6%), CA (9.3%) and IA (4.4%). IA also had significantly higher metabolic rate compared to the control (9.8%) and CA (4.7%). BMR was significantly higher after RE compared to the control (15.6%), CA (12.1%), and IA (12.1%). These results suggest that RE has greater effects on BMR compared to CA and IA, indicating the importance of further research to examine a possible role for RE in controlling body weight.
Changes in the Occurrence and Behavior of Mammal-Eating Killer Whales in Southern British Columbia and Washington State, 1987–2010

Abstract The primary prey species of mammal-eating killer whales in the Salish Sea, the inland waters of southern British Columbia and Washington state, have experienced dramatic increases in population abundances in the last 25 years. It is possible that changes in prey abundance over time have resulted in changes in predator spatial use, occurrence and group size. Focused studies of mammal-eating killer whale behavior in the area were undertaken from 1987–1993, and an extensive record of sightings with confirmed identifications was available from 2004–2010. Changes in occurrence across years, months, and subareas of the Salish Sea were examined as well as changes in group size and in the identity of specific matrilines using the area. Occurrence of mammal-eating whales increased significantly from 2004–2010 with different seasonal peaks compared to 1987–1993. Different matrilines occurred in different seasons, time periods, and subareas. Group size was larger in 2004–2010 than in 1987–1993. The whales may be increasing use of the area due to increasing prey abundance or an overall increase in the whale population size. Changes in seasonal patterns of occurrence and the increase in group size between the two periods could be due to increased prey diversity.
The Construction of Poetry Teaching in Ghanaian Senior High School English Language Core Textbooks

Abstract This paper attempts to find out how poetry teaching is constructed in Ghanaian senior high school English language core textbooks. Qualitative analysis was used to analyse twenty lessons on poetry teaching in three English Language core textbooks. It was found that the poetry lessons in the textbooks were underpinned by a multimodal pedagogy of poetry teaching. In terms of the literature teaching approach, it wasrealised that poetry teaching was constructedin the textbooks predominantly as a way of learning about literary terminology, of promoting interactive and exploratory learning, and of drawing on students’ experiences. It was also observed that various identities for both teachers and students were constructed by the poetry lessons in the textbooks. The paper suggests that poetry teaching in Ghanaian senior high school English language core textbooks should be more multimodal and student-centered in order to minimise the apathy associated with it.
History versus Expectations

In models with external economies, there are often two or more long-run equilibria. Which equilibrium is chosen? Much of the literature presumes that "history" sets initial conditions that determine the outcome, but an alternative view stresses the role of "expectations," i.e., of self-fulfilling prophecy. This paper uses a simple trade model with both external economies and adjustment costs to show how the parameters of the economy determine the relative importance of history and expectations in determining equilibrium.
An application of topic modeling algorithms to text analytics in business intelligence

In this work, we focus on the task of clustering businesses in the state of Kansas based on the content of their websites and their business listing information. Our goal is to cluster the businesses and overcome the challenges facing current approaches such as: data noise, low number of clustered businesses, and lack of evaluation approach. We propose an LSA-based approach to analyze the businesses’ data and cluster those businesses by using Bisecting K-Means algorithm. In this approach, we analyze the businesses’ data by using LSA and produce businesses’ representations in a reduced space. We then use the businesses’ representations to cluster the businesses by applying the Bisecting K-Means algorithm. We also apply an existing LDA-based approach to cluster the businesses and compare the results with our proposed LSA-based approach at the end. In this work, we evaluate the results by using a human-expert-based evaluation procedure. At the end, we visualize the clusters produced in this work by using Google Earth and Tableau. According to our evaluation procedure, the LDA-based approach performed slightly better then the LSA-based approach. However, with the LDA-based approach, there were some limitations which are: low number of clustered businesses, and not being able to produce a hierarchical tree for the clusters. With the LSA-based approach, we were able to cluster all the businesses and produce a hierarchical tree for the clusters.
Assembly and regulation of the DREAM complex

xiii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. The cell cycle 1 1.2. Cell cycle exit 1 1.3. E2F family, pocket proteins and cell cycle control 2 1.4. Identification of the conserved DREAM and MMB complexes 5 1.5. Mammalian DREAM/MMB complexes assembly and regulation 8 1.6. DREAM, MMB, and cancer 12 1.7. Viral proteins, DREAM and cancer 14 1.8. Goals 16 CHAPTER 2: MATERIALS AND METHODS 17
Filtering versus Observation : Application to Signal Differentiation

In this paper, we investigate the weighted H∞ Luenberger observation and the weighted H∞ filtering. The motivation is the design of signal differentiators. The standard Luenberger observer structure is modified in order to formulate the design problem as a convex optimization problem involving Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) constraints. Furthermore, we reveal the relationship between the Luenberger observer and the filter and we discuss the interest of the first one versus the other one. These results are then applied to the signal differentiator design problem. A numerical example, simulation and real time results are finally presented.
STUDY MAPS AS A TOOL FOR THE ADAPTIVE TESTS CONSTRUCTION

DLABOLOVA DITA, RYBICKA JIŘI: Study maps as a tool for the adaptive tests construction. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2013, LXI, No. 7, pp. 2045-2054 Measurement of students' knowledge is an essential part of the educational process. Teachers on universities oen use computer-based tests to testing a large number of students in a short time. The question is, what kind of information these tests provide, and if it is possible to classify students on this basis. Praxis shows that the scalar test results in the form of simple numbers cannot be plainly interpreted as the level of knowledge; moreover it is not easy to build such tests, which detect the necessary information. In the fi rst part of the article we present the results of pedagogical experiment focused on the diff erence between information obtained through the computer-based test and a teacher's interview with the same students. Possible starting point to improve information from computer-based tests in non-scalar form is a construction of an adaptive test, adapting test items to identify knowledge similar to a conversation with a teacher. As a tool for the design of the adaptive tests we use so called study maps, which are described in the second part of the article. adaptive testing, computer assisted testing, mind map, concept map, knowledge, study map, tests in higher education
Chapter 6 External validation of prognostic models for recurrence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in a pooled dataset of observational cohorts

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Activity Budgets and Sexual Segregation in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Abstract The activity budget hypothesis is 1 of 4 main hypotheses proposed to explain sexual segregation by large herbivores. Because of their smaller body size, females are predicted to have higher mass-specific energy requirements and lower digestive efficiency than males. As a result, females are expected to forage longer to satisfy their nutritional demands. Maintaining the cohesion of a mixed-sex group with differing activity budgets and asynchronous behavioral patterns is increasingly difficult, ultimately leading to spatial segregation of males and females. We tested this hypothesis using data (2002–2005) from 3 distinct populations of African elephants (Loxodonta africana), a species that exhibits marked sexual segregation. Group and individual behaviors were assessed at discrete points in time throughout the day, with a minimum of 10 min between consecutive records. Focal samples of individual male and female elephants also were recorded, with behavioral data logged every minute for 15 min. Data were grouped into 5 behavioral categories: drinking, resting, walking, feeding, and other. Neither activity rhythms nor feeding time varied significantly between the sexes and behavioral patterns were very similar. We propose that social and environmental factors influence behavioral rhythms to a greater extent than does body size, whereas increasing feeding time is only 1 method by which elephants can improve nutritional return. This is especially pertinent when considering their generalist foraging approach, substantial energy demands, and hindgut fermentation. We conclude that the activity budget hypothesis is unlikely to be the causal mechanism in the sexual segregation of African elephants, a finding that concurs with recent experimental and field research on a range of sexually dimorphic herbivores.
FERTILITY INTENTIONS OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

Increasing numbers of young people enter university-level programmes and the share of university graduates among today’s young adults is expected to be around 40 per cent in OECD countries. Education-specific studies reveal differences in fertility behaviour. Childlessness is a particularly widespread phenomenon among female university graduates in Western Germany and Austria, and highly educated women are less likely to hhave larger families with three or more children. Based on the Generations and Gender Survey (GSS), we study fertility intentions of university graduates. We concentrate on university degree holders aged 27 to 40 years in Western Germany and Austria, and compare them with their peers in France and Norway. We aim to find out how different life domains are associate with the intention to have a child within the next three years. We identify determinants of fertility intentions based on the concept of the life course and inspired by the concept of the rush hour of life. We examine associations between employment and relationship on the one hand, and plans to start a family on the other. We analyse the extent to which the current individual situation in the life domains of work and partnership and their durations are related to short-term fertility intentions, taking into consideration possible gender-specific and country-specific differences. The study reveals that in Western Germany and Austria childless highly educated women are less likely to intend to have a child within the next three years. Moreover, gender differences are notable in these two countries, with women less often intending to have a child in the near future than men.