Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects Of Humidity And Temperature On Downward Flame Spread Over Filter Paper

Effects of humidity and temperature on downward flame spread over combustible solids have been studied experimentally. The flame spread tests were carried out in a vertical duct mounted on a nozzle of a wind tunnel. The humidity and temperature of the air flowing in the duct were controlled with a humidifier and heater installed in the wind tunnel. The velocity and temperature were adjusted to the values of 10 cm/s, and 20 "C or 30 "C, respectively, and the humidity was widely varied. The test pieces used were of filter paper as a typical hygroscopic material. It was found that the ratio w / w,, of the weight of water absorbed in the paper, to the weight of the paper sheet does not depend on the thickness of the paper sheet, and is closely related not to the absolute humidity but to the relative humidity. The humidity is supposed to affect the flame spread rate both in the gas and condensed phases. From the comparison of these effects in two phases, the effect in the condensed phase, namely, the effect of the higroscopicity of the paper sheet, is inferred to be the desicive factor. The effect in the gas phase is also examined by estimating the heat transfer from the spreading flame into the preheating region of the sheet. The results show that the heat supply from the flame is closely related to the absolute humidity.
Video Game Addiction among Young Adults in Norway: Prevalence and Health.

The present study sought to investigate video game addiction among Norwegian adults aged 16-40 years. Video game addiction has not yet been classified as a disorder in the DSM or ICD systems, and its existence is debated in the field. A central issue in this study was whether or not excessive video game playing should be considered an addiction. It is concluded that video game addiction does appear to be a valid term, which can be applied to a small subgroup of gamers. Prevalence is estimated to range from 0.6% to 4.0% of young adults, depending on whether a polythetic, monothetic or core criteria approach to defining addiction is adopted. Compared to respondents who did not engage in video game play, addicted gamers were found to score lower on a measure of life satisfaction, and higher on measures of anxiety, depression and symptoms of insomnia. However, the levels were all within the non-pathological range. Also, addicted gamers were found to spend significantly more time playing video games than non-addicted gamers, but contrary to what was expected, addicted gamers did not seem to prefer MMORPGs over other games.
Mapping of DBLα Sequence Tags of Field Isolates from Two Malaria Endemic Sites in Kenya

Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) found on the surface of infected erythrocytes (IEs) mediate antigenic variation during P. falciparum infection enabling the parasite evade host immune responses and prolong infection. These molecules mediate binding of IEs to host endothelial cells and uninfected erythrocytes. Cytoadhesion of IE to host cells leads to sequestration in tissues and PfEMP1 is thought to play an important role in parasite virulence. Here we analysed 1725 sequence tags sampled from the DBLa region of PfEMP1 encoding “ var ” genes from 27 patients in two different geographical regions in Kenya, Mbita in Western Kenya and Twiga on the Kenyan coast. The objective of this study was to construct a network to assess the extent of shared position specific polymorphic blocks (PSPBs) in sequences isolated from genomic DNA of field isolates from the two malaria endemic sites in Kenya. Sequences from Mbita study site and those from Tiwi largely clustered into separate giant networks with only a limited number of sequences from the two sites linking to each other. This observation suggests that the parasite populations from the two endemic sites could be genetically varied and that PfEMP1 sequencing could be a useful tool of understanding the genetics of parasite populations. Thus the network approach of studying relationships between DBLα sequences is a useful tool of uncovering the genetic structure of parasite populations circulating in different malaria endemic regions. Key w ords : PfEMP1, Networks, Position Specific Polymorphic Groups, DBLα, Malaria, P. falciparum
Recognition of a Bacterial Isolate from “Rhizosphere” of a Tea Plant from a Tea Garden of Barak Valley, Assam (India).

A bacterium was detached from the “rhizosphere” part of tea plant from a tea garden of Barak Valley, Assam (India). The bacterial isolate was separated on an “N-free medium” and it was identified on the basis of its “external attributes”. The “Gram staining” and “molecular features” were also conceded in. Further the molecular work through“16SrDNA scrutiny” of the isolate was decided out and on the foundation of that; “species level” identification of that bacterium was made. The “evolutionary tree” was constructed by taking the concerned bacterial isolate that was marked as “Azo-4”with taking ten other close strains that were available in the “NCBI” GenBank nucleotide database.
Using Information Technology Mindfully

Although there are numerous explanations of why users behave in specific ways toward information technologies, recent work in social psychology suggests that holistic traits such as awareness and openness are potentially important explanatory variables in technology behavior theories. In this paper, we examine the multi-dimensional construct of mindfulness and its applicability to the domain of IS research. Drawing from the social psychology literature, we adapt the notion of mindfulness and its dimensions – alertness to distinction, openness to novelty, orientation in the present, and awareness of multiple perspectives – to the domain of information systems. In doing so, we place mindfulness within the broader nomological net related to individual level decisions about information technology. Also, we present preliminary explanations for how mindfulness converges with and discriminates from existing constructs in the information systems literature. Finally, we present an initial domain-specific measure of mindfulness and assess the psychometric properties of the proposed measure. Using data collected from 318 subjects with Internet Applications as the target technology, analysis indicates that the operational measures have acceptable psychometric properties and confirmatory factor analysis supports the proposed multidimensional structure. Implications for practice and research are offered.
Impacts of Female Genital Mutilation on Women's Reproductive Health

Background: Female genital mutilation is common practice in Egypt with its drawback effects. Studies concerned with the impacts of that practice on women’s health in general and reproductive health in particular are sparse. Objective: To assess the impact of female genital mutilation (FGM) on some reproductive health factors among Egyptian women. Material and Methods: A case-control study was conducted in Alexandria governorate, Egypt. The study recruited 200 circumcised (case group) and 200 uncircumcised (control group) women attending maternity health care centers in the studied area. Interview questionnaires were used to collect data from the studied women. The questionnaire included sociodemographic and reproductive data related to FGM. Chi square tests were used to compare between the two groups with p value ≤ 0.05 as a significant difference. A multivariate logistic regression was also used to assess the effect of FGM on the studied reproductive health factors. Results: The study revealed statistically significant associations between FGM and adverse reproductive health. The risk of dyspareunia was high among circumcised women with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 3.9 (95% CI = 2.5- 6.1). There have also been significant high risks of recurrent vaginal infection (OR = 3.3; 95% 1.6-7.5), infertility (OR = 2.9; 95% CI = 1.5-5.9), and post partum hemorrhage (OR = 3.2; 95% CI = 1.2-8.3) among circumcised women. Conclusions: Women with FGM are significantly more likely to have adverse reproductive health than women without FGM. This finding is highly relevant for preventive work against this ancient practice.
Management of ATM performance in operational concept development and validation: a case study

The NextGen and SESAR programs plan fundamental changes in air traffic operations in the US and Eur ope to reach ambitious performance objectives. A specific challe nge in the development and validation process of advanced air traffic operations is to satisfy multiple and by nature alm ost contradictory objectives in key performance areas. The aim of this paper is to illustrate and analyze how this wo rked in a specific example development of an air traffic oper ation at Amsterdam airport by the Air Navigation Service Provider LVNL, where standard ICAO operations often do not suffice to satisfy ambitious performance objectives in multipl e dimensions. In order to learn from this example, first a factua l description is given of the cycles of operational concept development and validation performed, with a focus on validation wi th respect to safety. Subsequently, the factual example developme nt and validation process is compared versus literature an d versus FAA/ Eurocontrol overall validation guidance.
The Modern Interior

Through the impact of shops like Habitat and IKEA, and of the countless glossy magazines, books and catalogues that focus on the concept of 'interior design', we have all become familiar with the idea of our homes and public interiors containing items of modern furniture and decor. Yet design historian and critic Penny Sparke shows that, unlike designed buildings and artefacts, the fixed idea of the 'modern interior' has only ever been an abstract and idealized concept, promoted through exhibitions, retail contexts and the mass media, and that it rarely exists in an absolute form. "The Modern Interior" provides a persuasive account of the forces, conflicts and debates that have underpinned the emergence of something we now effortlessly refer to as the 'modern interior'. Offering fascinating and eloquent insights into the work of international designers including C.R. Mackintosh, Adolf Loos, Josef Frank, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marcel Breuer, Lilly Reich, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Philippe Starck, and Charles and Ray Eames, Sparke focuses on the realities as well as concepts of the modern interior, whether in the hands of professional decorators and designers, or in those of its amateur inhabitants. By doing so, she deftly unravels the shift from Victorian to modern style, and demonstrates that the easy transition to the modern interior so frequently portrayed is little more than a mythology. "The Modern Interior" is essential reading for all students of modern design, architecture and culture, as well as anyone interested in why the interior spaces we inhabit look the way they do.
LATTICE BOLTZMANN COMPUTATION OF FLOWS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL LID- DRIVEN CAVITIES WITH TWO TYPES OF WALL MOTION

This work deals with the application of Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) to demonstrate the threedimensional effect in the three-dimensional cubic and prism cavities with two types of wall motion. The threedimensional results at mid-plane will deviate from the two-dimensional results due to the boundary layer effect of the side walls. Three-dimensional Lattice Boltzmann models including D3Q15, D3Q19, D3Q27 and a twodimensional model namely, D2Q9 are used in the present work to calculate the flow in a cubic and square cavity. The mid-span three-dimensional LBM results have been compared with appropriate two-dimensional LBM results in order to study the three-dimensional effect. The boundary conditions used are stable and of good accuracy. For three-dimensional computations D3Q19 lattice model is considered to be the most efficient for use. Computations have been performed for low to high Reynolds numbers and they are validated by comparison with established results.
Nutritional divergence in genotypes of forage peanut

The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional divergence between ten genotypes of forage peanut, based on chemical composition as well as fermentation and in vitro degradation kinetic characteristics. Treatments consisted of ten genotypes of Arachis pintoi, namely eight accessions (31135, 30333, 15121, 31828, 15598, 31534, 13251 and 31496) and two cultivars (cv. Belmonte and cv. Amarillo). The genotypes were harvested in each plot at a height of 3 cm from the ground, in 42-day intervals, during the time of heaviest rainfall. For the multivariate analysis the following variables, the following were used: crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, potential degradation in 48 hours, degradation rate of insoluble potentially degradable fraction and degradation rate of non-fibrous carbohydrate. The application of the hierarchical clustering analysis, using the Euclidian distances matrix of standardized averages allowed for the identification of five homogeneous groups. Among them, the accessions 31828, 31534, 15121 and cv. Belmonte stood out nutritionally among the remaining genotypes evaluated, depicting as promising for the utilization in ruminant feeding.
Explorations in language and literacy learning: A two-year case study on a nine-year-old Chinese-English bilingual child’s Chinese invented spelling

In today’s world where everyone is considered a member of the global village, English has long been regarded as one of the most popular languages for people speaking different mother tongues to communicate with one another. English learning thus appears to be a hot trend in many countries where English is not the official language. Taiwan is a good example to illustrate the current craze of English learning. The authorities concerned and many parents seem to be strong upholders for the popular folk belief that the younger a child starts learning English, the better ultimate proficiency level he or she is likely to achieve, and thus urge young children learn English as early as possible. A number of scholars and parents, however, have raised concerns about whether young children’ native language (L1) development would be affected by such overinvestment of time and energy on the second language (L2). Little research has been done to investigate how Chinese young children’s L1 development may be affected by their simultaneous learning of an L2. In this paper, the Chinese invented spelling of a 9-year-old bilingual child, who has been attending English-only school since the age of 4, was analyzed from the perspectives of developmental patterns, sociocultural nature, and political and interpretive functions. By examining the child’s early written production over a period of two years, the present study aims to discuss how the learning of a second language might affect the literacy development of a bilingual child’s L1. A Short Biodata Statement Ming-chung Yu obtained his doctoral degree from the Harvard University in 1999, and is currently an associate professor of Applied Linguistics at the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. He has published articles in Language and Speech, The Modern Language Journal, Journal of Pragmatics, and Pragmatics. His current
Tresca criterion for plasticity and viscoplasticity: Application to localization in biaxial loading conditions

It has been proved that plastic instabilities in biaxial stretching conditions were better reproduced by using a Tresca yield surface rather than a Von Mises one. The simulation of the phenomenon in an expanding TA6V4 (Ti-6Al-4V alloy) shell experiment is performed using the Tresca criterion and both elasto-plastic and viscoplastic constitutive models: in this aim, Tresca flow surfaces had to be defined in viscoplasticity. The two models exhibit localization but, whereas the elastoplastic case develops shear banding in times in agreement with the onset of instabilities in the experiment, the viscoplastic case develops diffuse necking at later times. On the contrary, the viscoplastic simulation exhibits patterns the size of which seems in better agreement with the experimental ones.
Job Reallocation, Employment Fluctuations and Unemployment

The purpose of this chapter is twofold. First, it reviews the model of search and matching equilibrium and derives the properties of employment and unemployment equilibrium. Second, it applies the model to the study of employment fluctuations and to the explanation of differences in unemployment rates in industrialized countries.The search and matching model is built on the assumptions of a time-consuming matching technology that determines the rate of job creation given the unmatched number of workers and jobs; and on a stochastic arrival of idiosyncratic shocks that determines the rate of job destruction given the wage contract between matched firms and workers. The outcome is a model for the flow of new jobs and unemployed workers from inactivity to production (the 'job creation' flow) and one for the flow of workers from employment to unemployment and of jobs out of the market (the 'job destruction' flow). Steady-state equilibrium is at the point where the two flows are equal.The model is shown to explain well the employment fluctuations observed in the US economy, within the context of a real business cycle model. It is also shown that the large differences in unemployment rates observed in industrialized countries can be attributed to a large extent to differences in policy towards employment protection legislation (which increases the duration of unemployment and reduces the flow into unemployment) and the generosity of the welfare state (which reduces job creation). It is argued that on the whole European countries have been more generous in their unemployment support policies and in their employment protection legislation than the USA. The chapter also surveys other reasons given in the literature for the observed levels in unemployment, including mismatch and real interest rates.
Translational Divergences and Their Alignment in a Parallel Multilingual Treebank

The usefulness of parallel corpora in translation studies and machine translation is strictly related to the availability of aligned data. In this paper we discuss the issues related to the design of a tool for the alignment of data from a parallel treebank, which takes into account morphological, syntactic and semantic knowledge as annotated in this kind of resource. A preliminary analysis is presented which is based on a case study, a parallel treebank for Italian, English and French, i.e. ParTUT. The paper will focus, in particular, on the study of translational divergences and their implications for the development of an alignment tool of parallel parse trees that, benefitting from the linguistic information provided in ParTUT, could properly deal with such divergences.
Discovery of SRC Inhibitors by Docking-Based Virtual Screening

SRC is a vital target in a series of biological process associated with tumor growth and development, including proliferation, neovascularization and metastasis. It is well known that virtual screening has become an integral part of the drug discovery process. Therefore, it is of great significant to identify novel SRC inhibitors by structure-based virtual screening. In this study, we carried out virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations to identify SRC inhibitors from Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved small molecule drugs. We finally identified that ZINC13831150may serveasa potential ‘‘new use’’ agent targeting SRC. Together, our findings may suggest that our discovered small molecules could be effective SRC inhibitor candidates for further study.
Life Table Analysis for Cactoblastis cactorum Immatures and Female Adults under Five Constant Temperatures: Implications for Pest Management

Abstract The cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), was reported in Florida in 1989, and it is expanding its geographical range to threaten Opuntia cactus (Cactaceae) in the southwestern United States, into Mexico, where it is an important economic crop. Laboratory life history studies were conducted at 18, 22, 26, 30, and 34°C to understand cactus moth biology and to develop strategies for control. Duration of immature stages was generally longest at 18°C, declining significantly at 22°C, and shortest at 26, 30, and 34°C. Total immature developmental time from eggs to pupae was ≈180 d at 18°C, 116 at 22°C, and ranged from 65 to 72 d at 26–34°C. Developmental rate for egg-to-pupal stages was estimated using the logistic equation, rate = 0.0165/(1 + (T/20.7093)−5.8823). Percentage survival of immatures was usually lowest at the temperature extremes tested (18 and 34°C), but they did not differ between the sexes. Estimated lower developmental threshold temperature was 13.3°C, resulting in estimated degree-days for development from ≈845 at 18°C to 1,387 at 34°C. In general, pupal weights declined with increasing temperature, and they were always lower in males than in females. Female adult survivorship was longest at 18°C, and shortest at 34°C, with the other treatments clustered between the temperature extremes. The highest reproductive values were found at 30°C, which indicates an approximate optimal temperature. Net reproductive rate (R0), gross reproductive rate (GRR), generation time (T), intrinsic rate of increase (r), finite rate of increase (&lgr;), and doubling time (DT) were 43.68 ♀/♀, 44.02 ♀/♀, 67.14 d, 0.0562 ♀/♀/d, 1.058 ♀/♀/d, and 12.33 d, respectively. An oviposition rate surface describing mean oviposition rate as a function of time and temperature was, eggs = (−11.241 + 0.854T) d exp (−0.020Td). Given the life history characteristics found in this study and other studies, cost-effective pest management strategies against C. cactorum are discussed.
Narcissism and Adult Attachment: A Multivariate Approach

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between maladaptive narcissism, attachment anxiety, and attachment avoidance. The secondary objective of the present research was to explore further the differences between overt and covert forms of narcissistic vulnerability. Female participants (N = 171) completed measures of adult attachment, overt narcissism, and covert narcissism. Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) explored the multivariate relationship between overt and covert narcissism, on one hand, and adult attachment dimensions of anxiety and avoidance, on the other hand. CCA indicated the two linear combinations of variables overlapped significantly and shared about a quarter of their variance in common. The most important variable within the narcissism set was covert narcissism; and within the adult attachment set, both anxiety and avoidance were important, but the former more than the latter. The implications of the present findings are discussed in the context of past and future research on personality, attachment, and the experience of emotions.