Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The mass–size relation of luminous red galaxies from BOSS and DECaLS

Author(s): Favole, G; Montero-Dorta, AD; Prada, F; Rodriguez-Torres, SA; Schlegel, DJ | Abstract: © 2018 The Author(s). We use the DECaLS DR3 survey photometry matched to the SDSS-III/BOSS DR12 spectroscopic catalogue to investigate the morphology and stellar mass-size relation of luminous red galaxies within the CMASS and LOWZ galaxy samples in the redshift range 0.2 l z l 0.7. The large majority of both samples is composed of early-type galaxies with De Vaucouleurs profiles, while only less than 20 per cent are late-type exponentials. We calibrate DECaLS effective radii using the higher-resolution CFHT/MegaCam observations and optimize the correction for each morphological type. By cross-matching the photometric properties of the early-type population with the Portsmouth stellar mass catalogue, we are able to explore the high-mass end of the distribution using a large sample of 322994 galaxies over 4380 deg2. We find a clear correlation between the sizes and stellar masses of these galaxies, which appears flatter than previous estimates at lower masses. The sizes of these early-type galaxies do not exhibit significant evolution within the BOSS redshift range, but a slightly declining redshift trend is found when these results are combined with z ~ 0.1 SDSS measurements at the high-mass end. The synergy between BOSS and DECaLS has important applications in other fields, including galaxy clustering and weak lensing.
EFFECT OF ASSEMBLÉ-STEP ON KINETIC AND KINEMATIC PARAMETERS OF STAG RING LEAPS WITH AND WITHOUT THROW-CATCH OF THE BALL IN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

This study was conducted to compare the kinetic and kinematic factors of stag ring leap with and without throwing the ball using the two-leg take-off ballet-step “Assemblé” between three different modes in rhythmic gymnastics (RG). Seven members of the Tunisian RG national team (age 18.71±2.69 years; height 1.67±0.04 m; weight 58.43±4.03 kg) took part in this study. A kinetic and kinematic analysis of three stag ring leap execution modes (i.e., assemblé stag ring leap without ball, throw ball assemblé stag ring leap and assemblé throw ball stag ring leap) using two cameras on a specially designed floor carpet where a force plate was integrated was conducted. The result showed that the vertical component of force, the rate of force development, the angle of split legs and the horizontal and vertical velocity were significantly different (P<0.01). In this study, it was found that while performing the stag ring leap element, gymnasts present the highest value in both kinetic and kinematic parameters when throwing the ball during the jump (i.e., assemblé throw ball stag ring leap). In light of the obtained results, it is recommended that coaches start working with gymnasts on the throws during the jump from their youngest age, as this could help them attain the optimal performances in competition.
Technopreneurship Engagement: The Behavioral Intentions of Nigerian and Indonesian Undergraduates in an Emerging Society 5.0

Developing the mindset of the younger ones towards technopreneurship engagement is important so as to reduce youth unemployment. This study therefore investigated some factors namely entrepreneurship attitudes, skills, and knowledge (e-ASK) in relation to the behavioral intentions to technopreneurship engagement among Nigerian and Indonesian Undergraduates in an Emerging Society 5.0. The descriptive research design was used. The study was piloted by two null hypotheses. The target population comprised all 5019 undergraduates in two purposively selected Nigerian and Indonesian universities, out of which 336 were selected through stratified random sampling technique. A self-designed, validated, and reliable instrument (r=.88) entitled “Behavioural Intentions of Technopreneurship Engagement Scale (BITES)” was used for data collection. Methods of data analysis were Multiple Regression and Independent t-test. Findings showed that the joint contributions of e-ASK to the variance in technopreneurship engagement were 5.5%. There was also significant difference in behavioral intentions to technopreneurship engagement among Nigerian and Indonesian Undergraduates ((t=-2.376; df=334, p.05). In broad term, this study investigated the behavioral intentions of Nigerian and Indonesian undergraduates towards technopreneurship engagement in an emerging society 5.0. Specifically, the objectives of the study are to: 1) determine the joint contributions of entrepreneurship attitudinal, entre-preneurship skills, entrepreneurship knowledge (e-ASK) in predicting the behavioral intentions for technopreneurship engagement.
ANN Forecasting Models for ISE National-100 Index

Prediction of the outputs of real world systems with accuracy and high speed is crucial in financial analysis due to its effects on worldwide economics. Because the inputs of the financial systems are timevarying functions, the development of algorithms and methods for modeling such systems cannot be neglected. The most appropriate forecasting model for the ISE national-100 index was investigated. BoxJenkins autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and artificial neural networks (ANN) are considered by using several evaluations. Results showed that the ANN model with linear architecture better fits the candidate data.
Enhanced interfacial Dzyaloshinskii—Moriya interactions in annealed Pt/Co/MgO structures

The interfacial Dzyaloshinskii−Moriya interaction (iDMI) is attracting great interest for spintronics. An iDMI constant larger than 3 mJ m−2 is expected to minimize the size of skyrmions and to optimize the domain-wall dynamics. In this study, we experimentally demonstrate a giant iDMI in Pt/Co/X/MgO ultra-thin film structures with perpendicular magnetization. The iDMI constants were measured using a field-driven creep regime domain expansion method. The enhancement of iDMI with an atomically thin insertion of Ta and Mg is comprehensively understood with the help of ab-initio calculations. Thermal annealing has been used to crystallize the MgO thin layer to improve the tunneling magneto-resistance (TMR), but interestingly it also provides a further increase of the iDMI constant. An increase of the iDMI constant of up to 3.3 mJ m−2 is shown, which is promising for the scaling down of skyrmion electronics.
Loan syndication and cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana

The syndication of loansis an innovative financing model that has emerged in the financial landscape to help lenders spread risk and share opportunities. This study examines the relationship between syndicated loans and cocoa production in Ghana, using annual time-series data spanning from 1993 to 2020, as well as the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL). The study found a positive and significant short-run and long-run relationship between syndicated loans and cocoa production. Specifically, a 1% increase in the amount of syndicated loans increases cocoa production by 0.25% in the long run. The Ghana Cocoa Board should ensure efficient utilisation of syndicated loans by investing in productivity-enhancing programmes to boost cocoa production.
Impact of Industrialization on Religious Organizations in Indonesia

The era of globalization has impacted religious organizations whose members are village youths working in the industry in the Jepara region. This study aims to determine the impact of industrialization and the factors that influence the interest of Geneng village in joining religious organizations. This study uses a descriptive approach. The research subjects were the chairperson, treasurer, secretary, members, trainers, and youth as informants. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, documentation. The data validity technique uses source triangulation. Data analysis techniques collect, reduce, present, and draw conclusions. The results showed that Geneng village youth's interest in religious organizations was still low due to a lack of publications, employment, youth environment, and education. Meanwhile, regarding social impacts, the intensity of activity and members' interest decreased. At the same time, the economic aspect of members who are already working in the industry provides material assistance during the activity. This study concludes that the interest of Geneng village youth is still low due to a lack of publications, employment, environmental, youth associations, and educational factors. Meanwhile, industrialization impacts religious organizations in social and economic aspects. The researchers suggest that publications are maximized again, and members can manage their time well.
Fostering diversity and a culture of inclusion in clinical research by training and hiring community members as clinical research assistants

The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the nonprofit Bidwell Training Center co-developed a new program for translational workforce diversification and development to foster diversity and inclusion in clinical research. The STricklAnd Research Training (START) program provides students in the Medical Assistant program at Bidwell a career path in clinical research. We created a 12-hour didactic package that covers responsible conduct of human subjects research and good clinical practice as an add-on to existing vocational curriculums. Students have the option of completing a clinical research-related externship at Pitt, which includes mentoring, shadowing, and protocol-specific training on a study team whose intention is to hire them as a clinical research assistant. Those who accept a position at Pitt receive continued mentorship, education, and professional development through Pitt CTSI. In the first three cohorts, two of which had access to research externships at Pitt, 92% of students successfully completed the instruction in clinical research. We plan to expand START to new venues to train and hire local community members from diverse backgrounds who can bring their lived experience to research programs.
Understanding Kindergarten Readiness

In this study, we aimed to understand what readiness meant to educators in two districts that were in the midst of developing pre-K–3 initiatives. We examined how readiness was conceptualized by teachers, school leaders, and district leaders as well as what factors influenced their understandings. We found that educators in our study tended to locate readiness within individual children. Although educators did draw from common early childhood ideologies to describe how they understood readiness, district organizational structures and measurement tools also affected their understandings. As public pre-K continues to become part of K–12 systems and districts make choices about how to define readiness, we recommend districts inspect the different messages educators receive about readiness and then align their efforts to ensure their goals are met. We also suggest districts consider employing definitions of readiness that focus on ready schools rather than on unready children.
A DSGE model of fiscal stabilizers and informality in Sub-Sahara Africa

Abstract This paper investigates the effects of fiscal impulses on macroeconomic variables within a New-Keynesian DSGE framework featuring an informal economy that allows for the examination of the effectiveness of automatic stabilizers in stimulating some selected sub-Saharan African (SSA) economies during crises. Stabilizers were modelled such that fiscal instruments react to their own lagged values and the official sector output. The results indicate that tax hikes lead to sizeable tax evasion and reallocation of factor inputs from the official sector to the shadow sector making the standard aggregate estimates of fiscal policies ineffective while government spending shocks slow down activities in the shadow sector. The findings also showed that automatic stabilizers on government spending (income taxes) stabilized the economy by reducing (raising) output levels even in the presence of the shadow economy. For policy implications, effective implementation of government policies should incorporate the informal sector in macroeconomic modelling, especially for countries with a large informal sector.
Dark matter imprint onB8neutrino spectrum

The next generation of solar neutrino detectors will provide a precision measure of the B8 electron-neutrino spectrum in the energy range from 1–15 MeV. Although the neutrino spectrum emitted by B8 β-decay reactions in the Sun’s core is identical to the neutrino spectrum measured in the laboratory, due to vacuum and matter flavor oscillations, this spectrum will be very different from that measured on Earth by the different solar neutrino experiments. We study how the presence of dark matter (DM) in the Sun’s core changes the shape of the B8 electron-neutrino spectrum. These modifications are caused by local variations of the electronic density and the B8 neutrino source, induced by local changes of the temperature, density and chemical composition. Particularly relevant are the shape changes at low and medium energy range (Eν≤10 MeV), for which the experimental noise level is expected to be quite small. If such a distortion in the B8νe spectrum were to be observed, this would strongly hint in favor of the existence of DM in the Sun’s core. The B8 electron-neutrino spectrum provides a complementary method to helioseismology and total neutrino fluxes for constraining the DM properties. In particular, we study the impact of light asymmetric DM on solar neutrino spectra. Accurate neutrino spectra measurements could help to determine whether light asymmetric DM exists in the Sun’s core, since it has been recently advocated that this type of DM might resolve the solar abundance problem.
How to support cultural heritage-led development in Italian inner areas: a multi-methodological evaluation approach

ABSTRACT The marginal areas, in continuous depopulation, require policies addressed towards sustainable development for territories as well as for local communities. This work, inspired by the urgent need of inner area regeneration, proposes the application of a multidimensional spatial decision support system (MC-SDSS) aimed at investigating both the territorial attractiveness and vulnerability of fragile areas. Supported by a spatial analysis, the model exploits the potentials of the Multicriteria Decision Aiding techniques (MCDA) within the G.I. S. domain. The research discusses the results of a first application of the MC-SDSS with a focus on the development of the Attractiveness and Vulnerability value maps. The analysis has been developed for the Italian provinces of Alessandria and Vercelli, both crossed by the VENTO project, one of the longest Italian cycle routes and with a great potential to boost slow tourism. The paper is divided into several sections: an introduction on inner areas; the description of the MC-SDSS; the test of the evaluation model on a case study; the measurement of territorial attractiveness and vulnerability, and finally hints from the results and discussion of future research lines.
Standard Model correlations between K -> \pi \nu \bar\nu decays and observables in B Physics

Including the recent preliminary results of BaBar and BELLE experiments, we update the currently allowed intervals for various CKM parameters: $\bar\rho$, $\bar\eta$, $\sin2\beta$, $\sin2\alpha$, $\sin^2\gamma$. We also update the SM prediction for the rates of the $K_L \to \pi^0 \nu \bar\nu$ and $K^+ \to \pi^+ \nu \bar\nu$ decays, their ratio $a_{\pi \nu \bar\nu}$, as well as for certain observables related to $B$ Physics like the CP asymmetries $a_{\psi K_S}$ in $B^0_d \to J/\psi K_S$ and $a_{\psi \phi}$ in $B^0_s \to J/\psi \phi$ or the mass differences $\Delta m_q$ ($q=d,s$) in the $B^0_q-\bar B^0_q$ systems. We investigate the correlations between them. The strongest correlations are between i) $a_{\pi \nu \bar\nu}$ and $a_{\psi K_S}$, ii) $\BR(K^+ \to \pi^+ \nu \bar\nu)$ and $\Delta m_d/\Delta m_s$ and iii) $\BR(K_L \to \pi^0 \nu \bar\nu)$ and $a_{\psi \phi}$. These correlations are likely to be violated in the presence of New Physics and therefore provide stringent tests of the Standard Model.
Connections between Attitudes towards Muslims, Meta-Prejudices and Religion-Related Factors among Finnish Christian Background Youth

Finland, traditionally characterised as a Christian country, is becoming increasingly more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, which invites investigation on intergroup relations. This study examines the connections between attitudes towards Muslims, meta-prejudice—the ingroup’s expectations of the outgroup’s negative evaluations of the ingroup—and religion-related factors among Finnish Christian-background youth (N = 140). I analysed the survey data, gathered in 2019 and 2020, by scrutinising the distributions, descriptive statistics, and statistical inferences (Pearson’s RHO, p-value). Most participants (73%) hold a positive attitude towards Muslims. There were no statistical differences between groups of different religiosities. Prejudiced Christian background youths were more likely to expect Muslims to evaluate Christians negatively. However, fairly over a half of the participants thought that Muslims evaluate Christians negatively. Cross-faith friendships and knowing religiously others through one’s parents are connected to a pro-Muslim attitude. The findings are discussed from a Finnish societal standpoint and from the social psychology perspective of reducing prejudice.
Organic enrichment in droplet residual particles relative to out of cloud over the northwestern Atlantic: analysis of airborne ACTIVATE data

Abstract. Cloud processing is known to generate aerosol species such as sulfate and secondary organic aerosol, yet there is a scarcity of airborne data to examine this issue. The NASA Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) was designed to build an unprecedented dataset relevant to aerosol–cloud interactions with two coordinated aircraft over the northwestern Atlantic, with aerosol mass spectrometer data used from four deployments between 2020–2021 to contrast aerosol composition below, in (using a counterflow virtual impactor) and above boundary layer clouds. Consistent features in all time periods of the deployments (January–March, May–June, August–September) include the mass fraction of organics and relative amount of oxygenated organics (m/z 44) relative to total organics (f44) increasing in droplet residuals relative to below and above cloud. Detailed analysis comparing data below and in cloud suggests a possible role for in-cloud aqueous processing in explaining such results; an intriguing aspect though requiring more attention is that only approximately a quarter of the cloud cases (29 of 110) showed higher organic mass fractions either below or above cloud. Of those 29 cases, the majority (25) showed higher organic mass fraction below cloud base where the cloud processing signature is presumably more evident as compared to above cloud. These results are consistent with the few past studies analyzing droplet residuals pointing to higher organic enrichment than in adjacent cloud-free areas. The data findings are important as other datasets (e.g., reanalysis) suggest that sulfate is both more abundant than organics (in contrast to this work) and more closely related to drop number concentrations in the winter when aerosol–cloud interactions are strongest. Here we show that organics are more abundant than sulfate in the droplet residuals and that aerosol interaction with clouds potentially decreases particle hygroscopicity due to the increase in organic:sulfate ratio for droplet residuals relative to surrounding cloud-free air. These results are important in light of the growing importance of organics over the northwestern Atlantic in recent decades relative to sulfate owing to the success of regulatory activity over the eastern United States to cut sulfur dioxide emissions.
Gödel's Functional Interpretation and its Use in Current Mathematics*

This paper discusses applied aspects of Gödel’s functional (‘Dialectica’) interpretation which originally was designed for foundational purposes. The reorientation of proof theory towards applications to concrete proofs in different areas of mathematics which started in the 50’s by G. Kreisel’s pioneering work on the ‘unwinding of proofs’ also led to a re-assessment of possible uses of functional interpretations. Since the 90’s this resulted in a systematic development of specially designed versions of functional interpretation and their use in numerical analysis, functional analysis, metric fixed point theory and geodesic geometry. Whereas [67] presents a comprehensive survey of the new results that were obtained in these areas in the course of this investigation, this paper focuses on the underlying logical aspects of these developments. We start, however, with a general discussion of so-called proof interpretations (and their role in Gödel’s work) of which functional interpretation is a particularly interesting instance and explain the original motivation behind the latter.
Landslide Monitoring in the Jebha Region by Radar Permanent Scattered Remote Sensing Technique

The city of Eljebha, Morocco, and its surroundings have always been affected by instability and slope failure, both natural and man-made. The Neogene conglomeratic clay formations, which form most of the city of Constantine, are extremely sensitive to the presence of water, which makes them susceptible to landslides. Therefore, to pre serve the environment and endangered species, remote sensing has been designed to facilitate the monitoring and supervision of natural hazards and threats. The present paper deals with the detection of stable points by the new technique of permanent dispersers PSInSAR, as well as the subsidence rate with an accuracy in mm/year in the area of El Jebha in Morocco from 2016 to 2018 using Sentinel 1 complex SLC data in IW mode.
Indonesian Learners’ Self-Directed Learning in Online EAP Classes: Its Manifestations and Factors

The present study was conducted to investigate online English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classes’ learners’ manifestations of the level of their Self-directed Learning (SDL) in English as well as their views about possible factors influencing their SDL. The study used interviews as the method of data collection. Six EAP learner participants at the university level participated in the study. Through Thematic Analysis of the interview transcripts, the present study found that learners with a high SDL (HSDL) adhered to a carefully planned learning agenda and were eager to learn more. In comparison, learners with a low SDL (LSDL) reported having no deliberate planning for learning and making no or little effort to learn English independently outside English class. The present study further found that perceived relevance of English class increased learners' SDL, and its lack of relevance reduced it. The study also found that LSDL learners' sense of achievement and teachers' support could increase their interest in learning, and so their SDL. Based on the findings, it was suggested that EAP courses increase their relevance to learners' needs and teachers provide the necessary support for LSDL learners to make them more interested in learning and increase their SDL.
Correcting Emittance Growth Due to Stray Sextupole Fields

This paper discusses the emittance growth produced by sextupole fields in conjunction with a solenoidal focusing. The sextupole emittance is derived and compared with numerical simulations using a measured sextupole field for a vacuum chamber in a solenoidal field. It is found that the sextupole emittance is dominated by the field's radial non-linearity and the growth due to the skew angle is much smaller. It is shown that a corrector sextupole placed after the sextupole-solenoid system is effective at cancelling this emittance growth. Leaving only the growth due to the solenoid's spherical aberration.