Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Negotiation in Dyads and Groups: The effects of social and epistemic motives

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The significance of vascular endothelial growth factor in the neoangiogenesis process. The role of hypoxia in the endothelial cells proliferation process and in the formation of collateral circulation

The formation of new vessels is a complex problem. In this process the key role is played by the vascular-endothelial growth factor (VEGF). It is secreted, among others, by macrophages and endothelial cells. Genes for VEGF are located on the sixth chromosome. Hypoxia is a mandatory signal for the start of the angiogenesis process. Activated through hypoxia, HIF proteins move to the cells nucleus and regulate expression of vascular-endothelial growth factor. VEGF through its receptors on endothelial cells leads to the proliferation of new vessels.
Solutions of Stochastic Coalitional Games

The stochastic game under consideration is repetition of the same stage game G which is played on each stage with dierent coalitional partitions. The probability distribution over the coalitional structures of each stage game depends on the initial stage game G and the n-tuple of strategies realized in this game. The payos in stage games (which is a simultaneous game with a given coalitional structure) are computed as components of the generalized PMS-vector [1], [2]. The total payo of each player in game is equal to the mathematical expectation of payos in dierent
oup Therapy Prarocessing as Function of Depression

Group therapy is most effective when members step back and process the interaction among group members. This understanding of the group process is often referred to as self-monitoring or metacognition because it refers to a different level of thinking. All groups of people may not have equal metacognitive ability. This study examined the metacognitive ability of depressed persons. Subjects included nine individuals with a diagnosis of major depression in the experimental group and nine non-depressed individuals in the control group. Each subject watched a videotaped simulation of group therapy and commented on it. Each videotape consisted of four practice vignettes, an introduction to each of the group members, and 10 vignettes of interactions similar to those that occur in actual group therapy. One-half of the vignettes involved the subject as if he or she were a group member and the other half did not. A subject's memory of the vignettes was also tested. Results indicated that depressives were less capable than non-depressives of processing group interactions, despite comparable memo y for content of the interactions. These results suggest that some subjects were unable to reflect on the interaction and that metacognitive and cognitive abilities are separate sets of skills. These results call into question the effectiveness of group therapy with depressives. References are included. ) (ABL) ************** ******* * *** **************** ns supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******** **********************
Sexual harassment awareness training at workplace: Can it effect administrators' perception?

Sexual harassment at work is an unwelcome or uninvited behavior of sexual nature, which is offensive, embarrassing, intimidating and affects an employee’s work performance, health, career or livelihood. One major problem in dealing with sexual harassment in organizations is its perceptual nature. Men and women generally differ in what they perceive to be sexual harassment. This paper is based on an experimental study that was carried out in a public organization, to assess the effect of training on variables related to sexual harassment. Findings indicated that training has significant effects on the perception of sexual harassment, whereby both male and female have significant increase towards perception of sexual harassment. Results also indicated that respondent’s awareness towards attitude towards women also increased after training. Finally the paper will outline some pertinent steps that can be taken to develop an effective training program to overcome sexual harassment at workplace.
The effects of manipulated somatosensory input on simulated falls during walking

1 Acknowledgements.3 List of Figures.6 List of Tables.7 Glossary.8 Chapter 1: Introduction.13 Purpose. 14 Typical Gait.14 Gait Kinematics.14 Gait Kinetics.17 The Somatosensory System.17 Plantar Surface Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors.18 Muscular Components and Pathways.22 Perturbed gait and the influence of aging and sensory information.26 Manipulation of Plantar Surface Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors.28 Static Postural Control.30 Dynamic Balance Control.32 Relevance of proposed research.33 Research Objectives and Hypotheses.34 Chapter 2: Methodology.35 Participants.35 Experimental Equipment.36 Experimental Protocol.39 Data Analysis.45
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Recent Work Title ENERGY DEPENDENCE OF INCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTIONS IN PION-INDUCED REACTIONS Permalink

+ ± We pre12ent data on the inclusive distributions rr p . rr + anything and rr-p . rr+ anything at momenta from 3. 7 to 18.5 GeV /c . ·Distributions are ·presented in the laboratory, center -of ,-mass, and projectile systems, and the approach to scaling is discussed. * Research supported in part by the NationalScience Foundation and by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission . tPresent address: CERN, Geneva, Switzerland :! :Present address: Division of Natural. Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 §Present ~ddress: Computation Group 88, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, CA 94305 II On leave at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland #On leave at the Max Planck Institut fur Physik and Astrophysik, Munich, Germany ** Present address: Physics Laboratory, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, Nijmegen, Netherlands'
Study of the Rhodium Nanoparticles in ZrO2-CeO2 Based Catalytic Materials using Nano Beam Diffraction and High Resolution TEM

Rhodium is an essential component in three-way catalyst for NOX reduction and also one of the most expensive precious metals. Since mixed ZrO2-CeO2 (CZ) based oxides are widely regarded as Rh support due to the catalyst thermal stability and unique surface properties, extensive studies have been focused on the understanding of the chemical, textural and nano-structural properties of CZ based catalytic materials. As the dispersion and morphology of Rh in the Rh-CZ system has strong influence on the Rh-CZ catalyst activity, high resolution TEM (HRTEM) has been used to characterize dispersed Rh nanoparticles previously [1, 2]. However in the HRTEM, a particle structure and orientation can be determined only when it is oriented along low index zone axis parallel to the incident beam. Furthermore, high irradiation dose is needed in HRTEM. Nano-beam diffraction (NBD) gives a direct indication of the particle structure and orientation at doses significantly lower than HRTEM [3]. NBD is insensitive to sample drift and the TEM lab instabilities [4].
Learning from Followers: An Examination of Follower Voice Behavior and Its Influence on Leadership Competencies of Ugandan SME Owner-Managers

Ugandan Small business owner-managers lack the desired leadership competencies yet they are a hard nut to crack as far as engaging them in competence development activities is concerned. Based upon Social Constructivism theory, exit-voice and loyalty theory and leader-member exchange theory, this paper explains how leadership competencies of SME owner-mangers can be enhanced with a general assumption that such learning provides support for the growth, development and continuing success of their firms. This paper reports the findings of a cross-sectional survey and a mixed method study involving 340 employees and 54 owner-managers in SMES in Uganda. Using hierarchical regression analysis, the findings suggest that followers through their voice exertion behaviour provides an alternative to convention learning and training by being a rich-informal source of learning for SOMs that meets their learning preferences besides overcoming their excuses for not attending face-to-face training, including time away from operations and poor Return on Investment (ROI). Findings do provide proof of concept that follower voice behaviour is indeed a learning tool for SOMs and advances research on leadership competencies and organizational literature by introducing Follower voice behaviour as a vital source of learning for SME owner-managers. Keywords: Follower Voice Behavior, Leadership Competencies, LMX, SMEs, SOMS, Uganda
PEMANFAATAN SUSU KAMBING ETAWA DAN KEDELAI SEBAGAI BAHAN DASAR DANGKE ( KEJU KHAS INDONESIA) DENGAN KOAGULAN EKSTRAK JERUK NIPIS

Dangke adalah salah satu keju tradisional mirip tahu yang berwarna putih kekekuningan dari susu kerbau. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh variasi bahan dasar dangke dengan koagulan ekstrak jeruk nipis terhadap kandungan protein, lemak, asam total, uji organoleptik (warna, rasa, aroma dan tekstur) dan daya terima masyarakat. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan 1 faktoryaitu kombinasi konsentrasi susu kambing etawa dan susu kedelai terdiri atas 5 perlakuan yaitu K1E0 (100% susu kedelai), K0E1 (100% susu kambing etawa), K1E1 (50% susu kedelai : 50% susu kambing etawa), K8E2 (80% susu kedelai : 20% susu kambing etawa), dan K2E8 (20% susu kedelai : 80% susu kambing etawa), masing-masing 3 kali ulangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kombinasi susu kambing etawa 80% : susu kedelai 20% menghasilkan dangke terbaik dengan kadar protein 20,30 g, kadar lemak 7,53%, dan asam total 8,29%. Kualitas dangke yang baik adalah warna kekuningan (krem), tidak berbau amis, rasa enak dan tekstur lembut. Dangke yang disukai pada 100% susu kedelai dan susu kambing etawa20% : susu kedelai 80%.
Rating the Colour Quality of the Solid-stateWhite Light Lamps

The colour rendering index (CRI), the flattery index (FI), the gamut area index (GAI), and the number of rendered colours (NRC) are estimated for the gamut of metameric Solid- state white light lamps based on two sets of multi-chips light emitting diodes (LED). It is shown that the manipulating on the spectral composition of multi-chips LED white light lamps without altering the visual appearance of the lighted environment makes the colour rendering indices to change. This is more evidence if the intensities of LEDs are changing for LEDs’ with the peak wavelengths in a long wave range than for LEDs’ with the peak wavelengths in a short wave range. The increase of the intensity of the red LED in the metameric LED lamps reduces CRI, FI and NRC, and enlarges GAI. There is no obvious difference between the CRI and FI and tendency of changing CRI and NRC in the metameric LED light sources. Ill. 4, bibl. 12 (in English, summaries in English, Russian and Lithuanian).
MALAY SYMBOL EXPRESSION: AN ANALYSIS ON TECHNIQUES AND MEDIA IN MALAYSIAN PICTORIAL ART

Malay symbol is widely manifested in Malaysian Pictorial Art in 1980s and 1990s. The resolution from National Cultural Congress in 1970s has reshaped the direction of Malaysian art that led to the search for national identity. Therefore, local artists have started to refer back to Malay traditional forms of art such as batik, wood carving, songket, tales, legends, literature and architecture served as references for artists in the form of themes or motifs. As a result an array of styles using Malay Symbols has developed by combining and experimenting with visual techniques and media. The aim of this study is to investigate the most established techniques and media used by Malaysian Contemporary Artists and its effectiveness to create visual effects in pictorial art especially in utilizing Malay Symbol Expression. This study can bridge the gap for the art historian to further their research regarding the development of techniques and media application in Malaysian Visual Art and factors that contributed to it. This research will employ careful observation and will review books, journals and articles as literature references to investigate the used of the techniques and media in the work of art. This study will focus on artwork from the 1980s to 1990s from the National Visual Art Gallery publication on Permanent Collection Inventory of Malaysian Visual Art Year from 1958 to 2003. A total of 235 artworks have been reviewed and 77 artworks have been retrieved using judgmental sampling methods. The final data will be compiled and analyzed using Minitab version 16.2. Analysis of cross-tabulation and chi-square test will be used to summarize the findings. The findings show a significant information that most artists have been found to use mixed media in creating the Malay Symbol compare to other conventional techniques and media such as oil color. The focus of this research is on techniques and media used in creating pictorial art using Malay Symbol with the purpose of providing information for Malaysian Art History as well as encouraging the art enthusiast to produce Malay Symbol with varieties of approach.
Third-Order Approximate Solution of Chemical Reaction-Diffusion Brusselator System Using Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method

The objective of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness and performance of optimal homotopy asymptotic method in solving a system of nonlinear partial differential equations. Since mathematical modeling of certain chemical reaction-diffusion experiments leads to Brusselator equations, it is worth demanding a new technique to solve such a system. We construct a new efficient recurrent relation to solve nonlinear Brusselator system of equations. It is observed that the method is easy to implement and quite valuable for handling nonlinear system of partial differential equations and yielding excellent results at minimum computational cost. Analytical solutions of Brusselator system are presented to demonstrate the viability and practical usefulness of the method. The results reveal that the method is explicit, effective, and easy to use.
Socio-hydrologic perspectives of the co-evolution of humans and groundwater in Cangzhou, North China Plain

This paper presents a historical analysis from socio-hydrologic perspectives of the coupled human–groundwater system in the Cangzhou region in the North China Plain. The history of the “pendulum swing” for water allocation between the economic development and aquifer environmental health of the system is divided into five eras (i.e., natural, exploitation, degradation and restoration, drought-triggered deterioration, and returning to the balance). The system evolution was 15 interpreted using the Taiji-Tire model. The interaction between the human utilization and the groundwater was regarded as the inner Taiji, wherein over-exploitation was considered as the main cause of groundwater depletion and the groundwater utilization pattern was affected by the varying groundwater tables. The external drivers of the co-evolution of the human– groundwater system in Cangzhou were specified as social productive force and natural variability (which can be detected from the precipitation and surface water change/variability). The varying groundwater tables influence the community 20 sensitivity of humans toward environmental issues. High community sensitivity upgraded the social productive force (defined as the social restorative force), which was triggered by the drought during 1997–2002, and enhanced the ability to rebalance the human–groundwater system through new policies, and promoted the development of water-saving technologies. In the future, further restorations of groundwater environment should be implemented, along with the establishment of a strict water resource management strategy and the launch of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. 25 However, the occurrence of drought remains an undetermined variable.
Relating use of digital technology by pre-service teachers to confidence : a Singapore survey

Teachers today are expected to be able to apply a wide range of digital technologies in the classroom. Initial teacher education programs should prepare teachers to apply them with confidence. Pre-service teachers in Singapore responded to a survey on use of technologies in their personal lives and in their teaching, and how confident they were in using them. Among 17 applications, the most frequently used were those related to computer technology such as checking an online dictionary, web browsing and searching, emailing, and using computer software. Participants’ use of computer software was frequent; however it was more so in their personal lives than in their teaching. The least used items included audio recording, video recording and global positioning system (GPS). Usage was found to be positively correlated with confidence, and while participants often had confidence in using the applications, their confidence was relatively low for items such as video and audio recording which the yused the least. While teachers’ use of computers is important, their ability and confidence to use other modern technologies for effective teaching should not be neglected.
Polymer Nanocomposite Materials for Structural Applications

The improvements of physicochemical and thermomechanical properties of polymer composite materials has been a major research interest in the last few decades. Polymer nanocomposites (Mohammad, 2006; Xiangling, 2003) represent a new class of materials alternative to conventional filled polymers. In this new class of material, nanosized inorganic filler (at least one dimension) are dispersed in polymer matrix offering tremendous improvement in performance properties of the polymer. Nanoscale materials have been the subject of research interest in recent years because of their unique properties as compared to the bulk counterparts and their potential applications in a wide variety of areas such as information storage, electronics, sensors, structural components, and catalysis etc. The main challenge challenge in fabrication of these polymer nanocomposites for structural applications is uniform dispersion of nanoparticles in the polymer matrix. However, good dispersion for nanoparticles in polymer composite materials is extremely difficult to achieve, since nanoparticles tend to aggregate together during fabrication. The degree with which the nanoparticles can be homogeneously dispersed in the polymer matrix would significantly influence the thermal, mechanical and optoelectronic properties of the material. Researchers have used several techniques for dispersing nanoparticles may include: 1) mechanical agitation, such as ball milling or magnetic stirring, 2) ultrasonic vibration, 3) shear mixing 4) non-contact mixing 5) using the dispersing agent. The process of curing of these polymer is an another important factor in improving the mechanical, thermal, electrical and optical properties. There is an ever-increasing demand for development of processing of polymer nanocomposites for advanced structural applications. In polymer composite fabrication, curing (polymerization) step is crucial and time-consuming process. The processing thermoplastic nanocomposites were carried out using melt extrusion, or solution casting. The epoxy based thermoset polymers are generally cured using conventional heating. The manufacturing industries of these nanocomposites are also in need of quick and efficient curing method for high temperature or room temperature curing of epoxy polymers. The conventional method of curing is timeconsuming, the longer it takes to complete a project, the more expensive it becomes. Several alternate curing methods have been tested and they are: UV rays, Gamma rays, Electron Beam and Microwave (Bogdal & Karen, 2003; Clark & Sutton, 1996), microwave heating curing of room or high temperature epoxy resins. The current chapter is focused on fabrication techniques, synthesis, and characterization of four main polymeric
Market Price Reactions of Analyst Revisions and Determining Factors of the German Stock Market

We examine whether analyst recommendations for the German stock market contain new information which, on average, trigger market price adjustments. Our results show that the stock prices react immediately and significantly to changes in the consensus of recommendations. This reaction has a longer lasting effect for downgrades (until event day t+5) than for upgrades (until event day t+2). Moreover, the magnitude of the reaction is -1.54% based on the market-adjusted method and -1.43% for the mean-adjusted method. In terms of percentage reaction, it is larger for downgrades than for upgrades which lead to abnormal returns of only 0.74% and 0.76%, respectively. Besides the examination of the market reaction the results display that different factors determine the observed abnormal return. The findings show that upgrades to strong buy result in a higher stock price reaction than upgrades to another consensus recommendation level. Furthermore, upgrades with a high consensus recommendation revision have a higher stock price impact than a lower revision. On the other hand, downgrades with a higher delta of the target price revision have a larger negative impact on stock prices than target price revisions with a smaller delta.
Osteoblastic activity of ethanolic extract and volatile compounds from Ee-Zhi-Wan, a famous traditional Chinese herbal formula

Er-Zhi-Wan (EZW), a famous traditional Chinese formula, which is comprised of the aerial parts of Eclipta prostrate L. (EP) (Astraceae) and the fruits of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. (FLL) (Oleaceae) has been developed as a restorative formula for hundreds of years. It is widely used to prevent and treat various kidney diseases. This study aimed to investigate the effects of volatile components and ethanolic extract from EZW on the proliferation and differentiation of primary osteoblasts by the MTT method and measuring the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Both ethanolic extract and volatile components from EZW could significantly (p<0.01) stimulate the proliferation and increase the ALP activity of primary osteoblasts. The volatile components of EZW were analyzed by GC-MS. A total of 61 compounds, which were the major part (about 86.34%) of the volatiles were identified by matching mass spectra with a mass spectrum library (NIST 05.L) and retention indexes (RI) of the compounds reported on equivalent column. Key words: Er-Zhi-Wan (EZW), volatile compounds, osteoblasts, GC-MS.
LIPOPTENA CERVI (DIPTERA: HIPPOBOSCIDAE) IN ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS)

Forest flies, also known as deer keds ( Lipoptena cervi ), are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites that infest cervids ( Cervidae ) in Europe, Siberia, China and North America. These flies are vectors of potential zoonotic bacterium Bartonella schoenbuchensis . The aim of this study was to determine the species of ectoparasites found on one male roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) shot during hunting season 2011 in the area of Bihac municipality. Using the morphological keys, all adult keds were identified as Lipoptena cervi Linnaeus, 1761. Key words: Lipoptena cervi, roe deer, Bihac municipality