Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Using Perseverative Interests to Elicit Joint Attention Behaviors in Young Children With Autism

Various explanations have been offered in the literature on the underlying cause of joint attention deficits in autism. One possible explanation is that children with autism are capable of producing joint attention but lack the social motivation to share their interests with others. The current study used a single-subject reversal design with alternating treatments to examine whether joint attention initiations for social sharing would occur as a collateral effect of utilizing the motivational techniques of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) in conjunction with perseverative interest stimuli for three young nonverbal children with autism. Results indicated an immediate increase in joint attention initiations when perseverative, or highly preferred, interests were incorporated within the motivational techniques of PRT. Additional findings included collateral increases in joint attention initiations toward less preferred interests, as well as improvements in the quality of interaction between the children and caregivers. Findings are discussed in terms of theoretical and clinical implications for understanding the role of motivation in the development of joint attention in autism.
Real-time Stereo Reconstruction Through Hierarchical DP and LULU filtering.

In this paper we consider the correspondence problem for stereo-vision systems, where the aim is to reconstruct a scene in 3D from information captured by two spatially related cameras. Our main focus is to obtain dense reconstructions in real-time. We take a hierarchical approach to dynamic programming because of the good balance between accuracy and speed. We also apply a fast one-dimensional LULU filter at the various levels in the hierarchy for noise removal and scanline consistency. A sub-pixel refinement technique is also presented. Several experiments are reported on to illustrate the exceptional success of our approach at producing high quality results in near realtime.
Rice Chitinase Gene Expression in Genetically Engineered Potato Confers Resistance against Fusarium solani and Rhizictonia solani

The present study was planned to evaluate the transgenic potato plants containing chitinase (RCG-3) gene transformed through Agro bacterium for resistance against Rhizoctonia Solani and Fusarium solani. In vitro, plants were cultured for multiplication and then pathogenicity of transgenic potato plants harboring chitinase gene were carried out with fungal pathogens (R. solani and F. solani). The fungal pathogens were isolated from infected tubers and purified by single spore technique. For multiplication of pathogens wheat straw method was used for R.solani and sorghum seed method was used for F.solani. The inoculation of fungal infection (R. solani) and (F. solani) transgenic and non-transgenic plants were performed in laboratory and controlled greenhouse conditions (Containment). Results showed that transgenic potato plants containing chitinase (RCG-3) gene transformed through Agrobacterium showed resistance against R. Solani and F. solani compared to non-transgenic plants. It was concluded that rice chitinase gene expression in potato confers enhanced resistance against two major fungal diseases of potato in Pakistan.
Effect of Binders on EFB Bio-briquettes of Fuel Calorific Value

The development of biomass has been assumed as an important issue in the past several decades and would remain to be attractive in the future due to its clean, renewable, and carbon–neutral properties. Biomass is one of the most important renewable energy resources in the world. In recent decades, the utilization of biomass has dramatically increased. There were many reasons. First, biomass is a renewable resource, because of the availability of biomass is unlimited, and its regenerative process runs well. Second, the extraction of biomass energy can be carried out more flexible. The biomass can be burned directly without high technology. Biomass bio-briquettes are often used as an energy source for cooking purpose and in some industries. The bio-briquettes are produced by densification of waste biomass using various processes. In this, the study manual densification of bio-briquettes was tested by three different binding agents; cassava flour, sago flour, and starch flour. The objective of this study was to compare different binding materials in the production of Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) bio-briquettes between binders. The binder is used as a mixture on the EFB fiber. Three types of the binder are cassava flour, sago flour and starch flour are used as comparators to obtain high heating value. The percentage of binder in each sample is 2%. The ratio of the use of water as a diluent between the fiber and the adhesive is 1: 5. Samples of solid cylindrical shape diameter 4 cm and 5 cm high and density sample is 0.8 g/cm3. The pressure is used to generate samples specified in the mold volume. The volume of the cylinder is 62.8 cm3. The adhesive cassava with a percentage of 2% can provide power to the sample mechanically by a drop test at the height of 1.20 m. The result shows that the binder cassava has fuel calorific value average is 3661 cal/g, a binder of starch 3584 cal/g and sago 3537 cal/g. Results indicated that sample binder cassava flour has calorific fuel value higher than sago and starch flour.
Standardization of pretreatments for red and black carrots on the basis of chemical and organoleptic quality evaluation

The present investigation was carried out to standardize the pretreatment for red and black carrots using 1% CaCl2, 0.5% citric acid, 0.2% potassium metabisulphite and their combinations after blanching in hot water (950C) for 2 minutes. The slices were dipped in different chemical treatments for 10 minutes followed by chemical and organoleptic quality evaluation. The pretreated slices were studied for retention of total soluble solids, carotenoids, anthocyanins and decreased non-enzymatic browning. Pretreated slices were also subjected to organoleptic evaluation by semi-trained panelists using 9-point hedonic scale. 0.2% KMS + 1% CaCl2 was found to be the best treatment for red carrots and 1% CaCl2 + 0.5% cirtic acid showed best results for black carrots.
The implications of pelvic reduction in threespine stickleback for long-term persistence of populations

Questions: Do threespine stickleback populations that exhibit pelvic reduction exist at lower densities than populations expressing the full pelvic girdle? Does population size fluctuate more in pelvic-reduced populations? Does trout stocking contribute to fluctuations, if they are present? Organisms: Twenty-three populations of lake-dwelling freshwater threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Populations are of three types: 12 full-pelvic populations, all but two with predatory rainbow trout; five pelvic-reduced populations lacking trout; and six pelvic-reduced populations originally lacking trout, but into which trout are now stocked. Time and place: Annual field collections within the Cook Inlet region of Alaska, 1993–2010. Analytical methods: Nested ANOVAs (lake nested within population type) of logCPUE (catch-per-unit-effort), pooling all samples from each lake category in each year. ANOVA on coefficient of variation (CV) across populations and types. ANOVAs followed by planned comparisons. Results: Pelvic-reduced populations of both types exist at about one-third the density of full-pelvic populations. However, the coefficient of variations did not differ significantly. No effect of trout stocking was evident. Conclusions: Although catch-per-unit-effort values are only relative rather than absolute population size estimates, if our values of CPUE are comparable across populations, then populations that have evolved pelvic reduction have lower population densities than do full-pelvic populations. The small size of lakes supporting these unique populations and their lower fish density suggest that this rare type of stickleback population may be at elevated risk of extinction.
Detecting Peaks and Valleys in the Number of Births in Portugal

Portugal is characterised by a noteworthy decline in fertility, which is a phenomenon that requires some intervention given the costs, namely economic and political, associated with it. Notwithstanding the downward trend in fertility, a careful observation of the data on the number of births in Portugal indicates that there months where the number of births is clearly higher as well as others where the number of births seems to be smaller. This impression is confirmed by a time series analysis of the data, which shows that, in general, May and September are, indeed, months where more babies are born and that December and February are months where fewer babies are born. This fact is also evident from a prevision of the number of births throughout a whole year. Of particular importance is the detection of the factors explaining those two peaks in births as they may be manipulated by a demographic policy leading to an increase in fertility.
Numerical assessment of plant species as indicators of the groundwater regime

The relation between the occurrence of plant species in environments varying in moisture status and groundwater regime was tested using numerical methods. The groundwater regime during the vegetation period was expressed by means of four parameters, the average (AVG), mean highest (HIGH), mean lowest (LOW) groundwater level and the maximum fluctuation (AMP). 67 records of five vegetation types were selected from hydrologically stable sites in brook valleys in the northern part of The Netherlands. Response curves were calculated for 30 representative species. Calculated optima for AVG, HIGH and LOW are strongly correlated to each other. The vegetation reacts independently from overall wetness to the amount of fluctuation of the groundwater level (AMP). Response curves of single species as well as combinations of both present and absent species were used to find the best set of indicators for each parameter. The use of combinations of species clearly improves the indicating Value of Vegetation records. The vegetation appears to be the most sensitive to the parameter HIGH, which can thus be considered to be a key factor in controlling vegetation composition. The four parameters can be predicted satisfactorily only in the middle part of the investigated gradient. This is not only due to arithmetic artifacts, inherent to the applied method, but also to the fact that at average groundwater levels below -60 cm or above 0 cm other factors become predominant.
Risk management debate focused on banking industry.

Corporate governance is a subject of constant timeliness and broad interest, mainly aimed at ensuring adequate protection for investors and financial institutions. This interest in corporate governance is due to its influence on the healthy growth of companies and society as a whole. Paper provides evidence on implementation of Basel II and Basel III within Romanian banking sector from the historical perspective trying to show an overview on Basel developments and encourages further investigations into the particularities of the Basel III which is soon to be put into practice.
Adsorption of H 2 O , N H 3 , CO, N O 2 , and NO on graphene: A first-principles study

Motivated by the recent realization of graphene sensors to detect individual gas molecules, we investigate the adsorption of ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}\mathrm{O}$, $\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{H}}_{3}$, CO, $\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{O}}_{2}$, and NO on a graphene substrate using first-principles calculations. The optimal adsorption position and orientation of these molecules on the graphene surface is determined and the adsorption energies are calculated. Molecular doping, i.e., charge transfer between the molecules and the graphene surface, is discussed in light of the density of states and the molecular orbitals of the adsorbates. The efficiency of doping of the different molecules is determined and the influence of their magnetic moment is discussed.
Subcellular Localization Studies of Three Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyases and Cinnamate 4-Hydroxylase from Scutellaria Baicalensis Using GFP Fusion Proteins

The localization of three phenylalanine ammonia-lyases (PAL1, -2 and -3) and Cinnamate 4-Hydroxlase (C4H) of Scutellaria baicalensis was examined in onion epidermal cells. These genes encode key enzymes in the phenylpropanoid pathway for the synthesis of flavones. In our previous research, we isolated coding DNA for these genes from S. baicalensis, a medicinal herb rich in flavones with biological and pharmacological properties. We observed that SbPAL2, SbPAL3 and SbC4H proteins localize to the endoplasmic reticulum; however, SbPAL1 was a cytosolic protein. Unlike SbPAL2 and SbPAL3, SbPAL1 may be expected to have a different function in the flavone biosynthetic pathway.
Microbial contaminants cause swelling and inward collapse of yoghurt packs

A study was carried out on 10 retail samples 01 yoghurt, belonging to 3 different brands (A, Band C), showing a rarely described alteration consisting 01 inward collapse 01 the packs. Microbiological analyses revealed the presence 01 high counts 01 different microbial contaminants: in A sampies Acetobacter aceti was lound at 107 clu/g, while in Band C sampies the main contaminants were Mucor hiemalis Mucor racemosus and Penicillium verrucosum var cyc/opium varying between 102 and 105 clu/g. The responsibility 01 isolated strains lor alteration was conlirmed by inoculating cellular suspensions in non-contaminated yoghurt packs kept at 5°C and 25°C: samples inoculated with A aceti showed an inward collapse alter 20 d at 25°C; packs inoculated with M hiemalis, M racemosus and P verrucosum var cyc/opium kept at 25°C showed swelling alter 5-7 d lollowed by inward collapse alter = 20-35 d. In sampies kept at 5°C the delect did not appear even extending the incubation time to 60 d. The explanation lor the evolution 01 this delect is the 101lowing one; contaminating microorganisms consume oxygen contained in head-space 01 pack and produce CO2 whose re-absorption into the product causes a partial vacuum involving collapse 01 the pack.
Fungi in the diets of northern flying squirrels and lodgepole chipmunks in the Sierra Nevada

The diets of a fungal specialist, northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus (Shaw, 1801)), and a dietary gen- eralist, lodgepole chipmunk (Neotamias speciosus (Merriam, 1890)), were examined in the old-growth, mixed-conifer for- est at the Teakettle Experimental Forest in California's southern Sierra Nevada. Spores of fungi were identified from fecal pellets collected from both species during spring and summer of 1999 through 2002. Frequency of fungi in the diets of both squirrel species was consistently high across all seasons and years of study. Overall, G. sabrinus diets contained about 30% greater richness and evenness of fungal taxa than N. speciosus diets. There were no seasonal differences in richness and evenness of fungal taxa in squirrel diets. Richness of fungal taxa in diets was positively correlated with hypogeous sporocarp biomass and rainfall from June through August for N. speciosus but not for G. sabrinus. Dietary overlap between G. sabrinus and N. speciosus was high with respect to the most frequently consumed fungal taxa, al- though Gautieria and Gastroboletus were consumed in greater proportions by G. sabrinus than N. speciosus. Our results indicate that in the southern Sierra Nevada both G. sabrinus and N. speciosus were frequent consumers of a similar, di- verse assemblage of fungal taxa and that consumption was proportional to seasonal differences in availability. For the more strongly mycophagist G. sabrinus, however, diet had a greater proportion of select fungal taxa and avoidance of less desirable taxa.
GOVERNANÇA CORPORATIVA NA EMPRESA FAMILIAR:

A governança corporativa deve ser uma prioridade para as empresas, pois gera valor para seus acionistas. Este artigo qualitativo investigou a aplicação da governança corporativa em empresa familiar de primeira geração, examinando-se quais princípios de governança do IBGC estão sendo aplicados ou em processo de implantação. Os temas das entrevistas semiestruturadas foram governança na empresa, relações corporativas e assuntos relacionados ao contrato social, normas administrativas, código de ética e planejamento estratégico. O resultado indicou as prioridades de governança e a necessidade de uma reformulação do acordo de acionistas para conter princípios que ajudarão na sustentabilidade e na longevidade da empresa.
Bicep2. III. INSTRUMENTAL SYSTEMATICS

In a companion paper, we have reported a >5σ detection of degree scale B-mode polarization at 150 GHz by the Bicep2 experiment. Here we provide a detailed study of potential instrumental systematic contamination to that measurement. We focus extensively on spurious polarization that can potentially arise from beam imperfections. We present a heuristic classification of beam imperfections according to their symmetries and uniformities, and discuss how resulting contamination adds or cancels in maps that combine observations made at multiple orientations of the telescope about its boresight axis. We introduce a technique, which we call “deprojection,” for filtering the leading order beam-induced contamination from time-ordered data, and show that it reduces power in Bicep2's actual and null-test BB spectra consistent with predictions using high signal-to-noise beam shape measurements. We detail the simulation pipeline that we use to directly simulate instrumental systematics and the calibration data used as input to that pipeline. Finally, we present the constraints on BB contamination from individual sources of potential systematics. We find that systematics contribute BB power that is a factor of ∼10× below Bicep2's three-year statistical uncertainty, and negligible compared to the observed BB signal. The contribution to the best-fit tensor/scalar ratio is at a level equivalent to r = (3–6) × 10−3.
International Perspectives: A New Graduate Text on LGBTQ Psychology

Developed as a broad-based, introductory textbook on lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) issues encompassing UK and U.S perspectives, Clarke and colleagues take on the substantial challenge of addressing the breadth and depth of the discipline. Taking on a critical perspective that fully acknowledges the assumptions, significant limitations, and omissions within the field, this text may be particularly useful for graduate students and others interested in developing a sophisticated understanding of LGBTQ lives and research. This text is especially recommended for offering a theoreticallyand empiricallyrooted perspective in understanding and conducting LGBTQ research.
Effect of the Tank Design on the Flow Pattern Generated with a Pitched Blade Turbine

The effect of the tank design on the hydrodynamic structure is carried out in three tanks; cylindrical tank, curved tank and spherical tank; equipped with a six-pitched blade turbine (PBT6). The hydrodynamic behaviour is numeri- cally predicted by the resolution of the Navier-Stokes equations in conjunction with the Renormalization Group (RNG) of the k-e turbulence model. These equations are solved by a control volume discretization method. The numerical results from the application of the CFD code "Fluent" with the Multi Reference Frame (MRF) model are presented in the impeller stream region. Particularly, the velocity components and the turbulent characteristics are presented in different planes con- taining the blade. The power consumption of these stirred tanks was calculated to choose the most effective system. The comparison between the numerical results and the experimental data showed a good agreement.
FOXM 1 Expression in Breast Carcinoma and Correlation with Histopathological Staging and Grading

FOXM1 (Forkhead box protein M1) promoted EMT (Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition) in breast cancer by binding and activation of the promoter of SLUG gene. that FOXM1 promotes breast cancer metastases by activation of the TGF-β pathway with through interaction SMAD3 (this prevented E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase transcriptional intermediary factor 1 γ [TIF1 γ] binding to SMAD3 and protected SMAD4 from ubiquitination) that leads to stabilization of the SMAD3/SMAD4 complex. The study samples included seventy four formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue blocks which have been diagnosed as forty four cases of breast carcinoma and their lymph nodes. In the present study from 74 total cases, 46 cases (62.6%) were showing FOXM1 marker positive while 28 cases (37.8%) were showing negative immunohistochemistry for FOXM1 marker. Sub classification of malignant cases, 16 malignant breast cancer cases (36.4%) showed no FOXM1 expression, while 12 malignant cases (27.3%) were strongly positive for FOXM1 expression. There is significant correlation between breast carcinoma grade, stage and FOXM1 expression.
Artériopathies athérosclérotiques et monoxyde dazote (NO): l'importance clinique d'une espérance de vie plus longue et l'obésité

% Plus que tous les autres facteurs de risque cardiovasculaires, l’obésité et le grand âge sont associés à une biodisponibilité réduite du NO. Il est prévisible qu’au cours de ces prochaines décennies, le nombre des patients très âgés et obèses va croître, ce qui aura pour conséquence une augmentation des maladies telles que diabète et problèmes circulatoires, sans oublier une surcharge médico-économique considérable.
Syntheses and Performance of layered LiNixCo1-2xMnxO2 as Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Keywords: Lithium-ion batteries, Cathode material, LiCo1-2xNixMnxO2, Metal acetate decomposition Abstract. The layered cathode materials LiNixCo1-2xMnxO2(x=1/11, 2/11, 3/11, 4/11, 5/11) powders for lithium-ion batteries were synthesized by metal acetate decomposition technique. The evolution of the structural properties and electrochemical performances of LiNi xCo1-2xMnxO2 with Co content decreased were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and rietveld refinement, scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and galvanostatic charge and discharge cycle. The results showed that the appropriate substitution of Co by Ni, Mn could greatly improve the performances of the as-prepared materials in capacity, initial columbic efficiency, rate ability and cycle capability. Among the series of materials, the optimal performance belonged to Li Ni3/11Co5/11Mn3/11O2, which delivered an initial discharge capacity of 157.6 mAh·g -1 and preserved 150.4 mAh·g -1 after 30 cycles in the voltage range of 2.5~4.3 V at 0.2 C. Comparative cycle data at 0.5 C and 1.0 C were presented implying that the LiNi3/11Co5/11Mn3/11O2 also had a significantly improvement in rate capability.
Construction of Optimal 4-bit S-boxes by Quasigroups of Order 4

We present a new method for constructing cryptographically strong 4×4-bit S-boxes with the help of quasigroups of order 4. So far, cryptographers were constructing 4×4-bit Sboxes used in cryptographic primitives suitable for lightweight cryptography, only by exhaustive search of permutations of order 16. Our construction of 4×4-bit Quasigroup-S-boxes (QS-boxes) uses quasigroup string transformations. This methodology enables someone to work basically with several different strong S-boxes iteratively reusing only one hardware circuit and just changing a few parameters (called leaders in our method). Keywords-lightweight cryptography; quasigroups; quasigroup string transformations; S-boxes.
Body composition influences net feed intake in terminal sire rams

Net feed intake (NFI) is commonly used to identify animals that are more efficient at converting feed into weight gain, however, little work has evaluated the potential to use NFI in the Australian sheep industry. Net feed intake is moderately heritable (François et al. 2002) and negatively correlated with lean carcass (Knott et al. 2003). Body composition might have a regulatory role in influencing efficiency (Perry et al. 1997). We hypothesised that variation in the efficiency of energy utilisation in growing sheep, and therefore NFI, may be explained by differences in body composition.