Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Attachment Behaviors as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Disapproval and Relationship Satisfaction

Attachment Behaviors as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Disapproval and Relationship Satisfaction Lauren Drean Department of School of Family Life, BYU Master of Science Both approval and disapproval of one’s social network have been shown to predict relationship outcomes. Additional research has shown that attachment can buffer the negative effects of various factors (e.g., depression) on relationships. This thesis researches the effects of disapproval of friends and family and attachment on relationship outcomes. More specifically this study looks at the potential moderating effects of couple-specific attachment behaviors on the relationship between social network disapproval and relationship quality. The RELATE data set was used to study couples and their relationship quality. The study looked at 858 married couples and found that one’s own attachment behaviors moderate their own family disapproval on their own relationship quality for both men and women. Own attachment behaviors also moderated own friend’s disapproval on own relationship quality for men and women. Partner’s attachment behaviors moderate own friend’s disapproval on own relationship quality for men and women; the main effect of partner’s friends and family disapproval became non-significant with that test. The findings give evidence that attachment behaviors of both partners play a role in buffering the negative effects of the lack of social approval on relationship outcomes.
A Fresh Look at the lambda-Calculus (Invited Talk)

The (untyped) λ-calculus is almost 90 years old. And yet-we argue here-its study is far from being over. The paper is a bird's eye view of the questions the author worked on in the last few years: how to measure the complexity of λ-terms, how to decompose their evaluation, how to implement it, and how all this varies according to the evaluation strategy. The paper aims at inducing a new way of looking at an old topic, focussing on high-level issues and perspectives.
Moderating Role of the Transformational Leadership in the Relationship between HRM Practices and Performance: A Study of ICT Companies of Malaysia

This paper primarily aims to highlight that transformational leadership influences the relationship between human resource management (HRM) practices. Extant research studies have revealed that HRM practices have noticeable potential to increase employees and organizations performance. However, this study proposes transformational leadership as moderator of the relationship between HRM practices and organization’s performance. Prime HRM practices of this study consists of training, staffing, performance evaluation, reward system, and participation while transformational leadership have five components namely, vision, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, personal recognition, and supportive leadership. With the purpose of emphasizing on the significance of underlying variables of this study, research problem is linked to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies in Malaysia.
Recycling of Solid Organic Wastes Through Vermicomposting: Microbial Community Changes Throughout the Process and Use of Vermicompost as a Soil Amendment

Vermicomposting (i.e., the processing of organic waste by earthworms) is a low-cost rapid technique for transforming large amounts of waste into a safe and valuable product called vermicompost. The effects that earthworms have on microorganisms largely determine the rate of decomposition of organic matter during the process and, in turn, the quality of the final product. Recent studies highlight the importance of the earthworm gut as a major shaper of microbial communities. Passage of the material through the earthworm gut favors the existence of a reduced but more active microbial population in the egested material. The addition of these microbial communities to fresh organic matter has been shown to modify the level of activity and the functional diversity of microbial populations in vermicomposting systems. A review of the main changes observed in the structure and activity of microbial communities during vermicomposting is discussed, to provide further insight into the role of vermicompost as a soil amendment. The mechanisms involved and the factors that determine the suppression of pests are also addressed in this review article.
SPACE WEATHERING OF ASTEROID SURFACES

▪ Abstract Visible and near-infrared spectra of reflected sunlight from asteroid surfaces exhibit features that hold the promise for identifying surface mineralogy. However, the very surfaces that are observed by remote-sensing are also subject to impingement by micrometeoroids and solar wind particles, which are believed to play the dominant role in space weathering, which is the time-dependent modification of an asteroid's reflectance spectrum. Such space weathering has confused the interpretations of telescopic spectra of asteroids, especially concerning the possible association of common ordinary chondritic meteorites with so-called S-type asteroids. Recent spacecraft studies of asteroids (especially of Eros by NEAR-Shoemaker) have documented aspects of space weathering processes, but we still do not understand the physics of space weathering well enough to confidently assay mineralogy of diverse asteroids by remote-sensing. A review of the intellectual history of this topic reveals the complexity of .
CREATIVITY-RELEVANT PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AMONG INDONESIAN CREATIVE WORKERS

The study aims to identify Creativity-relevant Personal Characteristics among creative workers in Indonesia’s creative industry. Identification of the constituent elements of the nature of the changes needs to be measured. Researchers have advocated replacing creativity-relevant personal characteristics based on the five-factor model to investigate how individual differences stimulate creativity. This study presents data supporting reliability (internal consistency) and validity (criterion and construct) of the instrument. Validity of the instrument is based on the content validity involving art and design experts. The 220 creative workers from several creative industry firms in Indonesia participated as samples in this research. Results of a factor analysis indicated a five factor solution of creative characteristics and behavior. Discussion of findings and the most important ways in which individuals differ in their enduring emotional, interpersonal, experiential, attitudinal, and motivational styles for stimulating creativity are presented.
Compatibility, Standardization, and Network Effects: Some Policy Implications

Given the dramatic growth of the Internet and information-technology industries in general, and the importance of interconnection in these networks, the economics of compatibility and standardization has become mainstream economics. In this paper, I examine several key policy aspects of standard setting in industries with network effects. Copyright 2002, Oxford University Press.
A new species of Dahmsopottekina (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Huntemanniidae) from the western Mediterranean deep sea

A new species of the genus Dahmsopottekina is described from the Mediterranean Sea. Dahmsopottekina guilvardi sp. nov. was collected from abyssal habitats at a depth range of 2340–2850 m. Like its congeners, the new species has a vermiform habitus, a highly transformed P1 in both sexes and a plough-like rostrum in the female. Dahmsopottekina guilvardi sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeneric species by the combination of a fused basis and endopodite in P1 of both sexes and the absence of an endopodite in P2–P4 of the female. Dahmsopottekina guilvardi sp. nov. is the second record of a harpacticoid species after its congener D. peruana in which the basis and endopodite of a leg other than the P5, namely the P1, are fused. Furthermore, the new species is the only one among Dahmsopottekina species with a 1-segmented P1 exopodite in the male. Similar to its congeners, D. guilvardi sp. nov. is strongly sexually dimorphic. This is evident through the morphology of most of the cephalic appendages and the reduction of P2–P6 in the female. The results of the present study support the observation that Dahmsopottekina species are sparsely distributed and highly endemic. Nevertheless, our results do not agree with the statement of considerably larger females as the length variability between females is greater than between the two sexes. Despite the morphological characters of the species commensurate with a burrowing mode of life, its presence in sediment traps suggests that D. guilvardi sp. nov. is an active ‘swimmer’.
Identifying and Mitigating Trust Violations in the Mobile Ecosystem

Author(s): Bianchi, Antonio | Advisor(s): Vigna, Giovanni; Kruegel, Christopher | Abstract: Mobile systems, such as smartphones and tablets, are now the most common way users handle digitalinformation and interact with online services.The interaction with these devices encompasses different actors, trusting each other in different ways. Users interact with apps, trusting them to access valuable and privacy-sensitive information.At the same time, apps usually communicate with remote backends and mediate user authentication to online services. Finally, all these interactions are mediated, on one side, by the user interface and, on the other, by the operating system.In this thesis, I will present my studies on how all these different actors trust each other and how this trust can be unfortunately violated by attackers.This is possible due to limitations on how the operating system, apps, and the user interface are currently designed and implemented.To assist my work, I developed automatic analysis tools to perform large-scale analyses of Android apps.In this thesis, I will describe both the tools I have developed and my findings.Specifically, I will first describe my work on how, in an Android system, it is possible to lure users to interact with malicious apps which ``look like'' legitimate ones. This completely violates the trust relationship, mediated by the user interface, between users and apps.As a countermeasure, I implemented modifications of the Android user interface and evaluated their effectiveness with a user study.Then, I will explain how many apps unsafely authenticate their users to remote backends, due to misplaced trust in the operating system.In particular, I identified different apps that only rely on values provided by the operating system to perform authentication. For this reason, an attacker can trivially spoof these values, and logins in behalf of a legitimate user.Finally, I will show how many apps misuse hardware-backed authentication devices, such as trusted execution environments and fingerprint readers, making them vulnerable to a variety of authentication bypass attacks
The influence of plant fertilisation regime on plant-aphid-parasitoid interactions

This thesis examines effects of plant fertilisation regime on herbivore and parasitoid performance for two aphids, Macrosiphum euphorbiae and Myzus persicae, and one parasitoid wasp, Aphidius ervi. Herbivore performance was measured as adult fresh weight and intrinsic rate of increase. Parasitoid performance was measured as length of hind tibia, sex ratio, and in a series of choice experiments also parasitoid development time and parasitization rate was measured. Comparisons were made between the performance of M. euphorbiae on two different plant species, petunia and sweet pepper, between the performance of the aphids M. euphorbiae and M. persicae on sweet pepper, and between the performance of A. ervi in M. euphorbiae and in M. persicae on sweet pepper. The performance of M. euphorbiae was better on petunia than on sweet pepper. On petunia a positive effect of plant content of potassium and indications of a positive effect of nitrogen fertilisation were found while on sweet pepper both nitrogen and of potassium had negative influence. On both plant species, however, a negative influence of sulphur was found. The two aphid species reacted differently to fertilisation and plant content of nutrients. For M. euphorbiae fresh weight was decreased by fertilisation while for M. persicae the influence varied with experiment. For M. persicae a high N:K ratio was favourable while for M. euphorbiae plant contents of N and K were both negative. Plant content of sulphur and potassium influenced tibia length of A. ervi positively in M. euphorbiae. In M. persicae plant fertilisation was positive but the composition of the plant fertilisation did not seem important for the parasitoid. Plant fertilisation enhanced parasitization rate in M. euphorbiae but not in M. persicae. Parasitoid performance was, however, more improved by fertilisation in M. persicae than in M. euphorbiae. The parasitoid both preferred, and developed faster in, M. persicae compared to M. euphorbiae. The results of this study show that it is possible to influence both aphid performance and performance of A. ervi with plant fertilisation but the influence varies with both plant and aphid species.
Effects of Social and Emotional Learning on Disadvantaged Year 1 Pupils’ Understanding of Sinking and Floating Concepts

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore Year 1 pupils’ understanding about sinking and floating after learning using Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies. A total of 16 Year 1 pupils of low socio-economic background from one class in a rural school participated in this study. The participants were from disadvantaged rural communities; single parents and two pupils were identified with medical problems (thalassemia and mild autism). In this study, three lessons on sinking and floating were imparted using SEL strategies. Data from three sources; worksheets, interviews and observations were triangulated to cross validate the data and to capture richer information to answer the research question. The triangulation of the findings indicates that SEL strategies created a conducive learning environment; reduced disruptive behaviors among the pupils; encouraged engagement and participation in learning. In sum SEL strategies employed to teach sinking and floating resulted in the pupils having a better understanding of these concepts. The research findings imply that ability in managing social and emotional tendency improved their competency particularly in learning abstract science concepts such as sinking and floating.
Interactions among Stock Price and Financial Ratios: The Case of Turkish Banking Sector

One of the important variables for investors is the price of stocks and so that the variables that affect the price of the stocks. There are many indicators and methods such as fundamental and technical analysis that investors can use in valuing these instruments. Fundamental analysis, and financial ratios are tools that are generally used in investments process. Especially price-earnings ratio and dividend yield ratio are traditional financial ratios which are used to forecast the performance of the stock. In this context, the purpose of this study is to analyze the relationships between the price, price-earnings ratio and dividend yield ratio of the companies that are listed at BIST Banking sub-sector. In this context, in line with the aim of the study monthly price, price-earnings ratio and dividend yield ratio of VAKBN; ISCTR; HALKB; GARAN; AKBNK stocks between 2008M10-2017M3 will be analyzed by VAR methodology. Results show that the relationships between the abovementioned variables changes in size and direction from bank to bank.
Mgh density electroplating bonding interconnect technology: chip packaging and high aspect ratio passive elements

Electroplating bonding technology for the fabrication of micro-electromechanical (MEMS) structures as well as interlayer bonding structures in the gap between two substrates is described in this paper. Electroplating bonding is a fabrication approach in which two conductors on differing substrates are electrically and mechanically joined by an additional growing layer of electrodeposited conductive material. Chip-scale interconnects fabricated with 256 15Oum tall, micromachined copper (Cu) posts on glass and printed wiring board (PWB) substrates were bonded using electroplating bonding technology. A simple electrical continuity test on a row of 16 interconnects yields resistances of 0.097 ohm per test bed, where the values agree well with calculated electrical resistances of 0.092ohm per test bed. A simulation of the thermal properties of the electroplating bonded chip interconnects was done using ANSYS 5.6, with particular attention paid to stresses arising from mismatched coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the substrates. The simulation results indicate that the adhesion layer between the structure and the substrate exhibit stresses when a 100°C temperatnre rise was applied. The stress comparison was performed by observing the integrity of the adhesion relative to the presence or absence of polymer passivation on the interconnect pads. Simulations were confiied with experiment by thermal testing over the range -55 - 125°C. After the thermal test, the electrical properties of the test bed were again measured with the same result as the aforementioned electrical resistance data. Using the electroplating bonding method, high performance MEMS solenoid inductors were fabricated. These inductors were fabricated using an epoxy-core method that greatly reduces fabrication time while maintaining performance. Ihe electroplating bonded inductors were fabricated with 3, 5, 7 and 10 turns. The inductors are 500um high with 50 um width and with a lOOum gap between posts. The effective inductances were 6. InH, lOSnH, 15.0nH and 24.4nH, and the corresponding Q-factors were 82.1, 59.6, 53.2, and 43.3, respectively, depending on the number of turns, as extracted using an equivalent electrical circuit model.
Dynamic characterization of a soft elastomeric capacitor for structural health monitoring applications

A novel thin film sensor consisting of a soft elastomeric capacitor (SEC) for meso-scale monitoring has been developed by the authors. Each SEC transduces surface strain into a measurable change in capacitance. In previous work, the authors have shown that the performance of the SEC compares well with conventional resistive strain gauges, providing a resolution of 25 με using an inexpensive off-the-shelf data acquisition system for capacitance measurements. Here, we further the understanding of the thin film sensor by characterizing its dynamic behavior. The SEC is subjected to dynamic loads in bending mode. The study of Fourier and wavelet transforms indicates that the sensor can be used to identify dynamic inputs. Overall results demonstrate the promising capabilities of the thin film sensor at dynamic monitoring of civil structures.
MODELLING OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WITH GIVEN PARAMETERS USING COLORED PETRI NETS

Abstract. Biometric identification systems use given parameters and function on the basis of Colored Petri Nets as a modelling language developed for systems in which communication, synchronization and distributed resources play an important role. Colored Petri Nets combine the strengths of Classical Petri Nets with the power of a high-level programming language. Coloured Petri Nets have both, formal intuitive and graphical presentations. Graphical CPN model consists of a set of interacting modules which include a network of places, transitions and arcs. Mathematical representation has a well-defined syntax and semantics, as well as defines system behavioural properties. One of the best known features used in biometric is the human finger print pattern. During the last decade other human features have become of interest, such as iris-based or face recognition. The objective of this paper is to introduce the fundamental concepts of Petri Nets in relation to tooth shape analysis. Biometric identification systems functioning has two phases: data enrollment phase and identification phase. During the data enrollment phase images of teeth are added to database. This record contains enrollment data as a noisy version of the biometrical data corresponding to the individual. During the identification phase an unknown individual is observed again and is compared to the enrollment data in the database and then system estimates the individual. The purpose of modeling biometric identification system by means of Petri Nets is to reveal the following aspects of the functioning model: the efficiency of the model, behavior of the model, mistakes and accidents in the model, feasibility of the model simplification or substitution of its separate components for more effective components without interfering system functioning. The results of biometric identification system modeling and evaluating are presented and discussed.
Shopping Motivation and the Influence of Perceived Product Quality and Relative Price in E-commerce

Understanding a consumer's motivation to shop online with a vendor can help an e-business better understand the attitude of customers and what they look out for in their shopping decision-making process. Equally important in the shopping decision making process is the influence of the perceived quality of products and their price. Understanding how consumers are influenced by the perceived quality and price of products can help e-businesses to improve their customers' shopping experience. To contribute to ongoing research in this area, we investigate the influence of perceived product quality and price on the motivation of e-shoppers to shop online. In particular, we investigate which of perceived quality and price have a greater influence on the consumer's motivation to shop online. We also investigate the moderating effect of income and gender. Using a sample size of 241 e-commerce shoppers, we develop and test a global research model using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Our results suggest that balanced buyers (shoppers who are moderately motivated by convenience and variety seeking but do not plan ahead and are impulse buyers) are more influenced by the relative price of products compared to their quality. In addition, balanced buyers who earn over $30,000 are influenced by the quality of the product compared to those who earn less than $30,000. Furthermore, male shoppers who are motivated by the convenience of online shopping (convenience shoppers) are also influenced by the perceived quality of products compared to female shoppers who are not.
Review on Reformulation of the Mean-Variance Model with Real-life Trading Restrictions

In this paper, we consider a class of portfolio selection problems with cardinality and minimum buy-in threshold constraints in real-life which can be formulated as mixed-integer quadratic programming (MIQP). Two reformulation methods that generate the same tight continuous relaxation of original problem are compared in the context under the branch-and-bound algorithm, one is the Perspective Reformulation and another is the Lift-and-Convexification Reformulation (LCR). Computational results show that the (PC) is more competitive than the (LCR) method in terms of computing time and nodes in MIQP solver CPLEX 12.7, what's more, this outperformance becomes more obvious as the size of instances grows.