Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mejores prácticas en fundraising universitario: el caso del Departamento de Desarrollo y Relaciones con Antiguos Alumnos de la Universidad de Miami = Best Practices in US Higher Education Fundraising: Development and Alumni Relations at University of Miami

Resumen El objetivo de este trabajo es contribuir al conocimiento sobre fundraising universitario examinando un caso de mejores practicas y extraer conclusiones aplicables a universidades sin historial previo en la gestion del mecenazgo. Partiendo del analisis de principios elementales del fundraising universitario y su aplicacion en una de las principales universidades de los EEUU, extraemos lecciones utiles para universidades en Europa o Latinoamerica con iniciativas de fundraising mas recientes o de implantacion inmediata. Abstract The goal of this article is to contribute to existing knowledge on higher education fundraising by studying a leading institution and extracting conclusions that can be applied to university advancement programs at varying stages of maturity. By analyzing the elementary principles of university fundraising and their application to one of the leading fundraising programs in the US, we extract useful lessons for European or Latin-American universities with more recent or startup fundraising initiatives.
Determinants of Public Acceptance for Traffic-Reducing Policies to Improve Urban Air Quality

Air pollution remains a problem in German cities. In particular, the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual limit-value set by the European Union of 40 µg/m3 was not met at ~40% of roadside monitoring stations across German cities in 2018. In response to this issue, many cities are experimenting with various traffic-reducing measures targeting diesel passenger vehicles so as to reduce emissions of NO2 and improve air quality. Identifying the determinants of public acceptance for these measures using a systematic approach can help inform policy-makers in other German cities. Survey data generated from a questionnaire in Potsdam, Germany, were used in predictive models to quantify support for investments in traffic-reducing measures generally and to quantify support for a specific traffic-reducing measure implemented in Potsdam in 2017. This exploratory analysis found that general support for investments in such measures was most strongly predicted by environmental and air pollution perception variables, whereas specific support for the actual traffic measure was most strongly predicted by mobility habits and preferences. With such measures becoming more common in German cities and across Europe, these results exemplify the complexity of factors influencing public acceptance of traffic-reducing policies, highlight the contrasting roles environmental beliefs and mobility habits play in determining support for such measures, and emphasize the connections between mobility, air pollution, and human health.
Precarious sexualities, alternative intimacies in postsocialist Lithuania

While sexual and gender self-determination became an inseparable part of the official state policies in the Western world, the opposite process of the retradicionalization of gender and sexual norms occurred in Lithuania during the last decade. It is comprised of an ineffective partnership law for either heterosexual or same-sex couples, the enactment of the discriminatory Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information (the last version approved in 2011), the refusal to implement sex reassignment law and to ratify the Istanbul Convention and continuous attempts to prohibit abortions by the current Parliament of Lithuania. Neoconservative NGOs such as the “Institute of Free Society” and “Lithuanian Association of Human Rights” disseminating everyday sexism, homophobia and transphobia have also been popping up recently. The current Parliament discussions on sexual addictions and prohibitions of advertising of sexual commodities such as condoms or sex toys also point to intensifying attempts to regulate sexual market. In this context of state and institutional regulation of sexuality, this article focuses on alternative intimacies and sexual practices from a bottom-up perspective. In describing alternative intimacies, I use the term “precarious” to emphasize a necessary relation between sexual and gender norms and the historically shaped distribution of vulnerability across LGBTQ+ sexualities and bodies. By analyzing my own sociological novel Endless Summer: A Memoir of Love and Sex (2017) that contains a specific postsocialist sexual ethnography, I not only examine the ways in which Lithuania’s socio-economic and political institutions produce unequal conditions for different intimate behaviors but also detail how vulnerable communities create possibilities of love and sex amidst the toxic political waste of failed sexual revolution.
Corruption: the Polish perspective of combating it in light of the World Bank’s experiences

Objectives: The aim of this article is to identify the main weaknesses in Poland in combating corruption in the context of the World Bank’s experiences. Research Design & Methods: Various notions of corruption will be presented. This article will also indicate the most important conclusions from a number of previous scientific studies in the field of corruption conducted under the aegis of the World Bank. Findings: Reducing motivation to accept or provide undue benefits is directly related to an increased effectiveness in detecting corruption. The World Bank also points out that one of the most effective tools in fighting corruption is counteracting the legalisation of benefits obtained through corrupt activities. Contribution: In the Polish perspective, a positive correlation between a weaker, less operational state apparatus and the frequency of corruption will be shown. Article classification: research article.
The effect of static magnetic field on partial thickness burn wound healing

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.6078 Received: 07.11. 2018 Accepted: 08.12. 2018 Published Online: 21.12. 218 Printed: 01.09. 2019 Ann Clin Anal Med 2019;10(5): 611-5 Corresponding Author: Ebru H. Ayvazoğlu Soy, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. T. : +90 3122036868 F. : +90 3122030521 E-Mail: ebruayvazoglu@gmail ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0993-9917 Abstract Aim: During the past decades, there has been a substantial and growing evidence that static magnetic fields (SMF) and pulsed electromagnetic fields (EMF) can both produce satisfying therapeutic effects on various disorders. There have been researches about the efficacy of SMF in wound healing. However, there is no any investigation about the efficacy of SMF in burn wound healing. In this experimental study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of SMF in partial thickness burn wound in rats. Material and Method: Forty male Sprague-Dawley male rats were used in the experiment. The modification of Sawada’s burn model was applied. In Group1 magnets, in Group2 non-magnetic bars were placed vertically to the burn wound. In Group3 magnets, in Group4 non-magnetic bars were placed horizontally to the burn wound. The wound healing is evaluated by gross wound healing rate and histopathological examination. Results: In study groups, wound healing was faster, granulation with fibroblast migration was earlier, collagen production and neovascularisation were more than control groups. We found no relationship between wound healing and vector direction. Discussion: According to these results static magnetic field can be used in clinic to promote the healing in patients with burns. Especially, in cases that have no chance for grafting, to decrease complications and increase the survival, the static magnetic field can be an alternative.
Multi-lab intrinsic solubility measurement reproducibility in CheqSol and shake-flask methods

This commentary compares 233 CheqSol intrinsic solubility values (log S0) reported in the Wiki-pS0 database for 145 different druglike molecules to the 838 log S0 values determined mostly by the saturation shake-flask (SSF) method for 124 of the molecules from the CheqSol set. The range of log S0 spans from -1.0 to -10.6 (log molar units), averaging at -3.8. The correlation plot between the two methods indicates r2 = 0.96, RMSE = 0.34 log unit, and a slight bias of -0.07 log unit. The average interlaboratory standard deviation (SDi) is slightly better for the CheqSol set than that of the SSF set: SDiCS = 0.15 and SDiSSF = 0.24. The intralaboratory errors reported in the CheqSol method (0.05 log) need to be multiplied by a factor of 3 to match the expected interlaboratory errors for the method. The scale factor, in part, relates to the hidden systematic errors in the single-lab values. It is expected that improved standardizations in the ‘gold standard’ SSF method, as suggested in the recent ‘white paper’ on solubility measurement methodology, should make the SDi of both methods be about ~0.15 log unit. The multi-lab averaged log S0 (and the corresponding SDi) values could be helpful additions to existing training-set molecules used to predict the intrinsic solubility of drugs and druglike molecules.
The Implementation of Discovery Learning Models in Enhancing Speech Script Writing Skills for Students

This research investigated the use of discovery learning models to enhance students’ speech script writing skills. This research aimed to focus on the study of the effectiveness and difficulties of discovery learning models to improve students’ speech script writing skills. The research applied an experimental method by using test, observation, and questionnaires for collecting data techniques. The population of this research was students of MTs Syarikal Islam 2 Kalapanunggal. The class of IX-B was the experimental class, and a class of IX-A was control class. The use of the discovery learning model is proven to enhance students’ speech script writing skills. The effectiveness of this experimental model is shown that the average score of the pretest of the experimental class is 53,5, and the post-test score is 84,3. By comparing the control class without treatment, it indicates the effectiveness of the intervention in the experimental class. The research shows a meaningful comparison of the experimental class and control class, which gain 2,56 by using the t-test. The data obtains that t-count is higher than t-table or significant is the value of t-table 2,42. Therefore, it can be concluded that the discovery learning model has shown the improvement for students’ speech script writing skills effectively.
Quantifying the Skewness Loss of Diversification

Diversification is widely viewed as the “only free lunch” of finance. Unbeknownst to the free lunch crowd, skewness is typically positive for individual stocks and negative for diversified portfolios and thus diversification is not free. This undesirable move from positive to negative skewness that comes with diversification is the skewness loss of diversification. We quantify the economic value of skewness loss using option pricing models, and show that skewness loss is a meaningful cost for investors with skewness preferences and short horizons.
Geochemistry and sedimentology of the Upper Ordovician–lower Silurian black shale in the northern margin of the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China: implications for depositional controls on organic-matter accumulation

Abstract Organic-rich black shales from the Upper Yangtze Platform from the Upper Ordovician and lower Silurian are considered excellent source rocks and unconventional reservoirs of hydrocarbons in South China. This research combined geochemical analyses and detailed sedimentological observations to investigate the depositional controls on organic-matter abundance in the prolific black mudstone of the Wufeng Formation and Long-1 Member of the lower Silurian Longmaxi. Six primary lithofacies deposited at variable marine water depths and under different water column chemistries were identified from a ∼50 m-long profile based on microscopic observations of sediment texture and structure, and analyses of total organic carbon (TOC) content, major and trace-element abundances, and pyrite framboid size. Our results showed that TOC content is strongly correlated with terrigenous SiO2 content and the non-detrital components of V, U and Mo, suggesting that the accumulation of organic matter in the studied shale was controlled by terrigenous clast fluxes and anoxic water conditions. However, the weak covariance relationship between TOC content and productivity proxies, including P/Ti and Ba/Al, demonstrates that the accumulation of organic matter was not controlled by primary productivity. The three high-productivity lithofacies of the Wufeng Formation and Long-1 Member have low Co*Mn values, indicating active marine upwelling during sedimentary periods. The northern margin of the Upper Yangtze Platform was an open basin system influenced by the Kwangsian Orogeny and global sea-level changes, but oxygen-depleted bottom waters in the basin favoured the accumulation and preservation of sedimentary organic matter, resulting in the formation of organic-rich black shales.
Estimating Tourism Import Demand Elasticities for Four Countries Using the General-to-specific Approach

This paper applied the general-to-specific econometric modelling technique to estimate demand for tourism imports and the corresponding elasticities for four countries: Australia; Canada; Japan and USA. The findings indicate that tourism imports are generally income and price elastic with values ranging from 1.476 to 1.783 for income elasticity and -1.201 to -1.721 for price elasticity. Furthermore, the findings reveal that, after controlling for seasonality in the data, demand for tourism import is influenced by global financial crisis, disasters and country-specific problems. These findings have important implications for tourism import management, especially in the broader context of promoting tourism imports.
CluWords: Explorando Clusters Semânticos entre Palavras para Aprimorar Modelagem de Tópicos

Neste trabalho avançamos o estado-da-arte na modelagem de tópicos por meio de uma nova representação de documentos baseada em word embeddings pré-treinados para fatoração de matriz não-probabilística. Nossa estratégia, chamada CluWords, explora as palavras mais próximas em um determinado espaço word embedding pré-treinado para gerar meta-palavras que são capazes de melhorar a representação de documentos, tanto em termos de informações sintáticas quanto semânticas. Em nossa avaliação, considerando 12 bases de dados e 8 linhas de base, obtivemos melhoras na maioria dos casos, com ganhos de mais de 50%. Nosso método também é capaz de melhorar representação dos documentos para a tarefa de classificação automática.
Opportunities for the Adoption of Health-Based Sustainable Dietary Patterns: A Review on Consumer Research of Meat Substitutes

This article reviews empirical research on consumers’ adoption of meat substitutes published up to spring 2018. Recent meat substitutes often have sustainable characteristics in line with consumers’ concerns over aspects of healthy food and the environmental impact of food production. However, changing lifestyles with less time for cooking, any transition from a strongly meat-based to a more plant-based diet depends on the successful establishment of convenient meat substitutes. This article reviews the growing body of research on meat substitutes. These research articles were classified into five different stages in line with the innovation-decision process of: knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation and confirmation. The research was analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively, with results suggesting that although health, environmental and animal welfare aspects can persuade consumers and influence their decision to try a meat substitute, the appearance and taste of those meat substitutes are crucial factors for their consumption on a regular basis. However, there still remains a gap in research articles focusing on the regular consumption of meat substitutes.
Potential of artificial grasslands in crop rotation for improving farmland soil quality

In the long‐term improper agricultural activities can result in soil compaction, which is accompanied by a series of problems. Artificial grasslands with high economic benefits and environmental efficiencies are suitable for cultivation in semiarid areas. It is necessary to explore whether artificial grasslands could be used as crop rotation to improve compacted farmland. In this study, five typical artificial grasslands (Miscanthus sinensis, Medicago sativa, Panicum virgatum, Trifolium repens, and Bromus inermis) and bare farmland were selected to compare relevant indicators of soil physical properties (SPP), soil organic carbon (SOC), soil water storage (SWS), and aboveground biomass via field observations. B. inermis and T. repens with high depth‐averaged SOC (10.14 and 9.81 g kg−1, respectively) had significant effects on the improvement of SPP, but such effects were limited by their low biomass yield (2,208.9 and 1,831.3 kg ha−1, respectively). In contrast, P. virgatum improved SPP and increased SOC while maintaining higher biomass yield (25028.5 kg ha−1) and SWS (1,534.79 mm). In conclusion, artificial grasslands with high environmental efficiencies improved soil quality and could be considered as feasible and suitable rotation species to increase land productivity and promote sustainable agricultural management. Furthermore, P. virgatum with higher biomass yield and SWS might be a feasible and suitable choice on the basis of its potential to improve soil quality in semiarid regions.
The Science Behind Competition and Winning in Athletics: Using World-Level Competition Data to Explore Pacing and Tactics

The purpose of this study was to examine whether World Championship and Olympic medallist endurance athletes pace similarly to their race opponents, where and when critical differences in intra-race pacing occur, and the tactical strategies employed to optimally manage energy resources. We analyzed pacing and tactics across the 800, 1,500, 5,000, 10,000 m, marathon and racewalk events, providing a broad overview for optimal preparation for racing and pacing. Official electronic splits from men's (n = 275 performances) and women's (n = 232 performances) distance races between 2013 and 2017 were analyzed. Athletes were grouped for the purposes of analysis and comparison. For the 800 m, these groups were the medalists and those finishing 4th to 8th (“Top 8”). For the 1,500 m, the medalists and Top 8 were joined by those finishing 9th to 12th (“Top 12”), whereas for all other races, the Top 15 were analyzed (those finishing 9th to 15th). One-way repeated measures analysis of variance was conducted on the segment speeds (p < 0.05), with effect sizes for differences calculated using Cohen's d. Positive pacing profiles were common to most 800 m athletes, whereas negative pacing was more common over longer distances. In the 1,500 m, male medalists separated from their rivals in the last 100 m, whereas for women it was after 1,200 m. Similarly, over 5,000 m, male medalists separated from the slowest pack members later (4,200 m; 84% of duration) than women (2,500 m; 50% of duration). In the 10,000 m race, the effect was very pronounced with men packing until 8,000 m, with the Top 8 athletes only dropped at 9,600 m (96% of duration). For women, the slowest pack begin to run slower at only 1,700 m, with the Top 8 finishers dropped at 5,300 m (53% of duration). Such profiles and patterns were seen across all events. It is possible the earlier separation in pacing for women between the medalists and the other runners was because of tactical racing factors such as an early realization of being unable to sustain the required speed, or perhaps because of greater variation in performance abilities.
Origins Matter: Culture Impacts Cognitive Testing in Parkinson’s Disease

Cognitive decline is common in Parkinson’s disease (PD), and precise cognitive assessment is important for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. To date, there are no studies in PD investigating cultural bias on neuropsychological tests. Clinical practice in multicultural societies such as, Toronto Canada where nearly half of the population is comprised of first generation immigrants, presents important challenges as most neuropsychological tools were developed in Anglosphere cultures (e.g., USA, UK) and normed in more homogeneous groups. We examine total scores and rates of deficits on tests of visuoperceptual/visuospatial, attention, memory, and executive functions in Canadians with PD born in Anglosphere countries (n = 248) vs. in Canadians with PD born in other regions (International group; n = 167). The International group shows lower scores and greater rates of deficits on all visuoperceptual and some executive function tasks, but not on attention or memory measures. These biases are not explained by demographic and clinical variables as groups were comparable. Age at immigration, years in Canada, and English proficiency also do not account for the observed biases. In contrast, group differences are strongly mediated by the Historical Index of Human Development of the participants’ country of birth, which reflects economic, health, and educational potential of a country at the time of birth. In sum, our findings demonstrate lasting biases on neuropsychological tests despite significant exposure to, and participation in, Canadian culture. These biases are most striking on visuoperceptual measures and non-verbal executive tasks which many clinicians still considered to be “culture-fair” despite the growing evidence from the field of cross-cultural neuropsychology to the contrary. Our findings also illustrate that socio-development context captures important aspects of culture that relate to cognition, and have important implications for clinical practice.
Realizing the existence of blind spots in the ‘West’: A systems-theoretical perspective

The aim of this paper is to define transcendental relativization, by using the binary in some anthropological works, and to give a description of it along with Niklas Luhmann’s sociology. We examine how the binary [the West/non-West] has been used in some anthropological works and how it has contributed not only to understanding ‘them’ as a research object but also to realizing ‘our’ conceptual limitations. This paper is an attempt to deal with political or power-relational asymmetry and scientific observational asymmetry in anthropological works. Luhmann’s sociology, which is based on the functional analysis and theory of social systems, shows that the binary approach in anthropology can be seen as a semantic form of science system, which realizes the existence of blind spots in anthropological observation, and is a possible strategy for anthropological investigations.
Entry and Stay in the Informal Economy: Qualitative Findings from a Least Developed Country

This study explores the factors determining the entry and stay of entrepreneurs in the informal economy in a Least Developed Country (LDC): Tanzania. Qualitative data from a focus group with six experts, and individual interviews with two experts and 15 entrepreneurs from the informal economy, were analysed. The results show that (1) necessity motivations are important for the entry and stay of entrepreneurs, as well as (2) the unattractive factors of the formal economy (e.g. degree of excessive regulations regarding high taxes)/attractive factors of the informal economy (e.g. little procedures, low capital requirements) and (3) low levels of education possessed by entrepreneurs, emerged as essential. This study enriches the literature with personal narratives of entrepreneurial activities from the micro level. Therefore, many detailed factors are revealed of the lives of entrepreneurs and experts, dealing in one way or the other with the informal economy.