Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Vis-NIR spectrometry, soil phosphate extraction methods and interactions of soil attributes.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationships between the spectra in the Vis-NIR range and the soil P concentrations obtained from the PM and Prem extraction methods as well as the effects of these relationships on the construction of models predicting P concentration in Oxisols. Soil samples' spectra and their PM and Prem extraction solutions were determined for the Vis-NIR region between 400 and 2500 nm. Mineralogy and/or organic matter content act as primary attributes allowing correlation of these soil phosphorus fractions with the spectra, mainly at wavelengths between 450-550, 900-1100 nm, near 1400 nm and between 2200-2300 nm. However, the regression models generated were not suitable for quantitative phosphate analysis. Solubilization of organic matter and reactions during the PM extraction process hindered correlations between the spectra and these P soil fractions. For Prem,, the presence of Ca in the extractant and preferential adsorption by gibbsite and iron oxides, particularly goethite, obscured correlations with the spectra.
A Hybrid Natural Language Information Hiding System

Natural language information hiding technique is a hotspot in information security field in recent years. However, the extant algorithms still face some serious problems, such as insufficient capacity, nonuniform distribution of cover unit, and lack of studies on data-hiding codes. In this paper, to get over above problems we propose the concept of cover unit which erase the differences between the natural language processing techniques. So, we can use multiple natural language processing techniques at the same time. According to this approach, we propose general embedding/extracting algorithms and develop a hybrid natural language information hiding (HYNLIH) system. The experiment results show HYNLIH achieve higher capacity, cover units distribute more uniformly, security and robustness are also improved when steganalysis and attacks are presented. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.5755/j01.eee. 18.9. 2817
COSMOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS FROM OBSERVATIONS OF TYPE IA SUPERNOVAE

▪ Abstract Distant type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) appear fainter than their local counterparts. Independent of what explanation will eventually be found to be correct, this implies a significant change in how we see the distant universe and what we understand of these stellar explosions. The observational characteristics of nearby SNe Ia show some differences from event to event. Despite their considerable range in observed peak luminosity, they can be normalized by their light-curve shape. Through this normalization, SNe Ia can be used as exquisite distance indicators. The Hubble diagram of nearby SNe Ia, demonstrating the linear cosmic expansion at small scales, is the simplest observational proof for the standard character of these objects. Compared with Friedmann models of the universe, the distant SNe are too faint even for a freely coasting, “empty” universe, barring other influences that could dim the events. This result is independent of the absolute calibration of the peak luminosity, which is neede.
No . 2 What ’ s the Problem with Complexity ?

Interest in institutional complexity has again gained momentum with the rise of the institutional logics approach. In this paper we argue that the literature has developed a rather narrow perspective on institutional complexity. It is limited in at least two ways: In a very general way, it is reduced to “organizational responses” and in addition only perceives complexity as a problem. We argue that a more precise perspective on institutional complexity can help to illuminate important aspects of the relation between organizations and their environment. DOI: 10.14459/2016md1335722 1 The „Nano-Papers: Institution Organization Society“ are produced by the DFG (German Research Foundation)-supported scientific network „Das ungenutzte Potential des Neo-Institutionalismus. Theoretische Herausforderungen und empirische Forschungsperspektiven“ (http://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/251753753) and are published by the coordinators of the network: Dr. Stefan Kirchner, Dr. Anne K. Krüger, Dr. Frank Meier and Dr. Uli Meyer.
MUWS (Microbiology in Urban Water Systems) – an interdisciplinary approach to study microbial communities in urban water systems

Abstract. Microbiology in Urban Water Systems (MUWS) is an integrated project, which aims to characterize the microorganisms found in both potable water distribution systems and sewer networks. These large infrastructure systems have a major impact on our quality of life, and despite the importance of these systems as major components of the water cycle, little is known about their microbial ecology. Potable water distribution systems and sewer networks are both large, highly interconnected, dynamic, subject to time and varying inputs and demands, and difficult to control. Their performance also faces increasing loading due to increasing urbanization and longer-term environmental changes. Therefore, understanding the link between microbial ecology and any potential impacts on short or long-term engineering performance within urban water infrastructure systems is important. By combining the strengths and research expertise of civil-, biochemical engineers and molecular microbial ecologists, we ultimately aim to link microbial community abundance, diversity and function to physical and engineering variables so that novel insights into the performance and management of both water distribution systems and sewer networks can be explored. By presenting the details and principals behind the molecular microbiological techniques that we use, this paper demonstrates the potential of an integrated approach to better understand how urban water system function, and so meet future challenges.
Meditation, Mindfulness, and Critical Thinking: Individual Characteristics in Online Higher Education.

Limited research has been conducted on the relationship between age, ethnicity and gender and the use of meditation to strengthen critical thinking. The purpose of this research study will be to investigate the relationship of age, gender and ethnicity to the use of meditation to improve critical thinking. As a quantitative study the researchers sought to quantify the strength of relationships across these variables while making predictive judgments about the potential value of mindfulness approaches on learning. Participants in this study were members of a purposive sample of twenty-two (22) students attending a Holistic Healing Arts school in the western part of the United States. The dependent variable being considered is the improvement of critical thinking. The independent variables discussed in this study are factors related to age, ethnicity, gender and the use of mindfulness methods. The critical thinking skills were measured by the California Critical Thinking Skills Test-Numeracy (CCTST-N) validated/reliable online instrument. The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) was used to measure mindfulness.
Performance evaluation of professional managers by local politicians: survey research in Dutch municipalities

This paper is concerned with performance evaluation of top professional managers by local politicians. Based on the opinions of a small group of experts and a written survey of 262 aldermen, it examines criteria and performance evaluation styles which are used by aldermen of Dutch municipalities - elected politicians - to evaluate performances of professional managers. The paper examines to what extent the large number of aldermen who participated in the survey displayed characteristics of politicians using the ‘operations-conscious’ (or ‘facilitating’) performance evaluation style. Based on previous case research, this style was added to three evaluation styles for the government sector which originated from Hopwood’s evaluation styles for the profit sector. The survey shows that, in general, aldermen judge whether professional managers and their organizations function in a ‘businesslike’ manner. In this respect, evaluation of top managers may be in line with more businesslike and performance-oriented control of government organizations, which is essential to New Public Management. However, aldermen are usually not only or mainly interested in the way managers function in a businesslike manner and in concrete and ‘objective’ data on outputs, costs and efficiency. Aldermen actually evaluate top managers’ performances on a rather wide range of criteria. Subjective impressions of these criteria play an important part in their evaluations. The outcome of the survey is a more detailed description of local politicians’ performance evaluation style and a refinement of the operations-conscious style.
Design, modeling and simulation of weight compensation walking assistant robot

هلاقم تاعلاطا هدیکچ یطٍّضپ ِلامه لهاو :تفایرد 06 يوْت 1395 :شزیذپ 22 ذٌفسا 1395 :تیاس رد ِئارا 09 تطْثیدرا 1396 تاتر تاتر ِت یًذیضَپ یاّ یه قلاطا ییاّ ىاَت تْج ِو دَض ىاَت ای ٍ ییاشفا یه رازل ُدافتسا درَه ىاس اً طسَت یطخت لیاوت یگسات ِت . ذًزیگ ِعسَت یازت یًٍ شفاسٍر هوو یازت یًذیضَپ لیاسٍ صیاشفا ٍ توزح تِ هوو یازت زگید دازفا یرایست ٍ اّساتزس ،ىاراویت ،ُ درَخلاس دازفا ِت ِت ىاَت راَ ضد ىسٍ زظً سا ِچ ٍ ُساذًا زظً سا ِچ ،ذضات ِتضاد ىاسًا ِتاطه یداسآ تاجرد ِو یًذیضَپ تاتر كمحت یفزط سا . تسا ُذهآ دَجٍ يییاپ یىوو تاتر ُراترد ِعلاطه يیا . تسا ٌِت ا یا یه ُدافتسا اپ زّ یازت زگلوع هی سا اٌْت ِو تس سا ُاتَو رٍزه هی سا سپ ِلامه يیا رد . ذٌو تاتر ىآ یاّدزتراو ٍ یًذیضَپ یاّ یه ِئارا ُذض ِتفزگ ماْلا اذًَّ ىسٍ زثا ىازثج نتسیس سا ِو ناٍ َتر ماً ات یتاتر سا ةساٌه یحازط ،اّ . دَض سیس یىیهاٌید ٍ یىیتاوٌیس لذه ِهادا رد تیًَد یاّزتهاراپ سا ُدافتسا ات نت مزً جیاتً سا ُدافتسا ات ٍ ُذض جازختسا يزثٌتراّ شهادا راشفا یه یجٌسراثتعا یتسار جیاتً . ذًَض یه ِئارا )زفص ذح رد فلاتخا( لاات تلد ات یىیهاٌید ٍ یىیتاوٌیس ییاهسآ یلصا یاٌثه كمحت ِهادا رد . دَض ر رد یىوو یٍزیً یٌعی ،تاتر یحازط یه رازل یسرزت درَه اپ فو یٍزیً یاتسا مشیًاىه طسَت یىوو یٍزیً لاوعا یاتسار یسرزت ات ٍ دزیگ تلد ات بَلطه یاتسار ،بَلطه یاتسار ات ىآ ِسیامه ٍ تاتر 0.02 یه لصاح ىایدار اشجا رد ناىطصا ،زتراو ىسٍ رد تازییغت زیثأت اْتًا رد . دَض هوو تاتر . تسا ِتفزگرازل یسرزت درَه زتراو مزج شوزه تیعلَه زییغت ٍ یتوزح :ىاگصاٍ ذیلو یىیًاىه یحازط تاتر یًذیضَپ یاّ لذه یىیهاٌید یساس ىسٍ لوحت
(n,1,1,α)-Center Problem

Given a set S of n points in the plane and a constant α,(n, 1, 1, α)-center problem is to find two closed disks which each covers the whole S, the diameter of the bigger one is minimized, and the distance of the two centers is at least α. Constrained (n, 1, 1, α)-center problem is the (n, 1, 1, α)-center problem in which the centers are forced to lie on a given line L. In this paper, we first introduce (n, 1, 1, α)-center problem and its constrained version. Then, we present an O(n log n) algorithm for solving the (n, 1, 1, α)-center problem. Finally, we propose a linear time algorithm for its constrained version.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Social phobia : moving to DSM-V Bögels

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Are Vietnamese Individual Investors Financially Literate? A Preliminary Study

This study provides a preliminary evidence on Vietnamese individual investors’ financial literacy. Given most individual investors in Vietnam are unsophisticated, no known study has investigated their financial knowledge which has been found to influence their risk assessment and decision-making. A sample of Vietnamese individual investors (N=231) were recruited by convenient and snowball sampling techniques. Our results show that while most respondents demonstrate a high level of basic financial literacy, they do not appear to have much advanced financial knowledge. Notably, Vietnamese investors seem to be not confident about their financial literacy. Our study also compares financial literacy across various demographic groups. In particular, Top Executive Managers, Department Managers, and students were found to have the highest financial literacy scores compared to other jobs. Interestingly, there is not a significant difference in financial literacy between males and females, single and married investors, or across different levels of education and income.
Earnings Quality and Earnings Management: The Role of Accounting Accruals

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Nutritional and metabolic aspects of the hepatorenal axis

Er is een wereldwijde toename van het aantal patienten met chronische nierschade. De zogenaamde ‘crosstalk’ tussen de nieren en andere organen zoals de lever kan een belangrijke invloed hebben op het ontstaan en progressie van chronische nierschade. In dit proefschrift beschrijven wij studies naar verschillende aspecten van leverfunctie, hun effecten op chronische nierschade en complicaties van chronische nierschade. Een van de functies van de lever is het omzetten van bilirubine. We vonden een associatie van bilirubine met chronische nierschade in patienten met diabetische nefropathie en van bilirubine met transplantaatfalen na niertransplantatiepatienten. De lever en de nier zijn ook nauw verbonden als het gaat om eiwit metabolisme. Een van de uitkomsten van ons onderzoek was dat een hogere eiwitinname geassocieerd is met betere uitkomsten na niertransplantatie. De nieren en de lever kunnen ook een gezamenlijk slachtoffer zijn van factoren waaraan zij beiden worden blootgesteld. Een hoge vetmassa is zo’n factor. De body mass index is een veelgebruikte, maar helaas onbetrouwbare, afgeleide van vetmassa. Wij hypothetiseerden dat BMI een slechte afgeleide is van vetmassa omdat dat bij het berekenen van de BMI geen rekening wordt gehouden met een hoge of lage spiermassa. BMI leek inderdaad een betere voorspeller te worden voor lange termijn uitkomsten na niertransplantatie als er wel rekening werd gehouden met spiermassa. De bevindingen in het huidige proefschrift suggereren dat de lever- en nierfunctie nauw met elkaar betrokken zijn, ook wanneer de leverfunctie goed is.
Experimental and Observational Data in the Study of Interlanguage Pragmatics.

A study compared (1) data on rejections of advice by native and non-native speakers collected from natural conversation with (2) data collected from a discourse completion task (DCT). Subjects were students in an academic advising session (13 native speakers, 11 non-native speakers of English) who responded to a DCT and students (18 native speakers, 21 non-native speakers) whose advising sessions were taped. The study demonstrates that although the use of DCTs has benefits such as availability of large samples and experimental controls, the technique also biases the data in certain ways. It particular, participants in this study used a narrower range of semantic formulas on the DCT, used fewer status-preserving strategies, and lacked extended negotiations found in the natural data. However, the DCT was found to facilitate testing of hypotheses derived from instances in the natural conversations where there was insufficient data. It is concluded that while there should be an increase in observational data in interlanguage pragmatics research, the DCT may also be used as an important tool to complement such data. (MSE) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************
Performance of 45-year-old corroded prestressed concrete beams

The design of prestressed concrete bridge beams usually assumes that the full capacity of the tendons can be achieved under ultimate load, based on the assumption of sufficient deformation capacity of the prestressing wires. Whether this is achieved also in older bridges is of increasing interest in remaining-life assessments since, especially in aggressive marine environments, corrosion of steel is known to cause loss of wire ductility. Results are reported herein of load tests to destruction for three full-sized and deteriorated prestressed concrete bridge beams recovered from a 45-year-old bridge exposed to an aggressive marine environment. The two beams with the greatest superficial deterioration showed progressive and premature failure of the prestressing wires. The beam with little superficial deterioration also showed progressive failure and failed to reach the ultimate load capacity based on current design theory and actual material properties. Possible reasons for the observed behaviour and the p.
lectureLess: A Mobile Cloud Computing Approach to Near Real-time Teaching Assessment

In this paper, we introduce lectureLess , a mobile computing architecture designed to collect and manage near real-time learning assessment data reported by students. The goal of lectureLess is to leverage the ubiquitous nature of student mobile devices to monitor and collect self-reported learning trends as they occur during a typical classroom session. The system includes a mobile device application for the learner and a rich internet application for the teacher. The mobile device collects real-time feedback from students who use the mobile application to report attainment of three learning metrics: comprehension, motivation, and interaction. Assessment data is pushed into a cloud repository where it can be analyzed and projected to the teacher in near real-time or archived for analysis after class. We share our experiences with lectureLess as employed in two systems engineering courses taught by two different teachers. We include aggregate trends in overall student reporting and discuss the viability of mobile devices for near real-time assessment. We also include preliminary results from a pilot study linking self-reported trends in student learning to teaching techniques. In this study, we analyze assessment data from lectureLess and identify inflection points in the reported levels of comprehension, motivation and interaction. These inflection points are matched to corresponding video highlights of the assessed classroom session. The teacher then evaluates the video highlights and makes their own assessment about the students’ attainment of the evaluated learning dimensions.
Incentive Design and Mis-Allocated Effort

Incentives often distort behavior: they induce agents to exert effort but this effort is not employed optimally. This paper proposes a theory of incentive design allowing for such distorted behavior. At the heart of the theory is a trade-off between getting the agent to exert effort and ensuring that this effort is used well. The theory covers various moral-hazard models, ranging from traditional single-task to multi-task models. It also provides -for the first time- a formalization and proofs for various widely-spread perceived wisdoms about incentive design and distorted behavior.
Cytogenotoxic and Oxidative Status Evaluation of Morinda citrifolia

Cancer is one of the most leading causes of death worldwide. Morinda citrifolia was reported to have antitumor effects. Cisplatin (CDDP), Doxorubicin (DOX) and Cyclophosphamid (CPA) are the known effective chemotherapeutics, despite of having several side effects. This study evaluated antitumoral and oxidative effects of the aqueous extract of the fruit of M. critrifolia (AEMC) (15, 30, 60 and 120 µg/mL) in comparision to CDDP (1 and 5 μg/mL), CPA (20 μg/mL), DOX (2 μg/mL) and CPA + DOX (20:2 μg/mL) in Sarcoma 180 cells and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, respectively. Cytogenetic damage and DNA fragmentation were evaluated with cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay and comet assay, respectively. In addition, S. cerevisiae strains were used in oxidative damage evaluation. AEMC induced cytogenetic damage with the increased formation of micronuclei, nuclear buds and nucleoplasmic bridges compared to the antineoplastics tested. AEMC at 120 µg/ mL induced significant (p<0.05) DNA damage in Sarcoma 180 cells similar to the CDDP, as well as oxidative damage in S. cerevisiae strain deficient in mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (Sod2∆) and cytosolic catalase (Cat1∆). The bioactive compounds present in AEMC such as gallic, caffeic, chlorogenic, ellagic acid and rutin might be responsible for AEMC’s antitumoral activity.
On Wage Formation, Wage Development and Unemployment

Since the mid nineties unemployment has substantially decreased in some EMU-countries. One important factor underlying this development is wage moderation. This paper investigates wage formation and wage development. Using a theoretical wage bargaining model main determinants of formation are described, a non-linear wage equation is derived and estimated with annual or quarterly data of the Netherlands, Spain and Ireland. The effects of the individual determinants on wages are calculated and, in addition, each determinant's contribution to the total wage developments is analysed over the last three decades. It follows that each decade is characterised by few dominating determinants. The contribution of unemployment has altered considerably.
Attachment and replication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophages under conditions simulating aquatic environments

Bacterial viruses are important in regulating bacterial population densities in natural aquatic environments, but the dynamics of bacteriophage-bacterial interactions in nature are poorly understood. In this study, the attachment and replication of three Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophages (one temperate and two virulent) were investigated under conditions similar to those found in nature. Attachment and replication of bacteriophages were not impaired at host-cell densities equal to or lower (< 105 c.f.u. ml-1) than those frequently found in aquatic environments when the host cells were physiologically competent to allow phage growth. Attachment (45–93%) to either actively growing or starved cells was not impaired in river water, indicating that attachment is efficient in natural freshwater habitats. However, the replication of bacteriophages was significantly altered in starved cells in river water: the latency period was extended (broth, 70–110 min; river water, 110–240 min), and the burst size was reduced (broth, 27–65; river water 5–7). The findings of this study indicate that phages are likely to affect microbial ecology significantly in freshwater ecosystems.
APPROXIMATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF A DYNAMIC RISK PORTFOLIO

In a previous paper, Jewell and Sundt showed how to approximate a distribution of total losses from a large, fixed, heterogeneous portfolio, using a recursive algorithm developed by Panjer for the distribution of a random sum of random variables (a single casualty contract). This paper extends the approximation procedure to large, dynamic heterogeneous portfolios, in order to model either a portfolio of correlated casualty contracts, or a future portfolio, whose composition is not known with certainty.