Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Parental Socialization of Emotions among Preschoolers in Head Start.

SATO, JAMIE KIMIKO. Parental Socialization of Emotions among Preschoolers in Head Start. (Under the direction of Dr. Kate Norwalk). Young children’s emotional competence is closely linked to their parents’ attempts to socialize emotions. Emotion-related socialization behaviors (ERSBs), which includes parental discussion of, and supportive reactions to, their children’s emotions represents a critical component of emotion socialization that is linked to positive social and behavioral outcomes in children. Previous research suggests that a number of poverty-related risk factors may limit parents’ ability to utilize ERSBs; however, families living in poverty are not a homogenous group. The purpose of the present study was to identify factors that predicted endorsement of ERSBs among a sample of parents whose children attended Head Start. Overall, parents reported relatively high levels of endorsement of ERSBs. Parents who identified as Hispanic had higher endorsement levels than parents who identified as White or African American. Parents who reported being recently laid off from work reported the lowest levels of endorsement. Finally, a trend emerged in which parents who had higher education had lower levels of endorsement. These results illustrate the diversity of parenting practices among families living in poverty, highlighting a need for additional research regarding contributing factors to emotionsocialization practices with their preschoolers. © Copyright 2019 by Jamie Kimiko Sato All Rights Reserved Parental Socialization of Emotions among Preschoolers in Head Start by Jamie Kimiko Sato A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
A S.W.O.T. Analysis of Green Procurement Implementation in Construction Projects

Green-related practices are widely implemented in various countries to ensure that problems related to the environment can be reduced. The concept of green-related practices and strategies were introduced and identified in providing the green procurement can be fully implemented in the Malaysian construction project. Green procurement concept is presented as one of the initiatives to support in reducing environmental issues throughout construction execution. Hence, this paper focuses on analysing the strengths and weaknesses of green procurement as well presented the opportunities and threats towards construction. Focus group discussion was conducted among green expert's participant who shares their experiences and point of views related to green procurement. The outcomes of this research findings offer plans and a clearer picture for practitioners in implementing green procurement practices in construction execution.
Oral skuamoz hücreli karsinoma: 5 Olgu sunumu

Amac: Oral Sukuamoz Hucreli Karsinoma (SHK) farkli klinik belirtilerle tanimlanan malign bir tumordur. Oral SHK’nin ilk belirtileri genellikle asemptomatik ulser ya da agrisiz sislik gorunumudur. 40 yas uzeri erkeklerde gorulme olasiligi daha fazladir. Tutun ve alkol kullanimi SHK icin geleneksel olarak kabul goren en buyuk risk faktorudur. Erken evre SHK hastalarinin cogu ilk olarak dis hekimleri tarafindan gorulmektedir. Bu nedenle, dis hekimleri tum hastalarda oral muayene yaparken, ulseratif / eroziv lezyonlara daha fazla dikkat etmelidir. Bu calismanin amaci SHK’nin klinik belirtilerini degerlendirmektir. Olgu Tanimlamasi : Bu calismada farkli tutulum bolgelerinde oral SHK olan bes hasta sunuldu. Tum olgularda ortak bulgu ilk semptom olarak agrisiz sisligin varligiydi. Bulgular : Bes hastanin uc tanesi kadin, iki tanesi erkektir. Yaslari 29 ve 84 arasinda degismektedir. Bolge dagilimi alveoler sirt (2), bukkal mukoza (2), agiz tabani (1) seklindedir. Hastalarin hicbirisinde alkol ve sigara kullanimi bulunmamaktadir. Sonuc : SHK baslangicta agrisiz sislik olarak ortaya cikabilen agiz boslugunu etkileyen en yaygin malign neoplazmdir. SHK’lar en cok 40 yas uzeri hastalarda gorulur fakat 20 li ve 30lu yaslarda genclerde de hastaligin tanisi konulabilmektedir. Tutun ve alkol kullanimi gibi geleneksel risk faktorleriyle iliski olmadigi zaman SHK gelisimi icin diger olasi risk faktorlerini goz onunde bulundurmak onemlidir. ANAHTAR KELIMELER Etiyoloji, oral kanser, skuomoz hucreli karsinom
Ordered Transmissions for Energy-Efficient Detection in Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks

Ordered transmissions reduces the number of nodes that transmit in a wireless sensor network (WSN) and yet achieves the same performance as the conventional unordered transmissions scheme (UTS) in which all nodes transmit. However, it breaks down in energy harvesting (EH) WSNs because of missed transmissions by EH nodes that lack sufficient energy. For the Bayesian detection framework, we propose a novel scheme that addresses this challenge for the general case in which the log-likelihood ratio is bounded and has a continuous distribution function. Given the probability that a node misses its transmission, it reduces the average number of transmissions compared to UTS. For truncated Gaussian statistics, we then propose a novel refinement that requires even fewer transmissions and that simultaneously lowers the error probability. We also analyze its performance and show that it lends itself to a computationally-efficient Monte Carlo evaluation. When the time evolution of the battery energies of the nodes is tracked and the probability of a missed transmission becomes a function of the scheme itself, the proposed schemes achieve a markedly lower error probability than both UTS and sequential detection, except when the energy harvested is so less that very few nodes can transmit.
Lubrication performance of aqueous copolymer lubricants with phosphate ester additive at different temperature on the Si surface

The lubrication performance of adsorbed triblock copolymers polypropylene oxide‐polyethylene oxide‐polypropylene oxide (PPO–PEO–PPO) with phosphate ester films at different temperature on the Si surface was investigated using a pin‐on‐disc tribometer. The results revealed that the molecular architecture of the triblock copolymer and the temperature had a significant influence on the tribological behaviour. The triblock copolymer with a higher weight percentage of PPO exhibited a better lubrication performance both below and above the cloud point. However, when the temperature is above the cloud point, the adsorbed PPO–PEO–PPO film showed worse lubricity than that below the cloud point. The addition of phosphate ester to the triblock copolymer solution resulted in the decrease of the coefficient of friction and the improvement of the anti‐wear property. Moreover, with the added phosphate ester, the tribological performance became insensitive to the temperature.
Wages in Imperfect Markets: A Post-reforms Study of Indian Manufacturing

This study analyzes the effects of structural market imperfections on wage growth in the Indian manufacturing following concerns over wage inequality post economic reforms, 1991. Using firm-level sales, expenditure, and wage data, we construct indices for market concentration, mark-up, and wage growth for 22 three-digit manufacturing industries for the period 1999–2016. Preliminary observations show falling wage shares in 18 industries, a rising level of concentration in all the industries and a fluctuating mark-up across the period confirming the results of other empirical studies. A panel regression shows that the impact of imperfect markets on wage growth is dialectical: an increase in market concentration has a positive effect on wage growth, whereas an increase in mark-up has a negative effect. The study finds that having fewer firms in a market is more beneficial for wage growth, given that there are prudential regulations to check monopoly behaviour. The study recommends that the Competition Commission of India incorporates these wage concerns when deciding to prohibit the abuse of dominant positions.
The Role of Curtailment Versus Efficiency on Spillovers Among Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Evidence from Two Towns in Granada, Spain

In this paper we explore the existence of behavioral consistency between individuals’ pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors in related domains (cross-domain), distinguishing between the following two types of behaviors that the literature has identified as entailing different levels of sacrifice on the part of the individual: curtailment, i.e., implying the adoption of daily habits, and efficiency behaviors, i.e., installation of efficient devices. Using a dataset on bottled water demand from two cities in southern Spain, we find evidence of behavioral consistency between the undertaking of certain pro-environmental habits related to household water consumption and the decision to consume (or not) bottled water. These effects are found only when curtailment behaviors are considered, but not in relation to efficiency behaviors. Moreover, our results suggest that policies fostering pro-environmental habits could prove more successful than the ones promoting pro-environmental attitudes or awareness. These results have important implications for the design of environmental campaigns and rebate programs.
Integrated circular polarized microstrip antenna with dual‐mode‐polarization insensitive characteristics

A dual‐mode circularly polarized compact antenna with integrated left‐hand and right‐hand circular polarization (LHCP and RHCP) is presented in this work. A multilayer arrangement of a square patch and square ring structure with an irregular transmission line is analyzed for dual‐band, dual‐CP operation. To realize dual mode propagation the proposed structure is excited using electromagnetic coupling technique. Succeeding proximity feeding with T‐stub match is analyzed, which conveys impedance bandwidth of 180 and 300 MHz within |S11| < −10 dB at 3.5 and 5.5 GHz. The designed CP elements is suitably arranged with feed line for generating two orthogonal polarization of equal amplitude and a 90° phase difference at both the resonant modes (TM10 and TM01). Alterable LHCP and RHCP performance is realized by altering the compensated position and peculiar angle. Having both LHCP and RHCP polarization this design shows polarization insensitive characteristic. Each LHCP and RHCP antenna element accomplished a 3‐dB AR of 70 and 120 MHz with a gain up to 6 dBi. With a low profile of 0. 27λ0 × 0. 27λ0 × 0. 04λ0, the CP antenna is fabricated, and the performance is validated through experimental analysis. With all the viable characteristics, the antenna is proposed for Wi‐MAX/WLAN communication.
Ekstrak Air Biji Pepaya (Carica Papaya) dapat Menurunkan Kadar Kolesterol Total dan Kadar Serumglutamat Piruvat Transaminase (Sgpt) pada Tikus Putih Jantan Galur Wistar yang Hiperkolesterolemia

Hiperkolesterolemia merupakan kelainan metabolisme lemak yang dianggap sebagai faktor yang berkontribusi dalam peningkatan risiko PJK. Biji pepaya diduga memiliki aktivitas hipolipidemik karena mengandung senyawa fitokimia yang berpengaruh pada metabolisme lemak. Penelitian ini menggunakan model eksperimental randomized pretest-posttestcontrol-group design terhadap 30 ekor tikus yang hiperkolesterolemia setelah diinduksi pakan tinggi kolesterol selama 48 hari. Tikus tersebut dibagi ke dalam 3 kelompok yaitu kelompok kontrol negatif (P 0 ), kontrol positif (P 1 ), dan kelompok perlakuan (P 2 ). Aktivitas antihiperkolesterolemik dinilai melalui pengukuran kadar kolesterol total dan SGPT pretest dan posttest . Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, ekstrak air biji pepaya dosis 300 mg/kg/hari mampu menurunkan kadar kolesterol total sebesar 13,39% dan kadar SGPT sebesar 31,4% (p 0,05). Penurunan kadar SGPT diketahui berbeda bermakna jika dibandingkan kelompok placebo. Hasil tersebut dapat membuktikan bahwa pemberian ekstrak air biji pepaya dapat menurunkan kadar kolesterol total dan SGPT pada tikus putih jantan galur wistar yang hiperkolesterolemia. Kata Kunci: hipekolesterolemia, ekstrak biji papaya, kolesterol total, SGPT. [Aqueous Extract of Papaya (Carica Papaya) Seeds Decreased Total Cholesterol and Alanine Aminotransferase (Alt) Levels in Hypercholesterolemic Male Wistar Rats] Hypercolesterolemic is fat metabolism disorder which contributes to increase the risk of CHD. Papaya seeds issuspected having anti-hipercholesterolemic activity, because contains several phytochemical compounds. This study uses a model of experimental randomized pretest-posttestcontrol-group design in 30 rats that had induced hypercholesterolemia with high cholesterol diet for 48 days. Rats were divided into 3 groups: negative control (P 0 ), positive control (P 1 ), and the treatment group (P 2 ). Antihypercholesterolemic activities were assessed through total cholesterol and ALT pretest and posttest levels. Results of this study has shown that aqueous extract of papaya seeds dose 300 mg/kg/day can reduce total cholesterol by 13.39% and ALT by 31.4% (p 0.05). Decreased levels of ALT are also known significantly different when compared to P 0 . These result proved that aqueous extract of Carica papaya seeds can decreased total cholesterol and ALT levels in hypercholesterolemic male wistar rats. Keywords: hypercholesterolemic, papaya seeds extract, total cholesterol, ALT
Assessment Effective Factors on Clinical Application of Nursing Continuing Education from the Viewpoints of Nurses

Introduction Ongoing continuing education program with the present methods and conditions is inadequately helpful and applicable. There are various factors, which influence the efficiency and efficacy of such programs for nurses. The present study aimed to investigate the effective factors in application of continuing education from the viewpoints of nurses. Methods This is a cross- sectional descriptive study. Sampling was census, conducted on nurses in Jahrom, Iran in autumn 2015. Data were collected by Dehghan Nayeri and Khosravi checklist with reliability of α=0.949. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistical tests (frequency distribution and mean), independent t- tests and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results In the present study, 176 subjects were recruited of whom 72.7% were female. Subjects' mean age was 21.64 (14.18) years. From the viewpoints of the nurses, the most effective factors for application of continuing clinical education were "the scientific characteristic of the training nurse" and " enough accountability in applications of the learned materials" while the lowest effective factors were" financial reward of the organization for newly learned materials" and "application of distant learning in the ward". Mean overall score of factors effectiveness was 3.07(0.53). Conclusion The level of various factors effectiveness in use and application of continuing education programs should be considered. The most important goal of administration of continuing education programs is improvement of nurses' knowledge and awareness to promote the quality of the given services. Keywords: Continuing education, Nurse, Clinical application.
Validation of the Short Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Georgia

This study presents the validation of the short forms of Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) in Georgia. This country offers a unique Christian orthodox context with a long-lasting religious tradition and strong affiliation to churches. Translated short forms were administered in the years 2012 (CRS-5) and 2018 (CRSi-7). Participants reported on ideological, intellectual, and experiential aspects of their faith and their private and public religious practice in face-to-face interviews. The collected data was subject to reliability analyses. Scale invariance over time was tested with the CRS-5, whereas the CRSi-7 was examined for model goodness, with one factor—Centrality of Religiosity—with a confirmatory factor analysis. Derived statistical coefficients from large stratified random populational samples (2012: N = 2238 and 2018: N = 1906) show good to acceptable Cronbach’s α s ( α = 0.73 and α = 0.67). The composite scores’ means and standard deviations contour norm values for further investigations in social sciences related to religiosity in Georgia. The results of the confirmatory factor analyses show that the Centrality of Religiosity manifests a stable factor, adequately explaining different dimensions of faith life. The high reliability of the CRS-5 over time leads to the conclusion of consistent measurement characteristics and thus, its suitability for longitudinal analysis. The CRSi-7 has a comparable model fit to the CRS-5 providing an alternative for interreligious contexts if needed. Aspects of assessment and analysis are discussed and reasons for the application of the longer version of the CRS are provided in the end.
Simulation and application of subsampling for threshold autoregressive moving-average models

Abstract This article considers subsampling inference for threshold ARMA (TARMA) models. Of main interest is inference for the threshold parameter, for which it is known that the limiting distribution of the corresponding estimator is non-normal and very complicated. A simple approach based on a subsampling method is proposed to construct asymptotically valid confidence intervals for the threshold parameter. It is demonstrated that our method furnishes a valid inference for the threshold parameter. The performance of this method in finite samples is evaluated through simulation studies.
Enabling FPGA Memory Management for Big Data Applications Using Fletcher

vailability of FPGAs is increasing due to cloud service offerings. In the wake of a new in-memory storage format specification, Apache Arrow, FPGAs are increasingly interesting for data processing acceleration in the big data domain. The Fletcher framework can be used to easily develop FPGA accelerated applications that access data stored in Apache Arrow format, while providing throughput near the system’s limit. The current implementation of Fletcher has limited support for memory management of FPGA-local memory, with one of the biggest limitations being that memory can only be used once. This thesis explores several memory management techniques which could be suitable for use on FPGAs in a big data context. Paged memory is implemented on FPGA within the Fletcher framework in order to facilitate this memory management. The implemented system takes less than 5 % of a data centre FPGA card’s resources (Xilinx UltraScale+ VU9P). Experiments show that the paged memory provides throughput of over 99.7 % of the system’s throughput for linear memory accesses. Random memory access throughput for paged memory drops to between 30 % and 90 % of the system’s original throughput, depending on request size. The performance drop can be lightened or even prevented by employing suitable address-translation caches.
Comparison of HPLC Pigment Analysis and Microscopy in Phytoplankton Assessment in the Seomjin River Estuary, Korea

The distribution of microalgal species in estuaries shows marked gradients because of the mixing of marine and fresh water during tidal exchanges. To assess the spatio-temporal distribution of phytoplankton in the Seomjin River estuary (SRE), Korea, we investigated the seasonal phytoplankton communities along a salinity gradient in the estuary using both high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) pigment analysis and light microscopy. Both types of analysis indicated that marine planktonic diatoms generally dominated at downstream sites having salinities >10, whereas freshwater species dominated at upstream sites having salinities <5. High levels of the pigments fucoxanthin and alloxanthin were found at upstream sites in the SRE in late spring. During summer, relatively high levels of the pigment peridinin were present in downstream areas of the SRE, and relatively high levels of diatoms occurred in upstream areas. In autumn, small Cryptomonas species were found in high abundance based on microscopic analysis, while CHEMTAX analysis of photosynthetic pigments showed relatively high concentrations of the diatom pigment fucoxanthin, implying the co-occurrence of a small unidentified phytoplankton. During winter, when the estuarine waters were well mixed, both the microscopic and CHEMTAX analyses showed that diatoms dominated at most stations. Seasonal and horizontal gradients in environmental conditions were clearly influenced by the salinity and nutrient loadings, especially the nitrate+nitrite and silicate concentrations. In particular, the ratio of photoprotective carotenoid pigments (PPCs) to photosynthetic carotenoid pigments (PSCs) was relatively low during all four seasons. This was predominately because of the high productivity of diatoms, which have a very low ratio of PPCs to PPSs. The SRE is a favorable habitat for diatoms because it is a high turbulence area having rapid water movement as a result of tidal changes. Overall, there was consistency in the data derived from the microscopy and chemotaxonomy analyses, suggesting that both methods are useful for analysis of the phytoplankton community structure in this complex estuarine and coastal water ecosystem.
The influence of interindividual differences in precursor abilities for self-regulated learning in preschoolers

ABSTRACT During preschool age, three precursors to self-regulated learning (SRL) can be identified: general self-regulation ability, speech competence, and executive functioning. There is evidence for a large interindividual heterogeneity in these precursors which may have an impact on the development of SRL. This study (a) examined heterogeneity in SRL precursors by identifying different SRL precursor profiles and (b) examined the influence of the SRL precursor profiles on the benefit of an SRL intervention and the developmental time course of SRL. A latent profile analysis was conducted with 230 preschoolers. Four SRL precursor profiles were identified. In a sample of 191 preschoolers, we examined if these profiles showed differences in the benefits accrued from an SRL intervention. Higher general self-regulation ability and speech competence resulted in a large increase in SRL. The results confirmed the heterogeneity in SRL precursor abilities in preschoolers and suggested such precursors can influence the development of SRL.
Response to money laundering scandal: evidence-informed or perception-driven?

The purpose of this paper is to utilise underused information in anti-money laundering rating data to assist policymaking and research. ,This paper explores what evidence “hidden in plain sight” in official anti-money laundering rating data reveals about claims justifying the expansion of money laundering controls in response to European bank scandals. ,A perceived lack of international coordination influencing the policy response to a series of alleged anti-money laundering breaches does not accord with the anti-money laundering industry’s own evidence base. ,Responding to new crises with superficial solutions without addressing fundamental questions with a multi-disciplinary perspective risks repeating and extending a decade-long cycle of ineffectiveness in efforts to mitigate the social and economic harms from profit-motivated crime. ,This paper draws fresh conclusions from the anti-money laundering industry’s “main” data set, underused in policymaking and research.