Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Exploring the effects of perceived service provider sincerity on consumers' emotional state and satisfaction during service consumption

A holistic approach to satisfaction and its effects seems to be particularly important in high-affect, high-involvement, and extended duration services such as those offered by many travel and tourism providers. This means understanding the complexities of service provision and its processes. Consumers value service interaction that appears sincere. For this reason, organizations expect service providers to manage their service "performance" to reflect a genuine display of positive emotions towards the customer, which has a direct impact on customer satisfaction and possibly overall life satisfaction. This study explores consumers' perception of sincerity and tests its effects on positive emotions and satisfaction in an extended duration service. The findings indicate that perceived service sincerity positively influences consumers' emotions during a service and has important direct and indirect effects on life satisfaction, service satisfaction, and intention to repurchase. Implications for managers and opportunities for further research are discussed.
Modeling and Simulation of RLS for Adaptive Noise Cancellation

In this paper, an adaptive noise cancellation system based on RLS algorithm is presented, and the principle of noise cancellation system and the steps and processes of RLS algorithm are described. The simulation of adaptive noise cancellation system based on RLS algorithm is obtained by using an example. The simulation results show that the RLS adaptive filter can effectively eliminate the interference and get useful signal in two cases of single frequency interference and broadband noise. It is proved that the adaptive noise cancellation system based on RLS algorithm can eliminate the noise and improve the signal quality of speech communication in the communication processing of speech signal.
Fundamental Studies of SHMP in Reducing Negative Effects of Divalent Ions on Molybdenite Flotation

Seawater has been considered as an alternative to freshwater for flotation. However, many ions in seawater were reported to depress molybdenite (MoS2), with the depressing mechanisms being insufficiently understood. In this study, the influence of divalent ions (e.g., Ca2+ and Mg2+) and dispersant on MoS2 flotation was systematically investigated. It was found that the detrimental effects of Ca2+ and Mg2+ on the natural flotability of MoS2 were mainly due to the attachment of formed CaMoO4 precipitates and Mg(OH)2 colloids onto MoS2 surface. However, the addition of sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) reduced the negative effects. Various measurements, including contact angle, zeta potential, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscope (AFM), were conducted to understand the influencing mechanisms of divalent ions and the beneficial effects of SHMP on MoS2 flotation. In addition, the Extended Derjguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (EDLVO) theory was applied to investigate the total interaction energy between MoS2 particles and formed colloids, revealing that the reduced attraction force between MoS2 and Mg(OH)2 colloids in the presence of SHMP primarily resulted in the increased MoS2 recovery. In addition, SHMP combined with Mg2+ and Ca2+ to form dissolvable complexes, thereby reducing insoluble Mg2+ and Ca2+ compounds or precipitation. Thus, this study demonstrated for the first time two influencing mechanisms of SHMP in improving MoS2 recovery in the presence of Ca2+ and Mg2+.
The semiotic stance

Abstract This essay argues that the pervasive twentieth century understanding of meaning — a sign stands for an object — is incorrect. In its place, it offers the following definition, which is framed not in terms of a single relation (of standing for), but in terms of a relation (of correspondence) between two relations (of standing for): a sign stands for its object on the one hand, and its interpretant on the other, in such a way as to make the interpretant stand in relation to the object corresponding to it own relation to the object. Using this definition, it reanalyzes key concepts and foundational arguments from linguistics so far as they relate to anthropology and psychology. Such terms include: concept, intentional state, motivation, ground, iconicity, speech community, norm, performativity, joint-attention, embodiment, intersubjectivity, agency, role, functionalism, pragmatics, social construction, realism, and natural language.
Affective priming as a tool to judge the beauty of a product

Affective priming is an elaborately studied psychological construct where the reaction time on a target word is influenced by a preceded prime. This phenomenon works unconscious for the participant of such a task. This study explores the possibilities of using the affective priming task as an implicit tool to judge the beauty of websites. Implicit testing can be of great value for researchers and marketers because it ensures the absence of social desirability and intentional deception. The reason there is tested for beauty is because it has proven to be a valuable concept due to its link with usability, and usability is one of the major goals in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to explore the possibilities of using affective priming as a tool to judge beauty and 2) to further explore the underexposed role of emotion in the affective priming paradigm. Our experiment failed to use affective priming as a tool to judge the beauty of websites, the websites probably elicited insufficient arousal for a positive result. In the discussion section, further explanations and directions for future research are provided.
Marker-free Transgenic Tomato with Engineered Mannitol Accumulation Confers Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stresses

The co-transformation system using mixture of two Agrobacterium cultures, one harbouring bacterial mannitol-1phosphate dehydrogenase (mtlD) as gene of interest, whereas the other harboring the neomycin phosphotransferase (nptII) marker gene for selection, was successfully used to develop selectable marker-free transgenics of tomato with engineered mannitol accumulation, to improve tolerance against multiple abiotic stresses. We have achieved high co-transformation frequency (up to 24%), and segregation frequency (up to 22-24%) for obtaining marker-free transgenics. Marker-free transgenic tomato plants resulted in mannitol accumulation, as evident by HPLC analysis, that leads to substantial protection of the vigour of the plants under multiple abiotic stress conditions, such as high salinity (up to 200 mM NaCl), drought (up to 15% PEG), and heavy-metal toxicity (up to 2 mM CdCl2). Under stress, transgenics performed well in comparison to wild type (WT), with high percentage of seed germination and seedling growth both in vitro and in vivo. They also performed better than WT, in terms of high chlorophyll content and other photosynthetic parameters such as Fv/Fm ratio, Electron Transport Rate (ETR), photosynthetic yield, and low Non Photochemical Quenching (NPQ). Thus, high mannitol level not only increases the nutritional value of the fruit, but also improves tolerance of transgenic tomato plants by increasing its physiological and photosynthetic efficiency, suggesting that carbohydrate alterations produced by mannitol biosynthesis may be linked to the stress response. *Corresponding author: Rajam MV, Plant Polyamine, Transgenic and RNAi Research Laboratory, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India, Fax: 91-1124112437; E-mail: rajam.mv@gmail.com Received May 11, 2013; Accepted May 27, 2013; Published May 30, 2013 Citation: Gupta B, Rajam MV (2013) Marker-free Transgenic Tomato with Engineered Mannitol Accumulation Confers Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stresses. Cell Dev Biol 2: 113. doi:10.4172/2168-9296.1000113 Copyright: © 2013 Gupta B, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Okul Müdürlerinin Elektronik İletişim Tercihleri ve Gelecek İçin Çıkarımları

Bu arastirmanin amaci, devlet ve ozel okul mudurlerinin elektronik iletisim tercihlerini ortaya cikarmak, secimlerinin nedenlerini arastirmak ve elektronik iletisimin gelecegi konusundaki cikarimlarini belirlemektir. Arastirma nitel arastirma yonteminden olgu bilim yaklasimina dayanmaktadir. Bu amacla sekiz devlet ve ozel okul muduru ile standardize edilmis acik uclu sorularla gorusme yapilmistir. Gorusleri, icerik analizi yontemi kullanilarak analiz edilmis, raporlanmis ve degerlendirilmistir. Sonuc olarak, elektronik iletisi araclarinin okul mudurlerinin hayatlarina iyice ve surekli olarak yerlestigi gorulmektedir. Bulgular, okul mudurlerinin elektronik iletisim tercihlerinin ogretmen, ust yonetim, veliler ve ogrencilerle iletisimlerinde farklilastigini gostermektedir. Okul mudurleri, 21. yuzyili yeni ogretmen ve ogrenmelerin gerceklemesinin olasi oldugu yeni uygulamalar icin yeni bir kapi acmaya aday oldugu cikariminda bulundular.
A NEW DESIGN APPROACH TO DELAY‐DEPENDENT ROBUST H∞ CONTROL FOR UNCERTAIN TIME‐DELAY SYSTEMS

A new design approach to delay‐dependent robust stabilization and robust H∞ control for a class of uncertain time‐delay systems is provided in this paper. The sufficient conditions for delay‐dependent robust stabilization and robust H∞ control are derived based on a new state transformation and given in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMI). Numerical examples are presented to show that the proposed results can be less conservative and can be used to deal with not only small but also large delay systems.
Cardioprotective Effects of Mitochondrial-Targeted Antioxidants in Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) Injury.

Cardioprotective Effects of Mitochondrial-Targeted Antioxidants in Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) Injury Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during myocardial I/R contribute to post-reperfused cardiac contractile dysfunction. Damaged cardiomyocyte mitochondria are major sites of excess ROS generation during reperfusion. We hypothesized that reducing mitochondrial ROS formation should attenuate myocardial I/R injury and thereby improve function of isolated perfused rat hearts subjected to I(30min)/R(45min) compared to untreated I/R hearts. Mitoquinone (MitoQ, MW=579g/mol; complexed with cyclodextrin (MW=1135g/mol) to improve water solubility, total MW=1714g/mol), a coenzyme Q derivative, and SS-31 (Szeto-Schiller) peptide ((D-Arg)-Dmt-LysPhe-Amide, MW=639g/mol, Genemed Synthesis, Inc., San Antonio, TX), an alternating cationic-aromatic peptide, are selective mitochondrial ROS inhibitors which significantly improved post-reperfused cardiac function compared to untreated I/R controls in this study (p<0.05). MitoQ elicits antioxidant effects through the recycling of ubiquinone to ubiquinol, whereas SS-31 utilizes an antioxidant dimethyltyrosine residue. Improvement in postreperfused cardiac function by MitoQ or SS-31 was associated with a significant decrease in myocardial tissue infarct size compared to untreated I/R hearts (p<0.01). These results suggest mitochondrial-derived ROS are important contributors to I/R injury, and MitoQ or SS-31 when administered at reperfusion may potentially augment the benefits of angioplasty or
Preliminary Results of Schmallenberg virus Serosurveillance in Romania

Schmallenberg virus (SBV), the newest Orthobunyavirus occurred at the end of the 2011 in northwest Germany and The Netherlands. SBV spread rapidly in almost all Europe in less than three years after its first report. The objective of study was the serosurveillance of SBV / Simbu group viruses in cattle and sheep herds in southeastern Romania, as preliminary study of SBV circulation throughout Romania. Serological test of samples collected from September do December 2013 were 22.65% positive in cattle and 5.67% positive in sheep. Evaluation of Schmallenberg virus / Simbu group viruses by ELISA Ab test Kit could be a useful tool in active surveillance and assessment of virus circulation in Romania. Even if the ELISA for antibody detection do not provide a definite diagnosis, the advantages of this technique recommend it to be use in testing a large number of animals. These data recommend the implementation of the surveillance program to establish the herds’ status for SBV in Romania, as keystone for the Romanian veterinary policy decision, as actor in the European Union monitoring program. Key-Words: arbovirus, Orthobunyavirus, ruminant reproductive pathology, arboviral diseases
A Survey on a New Approach for Improving Efficiency and Accuracy in String Transformation

: The method of string transformation includes different tasks such as record matching in database, spelling error correction, reformulating query & mining the synonyms. The likelihood of transformation can represent similarity, relevance & association between two strings in specific application but from the viewpoint of enhancing both accuracy and efficiency string transformation this method involves correction of spelling errors in queries as well as reformulation of queries in web search. Corresponding spelling errors in queries usually consist of two steps: candidate generation & candidate selection. Candidate generation is concerned with single word. This method is using top k pruning algorithm and efficient dictionary matching algorithm. The method works on two problems: spelling error correction of queries and reformulation of queries in web search. The difference between the two problems is that string transformation is performed at a character level in the former task and word level in latter task.
Long-term decline in egg size of Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica is related to changes in forage fish stocks and climate conditions

Due to major shifts in the marine ecosystem, many seabirds in the NE Atlantic have experienced short- and long-term breeding fail- ures and population changes. One such seabird is the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica, the popula- tions of which have declined in Norway at an annual rate of 2% over a ~30 yr period. Parallel to this decline, we found a significant decline in egg volume at 2 widely separated Norwegian colonies situated in different marine ecoregions, a decline that is unprecedented among auks. In birds, egg production is costly for the female and varies in response to the amount of energy available for reproduction. Whereas proximate factors determin- ing egg size are largely unknown, food availability prior to egg-laying is considered important. Using generalised least-square models, we demonstrate that the declines in egg size were driven by inter- annual changes in abundances of capelin Mallotus villosus and early life stages of herring Clupea harengus and haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus, all of which are important prey of Atlantic puffins in these colonies. Furthermore, changes in climatic variables, such as sea temperature and the North Atlantic Oscillation, suggest that other prey may also have played a role in determining puffin egg size. The decline in egg size may reduce the qual- ity of future breeders and hence have negative effects on puffin populations.
The flourishing scale in comparison with other well-being scales : the examination and validation of a new measure

The Flourishing Scale is a measure that assesses mental well-being by means of a Positive Psychology approach. The scale was designed in 2009 and there is still a lack of validation and examination work with regard to this 8-item questionnaire. The present study picks up this need for examination and validation and applies several methods to evaluate the Flourishing Scale´s value in practice. The empirical unidimensionality of the measure was assessed with a Principal Component Analysis. Furthermore, exploratory factor analysis helped to point out mutual underlying factors that are shared with two other positive mental health scales. With regard to the two-continua model, which makes a distinction between positive mental health and mental illness, several scales were used to illustrate the difference of these concepts with the help of correlation analyses. The congruence of the social-psychological aspects of the Flourishing Scale with a measure of social needs was examined. Finally, the scale´s ability to predict general health above and beyond mental illness was assessed. The results confirmed most of the hypothesized assumptions. The Flourishing Scale emerged as unidimensional scale that shares measurement factors with more established positive mental health scales. In line with the distinction of psychopathology and positive mental health, it could be indicated that the scale is legitimately regarded as a positive mental health scale. Furthermore, social aspects of the Flourishing Scale and the measure of social needs showed a moderate correlation, indicating a congruence of social needs and social flourishing. Additionally, the Flourishing Scale represented a significant predictor for general health over and above the mental illness scale.
Understanding the biodiversity consequences of habitat change: the value of secondary and plantation forests for neotropical dung beetles

1. Secondary and plantation forests are becoming increasingly widespread in the tropics. A recent meta-analysis on the impacts of land-use change on tropical forest dung beetles concluded that regenerating forests can be effective in helping to offset species loss following deforestation. However, our understanding of the extent to which these results can be generalized to new locations remains very poor. 2. We attempted to overcome many of the design limitations that characterize previous studies by collecting spatially independent dung beetle samples from primary, secondary and Eucalyptus plantation forests in north-east Brazilian Amazonia across a large quasi-experimental landscape that minimized confounding edge and fragmentation effects. 3. We recorded 9203 dung beetles, comprising 85 species. Species richness was significantly higher in primary forest and the majority of species were more abundant there than elsewhere, whereas secondary and plantation sites harboured an impoverished subset of primary forest species. 4. Our data illustrate the low value of tropical secondary and plantation forests for dung beetles in our study area, and our conclusions are more pessimistic than those of earlier studies. 5. Because of differences in the order of species rank-abundance and rank-biomass patterns, re-coding community data from abundance to biomass significantly altered the analytical weight of individual species in determining community patterns. Larger bodied beetles were more prone to local extinctions and abundance declines and this effect was consistent both within and between genera. 6. Synthesis and applications. Our study demonstrates that secondary and plantation forests in a large neotropical landscape host exceptionally impoverished dung beetle communities. Furthermore, the depletion of beetle abundance combined with a reduction in average body mass in converted forests is likely to have detrimental consequences for the maintenance of dung beetle-mediated ecosystem services in these habitats. Differences in biogeographical and landscape context, and the influence of common limitations in sampling design, may explain why many other studies have painted a more optimistic picture of the conservation value of anthropogenic habitats. In the absence of further evidence we caution strongly against the claim that forest regeneration schemes on degraded land can effectively offset the loss of species following deforestation, and urge that conservation strategies prioritize the protection of remaining areas of primary forest.
Melting experiments on anhydrous peridotite KLB‐1 from 5.0 to 22.5 GPa

Melting experiments have been performed on anhydrous mantle peridotite KLB-1 at 5 to 22.5 GPa using the multianvil press, with special attention paid to precision and accuracy of temperature and pressure measurement, oxygen fugacity, equilibrium, temperature gradient, and the effects of temperature gradient on the phase diagrams. The new phase diagram reveals complexities in the liquidus and solidus phase relations that were not reported by Takahashi (1986). At no pressure do the liquidus and solidus converge to a common temperature or to a narrow range of temperatures, a result that refutes the conjecture that mantle peridotite formed on the solidus as a partial melt (Herzberg and O'Kara, 1985) or a residual liquid. However, mantle peridotite could have formed as a cotectic liquid because KLB-1 exhibits nearly cotectic liquidus crystallization behavior in garnet plus magnesiowustite [L + Gt + Mw] from 18 to 22 GPa. The implication is that mantle peridotite may be the product of a large-scale differentiation event and that MgO/SiO2 for mantle peridotite may have been phase equilibrium controlled by cotectic crystallization in a magma ocean. Fractionation of magnesiowustite or majorite garnet is inferred at 18 to 22 GPa for a bulk Earth MgO/SiO2 that is higher or lower than mantle peridotite, respectively. Alternatively, if the Earth formed from materials that were the same in MgO/SiO2 as mantle peridotite, then the liquidus phase equilibria reported here may be irrelevant or incidental in understanding Earth structure.
1/f noise in homogeneous and inhomogeneous media

Some experimental techniques for low-frequency resistance noise measurements are discussed. The criterion for using a low-noise current amplifier instead of voltage amplifier is given. A distinction is made between contact and bulk resistance contributions to the observed 1/f noise. The merits and difficulties of the application of the empirical relation for the 1/f noise in homogeneous and inhomogeneous media are addressed. The criterion that 1/f noise in homogeneous samples can only be detected for a number of free carriers N < 1014 is calculated. The authors explain why the enhanced l/f noise, due to poor crystal quality, current crowding at contacts or at grain boundaries, and at inhomogeneous internal interfaces can be used as a diagnostic tool for quality and reliability assessment of electronic devices.
Anemia is most common Hematological manifestation of HIV infected patients

Introduction : The pathogenesis of the haematological manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Discuss relevant laboratory findings as anaemia, leucopoenia, thrombocytopenia and eosinophilia in hiv infection. Establish care guidelines for HIV infected person and altered haematopoiesis resulting in anaemia, leucopoenia, thrombocytopenia and eosinophilia . Methodology: Blood was collected in a sterile EDTA containing tube and processed following our established laboratory protocol and by universal precaution as per the guideline of National aids control organization (NACO, India). A complete blood counting including HB%, PCV, Red cell indices ,platelet count and total white cell count and differential was done by Automated blood cell counter analyzer of all the patient on antiretroviral therapy . The all cell count indices including WBC count with differential and platelet count, was further confirmed by manual oil immersion smear study method. Peripheral smears study was done with field A and B Stain and Leishman stain. Results: Out of the 300 study cases anaemia is most commonly affected hematological parameter in the study. Anemia is most common finding with 215 cases (71.6%, n=-300) while eosinophilia is least common with 49 cases(16.3%, n=300) Conclusion : Anaemia (Hb%) is Most commonly affected hematological parameter in our study. So frequency of affected parameter in hiv infection is anaemia > leucopenia > thrombocytopenia > eosinophilia. Keyword s: Anaemia , Leucopenia, Thrombocytopenia , Eosinophilia