Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Measuring Elementary Students’ Expectancies of Success in School Science: Psychometric Evaluation of the SUCCESS Instrument

Background:The importance of valid and reliable instruments for the assessment of factors affecting students’ interest in science encouraged the development and validation of a brief Spanish instrument for the measurement of expectancies of success in school science, named SUCCESS. In this study, the psychometric properties of the SUCCESS instrument are further evaluated using different psychometric tests and a different sample than the one included in the original validation study.Material and methods:A sample of 313 Spanish elementary school students enrolled in 4th to 6th grade was drawn by means of convenience sampling techniques. Responses were analyzed in terms of construct and criterion validity, and two reliability indices.Results:Results from confirmatory factor analysis established the unidimensional structure of the instrument, with great model fit indices. Correlation coefficients between the SUCCESS and external measures (i.e. intentions to enroll, enjoyableness, difficulty, auto-efficacy, utility and relevance of school science) provided evidence of criterion validity. Cronbach α and item-total correlation indices supported the internal consistency reliability of the instrument.Conclusions:Taken together, this study further provide evidence to consider the SUCCESS as a valid and reliable tool for the measurement of Spanish elementary school students expectancies of success in school science.
Online advertisement blocker detection: a look at the state of the art for counter-detection and a proof-of-concept for new approaches

English) In the last years, there has been a surge in the usage of ad-blocking software among Internet users, mainly motivated by intrusive advertisements and rising awareness of the privacy and security implications of advertisements. As a response, many websites have started implementing ad-blocker detection scripts, which detect whether or not an user has an ad-blocking software. In this work, we study the implications and technical underpinnings of those scripts and document relatively simple workarounds ad-blocking software could implement to avoid detection by those scripts. We also present a prototype implementing the explained techniques over a set of test cases. Abstract (Català) En els últims anys, hi ha hagut una explosió en l’ús de software de bloqueig de publicitat per part dels usuaris d’Internet, principalment motivada per la publicitat intrusiva i una creixent consciència de les implicacions de privacitat i seguretat dels anuncis. Com a resposta, moltes pàgines web han començat a implementar scripts detectors de bloquejadors de publicitat, els quals detecten si l’usuari té o no un software de bloqueig de publicitat. En aquest treball, estudiem les implicacions i principis tècnics d’aquests scripts i documentem mètodes relativament senzills que es podrien implementar en el software de bloqueig de publicitat per tal d’evitar la detecció per aquest tipus d’scripts. També presentem un prototip que implementa les tècniques explicades sobre un conjunt de casos de prova. Català) En els últims anys, hi ha hagut una explosió en l’ús de software de bloqueig de publicitat per part dels usuaris d’Internet, principalment motivada per la publicitat intrusiva i una creixent consciència de les implicacions de privacitat i seguretat dels anuncis. Com a resposta, moltes pàgines web han començat a implementar scripts detectors de bloquejadors de publicitat, els quals detecten si l’usuari té o no un software de bloqueig de publicitat. En aquest treball, estudiem les implicacions i principis tècnics d’aquests scripts i documentem mètodes relativament senzills que es podrien implementar en el software de bloqueig de publicitat per tal d’evitar la detecció per aquest tipus d’scripts. També presentem un prototip que implementa les tècniques explicades sobre un conjunt de casos de prova.
From Bioeconomic Farm Models to Multi-Agent Systems : Challenges for Parameterization and Validation

Bioeconomic farm models have been very instrumental in capturing the technical aspects of humannature interactions and in highlighting the economic consequences of resource use changes. They may elucidate the tradeoffs that farm households face in crop choice and farming practices, assess the profitability of various land-use options and capture the internal costs of adjusting to changes in environmental and market conditions. But they face also limitations when it comes to analyzing situations, in which heterogeneity of households and landscapes is large and increasing. Multi-agent models building on the bioeconomic farm approach hold the promise of capturing more fully the heterogeneity and interactions of farm households. The fulfillment of this promise, however, depends on the empirical parameterization and validation of multi-agent models. Although multi-agent models have been widely applied in experimental and hypothetical settings, only few studies have tried to build empirical multi-agent models and the literature on methods of parameterization and validation is therefore limited. This paper suggests novel methods for the empirical parameterization and validation of multi-agent models that may comply with the high standards established in bioeconomic farm modeling. The biophysical measurements (here: soil properties) are extrapolated over the landscape using multiple regressions and a Digital Elevation Model. The socioeconomic surveys are used to estimate probability functions for key characteristics of human actors, which are then assigned to the model agents with Monte-Carlo techniques. This approach generates a landscape and agent populations that are robust and statistically consistent with empirical observations.
Bioinspired Design of Building Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection

Nacre in abalone shell exhibits high toughness despite the brittle nature of its major constituent (i.e., aragonite). Its specific structure is a major contributor to the energy absorption capacity of nacre. This paper reviews the mechanisms behind the performance of nacre under shear, uniaxial tension, compression, and bending conditions. The remarkable combination of stiffness and toughness on nacre can motivate the development of bioinspired building materials for impact resistance applications, and the possible toughness designs of cement-based and clay-based composite materials with a layered and staggered structure were discussed.
Labor Productivity and Inter-Sectoral Reallocation of Labor in Singapore (1965-2002)

This paper investigates the impact of the shifts of labor across sectors on aggregate productivity growth through a decomposition of aggregate productivity growth in Singapore over the period 1965-2002. The static shift-share analysis is utilized to for this purpose. The results show that the shifts of labor paid off well in terms of their contribution to labor productivity especially for manufacturing in the 1985 era which was characterized by interventionist labor market policies of the government. On the other hand, the impact of labor shifts is negative in the post-1985 era which is characterized by a more liberalized labor market.
Interactive comment on “ Gas phase formation of extremely oxidized pinene reaction products in chamber and ambient air ”

This manuscript presents elemental composition data of highly oxidized compounds as clusters of nitrate ion, NO3-, and biogenic volatile organic compounds, especially a-pinene, oxidation products. The authors present a brief description of the APi-ToF instrument and mass calibration procedure for a large mass range, followed by comparison of mass spectra from Jülich chamber and the Hyytiälä field site along with a hypotheses for the formation mechanism of the highly oxidized compounds. Finally, the authors estimate the concentration of neutral molecules from the observed ion clusters. The data presented is very convincing and the manuscript is suitable for publication in ACP after the following comments are addressed.
Observed Electric Field Changes of Positive Lightning Flashes Preceded by Preliminary Breakdown in Padang

Positive lightning can do more damage than negative lightning. We have observed 77 positive cloud to ground (CG) flashes preceded by preliminary breakdown (PB) in Padang, Indonesia. It was found that there were two types of polarity between the PB pulse train and the following first return stroke (RS) pulses, namely the same polarity (type S) and composite polarity (type C). The occurence percentages of type S and type C were 92.2% and 7.8%, respectively. The aritmathic mean (AM) and geometric mean (GM) PB/RS separations and durations were 97.31 ms, 76.33 ms and 98.15 ms, 77.49 ms, respectively. The AM and GM PB/RS ratios were 12.26% and 10.20%, respectively. In addition, the characteristics of the PB pulse such as individual pulse duration, pulse train duration, and interpulse duration are discussed in this paper.
Pruning effects on Pinot Noir vines in Tasmania (Australia)

Effects of pruning on yield, three basic measures of fruit composition and cane carbohydrate concentration in Vitis vinifera cv. Pinot Noir vines were investigated in a cool climate wine area of Tasmania (Australia) from 2002 to 2004. Four pruning treatments comprising of 10, 20, 30 and 40 nodes per vine were imposed on 8-year-old vines. Bunch number, bunch weight, berry number and berry weight were measured. Cane samples were collected in the second year for tissue carbohydrate analysis. Fruit was analysed for pH, skin colour and sugar level. For each of the yield components measured there was a significant year effect but no interaction between year and pruning treatment. In each of the three years pruning to a higher bud number decreased the number of bunches per bud but no other yield component. Pruning treatment significantly affected starch content of the winter canes but not soluble carbohydrate levels. Pruning affected both pH and colour of fruit but not sugar concentration.
Reactive halogen chemistry in volcanic plumes

[1] Bromine monoxide (BrO) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) abundances as a function of the distance from the source were measured by ground-based scattered light Multiaxis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) in the volcanic plumes of Mt. Etna on Sicily, Italy, in August–October 2004 and May 2005 and Villarica in Chile in November 2004. BrO and SO2 spatial distributions in a cross section of Mt. Etna's plume were also determined by Imaging DOAS. We observed an increase in the BrO/SO2 ratio in the plume from below the detection limit near the vent to about 4.5 × 10−4 at 19 km (Mt. Etna) and to about 1.3 × 10−4 at 3 km (Villarica) distance, respectively. Additional attempts were undertaken to evaluate the compositions of individual vents on Mt. Etna. Furthermore, we detected the halogen species ClO and OClO. This is the first time that OClO could be detected in a volcanic plume. Using calculated thermodynamic equilibrium compositions as input data for a one-dimensional photochemical model, we could reproduce the observed BrO and SO2 vertical columns in the plume and their ratio as function of distance from the volcano as well as vertical BrO and SO2 profiles across the plume with current knowledge of multiphase halogen chemistry, but only when we assumed the existence of an “effective source region,” where volcanic volatiles and ambient air are mixed at about 600°C (in the proportions of 60% and 40%, respectively).
FPGA-based color enhancement algorithm for thermal object characterization

Thermal imaging is used in numerous applications, especially in security, medical and other industry which requires a non-contact temperature measurement. This proposed algorithm improves the thermal image and makes more visible the separation of the sampled object from its background. The extracted image is produced by the following techniques: the pre-processing techniques are the combination of K-means clustering, and inverted Otsu method; canny edge detection and color mapping are used for highlighting the necessary characteristics of the sampled thermal image. The experimental results of this proposed algorithm show significant distinguishable features in terms of edge and color enhancement. It outperforms the other color correction method in terms of processing time, and the implementation reduced the resource utilization. Moreover, it minimizes the misclassified pixel in different noise variance. This work is synthesized with Xilinx Zync 7000 ZED ZC702.
Correlation between Body Mass Index, Gender, and Skeletal Muscle Mass Cut off Point in Bandung

Objective: To determine the average skeletal muscle mass (SMM) value in young adults as a reference population; to analyze the correlation of gender, and body mass index to the cut off point; and to determine skeletal muscle mass cut off points of population in Bandung, Indonesia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 199 participants, 122 females and 77 males. The sampling technique used was the multistage random sampling. The participants were those who lived in four major regions in Bandung, Indonesia: Sukajadi, Cicadas, Buah Batu, and Cibaduyut. Results: The average appendicular skeletal mass index (ASMI) in females and males based on body mass index (BMI) were identified. The average ASMI values for normal BMI in females was 5.982±0.462 kg/m2 while the average ASMI values normal BMI for males was 7.581±0.744 kg/m2 Conclusions: A correlation between BMI and ASMI that was considered statistically significant was found in females (0.7712; p<0.05) and a very significant correlation was seen in males (0.870; p<0.05). The cut off points were defined by the normal BMI, which were 5.059 for females and 6.093 for males. Keywords: Appendicular skeletal muscle mass index, body mass index, cut off point, gender, skeletal muscle mass DOI: 10.15850/ijihs.v5n2. 990
Exploring Distribution Strategies from a Brand Perspective An Investigation of Volvo Group Trucks Future Distribution Strategies

ii Table of Content . iii 1.0 Introduction . 1 1.1 Background and Problem Formulation. 1 2.2 Research Questions . 2 1.3 Scope . 2 1.4 Disposition . 3 2.0 Literature Review . 4 2.1 The Distribution Decision from a Distribution Research Perspective . 4 2.2 The Distribution Decision from a Branding Research Perspective. 6 2.2.1 Different Brand Partnerships and its Implications . 7 2.3 What Research have Established so far . 9 3.0 Methodology . 11 3.1 Research Strategy . 11 3.2 Research Design . 11 3.3 Research Methods . 12 3.4 Data Collection . 12 3.4.1 Literature Review and Secondary Data . 13 3.4.2 Pre-study . 13 3.4. 3 Case Study . 14 3.6 Data Analysis . 15 3.7 Reliability and Validity . 16 4.0 Theoretical Framework. 18 4.1 The External Environment. 20 4.1.1 Market Factors . 20 4.1. 2 Middleman Factors . 21 4.1.3 Customer Factors . 22 4.2 The Internal Environment . 23 4.2.1 Producer Factors . 23 4.2.2 Type of Brand . 24 4.2.3 The Brand Profile . 25 4.2. 4 Cost Focused or Brand Focused . 26
Innovative Activity and Firm Characteristics-A Cluster Analysis with Firm-level Data of Swiss Manufacturing

Innovative activities of firms differ with respect to their intensity, orientation, use of external knowledge, etc. Applying cluster analysis to such characteristics (nine innovation indicators, seventeen knowledge sources) we grouped similar firms into „innovation types“. For Swiss manufacturing, this exercise yielded five innovation types, which, in a second step, were characterized by some structural properties (e.g. firm size, industry, export orientation) and factors relevant for innovation (e.g. market conditions, appropriability). A main result of the analysis is the low correspondence between industries and clusters. Moreover, the latter do not much differ in terms of economic performance; hence, several innovation types may coexist, at least during a certain time period. The findings are consistent with evolutionary economics stressing the heterogeneity of the innovation process.
Social wasp trapping in north west Italy: comparison of different bait-traps and first detection of Vespa velutina

Twelve bait-traps were tested and compared in order to find the best lure for studying social wasp populations in North West Italy. Polistes associus Kohl, Polistes dominula (Christ), Polistes gallicus (L.), Polistes nimpha (Christ), Vespa crabro L. , Vespa velutina Lepeletier, Vespula germanica (F.), Vespula vulgaris (L.), and Dolichovespula media (Retzius) were trapped for a total of 5,077 specimens in the period 2007-2012. V. velutina was captured at Loano (Liguria) for the first time in Italy by means of a yellow cap trap filled with beer. V. crabro, V. germanica and V. vulgaris were the most abundant species in the social wasp communities studied. Beer in clear, colourless and transparent, 1.5 l polyethylene bottles with yellow and white coloured caps was a good bait-trap combinations for all social wasp species, while it trapped only some Bombus terrestris (L.) specimens. A white cap trap filled with commercial mint syrup solution was a good combination for trapping Bombus argillaceus (Scopoli) and a yellow cap trap filled with a solution of vinegar, sugar and honey was the best combination for trapping Apis mellifera L.
Bacterial Diseases of Cultured Marine Fish in Japan

Many species of pathogenic bacteria have been reported from marine fishes in Japan : Aeromonas salmonicida (atypical), clamydia like organisms (epitheliocystis organisms), Edwardsiella tarda, Flexibacter maritimus, Lactococcus garvieae (syn. Enterococcus seriolicida), Mycobacterium sp. , Nocardia seriolae (syn. N. kampachi), Photobacterium damsela subsp. piscicida (syn. Pasteurella piscicida), Pseudomonas anguilliseptica, Pseudomonas putida, Renibacterium salmoninarum (in maricultured salmonids), Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus equisimilis, Streptococcus iniae, Vibrio alginolyticus, Listonella anguillarum (syn. Vibrio anguillarum), Vibrio ichthyoenteri, Vibrio ordalii, Vibrio trachuri and some other minor or unknown species. These bacteria usually give damages to some limited fish species, however, most of them have been found to be distributed in other cultured and wild fish species which will be possible hosts or carriers of pathogens. Drug resistance, deterioration of water around farms, and spread of pathogens by transporting seedling fish are the major problems for the control of disease in Japanese mariculture.
SELF-BLAME ANR CONTROL APPRAISALS AS MODERATORS OF ADJUSTMENT IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO INTERPARENTAL

Grych and Fincham's cognitive-contextual model (1990) attempts to explain the relationship between interparental conflict and child adjustment. In particular, they propose that children's perceptions of interparental conflict may influence this relationship. The present study investigated the mediational and moderational effects of children's attributions of self-blame and control on this relationship using simple regression and hierarchical multiple regression. It was hypothesized that the interaction between self-blame and control would act as a moderator of the relationship between interparental conflict and child adjustment. One hundred and two mothers and their male and female children, aged 6 to 12.7 (M age= 8.77 years; N= 102), participated. Children completed the Children's Perceptions of Interparental Conflict measure and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale. Mothers completed the O'Leary Porter Scale, a measure of children's exposure to interparental conflict, and the Child Behavior Checklist, which assesses children's emotional and behavioural adjustment along the dimensions of externalizing and internalizing behaviour problems. No evidence was found for mediational effects. However, evidence was found supporting the hypothesis that the interaction between children's attributions of self-blame and control moderates the relationship between interparental conflict and child externalizing. Specifically, the combination of high self-blame and high control moderated the relationship between exposure to interparental conflict and child externalizing such that children exposed to more interparental conflict also . displayed more externalizing problems. However, for children with other
The impact of walkability on walking across the adult lifecourse_ Does neighbourhood buffer size matter?

We explored the impact of neighborhood walkability on young adults, early-middle adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults’ walking across different neighborhood buffers. Participants completed the Western Australian Health and Wellbeing Surveillance System Survey (2003-2009) and were allocated a neighborhood walkability score at 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1600m around their home. We found little difference in strength of associations across neighborhood size buffers for all life stages. We conclude that neighborhood walkability supports more walking regardless of adult life stage and is relevant for small (e.g., 200m) and larger (e.g., 1600m) neighborhood buffers.
The multiplicity of goals in tree-cultivating farms in Greece

The aim of this study is the elicitation of farmers’ goals through a multi-criteria weighted programming model. This is pursued in the area of Ancient Epidaurus (Peloponnesus), where farming systems comprise various combinations of tree crops, such as olive-, orange- and mandarin- groves. The analysis is carried out at the level of four representative farms, whose members have a multiplicity of on- and off- farm employment opportunities. Research findings indicate that farms with tree crops aim at the achievement of multiple goals. Both components of the composite entity family farm/farm household are represented at the decision-making process, by means of including manifold objectives. Minimization of variable expenses and attainment of a living standardareprioritized as the most important ones. The identification of sets of hierarchical goals for different types of farms/households goes beyond the conventional-simplistic hypothesis of profit maximization in all different farm entities, pointing towards a satisficing behavior.
Experiential learning: A narrative of a community dance field trip

In this paper we offer a co-constructed narrative of experiential learning in the context of a community dance trip undertaken by tertiary students. We describe the unfolding experiences of a weekend field trip and reflect on community dance practices and values with a view towards articulating a shared vision for community dance. A framework for community dance (Kuppers, 2006; Peppiatt, 1996) provides a context for the students' learning and for situating our understandings of the interrelationships between art, education, politics, society and environment. Literature on community dance practice and from sociology, experiential learning, and environmental and cultural education provides direction as we interpret our experiences. While this paper is presented as a co-constructed narrative based on our observations during the field trip, we also include comments made by students, along with reflective interludes as we discuss the field trip in relation to dance education. 1