Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Strategic transformation and muddling through: industrial relations and industrial training in the UK

The contribution considers two related institutional domains, industrial relations and industrial training, in the United Kingdom. It analyses the trajectory and magnitude of change, seen in terms of (a) forms of co-ordination/governance and (b) the saliency of these domains. The contribution covers a long time period, pivoting on the years of Conservative government between 1979 and 1997. It argues that trajectories of change in these two domains began earlier than these years and are still not fully unfolded in the industrial training area. Throughout, change involved combinations of both strategic transformation and muddling through by key actors. There are some complementarities between these two domains and with other domains, but there are also significant disjunctures. In explaining change, some emphasis is placed on politics, but also on the ‘voluntaristic’ nature of labour market institutions in Britain and on employer preferences in labour, product and financial market and in political contexts.
HOOKED TRICHOMES AND RESISTANCE OF PHASEOLUS VULGARIS TO EMPOASCA FABAE (HARRIS)

Two cultivars of the bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L. , differing in densities of hooked trichomes were examined for resistance to the potato leafhopper, Empoasca fabae. The major plant factor affecting leafhopper performance was the density of hooked trichomes. Leafhoppers were impaled by these epidermal appendages, leading to wounding and death. Nymphal survival on the cultivar, “California Light Red Kidney” (hooked trichome density: 2000/cm2) was significantly less than that on “Brasil 343” (hooked trichome density: 400/cm2). Hooked trichomes limit damage to beans by reducing the population density of the potato leafhopper
Optimal location of UPFC in power system using multi-objective GAPSO hybrid algorithm

This paper elaborates a multi objective GAPSO hybrid algorithm that is used to solve non linear power system optimization problem to find optimal location of UPFC. The technical objective functions are to minimize the power losses, reduce the voltage deviation and to maximize the net saving energy cost by considering cost for energy loss and the cost related to UPFC. GA algorithm technique is a simple search algorithm and provides better performance but believes in space searching. PSO converges fast but sometimes moves slowly in local optima. Combination of GA & PSO gives a new algorithm called GAPSO hybrid that provides advantage of both the techniques. GAPSO hybrid algorithm is used to solve the multi-objective function with all equality and inequality constraint. Simulations are performed on IEEE-14 and IEEE-30 bus system for normal loading condition with UPFC modeled in steady state and the results validate the puissance of the proposed approach.
Impact of organic hydroperoxides on rat testicular tissue and epididymal sperm

Organic hydroperoxides such as t-butyl hydroperoxide and cumene hydroperoxide have been implicated to cause oxidative stress leading to damage in membrane lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and DNA. This study was aimed to develop an in vivo animal model. The effects of hydroperoxides on testicular tissue and epididymal sperm were investigated. Male Wistar rats aged 10 - 12 weeks were randomly placed in groups and received standard rat chow and water ad libitum. Animals were injected intraperitoneally with saline (0.5 ml), t-butyl hydroperoxide (5, 10, 20 and 40 iM; 0.5 ml) or cumene hydroperoxide cHP (2.5, 5, 10 and 20 iM; 0.5 ml) over a 60 day period. It was found that cumene hydroperoxide cHP (10 and 20 iM) and t-butyl hydroperoxide tbHP (20 and 40 iM) led to significantly lower epididymal sperm concentrations and motility. Superoxide dismutase and glutathione activities were also higher with an accompanying increase in lipid peroxidation in both testicular tissue and epididymal sperm. It can be concluded that in vivo intraperitoneal administration of organic hydroperoxides negatively affect the male reproductive system. We have therefore successfully created an animal model to test the adverse effects of oxidative stress on male reproductive parameters, thereby, enabling us to study possible in vivo treatments.
THE EFFECTS OF ERROR TREATMENT ON INTERLANGUAGE OF INDONESIAN LEARNERS LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Interlanguage errors always exist in foreign language learning. They become thesource for studying the system of the learners’ interlanguage (IL). Han (2004) reviews hundreds of IL studies and concludes that there are two competing views can be identified. One view suggests that error treatment (ET) has unconvinced value in classroom second language acquisition or SLA (Krashen 1982). Adults do not require constant correction in useful ways; thus, the role of the teacher is to provide comprehensible inputs for the learners to move to the next stage of IL. ET has little value in SLA because IL is fossilized (Mukkatash 1987; Thep-Ackrapong 1990). This view corresponds with Patkowsky (1980), and Johnson and Newport (1989) who believe fossilization is due to CP. The opposite view comes from White (1991), Spada and Lightbown (1993), and Muranoi (2000) who believe that that ET is very important in foreign language (FL) learning. Learners can take a lot of benefits from ET as they can develop their IL system to a higher level of accuracy. This view corresponds with Scovel (1988), White and Genesee (1996), and Bialystok (1997) who deny the existence of CP in SLA; CP may applicable for the acquisition of phonology but not for syntax. Thus, grammar is learnable at any age. This study investigates the effects of a short-term error treatment (ET) on IL errors, with specific attention to the learners’ ungrammatical items. The problem states “what are the effects of a ET on the learners’ ungrammatical items? ” Are their ungrammatical items fossilized (in a sense that they are static in nature) or dynamic after the learners have been exposed to the ET? The data were the learners’ free compositions collected four times: prior and after the ET and twomonths afterwards. They were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The result indicates that the ET changed the state of the learners’ ungrammatical items. They became so dynamic. At a certain period, some appeared; then due to the ET, some were destabilized, some were fluctuating, and others were still stabilized. New errors appeared as they started learning to use new grammatical items. The conclusion drawn from this study is that ET can change the state of the learners’ IL errors; ET contributes to the destabilization process. Errors may persist momentarily but they can be destabilized. The ET still works on the learners who are at their post puberty. Thus, there is a great possibility for the learners to acquire complete TL grammar since their ungrammatical items are dynamic.Keywords: error treatment, interlanguage, fossilization, stabilization, destabilization.
The nocturnal water cycle in an open‐canopy forest

The movement of moisture into, out‐of, and within forest ecosystems is modulated by feedbacks that stem from processes which couple plants, soil, and the atmosphere. While an understanding of these processes has been gleaned from Eddy Covariance techniques, the reliability of the method suffers at night because of weak turbulence. During the summer of 2011, continuous profiles of the isotopic composition (i.e., δ18O and δD) of water vapor and periodic measurements of soil, leaf, and precipitation pools were measured in an open‐canopy ponderosa pine forest in central Colorado to study within‐canopy nocturnal water cycling. The isotopic composition of the nocturnal water vapor varies significantly based on the relative contributions of the three major hydrological processes acting on the forest: dewfall, exchange of moisture between leaf waters and canopy vapor, and periodic mixing between the canopy and background air. Dewfall proved to be surprisingly common (∼30% of the nights) and detectable on both the surface and within the canopy through the isotopic measurements. While surface dew could be observed using leaf wetness and soil moisture sensors, dew in the foliage was only measurable through isotopic analysis of the vapor and often occurred even when no dew accumulated on the surface. Nocturnal moisture cycling plays a critical role in water availability in forest ecosystems through foliar absorption and transpiration, and assessing these dynamics, as done here, is necessary for fully characterizing the hydrological controls on terrestrial productivity.
Interaction of Pyrene with Human Serum Albumin (HSA): A Ilv-Vis Spectroscopy Study

In this research the interaction of Pyrene (Cullm) as a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with human serumalbumin (HSA) has been investigated. Variations of UV-Vis spectrum of Prene can help us to investigatethe changes that are ereated in protein structure. Pyrene in insoluble in water and soluble in acetic acid.mixture of acetic acid and water and in organic solvents such as methanol. UV-Vis spectrum of Pyrene hasthree strong bands at 308,349 and 433 on'. A series of UV-Vis titration experiments were earned out basedon titration of a given amount of Pyrene with ESA at various pH. phosphate buffer and differenttemperatures. 1 he titration spectrum were analyzed at each temperature using SQUAD program and basedon 1:1, I:2 and 2:1 models. Results indicated that formed complex between Pyrene and ESA is I:I. Allthermodynamic parameters of complex formation including AG", AH', AS' and formation constant ofcomplex (K) were calculated and results showed that the process is endothermic and entropy driven. Thisissue shows the predornmant role of hydrophobic forces in inleraction between Pyrene and ESA.Investigating the effect of increasing the ionic strength on absorption spn, ram of Pyrene-HSA complexalso confirms the results of thermodynamic studies. Using the changes in the structure of absorptionspectrum of Pyrene in water. plasma of human blood and in a buffer solution of ESA, we could indicatethat Pyrene in Mood plasma is concentrated in hydmphilic micro phases of plasma proteins and lipid.
High-Power ZBLANGlass Fiber Lasers : Review and Prospect

ZBLAN (ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF), considered as the most stable heavy metal fluoride glass and the excellent host for rare-earth ions, has been extensively used for efficient and compact ultraviolet, visible, and infrared fiber lasers due to its low intrinsic loss, wide transparency window, and small phonon energy. In this paper, the historical progress and the properties of fluoride glasses and the fabrication of ZBLAN fibers are briefly described. Advances of infrared, upconversion, and supercontinuum ZBLAN fiber lasers are addressed in detail. Finally, constraints on the power scaling of ZBLAN fiber lasers are analyzed and discussed. ZBLAN fiber lasers are showing promise of generating high-power emissions covering from ultraviolet to mid-infrared considering the recent advances in newly designed optical fibers, beam-shaped high-power pump diodes, beam combining techniques, and heatdissipating technology.
Inflation and Unemployment in Nigeria: An ARDL- Approach

This study examines the effect of inflation on unemployment in Nigeria. Unemployment is a major problem in Nigeria, even with the growth rate of 7% within the study period, the problem is still on the increase. The study uses the period 1977 to 2011 in analyzing the long run impact of inflation on unemployment in Nigeria, based on the Phillips curve hypothesis, instead of relying on the traditional ballpark figure made by Nigerians. Real gross domestic product is also used as control variable. The study employed an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Model to test for bounds co-integration, the long run and the Error Correction Adjustment. The co-integration bound test showed that the variables are co-integrated. Our Findings validate the Phillips curve hypothesis as well, contradict the belief by Nigerians about the coexistence of unemployment and inflation in the country.
An improved axisymmetric Convected Boundary Element Method formulation with uniform flow

This paper presents an improved form of the convected Boundary Element Method (BEM) for axisymmetric problems in a subsonic uniform flow. The proposed formulation based on the axisymmetric Convected Helmholtz Equation (CHE) and its fundamental solution that describes the sound radiation from a monopole source. The variables in the new axisymmetric boundary integral formulation can be expressed explicitly in terms of the acoustic pressure and its particular normal derivative. Also, the constant coefficients are expressed only in terms of the axisymmetric convected Green's function and its convected normal derivative. The particular and convected derivatives reduce the flow effects of the normal and the flow direction derivatives incorporated in the conventional convected boundary integral formulas. The advanced form of the axisymmetric boundary integral representation with flow is a similar form of the axisymmetric boundary element method without flow. Precisely, the two new operators significantly reduce the computational burden of the classical BEM and then becomes the CPU time of BEM without flow. The formula is verified comparing to both analytical and Finite Element Methods (FEM) of an axisymmetric infinite rigid duct in a subsonic uniform flow.
The clinical significance of RASSF1A and CDH1 hypermethylation in breast cancer patients

Introduction: Aberrant DNA methylation patterns in serum DNA might be used as a biomarker for the early diagnosis and management of cancer patients. The aim of present study was to evaluate DNA methylation of RASSF1A and CDH1 in circulating cell free DNA (cfDNA) from serum and paired tissue DNA samples of breast cancer patients. Material and methods: Methylation‑specific PCR was used to assess the methylation status of the two genes in serum and paired tissue sample DNA of 50 breast cancer patients. Biochemical parameters were assessed using an electrochemiluminescence analyzer. Results: Significant correlation found between methylation status of RASSF1A and CDH1 in serum and paired tissue samples of patients. Among clinicopathological findings, CDH1 methylation showed significant association with advance staging and tumor and methylation of RASSF1A exhib­ited significant association with progesterone receptor and estrogen receptor status in both serum and paired tissue. Vitamins levels were significantly high in cases compared to control group. High folic acid levels were significantly associated with the RASSF1A methylation. Conclusions: These findings suggest that methylation of cfDNA may be important in the early detection of breast cancer.
Hydrological impacts of invasive alien plants

It is now well recognised that invasive alien species, particularly tree species, often have much increased water usage compared with native vegetation. Perhaps less well understood are the reasons for this increased water use and whether such increases should be expected from all species of invading alien trees under all environmental conditions. This paper examines the reasons for increased water use from trees as compared with short crops. From a knowledge of these reasons and a knowledge of the limiting processes (the Limits Concept) governing alien tree and native tree and short crop water use, (derived from case studies in India and RSA), we suggest that it is now possible to assess under what conditions high water use by aliens may occur. Inverse solutions based on knowledge of growth rates are also suggested as another approach for assessing alien and native tree water use under water limited conditions. We conclude that in dry climates the greatest increase in water use from aliens, in both absolute and percentage terms, may occur in water limited rather than riparian (water unlimited) conditions. Hydrological models which can predict the spatially distributed increase in water use by aliens within catchments, coupled with ecological models which can predict controlled and uncontrolled invasion, can assist the evaluation and design of improved cost-effective eradication programmes. Such coupled models, linked with an economic evaluation component, should indicate in what circumstances the value of the extra streamflow released may alone be sufficient to cover the costs of the eradication programme and under what circumstances the ecological (protection of indigenous communities) and other socio-economic benefits also need to be taken into account to justify the costs of the programme.
Low-redshift quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe 82. The host galaxies

We present a photometrical and morphological study of the properties of low redshift (z < 0.5) quasars based on a large and homogeneous dataset of objects derived from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (DR7). This study over number by a factor � 5 any other previous study of QSO host galaxies at low redshift undertaken either on ground or on space surveys. We used � 400 quasars that were imaged in the SDSS Stripe82 that is up to 2 mag deeper than standard Sloan images. For these quasars we undertake a study of the host galaxies and of their environments. In this paper we report the results for the quasar hosts. We are able to detect the host galaxy for more than 3/4 of the whole dataset and characterise the properties of their hosts. We found that QSO hosts are dominated by luminous galaxies of absolute magnitude M*-3 < M(R) < M*. For the unresolved objects we computed a upper limit to the host luminosity. For each well resolved quasar we are also able to characterise the morphology of the host galaxy that turn out to be more complex than what found in previous studies. QSO are hosted in a variety of galaxies from pure ellipticals to complex/composite morphologies that combine spheroids, disk, lens and halo. The black hole mass of the quasar, estimated from the spectral properties of the nuclei, are poorly correlated with the total luminosity of the host galaxy. However, taking into account only the bulge component we found a significant correlation between the BH mass and the bulge luminosity of the host.
Socioeconomic Determinants of the Changes in Homicides over Time: A VAR Analysis

Purpose – We search for determinants of the change in homicides over time by analyzing the interconnection between a high incidence of murders and the socioeconomic environment, using Puerto Rico as the case study. This case presents intriguing facts that challenge some of the conventional crime hypotheses. For instance, in forty years homicides quadrupled by four times while the population was aging and declining. Design/methodology/approach – First, a new and simple theoretical formalization is exhibited. Then, we applied three vector autoregressions, showed the variance error decompositions, and revised its structural stability. Findings – We found that jobless growth is insufficient to decrease murders. Instead, lower employment, a growing number of families led by a single parent, and higher urbanization have partially caused the increases in homicides. We also found that the homicide incidence partially is a self-propelled phenomenon. Research limitations/implications – The punishment approach is not sufficient in explaining and reducing the high level of homicides. The economic inequality does not map directly onto the changes, though it may explain the level of murders. Originality/value – The homicide incidence is found to be embedded in the socioeconomic structure.
FARMERS' PERCEPTIONS OF PTV'S AGRICULTURAL TELECASTS ('HARYALI' AND 'KISAN TIME')

Pakistan IS predominately and agricultural country Its development is largely dependent on the development of agricultural sector Presently there exists a big gap between the average yield of various crops obtained In the country and their potential yield which can only be minimized With the application of science and technology by farmers The extension services have critical role to play for which they use a variety of extension teaching methods/media Television IS one of such media which IS being used for the education of farmers 'Haryali and 'Kisan Time' are two important regular agricultural telecasts of Pakistan television (PTV) The present paper reports the perceptions of the farmers about these agricultural telecasts The data show that majority of the respondents did not watch these telecasts Among the Viewers, most of the respondents watched 'Haryali regularly However, regular viewers of 'Kisan Time' were negligible In number Most of the respondents regarded the telecasts Interesting and Informative Relatively less number of respondents perceived the contents of the telecasts useful, practicable and timely Most of the respondents perceived the presentation style of the telecasts as highly Impressive 'Kisan Time' appeared to be better than Haryali' in this regard
Coping styles in Wbromyalgia: eVect of co-morbid posttraumatic stress disorder

To analyze coping styles of Wbromyalgia (FM) patients with speciWc emphasis on diVerences in coping styles between Wbromyalgia patients with and without post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Seventy-seven consecutive patients (40 women and 37 men) who fulWlled ACR criteria for FM, and 48 healthy controls, completed questionnaires measuring prevalence and severity of PTSD symptoms, including the structured clinical interview for DSM-III-R—non-patient edition (SCID-NP) and the clinician administered PTSD scale (CAPS). Subjects were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of PTSD symptoms. Subsequently, coping styles were measured using the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) Coping Style Questionnaire. Student t tests were used to compare the means of quantitative variables, and proportions were compared by Chi square tests. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the scores of the FM patients with and without PTSD, as well as to estimate the eVect of gender on psychiatric variables. FM patients exhibit signiWcantly higher levels of suppression (P < 0.00001), help-seeking (P < 0.007), replacement (P < 0.003), substitution (P < 0.002), and reversal (P < 0.004) compared with healthy controls. FM patients with PTSD and without PTSD diVered signiWcantly only on the suppression subscale (P < 0.02). FM patients that have PTSD presented higher suppression scores compared to FM patients without PTSD. No signiWcant diVerence was noted on scales of minimization, help-seeking, replacement, blame, substitution, mapping, and reversal. Our results have delineated coping patterns of FM patients, identifying suppression, help-seeking, replacement, substitution and replacement as strategies more common among these patients. We further identiWed suppression as the only coping style signiWcantly more common among FM patients with co-morbid PTSD then among FM patients without such a diagnosis. Our results may serve to further characterize cognitive and behavioral aspects of FM patients and subsequently guide therapeutic interventions.
Determination of gas diffusivity in polar firn: Comparison between experimental measurements and inverse modeling

To study air diffusion in polar firns, and thus evaluate the mean age of air constituents as a function of depth, it is necessary to know the effective diffusivity profile for the studied gas and firn. In this work we compare effective diffusivity profiles obtained by two methods: first, by experimental measurements on firn samples, second, using an inverse gas diffusion model. Results are obtained for three gases, CO2, CH4 and SF6, in firns exposed to different climatic conditions. While measurements give similar results for the different sites, the inverse model shows variations depending on the climatic conditions. We therefore conclude that diffusivities measured on small firn samples cannot be directly used to determine the tortuosity profile of real firn and that diffusion models have to be used.