Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Beyond professional identity. Transcendence and paternal function in pastoral experience and praxis

Pastoral care is a human project. Indeed, nowadays personal convictions and the ability to express one’s own religious experience are often considered to be of the utmost importance in realizing an ecclesiastic position. Additionally, the claims of occupational theory are applied to ministry and are the focus of attention, not only in practical debate but in many contributions of empirical research as well. As a consequence of standard empirical orientations and ideological views, the term “pastor” is considered as a general denomination of all those who practice as “experts in religious communication” and guide, clarify and shape the religious interpretations and experience of the life of their “clients”. However, the question that needs to be considered is whether this view of the ministry as a profession is based on a misunderstanding of the symbolic dimension of the priesthood and whether the term “pastor” is not applied in too general a sense. Misunderstanding of the symbolic dimension, and repudiating metaphorical signification, especially the importance of the paternal function, makes it hard to understand the sacramental reality of the Roman Catholic Church and to give this an adequate position in empirical research. In addition, the fundamentals of human subjectivity are likewise not properly recognized. In the present contribution, the paternal function as a symbolic function informing the church is highlighted. The symbolic dimension of priesthood is underlined as it obtains its proper place in the acceptance of the symbolic, which is beyond personal identification and representation, opening up the space of transcendence. Against this background, a small-scale investigation is presented.
Centered-Object Integrated Segmentation and Recognition of Overlapping Handprinted Characters

Visual object recognition is often conceived of as a final step in a visual processing system, First, physical information in the raw image is used to isolate and enhance to-be-recognized clumps and then each of the resulting preprocessed representations is fed into the recognizer. This general conception fails when there are no reliable physical cues for isolating the objects, such as when objects overlap. This paper describes an approach, called centered object integrated segmentation and recognition (COISR), for integrating object segmentation and recognition within a single neural network. The application is handprinted character recognition. The approach uses a backpropagation network that scans a field of characters and is trained to recognize whether it is centered over a single character or between characters. When it is centered over a character, the net classifies the character. The approach is tested on a dataset of handprinted digits and high accuracy rates are reported.
Absorption evolution families and exponential stability of non-autonomous diffusion equations

For a positive, strongly continuous evolution family U on Lp(Ω) and a positive, measurable, time dependent potential V (·) we construct a corresponding absorption evolution family UV by a procedure introduced by J. Voigt, [24, 25], in the autonomous case. We give sufficient conditions on U and V such that UV is strongly continuous and satisfies variation of constants formulas. For an evolution family U on L1(IR ) satisfying upper and lower Gaussian estimates exponential stability of UV is characterized by a condition on the size of V extending recent results by W. Arendt and C.J.K. Batty, [2, 3, 6], in the autonomous case and by D. Daners, M. Hieber, P. Koch Medina, and S. Merino, [8, 12], in the time periodic case. An application to a second order parabolic equation with real coefficients and singular potential is given.
MODELS AND PROTECTION DISTANCES FOR TODAY'S RADIO COMMUNICATION HANDSETS

The assessment of the highest possible field strengths at a given distance of a radio communication handset is necessary for specifying immunity limits. For an ideal half-wave dipole antenna, we derive a closed-form expression for the computation of the maximum electric and magnetic field strengths at a given distance from the antenna, which are different from the field strengths in the plane of maximum far-field radiation, at a given distance from the antenna. After a discussion of the applicability of these expressions, we apply them to current types of mobile radio transmitters in order to assess protection distances.
ANATOMICAL ASYMMETRY OF THE RETROCEREBRAL COMPLEX IN THE CRICKET, Gryllus locorojo (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLIDAE)

In the adult crickets, Gryllus locorojo, the location of retrocerebral glands within the head capsule was found to be asymmetric. The corpora cardiaca ventral bridge is prominently biased to the right from the sagittal line of the head capsule as well as from the central position within the retrocerebral complex. The location of the whole retrocerebral complex has a tendency to be rightward lateralized within the head capsule. Possible anatomical lateralization of retrocerebral glands in other cricket species needs to be tested. The asymmetric location of corpora cardiaca and aorta, the structures most closely associated with each other, could be a new trait in G. locorojo and potentially other gryllids.
Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Stroke Survivors: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Purpose— This scientific statement provides an overview of the evidence on physical activity and exercise recommendations for stroke survivors. Evidence suggests that stroke survivors experience physical deconditioning and lead sedentary lifestyles. Therefore, this updated scientific statement serves as an overall guide for practitioners to gain a better understanding of the benefits of physical activity and recommendations for prescribing exercise for stroke survivors across all stages of recovery. Methods— Members of the writing group were appointed by the American Heart Association Stroke Council’s Scientific Statement Oversight Committee and the American Heart Association’s Manuscript Oversight Committee. The writers used systematic literature reviews, references to published clinical and epidemiology studies, morbidity and mortality reports, clinical and public health guidelines, authoritative statements, personal files, and expert opinion to summarize existing evidence and indicate gaps in current knowledge. Results— Physical inactivity after stroke is highly prevalent. The assessed body of evidence clearly supports the use of exercise training (both aerobic and strength training) for stroke survivors. Exercise training improves functional capacity, the ability to perform activities of daily living, and quality of life, and it reduces the risk for subsequent cardiovascular events. Physical activity goals and exercise prescription for stroke survivors need to be customized for the individual to maximize long-term adherence. Conclusions— The recommendation from this writing group is that physical activity and exercise prescription should be incorporated into the management of stroke survivors. The promotion of physical activity in stroke survivors should emphasize low- to moderate-intensity aerobic activity, muscle-strengthening activity, reduction of sedentary behavior, and risk management for secondary prevention of stroke.
Enhancement of Thermophilic Anaerobic Sludge Digestion by70ºC Pre-Treatment: Energy Considerations

The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of a low temperature pre-treatment (70°C) on the thermophilic anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Experimental results were used for the calculation of theoretical energy balances of full-scale digesters with and without pre-treatment step. The 70°C sludge pre-treatment increased sludge solubilization by 10 times and enhanced volatile fatty acids generation. Biogas production increased up to 30–40% and methane content in biogas from 64 to 68–70%. Theoretical calculations showed that additional surplus energy production would be expected by incorporating a 70°C pre-treatment step to a thermophilic reactor.
Paper 2003-07 Absence of Chaos and 1 / ƒ Spectra , But Evidence of TAR Nonlinearities , in the Canadian Exchange Rate

This paper uses daily observations for the Canadian dollar-U.S. dollar exchange rate over the recent ßexible exchange rate period (from January 2, 1974 to October 28, 2002), and various tests from dynamical systems theory, such as for example, the Nychka et al. (1992) chaos test, the Li (1991) self-organized criticality test, and the Hansen (1996) threshold effects test, to support a stochastic nonlinear origin for the series. ∗We would like to thank Mototsugu Shintani and Doug Nychka for help with the computer programs. Serletis also gratefully acknowledges Þnancial support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Corresponding author. Phone: (403) 220-4092; Fax: (403) 282-5262; E-mail: Serletis@ucalgary.ca; Web: http://econ.ucalgary.ca/serletis.htm.
Can Auditors Mitigate Information Asymmetry in M&As? An Empirical Analysis of the Method of Payment in Belgian Transactions

SUMMARY: In this paper, we empirically examine the relationship between the external financial statement audit and the method of payment across a sample of Belgian mergers and acquisitions between listed and private firms over the period 1997–2009. We investigate whether a Big N audit (at the target level) reduces the need for a contingent payment resulting from information asymmetry about the target's value. In addition, we analyze whether a Big N audit (at the bidder level) limits incentives for bidders to exploit private information about their own value. Using multivariate ordered probit and binary regression models, we determine that contingent payments are less common when the target is audited by a Big N auditor after controlling for several other deal and firm characteristics. Furthermore, we find that the incentive to use stock payments in periods of stock market overvaluation is lower for acquirers with a Big N auditor. Finally, target shareholders are more likely to accept a contingent offer if.
DIHARD-CPqD-System B 1 / B 2

The B1/B2 CPqD diarization system is a combination of two different neural networks, both with joint optimization for speaker embedding learning, speech activity and overlap detection. The diarization system is a simple two-stage pipeline with the network feed forward and segment generation via k-means speaker clustering and a combination of SAD/overlap/speaker labels for speech endpoint detection [1]. In contrast to prior work, we switched recurrent for time-convolving layers, separated SAD and speech overlap outputs, and devised a more stable training scheme by adding unit norm constraint and margin in the loss function, and batch normalization in between layers. The two networks differ by the usage of artificial prompts generated by isolated speaker datasets, as shown in section 3. Each network was chosen by the task in which they performed best in the test sets.
NEGATIVE MAGNETOSTRICTIVE DELAY LINES USED IN SENSING APPLICATIONS

Sensor applications of magnetostrictive delay lines using sensing elements with negative magnetostriction are illustrated in this paper. The proposed sensors can be used for the measurement of applied tensile stress, pressure and force. The response of these sensors is presented and discussed in comparison with the more classic positive magnetostrictive delay lines.
The agronomic potential of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM) in cereals – legume mixtures in Africa

Low yield currently experienced in mixed cereal-legume systems in Africa, is a manifestation of different biotic and abiotic constraints to crop production. These constraints include low availability of different soil mineral elements, toxicity due to heavy metals and hence tissue damage by reactive oxygen species, low N2-fixation from legumes, poor soil structure leading to low soil moisture availability, weeds, pests and diseases. However, mycorrhiza association involving cereal-legume mixed culture system may alleviate most of these constraints, thus, improving plant growth in crop mixtures. In this review, we report the agronomic potential of mycorrhiza association in cereal-legume mixed cultures. Key words: Diseases, drought, heavy metals, intercropping, nutrient uptake, nitrogen fixation, pollution, soil structure, water use efficiency.
Altered Renal Expression of Na+ Transporters and ROMK in Protein-Deprived Rats

Potassium depletion has been associated with altered sodium reabsorption in tubule segments. We studied if the altered abundance of Na+ transporters and ROMK are associated with distal potassium secretion that contributes to the development of hypokalemia in protein-deprived rats. After weaning, Wistar rats were fed with a low-protein diet (8%, LP) for 14 days and then recovered with a normal-protein (NP) diet (24%, RP). An age-matched control group was fed with an NP diet (24%, NP). We showed hypokalemia, lower glomerular filtration rate and higher FEK+ in the LP group. Immunoblotting revealed that the type 3 Na+/H+ exchanger in the cortex was decreased in the LP group. However, the type 2 Na+-K+-2Cl– cotransporter was increased in the outer stripe of the outer medulla in the LP group. The abundance of the aldosterone-regulated Na+-Cl– cotransporter (NCC) and epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) was higher in the LP group and was associated with higher plasma aldosterone level. ROMK protein levels were increased. Na+/K+-ATPase protein levels were the same in both groups. After the recovery period, the expression of Na+ transporters and ROMK returned to control values. We conclude that increased expression of NCC, ENaC subunits, and ROMK contributed to distal potassium secretion leading to enhanced potassium excretion, which may explain the hypokalemia resulting from LP feeding. A role of aldosterone may be suggested.
Heart disease and stroke statistics--2010 update: a report from the American Heart Association.

Appendix I: List of Statistical Fact Sheets. URL: http://www.americanheart. org/presenter.jhtml? identifier=2007 We wish to thank Drs Brian Eigel and Michael Wolz for their valuable comments and contributions. We would like to acknowledge Tim Anderson and Tom Schneider for their editorial contributions and Karen Modesitt for her administrative assistance. Disclosures View this table: View this table: View this table: # Summary {#article-title-2} Each year, the American Heart Association, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies, brings together the most up-to-date statistics on heart disease, stroke, other vascular diseases, and their risk factors and presents them in its Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update. The Statistical Update is a valuable resource for researchers, clinicians, healthcare policy makers, media professionals, the lay public, and many others who seek the best national data available on disease …
Dividend yield investment strategies in the Taiwan stock market

This study examines the feasibility of investment strategies based on dividend yields in the current stock dividend market. The data gathered from Taiwan listed companies from 2003 to 2007 shows that the performance of pure cash dividend yield portfolio investment during the second year proved significantly superior to those of market indices and a series of dividend yield portfolio. This result has two implications. First, the dividend yield ranking conveys a future profitability signal in the Taiwan market. Second, the behavior of investors manifests a sense of underreaction whereby response to the real value of the listed companies is gradually produced a few months after dividends have been de-clared. Finally, the empirical results are robust to the factors, such as: the 2008 financial storm, other definitions of dividend yield, various numbers of constituent firms, changes in portfolio weights, and consideration of transaction costs, etc.
Construction and Empirical Study of Social Business Model on Niche Products

With the rapid development of social networks like Facebook and WeChat and so on, the social characteristics of the emerging e-commerce has become increasingly prominent and the varied demand for products rises in the same way, and the commercial value of niche products has also been surging with a blowout type, which suggests that the business model of niche products owns unique research value. Thus, the paper starts with the characteristics of niche products and their level of market demands, combines with the information diffusion characteristics of social networks, proposes the Business to (the Social Network Service)SNS to Customers (B2S2C) model and takes walnut oil products as example to empirically demonstrate this social commerce model. The empirical results show that the B2S2C social business model can reduce the high cost of middlemen, increase market share of niche products and ultimately achieve a significant improvement for its business efficiency, which suggests strong guiding significance and practical value for the product positioning and business model innovation for social network environment. Keywords-social commerce; niche products; the long tail; social networks; the B2S2C Model
QTL Detection for Eating Quality Including Glossiness, Stickiness, Taste and Hardness of Cooked Rice

To identify the chromosomal regions controlling the eating quality of cooked rice, we performed a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis using 93 backcross inbred lines (BILs) and 39 chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) derived from crosses between a japonica rice cultivar Koshihikari (glossier appearance, tasty, sticky and soft eating quality of rice when cooked) and an indica cultivar Kasalath (less glossy appearance, less sticky and hard eating quality of rice when cooked). We evaluated the eating quality of rice including overall evaluation (OE), glossiness (GL), taste (TA), stickiness (ST) and hardness (HA) in each line based on the sensory test of cooked rice. Twenty-one QTLs for eating quality were mapped to eight regions on chromosomes 1, 2, 3 (two regions), 6, 7, 9 and 10. The Koshihikari alleles at 19 out of 21 QTLs increased the eating quality, while the Kasalath alleles at the other two QTLs increased the eating quality. We also mapped the QTLs for chemical properties, such as amylose content (AC) and protein content (PC), which affected the eating quality. Four QTLs in the terminal region of the short arm of chromosome 3 and five QTLs on chromosome 6 for eating quality were mapped to the same region as that of the QTLs for AC. Three QTLs on chromosome 1 for eating quality were also mapped to the same region as that of a QTL for PC. The chromosome positions of the other QTLs for eating quality did not coincide with those of the QTLs for AC and PC. Six out of 21 QTLs for eating quality, qTA3, qOE6, qGL6, qTA6, qST6 and qHA6, were commonly identified by analysis using both BILs and CSSLs. One QTL, qTA3, was not a locus of AC, PC or known eating genes. Thus the QTL was mapped in the interval between the SSR markers RM1332 and RM6676 in the middle region of the short arm of chromosome 3 by fine mapping of three sub-CSSLs. Five QTLs, qOE6, qGL6, qTA6, qST6 and qHA6, seemed to be associated with the Waxy (Wx) gene located on chromosome 6.
Examining the relationship between life transitions and travel behaviour change: New insights from the UK household longitudinal study

Recent research has indicated that changes in travel behaviour are more likely at the time of major life events. However, there remains much to learn about the extent to which different life events trigger behavioural change and the conditions under which life events are more likely to trigger change. The UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) offers a previously unavailable opportunity to investigate this for a large, representative sample of the UK population. We have also linked UKHLS data to local spatial data, drawn from the census and other sources, to elucidate the effect of the spatial context on changes to travel behaviour in association with life events. Findings from an exploratory analysis of UKHLS waves 1 and 2 data are presented first. Transition tables demonstrate a strong association between changes in car ownership and commute mode and the following life events: employment changes, residential relocations, retirement, child birth and changes in household structure. Results are then shown of logit models which relate the probability of an increase and decrease in the number of cars owned to the occurrence of life events, controlling for individual and household characteristics and spatial context. These show, for example, that urbanizing and ruralizing moves have contrasting effects on travel behaviour.
Folders as Workplaces and the Impact on Relationships Between Files

The current folder system on personal computers is not only a storage place for information organization and retrieval; it also serves as a set of potential workplaces for projects or tasks. We performed a qualitative study on two different participant groups in an academic institution. The study examined creation and use of folder content and structure. We found a continuum of folder types from homogeneous well-structured ones with minimal inter-file relationships to messier project folders with complicated relationships between files. Various derivative relationships between files and/or groups of files caused participants the most difficulties in finding and identifying files at re-access time. The ways that people cope and work around the limitations of the file system‟s organization can be useful in understanding needs, but also maybe why there is some inertia to change.
Current knowledge on the Central America historical seismicity: an analysisof recent catalogues

Historical seismicity studies in Central America have increased since 1980. Currently, there is a well-organized regional digital catalogue database structured according to modern techniques. It contains more than 17 000 earthquakes which occurred between 1520 and 1992. A regional tsunami catalogue is also available. The historical seismicity research included a more complete earthquake documentation obtained from foreign and Central American depositories. New intensity data point estimates and isoseismal maps allows among others, macroseismic magnitude calculations and seismogenic source determinations, for many pre-1900 earthquakes. Future trends in Central America historical seismicity research are discussed.
A study of safety culture in passenger shipping

In a maritime project, safety culture and safety management in Swedish passenger shipping are studied. The overall aim is to obtain increased understanding of dimensions in maritime safety culture, its effect on safety management and its relation to the International Safety Management Code. This paper presents results from two safety culture studies conducted on two types of vessels. The results showed differences between officers and crew in how safety culture dimensions were reported.
Intangible resources, agglomeration effect of FDI intensity, and firm performance: Evidence from Chinese semiconductor firms

This study analyzes the impact of intangible resources on firm performance in an emerging economy context. Intangible resources are considered essential to firms? competitive advantage; however, we argue that firms? intangible resources can be negatively related with performance in emerging economies, due to their weak intellectual property rights protection. Furthermore, we incorporate the resource-based view and geographical agglomeration perspective to propose that geographical locations with dense foreign direct investment can affect the appropriability of intangible resources, thereby moderating the relationship between intangible resources and firm performance. We find empirical evidence to support our argument by examining 70 semiconductor firms in China from 1999 to 2006 period.