Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Media effects on policy preferences toward free movement: evidence from five EU member states

ABSTRACT In a time when freedom of movement is being challenged by an increasing number of European Union member states, and where immigration has been dominating public debate for years, this study investigates the effects (i.e. frame salience and frame sentiment) of migration news on individuals’ attitudes about free movement. We are taking into account respondents individual media diet by linking a two-wave online survey in five European countries (n = 7,794) with an automated content analysis of online news coverage in these countries (n = 26,696). Findings indicate that overall the salience of specific frames (i.e. labour market and security), as well as sentiment, positively influence free movement attitudes among citizens. However, there are country-specific differences for both salience and sentiment effects. These findings have implications for our understanding of media effects on immigration attitudes and policy preferences as well as for comparative media effects research in general.
Does overconfidence pay off when things go well? CEO overconfidence, firm performance, and the business cycle

We investigate the moderating effect of the business cycle on the positive relationship between CEO overconfidence and firm performance. We propose that the expansion years of the business cycle enhance the positive impact of overconfident CEOs on firms’ performance. However, this effect is reduced during recession periods. We analyze the effect of CEO overconfidence on the Return on Equity of publicly listed US firms from 1992 to 2015, a period that includes the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2001 and the Great Recession of 2008–2009. The empirical findings support the hypotheses that expansion periods increase the positive relationship between overconfident CEOs and firms’ performance, but this positive effect weakens during recessions.
Complements of non-separating planar graphs

We prove that the complement of a non-separating planar graph of order at least nine is intrinsically linked. We also prove that the complement of a non-separating planar graph of order at least 10 is intrinsically knotted. We show these lower bounds on the orders are the best possible. We show that for a maximal non-separating planar graph with n ≥ 7 vertices, its complement cG is (n−7)−apex. We conclude that the de Verdière invariant for such graphs satisfies μ(cG) ≤ n− 4.
A fog‐based ubiquitous exercise healthcare monitoring framework for smart cities

Fog‐based exercise healthcare monitoring (EHM) has attracted many interests in the field of smart cities (SCs) as an effective supplement to the cloud‐based applications to reduce the transmission delay and data quantity swarming from smart health devices toward the Internet. However, due to the amount of heterogeneous data from a variety of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, providing fast‐responsive or low‐latency service has always been a great challenge in EHM. Hence, to address these challenges, we propose a fog‐based framework for ubiquitous exercise monitoring capable of efficiently transmitting and processing data at the edge of the network. For this framework, a deep learning‐based traffic prediction method is proposed to ensure optimal network performance. The simulation results demonstrate that our proposed framework has better network performance, in terms of real‐time, average completion time and lost rate of packet queue, compared with several state‐of‐the‐art frameworks.
Employee Well-being as mediator of correlation between Psychological Capital and Psychological Climate

Individual differences are one of the factors that influence the psychological climate. The existence of bias and the existence of the perception of the influence of other factors on an individual, so that in the same neighborhood but in different individuals our own ingrained perceptions would be different. It affects individual’s self-efficacy as one of dimension on psychological capital, psychological capital associated with a person's perception of well-being of employees or referred to as employee well-being, where the employee well-being as well as a factors effect of psychological climate. Therefore, this study aims to determine whether employee well-being as a mediator of the relationship between psychological capital and psychological climate of hospitality employees. Respondents were 378 hospitality employees, the analysis used regression analysis model 4 v3.0 mediation process by Hayes. The results showed that employee well-being acts as a partial mediator in the relationship between psychological capital and psychological climate, so that with the existence of employee well-being the relationship between psychological capital and psychological climate will be greater. Research found that the contribution dimension to psychological climate has the greatest relationship with the dimension of psychological well-being in employee well-being, other than that there were differences in employee well-being in the age range of 18-30 years with ages 31-60 years and also differences in psychological climate in the age range from 18-30 years with ages 31-60 years.
FT-ICR-massenspektrometrische Untersuchungen: Gasphasen-Reaktivität ionisierter Halogenalkene gegenüber Nukleophilen

In dieser Arbeit wurden die Reaktionen von 2-Halogenpropen-, 2-Halogen-3,3,3-trifluorpropen- und Brombuten-Radikalkationen mit Ammoniak, Methylamin, Ethylamin, Dimethylamin, Methanol, Ethanol, Methylmercaptan, tert. -Butylmethylether und Trimethylsilylether als N-, O- und S-Nukleophile untersucht. Fur jedes Reaktionssystem wurden kinetische Messungen unter Verwendung eines FT-ICR-Massenspektrometers durchgefuhrt. Aus diesen Messungen wurden die bimolekularen Geschwindigkeitskonstanten bestimmt, die zur Ermittlung der Effektivitat der Reaktion verwendet wurden. Detaillierte quantenchemische Untersuchungen auf dem Niveau BHandHLYP/6-31g(d) an dem Reaktionssystem 2-Chlorpropen-Radikalkation/NH3 und 2-Chlorpropen-Radikalkation/CH3OH dienten dem Verstandnis des Reaktionsmechanismus und insbesondere von reaktiven Zwischenstufen. Fur die Reaktionen des ionisierten 2-Brompropens, 2-Chlor-3,3,3-trifluorpropens, 2-Brom-3,3,3-trifluorpropens, 2-Brombut-2-ens, 1-Brombut-2-ens und 4-Brombut-1-ens mit Ammoniak und Methanol war es moglich, die Reaktionsenergieprofile auf dem Niveau BHandHLYP/6-31g(d) zu berechnen. Weiterhin konnten aus diesen Daten die Reaktionsenthalpien der Reaktionen der 2-Halogenpropen-, 2-Halogen-3,3,3-trifluorpropen- und Brombuten-Radikalkationen mit anderen Nukleophilen wie Methylamin, Ethylamin, Dimethylamin, Ethanol, Methylmercaptan sowie der Reaktionssysteme 2-Brombut-2-en-Radikalkation/CH3OH, 1-Brombut-2-en-Radikalkation/CH3OH und 4-Brombut-1-en-Radikalkation/CH3OH unter Verwendung von isodesmischen Reaktionen ermittelt werden.
Off-Grid Power Plant Load Management System Applied in a Rural Area of Africa

To address the energy shortage problem in rural areas, significant attention has been paid to off-grid solar power plants. However, ensuring the security of these plants, improving the utilization rate of energy and, finally, proposing a sustainable energy development scheme for rural areas are still challenges. Under this, this work proposes a novel regression model-based stand-alone power plant load management system. This not only shows great potential in increasing load prediction in the real-time process but also provides effective anomaly detection for improving energy efficiency. The proposed predictor is a hybrid model that can effectively reduce the influence of fitting problems. Meanwhile, the proposed detector exhibits an efficient pattern matching process. That is, for the first time, a support vector machine (SVM) and the fruit fly optimization algorithm (FOA) are combined and applied to the field of energy consumption anomaly detection. This method was applied to manage the load of an off-grid solar power plant in a rural area in Tanzania with more than 50 households. In this paper, both the prediction and detection of our method are proven to exhibit better results than those of some previous works, and a comprehensive discussion on the establishment of a real-time energy management system has also been proposed.
Farmers’ Perceptions towards Climate Change, and Meteorological Data in Kahuzi-Biega National Park Surroundings, Eastern DR. Congo

: Climate change nowadays is recognized as one of the most challenging and complex problem facing the agricultural development globally. However, the vulnerability of climate change on this sector in Africa is more than any other socioeconomic activities. This paper assesses smallholder farmers’ perceptions about climate change in the surrounding areas of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in Eastern DR Congo. We also used thirty nine-year observed climate data (1980-2019) to corroborate farmers’ perceptions about climate change. The Mann-Kendall Test and SPSS were used for data analyses, while qualitative data were thematically analyzed. The results showed that from 1980 to 2019 the mean annual rainfall decreased (R2 = 0.11) while temperature increased (R2 = 0.43). The major adaptation strategies identified included use of improved varieties and crop rotation (47.78%), early planting (53.33%), agroforestry practices (52.23%), planting early maturing varieties (38.89%), planting resistant varieties (46.67%), adoption of irrigation techniques (22.22%), and Integrated management of soil fertility package (65.55%). Results of logit regression analysis indicated that the access to extension services, credit, soil fertility, and land tenure are the most important factors that influence farmers’ perception and adaptation. The main barriers included lack of information on adaptation strategies, poverty, and lack of information about weather. Even though the communities are highly aware of climate issues, only 44.4% of farmers have adjusted their farming practices to reduce the impacts of increasing temperature and 40.6% to decreasing precipitation, giving lack of funds as the main barrier to implementing adaptation measure.
Factors responsible for the sex expression of Japanese cucumber VI.

1. Short day and lower night temperature favor the pistillate flower formation of the cucumber plant, and on the contrary, long day and higher night temperature favor the staminate flower formation. 2. In this report, the cucumber plant was set under the changed day length and night temperature during the various stages of the plant growth in the nursery bed, for the purpose of detecting the responding ranges of the plant portion, influenced by the adverse conditiont at the respective stages. 3. The respective 10 days sequence of the growth period of the plant in the nursery bed is denominatod as I-, II-, III-and IV-period. 4. The response reveals itself at the higher nodal successions as compared with the histological survey of the floral primordia. It seems that the physiological changes brought about by the influence of the day length and night temperature precede the formative effect. 5. When short day and lower night temperature prevailed during the II-III period of the plant growth, the antagonistic influence of the long day or higher night temperature during the IV-period failed to balance the preceding treatment. The effect of the short day and lower night temperature prevailed only during the III-period of the plant growth, was fairly balanced by the antagonistic influence of the IV-period treatment. 6. It seems that the day length and the night temperature affect the physiological condition of the plant according to the duration period of the treatment. The physiological conditions in its turn influence the sex determination of the successively developing flowers. 7. Practically, the most careful control of the suitable day length and night temperature is needed during the II-III periods.
Clonal growth in plants in relation to resource heterogeneity: Foraging behavior

In nature. essential resources for organisms, such as food for animals and light, water and nutrients for plants. are usually heterogeneously distributed. even at very small scale. As a result, all organisms, particularly plants mostly sessile, have a difficulty in acquiring essential resources from their environments. Animals express various types of foraging behavior to capture heterogeneously distributed essential foods. Clonal growth (a vegetative reproductive process where by more than one individual of dentical genetic composition is formed) provides clonal plant not only with many “mouths” at different spatial positions. but also with a large spacial movability. As a clonal plant grows in environments characterized by a small-scale resource heterogeneity, its inter-rament connection permits a resource-sharing among the connected ramets. In addition, it may also allow certain ramets to respond locally and non-locally to resousce heterogeneity. This may lead to a division of labor among the connected ramets and a selective placement of ramets in favorable micro-habitats. Together these may enhance exploitation of resource heterogeneity by clonal plants, and in turn greatly contribute to maintenance or improvement of fitness. Such a behavior of clonal plants. expressed in heterogeneous environments, is to a large extent comparable to that of animals. Therefore, it has been considered as foraging behavior in clonal plants. More recently, it has been observed that phenotypic plasticity of clonal plants, which is relevant to foraging behavior, varies among species, types of genet architecture as well as among types of plants^ habitats. Foraging in clonal plants and its diversity have been receiving increasingly intensive investigations.
Fraud Triangle Theory and Accounting Irregularities

Financial statements are a very useful tool for economic decision-making and they are produced as a result of the accounting process which comes from all transactions that occur within a company. Nowadays, economic development is fast growing which inevitably leads to stiff competition among companies, hence they strive to present financial statements. In this case, preserving shareholders’ confidence is of utmost importance as they might withdraw their money from the invested companies if they do not feel safe. This causes the company to think of various strategies to increase the company’s value and present a sound figure of financial statements. Thus, companies might involve themselves in accounting irregularities and other financial statements fraudulent to present an attractive financial statement. Fraud can happen through manipulation of the value of the account and reported values that are not following the real situation. The objective of the study is to examine the influence of the dimension of fraud triangle theory namely pressure, opportunity, and rationalization on accounting irregularities. This study provides more insights into fraud theories and accounting irregularities.
Biological potentials of Ocimum basilicum Linn essential oil collected in the Pre-Amazon region of Maranhão

Ocimum basilicum Linn, belonging to the Family Lamiaceae, is a species of great economic value, standing out for its medicinal use, being also used for the production of essential oils (EOs) and in the food industry. This study aimed to evaluate the chemical profile, total phenolics, antioxidant activity, toxicity and larvicidal activity of EO extracted from the leaves of O. basilicum L.The EO was extracted by hydrodistillation at 100 °C for 3h. The physicochemical parameters were determined and the chemical characterization obtained by Gas Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The total phenolic content was quantified according to Folin-Ciocalteu methodology. Antioxidant quantification was performed using the ABTS and DPPH methods.The toxicity assay was performed using the lethality bioassay with Artemia salina Leach. For larvicidal activity, larvae of Aedes aegypti were submitted to different concentrations of EO solutions. Methyl chavicol and linalool were quantified as the major components in the EO obtained and biological properties were attributed to them.The EO was considered nontoxic by the criterion adopted. Total phenolic content totaled 440,121 mg EAT g -1 . The best antioxidant results were obtained for the DPPH radical in IC50. The action of the was observed as larvicidal where the LC 50 of 43.84 mg L -1 was determined, being efficient. The results obtained allowed to conclude that the EO studied presented efficient larvicidal activity against the larvae of Aedes aegypti , being important and encouraged its use and application.
Host‐related volatile cues used by a parasitoid wasp during foraging for its woodboring host

Parasitoids rely mainly on infochemicals to search for their herbivore hosts to oviposit on. Megarhyssa nortoni (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) is a parasitoid of siricid wasp larvae which are concealed inside tree stems of several coniferous tree species. This parasitoid is used as a biological control agent against the global pine pest Sirex noctilio Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), which engages in an obligate nutritional symbiosis with the fungus Amylostereum areolatum (Chaillet ex Fr.) Boidin (Russulales). We explore the chemical cues that could be used by M. nortoni females while foraging for hosts on the two pine species most commonly planted in commercial forests in Patagonia, Argentina, Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. latifolia Engelm. ex S Watson and Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex C Lawson (Pinaceae). Behavioural assays were conducted in an olfactometer and the following odour sources were tested in pairwise combinations: (1) P. contorta, (2) P. ponderosa, (3) P. contorta with host fungal symbiont, (4) P. ponderosa with host fungal symbiont, and (5) air (control). Megarhyssa nortoni females discriminated the odours of infested wood (host fungal symbiont‐pine complex) from those of healthy trees, irrespective of the pine species. Additionally, when offered both pine species infested with the fungal symbiont, the parasitoids displayed a bias towards P. contorta. Even though the identity of the compounds responsible for the behavioural bias towards the symbiont was not established at this stage, our findings emphasize the relevance of chemical information derived from the fungal symbiont‐pine complex during parasitoids that forage for woodboring insect hosts.
A Study of Delegate’s Perceptions of Service Quality in Five Star Hotels and Convention Centers in Delhi NCR

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the delegate’s perception of quality of services provided by select five-star hotels and convention centers with respect to business tourism in Delhi NCR. Also, the paper seeks to analyze the socio-demographic profile of delegates participating in various MICE events hosted in these hotels and convention centers. Service quality is considered to be the key to organizational success, and insights in this regard can be useful for managers to compete for loyal customers and higher profitability.
Influence of Running Shoes and Running Velocity on “Ride” during Running

“Ride” has been established to subjectively describe the heel-to-toe transition during walking and running. Recently, a study was published aiming to quantify “ride” by linking it to the maximum velocity of the anterior-posterior (AP) progression of the center of pressure (COP) during the first 30% of the stance phase. While that study investigated the parameter when running at a constant velocity of approximately 3.5 m/s (i.e., 12.6 km/h), this study was carried out to evaluate the influence of running velocity on “ride” when running. Five healthy participants performed runs on a treadmill at 8, 10 and 12 km/h with three different running shoes, and their plantar pressure was measured at 300 Hz using pressure-sensing insoles. “Ride” was calculated as suggested by the previously mentioned study. In two of the three shoes, “ride” decreased with increasing running speed. Between the shoes, however, there is no clear image of how the shoes influence this parameter.
Association between Receptive Language Skill and Social Communication Skill among Preschool Children: Path Analysis Evidence from Surakarta, Central Java

Background: Children with social commu­ni­ca­tion problems run the risk of academic failure, difficulty forming friendships, social exclu­sion, and withdrawal. The ability of social commu­ni­cation is influenced by several factors including receptive language skills, parenting pat­­terns, child birth order, and gender. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between receptive language skills and social communication skills using Path Analysis . Subjects and Method: This study used a cross sec­tional study design, which was conduc­t­ed in Su­rakarta City, Central Java in January 2020. A sample of 200 people was selected using a ran­dom sampling technique. The de­pen­dent variable is the ability of social commu­nication. The inde­pe­ndent variable is receptive language ability, pa­ren­ting, birth order, and gender. Data collection was performed using a questionnaire and ana­ly­zed by path analysis using Stata 13. Results: Good receptive language skills direct­ly increase social communication skills (b = 3.21; 95% CI = 0.50 to 2.07; p = 0.001). The birth or­der of the first child directly increased the ability of social communication (b = 3.11; 95% CI = 0.45 to 1.99; p = 0.002). Democratic parenting direct­ly increases the ability of social communication (b = 4.94; 95% CI = 1.40 to 3.24; p <0.001). Fe­male sex directly increased social communication skills (b = 5.49; 95% CI = 1.41 to 2.98; p <0.001). Conclusion: Good social communication skills in pre-school age children increase direct­ly with good receptive language skills, birth order of the first child, parenting patterns of democratic parents and female gender. Keywords: Social communication skills, recep­tive language skills, birth order, parent­ing, gender Correspondence: Nadya Susanti. Masters Program in Public Health. Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta, Central Java, Indo­nesia, 57126. Email: nadya­susanti3@gmail­. ­com. Mo­bile­:­ 081568222014 Journal of Maternal and Child Health (2020), 5(3): 226-234 https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2020. 05.03. 01
Investigation on cyclic behaviour of FRC beams incorporating copper slag as sustainable waste

Scarcity of the natural sand and large availability of industrial wastes give the way to utilise the industrial by-product in concrete production. This paper showcases the performance of concrete composite containing copper slag and polypropylene fibre under cyclic loading. Fibrillated polypropylene fibre of 0% (P0), 0.2% (P1), 0.4% (P2) & 0.6% (P3) volume fractions and 40% copper slag (C40) are used together. The experimental work was conducted on the reinforced concrete beams of size 100mm x 200mm x 900mm. The criteria considered for discussion are yield power, yield deflection, ultimate strength, ultimate deflection, ductility factors and energy dissipation. It is observed that when subjected to monotonic loading and cyclic loading respectively, the overall load carrying power of C40P2 beam is 5 per cent and 2.71 per cent higher than the reference section. The specimen C40P2 has a ductility factor 25.05 per cent higher than the control beam. Energy absorption capacity of C40P2 is 72.79% more than the normal concrete. It is therefore concluded that, under cyclic loading, the output of 40% copper slag with 0.4% of polypropylene fibres find superior than control concrete.