Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Social Intelligence, Study Habits and Academic Achievements of College Students of District Pulwama

This study was undertaken to study the social intelligence, study habits and academic achievement of college students of district pulwama (J and k). The sample for the study was 410 including 193 male and 217 female college students by using random sampling technique. Chadha and Ganesan Social Intelligence Scale (1986), Palsane and Sharma`s study habits inventory (PSSHI) were administered for the collection of data.The result of the study highlights that the female college students have high social intelligence and academic achievement as compared to male college studens.On the other hand It has been found that 75% of the male and 72% of the female college students were having excellent study habits. Keywords: social intelligence, study habits, academic achievement, college students.
Finite Element Models of Elastic Earthquake Deformation

The Earth’s surface deforms in response to earthquake fault dislocations at depth. Deformation models are constructed to interpret the corresponding ground movements recorded by geodetic data such GPS and InSAR, and ultimately characterize the seismic ruptures. Conventional analytical and latest numerical solutions serve similar purpose but with different technical constraints. The former cannot simulate the heterogeneous rock properties and structural complexity, while the latter directly tackles these challenges but requires more computational resources. As demonstrated in the 2015 M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake and the 2016 M6.2 Amatrice, Italy earthquake, we develop state-of-art finite element models (FEMs) to efficiently accommodate both the material and tectonic complexity of a seismic deformational system in a seamless model environment. The FEM predictions are significantly more accurate than the analytical models embedded in a homogeneous half-space at the 95% confidence level. The primary goal of this chapter is describe a systematic approach to design, construct, execute and calibrate FEMs of elastic earthquake deformation. As constrained by coseismic displacements, FEM-based inverse analyses are employed to resolve linear and nonlinear fault-slip parameters. With such numerical techniques and modeling framework, researchers can explicitly investigate the spatial distribution of seismic fault slip and probe other in-depth rheological processes.
Comparison of Surface and Drip Irrigation Methods Based on the Parametric Evaluation Approach in Terms of FAO Framework in Hendijan Plain

This study was conducted aiming to evaluate and compare the land suitability for surface and drip irrigation systems in Hendijan plain with a surface area of 23500 ha in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran. In order to perform the land suitability evaluation, the topographic and physiochemical characteristics of soil were utilized. Parametric approach in terms of FAO framework were used in order to determine the suitability classes of each soil series for mentioned irrigation systems. The results showed that Capability Index (CI) for drip irrigation was 65.73 (moderately suitable) while it was 56.38 (marginally suitable) for surface irrigation. On the other hand, it was found that the soil series 13 with a percentage of 1.40 (330.21 ha), the soil series 1 and 11 with a percentage of 17.35 (4075.19 ha) and the soil series 2, 3 and 12 with a percentage of 29.66 (6967.21 ha) had moderately (S2), marginally (S3) and permanently non suitable (N2) class for both surface and drip irrigation systems, respectively. As a result, drip irrigation was suggested as the best irrigation system for more than half of the study area soils due to soil and topographic conditions. Also based on achieved results, the main limiting factor for both surface and drip irrigation systems in this region was the high quantities of soil salinity and alkalinity.
Trophic relationships of the spinner dolphin at fernando de noronha archipelago, SW Atlantic

We present an overview of predator-prey and other trophic relationships of spinner dolphins ( Stenella longirostris ) around Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off northeastern Brazil, with use of original data and a brief review of data published elsewhere. Records were made while snorkelling among the dolphins in daytime. Individual fish pursuit and coordinated school herding were the two hunting tactics recorded. Three small prey types (oceanic squids, fishes, and prawns) were recovered from vomits collected in situ and from stomachs of two stranded dolphins. In their turn, spinners were preyed on by the cookiecutter sharks (Dalatiidae) as evidenced by round and crater-like wounds and circular scars. Additionally, the dolphins were preyed on by large sharks (Lamnidae, Carcharhinidae), as evidenced by crescent-shaped wounds and scars. Unidentified fishes bit fin pieces, as evidenced by variably-shaped marks. On the other hand, dolphins’ particulate faeces, vomits and live roundworms were eaten by plankton-feeding fishes. Thus, the trophic role of the spinner dolphins of Fernando de Noronha may be summarised as that of : 1) a predator of small oceanic squids, fishes, and prawns; 2) a prey for the small, piece-eating cookiecutter sharks and other unidentified fishes; 3) a prey for large sharks able to kill a dolphin; and 4) a particulate food supplier for plankton-eating fishes.
A novel approach for predicting the spatial patterns of urban expansion by combining the chi-squared automatic integration detection decision tree, Markov chain and cellular automata models in GIS

Urban development is a continuous and dynamic spatio-temporal phenomenon associated with economic developments and growing populations. To understand urban expansion, it is important to establish models that can simulate urbanization process and its deriving factors behaviours, monitor deriving forces interactions and predict spatio-temporally probable future urban growth patterns explicitly. In this research, therefore, we presented a hybrid model that integrates the chi-squared automatic integration detection decision tree (CHAID-DT), Markov chain (MC) and cellular automata (CA) models to analyse, simulate and predict future urban expansions in Tripoli, Libya in 2020 and 2025. First, CHAID-DT model was applied to investigate the contributions of urban factors to the expansion process, to explore their interactions and to provide future urban probability map; second, MC model was employed to estimate the future demand of urban land; third, CA model was used to allocate estimated urban land quantity on the probability map to present future projected land use map. Three satellite images of the study area were obtained from the periods of 1984, 2002 and 2010 to extract land use maps and urban expansion data. We validated the model with two methods, namely, receiver operating characteristic and the kappa statistic index of agreement. Results confirmed that the proposed hybrid model could be employed in urban expansion modelling. The applied hybrid model overcame the individual shortcomings of each model and explicitly described urban expansion dynamics, as well as the spatio-temporal patterns involved.
Intraclass Correlation Coefficients for Planning Cluster Randomized Trials in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Objectives: With the emerging trends, more cluster randomized trials will be conducted in older adults, where facilities are randomized rather than individuals. Similarity of individuals from a facility (intraclass correlation coefficient/ICC) plays a critical role, but not readily available. We document ICCs for measures commonly used in community-dwelling older adults and discuss implications. Method: Secondary analysis of a range of baseline measures from the On the Move cluster randomized trial, whose ICCs were computed using a linear mixed model. Results: Self-reported disability measures related to facility characteristics and sense of community had the greatest ICCs (>0.10), while mobility performance measures had 0.05 to 0.10, and cognitive measure 0.11. Discussion: The ICCs for measures commonly used in older adults are of a sufficient magnitude to have a substantial impact on planned sample size of a study and credibility of results, and should be taken into consideration in study planning and data analysis.
CDK 4/6 Inhibitors as Single Agent in Advanced Solid Tumors

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors, namely abemaciclib, palbociclib, and ribociclib, interfere with cell cycle progression, induce cell senescence and might promote cancer cell disruption by a cytotoxic T cells-mediated effect. Phase III randomized clinical trials have proven that CDK4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) in combination with several endocrine agents improve treatment efficacy over endocrine agents alone for hormone receptor positive (HR+) HER2 negative (HER2–) metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Based on such results, these combinations have been approved for clinical use. Preclinical studies in cell cultures and mouse models proved that CDK4/6i are active against a broad spectrum of solid tumors other than breast cancer, including liposarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, non-small cell lung cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, esophageal cancer, and melanoma. The role of CDK4/6i in monotherapy in several solid tumors is currently under evaluation in phase I, II, and III trials. Nowadays, abemaciclib is the only of the three inhibitors that has received approval as single agent therapy for pretreated HR+ HER2– MBC. Here we review biological, preclinical and clinical data on the role of CDK4/6 inhibitors as single agents in advanced solid tumors.
Effects of Social Capital on Well-Being of Rural Households in Southwest Nigeria

The study examined the effects of social capital on well-being of rural households in Southwest Nigeria. The primary data employed in the study were obtained from 439 respondents selected through a multistage sampling technique. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, fuzzy set and ordered probit model. The results showed that well-being is low in the study area with an aggregate functioning index of 0.4375. The result of the ordered probit revealed that meeting attendance and cash contribution are negatively related to well-being while density of membership index, heterogeneity index and social capital aggregate are all positively correlated with achieved wellbeing. The study therefore recommends that investment in social capital by government and donors should be an important consideration in promoting the living conditions of rural households.
Are Bureaucrats Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?

In an influential paper, Hall and Liebman (QJE, 1998) ask if corporate CEOs are really paid like bureaucrats, and conclude that they are not. In this paper, we ask if senior bureaucrats are really paid like bureaucrats, and conclude that they too are not. However, there is an important difference: whereas the Hall and Liebman CEOs face high-powered performance incentives, the bureaucrats in our sample are rewarded for what appears to be ‘empire building’, consistent with the public choice view of bureaucracy.
What is 'Empowering' and who the 'Users' are in the new media

The battle on the meaning is inseparable from political ideologies. In this paper, therefore, the notion of ‘empowering for users’ as a common expression in media studies will be evaluated by focusing on various examples selected from new media applications on the scope of the liberal ‘media pluralism’ and the radical ‘media imperialism’ theories. As the flagship of the new media, the Internet is acknowledged as the perfect ‘marketplace of ideas’ in the liberal model, while critical political economists of communication delve into the complexity of cultural industries and the valorisation processes of cultural objects in the new media context. Understanding the use and the role of the media is one of the most complex issues of our time, as they are inextricably intertwined with our everyday lives. However, warning against a positivistic techno-global millenarianism in the light of the multidimensionality of our social world is a must.
Psychobehavioral Attributes of Body Image in College Freshmen and Seniors: Implications for Long-term Health

Introduction: Understanding and assessing behavioral risk factors, particularly among college populations, is challenging for health educators. Similarly, issues affecting mental health remain unclear in terms of how body image evolves year to year in college students. A better understanding of how students perceive their bodies and to what extent it affects behavior is needed. Purpose: This study assessed psychobehavioral aspects of body image perception and discrepancy in college students to better identify risk behaviors. Methods: Two surveys (Body Image Questionnaire and Behavior Assessment Questionnaire) were administered to college freshmen and seniors (N = 170). Results: Students engaged in unhealthy body management strategies an average of 1-2 times per week. There was a strong correlation between discrepant body image and risky behavioral management strategies. Females had higher body image discrepancy scores (although non-signifi cant), and educational level was not a signifi cant factor in risk behaviors. Finally, desire for ideal muscle tone and defi nition, weight, physical coordination, and facial features were the strongest predictors of risk behaviors. Discussion: Body image dissatisfaction, risky management strategies, and risk behaviors did not differ between freshman and seniors. There is a continuing need for addressing body image perceptions and related negative behaviors in college students regardless of education level and age.
Diversity and conflict in teams: a contingency perspective

Diverse teams are becoming widespread in the workplace. However, previous research shows that many organisations fail to successfully manage diversity. Using survey data collected from 27 teams in ten different countries, we investigate the link between team diversity and intra-team conflicts. Building on a contingency approach, we analyse moderating effects of the surrounding organisational context of teams, namely organisational supportiveness and openness. The results of our quantitative study show that the diversity-conflict relation strongly depends on a team's context. This presents interesting alleys for future research and leads to implications for practice regarding the design of a team's context.
Natural Convection Flow of Nanofluids in Squeeze Film with an Exponential Curvature

A theoretical study of the laminar squeeze flow of copper water and alumina water nanofluids between a flat circular stationary disk and a curved circular moving disk is carried out using energy integral method. The squeeze film behaviour is examined analytically and the effects of inertia and curvature on the squeeze film pressure, load carrying capacity of the fluid and temperature are analysed. Further, the problem is solved numerically for a sinusoidal motion of the upper curved disk taking an exponential form of the gap width. It is found that the copper water nanofluid is better than alumina water nanofluid for better heat transfer rates. While high inertia forces strongly influence the squeeze film behaviour, low inertia forces are favourable for temperature distribution. Further, concave nature of the upper disk gives better squeeze film characteristics than convex disk. However, convex disk is better than concave disk as far as the temperature distribution is concerned.
A SCALABLE LIGHTING SIMULATION TOOL FOR INTEGRATED BUILDING DESIGN

Integrated building design processes involve multiple disciplines and synthesize building designs in an adaptive-iterative manner. To achieve a high quality design, considerations from the various domains occur concurrently and are used collectively to ensure holistic design decisions. However, differing semantics in the disparate disciplines, non-interoperable tools and datasets, as well as the difficulty in accessing tacit expert knowledge across domains pose significant challenges to the integration of cross-domain collaborations. This paper documents our experience in conducting lighting simulation in actual building projects and our development of a scalable lighting simulation tool that demonstrates effective support for integrated design processes.
Dipole moment of a Pb-O vacancy pair in PbTiO 3

The polarization of a nearest-neighbor (nn) Pb-O vacancy pair $[{(V}_{\mathrm{Pb}}\ensuremath{-}{V}_{\mathrm{O}}{)}_{\mathrm{nn}}]$ in ${\mathrm{PbTiO}}_{3}$ is calculated, using the modern theory of polarization, implemented in the density-functional-theory ultrasoft pseudopotential formalism. The dipole moment per divacancy, ${\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\ensuremath{\mu}}}_{{(V}_{\mathrm{Pb}}\ensuremath{-}{V}_{\mathrm{O}}{)}_{\mathrm{nn}}},$ is about $2.28e{r}_{\mathrm{nn}},$ where ${r}_{\mathrm{nn}}$ is the vector from the ${V}_{\mathrm{Pb}}$ site to the ${V}_{\mathrm{O}}$ site. This value is slightly larger than the value of $2e{r}_{\mathrm{nn}}$ for a purely ionic model of ${\mathrm{PbTiO}}_{3}. $ The dipole moment is about twice as large as typical polarizations per cell in Pb-based ferroelectrics, which indicates that ${V}_{\mathrm{Pb}}$ compensated by ${V}_{\mathrm{O}}$ can be an important source of local polarization and electric fields in Pb-containing perovskites.
Work-Family Balance: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives

Abstract This article presents some aspects of theory and research on work-life balance. It starts by exploring why work-life balance has become an important topic for research and policy and then examines some of the traditional perspectives of the concept, outlining some of its implications for the work place. Finally, the topic is presented by a number of variables used in European Quality on Life Survey, 2016 conducted by EU Agency for Improvement of Living and Working Condition, Eurofound
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Enhanced Service Delivery in Uganda: Implications from the Energy Sector

This paper focuses on the use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a strategy to address deficiencies in the energy sector of Uganda in order to remedy the power generation shortage in the country. Public Private Partnerships have become popular and gained wide adoption in public sector management though with varying degrees of success especially in Africa. This paper borrows from the transactional theory to help examine the contractual structure, assets specificity, and comparative costs of buying decision making in the Public Private Partnership in the energy sector. The paper also borrows from the stakeholdersi¯ theory as it highlights the need to identify and establish the different stakeholders in the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the energy sector. It highlights the common concepts and forms of Public Private Partnerships in utilities; presents two case experiences of PPP in the energy generation of Uganda and lessons learnt. A review of the two case studies suggests a number of learning points related to involvement of stakeholders, need for government monitoring of the Public Private Partnership contracts and fostering of a win-win outcome. The paper highlights that successful implementation of a PPP depends to a large extent, on the development of capacity, sound legal procedures, agreements, and contracts that clearly define the relationship between government agencies and private firms.
E-cadherin Promoter Methylation Comparison and Correlation with the Pathological Features of the Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus in the High Risk Region

E-cadherin is among tumor suppressor genes which mostly subjects to the down-regulation in squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus (SCCE). The gene is tightly associated with the tumor invasion and metastasis in multiple human cancers, especially SCCE. CpG islands’ methylation in the promoter region of E-cadherin is among the mechanisms that have been suggested for the E-cadherin silencing, however, little is known regarding (SCCE) in the high risk region of the world. To establish a correlation between E-Cadherin promoter methylation with the pathological features of SCCE, as well as history, and demographic features we undertook the present investigation. Following to the surgical resection tissue samples of the 44 patients with SCCE was used for E-cadherin promoter methylation examination. Analysis was done using methylation specific polymerase chain reaction (MS-PCR). Furthermore, for evaluating Edaherin expression levels, reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) was applied. Results have indicated that twenty four out of the forty four tumor DNA samples (54.5%) were aberrantly methylated. In contrast, all normal tissues were found to be unmethylated. In addition a significant association was found between methylation status of E-Cadherin promoter with type I and II of the tumor differentiation (p =0.024), stages T2 and T3 of tumors (p = 0.026), as well as lymph node invasion (p = 0.004). E-cadherin tumor suppressor gene subjects to epigenetic silencing through aberrant promoter CpG islands methylation; a mechanism which is most commonly contributed with the other important tumor suppressor genes in the SCCE carcinogenesis in the world’s highest risk region for SCCE.
A Seasonal ARIMA Model of Tourism Forecasting: The Case of Sri Lanka

Many scholars have attempted to forecast the tourist arrival series in different countries. The aim of this paper is to find a suitable SARIMA model to forecast the international tourist arrival to Sri Lanka. Monthly data of tourist arrival from January 1995 to July 2016 is used for the analysis. Seasonality in the data series is identified using the HEGY test. The Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Mean Absolute percent Error (MAPE) are used to measure the forecasting accuracy. The result shows that the SARIMA (1, 0, 16) (36, 0, 24) 12 model is suitable to forecast the tourist arrival in Sri Lanka. Keywords: Tourist Arrival, SARIMA model, HEGY test, Forecasting accuracy
The Challenges Faced by Reporting Entities on Their Transition to IFRS A Qualitative Study

This study explores the challenges of implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) at the organisational level. Based on interviews with experts with aggregated experience relating to the transition projects of over 170 reporting entities, this paper highlights the main challenges in delivering a successful implementation of IFRS. The findings show that the problems faced in implementation include lack of education and training, securing executive level support, identifying and responding to the wider business-related implications of the transition, and issues with capturing the necessary information for reporting under IFRS. This paper complements the existing literature and offers a qualitative alternative to considering the transition to IFRS, offering insight into the organisational context of IFRS implementation. These insights are useful not only from a historic perspective, but also for organisations and regulators in the many jurisdictions where IFRS is permitted but not required, where more reporting entities will voluntarily move to IFRS based reporting in the future. More broadly, they are also applicable to the challenges faced in implementing new and significantly revised IFRSs.