Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Young sea turtles of the pelagic Sargassum-dominated drift community: habitat use, population density, and threats

In the western Atlantic young sea turtles in their surface-pelagic juvenile stage, a stage often described as the lost year(s), have been hypothesized to occupy habitat dominated by pelagic Sargassum macroalgae. But despite substantial indirect evidence, there has been no direct study of sea turtles within this community. To determine the importance of Sar- gassum to young sea turtles, we transected surface- pelagic habitat, measured relative abundance of sea turtles, recorded their behavior and association with surface features, and assessed their diet. On vessel transects in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean off Florida (USA), we recorded 1884 turtles of 4 species—loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta, green turtle Chelonia mydas, hawksbill Eretmochelys im- bricata, and Kemp's ridley Lepidochelys kempii. Most (89%) were initially observed within 1 m of floating Sargassum. Turtles included both post-hatchlings (39 to 78 mm straight carapace length, SCL) and juveniles (130 to 280 mm SCL). Dive-profile data from overnight logs (18.5 to 23.1 h duration) of 3 juvenile Kemp's rid- leys showed that they spent an average of 97% (day) or 87% (night) of their time within 1 m of the surface. Juvenile turtles from which esophageal lavage and fecal samples were obtained showed a diet composed principally of Sargassum-community associates, pri- marily marine animals. Other items included marine plants (predominantly pelagic Sargassum), synthetic material (e.g. plastics), terrestrial plants (mostly wood), and terrestrial animals (flying insects). Plastics in diet samples averaged 13% of dry mass. Data support a description of pelagic Sargassum as a transient hot spot for young sea turtles and a focal point for threats, including debris ingestion and petroleum.
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets

We present the first near-IR scattered light detection of the transitional disk associated with the Herbig Ae star MWC 758 using data obtained as part of the Strategic Exploration of Exoplanets and Disks with Subaru, and 1.1 μm Hubble Space Telescope/NICMOS data. While submillimeter studies suggested there is a dust-depleted cavity with r = 0. ′′35, we find scattered light as close as 0. ′′1 (20–28 AU) from the star, with no visible cavity at H, K ′, or Ks. We find two small-scaled spiral structures that asymmetrically shadow the outer disk. We model one of the spirals using spiral density wave theory, and derive a disk aspect ratio of h ∼ 0.18, indicating a dynamically warm disk. If the spiral pattern is excited by a perturber, we estimate its mass to be 5+3 −4 MJ , in the range where planet filtration models predict accretion continuing onto the star. Using a combination of non-redundant aperture masking data at L′ and angular differential imaging with Locally Optimized Combination of Images at K ′ and Ks, we exclude stellar or massive brown dwarf companions within 300 mas of the Herbig Ae star, and all but planetary mass companions exterior to 0. ′′5. We reach 5σ contrasts limiting companions to planetary masses, 3–4 MJ at 1. ′′0
Enneagram of Personality as an Effective Model in the Prediction of the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Case- Control study

Article type: Original Article Introduction: Studies on behavioral patterns and personality traits play a critical role in the prediction of healthy or unhealthy behaviors and identification of high-risk individuals for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in order to implement preventive strategies. This study aimed to compare personality types in individuals with and without CVD based on the enneagram of personality. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 96 gender-matched participants (48 CVD patients and 48 healthy subjects). Data were collected using the Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI). Data analysis was performed in SPSS V.20 using MANOVA, Chisquare, and T-test. Results: After adjustment for age and gender there is a significant difference between two groups (and male) in term of personality types one and five. In CVD patients, score of personality type one (F(1,94)=9.476) (P=0.003) was significantly higher, while score of personality type five was significantly lower (F(1,94)=6.231) (P=0.014), compared to healthy subjects. However, this significant difference was only observed in the score of personality type one in female patients (F(1,66)=4.382) (P=0.04). Conclusion: Identifying healthy personality type one individuals before CVD development, providing necessary training on the potential risk factors of CVDs, and implementation of preventive strategies (e.g., anger management skills) could lead to positive outcomes for the society and health care system. It is recommended that further investigation be conducted in this regard. Article history: Received: 30 Jun 2016 Revised: 17 Aug 2016 Accepted: 19 Aug 2016
Biophysical and human factors determine the distribution of poached elephants in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

This study investigates the distribution of poached elephants as well as the biophysical and anthropogenic factors that determine the distribution of the poached elephants in Tsavo East National Park (TENP), Kenya. Data on the distribution of poached elephants, from 1990 to 2005, were acquired from elephant mortality database of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The distribution of poached elephants was not random but exhibited a clustered pattern. Poaching of elephants was higher in the central and northern areas of TENP. Poaching hotspots occurred along the main rivers (i.e. Tiva, Galana and Voi Rivers). During the wet season, a high density of poached elephants was recorded within the grassland, bushland and open bushland. In the dry season, the density of poached elephants was highest in the woodland, bushland, open bushland and grassland environments. The distribution of poached elephants was significantly correlated with land cover, proximity to main rivers, surface water, ranger patrol bases, park gates, roads and park boundaries. Priority security patrols should be performed along the Galana, Tiva and Voi Rivers.
Speech Denoising in White Noise Based on Signal Subspace Low-rank Plus Sparse Decomposition

In this paper, a new subspace speech enhancement method using low-rank and sparse decomposition is presented. In the proposed method, we firstly structure the corrupted data as a Toeplitz matrix and estimate its effective rank for the underlying human speech signal. Then the low-rank and sparse decomposition is performed with the guidance of speech rank value to remove the noise. Extensive experiments have been carried out in white Gaussian noise condition, and experimental results show the proposed method performs better than conventional speech enhancement methods, in terms of yielding less residual noise and lower speech distortion.
An Examination of the Relationship between Financial Development and Economic Growth in Nigeria: Application of Multivariate Var Framework

This study examined the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Nigeria using annual data for the period 1981-2014. The study employed multivariate VAR framework approach to co-integration to evaluate the long-run relationships between financial development and economic growth. Three financial indicators were used: deposit money bank assets as percentage GDP, ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP and ratio of private sector credit of deposit money banks to GDP. The result found that real gdpc and financial development variables have at least one common stochastic trend driving their relationship. Through VECM granger causality framework, the result found that there is long run unidirectional causality running from economic growth to liquid liability and deposit money bank assets while deposit money bank assets have little significant influence on real gdpc especially at long run. We found feedback effect between private sector credit of deposit money banks and economic growth at the long run. The findings in this study have some important policy implication. To promote the financial system and at the same time promote economic growth, monetary authorities must ensure that banks provide necessary funds to the real sector of the economy. Key Words: financial development, economic growth, liquid liability, causality, vector error correction
THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES ON HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION

Nucleation is the first step of a first order phase transition. A new phase is always sprung up in nucleation phenomena. The two main categories of nucleation are homogeneous nucleation, where the new phase is formed in a uniform substance, and heterogeneous nucleation, when nucleation occurs on a pre-existing surface. In this thesis the main attention is paid on heterogeneous nucleation. This thesis wields the nucleation phenomena from two theoretical perspectives: the classical nucleation theory and the statistical mechanical approach. The formulation of the classical nucleation theory relies on equilibrium thermodynamics and use of macroscopically determined quantities to describe the properties of small nuclei, sometimes consisting of just a few molecules. The statistical mechanical approach is based on interactions between single molecules, and does not bear the same assumptions as the classical theory. This work gathers up the present theoretical knowledge of heterogeneous nucleation and utilizes it in computational model studies. A new exact molecular approach on heterogeneous nucleation was introduced and tested by Monte Carlo simulations. The results obtained from the molecular simulations were interpreted by means of the concepts of the classical nucleation theory. Numerical calculations were carried out for a variety of substances nucleating on different substances. The classical theory of heterogeneous nucleation was employed in calculations of one-component nucleation of water on newsprint paper, Teflon and cellulose film, and binary nucleation of water–n-propanol and water–sulphuric acid mixtures on silver nanoparticles. The results were compared with experimental results. The molecular simulation studies involved homogeneous nucleation of argon and heterogeneous nucleation of argon on a planar platinum surface. It was found out that the use of a microscopical contact angle as a fitting parameter in calculations based on the classical theory of heterogeneous nucleation leads to a fair agreement between the theoretical predictions and experimental results. In the presented cases the microscopical angle was found to be always smaller than the contact angle obtained from macroscopical measurements. Furthermore, molecular Monte Carlo simulations revealed that the concept of the geometrical contact parameter in heterogeneous nucleation calculations can work surprisingly well even for very small clusters.
Heavy Metal Concentrations in Industrial Area Soils and Landfill Site, Ghaemshahar, Iran

Background and purpose: Irrational discharge of toxic waste in environment leads to contamination of water, soil and agricultural fields. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contamination levels of cadmium, zinc, copper, lead, arsenic, and iron in the soil of two landfill area in Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran province. Materials and methods: Soil sampling was carried out in a waste burying area and around Tabarestan steel factory in Ghaemshahr from 0 to 20 cm depth of soil in December 2014. The concentrations of heavy metals in soil samples were assayed after drying and acid digestion according to the No. 8523 method of Iran national standards using the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results: Comparison of heavy metals concentration indicated that the arsenic levels in both areas and the copper in waste discharging area were higher than the standard levels. Evaluation of contamination index showed that zinc contamination was high and copper and arsenic contaminations were moderate in landfill area. Also, arsenic and zinc contaminations were moderate in the soil around the Tabarestan steel factory. Conclusion: The concentrations of zinc, copper and arsenic in studied areas were higher than standard levels. Moreover, possible harmful effects of heavy metals accumulation in nature and biological systems calls for appropriate planning for toxic waste discharge in these areas.
Molecular evidence of cycad seed predation by immature Aulacoscelidinae ( Coleoptera : Orsodacnidae )

Adult beetles in the small subfamily Aulacoscelidinae (superfamily Chrysomeloidea) are known to feed on the foliage and juices of New World cycads (Order Cycadales; family Zamiaceae), but the habits of larvae have long remained a mystery. We provide the first direct evidence that Aulacoscelidinae larvae feed on and develop within the megagametophyte of the Mesoamerican cycad, Dioon merolae (Zamiaceae). Phylogenetic analyses based on partial DNA sequences from 3 genes recover a cycad seed-feeding larva proposed to belong to Aulacoscelidinae. These observations reveal a more intimate feeding relationship between Aulacoscelidinae and their New World cycad host plants than was previously recognized. Further, adult Aulacoscelidinae have long been noted to resemble Jurassic fossil chrysomeloids in the extinct subfamily Protoscelidinae. The molecular, morphological, ecological and fossil data reported herein are broadly compatible with an early association between Aulacoscelidinae and their gymnosperm hosts.
An Investigation of Financing Costs Factors on the Auditor's Qualified Report in the Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange

The purpose of this study was to an investigation of financing costs factors on the auditor's qualified report in companies listed in Tehran stock exchange. The criteria considered in this study were the audit firm size, auditor's specialization in the partner level, auditor's selection tenure and audit fees. For this purpose, five hypotheses were developed and data related to 85 companies of Tehran stock exchange for the period 2009-2014 were used. To test them, the multivariate regression technique was applied to panel data. The results of the first hypothesis indicated that there was no significant relationship between the audit firm size and qualified audit report. According to the second and third hypotheses, there were significant positive and negative relationships between auditor's specialization in the partner level and audit firm with the qualified report, respectively. The fourth one regarding the relationship between the auditor's selection tenure and qualified audit report was rejected. The fifth hypothesis results also indicated that there was a significant negative relationship between audit fees and qualified audit report.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Viruses associated with skin and mucosal cancers Pierre Coursaget, Tours, France Merkel cell carcinoma: the first human cancer shown be associated with a polyomavirus Mahtab Samimi et al., Tours, France Origin and immunoescape of uterine cervical cancer Dorien van Hede et al., Liège, Belgium HPV in genital cancers (at the exception of cervical cancer) and anal cancers Silvia de Sanjosé et al., Barcelona, Spain Human papillomavirus (HPV) and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma Tina Dalianis, Stockholm, Sweden Cutaneous HPV and skin cancer Rosita Accardi et al., Lyon, France
A Comparative Study of Lipid Profile in Obese and Nonobese Men attending Master Health Checkup

The World Health Organization has described obesity as one of today’s most neglected public health problems, affecting every region of the globe.1 The worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008. Worldwide, at least 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight/obese.2 Obesity has reached epidemic proportion in India with morbid obesity affecting 5% of the country’s population. In the World Health Survey, the prevalence of physical inactivity in India was 9.3% in men and 15.2% in women.3 As the rate of obesity climbs, obesity-related diseases and conditions follow with similar rates. The cost of health care is increased and also imposing a huge burden on our economy and health care system.4 Obesity is associated with a number of comorbid conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cancer, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular abnormalities, anemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and psychosocial abnormalities. The global emergence of obesity and diabetes is as much an economic issue as it is a health issue. Physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are major causes for the change in social and economic conditions.5 The prevalence of raised BMI increases with income level of countries up to upper middle income levels.2 Studies have shown that obesity in males in the reproductive age group has led to an increase in male infertility, which may be associated with decreased pregnancy rates and increased pregnancy loss in couples who undergo artificial reproductive treatment.6,7 As the rate of obesity climbs, obesity-related diseases and conditions follow with similar rates. The cost of health care is increased and also imposes a huge burden on our economy and health care system.4 This study aims at comparing the lipid profile levels of obese and nonobese men.
Asymptotic analysis of the Green–Kubo formula

A detailed study of various distinguished limits of the Green-Kubo formula for the self-diffusion coefficient is presented in this paper. First, an alternative representation of the Green-Kubo formula in terms of the solution of a Poisson equation is derived when the microscopic dynamics is Markovian. Then the techniques developed in Golden & Papanicolaou (1983, Bounds for effective parameters of heterogeneous media by analytic continuation. Commun. Math. Phys., 90, 473-491) and Avellaneda & Majda (1991, An integral representation and bounds on the effective diffusivity in passive advection by laminar and turbulent flows. Commun. Math. Phys., 138, 339-391) are used to obtain a Stieltjes integral representation formula for the symmetric and antisymmetric parts of the diffusion tensor. The effect of irreversible microscopic dynamics on the diffusion coefficient is analysed and various asymptotic limits of physical interest are studied. Several examples are presented that confirm the findings of our theory.
AN ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT TOOLS

This article analyses strategic alignment and the tools that companies can utilise to create business or organizational alignment. We follow a theoretical approach to identify the alignment processes, establish various levels and tools of strategic alignment and point out the reasons for misalignment. The results show that strategic alignment is a process and that different levels of business alignment exist in organizations. Recommendations for businesses include awareness of misalignment and the interaction between the strategy process, tools that can be used and the benefits of using Balanced Scorecards on Corporate, Business Unit and Staff levels to create a more aligned organization. This will ensure line-of-sight or alignment on all levels of the business.
Three Tests for the Existence of Cycles in Time Series

Abstract Three tests for the presence of cycles in univariate time series are proposed. The asymptotic distribution of the tests is derived using the properties of the integrated periodogram and the small sample properties are examined using a Monte Carlo experiment. The tests are applied to U.S. data to detect the existence of significant seasonal and of other types of periodic fluctuations.
A branch-and-bound algorithm for makespan minimization in differentiation flow shops

This article considers a differentiation flow-shop model, where the jobs are divided into various categories, each of which consists of two stages of operations. All products should be processed first on the single common machine at stage 1. At the second stage, each individual product proceeds to a dedicated machine according to its type. The problem of makespan minimization under the setting with two product types is known to be strongly NP hard. This article considers an arbitrary number of job types by developing a lower bound and two dominance rules, based upon which branch-and-bound algorithms are designed. Computational experiments are carried out to examine the performance of the proposed properties. The statistics show that the proposed properties can substantially reduce the computing efforts required for finding optimal solutions.
Effect of Self-Management Empowering Model on the Quality of Life in the Elderly Patients With Hypertension

1. Student Research Committee, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. 2. The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. 3. Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. 4. Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. Roghieh Khezri1, *Maryam Ravanipour2, Niloofar Motamed3, Hakime Vahedparast4
Foreign Firms: Powerful or Persecuted?

International economists often refer to multinational enterprises and foreign firms interchangeably, yet one of the enduring divisions in the globalization debate is whether international law should be strengthened to protect foreign firms from predatory host governments, or rather strengthened to protect host governments from powerful multi- national firms. We contribute to this debate conceptually by distinguishing between foreign firms and multinational firms. We then use firm level data on government-firm relations from eighty countries to contribute empirical evidence on the debate. We find that multinational firms (both foreign and local) are indeed relatively influential over government, and find no evidence that foreign firms (multinational or otherwise) suffer significant disadvantages in terms of self-reported influence.
Dynamics of the Green and Red Upconversion Emissions in Yb3

Efficient green and red upconversion emission in , nanorods under 978 nm radiation excitation is achieved. Experimental effective lifetimes, luminescent emissions, and nanorod sizes depend strongly on the solvent ratios used during the synthesis. A microscopic nonradiative energy transfer model is used to approach the dynamics of the green, red, and infrared emissions. The excellent agreement between simulated and experimental decay suggests that the energy transfer mechanisms responsible of the visible emission depend on the solvent ratio.