jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Meditation on Counselor Candidates' Self-Actualization

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

The purpose of this investigation was to (1) determine the effectiveness of meditation in promoting healthy adjustment or self-actualization in counselor candidates; and (2) ascertain whether a meditation group generates a more positive change in self-actualization than do a treatment control and a control group.\nThe sample consisted of 39 volunteer graduate students in counselor education courses at two major universities. Three intact classes were used, with members of each group made up from the same class. Classroom groups were randomly assigned to two treatment conditions, meditation (M) and relaxation (TC), and to a third no-treatment condition (C).\nTreatment was carried out over an eight-week period. A quasi-experimental design was employed, using the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) as the dependent variable. The construction of a bogus treatment control (relaxation) that closely matched meditation in its training procedures, complexity, and expectation-generating aspects provided methodological control. Further control was established by using a form of meditation that was relatively unknown while reducing training time to the bare minimum necessary to teach the technique. Both treatment groups were instructed and tested by trainers.\nThe significance level was set at .05 for all testing. No significant differences existed between groups before treatment. Application of the one-way analysis of variance after treatment revealed no significant differences among groups on the 12 POI scales. As such, the hypotheses of the study were not confirmed when the controls for internal validity were taken into account. To allow for comparison with previous research, t-tests were performed. Testing revealed significant change for the (M) group on the major scale of inner-directedness and five subscales of the POI. The (TC) recorded significant change on four subscales. The (C) improved significantly on one subscale.\nThe study indicates that when internal validity factors are tightly controlled, meditation does not demonstrate significant effectiveness in promoting positive personality changes. Based on this observation, a recommendation was made that the phenomenon of meditation may be better explored through more subjective styles of inquiry, rather than the group approach.
Genetic relationship and the occurrence of multiple gene resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae, Waller Bridge) within selected Coffea arabica varieties in Kenya

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) epidemics destroy up to 100% of the crop on a susceptible variety. Resistance to CBD is conferred by the T-gene in Hibrido De Timor (HDT), R-gene in Rume Sudan (RS), and k-gene in K7, which were assembled in resistance varieties Ruiru 11(R11) and Batian. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic relationship between R11 and Batian with their parents' HDT, RS, SL8 and confirm the occurrence of T and R genes using DNA markers. Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were obtained through Diversity Arrays Technology sequencing (DArTseq). The genetic relationship was analyzed by Principal Component Analysis and hierarchical clustering. The Tgene was confirmed using Microsatellite primer, Sat 235 while the R gene was by marker sequence search within the DArTseq result files. The PC1 accounted for 42% of the total variation. Hierarchical clustering revealed less than 10% dissimilarity index apart from HDT that recorded above 20%. All the R11 and Batian genotypes carry the T gene. Eleven genotypes carry both T and R genes, therefore, with broad-based resistance to CBD. The study confirmed the narrow genetic relations within the Coffea arabica coffee varieties and further confirmed the occurrence of multiple gene resistance in R11 and Batian that will not break easily to new pathogen races. Key words: Coffee berry disease, diversity arrays technology sequencing, T gene, R gene, Ruiru 11, Batian, SL 28, codominant.
Comparison of Cobb and Ross strains in embryo physiology and chick juvenile growth

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Broiler performance is known to be related to embryonic developmental parameters. However, strain or genotype differences with regard to embryo physiological parameters and juvenile growth have received little attention. A total of 1,200 hatching eggs produced by Cobb and Ross broiler breeders of the same age were studied. At setting for incubation and between 66 and 130 h of incubation, egg resonant frequency (RF) was measured as an indicator of embryonic development. Also, eggs were weighed before setting and at d 18. From d 10 to 18 of incubation, remaining albumen was weighed. During the last days of incubation, hatching events such as internal pipping (IP), external pipping, and hatch were monitored every 2 h. Hatched chicks were recorded and weighed. At IP stage, gas partial pressures in the egg air chamber were measured. Hatched chicks were reared for 7 d and weighed. Results indicate that RF of Ross eggs were lower than those of Cobb eggs (P < 0.01) and starting time point of RF decrease occurred earlier in Cobb eggs than in Ross eggs. Relative egg weight loss up to 18 d of incubation was lower in Cobb than in Ross (P < 0.05). At IP, partial pressure of CO2 was higher in Cobb than in Ross (P < 0.05) with shorter incubation duration in Cobb. Between 6 and 60 h posthatch, heat production was higher in Cobb than in Ross (P < 0.05). At 7 d posthatch, Cobb chicks were heavier than Ross chicks (P < 0.05). It is concluded that Cobb and Ross embryos-chicks have different growth trajectories leading in different patterns of growth resulting from differences in physiological parameters.
Energy efficient structure and hardware of bucket excavator subsystem and hydraulic control system

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Мета.Провести аналіз підсистем управління ковшового екскаватора, виходячи з особливостей енергоефективної структури та управління об'єкта.Методика дослідження полягає в аналізі певного діапазону енергоефективного управляння, оскільки інтенсивність навантаження тісно корелює з продуктивністю ковшового екскаватора при максимальному навантаженні та має значний вплив на енергоефективну структуру.Таким чином актуальність представлених досліджень полягає у встановленні параметрів регулювання енергоефективного навантаження на виконуючий орган екскаватора при максимальному навантаженні за умовами керування гідравлікою.Для рішення цієї задачі застосовується система управління екстремального регулювання, специфіка якої визначатиметься особливостями об'єкта управління
Composition of the Essential Oil of the Root of Heracleum persicum

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

The essential oil of the root of Heracleum persicum (Apiaceae) was analyzed by capillary GC and GC /MS. The major constituents were identified as viridiflorol (23.05 %), elemol (3.63 %), β-maliene (3.07 %), spathulenol (3.34 %) and 2-tetradecanol (3.38 %).
Production Planning and Inventory Control of Atonic Fertilizer Products Using Static Lot Sizing Method

Field: Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract This research was conducted at one national manufacturer that focus on production and distribution of fertilizer products. The name of the firm is PT OAT Mitoku Agrio (OMA), OMA is a company that works as a registration holder, importer of raw materials, formulators, and marketers of Atonic growth regulators and Metallic organic fertilizers that are widely used by farmers in Indonesia. Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) is one of the calculations method used to determine the quantity of company orders with a predetermined frequency and when is the appropriate time for the firm to make a reorder. This method aims to minimize total inventory cost so that inventory efficiency runs well, thus an optimal number of ordering units can be reached with minimum costs. Based on the results of this study, the EOQ method provides the most optimal order quantity with a most minimum cost.
Invariant measures on double coset spaces

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

Let G be a locally compact group with left invariant Haar measure m . Le H be a closed subgroup of G and K a compact group of G . Let R be the equivalence relation in G defined by ( a , b )∈ R if and if a = kbh for some k in K and h in H . We call E = G / R the double coset space of G modulo K and H . Donote by a the canonical mapping of G onto E . It can be shown that E is a locally compact space and α is continous and open Let N be the normalizer of K in G , i. e. .
Toward An Economic Theory of Multilateral Development Banking

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

This paper addresses an apparent lack of economic theory in the analysis of multilateral development bank (MDB) behavior.A simple comparative statics model that is adapted from the credit union literature is used to predict potential areas of conflict, agreement, and indifference between MDB member countries, analyze lending policies against the background of distributional conflicts, and show how various institutional reforms may improve efficiency and overall member country benefits.
The Existence of International Criminal Justice and Liability

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

International Criminal Justice is seen with the bi-focal lens of liability under municipal laws, enforced by the local courts and international laws enforced by international tribunals.Another limb to this is the application of Customary International Laws to crimes within national jurisdictions as certain crimes are seen as universal deeming such submergible under municipal laws.Implementation of treaties become relevant in this regard due to the important roles of consenting nations in abiding by the principles of law designed to tackle crimes internationally and the exigent need to keep the peace within the local jurisdictions.It is rather tempting to argue that there is no such thing as 'international criminal justice' , due to the several exclusion canvassed in this paper especially the weakness of international criminal law in piracy, torture, drug trafficking, money laundering, cyber-crime, bribery and corruption; but contrary to this view, these exclusions leave the accepted four categories of 'crime accepted in the latter half of twentieth century as the core international crimes recognized under international law.The threefold objectives of International Criminal Law will be discussed in this paper while elaborating on the four core areas of international crime.This paper argues that International Criminal Justice system hinges it reliability and sustenance on municipal laws providing expressly for such in the statutes that set up the International Criminal Court.Liability is therefore dependent on the general definition of the crime and the general principles of responsibility under the law.
A STUDY ON PROVERBS REBTED TO HORSE IN KYRGYZ, UIGUR, MACEDONIA-KOSOVA TURKISH LANGUAGES AND IN TURKISH LEGADERY STORIES / TÜRK DESTANLARINDA, HIKÂYELERINDE VE KIRGIZ, UYGUR, MAKEDONYA –KOSOVA TÜRKÇESINDE, AT ILE ILGILI ATASÖZLERI ÜZERINE BIR ARASTIRMA

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

The life power of a nation is only possible if it has asound base. Turkish culture is the richest one in the worldwith its literature, history custom. Turkish nation which hasgot a history full of bravery has reflected its achievements intoits epics throughout its long history. When we examine theTurkish history; we find a deep culture and precious sayingsenabling people to take lesson from life. Turkish nationbrought an extraordinary bright culture into the places where it went what distinguishes the nations from one another isespecially the oral culture. Our proverb is one of the mostimportant elements of this oral culture. Our proverbs havegrace impacts which affect people deeply. Turkish proverbsarise from Turkish thought and are a mirror which reflects itsphilosophy, Bravery, and culture. In the ancient Turkishsocieties the horse has been an indispensable element forTurkish people and mentioned in the Turkish proverbs.
Latin American Immigrants' Perceptions of Discrimination and Acquisition of English as a Second Language as a Result of Using a Community Social Support Center

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The associations between Latin American immigrants' use of a community social support center and perceived discrimination and language acquisition were investigated. All variables were measured by respondents' self-reports on a questionnaire designed to obtain demographic data as well as describe the needs of the Latin American community in rural Northern Utah . Chi-square analyses indicated a statistically significant association between use of the center and acquisition of English as a second language. No relationship was found between use of the center and perceived discrimination. The results of this study provide valuable demographic data as well as describe some of the experiences Latin American immigrants face upon immigrating to the United States.
‘We who strive for the foundation of a principle’: feminism and suffrage in the biography of Bessie Parkes Belloc

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Bessie Rayner Parkes (later Belloc, 1829–1925) was a central figure in British women’s rights activism during the 1850s and 1860s. She was founding editor of the feminist English Woman’s Journal and one of the organisers of the pioneering 1866 petition for women’s suffrage. She lived long enough to witness some women gaining the vote in 1918, by which time her children, Marie Belloc Lowndes and Hilaire Belloc, were themselves public figures who had taken up opposing positions on women’s suffrage. This article takes as its starting point 1866, a pivotal moment in nineteenth-century agitation for women’s suffrage and in Parkes Belloc’s individual biography, before moving to a longer view of her feminist life before and after this date. It demonstrates the value of a biographical approach to exploring the diversity of perspectives and experiences of women within first-wave feminism and the suffrage movement.
The orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 regulates LKB1 localization and activates AMPK

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Ministry of Science and Technology [2011CB910802]; National Natural Science Fund of China [30810103905, 30630070, 30921005, 30870479]; Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities [B12001, B06016]; Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Xiamen University [SKLCSB2012KF002]
RF Modeling of FDSOI Transistors Using Industry Standard BSIM-IMG Model

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

In this paper, RF modeling and step-by-step parameter extraction methodology of the BSIM-IMG model are discussed with experimental data. BSIM-IMG is the latest industry standard surface potential based model for fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) transistors. The impact of gate, substrate, and thermal networks is demonstrated with S-parameter data, which enable the BSIM-IMG model to capture RF behavior of the FDSOI transistor. The model is validated over a wide range of biases and frequencies and excellent agreement with the experimental data is obtained.
The Changing Structure of Intercorporate Relations Among Britain's Largest Retail Firms, 1975-1997

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Empirical studies of the structure of intercorporate relations among large firms in Britain and elsewhere have revealed extensive networks of interconections through interlocking directorships. Although the significance of such linkages has been much discussed, they are widely held to constitute important communication channels which may play a significant role in firms' strategic decision-making. However, these issues have not been examined previously in the case of Britain's retail sector. This paper explores the links, via shared directors, between Britain's twenty largest retail companies over the last two decades. The retailers' connections with other major financial and industrial concerns are also explored. The results indicate that intercorporate relations in the retail sector have been radically transformed as these firms have become progressively integrated into Britain's wider business network.
Comparative parasitological and electron microscopic studies on the effects of Nitazoxanide and Praziquantel in Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

This study was designed to evaluate antischistosomal activity of Nitazoxanide (NTZ) in Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice compared to Praziquantel (PZQ). Fifty four infected mice were recruited into 3 groups, each of 18 mice. Group 1 was infected non-treated control. Group 2 was infected and then treated with PZQ 500 mg for two days, and group 3 was infected and treated with NTZ 100 mg/kg for seven days. Efficacy of drugs was assessed by Parasitological, and scanning electron microscopic studies. PZQ reduced (4.9%, 22.5% and 50.7%) of faecal eggs, (22%, 22.6% and 55.1%) of intestinal eggs, (20.4%, 44.3% and 46.7%) of hepatic egg counts and (27%, 45.1% and 64.9%) of total worm load whereas, NTZ reduced (4.9%, 22.5% and 50.7%),of faecal eggs, (22%, 22.6% and 55.1%) of intestinal eggs ,(20.4%, 44.3% and 46.7%) of hepatic egg counts and (27%, 45.1% and 64.9%) of total worm load at 1, 2 and 4 WPT, respectively. The percentages of dead eggs were more than 80% after PZQ treatment and only 30% after NTZ at 4 WPT. PZQ showed extensive tegumental damages in male and female worms more than NTZ at 2 WPT. Our findings concluded that Nitazoxanide showed weaker antischistosomal activity in animal models than praziquantel.
Expression

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Abstract This chapter explores how the notion of expression should be understood within an expressivist theory. It is first argued that the key attractions of expressivism can be understood without any understanding of expression, in the process illustrating an argumentative technique important for expressivism: the Basic Expressivist Maneuver. The embedding problem is introduced, and used to show that expressivists need to treat sentential connectives as operating on mental states, rather than on propositions or truth values. This conclusion, along with other problems, is then used to dismiss common accounts of the expression relation in favour of the interpretation of expressivism as a kind of assertability semantics. And this, in turn, is used to draw the conclusion that ordinary descriptive sentences must inherit their truth conditions from the mental states that they express.
Synthesis and diffusion permeability of MF-4SK/polyaniline composite membranes with controlled thickness of the modified layer

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

A new method is proposed for the synthesis of anisotropic membranes based on F-4SF films, which ensures their modification with polyaniline in a layer with a fixed thickness. The concentration dependences of conductivity and diffusion permeability of the composite membranes are studied. These parameters decrease with increasing thickness of the polyaniline-modified layer. The quantitative correlation is revealed between the regularities of variations in both transport characteristics and the thickness of the modified layer. The absence of the asymmetry of the diffusion permeability of the examined composite membranes is explained in terms of the model of a charged bilayer membrane.
The Leuven Chansonnier: A New Source for Mid Fifteenth-Century Franco-Flemish Polyphonic Song

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

In December 2015 a music manuscript that had been purchased at auction by a private Belgian art-dealer was brought to the Alamire Foundation in Leuven for examination. The manuscript, it turns out, is a previously unknown later fifteenth-century chansonnier, complete and in its original cloth binding. The book is clearly a prestigious personal object for wealthy nobility. It contains forty-nine French songs from the Ockeghem- Busnois generation and one Latin-texted work. Along with concordances for works known from elsewhere, it also contains twelve entirely unknown pieces. The discovery counts as sensational: only a very small number of similar sources survive. The book was considered of such importance that it was acquired by the Koning Boudewijn Stichting and deposited with the Alamire Foundation. This article presents the first scholarly discussion of the source and its contents.
Isolation and long-term culture of human preantral follicles.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

This is a first report of a successful enzymatic isolation of human preantral follicles and their long-term culture in vitro. The growth and differentiation of preantral follicles by FSH clearly indicate the importance of FSH in human follicular development. These results provide an opportunity for quantitative studies on factors regulating folliculogenesis in the human and a novel future direction for human IVF.
Unidentified species of Tribe Halyini Genus (Amyot & Serville, 1843) in India with a short note

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

With an unidentified species of Pentatomidae family from Madurai district, Tamilnadu, India. This is the first report of Superfamily Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera). The Pentatomidae causes many difficulties for systematists, not least of which is that the higher taxonomy is a “morass of poorly defined higher taxa, particularly the tribes”. In this species, a new distribution is recorded in this area.
Symmetric Wannier states and tight-binding model for quantum spin Hall bands in AB-stacked MoTe$_2$/WSe$_2$

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

Motivated by the observation of topological states in AB-stacked MoTe$_2$/WSe$_2$, we construct the symmetry-adapted Wannier states and tight-binding model for the quantum spin Hall bands in this system. Our construction is based on the symmetry analysis of Bloch states obtained from the continuum moiré Hamiltonian. For model parameters extracted from first-principles calculations, we find that the quantum spin Hall bands can be described by a tight-binding model defined on a triangular lattice. There are two Wannier states per valley, which have the same Wannier center but different angular momenta under threefold rotation. The tight-binding model not only reproduces the energy spectrum, but also accurately describes the topological phase transition induced by the out-of-plane displacement field. Our study sheds new light on the topological states in moiré transition metal dichalcogenides bilayers, and provides a route to addressing the many-body physics in AB-stacked MoTe$_2$/WSe$_2$.