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The present study aspired to investigate whether Spirituality is a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons - Nuns and Philanthropists. It was hypothesized that Spirituality will be a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons - Nuns and Philanthropists. A purposive sample of 200 Compassion Virtue Icons 100 Nuns and 100 Philanthropists from various Churches/Missionary Schools located in National Capital Territory Region (NCTR) Delhi and Jaipur City of Rajasthan State was selected. The Predictor Variable (Spirituality) was measured by Underwood, Lynn G. et al., (2002) whereas the Criterion/Outcome Variable (Compassionate Love) was measured by Compassionate Love Scale (Sprecher, S. & Fehr, B., 2005). The Correlational Research Design along with Regression Model was employed. The Multiple Regression Analysis was computed to investigate whether Spirituality was a significant predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons Nuns and Philanthropists. It was empirically proved that Spirituality is a significant positive predictor of Compassionate Love in Compassion Virtue Icons Nuns and Philanthropists. The results are interpreted in the light of existing researches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It was hypothesized that the structural heterogeneity provided by submerged trees positively favours the spatial distribution of fish abundance at early stages of development in an area under the influence of a Neotropical reservoir in the Paraná River basin. The distribution at early stages of development of the most abundant species was evaluated. To remove any possible confounding effect related to local environmental variables, changes in these were also evaluated. Sampling was carried out at sites with and without submerged trees. Among all individuals sampled, 96·1% were classified as larvae and 3·9% as juveniles. The area without submerged trees showed higher total abundance, but there were spatial differences in the distribution of early stage fishes. From the moment the larvae are able to swim actively, they search for sites with a complex structure. The results show that reaches with submerged trees play an important role in the early development of fishes in reservoirs, and, hence, the preservation of those trees is essential to maintain biodiversity in reservoirs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]