Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MOL1, a Sacchromyces cerevisiae gene that is highly expressed in early stationary phase during growth on molasses

We have isolated a new Saccharamyces cerevisiae gene, MOL1, that is transiently expressed at high levels in the early stationary phase of batch cultures growing on industrial molasses medium. The DNA sequence of the M O L I gene (for MOLasses‐inducible) with its flanking regions was determined (EMBL accession number X61669). It encodes a polypeptide of M, 35 kDa that is closely related to stress‐inducible proteins of similar size frow two Fusarium species. Unlike ST135 of Fusarium, MOL1 is not induced by ethanol or heat shock. MOL1 expression is absent in rich (YP) medium, and only very low levels of expression are detectable in minimal (YNB) medium. The gene is not essential, and a MOL1 distruption strain showed no apparent phenotype undera variety of growth conditions.
OKUL MÜDÜRLERİN ÖĞRETİMSEL LİDERLİK DAVRANIŞLARI İLE ÖRGÜT İKLİMİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ

Oz Bu calismada, ogretmenlerin goruslerine gore ogretim liderligi ile orgut iklimi arasindaki iliskiler incelenmistir. Arastirmanin orneklemini 2012- 2013 egitim ogretim yilinda Erzurum il merkezindeki Milli Egitim Bakanligina bagli devlet ilkogretim okullarinda gorev yapmakta olan 249 ogretmen olusturmaktadir. Verilerin toplanmasi icin Okul Mudurlerinin Ogretim Liderligi Davranislari Anketi ve Orgut Iklimi Olcegi kullanilmistir. Betimsel bir calisma olan bu arastirmada verilerin cozumlenmesinde standart sapma, ortalama, Pearson Momentler Carpim korelasyonu ve coklu dogrusal regresyon analizinden faydalanilmistir. Arastirmanin sonuclari, orgut iklimi boyutlarinin ogretimsel liderligin butun boyutlariyla pozitif yonde orta duzeyde iliskili oldugu oldugunu gostermistir. Regresyon analizi sonuclari, orgut ikliminin destekleyici mudur davranisi, emredici mudur davranisi ve umursamaz ogretmen davranisi boyutlarinin, ogretimsel liderligin ayni boyutu (duzenli ogrenme - ogretme cevresi ve iklimi olusturma) tarafindan yordandigini gostermis ve ogretimsel liderligin boyutlarindan sadece egitim programi ve ogretim surecinin yonetimi boyutu orgut ikliminin destekleyici mudur davranisi boyutunu pozitif yonde ve anlamli duzeyde yordamistir. Arastirmanin sonuclari, mudurlerin ogretim liderligi davranislari ve okul ikliminin gelistirilmesi baglaminda tartisilmistir. Anahtar Sozcukler: Orgut iklimi, ogretimsel liderlik, ogretmenler
Dengue virus and antiplatelet autoantibodies synergistically induce haemorrhage through Nlrp3-inflammasome and FcүRIII

Summary Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) typically occurs during secondary infections with dengue viruses (DENVs). Although it is generally accepted that antibody-dependent enhancement is the primary reason why patients with secondary infection are at an increased risk of developing DHF, a growing body of evidence shows that other mechanisms, such as the elicitation of antiplatelet autoantibodies by DENV nonstructural protein NS1, also play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of DHF. In this study, we developed a “two-hit” model of secondary DENV infection to examine the respective roles of DENV (first hit) and antiplatelet Igs (second hit) on the induction of haemorrhage. Mice were first exposed to DENV and then exposed to antiplatelet or anti-NS1 Igs 24 hours later. The two-hit treatment induced substantial haemorrhage, coagulopathy, and cytokine surge, and additional treatment with antagonists of TNF-α, IL-1, caspase-1, and FcүRIII ameliorated such effects. In addition, knockout mice lacking the Fcү receptor III, Toll-like receptor 3, and inflammasome components Nlrp3 and caspase-1 exhibited considerably fewer pathological alterations than did wild type controls. These findings may provide new perspectives for developing feasible approaches to treat patients with DHF.
Employees' satisfaction with HRM in Chinese privately-owned enterprises

This study investigated the levels of employees' satisfaction with human resource management (HRM) practices in Chinese privately-owned manufacturing enterprise, and differences in satisfaction between employee groups. It emerges that while the levels of employees' satisfaction with performance appraisals, staffing and pay were between high and moderate, levels of satisfaction regarding training and development were low. Employees' satisfaction levels with HRM varied according to personal characteristics including gender, age, education, position, working years and registration status. The implications of the research findings with regard to the avenue for further research and HRM improvement in the private sector have been discussed.
Phylogeny and biogeography of Crinum L. (Amaryllidaceae) inferred from nuclear and limited plastid non‐coding DNA sequences

The genus Crinum L. is the only pantropical genus of the Amaryllidaceae. Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of nrDNA ITS and plastid trnL-F sequences for all continental groups of the genus Crinum and related African genera are presented, with the genus Amaryllis used as outgroup. ITS indicates that C. baumii is more closely related to Ammocharis and Cybistetes than to Crinum sensu stricto. Three clades are resolved in Crinum s.s. One unites a monophyletic American group with tropical and North African species. The second includes all southern African species and the Australian endemic C. flaccidum. The third includes monophyletic Madagascar, Australasian and Sino-Himalayan clades, with southern African species. The trnL-F phylogeny resolves an American and an Asian/Madagscar clade, and confirms the relationship of C. flaccidum with species endemic to southern Africa. The salverform, actinomorphic perianths of subg. Crinum appear to have evolved several times in the genus from ancestors with zygomorphic perianths (subg. Codonocrinum), thus neither subgenus is monophyletic. Biogeographical analyses place the origin of Crinum in southern Africa, as the region is optimized at all ancestral nodes in the tree topology, and in basal interior nodes of all but one of the major clades. The genus underwent three major waves of radiation corresponding to the three main clades resolved in our trees. Two entries into Australia for the genus are indicated, as are separate Sino-Himalayan and Australasian dispersal events. © 2003 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2003, 141, 349–363.
Využití balanced scorecard a vliv jeho využívání na finanční výkonnost podniků v ČR

The article aims to analyze the use of the balanced scorecard (BSC) concept in Czech enterprises and the effect of its use on the financial performance of companies. The article defines the BSC concept and its important shift from the basic system for measuring the performance of the BSC as a strategic tool for measuring and managing business and management performance. There are also analyzed the results of the empirical findings of foreign studies that examined the relationship between the use of BSC and financial performance of companies. An extensive questionnaire survey carried out by the Faculty of Management and Economics of TBU in Zlin (a total of 350 enterprises in the Czech Republic) revealed that the BSC is used by approximately 13% of enterprises. A company’s size affects the use of BSC, which was confirmed by chi-square, and therefore we can state that the use of BSC grows with a company’s size. Although the use of BSC in manufacturing and service-based businesses is higher than in trading companies, the use of the chi-square did not confirm the impact of company specialization on the use of BSC. The BSC concept is also more frequently used in companies established before 1990 than in those founded later, but not even in this case did the use of the chi-square verified the impact of company age on the use of BSC. It was also tested whether the use of BSC in corporate practice improves the financial performance of companies. As financial performance indicators were selected return on equity and return on assets. The testing was carried out by using Wilcoxon test. Although enterprises using the BSC are reaching higher mean profitability, the differences in the achieved performance can not be due to the results considered significant. The results are consistent with the results achieved by Ittner et al. [22], and Griffith and Neely [15]. Different conclusions were then drawn by studies done by the following authors (Hoque and James, [16], Davis, Albright [8], Braam, Nijsen [6], Crabtree, DeBusk [7], DeGeuser, Mooraj, Oyon [9], which show that the concept of BSC use in the system for performance measurement and management is associated with higher performance. Using the Wilcoxon test, it was found that neither the level of satisfaction with the use of BSC has any effect on the financial performance of companies. There are specified benefits and limitations of this study in conclusion.
A 64-Gb/s 1.4-pJ/b NRZ Optical Receiver Data-Path in 14-nm CMOS FinFET

A 64-Gb/s high-sensitivity non-return to zero receiver (RX) data-path is demonstrated in the 14-nm-bulk FinFET CMOS technology. To achieve high sensitivity, the RX incorporates a transimpedance amplifier whose gain and bandwidth are co-optimized with a 1-tap decision feedback equalization (DFE). The DFE, which operates at quarter-rate, features a look-ahead speculation to relax DFE timing to 4 unit-interval. The analog front end includes a transadmittance transimpedance inductorless variable gain amplifier, resulting in a low power and compact front end. The RX, wirebonded to a discrete GaAs photodiode, achieves an energy efficiency of 1.4 pJ/bit and −5-dBm optical modulation amplitude while recovering PRBS-7 data (bit-error-rate <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$<10^{-12}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) modulated by a VCSEL driver with a 2-tap feed forward equalization (FFE) (main + precursor) over 7 m of graded-index 50/125-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> multimode fiber. The measured sensitivities at 56 and 32 Gb/s are −9- and −13-dBm optical modulation amplitude, respectively.
Towards a model of adoption in internet banking: Strategic communication challenges

It has been established that increasing the role of technology in a service organisation can serve to reduce costs and often improve service reliability. It remains the case however that there is an important role for personalised relationships in the delivery of any service proposition. Throughout this paper both of these perspectives will be discussed. The key managerial challenge exists in establishing an appropriate balance between remote and personal interactions where both customer and provider needs are met. Quantitative findings derived from over 2,000 retail bank customers categorised as high net worth and low net worth indicate that while all see Internet banking as important irrespective of their relationship status, neither group surveyed shows a desire to replace face-to-face interaction with e-banking solutions. The strategic communications challenges in managing this paradox are discussed.
Vertical Control with Bilateral Contracts

It is widely believed that a supplier who distributes her product through retailers can achieve the vertically integrated outcome with nonlinear contracts, provided the retail price is the only target of control and there is no uncertainty. We show that this result fails when retailers cannot observe their rivals' contracts, as incentives to choose each contract to maximize bilateral profits may yield retail prices well below the vertically integrated level. This provides a new explanation for vertical restraints, and it rationalizes an oft-expressed but never formalized view that resale price maintenance prevents countervailing buyer power from lowering retail prices.
Changes in biochemical constituents and induction of early sprouting by triadimefon treatment in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) tubers during storage

The ability of triadimefon (TDM), a triazolic fungicide, to alter the biochemical constituents and thereby minimizing the days required for sprouting in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) tubers during storage under (30±2) °C in the dark, was studied. TDM at 20 mg/L was given to tubers by dipping the tubers in treatment solution containing 20 mg/L TDM on 10, 25 and 40 d after storage (DAS). Starch, sugars, protein, amino acid contents as well as protease and α-amylase activities were estimated on 15, 30 and 45 DAS from two physiological regions viz., apical and basal regions of the tubers. In normal conditions (control) sprouting occurred on 70 to 80 DAS. The starch content decreased, while protein, amino acid, sugar contents and protease and α-amylase activities were increased due to TDM treatment and led to early sprouting.
Evaluation of a Nisin-Eluting Nanofiber Scaffold To Treat Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Skin Infections in Mice

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is a virulent pathogen and a major causative agent of superficial and invasive skin and soft tissue infections (SSSTIs). Antibiotic resistance in S. aureus, among other bacterial pathogens, has rapidly increased, and this is placing an enormous burden on the health care sector and has serious implications for infected individuals, especially immunocompromised patients. Alternative treatments thus need to be explored to continue to successfully treat infections caused by S. aureus, including antibiotic-resistant strains of S. aureus. In this study, an antimicrobial nanofiber wound dressing was generated by electrospinning nisin (Nisaplin) into poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(d,l-lactide) (50:50) blend nanofibers. Active nisin diffused from the nanofiber wound dressings for at least 4 days in vitro, as shown by consecutive transfers onto plates seeded with strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The nisin-containing nanofiber wound dressings significantly reduced S. aureus Xen 36 bioluminescence in vivo and viable cell numbers in a murine excisional skin infection model. The bacterial burden of wounds treated with nisin-containing nanofiber wound dressings was 4.3 × 102 CFU/wound, whereas wounds treated with control nanofiber wound dressings had 2.2 × 107 CFU/wound on the last day of the trial (day 7). Furthermore, the wound dressings stimulated wound closure of excisional wounds, and no adverse effects were observed by histological analysis. Nisin-containing nanofiber wound dressings have the potential to treat S. aureus skin infections and to potentially accelerate wound healing of excisional wounds.
Do Better-Governed Australian Firms Make More Informative Disclosures?

We investigate whether and if so, how, corporate governance 'quality' -super-1 is related to the information flows from a company and how the share market and its agents respond. Specifically, we study links between the 'quality' of a firm's corporate governance (CGQ) and the informativeness of its disclosures. We employ six indicators of informativeness. They include document counts, properties of analysts' forecasts and a 'timeliness' metric, in the spirit of Ball and Brown (1968) , that reflects the average speed of price discovery throughout the year. Our results suggest the answer to our question is 'Yes': better-governed firms do make more informative disclosures. Copyright Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 2006.
Testing and Extending Theory in Strategic Information Systems Planning Through Literature Analysis

Strategic information systems planning SISP has been a perennial concern to information systems managers for the past two decades, and much research effort has been devoted to studying it. SISP has been theorised in terms of an input-process-output model, with well-defined components, and a set of hypotheses to be tested. Based on this theoretical framework, a literature review of research over the past decade is undertaken. The analysis reveals the extent to which the various components and hypotheses within this framework have been researched, as well as identifying additional hypotheses that are suggested from the literature.
Integrating Organizational and Human Behavior Perspectives on Mergers and Acquisitions

This article presents a conceptual framework for investigating merger and acquisition (M&A) performance through a multistage and multilevel approach. First, human resource challenges during the integration process following a merger are explored to help explain the inconsistencies among empirical findings about the effects of cultural differences on M&A performance. It is proposed that in addition to culture clash, organizational identification with the merger has a direct effect on acquired management attitudes and behaviors, thereby influencing postmerger success. We also elaborate how organizational identity acts to moderate the effects of culture clash in M&As, thus explaining contradictory findings in the literature. To conclude, we discuss the implications of our work for future research and managerial practices.
An ethnobotanical survey of indigenous medicinal plants in Hafizabad district, Punjab-Pakistan

Present paper offers considerable information on traditional uses of medicinal plants by the inhabitants of Hafizabad district, Punjab-Pakistan. This is the first quantitative ethnobotanical study from the area comprising popularity level of medicinal plant species intendedby using relative popularity level (RPL) and rank order priority (ROP) indices.Ethnobotanical data were collected by interviewing 166 local informants and 35 traditional health practioners (THPs) from different localities of Hafizabad district. Demographic features of informants; life form, part used, methods of preparation, modes of application and ethnomedicinal uses were documented. Ethnobotanical data were analyzed using quantitative tools, i.e. Relative frequency citation (RFC), use value (UV), informant consensus factor (ICF) fidelity level (FL), RPL and ROP indices. A total of 85 species belonging to 71 genera and 34 families were documented along with ethnomedicinal uses. Solanum surattense, Withania somnifera, Cyperus rotundus, Solanum nigrum and Melia azedarach were the most utilized medicinal plant species with highest used value. The reported ailments were classified into 11 disease categories based on ICF values and highest number of plant species was reported to treat dermatological and gastrointestinal disorders. Withania somnifera and Ranunculus sceleratus with maximum FL (100%), were used against gastrointestinal and urinary disorders, respectively. The RPL and ROP values were calculated to recognize the folk medicinal plant wealth; six out of 32 plant species (19%) were found popular, based on citation by more than half of the maximum number of informant viz. 26. Consequently, the ROP value for these species was more than 75. The comparative assessment with reported literature revealed 15% resemblance and 6% variation to previous data;however79% uses of the reported species were recorded for the first time. The diversity of medicinal plant species and associated traditional knowledge is significant in primary health care system. Medicinal plant species with high RPL values should be screened for comprehensive phytochemical and pharmacological studies. This could be useful in novel drug discovery and to validate the ethomendicinal knowledge.
Success factors of Aboriginal women entrepreneurs: a study of Mohawk community in Canada

Research in indigenous entrepreneurship as well as women and entrepreneurship is growing. This paper presents 11 case studies on women Aboriginal entrepreneurs in Quebec, Canada. For Aboriginal peoples, small business and entrepreneurship is intimately linked to community and cultural survival. Within these communities, women assume major roles and are active participants and leaders in politics and in business. This research examines several models of entrepreneurship – traits, behavioural and environmental. The Aboriginal women entrepreneurs interviewed show a profound need for conformity and a strong tendency towards collectivism. The business strategies of this group are mostly focused on serving local community needs. This inwardly focused approach may be due to their collectivist orientation or to the availability of limited information on external markets for products and services. This paper concludes with some suggestions on policy directions to encourage Aboriginal entrepreneurship as a means of economic development, self-determination and community sustainability.
Is spurious behaviour an issue for two independent stationary spatial autoregressive SAR(1) processes?

Spurious regression occurs when two independent stationary or nonstationary time series are found to be correlated. Spurious behaviour is also detected in spatial data. Using a Monte Carlo analysis, this study examines the spurious phenomenon for two independent stationary spatial autoregressive processes of order one, that is, SAR(1), and it finds that when spatial econometric models are estimated, as suggested by the LM specification tests, the spurious behaviour is not detected nor the presence of spatially autocorrelated errors.
Derivatives Use and Financial Instrument Disclosure in the Extractives Industry

This article documents the use and disclosure of derivatives in the Australian extractives industry. We find that derivatives are used by 23 per cent of our sample, with mitigation of commodity risk and foreign exchange risk being the most common purposes for which derivatives are used. The most common types of derivatives used in the sector for hedging purposes are forward rate agreements and options. Results indicate that derivative use is positively associated with financial risk and firm size. We also examine the relation between firm characteristics and the extent of financial instrument disclosure, using a disclosure index based on the additional requirements in IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures. Empirical results reveal that large firms with higher leverage, which use derivatives, and are audited by a Big 4 auditor provide more extensive disclosure of financial instruments.
A regional study of presentation and outcome of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in infants.

OBJECTIVE: To describe regional incidence, presentation, and outcome of idiopathic (familial) and Noonan syndrome related infant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) between 1969 and 1994. DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: Regional cardiac referral unit of the South West Region of England and south Wales, population approximately four million. PATIENTS: 21 cases of idiopathic (or familial) HCM, and eight infants with Noonan syndrome. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Survival and persistence or resolution of symptoms or cardiac hypertrophy. RESULTS: Incidence: eight cases between 1969 and 1982 (idiopathic 6, Noonan 2), 21 cases between 1982 to 1994 (idiopathic 15, Noonan 6). Mode of presentation: cardiac failure, 17 (59%); murmur, 9 (30%); cyanosis, 2 (7%); family history, 1 (7%). Age at presentation: 0-7 days, 16 (55%); 8 days-4 months, 9 (31%); 5-12 months, 4 (14%). Outcome: five deaths (17%), all < 1 year, all from progressive cardiac failure (idiopathic 3, Noonan 2). Four of these five had not received beta blockade. Among the 24 survivors (follow up 1.3-23.2 years, median 5.5 years) hypertrophy had resolved in nine (38%) (idiopathic 8, Noonan 1), was mild and asymptomatic in seven (29%), and was symptomatic or severe in eight (33%). All 10 infants presenting with septal thickness > 1.3 cm have persistent cardiac hypertrophy. CONCLUSIONS: Mortality in infant HCM is much lower than previously reported and resolution is more frequent. This may reflect increased detection of less severe forms in addition to the success of aggressive medical management including beta blockade.