Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH KEBIJAKAN MODAL KERJA DAN FAKTOR LAINNYA TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR

This research aims to obtain empirical evidence about the effect of accounts receivable period, accounts payable period, inventory period, size, age, leverage and asset turnover on profitability. Sample are used in this research are listed as manufacturing company in Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2010 until 2012 using purposive sampling method. Independent-samples t-test and multiple regression analysis are used to test the hypothesis. The results showed that the accounts receivable period of fast have greater profitability than the accounts receivable period of time. In addition, there is no difference in profitability between accounts payable and inventory period of time and fast. While the size, firm age and asset turnover positive effect on profitability. While leverage negatively affect profitability.
Comparison of the hormonal responses to exhaustive incremental exercise in adolescent and young adult males.

OBJECTIVE Evaluate hormonal responses to incremental-stage exercise (EX) test to exhaustion in adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Adolescents were tested at 16 years of age in Tanner Stage 4 (TS4) and at 17 years of age in Tanner Stage 5 (TS5) (n = 6). Adults were tested at 21 ± 1 y. (X ± SD) (n = 4) and served as controls. Blood samples were taken at rest, at the end of each EX stage. RESULTS Main effects for EX in cortisol (p < 0.01, increasing with each EX stage) and for subject group for testosterone (T) occurred (p < 0.01; TS4 < TS5, adults). Interaction effect of group by EX stage occurred for GH (p < 0.05). GH increased in response to EX in all groups, however, the magnitude of increase was significantly less for TS5 and adults than TS4. CONCLUSIONS Differences in T and GH responses for TS4 than those for TS5 and adults reflect the differing maturation levels of the endocrine system between Tanner Stages. TS5 adolescents are more similar to young adults in hormonal responses to EX than are TS4 adolescents.
The Efficacy of Naikan Therapy on Male Offenders: Changes in Perceived Social Support and Externalized Blame

Naikan is a contemplative self-observation practice that originated from Japanese Shin Buddhism and is utilized for rehabilitating prison inmates in many countries. Although some investigations have provided initial evidence for its efficiency in decreasing recidivism, there is still a need for further investigation of the effectiveness of Naikan on other outcomes through more controlled studies. The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of Naikan therapy on male offenders’ perceived social support and externalized blame. Ninety-two male offenders were randomly assigned to either the experimental group or to the waiting group. All participants were evaluated by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Externalization subscale of the Test of Self-Conscious Affect before and after Naikan therapy. The results suggested that participants who received Naikan therapy showed higher levels of perceived social support and lower levels of externalized blame after Naikan therapy than before.
Sevoflurane‐induced isoelectric EEG and burst suppression: differential and antagonistic effect of added nitrous oxide

The objective of this study was to investigate whether nitrous oxide influenced the ED50 of sevoflurane for induction of isoelectric electroencephalogram (ED50isoelectric) differently from its influence on the ED50 of sevoflurane for electroencephalogram burst suppression (ED50burst). In a prospective, randomised, double‐blind, parallel group, up–down sequential allocation study, 77 ASA physical status 1 and 2 patients received sevoflurane induction and, after tracheal intubation, were randomly allocated to receive sevoflurane with either 40% oxygen in air (control group) or 60% nitrous oxide in oxygen mixture (nitrous group). The ED50isoelectric in the two groups was determined using Dixon's up and down method, starting at 2.5% with 0.2% step size of end‐tidal sevoflurane. The electroencephalogram was considered as isoelectric when a burst suppression ratio of 100% lasted > 1 min. The subsequent concentrations of sevoflurane administered were determined by the presence or absence of isoelectric electroencephalogram in the previous patient in the same group. The ED50isoelectric in the nitrous group 4.08 (95%CI, 3.95–4.38)% was significantly higher than that in the control group 3.68 (95%CI, 3.50–3.78)% (p < 0.0001). The values for ED50burst were 3.05 (95%CI, 2.66–3.90)% and 3.02 (95%CI, 3.00–3.05)% in nitrous group and control group, respectively (p = 0.52). The addition of 60% nitrous oxide increases ED50isoelectric, but not the ED50burst of sevoflurane. Neither result indicates an additive effect of anaesthetic agents, as might be expected, and possible reasons for this are discussed.
Competitiveness and Social Cohesion in Western European Cities

European cities are historically characterised by a strong association between social cohesion and competitiveness. However, in recent years, this stability has been affected by strains induced by rising new inequalities and increasing competition among cities. These facts have raised the need for a new understanding of the relationship between cohesion and competitiveness. This paper draws on a selection of social and economic indicators to explore this multifaceted relationship in 50 European cities, selected on the basis of their size and international role. The aims of the analysis are to assess the position of each European city, to identify clusters of cities and to suggest an interpretative hypothesis in order to characterise the particularities of this relationship in European cities.
Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs

Citizen science is a useful approach for conducting scientific research; however, an understanding of the motivations, satisfactions, and other aspects of volunteers’ psychology is essential for conservation scientists wishing to mobilize this resource. We tested psychometric instruments for assessing the motivations, satisfactions, and advocacy role of volunteers with the Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project (SABAP2). Data were collected through stakeholder and volunteer surveys, and focus groups with the program's management. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis included content analysis, statistical tests of internal consistency, and factor analysis. An inventory, the Environmental Volunteer Functions Inventory (EVFI), was tested for assessing volunteer motivations along with scales for assessing volunteer satisfaction and level of advocacy. These scales revealed that volunteers in SABAP2 are satisfied with the program and exhibit behaviors suggesting they act as advocates for the program. Insights and a platform for adaptive management are provided for managers of the social dimensions of citizen science and other conservation programs.
Alpha and beta oscillatory changes during stimulus-induced movement paradigms: effect of stimulus predictability

We studied the effect of stimulus predictability on the alpha and beta changes observed in central regions during stimulus-induced movement paradigms. Six young volunteers were instructed to extend briskly their dominant wrist as soon as possible after hearing a 2000 Hz sound. Two sequences of stimuli were presented to each subject, the first rhythmic at 1/6 s and the second with random intervals between 5 and 13s. A time-frequency analysis of nonphase-locked activity in the 7–37 Hz range was performed on stimulus-centred EEG sweeps using wavelet filters and Gabor transforms. During the sequence of predictable rhythmic stimuli, stimulus-induced movements were accompanied by a decrease in beta activity that began contralaterally about 1 s prior to the stimulus and extended to both sides later on. This decrease was followed by a rebound after the end of the movement. In the alpha band, the decrease observed started just after the sound. During the sequence of non-predictable, random stimuli, stimulus-induced movements were accompanied by a shorter and smaller alpha and beta-ERD, that started after the stimulus. The presence of a pre-stimulus beta ERD only in the rhythmic predictable paradigm suggests that central pre-movement beta ERD may be an indicator of motor preparation, and could be used for objective evaluation of time estimation and motor timing. The minimal differences observed in the alpha changes in both paradigms suggest that alpha-ERD may not be linked to motor preparation.
Role of Recanalization in Acute Stroke Outcome: Rationale for a CT Angiogram-Based “Benefit of Recanalization” Model

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke, CT angiographic (CTA) source images (CTA-SI) identify tissue likely to infarct despite early recanalization. This pilot study evaluated the impact of recanalization status on clinical and radiologic predictors of patient outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Of 44 patients undergoing CT/CTA within 6 hours of developing symptoms of proximal MCA ischemia, 19 patients achieved complete proximal MCA (MCA M1) recanalization. Admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, onset-to-imaging time, CTA-SI Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score, MCA M1 occlusion, cerebrovascular collaterals score, and CTA-SI lesion volume were correlated with 3- to 6-month follow-up modified Rankin Scale (mRS). We developed 2 stepwise regression models: one for patients with complete MCA M1 recanalization and one for patients without complete recanalization. RESULTS: Complete and incomplete recanalization groups had similar median admission NIHSS scores (19 versus 19) and mean onset-to-imaging times (2.3 versus 1.9 hours) but different proportions of patients achieving mRS scores 0–2 (74% versus 40%; P = .04). The only independent predictors of clinical outcome in patients with complete recanalization were onset-to-imaging time and admission CTA-SI lesion volume (total model R2 = 0.75; P = .01). The only independent predictors of outcome in patients with incomplete recanalization were admission CTA-SI lesion volume and NIHSS score (total model R2 = 0.66; P = .007). CONCLUSION: Regardless of recanalization status, admission CTA-SI lesion volume was associated with clinical outcome. Recanalization status did, however, affect which variables in addition to CTA-SI volume significantly impacted clinical outcome: time with complete recanalization and NIHSS with incomplete recanalization. This finding may support the development of a model predicting the potential clinical benefit expected with early successful recanalization.
Musical training modulates encoding of higher‐order regularities in the auditory cortex

We investigated the effect of long‐term musical training on the time course of development of neuronal representations within the auditory cortex by means of magnetoencephalography. In musicians but not in nonmusicians, pre‐attentive encoding of a complex regularity within a tone sequence was evident by a constant increase of the pattern mismatch negativity within < 10 min. The group difference was more pronounced in the left hemisphere, indicating stronger plastic changes in its structures supporting temporal analysis and sound pattern encoding. The results suggest an effect of long‐term musical training on short‐term auditory learning processes. This has implications not only for cognitive neuroscience in showing how short‐term and long‐term neuronal plasticity can interact within the auditory cortex, but also for educational and clinical applications of implicit auditory learning where beneficial effects of (musical) experience might be exploited.
Factor Covariances Predict Factor Returns

We examine low-turnover zero-investment "factor" portfolios constructed from various stock characteristics previously shown to predict returns. The nine different factor portfolios all exhibit negative market betas. Our central result is that a more negative beta across factors predicts higher factor returns over the next two years. Similarly, the average relative volatility of the factor returns, as well as the cross-sectional variance of the betas and volatilities, predicts future factor returns. While the results are difficult to reconcile with standard risk-based explanations, they are consistent with the existence of a time-varying mass of naive investors, whose trading affects the returns to characteristics-based factor portfolios. Indeed, the average beta across factors is highly negatively correlated across time with the Baker and Wurgler (2006) investor sentiment measure.
Kinin and angiotensin II receptor antagonists in rats with chronic renal failure: chronic effects on cardio- and renoprotection of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors

Objective To assess the potential of the kallikrein-kinin and renin-angiotensin systems in mediating the cardio- and renoprotective effects of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in rats with chronic renal failure. Materials and methods Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive control Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats subjected to five-sixths nephrectomy were randomly assigned to treatment with vehicle, a kinin antagonist (Hoe 140) or an ACE inhibitor (cilazapril) or both drugs, intraperitoneally via osmotic minipumps for 4 weeks. In addition, the effects of a chronic infusion of a specific angiotensin receptor antagonist (losartan) alone or in combination with an ACE inhibitor (enalapril) were also investigated in nephrectomized SHR for 2 weeks. Results In nephrectomized SHR and WKY rats, cilazapril alone significantly reduced systolic blood pressure, urinary protein excretion, heart weight and serum creatinine. In nephrectomized SHR, Hoe 140 alone or cilazapril in combination with Hoe 140 (7 or 70 μg/kg per day) induced no changes in these parameters, other than those associated with the effects of cilazapril alone. In nephrectomized WKY rats, cilazapril in combination with Hoe 140 (70 μg/kg per day) slightly, but not significantly, attenuated the antihypertensive effect of cilazapril but did not affect the other parameters. These results were confirmed by morphological analysis of kidneys. All the drug regimens provided effective protection against an increase in focal glomerular sclerosis. Enalapril did not modify the antihypertensive and renoprotective effects of losartan in nephrectomized SHR. Conclusions The present results indicate that the kallikrein-kinin system might not be a major factor in the cardio- and renoprotective effects of ACE inhibitors in rats with chronic renal failure.
A sustainable collaborative research dialogue between practitioners and academics

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the co‐production of knowledge and dialogic relationships via the collaboration between business practitioners and academic researchers.Design/methodology/approach – The motivations, expectations, communication processes, and final performance of those engaged in collaborative management research are explored by applying a two‐pronged methodology with a content analysis and an e‐mail survey. The authors conducted a content analysis on 136 articles identified out of a total of 2,029 articles from six leading journals during 2006‐2011 which fulfilled the criteria of being coauthored by both professors and practitioners. An e‐mail survey of six open questions was given to pre‐screened authors in the first stage to investigate the in‐depth dialogue processes and stories of these collaborations.Findings – The results revealed that collaboration topics of interest focused mostly on organizational behavior, business policy, and strategy, and that theoretical .
Population, enclosure and property rights

Abstract The Swedish enclosure movement began in the County of Malmohus in southwestern Sweden with the implementation of the Enskifte Act in 1803. Already a decade after the beginning of the enclosure, the peasant regions in the plains had been enclosed. In the manorial regions, enclosure generally began somewhat later and was also a slower process. In the beginning of the 1850s however greater part of the area had been enclosed. Around the same period, the enclosure culminated in other parts of the country. The whole enclosure movement was not completed until wme decades later.
Isolation and Characterization of XKaiso, a Transcriptional Repressor That Associates with the Catenin Xp120 ctn in Xenopus laevis *

The Armadillo family of catenin proteins function in multiple capacities including cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion and nuclear signaling. The newest catenin, p120 ctn , differs from the classical catenins and binds to the membrane-proximal domain of cadherins. Recently, a novel transcription factor Kaiso was found to interact with p120 ctn , suggesting that p120 ctn also possesses a nuclear function. We isolated the Xenopushomolog of Kaiso, XKaiso, from a Xenopus stage 17 cDNA library. XKaiso contains an amino-terminal BTB/POZ domain and three carboxyl-terminal zinc fingers. The XKaiso transcript was present maternally and expressed throughout early embryonic development. XKaiso's spatial expression was defined via in situhybridization and was found localized to the brain, eye, ear, branchial arches, and spinal cord. Co-immunoprecipitation of Xenopusp120 ctn and XKaiso demonstrated their mutual association, whereas related experiments employing differentially epitope-tagged XKaiso constructs suggest that XKaiso additionally self-associates. Finally, reporter assays employing a chimera of XKaiso fused to the GAL4 DNA binding domain indicate that XKaiso is a transcriptional repressor. These data suggest that XKaiso functions throughout development and that its repressor functions may be most apparent in the context of neural tissues. The significance of the XKaiso-p120 ctn interaction has yet to be determined, but it may include transducing information from cadherin-mediated cell-cell contacts to transcriptional processes within the nucleus.
Comparative Phosphorus Sorption by Marine Sediments and Agricultural Soils in a Tropical Environment

The influence of soil phosphorus (P) sources on P sorption characteristics of marine sediments was investigated for Pearl Harbor and off shore Molokai in Hawaii. Estuary sediments were sampled in seven locations; these represented different soils and on-shore activities. The soil samples included nine major soils that contributed sediment to the Harbor and coastal sediments near the island of Molokai. Sediment and soil samples were equilibrated for 6 days in 0.01 M CaCl2 solution and synthetic seawater containing differing amounts of P. Phosphorus sorption curves were constructed. The equilibrated solution P, with no P added, ranged from 0.01 to 0.2 mg L−1; P sorption by sediments at standard solution concentration 0.2 mg L−1, ranged from 0 to 230 mg kg−1. Sediment P sorption corresponded closely with soil sorption characteristics. Soils contributing sediments to the west reach of Pearl Harbor are highly weathered Oxisols with high standard P sorption values while those in the southeast of the Harbor were Vertisols and Mollisols which sorb little P. The influence of source materials on sediment P sorption was also observed for off-shore sediments near Molokai. Sediments serve as both source and sink for P in Pearl Harbor and in this role can be a stabilizing influence on P concentration in the water column. Phosphorus sorption curves in conjunction with water quality data can help to understand P dynamics between sediments and the water column and help evaluate concerns about P loading to a water body. For Pearl Harbor, solution P in equilibrium with sediments from the Lochs was 0.021 mg L−1; a value unlikely to produce an algal bloom. (Measured total P in the water columns (mean) was 0.060. )
Characteristics of ammonia emission during thermal drying of lime sludge for co-combustion in cement kilns

Thermal drying was used to reduce sludge moisture content before co-combustion in cement kilns. The characteristics of ammonia (NH3) emission during thermal drying of lime sludge (LS) were investigated in a laboratory-scale tubular dry furnace under different temperature and time conditions. As the temperature increased, the NH3 concentration increased in the temperature range 100–130°C, decreased in the temperature range 130–220°C and increased rapidly at >220°C. Emission of NH3 also increased as the lime dosage increased and stabilized at lime dosages >5%. In the first 60 min of drying experiments, 55% of the NH3 was released. NH3 accounted for about 67–72% of the change in total nitrogen caused by the release of nitrogen-containing volatile compounds (VCs) from the sludge. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy revealed that the main forms of nitrogen in sludge were amides and amines. The addition of lime (CaO) could cause conversion of N–H, N–O or C–N containing compounds to NH3 during the drying process.
Molecular characterization and antibiogram of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from chicken and mutton of retail markets

Objective: To isolate Listeria monocytogenes from chicken and mutton meat sold at retail outlets and to characterize isolates for virulence determinants. Methods: Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from chicken and mutton meat samples using ISO: 11290 method. Multiplex PCR was performed for the detection of virulence associated genes. Results: Out of 198 retail meat samples (72 chicken and 126 mutton) analyzed, Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from 4.5% (8.3% chicken and 2.3% mutton) samples. All the 9 isolates (6 from chicken and 3 from mutton) belonged to 1/2a servar and carried virulence genes viz. haemolysin (hlyA), phosphatidylinositol phospholipase (plcA), actin polymerization protein (actA) and invasive associative protein p60 (Iap). Conclusion: L. monocytogenes is an organism of food safety and public health significance, its recovery from the meat sold at retail outlets indicated breach in the quality assurance. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;6(2): 65-68
Why convene referendums? Explaining choices in EU constitutional politics

ABSTRACT Referendums are not the most common instrument of democracy in EU member states. In spite of this, the negotiation of the EU Constitution prompted a number of governmental choices of this mechanism for ratification of the new treaty and no less than ten governments announced their intention to use it. The reasons for these choices must be looked for in domestic political circumstances and, more precisely, in the non-existence of solid parliamentary majorities and disputes within the ruling parties, as well as in the perception of an electoral advantage on the part of government parties. Additionally, the force of arguments for the need to ratify a constitution by means of a referendum and the imitation of the path followed in other countries played an important part in these choices.