Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Behavioral profiles: A corpus-based approach to cognitive semantic analysis

In this paper we will look into questions that concern what may be considered two of the central meaning relations in semantics, i.e. polysemy or the association of multiple meanings with one form and synonymy, i.e. the association of one meaning with multiple forms. In the domain of polysemy, cognitive semanticists typically {ace issues which center on the questions of how to determine whether two usage events are sufficiently similar to be considered instantiations of a single sense and how to establish the prototypicality of a sense/several senses; we adopt Evans's (2005: 33, n. 2) definition of sense as those meanings which have achieved conventionalization and are instantiated in semantic memory. In the domain of near synonymy, semanticists need to uncover among other things what syntactic, semantic and/or pragmatic d ifferences there are between near synonyms and what the semantic and/or functional relation is between near synonyms in a semantic space. In order to solve these problems they need to be able to measure the degree of similarity bet ween senses and/or words and to decide how and where to connect a sense/word to another sense/word in a network. Several solutions to these problems have been put fin·ward in the literature, in particular for polysemy-related issues. One such solution for polysemy-related issues is the fullspecification approach inspired by Lakoff and his collaborators ( cf. e.g. Norvig and Lakoff 1987; LakoJf 1987) where minimal percei\'ed differences between usage events constitute different senses and image schemas. Related to this is Kreitzer's (1997) partial-specification approach where information from three different levels of schematization the so-called component, relational, and integrative levels is integrated, yet minimally different usage events need not constitute dilrerent senses. Both of these approaches suiTer from methodological inadequacies and representational problems, however. As for the former approach, information provided by the context the word under study occurs in is not taken into account (cf. Sandra and Rice 1995; Tyler and Evans 2001), there is no
Governance, Ownership Structure, and Performance of Entrepreneurial IPOs in Aim Companies

Manuscript Type. Empirical. Research Question/Issue. The study investigates the impact of venture capital (VC) ownership on corporate governance characteristics in entrepreneurial companies listed on the UK's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). In particular, the paper examines the impact of venture capital funds on the firm's governance structure post‐IPO and the dynamic inter‐relationship between corporate governance (CG), venture capital ownership and financial performance. Research Findings/Insights. Using hand collected data from a sample of 271 entrepreneurial companies admitted to AIM during the period 2000–2007, we measure and track the corporate governance characteristics by constructing a CGAIM50 index. Our findings suggest a high level of VC ownership and its reputation leads to better corporate governance in our sample of entrepreneurial Initial Public Offering (IPO) companies. We also find a positive and significant relationship between corporate governance characteristics and financial performance, which suggests that outside shareholders such as VCs bring managerial know‐how and hence help improve IPO companies' performance. Theoretical/Academic Implications. The study is the first to examine the CG characteristics of entrepreneurial (fast growth) companies on the AIM using a unique index. The inter‐relationship between venture capital ownership structure, corporate governance, and financial performance is modeled using the system GMM estimator of dynamic panel model in addition to the 3SLS methodology. Practitioner/Policy Implications. The study offers practical implications for regulatory authorities and investors, as it highlights that venture capital funds investing in entrepreneurial companies on the AIM have a positive impact on both corporate governance and company performance, which improves after IPO admission, and also on subsequent performance.
Measuring Government Performance: Lessons from a Federal Job Training Program

This paper studies the provision of incentives in the large federal bureaucracy created under the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982. We find that bureaucrats respond to these incentives by maximizing their private rewards, possibly at the expense of social welfare. We argue that the inability to perfectly measure bureaucratic output is the root of this dysfunctional behavior. In addition, we find that the incentive designers adjust and perfect the incentive system as they receive information about dysfunctional behavior. In light of our findings, we discuss the prospects for successfully implementing in government organizations accountability mechanisms associated with the market sector.
Real-time point cloud compression

With today's advanced 3D scanner technology, huge amounts of point cloud data can be generated in short amounts of time. Data compression is thus necessary for storage and especially for transmission, e.g., via wireless networks. While previous approaches delivered good compression ratios and interesting theoretical insights, they are either computationally expensive or do not support incrementally acquired data and locally decompressing the data, two requirements we found necessary in many applications. We present a compression approach that is efficient in storage requirements as well as in computational cost, as it can compress and decompress point cloud data in real-time. Furthermore, it is capable of compressing incrementally acquired data, local decompression and of decompressing a subsampled representation of the original data. Our method is based on local 2D parameterizations of surface point cloud data, for which we describe an efficient approach. We suggest the usage of standard image compression techniques for the compression of local details. While exhibiting state-of-the-art compression ratios, our approach remains easy to implement. In our evaluation, we compare our approach to previous ones and discuss the choice of parameters. Due to our algorithm's efficiency, we consider it as a reference concerning speed and compression rates.
Computer assisted identification and classification of streptomycete promoters.

Short sequences that were over represented in a database of Streptomyces promoter region sequences were identified. These sequences and others that were selected on the basis of the characteristics of known promoters, were tested to determine if they were found predominantly at particular distances from the transcription start site. In several cases obvious clusters were recorded. This has allowed the objective identification of potential promoter core sequences. In some cases these may define novel promoter classes. 150 Streptomyces promoters have been listed and grouped on this basis. A new and extended consensus sequence for the Streptomyces E.coli sigma 70-like promoters was determined. It showed differences from that of E.coli, both in sequence and in the spacing between the -35 and -10 regions.
Robust Dissipative Control for Networked Control Systems with Multiple Packet Dropouts

Abstract This paper deals with the dissipative problem for uncertain time-delay networked control systems with both multiple measurement and control packet dropouts. The uncertainty is assumed to satisfy a dissipative inequality, and the multiple measurement and control packet dropouts are described by two independent Bernoulli distributed sequences. By utilizing the Lyapunov functional method, a robust dissipative controller is designed such that the corresponding closed-loop system is asymptotically mean-square stable and strict (Q, S, R)-dissipative. The sufficient condition on the existence of the controller is formulated in the form of linear matrix inequalities. Then the controller gain is achieved by using an extended cone complementarity linearization method. An example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed design method.
Axiomatizing Subtyped Delimited Continuations

We present direct equational axiomatizations of the call-by-value lambda calculus with the control operators shift_0 and reset_0 that generalize Danvy and Filinski's shift and reset in that they allow for abstracting control beyond the top-most delimited continuation. We address an untyped version of the calculus as well as a typed version with effect subtyping. For each of the calculi we present a set of axioms that we prove sound and complete with respect to the corresponding CPS translation.
Burrowing Criteria and Burrowing Mode Adjustment in Bivalves to Varying Geoenvironmental Conditions in Intertidal Flats and Beaches

The response of bivalves to their abiotic environment has been widely studied in relation to hydroenvironmental conditions, sediment types and sediment grain sizes. However, the possible role of varying geoenvironmental conditions in their habitats remains poorly understood. Here, we show that the hardness of the surficial intertidal sediments varies by a factor of 20–50 due to suction development and suction-induced void state changes in the essentially saturated states of intertidal flats and beaches. We investigated the response of two species of bivalves, Ruditapes philippinarum and Donax semigranosus, in the laboratory by simulating such prevailing geoenvironmental conditions in the field. The experimental results demonstrate that the bivalve responses depended strongly on the varying geoenvironmental conditions. Notably, both bivalves consistently shifted their burrowing modes, reducing the burrowing angle and burial depth, in response to increasing hardness, to compensate for the excessive energy required for burrowing, as explained by a proposed conceptual model. This burrowing mode adjustment was accompanied by two burrowing criteria below or above which the bivalves accomplished vertical burrowing or failed to burrow, respectively. The suitable and fatal conditions differed markedly with species and shell lengths. The acute sensitivities of the observed bivalve responses to geoenvironmental changes revealed two distinctive mechanisms accounting for the adult–juvenile spatial distributions of Ruditapes philippinarum and the behavioral adaptation to a rapidly changing geoenvironment of Donax semigranosus. The present results may provide a rational basis by which to understand the ensuing, and to predict future, bivalve responses to geoenvironmental changes in intertidal zones.
Air pollution effects on myocardial infarction.

OBJECTIVE Myocardial infarction is an acute and severe cardiovascular disease that generally leads to patient admissions to intensive care units and few cases are initially admitted to infirmaries. The objective of the study was to assess whether estimates of air pollution effects on myocardial infarction morbidity are modified by the source of health information. METHODS The study was carried out in hospitals of the Brazilian Health System in the city of São Paulo, Southern Brazil. A time series study (1998-1999) was performed using two outcomes: infarction admissions to infirmaries and to intensive care units, both for people older than 64 years of age. Generalized linear models controlling for seasonality (long and short-term trends) and weather were used. The eight-day cumulative effects of air pollutants were assessed using third degree polynomial distributed lag models. RESULTS Almost 70% of daily hospital admissions due to myocardial infarction were to infirmaries. Despite that, the effects of air pollutants on infarction were higher for intensive care units admissions. All pollutants were positively associated with the study outcomes but SO2 presented the strongest statistically significant association. An interquartile range increase on SO2 concentration was associated with increases of 13% (95% CI: 6-19) and 8% (95% CI: 2-13) of intensive care units and infirmary infarction admissions, respectively. CONCLUSIONS It may be assumed there is a misclassification of myocardial infarction admissions to infirmaries leading to overestimation. Also, despite the absolute number of events, admissions to intensive care units data provides a more adequate estimate of the magnitude of air pollution effects on infarction admissions.
New approach to classification of Chinese folk music based on extension of HMM

Recently, class labels are commonly used to structure the increasing amounts of music available in digital form on the Web and are important for music information retrieval. An evaluation for automatic classification of Chinese folk music according to an audio taxonomy is presented. The audio taxonomy is organized as hierarchical, resulting in good coverage of Chinese folk music. Continuous Hidden Markov Model(CHMM) have been widely used to model the temporal evolution of dynamic sounds, especially music signal, whereas with an obvious drawback that the probability of time spends in a particular state, or state occupancy is geometrically distributed, which is not the case in real music signal. In this paper, we presented two extensions of standard HMM: Hidden semi-Markov Model(HSMM), and Segmentation Duration-Based HMM(SDBHMM), providing a comparison among them and Continuous Hidden Markov Model(CHMM). The former extension has been presented in speech recognition and we proposed the later one originally. Our result show that SDBHMM could achieve classification accuracy of 92.49% approximately and HSMM with 90.02%, both of which outperform standard CHMM.
PENGARUH PENGUNGKAPAN CSR TERHADAP KINERJA KEUANGAN DENGAN KEPEMILIKAN ASING SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERATOR

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini dilakukan di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) dengan situs resmi www.idx. co.id . Jumlah sampel yang diambil sebanyak 35 perusahaan LQ 45 tahun 2011, dengan metode purposive judgement sampling . Pengumpulan data digunakan melalui dokumenter dan studi pustaka. Data dianalisis dengan regresi linear berganda. Penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa pengungkapan CSR berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan. Ini berarti semakin tinggi pengungkapan CSR, semakin tinggi kinerja keuangan perusahaan. Interaksi antara CSR dan kepemilikan asing tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap kinerja keuangan. Ini berarti kepemilikan asing tidak mempengaruhi kebijakan CSR terhadap kinerja keuangan. Kata kunci: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), kepemilikan asin,g kinerja keuangan
A Supersymmetry Preserving Mass-Deformation of N=1 Super Yang-Mills in D=2+1

We construct a massive non-abelianN = 1 SYM theory on R 3 . This is achieved by using a non-local gauge and Poincare invariant mass term for gluons due to Nair. The underlying supersymmetry algebra is shown to be a non-central extension of the Poincare algebra by the spacetime rotation group so(3). The incorporation of Chern-Simons couplings in the formalism is also presented. The dimensional reduction of the gauge theory and the SUSY algebra is related to a massiveN = 2 massive matrix quantum mechanics based on euclidean Clifford2(R).
Geometrical and performance analysis of GMD and Chase decoding algorithms

The overall number of nearest neighbors in bounded distance decoding (BDD) algorithms is given by N/sub 0,eff/=N/sub 0/+N/sub BDD/. Where NBDD denotes the number of additional, non-codeword, neighbors that are generated during the (suboptimal) decoding process. We identify and enumerate the nearest neighbors associated with the original generalized minimum distance (GMD) and Chase (1972) decoding algorithms. After careful examination of the decision regions of these algorithms, we derive an approximated probability ratio between the error contribution of a noncodeword neighbor (one of N/sub BDD/ points) and a codeword nearest neighbor. For Chase algorithm 1 it is shown that the contribution to the error probability of a noncodeword nearest neighbor is a factor of 2/sup d-1/ less than the contribution of a codeword, while for Chase algorithm 2 the factor is 2/sup [d/2]-1/, d being the minimum Hamming distance of the code. For Chase algorithm 3 and GMD, a recursive procedure for calculating this ratio, which turns out to be nonexponential in d, is presented. This procedure can also be used for specifically identifying the error patterns associated with Chase algorithm 3 and GMD. Utilizing the probability ratio, we propose an improved approximated upper bound on the probability of error based on the union bound approach. Simulation results are given to demonstrate and support the analytical derivations.
Human Capital, Innovation and Technology Diffusion

This paper develops a new latent index of human capital identified as valuable skills for seventy countries for the period 1970-2003. The index is compared to existing measures of human capital in assessing the Benhabib and Spiegel (2005) model of logistic technology diffusion. The study undertakes extensive sensitivity analysis and accounts for alternative production functions, capital-skill complementarity (CSC), skill-unskilled labour complementarity (CNC), and skill-biased-technical-change (SBTC). The evidence shows that (i) the new index outperforms existing indicators; (ii) the index also facilitates innovation and technology diffusion, and is consistent with the theoretical model; (iii) the valuable skills-education gap has widened in Africa and advanced OECD countries, and (iv) the CSC, SNC and SBTC hypotheses are confirmed but the effects are nonlinear.
US Labor in Trouble and Transition: The Failure of Reform from Above, the Promise of Revival from Below

The finest historian of the contemporary labour movement finds the secret of its collapse and potential revival. "U. S. Labor in Trouble and Transition" tells the story of union decline in America and of the split in the labor movement it led to, following the dismal tale of union mergers and management partnerships that accompanied the retreat from militancy since the 1980s. Looking to the future, Moody shows how the rise of immigrant labor and its efforts at self-organization can re-energise the unions from below. "U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition" breaks new ground in the on-going debate within the U.S. labor movement.
Curriculum decision making in a research university: an interplay between ideologies and influences

1 Chapter 1 Project Description and Rationale 10 1.1 Focus of the Study 10 1.2 Research Questions 12 1.3 Research Design 13 1.4 Thesis Outline 15 Chapter 2 Conceptualising Higher Education Curriculum Decision Making 18 2.1 Changing Definitions and Models of Curriculum 18 2.2 The Role of Influences and Ideologies in Shaping Curriculum and Teaching Practices 23 2.2.1 The influence of teachers’ beliefs on curriculum and teaching approaches . 23 2.2.2 Making sense of patterns of curriculum decisions as ideologies 25 2.2.3 The importance of knowledge and discipline in the design and differentiation of curriculum practices 28 2.2. 4 Summary of curriculum models 29 2.3 The Influence of Research on Teaching and Curriculum 33 2.3. 1 Is there a relationship between teaching and research and can it be demonstrated? 34 2.3. 2 What do teaching and research have in common? Conceptual analyses of the relationship. 35 2.3. 3 What are academics’ beliefs about, and experiences of the relationship between teaching and research? 36 2.3. 4 How do academics integrate research and teaching in their day-to-day work? 37 2.3. 5 How can the relationship between research & teaching be strengthened? 38 2.3. 6 How do students’ experience academic research and learning through research? 40 2.3. 7 Summary of literature on relationships between teaching and research . 41
Effect of Vitamin D Status on Von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS13 in Diabetic Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis

Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is a glycoprotein with a crucial role in the formation of platelet thrombi, and ADAMTS13 is the main enzyme responsible for vWF cleavage. Both are important in the relationship between diabetic nephropathy, hypercoagulability, and cardiovascular disease. This study evaluated a potential relationship between vitamin D (vitD) levels, vWF, ADAMTS13 activity, and inflammation in diabetic patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD). Blood samples from 52 diabetic patients on chronic HD were obtained to determine vitD levels, vWF, and ADAMTS13 activity, and inflammatory markers. HD patients were grouped according to 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) VitD]<25 nmol/L (n=16) or >25 nmol/L (n=36). vWF antigen and vWF activity were elevated in both groups, with an average of 214.3±82.6% and 175.8±72.6%, respectively. Average ADAMTS13 activity was within the normal range in both groups. Blood samples from the vitD <25 nmol/L group showed a positive correlation between c-reactive protein (CRP) and vWF levels (P=0.023; r=0.564; 95% confidence interval=0.095-0.828), with a negative correlation between HbA1c and 25(OH) VitD (P=0.015; r=-0.337; 95% confidence interval=-0.337-0.19). Diabetic patients on chronic HD had elevated vWF levels and activity with no significant change in ADAMTS13 activity. The correlation between CRP and vWF levels in the 25(OH) VitD<25 nmol/L group suggests inflammatory-related endothelial dysfunction in these patients.
Geographic Variation of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Incidence in New Jersey, 2009–2011

Few analyses in the United States have examined geographic variation and socioeconomic disparities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) incidence, because of lack of population-based incidence data. In this analysis, we used population-based ALS data to identify whether ALS incidence clusters geographically and to determine whether ALS risk varies by area-based socioeconomic status (SES). This study included 493 incident ALS cases diagnosed (via El Escorial criteria) in New Jersey between 2009 and 2011. Geographic variation and clustering of ALS incidence was assessed using a spatial scan statistic and Bayesian geoadditive models. Poisson regression was used to estimate the associations between ALS risk and SES based on census-tract median income while controlling for age, sex, and race. ALS incidence varied across and within counties, but there were no statistically significant geographic clusters. SES was associated with ALS incidence. After adjustment for age, sex, and race, the relative risk of ALS was significantly higher (relative risk (RR) = 1.37, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02, 1.82) in the highest income quartile than in the lowest. The relative risk of ALS was significantly lower among blacks (RR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.39, 0.83) and Asians (RR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.41, 0.97) than among whites. Our findings suggest that ALS incidence in New Jersey appears to be associated with SES and race.
Difference equations for the correlation functions of the eight-vertex model

The authors propose that the correlation functions of the inhomogeneous eight-vertex model in the anti-ferroelectric regime satisfy a system of difference equations with respect to the spectral parameters. Solving the simplest difference equation they obtain the expression for the spontaneous staggered polarization conjectured by Baxter and Kelland (1974). They also discuss a related construction of vertex operators on the lattice.
Valuation of EU Agricultural Landscape

The present paper provides a meta-analysis of agricultural landscape valuation studies and through the estimated benefit transfer function it projects the value of EU landscape. The analyses are based on information from more than thirty European and non-European studies which use a stated preference approach to uncover society's willingness to pay (WTP) for agricultural landscape. Our calculations show that, the WTP in the EU varies between 134 and 201 €/ha with an average value of 149 €/ha in 2009. Furthermore the calculations indicate that the total value of EU landscape in 2009 is estimated to be in the range of €24.5 – 36.6 billion per year, with an average of €27.1 billion, representing around 8 percent of the total value of EU agricultural production and roughly half of the CAP expenditures.