Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PRIORITIZATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUCCESS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS WITH AHP (A CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIES AND MINES ORGANIZATION OF ISFAHAN PROVINCE)

Decisions in today's competitive and turbulent environments without access to information can confuse managers. The information system, which is planning, design and deployment as efficient and effective way, can help to improve the organization and create competitive advantage. One of the success factors and effectiveness of information systems in organizations is the organizational factors. In this research, organizational factors such as top management support, resource allocation, decision- making structure, management style and alignment of goals and knowledge of IT management, that affects the success factors of information systems (System quality, user satisfaction, perceived usefulness and quality of information), were analyzed and prioritized by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Industries and Mines Organization of Isfahan Province. After gathering information and analysis by using the Expert Choice, it was found that among success factors of information systems, and user satisfaction is the most important factor, and the most important factor affecting success of organizational information system is the top management support.
Workers and Firms Sorting into Temporary Jobs

The liberalization of fixed term contracts in Europe has led to a two tier regime, with a growing share of jobs covered by temporary contracts. The paper proposes a matching model with direct search in which temporary and permanent jobs coexist in a long run equilibrium. When temporary contracts are allowed, firms are willing to open permanent jobs in as much as their job filling rate is faster than that of temporary jobs. From the labour demand standpoint, a simple trade-off emerges between an ex-ante job filling rate and ex-post flexible dismissal rate. From the labor supply standpoint, a trade-off emerges between an ex-ante lower job finding rate and ex-post larger retention rate. The model features a natural sorting of firms and workers into permanent and temporary jobs. It is also consistent with the observation that workers hired on a permanent contract receive more training. The paper shows that the transition from a rigid to a two a tier regime system is always associated with a transitory fall in unemployment.
“What Can I Really Do?” Explaining the Privacy Paradox with Online Apathy

Based on focus group interviews, we considered how young adults’ attitudes about privacy can be reconciled with their online behavior. The “privacy paradox” suggests that young people claim to care about privacy while simultaneously providing a great deal of personal information through social media. Our interviews revealed that young adults do understand and care about the potential risks associated with disclosing information online and engage in at least some privacy-protective behaviors on social media. However, they feel that once information is shared, it is ultimately out of their control. They attribute this to the opaque practices of institutions, the technological affordances of social media, and the concept of networked privacy, which acknowledges that individuals exist in social contexts where others can and do violate their privacy.
Re-conceptualising folk crime in rural contexts

The notion of 'folk crime' refers to offences that are generally perceived by perpetrators and other members of their community as not being particularly criminal, offensive, harmful or dangerous. Wilson (1983) outlines the main elements of folk crime: (1) the usual links between morality and law may be broken, depriving the extended criminal law of its moral sanctions; (2) strong inducements may exist for the public at large or significant segments within it to violate the law; and (3) law violation may become a chronic problem in which the resources of the legal system face a perpetual burden that diminishes the ability of the system to respond to its traditional goals. A central idea is that 'we all do it', and so those caught doing it are not necessarily deemed 'evil' or 'unworthy' enough to warrant suffering unpleasant penalties and/or the stigma attached to ordinary criminal sanctions. Some common contemporary examples of folk crimes include traffic offences (such as speeding and parking offences) and copyright theft (such as illegal downloading of movies and music). Folk crimes are often ignored by traditional criminological theory (see Gibbons 1972), yet, as this chapter argues, they frequently present as embedded facets of everyday life that can and do involve great social and ecological harms. Such crimes are frequently committed repeatedly by the same offenders, are well known in the offenders' community, and do not impair the offenders' public identity as respectable and law-abiding citizens (Wilson 1983). In the public eye, folk crimes may not be seen as causing harm that is of significant importance (Muth 1998). Yet, even in relation to these observations, there are complexities to how folk crime is socially constructed - and deconstructed - that make them much more complicated to study than may first seem to be the case. The particular focus of this chapter is on folk crime in a rural context, and in particular those crimes pertaining in some way to the environment.
Performances evaluation of a low cost active sensor for Cultural Heritage documentation

In the last decade, 3D active sensors, like laser scanners or structured light systems, have been used for both documentation and analysis of historical and archaeological finds. Although remarkable results have been obtained, the high cost of the 3D sensors and of the processing software required has been a limiting factor for an extensive application of these technologies to the Cultural Heritage field. Recently, however, a very low-cost 3D scanning device has been introduced to the market, with nominal performances comparable with those of far more expensive systems. The objective of this contribution is the evaluation and characterization of such type of sensor, by means of a set of comparative tests with two other widely diffused laser scanners. The tests are focused on their instrumental performances, in terms of precision and accuracy, as well as on actual results on a few small archeological finds.
Applied Financial Economics , 1998 , 8 , 671 Ð 687 A Bayesian analysis of stock return v olatility and trading v olume

The relationship between stock return volatility and trading volume is analysed by using the modi® ed mixture model (MMM) framework proposed by Andersen (1996). This theory postulates that price changes and volumes are driven by a common latent information process, which is commonly interpreted as the volatility. Using GMM estimation Andersen ® nds that the persistence in this latent process falls when a bivariate model of returns and volume, i.e. the MMM, is estimated instead of a univariate model for returns. This empirical ® nding is inconsistent with the MMM. As opposed to Andersen’s study we apply recently developed simulation techniques based on Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). A clear advantage of MCMC methods is that estimates of volatility are readily available for use in, for example, dynamic portfolio allocation and option pricing applications. Using Andersen’s data for IBM we ® nd that the persistence of volatility remains high in the bivariate case. This suggests that the choice of the estimation technique could be important in testing the validity of the MMM.
The influence of early weight-bearing compared with non-weight-bearing after surgical repair of the Achilles tendon.

BACKGROUND The optimal rehabilitation protocol after surgical repair of an Achilles tendon rupture has not been well defined. The objective of this randomized study was to compare the effect of early weight-bearing with that of non-weight-bearing on early postoperative recovery following repair of an acutely ruptured Achilles tendon. METHODS Between October 2003 and May 2006, 110 patients with a surgically repaired Achilles tendon rupture were enrolled from one of two major trauma-care tertiary hospitals. All patients were non-weight-bearing for the first two weeks postoperatively. At the two-week postoperative visit, patients were randomized to either weight-bearing or non-weight-bearing for an additional four weeks. Compliance was measured with a pressure sensor in the fixed-hinge ankle-foot orthosis given to each patient. Follow-up assessments were performed at six weeks, three months, and six months postoperatively. The primary outcome was health-related quality of life assessed with use of the RAND 36-Item Health Survey (RAND-36). Secondary outcomes were activity level, calf strength, ankle range of motion, return to sports and work, and complications. RESULTS Ninety-eight patients (89%) completed the six-month follow-up. At six weeks, the weight-bearing group had significantly better scores than the non-weight-bearing group in the RAND-36 domains of physical functioning, social functioning, role-emotional, and vitality scores (p < 0.05). Patients in the weight-bearing group also reported fewer limitations of daily activities at six weeks postoperatively (p < 0.001). At six months, no significant differences between the groups were seen in any outcome, although both groups had poor endurance of the calf musculature. No rerupture occurred in either group. CONCLUSIONS Early weight-bearing after surgical repair of an acute Achilles tendon rupture improves health-related quality of life in the early postoperative period and has no detrimental effect on recovery.
Transcriptome analysis of aging mouse meibomian glands

Purpose Dry eye disease is a common condition associated with age-related meibomian gland dysfunction (ARMGD). We have previously shown that ARMGD occurs in old mice, similar to that observed in human patients with MGD. To begin to understand the mechanism underlying ARMGD, we generated transcriptome profiles of eyelids excised from young and old mice of both sexes. Methods Male and female C57BL/6 mice were euthanized at ages of 3 months or 2 years and their lower eyelids removed, the conjunctival epithelium scrapped off, and the tarsal plate, containing the meibomian glands, dissected from the overlying muscle and lid epidermis. RNA was isolated, enriched, and transcribed into cDNA and processed to generate four non-stranded libraries with distinct bar codes on each adaptor. The libraries were then sequenced and mapped to the mm10 reference genome, and expression results were gathered as reads per length of transcript in kilobases per million mapped reads (RPKM) values. Differential gene expression analyses were performed using CyberT. Results Approximately 55 million reads were generated from each library. Expression data indicated that about 15,000 genes were expressed in these tissues. Of the genes that showed more than twofold significant differences in either young or old tissue, 698 were identified as differentially expressed. According to the Gene Ontology (GO) analysis, the cellular, developmental, and metabolic processes were found to be highly represented with Wnt function noted to be altered in the aging mouse. Conclusions The RNA sequencing data identified several signaling pathways, including fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and Wnt that were altered in the meibomian glands of aging mice.
From bonito to anchovy: a reconstruction of Turkey’s marine fisheries catches (1950-2010)

Turkey’s marine fisheries catches were estimated for the 1950-2010 time period using a reconstruction approach, which estimated all fisheries removals, including unreported landings, recreational landings and discards. We added these estimates to the ‘official’ data, as reported in TURKSTAT, which are also available from the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The total reconstructed catch for the 1950-2010 time period (inclusive of the reported data) is approximately 32 million t, or 74% more than the 18.4 million t of reported data. This added approximately 13.6 million t to the reported data, consisting of 6.9 million t of unreported landings, 2.6 million t of discards, 2.4 million t of recreational catches, and 1.7 million t of subsistence catches. In 2010, total reported marine landings for Turkey were 445,680 t and the total reconstructed catch was 763,760 t, or 73% more than the reported data. The main unreported taxon by tonnage was European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) due to its sheer high proportion of catch. The major reasons for underreporting include a general distrust fishers have towards the taxing system combined with inefficient fisheries monitoring and surveillance capabilities. Accounting for all fisheries components is crucial in understanding the development of fisheries resources, improving management, and reducing threats to the domestic food security of Turkey.
A physical layer approach for time synchronization in cognitive communication systems

Cooperative behavior is vital to Cognitive Radio Networks (CRN), which has the distributed nature. Time synchronization is the basic to cooperation. Many protocols are developed. However, they are either rather complicated or relying on infrastructure such as GPS. In this paper, a physical layer approach is proposed. Without complex protocols and not reliable to other systems, this approach has a better efficiency. The synchronization method is proposed and the corresponding platform is demonstrated. The analysis on how the error of synchronization deteriorates the performance is given and the solutions are shown thereafter.
Commercial bank participation in leveraged buyouts Some evidence on wealth effects and wealth transfers

We provide evidence consistent with wealth losses to banks that provide LBO financing, but find little empirical support for wealth transfers to LBO shareholders. On the day a bank announces an LBO loan, its market value of equity declines by about $12 million (2.2% of the average LBO premium), with first–time lenders showing the worst stock–price performance. Both bank losses and wealth transfers are substantially higher for LBOs in the early 1980s, and loans that involve low front–end fees. In contrast, we find no bank losses or wealth transfers in the mid to late 1980s or in LBOs that involve individuals close to target management.
International Relations Theory in Brazil: trends and challenges in teaching and research

This article presents a preliminary analysis of the teaching of International Relations Theory (IRT) and the use of theory in Brazilian academic research. We evaluate the teaching of IRT by analyzing courses' curricula and syllabi. Our analysis of the use of IRT in Brazilian research is based on Doctoral dissertations, CNPq-funded technical reports and papers published in Brazilian journals.
Extensions to the CEGAR Approach on Petri Nets

Formal verication is becoming more prevalent and often compulsory in the safety-critical system and software development pro- cesses. Reachability analysis can provide information about safety and in- variant properties of the developed system. However, checking the reach- ability is a computationally hard problem, especially in the case of asyn- chronous or innite state systems. Petri nets are widely used for the mod- eling and verication of such systems. In this paper we examine a recently published approach for the reachability checking of Petri net markings. We give proofs concerning the completeness and the correctness proper- ties of the algorithm, and we introduce algorithmic improvements. We also extend the algorithm to handle new classes of problems: submarking coverability and reachability of Petri nets with inhibitor arcs.
Explaining the environmental Kuznets curve: structural change and international agreements in reducing sulphur emissions

Environmental Kuznets curves have been estimated using a simple reduced-form model that gives no information on the mechanisms underlying the estimated inverted U-shaped relationship between some pollutants and income. Various intuitive appealing explanations for the observed patterns have been offered, such as structural changes and environmental policy, but these have rarely been empirically investigated. Expanding the reduced-form model with explanatory variables may introduce serious multicollinearity problems, a reason why decomposition analysis is a preferable alternative for investigating the origins of change in emissions. Applying decomposition analysis fails to find evidence for structural changes as an important determinant of the impressive reductions in SO2 emissions of developed economies during the 1980s. Environmental policy, fostered by international agreements, gives a better explanation why pollution curbs downward at high income levels. Besides the level of income, the present state of the environment seems an important, but often neglected, variable that explains the ambition of environmental policy.
Increasing Access to Higher Education and the Reproduction of Social Inequalities: The Case of Roma University Students in Eastern and Southeastern Europe

This article explores how elitist elements are preserved within an expanding higher education. It analyzes whether the choice of field of study may be one of these elements and focuses on the case of Roma students in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The analysis reveals that Roma in the region are not only underrepresented in higher education in general, but also in the STEM fields of study (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). At the same time, Roma are overrepresented in humanities and arts. This has the potential to negatively impact their competitiveness in the job market upon graduation.
THE MODERATING EFFECT OF TRUST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWER ASYMMETRY AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING

This paper reports the findings of a study conducted among 450 European buyers and suppliers in manufacturing regarding their relationship with their trading partners. Particularly, the focus is on whether and how asymmetry in the power position of two trading partners affects the level of inter-firm learning and the moderat ing role of interfirm trust. Results indicate that power differentials have a negative impac t on organizational learning if the level of trust is low. When inter-firm trust is hi gh, power asymmetries have a slightly positive effect on inter-firm learning. Con clusions and implications are derived from the study findings and directions for further res earch are provided.
Implementation and validation of a physics-based circuit model for IGCT with full temperature dependencies

This paper presents a physics-based Fourier solution IGCT model for circuit simulation with full temperature dependencies. Besides the external electrical characteristics, the model can also provide internal physical and electrical information of the device, such as the junction temperature, and the charge distribution. The model is shown to give good agreement with experimental waveforms and accurately predicts the device behavior under changing temperatures.
The influence of locomotion on air-sac pressures in little penguins.

Air-sac pressures have been reported to oscillate with wing beat in flying magpies and with foot paddling in diving ducks. We sought to determine the impact on air-sac pressure of wing beats during swimming and of the step cycle during walking in little penguins (Eudyptula minor). Fluctuations averaged 0.16+/-0.06 kPa in the interclavicular air sacs, but only 0.06+/-0.04 kPa in the posterior thoracic sac, generating a small differential pressure between sacs of 0.06+/-0.02 kPa (means +/- S.E.M., N=4). These fluctuations occurred at approximately 3 Hz and corresponded to wing beats during swimming, indicated by electromyograms from the pectoralis and supracoracoideus muscles. There was no abdominal muscle activity associated with swimming or exhalation, but the abdominal muscles were active with the step cycle in walking penguins, and oscillations in posterior air-sac pressure (0.08+/-0.038 kPa) occurred with steps. We conclude that high-frequency oscillations in differential air-sac pressure enhance access to and utilization of the O(2) stores in the air sacs during a dive.
An Alternative Construction in Symbolic Reachability Analysis of Second Order Pushdown Systems

Recently, it has been shown that for any higher order pushdown system $\mathcal{H}$ and for any regular set $\mathcal{C}$ of configurations, the set $pre^{\ast}_\mathcal{H}(\mathcal{C})$, is regular. In this paper, we give an alternative proof of this result for second order automata. Our construction of automaton for recognizing $pre^{\ast}_\mathcal{H}(\mathcal{C})$ is explicit. The termination of saturation procedure used is obvious. It gives EXPTIME bound on size of the automaton recognizing $pre^{\ast}_\mathcal{H}(\mathcal{C})$ if there is no alternation present in $\mathcal{H}$ and in the automaton recognizing $\mathcal{C}$.
Leadership, working environment and workplace bullying

A postal National Survey of the workforce in Ireland (N = 1057) found that six per cent of respondents claimed to have been bullied frequently, with a further 17 per cent bullied occasionally, over the previous 12 months. Of those who had been bullied, 67 per cent described the style of leadership in their organizations as autocratic, 15 per cent as laissez-faire, and 18 per cent as democratic. Whilst 72 per cent of non-bullied respondents reported that their working environment was friendly, only 47 per cent of bullied respondents reported that their working environment was friendly. Furthermore, 39 per cent of bullied respondents claimed to work in a hostile environment. There were significant differences between bullied and non-bullied respondents with regard to working conditions, with the exception of the level of challenge, and significant differences in all aspects of the perceived working climate, with the exception of a variable atmosphere.
Orientation Selectivity of Synaptic Input to Neurons in Mouse and Cat Primary Visual Cortex

Primary visual cortex (V1) is the site at which orientation selectivity emerges in mammals: visual thalamus afferents to V1 respond equally to all stimulus orientations, whereas their target V1 neurons respond selectively to stimulus orientation. The emergence of orientation selectivity in V1 has long served as a model for investigating cortical computation. Recent evidence for orientation selectivity in mouse V1 opens cortical computation to dissection by genetic and imaging tools, but also raises two essential questions: (1) How does orientation selectivity in mouse V1 neurons compare with that in previously described species? (2) What is the synaptic basis for orientation selectivity in mouse V1? A comparison of orientation selectivity in mouse and in cat, where such measures have traditionally been made, reveals that orientation selectivity in mouse V1 is weaker than in cat V1, but that spike threshold plays a similar role in narrowing selectivity between membrane potential and spike rate. To uncover the synaptic basis for orientation selectivity, we made whole-cell recordings in vivo from mouse V1 neurons, comparing neuronal input selectivity—based on membrane potential, synaptic excitation, and synaptic inhibition—to output selectivity based on spiking. We found that a neuron's excitatory and inhibitory inputs are selective for the same stimulus orientations as is its membrane potential response, and that inhibitory selectivity is not broader than excitatory selectivity. Inhibition has different dynamics than excitation, adapting more rapidly. In neurons with temporally modulated responses, the timing of excitation and inhibition was different in mice and cats.