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Local ocean response to a multiphase westerly wind burst: 2. Thermal and freshwater responses

A westerly wind burst observed in the warm pool of the western equatorial Pacific Ocean cooled the ocean's surface layer by about 0.8oC. Turbulent entrainment at the base of this layer caused cooling but also heating due to the reversal of the vertical temperature gradient during rain events. Consequently, the cumulative effect of turbulent entrainment was minimized. Following the wind burst, a sustained eastward surface current contributed to high current shear and turbulent dissipation rates at the top of the thermocline. As a result, most of the heat transfer into the thermocline occurred after the wind burst had ended. The cruise-averaged turbulent flux into the thermocline was 17 + 10 W m -2, which suggests that the annual mean is only a few watts per square meter. The restratification of the upper ocean in the aftermath of the wind burst is accounted for partly (but not wholly) by local turbulent entrainment. Despite heavy precipitation, upper ocean salinity generally increased during the cruise. Advection appears to have been the dominant factor governing local salinity changes.
Effects of feeding corn silage, pelleted, ensiled, or pelleted and ensiled alfalfa on growth and carcass characteristics of lamb

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of corn silage (CS) and alfalfa (pelleted (AP), haylage (AH), or combination (APH)) on lamb growth and carcass characteristics. The objective of Experiment 1 (Exp. 1) was to compare AH to CS in lamb feedlot diets on lamb growth and carcass characteristics. Eighty lambs were used in a 56 day experiment with a randomized complete block design. The objective of Experiment 2 (Exp. 2) was to determine the effects of alfalfa form, AP, AH or AHP, on animal performance and carcass characteristics. Seventy two lambs were used in an 82 day experiment with a randomized complete block design. In Exp. 1, lambs offered AH consumed 23.5% more feed on a daily basis than lambs offered CS. However, lambs fed CS gained weight 21.3% faster than lambs fed AH (259 versus 213 g/day, respectively). Additionally, lambs fed CS were 50.4% more efficient in converting feed to gain compared with lambs offered AH (0.173 versus 0.115 kg gain/kg feed, respectively). In Exp. 2, AP resulted in a greater dry matter intake (DMI) and average daily gain (ADG), and fewer days on feed than with AH. The combination of pellets + haylage resulted in a greater DMI, ADG, and fewer days on feed compared to AH alone. Therefore, there was an inverse relationship between both forage particle size and diet moisture content with DMI. There was no difference in daily efficiency of gain due to the form of alfalfa. Average daily gain, days on feed, and DMI are economically important criteria that differ due to the form of alfalfa even when feed efficiencies are similar.
Revealing Trends in Knowledge Management Research: From 2010 to 2015

The purpose of this research is to develop a list of Knowledge Management (KM) citation classics published in peer-reviewed journals and to analyze the key attributes and characteristics of the selected articles in order to understand the evolution and the current state of the KM discipline. The previous investigations into the evolution of the KM discipline, such as Serenko and Dumay (2015a,b), has been enlightened the KM discipline between 1997 and 2009. Following the studies of Serenko and Dumay (2015a), this study aims to answer the research questions about “what are the attributes of KM citation classics after 2009? ” and update the KM citation classics. A review of the literature from 2010 through 2015 served as clarifying the current KM research trends. This study also serves as a resource for future study by shedding light on variations across publications years, research methods, article themes, theories used within selected articles, and contribution of different authors and countries. For this, the most cited 109 articles were selected from peer-reviewed journals according to their citation impact generated by Google Scholar. Specifically, the results of the study reveal scholars from Taiwan and United States have made the most significant impact on the development of the KM discipline. The empirical research methods has been increase during the investigation period.
Does Employment Density death? Towards a new integrated methodology to identify and characterize Sub-Centres

In last decades, the spatial structure of the metropolitan areas has been characterized by an urban dynamics towards a more polynucleated structure, breaking with the paradigm of the monocentric city. The specialized literature has studied these polynucleated urban structures by identifying the nuclei (sub-centres) that are within of the metropolitan areas. According to this objective, there are two approaches to identify sub-centres: by analyzing the employment or population density and by studying the mobility flows. Although, huge efforts have been done in the density approach, there are still some uncertainty points to solve: the density analysis could not identify and characterize simultaneously the sub-centres. That means distinguish those sub-centres that only attract workers (in-commuting flows) or retain their resident workers to those sub-centres that are able to attract flows and retain their resident employed population at the same time. In this paper, a new integrated methodology to identify and characterize simultaneously urban sub-centres is proposed by using an Employment Entropy function. In comparison with the density models, now it is possible to identify sub-centres and characterize them by â€œemergingâ€ or â€œlarge-matureâ€ by analyzing their Employment Entropy Information. In doing so, the Employment Entropy Information of each municipality is divided into two Entropy Information functions: the resident workers -RW- and the in-commuting flows -IF- Entropy Information functions. So, the paper is organized as following: firstly, the efficacy of the proposed methodology is tested in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region from 1991 to 2001 and secondly, the impact of these identified and characterized sub-centres on the urban spatial structure is studied by analyzing the evolution of polycentrism level and their influence on the urban hierarchy. The results suggest that in comparison with identifying sub-centres by using the standard density model, the municipalities identified as sub-centres by using â€œthis doubleâ€ Employment Entropy Information functions are more dominant in terms of in-commuting flows, more self-contained, and its influence on the urban structure are more significant, entailing a more polynucleated metropolitan structure.
AREA OF TRIANGLES ASSOCIATED WITH A CURVE

It is well known that the area U of the triangle formed by three tangents to a parabola X is half of the area T of the triangle formed by joining their points of contact. In this article, we study some properties of U and T for strictly convex plane curves. As a result, we establish a characterization for parabolas.
Trajectory modification of a transonic spherical projectile under Hop-up mechanism

Improvement of shooting accuracy of air gun pellets is important in sport competitions which is questioned by shooting enthusiasts. Hence, the performance of a transonic spherical projectile as an air gun pellet with 4.5 mm-caliber under a mechanism known as Hop-up is numerically examined in the present study. Hop-up mechanism is resulted in a rotational motion of spherical projectile, so a Magnus Force is generated which prevents the altitude loss of the projectile caused by its weight. The motion of the projectile is assumed in four degrees of freedom including three translational motions and one transverse rotational motion. The projectile confronts the continuous variations of velocity due to the influence of the aerodynamic forces so experiences an unsteady flow. In order to numerical analysis of the problem, the 3-D compressible turbulent Navier-Stokes equations based on “Roe” scheme and dynamic equations of the projectile motion are solved in a coupled form as a fluid-structure interaction and in a moving computational grid. The results obtained from these studies show that the proper rotation of the projectile for a certain distance, can neutralize the altitude loss. It is also demonstrated that the momentum of the projectile is decreased by increasing its angular velocity.
Enoxaparin Utilization Evaluation: An Observational Prospective Study in Medical Inpatients

Drug utilization evaluation (DUE) is an effective program to identify variability in drug use and to support interventions that will improve patient outcomes. The appropriate use of enoxaparin, a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), which is widely used as curative or preventive treatment of thromboembolic disorders was assessed in the study. A prospective DUE was carried out at Masih Daneshvari teaching hospital. Criteria for the appropriate use of enoxaparin was used to evaluate prescription and administration patterns in this hospital. Enoxaparin utilization of 147 inpatients was reviewed. A total of 944 variables (70.92%) in the regimen, among all subjects, were rated as appropriate and 382 (28.70%) were rated as inappropriate for the conditions diagnosed. The results of this study showed that inappropriate dosing, administration and prescribing of enoxaparin is rather common in masih hospital. Educational programs and implementation of protocols may be needed in the teaching hospitals to control prescribing patterns.
A Search for an Optimum Currency Area Partners for Pakistan

This paper empirically examines the existence of a common trend between the exchange rates of Pakistan and four regional countries (Bangladesh, India, Saudi Arabia, and Sri Lanka) with two of their major trading partners (the United States and Japan) as base countries. Results from cointegrating analysis show that the strongest evidence points to the existence of common stochastic trends between the Pakistani rupee, on the one hand, and the Bangladeshi Taka and the Sri Lankan rupee, on the other hand. There is no strong evidence for the existence of a common stochastic trend between the Pakistani rupee and the currencies of India and Saudi Arabia. Optimum Currency Area (OCA) theory seems to justify the formation of a currency union between Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The case of a currency union between Bangladesh and Pakistan is strengthened by a shared political past and a shared history of financial institutional development. The immediate impact of the formation of such union on Pakistan’s GDP growth will however be insignificant.
The Signaling Power of the Investment Banks’ Reputation on the Performance of IPOs on Bursa Malaysia

ABSTRACT This study examines the extent of the investment banks’ (IB) reputation, both high and low, affect the performance of the initial public offers (IPOs) on the Malaysian Main Board, Second Board and the MESDAQ market. Conventional and modified methodologies are used to measure the abnormal returns of the Malaysian samples between 2002 and 2008. The regression results based on the modified methods demonstrate that the reputation of IBs have significant influence over the performance of IPOs. However, the positive impact of the high reputation IBs (High IBs) is restricted to the Second Board over the short and medium terms but the negative influence of the low reputation IBs (Low IBs) is confined to the MESDAQ companies over the medium and the long terms. Contrary to many prior empirical studies, the reputation of the IBs does posses the signaling power to infer the future performance of IPOs. Keywords: IPO; investment bank; reputation; performance; abnormal returns; certifications ABSTRAK Kajian ini mengkaji sejauh mana reputasi bank pelaburan (IB) mempengaruhi prestasi nilai harga saham terbitan awam (IPO) yang berdaftar di Papan Utama, Papan Kedua dan MESDAQ Bursa Malaysia. Metodologi konvensional termasuk juga yang diubahsuai digunakan untuk mengukur pulangan tidak normal bagi sampel IPO Malaysia yang berdaftar dari tahun 2002 dan 2008. Hasil regresi kajian daripada model yang diubahsuai ini menunjukkan bahawa reputasi IB mempengaruhi prestasi IPO. Namun begitu, IB yang bereputasi tinggi memberi kesan positif yang signifikan ke atas nilai IPO yang berdaftar di Papan Kedua manakala IB yang bereputasi rendah memberi kesan negatif ke atas IPO yang berdaftar di MESDAQ bagi jangka masa sederhana dan panjang. Bertentangan dengan kajian empirikal yang lepas, reputasi IB mempunyai kuasa penentu untuk menganggarkan prestasi masa hadapan IPO. Kata kunci: IPO; bank pelaburan; reputasi; prestasi; pulangan tidak normal; pensijilan
Fixed‐structure robust controller design for chatter mitigation in high‐speed milling

Chatter is an instability phenomenon in high‐speed milling that limits machining productivity by the induction of tool vibrations, inferior machining accuracy, noise, and wear of machine components. In this paper, a fixed‐structure active chatter control design methodology is proposed, which enables dedicated shaping of the chatter stability boundary such that working points of higher machining productivity become feasible while avoiding chatter. The control design problem is cast into a nonsmooth optimization problem, which is solved using bundle methods. Using this approach, fixed‐structure dynamic (delayed) output feedback controllers can be synthesized. Distinct benefits of this approach are the a priori fixing of the controller order, the limitation of the control action, and the fact that no finite‐dimensional model approximations and online chatter estimation techniques are required. All these benefits are important in milling practice. Representative examples illustrate the power of the proposed methodology in terms of increasing the chatter‐free depth of cut, thereby enabling significant increases in machining productivity. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Star formation rates and efficiencies in the Galactic Centre

The inner few hundred parsecs of the Milky Way harbours gas densities, pressures, velocity dispersions, an interstellar radiation field and a cosmic ray ionisation rate orders of magnitude higher than the disc; akin to the environment found in star-forming galaxies at high-redshift. Previous studies have shown that this region is forming stars at a rate per unit mass of dense gas which is at least an order of magnitude lower than in the disc, potentially violating theoretical predictions. We show that all observational star formation rate diagnostics - both direct counting of young stellar objects and integrated light measurements - are in agreement within a factor two, hence the low star formation rate is not the result of the systematic uncertainties that affect any one method. As these methods trace the star formation over different timescales, from $0.1 - 5$ Myr, we conclude that the star formation rate has been constant to within a factor of a few within this time period. We investigate the progression of star formation within gravitationally bound clouds on $\sim$ parsec scales and find $1 - 4$ per cent of the cloud masses are converted into stars per free-fall time, consistent with a subset of the considered "volumetric" star formation models. However, discriminating between these models is obstructed by the current uncertainties on the input observables and, most importantly and urgently, by their dependence on ill-constrained free parameters. The lack of empirical constraints on these parameters therefore represents a key challenge in the further verification or falsification of current star formation theories.
An Integrated Bayesian Model for DIF Analysis

In this article, an integrated bayesian model for differential item functioning (DIF) analysis is proposed. The model is integrated in the sense of modeling the responses along with the DIF analysis. This approach allows DIF detection and explanation in a simultaneous setup. Previous empirical studies and/or subjective beliefs about the item parameters, including differential functioning behavior, may be conveniently expressed in terms of prior distributions. Values of indicator variables are estimated in the model, indicating which items have DIF and which do not; as a result, the data analyst may not be required to specify an “anchor set” of items that do not exhibit DIF a priori to identify the model. It reduces the iterative procedures that are commonly used for proficiency purification and DIF detection and explanation. Examples demonstrate the efficiency of this method in simulated and real situations.
The Impact of Outsiders on Small Family Firm Performance: Evidence from Italy

In this study we examined the relationship between small family firms (SFFs) performance and one much-debated aspect of corporate governance: outsiders. We also consider generational effect. A regression analysis of 950 Italian private SFFs during the period 2007-2009 indicates a positive and significant relationship between SFFs performance and outsiders. Specifically, our findings indicate that: 1) inside directors (founder and/or heirs) have a positive effect on firm performance only in the first generation; 2) outsiders have a positive effect on SFFs performance; 3) this effect is positive and significant in every generation.
COMPLEX NON-UNIQUE DYNAMICS IN A HOST-PARASITOID MODEL INCORPORATING CLUMPING EFFECT

In this paper, Computer simulation is used to study the influence of clumping effect on the dynamic complexities of a discrete-time host-parasitoid model. We report here parasitoid aggregation may be a strong stabilizing or destabilizing factor. Using computer simulation, many forms of complex dynamic are observed, including Hopf bifurcation reversal, period-halving, attractor crises, chaotic bands with narrow or wide periodic windows, intermittent chaos, and supertransient behavior. Several types of attractors, e.g. point equilibrium vs. chaotic, periodic vs. quasiperiodic and quasiperiodic vs. chaotic attractors, may coexist in the same mapping. This non-uniqueness also indicates that the bifurcation diagrams, or the routes to chaos, depend on initial conditions and are therefore non-unique. The basins of attraction, defining the initial conditions leading to a certain attractor, may be fractal set. The fractal property observed is the pattern of self-similarity. The numerical results indicate that computer simulation is a useful method of investigating complex dynamic systems. We also conclude that non-unique dynamic, associated with the extremely complex structure of the basin boundaries, can have a profound effect on our understanding of the dynamical processes of nature. AMS Subject Classification: 34C, 65C, 92B
The stability of memory performance using an adapted version of the Delayed Matching To Sample task: an ERP study

This study examined the stability of performance using an adapted version of the Delayed Matching to Sample memory test (DMTS). With this test the stability of visual working memory can be measured. In the DMTS participants have to memorize a cue for a certain delay, after which a probe is presented. This is an often used test, but it is not yet clear if the performance of this test is also stable over time. In present paradigm stability was assessed mixing short (10-20s) and long delays (140-200s) and presenting cues during the cue-probe interval. Additionally, EEG was measured during testing. For the memory-related components, the P300 and P600, amplitude and latency were compared between sessions and the same was done for accuracy and mean reaction time of behavioral data. Faster reaction times for long delay stimuli were found in Session 2. No effects in accuracy were found. Longer P600 latencies were found for long delay stimuli in the first session as compared to the second. High correlations between sessions were found for almost all other measures. These high correlations suggest that test-retest scores were stable. Therefore, we conclude that the new DMTS paradigm has high stability.
Influence of Mulching Materials on the Growth and Yield Components of Green Pepper at Busia County in Kenya

Aims: Green pepper (Capsicum annuum) also named the bell pepper or sweet pepper is one of the most important and remunerative vegetable crops in the world. Due to the increased pressure on land, climate change and increased demand for the crop, there is need for better agronomical practices that will ensure enough food production. Place and Duration of Study: In Kenya, little attention has been given to the use of organic and inorganic mulch materials to increase productivity of horticultural crops and therefore this study was conducted in Alupe, Busia-Kenya, during the long and short rains season of 2015 to assess the efficacy of black plastic, transparent plastic and straw mulch on growth and yield of green pepper. Methodology: The treatments were black polythene mulch, transparent polythene mulch, straw mulch and bare soil as the control. Original Research Article Edgar et al.; ARJA, 2(2): 1-10, 2016; Article no.ARJA. 29909 2 Results: The straw mulch elicited significantly vigorous growth of seedlings compared to the other treatments but had the lowest number of leaves unlike transparent mulch which had the most with 58. The widest stem circumference was observed on mulched plots as well as the plant height where the control recorded the lowest height. The black polythene mulch gave significantly (P=.05) heavier fruits of 924.5 g/plant during the long rain and 681.1 g/plant in the short rain season. Unmulched plots of either variety had the lowest mass recorded for fruit in both seasons. The transparent mulch showed significantly (P=.05) more seeds per fruit (196), longest fruit length (8.5 cm) and greatest fruit diameter (9.2 cm). Based on the experimental results the black polythene mulches had greatest effects on the growth, and yield of sweet pepper and showed superior performance among the plastic mulches in the study area and therefore is recommended.
Genetic diversity assessment of an indigenous horse population of Greece

Highly endangered local breeds are considered important not only for the maintenance of their genetic diversity for future survival but also because they regarded as part of the cultural heritage of the local and national communities. Using pedigree data and an analysis of 18 microsatellite loci we investigated the genetic diversity of a private (commercial) indigenous Skyros horse population, reared in an insular region of North-Western of Greece. The overall average animal inbreeding value reached 24%. Concerning average inbreeding value over non founding animals, it was estimated to 0.013, while the corresponding value over inbred animals were 0.13. The mean number of alleles per locus amounted to 3.72, ranging between 1 and 7 alleles. The average observed heterozygosity was 0.57. Taking into account the inbreeding estimated index, an average heterozygote deficit (Fis) of -0.09 was noted (P<0.05). Although the population maintained reasonable levels of genetic diversity, well studied inbreeding strategies should be implemented, in order to reduce the loss of genetic variability, to avoid extinction and further genetic drift of the population.