Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
What Do Human Resources Managers Think About the Employee’s Internet Usage ?

Despite the many advantages of internet usage in organizations, in recent years misuse of internet in work place has been seen as a potentially serious problem. This topic is also interesting for Turkey, which is a developing Eurasian Country in e-revolution. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the current state of internet usage in firms from the perspective of human resource managers and to try to find out their perceptions about non-work related internet usage, their internet usage policies, methods and applications The data included in this study were obtained from 130 company which were ranked in Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s, “ 250 Top Companies in Bursa” Index. The results show that human resource managers perception’s regarding the employees non-limiting internet usage is positive, on the other hand descriptive analysis show that 77.6 percentage of the firms are using monitoring software system in order to cope with non-work related internet usage. Detailed findings and contributions have been discussed.
Implications of an RP-US FTA on the Philippine Financial Services Industry and the Philippine Economy

The paper discusses financial liberalization in the context of a proposed RP-US FTA. It discusses the state of the financial industry, in general, and also reviewed the US-Chile and US-Singapore FTAs to be able to arrive at the proposed provisions for the RP-US FTA. It also tackles the reforms that have to be undertaken in order to make the Philippine financial services industry globally competitive and be more prepared to embrace the opportunities of an FTA with the US.
Expanding the Role of Marketing: From Customer Equity to Market Capitalization

Can a marketer drive the stock price of the firm? Yes, it should be possible. Toward this endeavor, the authors develop a framework to link customer equity (CE) (as determined by the customer lifetime value metric) to market capitalization (MC) (as determined by the stock price of the firm). The authors test the framework in an empirical field experiment with two Fortune 1000 firms in the business-to-business and business-to-consumer contexts, respectively. The findings show that (1) a CE-based framework can reliably predict the MC of the firm and (2) marketing strategies directed at increasing the CE not only increase the stock price of the firm but also beat market expectations. Furthermore, the results indicate that the relationship between CE and MC is moderated by risk factors in the form of volatility and vulnerability of cash flows from customers. By accounting for these factors, the authors improve the association between CE and MC. The findings broaden the scope and role of marketing while reinforcing the importance of the marketer to any organization.
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS HPV epidemiology

The purpose of the present statement is to review the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) recommendations on the use of HPV vaccine for children and youth in Canada. The epidemiology of HPV-6, -11, -16 and -18 infection and its associated diseases in Canada, as well as information on the currently approved vaccine is summarized. For an extensive review of HPV vaccine in Canada, readers are referred to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization statement [1] that was released in February 2007, and the Canadian consensus guidelines on HPV [2].
Competition and Firm Performance in Transition Economies: Evidence from Firm Level Surveys in Slovenia, Hungary and Romania

In this paper firm level data are used to test whether competition affects productivity performance in three transition countries, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. The data are based on interviews taken in more than 300 state-owned, privatized and newly-established private firms between September 1996 and April 1997. The paper finds evidence that long-run competitive pressure has a positive impact on firm performance in Hungary and Slovenia, but not in Romania, while in Romenia short-run competitive pressure has a positive impact on performance. The paper also finds evidence that ownership matters. Traditional firms (being state-owned and privatized enterprises) tend to perform worse than newly-established firms in Hungary and Slovenia. In Romania, the results are somewhat mixed; state-owned enterprises do worse than employee-owned (privatized) and newly-established private firms.
Loss of heterozygosity of the retinoblastoma and adenomatous polyposis susceptibility gene loci and in chromosomes 10p, 10q and 16q in human prostate cancer.

OBJECTIVE To examine prostate tumours for losses of known or suspected tumour suppressor genes to determine some of the important events in the genesis of this common cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Paired tumour and blood samples were obtained from 21 patients who underwent transurethral resection of malignant prostate glands for urinary outflow obstruction. Paired tumour and normal tissue (leucocytes) DNA was extracted and examined for possible losses of several known or suspected tumour suppressor genes, using restriction fragment length polymorphism techniques to detect loss of heterozygosity. RESULTS Deletions of the retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (RB1) locus were found in six of nine informative cases using two intragenic probes (p68RS2.0 and p123m1.8). The locus related to the familial adenomatous polyposis susceptibility (APC) gene demonstrated loss of heterozygosity in three of seven informative cases using the EF5.44 probe. Losses were also noted in loci on chromosome 10p in four of 19 informative cases (probe cTBQ7), chromosome 10q in eight out of 19 informative cases (probes EFD75 and D10S90) and in 16q in three of 17 informative cases (probe D16S7). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that losses of the RB1 and APC tumour suppressor genes and suspected tumour suppressor genes on 10p, 10q and 16q may be important events in the genesis of prostatic tumours.
Prevalence of celiac disease among school children in Punjab, North India

Background: Celiac disease, as of today, is said to exist in almost all parts of the world, although it is rare among people of purely African–Caribbean, Japanese and Chinese background. The disease has also been considered uncommon in India until recently. Hospital records have revealed an increasing trend of the disease in predominantly wheat‐eating areas of North India. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of celiac disease among school children in Punjab, North India.
The effect of product placement in computer games on brand attitude and recall

Media fragmentation and proliferation, in concert with declining television advertising efficacy, has engendered interest in developing more effective ways to reach consumers – particularly non-users of a brand. This study explores the effect of active product placement in computer games on both brand attitude (Abrand) and recall. Findings suggest that exposure to a particular brand in a computer game can increase Abrand among consumers whose pre-existing attitude towards the brand in question is fairly low. We conclude that product placement within computer games is an effective means of fostering high spontaneous brand recall and even of influencing consumers less positively predisposed towards a brand (analogous to non-users). These findings have promising managerial implications for firms looking to grow their customer base through acquisition and conversion.
The Costs and Benefits of Long-Term CEO Contracts

This paper uses a new data set of 3,954 US CEO employment agreements to study their contractual time horizon. Longer contracts offer protection against dismissals: turnover probability increases by 12% each year closer to expiration. This should encourage CEOs to pursue long-term projects, and CEOs with more contractual time indeed invest more. However, because longer contracts make it harder to dismiss managers, they also impose less discipline. Consistent with this argument, CEOs with a longer contractual horizon receive more salary increases. Overall, firm value does not differ across contract types.
Restructuring Strategies of Chinese Firms in Distress: Are They Value Enhancing?

We investigate the valuation effect of 303 hand-collected restructuring announcements made by 100 distressed listed companies in China and provide insights on which restructuring mechanisms enhance value in this emerging market context. Asset restructuring is the most popular strategy. In the light of difficulties in officially liquidating economically unviable firms in the Chinese context, asset restructuring provides asset mobility essential for an enterprise economy. M&A is value-enhancing only for non-State Owned Enterprises. In addition, asset sales are not perceived positively by the market. Our overall conclusion is that the stock market perceives that government ownership has a negative impact on companies' distress-resolution strategies.
Perception of appearance and use of appearance products among Chinese women

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine and assess generational differences in Chinese women's perception of appearance and appearance products that can be explained by the political, economic, and social policies of China over the past 40 years.Design/methodology/approach – This is an exploratory research using focus groups and a survey. Three age cohorts of Chinese women, those who came of age during the Cultural Revolution, those who came of age during the early and mid years of China's economic reforms, and those born after the implementation of China's one‐child policy and the market economy, are assessed as to their perception of appearance and use of appearance‐related products. Six cohort differences that could be attributable to these socio‐economic‐political events are found.Findings – Significant differences between the age cohorts are found on four of six appearance‐related factors – sources of fashion information, happiness in purchasing new apparel, confidence in appearance, and .
Perceived barriers to consumption of freshwater fish in Morocco

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the barriers to freshwater fish consumption in Morocco. Design/methodology/approach – The survey was conducted on 220 consumers in different food outlets (supermarkets and local fishmongers) during their purchases of fish. Only those who have already had experience of eating or handling and preparing a freshwater fish were selected for the study. Findings – According to result of factors analysis test, the low consumption of freshwater fish is linked to three factors: sensory barriers (28.54 percent), convenience barriers (22.83 percent) and quality barriers (19.65 percent). These factors explained about 71.04 percent of the total variance of the research variables. Sensory attributes constitute a major barrier for freshwater fish consumption. Most consumers revealed that freshwater fish has a muddy-earthy taste, bad texture, unpleasant appearance and with numerous bones. Not surprisingly, convenience orientation is cited as a barrier by the most responden.
Unspanned Macroeconomic Factors in Oil Futures Davidson Heath

This paper constructs a macro-finance model for commodity futures, and documents a new empirical fact that real economic activity forecasts oil futures returns and prices. The model generalizes previous futures pricing models and indicates a time-varying oil risk premium that covaries strongly with the business cycle. Model estimates reveal rich dynamics between economic activity and oil futures markets which are material to the valuation of real options. ∗University of Utah. Email: davidson.heath@eccles.utah. edu. Many thanks to Wayne Ferson, Scott Joslin, Gordon Phillips, Gerard Hoberg, and Kenneth Ahern for advice and encouragement. Thanks for comments and suggestions to Hank Bessembinder, Peter Bossaerts, Peter Christoffersen, Mike Cooper, Kris Jacobs, Nick Pan (discussant), Ken Singleton, Cynthia Wu (discussant), and seminar participants at Houston, Oregon, Toronto, USC, Utah, and the 2015 NBER Conference on Commodity Markets.
Time course of gene expression after plasmid DNA gene transfer to the liver

High levels of expression in hepatocytes can be achieved after intraportal delivery of plasmid DNA vectors with up to 10% of all liver cells transfected. CMV promoter‐driven expression is very high on Day 1 after injection, but is diminished strongly by Day 2. Expression slowly declines after 1 week. We describe experiments aimed at elucidating the reasons for this rapid decline in transgene expression.
Histomorphological Pattern of Thyroid Lesion

Introduction iseases of the thyroid are of great importance because most are amenable to medical or surgical management. These diseases are associated with hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and mass lesions of the thyroid. Enlargement of the thyroid or goiter are manifested by diffuse or nodular goiter, thyroiditis and neoplasm. Goiter is the most common manifestation of thyroid disease worldwide occurring in 3% to 5% of the population. These are endemic in geographic areas where the soil, water and food supply contain low levels of iodine. Thyroid disorders are more frequent in females. Most of the thyroid nodules are due to cystic change in nodular goiter or colloid cyst while a few of the solitary nodules are neoplastic.
Electron temperature and mechanisms of hot carrier generation in quantum cascade lasers

A technique for calculating the temperature of the nonequilibrium electron distribution functions in general quantum well intersubband devices is presented. Two recent GaAs/Ga1−xAlxAs quantum cascade laser designs are considered as illustrative examples of the kinetic energy balance method. It is shown that at low current densities the electron temperature recovers the expected physical limit of the lattice temperature, and that it is also a function of current density and the quantised energy level structure of the device. The results of the calculations show that the electron temperature Te can be approximated as a linear function of the lattice temperature Tl and current density J, of the form Te=Tl+αe−lJ, where αe−l is a coupling constant (∼6–7 K/kA cm−2 for the devices studied here) which is fixed for a particular device.
Services Trade Liberalization and Regulatory Reform: Re-Invigorating International Cooperation

Trade and investment in services are inhibited by a range of policy restrictions, but the best offers so far in the Doha negotiations are on average twice as restrictive as actual policy. They will generate no additional market opening. Regulatory concerns help explain the limited progress. This paper develops two proposals to enhance the prospects for both liberalization of services trade and regulatory reform. The first is for governments to create mechanisms ("services knowledge platforms") to bring together regulators, trade officials, and stakeholders to discuss services regulatory reform. Such mechanisms could identify reform priorities and opportunities for utilization of"aid for trade"resources, thereby putting in place the preconditions for future market opening. The second proposal is for a new approach to negotiations in the World Trade Organization, with a critical mass of countries that account for the bulk of services production agreeing to lock-in applied levels of protection and pre-committing to reform of policies affecting foreign direct investment and international movement for individual service providers -- two areas where current policy is most restrictive and potential benefits from liberalization are greatest. If these proposals cannot be fully implemented in the Doha time frame, then any Doha agreement could at least lay the basis for a forward-looking program of international cooperation along the proposed lines.
Determination of the Concentration of Ciprofloxacin in Prostate Tissue Following Administration of a Single, 1000 mg, Extended-Release Dose

Abstract Objective: Infection is a potential complication of transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate (TRNBP), and antibiotic prophylaxis with a fluoroquinolone is commonly used. The objective of this study was to demonstrate penetration of ciprofloxacin into prostate tissue after administration of a ciprofloxacin 1000 mg extended-release formulation prior to TRNBP. Subjects and methods: The study enrolled 13 men aged 45-78 years scheduled for TRNBP. They received a single, 1000 mg, extended-release tablet of ciprofloxacin at about 3 hours or at about 1 hour prior to the scheduled biopsy time. Blood and urine samples were taken just prior to the biopsy procedure, and prostate tissue samples after all needle biopsy specimens required for diagnostic purposes had been obtained, for determination of ciprofloxacin concentrations. Population data from a previous crossover study of 25 healthy male volunteers was used to model the prostate tissue concentrations for extended-release ciprofloxacin up to 24 hours after administration. These data were used to predict the normal range data for the current study. Results: The mean sampling time in the 1-hour group was 1.47 hours (range, 1.25- 1.75 hours) and in the 3-hour group was 3.27 hours (range, 3.03-3.42 hours) after ciprofloxacin dosing. The mean concentrations of ciprofloxacin at 1 hour and 3 hours were 4.75 ± 1.33 μg/g and 4.29 ± 1.61 μg/g in prostate tissue, 2.11 ± 1.00 mg/L and 3.08 ± 1.44 mg/L in serum, and 126.2 ± 141.7 mg/L and 803.3 ± 596.3 mg/L in urine. The mean prostate : serum ciprofloxacin concentration ratio was 1.9 : 1 for the 1-hour group and 1.6 : 1 for the 3-hour group. The measured concentrations of ciprofloxacin in prostate tissue fell within the range modelled from the pharmacokinetic data from the 25 healthy, male subjects. No drug-related adverse events were reported. Conclusions: Extended-release ciprofloxacin is well tolerated and penetrates effectively into prostate tissue. Tissue levels of ciprofloxacin are similar whether the extended- release ciprofloxacin is administered 1 hour or 3 hours before TRNBP, indicating that tissue levels are maintained for several hours after administration. PK modelling as used in this trial is suitable to prospectively outline clinical designs. Further investigation of single-dose, extended-release ciprofloxacin as prophylaxis for TRNBP is warranted.
Added value: Marketing basics?

Added value is a concept which is commonly used in marketing teaching and practice, yet a student seeking clarification of the concept and term, cannot easily find it by looking it up in the index of marketing textbooks. Of 80 texts surveyed, only 5% defined the term. However 100% of the sample of texts, used the concept of added value. Several issues emerged from the survey. First, there were variations in the use in marketing textbooks, of the term added value. Second, where the term was used, often it was not defined. Finally, textbooks used the underlying concept (for which there is also some variation) of added value without necessarily using the term. This paper reviews the various approaches to the concept of added value, and draws together some key themes in the form of a working model. The model developed recognises the accounting origins of the concept of added value, but arguments are developed within a marketing framework. A key principle of the model developed, is the quantifiable nature of a.
The Dark Side of Collaborative Buyer-Supplier Relationships: A Social Capital Perspective

The literature on supply chain management (SCM) has consistently promoted the “bright side” of collaborative buyer-supplier relationships (BSRs). Based on the social capital argument, SCM scholars have investigated how a buyer can gain access to and leverage resources through its collaborative BSRs. Our study extends this research stream by considering the “dark side” of social capital in BSRs. It evaluates how social capital in its cognitive, relational, and structural forms contributes to or impedes value creation within BSRs. Both primary survey measures and secondary objective measures have been used in data analysis. The results show the presence of both the bright side, confirming the existing literature, and the dark side, extending the literature. There is an inverted curvilinear relationship between social capital and performance: Either too little or too much social capital can hurt performance. This study confirms that building social capital in a collaborative BSR positively affects buyer performance, but that if taken to an extreme it can reduce the buyer’s ability to be objective and make effective decisions as well as increase the supplier’s opportunistic behavior. Our study also examines how a buyer can delay the emergence of the dark side. It opens up new research avenues in the collaborative BSR context and suggests directions for future research and practice.
Predictability and Personalization in the Service Encounter

Service marketers are confronted with two conflicting goals when designing service delivery systems, efficiency and personalization. The relative importance of each factor is determined by the nature of the specific service to be rendered, and by participants’ expectations about degree of personalization. A study was conducted to test two assertions: (1) service personalization is a multidimensional construct and (2) all forms of personalization do not necessarily result in greater consumer satisfaction with the service offering. Three types of personalization strategies were proposed and operationalized in a simulated banking setting. Evaluations of service encounters that differed in the degree and type of personalization employed indicate that personalization is not a unitary phenomenon and must be approached carefully in the context of service design.
Corporate social performance and financial‐based brand equity

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to empirically test the interrelationship between corporate social performance and financial‐based brand equity. This paper proposes that social performance leads to enhanced brand equity and, conversely, brand equity positively influences social performance. Firm size is hypothesized to play a moderating role in the interrelationship.Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses cross‐sectional, secondary data of global brands. A system of equations is proposed and estimated using seemingly unrelated regression.Findings – Prior social performance has a positive effect on brand equity, but brand equity only impacts future social performance among very large firms. The positive effect of prior social performance on brand equity is amplified in smaller firms.Practical implications – Managers can increase brand equity by using corporate social responsibility as a strategic tool for positioning differentiation. To maintain competitive parity in social positioning and .