Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Untersuchung der Zustandsquantisierung in Josephson-Kontakten Diplomarbeit

In the present work, the quantum mechanical behavior of the phase di fference between the two superconducting electrodes defining a Josephson junction is investigated. This phenomenon is of special interest, since this phase di ff rence is a macroscopic degree of freedom. Moreover, Josephson junctions have been subject to extensive research in recent years, since they are favorable candidates for quantum information processing. A crucial point for the observation of quantum phenomena in Josephson junctions consists of ensuring that the influence of extrinsic noise on the measurements is negligible. An existing experimental setup was improved within this work. The e ff ct of extrinsic noise on the measurements was found to be su fficiently reduced. Moreover, a microwave line was implemented in the setup allowing for spectroscopic measurements on the Josephson junction. Both macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy level quantization have been observed experimentally. Furthermore, transitions from the ground state to the first excited state induced by more than one microwave photon could be seen. The intrinsic junction parameters have been determined with very high accuracy using microwave spectroscopy.
Effect of meteorological elements on the content and composition of Aloysia triphylla ( L ́ Hérit ) Britton essential oil

The concentration and composition of an essential oil can vary according to environmental variations and seasonal periods. The objective of this study was to correlate meteorological elements with the content and concentration of components of Aloysia triphylla essential oil, for the four seasons of the year. The experiment was conducted in a plastic greenhouse of the UFSM, Frederico Westphalen campus – RS, Brazil, in a complete randomized blocks design during the four seasons, with three repetitions. The meteorological data were collected with the aid of a compact meteorological station, in order to characterize the environment in which the species was conducted. The evaluations were carried out at the middle date of each season. It was observed a correlation between the meteorological variables with the essential oil production and its components. According to the analysis, there influence of the temperature on the essential oil contents, considering that the maximum temperature shows a direct positive influence on the concentration of limonene and negative for spathulenol.
Simultaneous disruption of two DNA polymerases ,

Replicative DNA polymerases are frequently stalled by DNA lesions. The resulting replication blockage is released by homologous recombination (HR) and translesion DNA synthesis (TLS). TLS employs specialized TLS polymerases to bypass DNA lesions. We provide striking in vivo evidence of the cooperation between DNA polymerase g, which is mutated in the variant form of the cancer predisposition disorder xeroderma pigmentosum (XP-V), and DNA polymerase f by generating POLg/POLf cells from the chicken DT40 cell line. POLf cells are hypersensitive to a very wide range of DNA damaging agents, whereas XP-V cells exhibit moderate sensitivity to ultraviolet light (UV) only in the presence of caffeine treatment and exhibit no significant sensitivity to any other damaging agents. It is therefore widely believed that Polg plays a very specific role in cellular tolerance to UV-induced DNA damage. The evidence we present challenges this assumption. The phenotypic analysis of POLg/POLf cells shows that, unexpectedly, the loss of Polg significantly rescued all mutant phenotypes of POLf cells and results in the restoration of the DNA damage tolerance by a backup pathway including HR. Taken together, Polg contributes to a much wide range of TLS events than had been predicted by the phenotype of XP-V cells. Citation: Hirota K, Sonoda E, Kawamoto T, Motegi A, Masutani C, et al. (2010) Simultaneous Disruption of Two DNA Polymerases, Polg and Polf, in Avian DT40 Cells Unmasks the Role of Polg in Cellular Response to Various DNA Lesions. PLoS Genet 6(10): e1001151. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen. 1001151 Editor: James E. Haber, Brandeis University, United States of America Received March 15, 2010; Accepted September 8, 2010; Published October 7, 2010 Copyright: 2010 Hirota et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Funding: Financial support was provided in part by the Program for Promotion of Basic Research Activities for Innovative Biosciences (PROBRAIN) (to ST) and by grants from the Fujiwara Foundation of Science, the Uehara Memorial Foundation, and the Naito Foundation (to KH). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. * E-mail: stakeda@rg.med.kyoto-u.ac. jp ¤ Current address: Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan
Morpho-molecular characterization of Colombian and Brazilian populations of Rotylenchulus associated with Musa spp

Abstract Three populations, two from Colombia and one from Brazil, of Rotylenchulus reniformis associated with banana and plantain, were characterized using morphological, morphometric, and molecular methods. Morphometric data from these populations were similar to type and reference populations of R. reniformis. Partial sequences of both D2-D3 rDNA and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) regions had a strong affinity (99% similarity) to previously published sequences of R. reniformis. Phylogenetic analyses (maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference) suggested that the Colombian populations of R. reniformis corresponded to the previously described Type A of the species. This is the definitive first report in Colombia of R. reniformis associated with banana and plantain crops.
The Extent of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Practices : Evidence from the Banks , Finance and Insurance Sector in Sri Lanka

Corporate Social Responsibility is increasingly becoming popular nowadays as the corporate performance is not merely measured by financial performance. It implies that Corporate Financial Performance along with Corporate Social Performance defines the success of organizations. The sustainability reporting agenda is now thinking beyond the basic environmental, social and governance reporting view and the future now lies in Integrated Reporting, which links the non-financial performance of a company with its financial status by making clear how its sustainability performance impacts the future viability of the business. This study examined the extent of CSR reporting of the firms which belong to the Banks, Finance and Insurance sector in Sri Lanka. For the purpose of the study, data is collected from 33 companies and for the selection of this sample purposive sampling technique is utilized. It is found that reporting on CSR was high among the sampled firms representing the CSRDI value of 64.77. Reporting on community CSR was high whereas health CSR was the least disclosed dimension.
The Accumulation Effect The Print Media ’ s Impact on Estonian Elections Between 1999-2003

Although numerous studies over the past 20 years have revealed a clear connection between content analysis statistics and the results of public opinion surveys, the media’s “minimal effects” hypothesis still remains the overwhelmingly prevailing view. Among other things, it is not clear which of the two influences the other: Do people’s political preferences influence the media or do the media influence people’s preferences? In order to test this, the results of the 1999 and 2003 general elections and the 2002 local elections in Estonia, as well as the results of current public opinion surveys, were compared to the coverage given to the campaigning parties in the largest Estonian newspapers. The analysis showed that the coverage of political parties in the print media, as determined by the frequency of valuative notations, described the election results to a great extent. It is noteworthy that a change in media content was followed by a change in public opinion. At the same time, an accumulation effect became obvious: The voters’ preferences for political parties accumulated diachronically during the course of several weeks based on the information that was available to them.
Theory of satellite ground-track crossovers

The fundamental geometry of satellite ground tracks and their crossover problem are investigated. For idealized nominal ground tracks, the geometry is governed by a few constant parameters whose variations lead to qualitative changes in the crossover solutions. On the basis that the theory to locate crossovers has not been studied in suf®cient detail, such changes are described in regard to the number of crossover solutions in conjunction with their bifurcations. Employing the spinor algebra as a tool for establishing the groundtrack crossing condition, numerical methodologies to locate crossovers appearing in general dual-satellite ground-track con®gurations are also presented. The methodologies are applied to precisely determined orbital ephemerides of the GEOSAT, ERS-1, and TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter satellites.
Mediterranean annuals feature high within-population rait variability and respond differently to a precipitation radient

Department of Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Institute of Biology and Biochemistry, University Potsdam, m Mühlenberg 3, 14476 Potsdam, Germany German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, ermany Institute of Computer Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle (Saale), Germany Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of he Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 84990, Israel Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), 14195 Berlin, Germany
The Impact of Implementation Good Corporate Governance to Firm Value ( Evidence from Indonesia Public Banking Sector )

This paper sets out the issue of good corporate governance that exists in the Indonesian banking sector, which in recent years Indonesia ranks 11 out of 11 countries in ASIA in the application of good governance based on the data of the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) during 2007, 2010, and 2012. The focus of this paper is to look at the impact of the implementation of good corporate governance to financial performance of direct and indirect enterprise value. This study used path analysis, with secondary data sourced from existing financial statements on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for 5 consecutive years during 2008 to 2012. It is expected that this research can provide empirical evidence and significant impact to the banking industry, as well as academia and regulators to enhance shareholder
Extraoral chairside digitalization : Clinical reports on a new digital protocol for surgical and prosthetic treatment of completely edentulous patients

Nowadays, virtual planning and the assisted placement of implants in 3-D positions relative to the bone, soft tissue and final planned pros thesis are becoming the gold standard. In order to obtain such visualization, it is necessary to correctly match the anatomical and prosthetic data. The aim of this paper is to present a new extraoral chairside prosthesis scanning protocol for fully edentulous patients.
Household Debt, Consumption Commitments and Labor Supply: Working More to Pay the Mortgage

This paper analyzes how a change in the size of mortgage payment affects household’s labor supply. Using income tax data for the universe of Polish population and exploiting variation in floating-rate mortgage payments driven by interbank rates fluctuations, I show that an increase in payment induces households to work and earn more. Higher income covers 30-45% of the increase in payment. The effect increases with households’ debt-toincome ratio, is higher for more flexible income sources and is accompanied by a decrease in proxies for consumption expenditures. The effect is driven by several mechanisms: spousal labor supply, change of job and additional income from after-hours work. Consistent with a model of labor decisions with consumption commitements, but contrary to other mechanisms such as debt overhang, household debt can increase labor supply. ∗Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, 2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, michal.zator@kellogg.northwestern. edu. I thank Efraim Benmelech, Anthony DeFusco, Benjamin Friedrich, David Matsa, Riccardo Marchingiglio, Nicola Persico and seminar participants at Northwestern University for helpful comments on this project. I thank current and former staff of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology, in particular Pawe l Maryniak, for their help in obtaining the data.
Geopolitical Risk and R&D investment

Although most empirical studies conclude that uncertainty delays firms' investments based on real options theory, empirical evidence regarding the impact of uncertainty on innovation is mixed. This study examines the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on corporate research and development (R&D) investment using newly developed indices. We find a negative relationship between GPR and R&D investment. The R&D investment rapidly drops and rebounds several quarters after high GPR. The impact of GPR is most significant for high-tech firms, small firms, and firms with high growth options. However, when GPRs are realised, these significant and negative effects disappear. These results are shown to be robust after controlling for firm characteristics, macroeconomic environment, other uncertainty measures, time, and alternative GPR and R&D measures, as well as considering the simultaneity and endogeneity issues. Overall, our study suggests that GPR plays a key role in determining R&D investment.
Melt equilibration depths as sensors of lithospheric thickness during Eurasia-Arabia collision and the uplift of the Anatolian Plateau

A co-investigation of mantle melting conditions and seismic structure revealed an evolutionary record of mantle dynamics accompanying the transition from subduction to collision along the Africa-Eurasia margin and the >1 km uplift of the Anatolian Plateau. New 40Ar/39Ar dates of volcanic rocks from the Eastern Taurides (southeast Turkey) considerably expand the known spatial extent of Miocene-aged mafic volcanism following a magmatic lull over much of Anatolia that ended at ca. 20 Ma. Mantle equilibration depths for these chemically diverse basalts are interpreted to indicate that early to middle Miocene lithospheric thickness in the region varied from ∼50 km or less near the Bitlis suture zone to ∼80 km near the Inner Tauride suture zone. This southward-tapering lithospheric base could be a vestige of the former interface between the subducted (and now detached) portion of the Arabian plate and the overriding Eurasian plate, and/or a reflection of mantle weakening associated with greater mantle hydration trenchward prior to collision. Asthenospheric upwelling driven by slab tearing and foundering along this former interface, possibly accompanied by convective removal of the lithosphere, could have led to renewed volcanic activity after 20 Ma. Melt equilibration depths for late Miocene and Pliocene basalts together with seismic imaging of the present lithosphere indicate that relatively invariant lithospheric thicknesses of 60–70 km have persisted since the middle Miocene. Thus, no evidence is found for large-scale (tens of kilometers) Miocene delamination of the lower lithosphere from the overriding plate, which has been proposed elsewhere to account for late Miocene and younger uplift of Anatolia.
EXPLORING THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCCESS OF B 2 C E-COMMERCE

2 Introduction . 4 1 1.1 The problem background . 4 1.2 Problem statement and sub-questions . 5 1.3 Demarcation and definitions . 5 1.3.1 Definition of e-commerce B2C and the distinguish from e-business . 5 1.3.2 Definition of success in the context of a web store . 6 1.4 Research design and data collection . 6 Definition of success in the context of a web store . 7 2 Fundamental theories for CSF models in the context of online stores . 8 3 3.1 IS success factor model Delone & McLean (1992) . 8 3.2 Delone & Mclean (2003) The extended IS Success factor model . 8 3.3 SERVQUAL . 9 3.4 Technology Acceptance Model . 9 3.5 Herzberg’s two factor theory . 10 3.6 The Kano model . 10 Fundamental web store success factor models . 11 4 Information Quality . 13 5 5.1 Cultural differences in information quality . 13 5.2 Improving the information quality . 13 System Quality . 14 6 6.1 Security and reliability issues in system quality . 15 6.2 Improving the system quality . 15 Service Quality . 16 7 7.1 Improving the service quality . 16 7.1.1 Customer service . 16 7.1.2 Multichannel management . 17 7.1.3 Personalisation . 17 Trust. 17 8 8.1 Cultural differences in online trust . 18 8.2 Increasing consumer trust . 18 Shopping benefits . 19 9 9.1 Playfulness . 20 9.2 Increasing the shopping benefits . 20 Discussion and conclusions . 21 10 10.1 Implications for theory. 22 10.2 Implications for practice . 22 10.3 Direction for future research . 24 10.4 Limitations of the study . 24 References . 25 11
Video Understanding : From Video Classification to Captioning

In recent years, Internet users spend an amount of time on videos. However, too many videos are quite difficult for human beings to categorize and caption. Additionally, humans need to quickly recognize what kinds of videos and decide if they are going to watch them, which then require advanced techniques to do video classification and captioning. In this paper, we have explored methods and architectures to understand videos. The automatically categorization and caption are helpful for users to have better experiences when they are watching videos. The purpose of this paper is to understand how to categorize and caption the video automatically. We also propose the models to do both classification and caption in one architecture.
A Dependency Structure Annotation for Modality

This paper presents an annotation scheme for modality that employs a dependency structure. Events and sources (here, conceivers) are represented as nodes and epistemic strength relations characterize the edges. The epistemic strength values are largely based on Saurí and Pustejovsky’s (2009) FactBank, while the dependency structure mirrors Zhang and Xue’s (2018b) approach to temporal relations. Six documents containing 377 events have been annotated by two expert annotators with high levels of agreement.
Loss Aversion and the Zero-Earnings Discontinuity

Prior literature suggests that the zero-earnings discontinuity is caused by earnings management. This makes sense if investors are naive. We test for the possibility of investor naivete and find that they are aware of firms performing earnings management around zero reported earnings and that there is no ob-vious gain of reaching zero reported earnings. We extend a signaling model to include loss-averse investors and we find that earnings management is not only rational, but in equilibrium, it is not possible for investors to deduce the correct value of firms’ earnings around the discontinuity. Assuming our model gen-erates the observed data, a loss-aversion coefficient of 1.2595 matches the discontinuity below zero reported earnings observed in the data simulated from the model and in the actual data. This loss-aversion coefficient is consistent with Tversky and Kahneman (1992), who find that losses are weighted roughly twice as heavily as gains.
Wake Modeling of an Offshore Wind Farm Using OpenFOAM

The aim of this study is to test the availability of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool OpenFOAM to estimate offshore wind turbine wakes. For this purpose, required libraries of the tool are investigated and devel­ oped. In this simplified CFD wake model, wind turbines are modeled by an actuator disk which applies an axial momen­ tum source on the wind flow. The uniform and radial load distributions on the actuator disk are assessed and the radial actuator disk library is modified. In addition, two various groups of coefficients of the standard k-ε turbu­ lence model and afterwards an additional turbulence model are checked. In each part of these test cases, the results are evaluated using measurement data of the Sexbierum wind turbine experiment. Finally, Alpha Ventus wind farm is simulated for certain wind directions and the results are validated using measurement data from the offshore mast FINO1 in terms of wind speed deficit and turbulence intensity and compared with a reference simu­ lation obtained by the commercial CFD package PHOENICS. Introduction
Influence of Formal and Informal Institutions On Debt Conditions

This paper analyses the effect of formal and informal institutions on debt conditions for a sample of 37 countries over the period 2001-2012. The econometric methodology that we have used is panel data with fixed effects. The results show that greater legal enforcement, efficient institutions and greater trust tend to reduce the cost of debt and increase maturity. Moreover, this analysis has been carried out considering the degree of economic development and the joint effect of formal and informal institutions. Regarding with the degree of economic development, the results show that both formal and informal institutions has a greater influence in countries with a lower degree of economic development. As far as the joint effect of formal and informal institutions are concerned, our results support the view that formal and informal institutions act as substitutes in improving debt conditions.
Second order causal hydrodynamics in Eckart frame: using gradient expansion scheme

In the present work, we develop a causal theory of relativistic non-ideal fluids up to the second order in the Eckart frame using gradient expansion scheme. Keeping the spirit of Mueller–Israel–Stewart formalism, the general forms of bulk viscosity, shear viscosity tensor and the heat flow vector are presented. Since each of the flux quantities explicitly carry curvature terms, we show that our formalism finds application in astrophysics in particular in the strong gravity regime. We elucidate two such applications namely in viscous thick accretion disks also known as Polish doughnuts and in addressing non-rotating equilibrium configuration, like neutron stars.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ANOMALY DETECTION OF THE COMBUSTION SYSTEM IN GAS TURBINES

Due to the fact that the combustion system, the core component of gas turbines, works in the highly adverse environmental conditions of high temperature and high pressure, it frequently faces malfunctions, causing catastrophic accidents. Hence, anomaly detection plays an important role in helping the combustion system run safely and economically. In recent decades, some methods have been published on anomaly detection of the gas turbine combustion system. However, there are few studies that compare these methods. The aim of this paper is to review and provide analytical results of the anomaly detection methods. An overall assessment of the merits or weaknesses of the generic methods is provided by testing the methods with actual gas turbine operating data. Additionally, some possible research development of the anomaly detection of the gas turbine combustion system is presented in this comparative study.