Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Systematic Review of Performance Enhancement of Humanitarian Logistics through Transparency: Current Status and Perspectives

The mechanism of how transparency can help to enhance the performance of humanitarian logistics (HL) following disaster relief operation (RO) needs to be explored. Thus, the main purposes of this paper are to systematically review the barriers to and benefits of transparency in the field of HL in order to improve the performance of HL, and also to highlight the role and unique attributes of transparency in the field of HL. A systematic literature review using the CIMO (context, intervention, mechanism, and outcomes) logic approach was adopted to perform the systematic analysis of the previous investigations relevant to the performance enhancement of HL. Most such previous research investigated transparency in the context of HL, with little examination of the outcomes of transparency in HL. Based upon this process, disaster risk can be reduced and managed through efficient HL. So far, the efficiency and performance of HL has been improved through coordination, collaboration and partnership. In the present study, recent developments corresponding to performance enhancement of HL through transparency are reviewed systematically, with a particular focus on the importance of transparency, what organizations can do to become more transparent and the challenges and potential benefits of transparency. The authors provide an in-depth understanding of the barriers and challenges to transparency faced in this field. Furthermore, the challenges in comparing with recent research are also discussed, along with future directions to improve the performance enhancement of HL through transparency. However, the poor performance of HL is one of the challenging issues associated with disaster risk management. This review article will be fruitful for novice researchers and practitioners in managing disaster risk through efficient HL and further advancement in the field of HL. Furthermore this article raises the awareness of the importance of carefully evaluating decisions related to the fair distribution of relief items.
The Affordable Care Act, state exchanges and the self-employed in the USA

In 2015, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 15 million people were self-employed in the United States. This represented about 10% of total employment. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the self-employed without employees are treated as individuals and are subject to the individual mandates of the policy. Less than half of the American states created health exchanges to act as a marketplace for health insurance under the new policy while the remaining states defaulted to the federal exchange. Using Current Population Survey data from 2013 and 2015, this study finds that the ACA increased the likelihood that the self-employed would privately purchase health insurance. Also, states with health exchanges saw an increase in the likelihood that the self-employed would privately purchase insurance as compared with the states that defaulted. This is important for entrepreneurship since benefits, including insurance, is often cited as a reason for individuals to remain employed as wage earners instead of moving into self-employment. Also, the high costs of health insurance may be a barrier to entry into entrepreneurial ventures and self-employment.
Involvement of Hedgehog and FGF signalling in the lamprey telencephalon: evolution of regionalization and dorsoventral patterning of the vertebrate forebrain

Dorsoventral (DV) specification is a crucial step for the development of the vertebrate telencephalon. Clarifying the origin of this mechanism will lead to a better understanding of vertebrate central nervous system (CNS) evolution. Based on the lamprey, a sister group of the gnathostomes (jawed vertebrates), we identified three lamprey Hedgehog (Hh) homologues, which are thought to play central signalling roles in telencephalon patterning. However, unlike in gnathostomes, none of these genes, nor Lhx6/7/8, a marker for the migrating interneuron subtype, was expressed in the ventral telencephalon, consistent with the reported absence of the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) in this animal. Homologues of Gsh2, Isl1/2 and Sp8, which are involved in the patterning of the lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE) of gnathostomes, were expressed in the lamprey subpallium, as in gnathostomes. Hh signalling is necessary for induction of the subpallium identity in the gnathostome telencephalon. When Hh signalling was inhibited, the ventral identity was disrupted in the lamprey, suggesting that prechordal mesoderm-derived Hh signalling might be involved in the DV patterning of the telencephalon. By blocking fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling, the ventral telencephalon was suppressed in the lamprey, as in gnathostomes. We conclude that Hh- and FGF-dependent DV patterning, together with the resultant LGE identity, are likely to have been established in a common ancestor before the divergence of cyclostomes and gnathostomes. Later, gnathostomes would have acquired a novel Hh expression domain corresponding to the MGE, leading to the obtainment of cortical interneurons.
YOGA-TOURISM AS A PERSPECTIVE DIRECTION ON THE HEALTH TOURISM MARKET OF RUSSIA

The process of urbanization is currently growing in connection with the increasing share of technology influence on the life of modern man. The number of stressful situations increases. One of the ways out is yoga-tourism. This paper presents the socio-demographic and motivational characteristics of yoga tourists, evidence that the level of enthusiasm for yoga, the state of physical health, and mental well-being depends on the development of yoga tourism. The received data bear practical significance for tour operators and development of the tourist market. This study provides the basis for future research on yoga-tourism. Keywords: yoga, yoga-tourism, health, health tourism.
High failure rates in treatment of streptococcal periprosthetic joint infection: RESULTS FROM A SEVEN‐YEAR RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Aims To investigate the outcomes of treatment of streptococcal periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) involving total knee and hip arthroplasties. Patients and Methods Streptococcal PJI episodes which occurred between January 2009 and December 2015 were identified from clinical databases. Presentation and clinical outcomes for 30 streptococcal PJIs in 30 patients (12 hip and 18 knee arthroplasties) following treatment were evaluated from the medical notes and at review. The Kaplan‐Meier survival method was used to estimate the probability of infection‐free survival. The influence of the biofilm active antibiotic rifampin was also assessed. Results The infection was thought to have been acquired haematogenously in 16 patients and peri‐operatively in 14. The median follow‐up time for successfully treated cases was 39.2 months (12 to 75), whereas failure of the treatment occurred within the first year following treatment on every occasion. The infection‐free survival at three years with 12 patients at risk was 59% (95% confidence interval 39% to 75%). Failure of the treatment was observed in ten of 22 PJIs (45%) treated with a two‐stage revision arthroplasty, two of six (33%) treated by debridement and prosthesis retention, and in neither of the two PJIs treated with one‐stage revision arthroplasty. Streptococcal PJI treated with or without rifampin included in the antibiotic regime showed no difference in treatment outcome (p = 0.175). Conclusion The success of treatment of streptococcal PJI in our patient cohort was poor (18 of 30 cases, 59%). New therapeutic approaches for treating streptococcal PJI are needed.
Superior Sensitivity of Ex Vivo IFN‐γ Release Assays as Compared to Skin Testing in Immunocompromised Patients

Comparative assessment of the tuberculin skin testing (TST) and commercial IFN‐γ release‐assays (IGRAs) is hampered by the use of different antigens (tuberculin PPD in TST vs. ESAT‐6/CFP‐10 in IGRAs). Thus, PPD was used as a common stimulus to compare performance of the TST and three IGRAs in 72 controls, 101 hemodialysis patients and 100 renal transplant recipients. Results of the TST were compared with PPD‐induced IFN‐γ induction in vitro detected by ELISPOT, ELISA or a flow‐cytometric FACS assay. Percentages of positive tests were significantly lower in TST (9.2%) compared to ELISA (55.3%), ELISPOT (45.3%) and FACS (44.9%, p < 0.0001). Agreement between TST and IGRAs was highest for controls (κ = 0.19–0.32) and poor in immunocompromised patients (κ = 0 for transplant patients, κ = 0.06–0.13 for hemodialysis patients). Discrepant results were largely TST negative and IGRA positive. Among IGRAs, agreement was highest between ELISPOT and FACS (κ = 0.61). Unlike TST, all IGRAs were associated with variables of mycobacterial exposure. Among IGRAs, the FACS assay was least affected by the level of immunosuppression. In conclusion, both the percentage of positive results and between‐test‐agreement were higher with IGRAs as compared to TST. This indicates superiority of IGRAs in detecting a PPD‐specific immune response which may also apply for immunity toward Mycobacterium tuberculosis–specific antigens.
Nonlinear phenomena in spaces of algorithms

Nonlinear phenomena, which are so important in nature and society, are considered here in relation to the world of algorithms and computations. To have a mathematical model for this world, formal computability spaces are introduced. It is demonstrated that the traditional approach to algorithms, which is based on such popular models as Turing machines, results in linear subspaces of the computability space. Nonlinear phenomena appear when we go to the more powerful class of such super-recursive algorithms as inductive Turing machines. It is demonstrated how this nonlinearity imports much higher computing power of inductive Turing machines in comparison with conventional Turing machines. This provides a base to consider problems of chaos, emergent computations and infinity from the algorithmic point of view.
Une mémoire ondulatoire : Etats propres, Chaos et Probabilités

Une goutte rebondissant sur un bain de liquide en vibration verticale peut se mettre spontanement en mouvement, sous l’action des ondes qu’elle a elle-meme generees. Celles ci, appelees ondes de Faraday sont entretenues par la vibration du bain durant un temps de memoire qui peut etre controle experimentalement. Le champ d’ondes stationnaires genere par la goutte contient ainsi dans ses motifs d’interference une memoire de la trajectoire precedemment suivie. L’entite resultante appelee marcheur est caracterisee par cette interaction entre la goutte et les ondes qui l’entourent, via la memoire de chemin. Cette these est consacree a l’etude experimentale et theorique de cette memoire de chemin. Dans ce but, une goutte de liquide encapsulant un volume de ferrofluide est piegee dans un puits de potentiel harmonique d’origine magnetique. La goutte sera ainsi amenee a interagir avec les ondes qu’elle a precedemment generees. Ce confinement induit un processus d’auto-organisation entre la goutte et l’onde sous-jacente qui mene a des comportements de type ondulatoire pour une particule. Les notions de quantifications ou de probabilite de mesure d’un etat propre peuvent ainsi etre appliquees au cas d’un marcheur. Ces comportements revelent que le marcheur est un exemple d’objet etendu en temps qui ne peut etre reduit a une approximation ponctuelle rappelant, dans un tout autre contexte, la theorie de l’onde pilote developpee par de Broglie au debut du XXeme siecle.
Involvement of endocannabinoid neurotransmission in the bed nucleus of stria terminalis in cardiovascular responses to acute restraint stress in rats

Endocannabinoid signalling has been reported as an important neurochemical mechanism involved in responses to stress. Previous studies provided evidence of endocannabinoid release in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) during aversive stimuli. Nevertheless, a possible involvement of this neurochemical mechanism in stress responses has never been evaluated. Therefore, in the present study we investigated the involvement of BNST endocannabinoid neurotransmission, acting via local CB1 receptors, in the cardiovascular responses to acute restraint stress in rats.
Sequence, function, and regulation of the Vmw65 gene of herpes simplex virus type 2

We determined the sequence of the gene for the virion transactivator protein Vmw65 of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), strain 333. An analysis of the coding sequence revealed an overall high degree of primary sequence conservation (86%) relative to the HSV-1 protein, although the carboxy-terminal region which encompasses the powerful acidic transactivation domain of the HSV-1 protein was slightly less well conserved (70%). One important change in this region was the presence of a proline residue in a region of the HSV-2 protein which is thought to form an amphipathic alpha-helix in the HSV-1 homolog. Despite the occurrence of this helix-disrupting residue, the HSV-2 protein exhibited powerful transactivation properties for immediate-early target promoters. We also demonstrated that the HSV-2 protein forms a transcriptional complex (TRF.C) with the cellular Oct-1 protein and target TAATGARAT elements from immediate-early promoters. A comparison of upstream sequences from the two Vmw65 genes revealed good conservation of proximal promoter elements but considerable divergence elsewhere. Specifically, the HSV-2 promoter alone carries 9.5 copies of a 9-bp direct repeat (GGGGCGGGA) ending 85 bp upstream of the conserved TTAAAT element. An analysis of transcription factor binding sites in vitro revealed that cellular factor Sp1 bound to the direct repeat sequence of the HSV-2 promoter and that cellular factor USF bound to a proximal element present in both HSV-1 and HSV-2 promoters. Mutational analysis of the HSV-2 promoter demonstrated that the integrity of both of these binding sites was important for the full activity of the promoter.
What drives consumers in China to buy clothing online? Application of the technology acceptance model

An enormous number of Internet users have made China a profitable e-commerce marketplace, and clothing is one of the most frequently purchased items. This study explores the predictors of consumers’ motivation to buy clothing online in China by extending the technology acceptance model. Data were collected via an online questionnaire, resulting in 504 returned responses. The results indicate that perceived usefulness has a significant effect on consumers’ intention to buy clothing online; however, no direct relationship between perceived ease of use and buying intention was found. Furthermore, perceived convenience, perceived money saving, and perceived time-saving can explain why consumers perceive buying clothing online as useful, and these perceptions have positive effects on buying intention. Additionally, the findings imply that fashion innovativeness and friend circles significantly influence consumers’ intention to purchase clothing online. This article discusses the results and provides recommendations for implication and future research.
Analytical demonstration of gate leakage current in AlGaN/GaN/InGaN/GaN DH-HEMT

With the proliferation of semiconductor materials nowdays, high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) plays an imperious preamble in electronic industry. Latest double heterojunction HEMTs shows improved performance concerning carrier confinement but shows higher leakage current that is found here. The device specifies a 3-nm thin InGaN layer inserted into the conventional AlGaN/GaN HEMT structure. Gate leakage mechanism in AlGaN/GaN/InGaN/GaN HEMT is analyzed here for versatile applications for a long range of electric field and temperature sustainability. Comparing with measured data Poole-Frenkel (PF) emission and Fowler-Nordheim(FN) tunneling current has been considered as a dominant leakage mechanism in reverse bias condition. In contrast to conventional HEMT, Fowler-Nordheim(FN) tunneling current component is found higher in DH-HEMT here. In this research work an additional trap assisted tunneling current is also found to be presented here like the conventional HEMT. Possible reason of leakage current in double heterojunction HEMTs are explained here along with illustrations.
PENGARUH DISIPLIN KERJA, KOMITMEN ORGANISASI, DAN LINGKUNGAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT. TRANS RETAIL INDONESIA (CARREFOUR) CABANG PANAKKUKANG MAKASSAR

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Cabang Panakkukang Makassar. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan metode kuesioner. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda dengan jumlah sampel penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 80 orang karyawan. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik sampling jenuh. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa: 1) dispilin kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Cabang Panakkukang Makassar. 2) Komitmen organisasi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Cabang Panakkukang Makassar. 3) lingkungan kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Cabang Panakkukang Makassar. 4) disiplin kerja, komitmen organisasi, dan lingkungan kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Cabang Panakkukang Makassar. Kata kunci: Disiplin Kerja, Komitmen Organisasi, Lingkungan Kerja dan Kinerja Karyawan ABSTRACT This research has been done at PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Branch of Panakkukang Makassar. The research method was quantitative approach. Technique of data collection was questionnaire method. The data analysis of this research applied multiple linear regression with 80 employees as a sample. Sampling technique in this research use saturated sampling technique. Research result shows 1) work discipline has positive and significant influence on employees performance at PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Branch of Panakkukang Makassar. 2) organization commitment has positive and significant influence on employees performance at PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Branch of Panakkukang Makassar, 3) work environment has positive and significant influence on employees performance at PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Branch of Panakkukang Makassar, 4) work discipline, organization commitment, and work environment have positive and significant influence on employees performance at PT. Trans Retail Indonesia (Carrefour) Branch of Panakkukang Makassar. Keywords: Work Discipline, Organization Commitment, Working Environment and Employees Performance
The Real Effects of Secondary Markets on Innovation

I examine the direct effects of secondary markets on firm investment and innovation. I find that market downturns cause pharmaceutical companies to abandon early-stage drug developments irrespective of drug quality or future investment value. I show that financing constraints appear to drive this behavior. My results indicate that secondary markets have important feedback effects, distinct from information feedback channels, that permanently reduce innovation.
'Role of bone marrow stromal cells in the growth of human multiple myeloma.

We have verified the hypothesis that multiple myeloma (MM) may be disseminated by circulating clonogenic cells that selectively home to the bone marrow (BM) to receive the signal(s) leading to proliferation, terminal differentiation, and production of the osteoclast activating factors. Long-term cultures of stromal cells have been developed from the BM of nine patients with MM. These cells were mostly fibroblast-like elements, interspersed with a proportion of scattered macrophages and rare osteoclasts. BM stromal cells were CD54+, produced high levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and measurable amounts of IL-1 beta, and were used as feeder layers for autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). After 3 weeks of cocultures, monoclonal B lymphocytes and plasma cells, derived from PBMC, developed and the number of osteoclasts significantly increased. Both populations grew tightly adherent to the stromal cell layer and their expansion was matched by a sharp increase of IL-6 and by the appearance of IL-3 in the culture supernatant. These data attribute to BM stromal cells a critical role in supporting the growth of B lymphocytes, plasma cells, and osteoclasts and the in vivo dissemination of MM.
Antecedents of the User Behavior for Online Businesses: A Case of Pakistan

Purpose: This study tries to investigate the antecedents of user behavior like purchase intentions and e-loyalty in the context of Pakistan. More specifically, it studies the relationship between perceived flow, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and the user behavior constructs which this study considers are e-loyalty and purchase intentions. Design/Methodology/Approach: Primary Data is obtained through survey from 466 respondents and was analyzed through PLS-SEM approach. Findings: Findings suggest that perceived flow and technological acceptance model constructs which are perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness have significant positive impact on the e-loyalty and purchase intentions in the developing economy like Pakistan. Implications/Originality/Value: This study is a contribution to the literature acknowledging the importance of flow and technology acceptance model constructs as antecedents of user behavior for online businesses in the context of developing country like Pakistan. This study guides practitioners for designing such a website that make a user feel 'flow' situation while surfing their website. If they are able to make their visitors feel flow, they are more likely to generate purchase intention and develop e-loyalty for the e-vendor.
Biomass and nutrient allocation of Tipularia discolor (Orchidaceae)

Tipularia discolor (Orchidaceae) plants were sampled in a deciduous forest in Maryland to determine how biomass and nutrients were allocated to different plant structures during an annual cycle. Corms older than 1 year lose weight gradually during the year and most vegetative growth goes into current year corms. Leaves and sexual reproductive structures account, at peak biomass, for approximately 20% of the total plant biomass. The largest percentages of macronutrients (N, P, Mg, Ca, K) and micronutrients (Fe, Al, B, Sr, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb) were found in corms 2 yr and older, and nutrient concentrations were also high in newly formed leaves and inflorescences. Analysis of the biomass and nutrient data suggest that translocation is important, but that it does not account for all of the uptake in new growth. Plants must, therefore, assimilate nutrients from the soil during periods of growth. The importance of large underground storage structures is discussed.