Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Quench and Field Emission Diagnostics for the ESS Medium-Beta Prototypes Vertical Tests at LASA

In order to investigate the possible causes of premature thermal breakdown and performance degradation, several diagnostic techniques have been employed during the vertical tests of the Fine and Large Grain ESS Medium Beta prototypes cavities. The whole equipment, which includes second sound, fast thermometry, photodiode x ray detectors and external NaI scintillator and proportional counter, is here described and the results so far obtained during the vertical tests presented.
Management Background, Intellectual Capital and Financial Performance of Indonesian Bank

This research aims to determine the effect of management background which proxy by accounting education background, MBA education background, Chinese ethnicity and intellectual capital (VAIC) on conventional banks’ financial performance (ROA) in Indonesia. The Population consists of all conventional banks listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange period of 2012 to 2015. Using purposive sampling method to screen the data, the final sample for this research is 140 data that consists of 39 banking companies. This research used Eviews7 software to conduct panel data regression analysis. The results showed that accounting education background and Chinese ethnicity are not significantly affect financial performance. Meanwhile MBA education background and VAIC are significantly affecting financial performance (ROA). Keywords: management background, VAIC, ROA, banking.
Diameter effect on stress-wave evaluation of modulus of elasticity of logs

Recent studies on nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of logs have shown that a longitudinal stress-wave method can be used to nondestructively evaluate the modulus of elasticity (MOE) of logs. A strong relationship has been found between stress-wave MOE and static MOE of logs, but a significant deviation was observed between stress-wave and static values. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of log diameter on stress-wave evaluation of MOE of logs and to develop a new stress-wave model by relating stress-wave MOE to log diameter for static MOE prediction. A total of 201 small-diameter logs, including jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.), red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.), Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), and ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws), were nondestructively evaluated. The results of this study indicate that the longitudinal stress-wave technique is sensitive to the size and geometrical imperfections of logs. As log diameter increases, the deviation between stress-wave MOE and static MOE increases. It was also found that log diameter has an interactive effect that contributes significantly to MOE prediction when used in conjunction with the fundamental wave equation. The newly developed multivariable prediction model relating static MOE to stress-wave speed, log density, and log diameter was found to better predict MOE during stress-wave evaluation of logs than did the fundamental wave equation. This could allow for the prediction of static bending properties of logs using the longitudinal stress-wave technique at levels of accuracy previously considered unattainable.
GROUNDWATER RISK ASSESSMENT OF PESTICIDES USED BY SN-SOSUCO FOR SUGAR CANE CULTIVATION IN

Journal of Environmental Hydrology Volume 20 Paper 3 January 2012 1 In the southwestern part of Burkina Faso, sugar cane is intensively cultivated by the SNSOSUCO society (Nouvelle Société Sucrière de la Comoé) which is the largest private employer in the country. The sugar cane is grown on an area covering about 3850 ha. The intensive cultivation of the sugar cane is all the year round and involves the use of pesticides for pest control and to reduce the production losses. Groundwater risk assessment by pesticides used in the SN-SOSUCO cultivated area during the season 2007-2008 was the goal of the present study. Both Pesticide Impact Rating Index (PIRI) software developed by CSIRO Australia and the Groundwater Ubiquity Score (GUS) were used for the evaluation of the thirteen pesticides used by the society. Pichloram, carbofuran, trichlopyr, monosodium methanarsonate (MSMA) and the chlorimuron-ethyl have high leaching potential according to GUS index, and MSMA has mean risk of mobility to groundwater as shown by PIRI. To prevent groundwater pollution by pesticides, the implementation of a comprehensive environmental management system is mandatory. GROUNDWATER RISK ASSESSMENT OF PESTICIDES USED BY SN-SOSUCO FOR SUGAR CANE CULTIVATION IN BURKINA FASO
The Impossible Trinity and Financial Markets – An Examination of Inflation Volatility Spillovers

According to studies on the impossible trinity, under conditions of high financial integration, the domestic interest rate is closely linked to the foreign one if the possibility of maneuvering interest rates is absent in this transaction. The Fisher effect is brought in to this escapade because interest rates generally trend positively with inflation. Botswana has set her inflation target between 3-6% and this study attempts to determine inflation spillover effects from the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Japan, China, Belgium, France, Germany, South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana using data from 1980-2012. Comparatively, the attempts made by previous studies to examine spillovers generally lacked a long run focus and channeled much attention to periods of financial crisis. This study deviates from other studies by using the Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test to examine unit roots for the countries under examination. The study further applies the Johansen cointegration procedure as well as the Granger causality test and results show that Botswana’s inflation dynamics trend positively with all the countries under scrutiny except South Africa in a long run framework. However, the Granger causality test only proved that Botswana’s inflation lead China’s inflation dynamics. In conclusion, Botswana’s inflation is not driven by other countries' inflation dynamics.
Possible Mechanisms in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats : Terminalia arjuna Improvement in Myocardial Function

Vascular complications are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. Herbal drugs are increasingly being used in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. The present study was designed to examine the therapeutic potential of Terminalia arjuna bark extract in improving myocardial function in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. After 8 weeks of STZ administration, rats showed a decline in left ventricular pressure (LVP), maximal rate of rise and fall in LVP (LV [dP/dt] max and LV [dP/dt] min), cardiac contractility index (LV [dP/dt] max/LVP), and rise in LV end-diastolic pressure. Altered lipid profile, oxidative stress, and increased levels of endothelin 1 (ET-1), tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) along with histological changes in heart and pancreas were observed in diabetic rats. T arjuna significantly attenuated cardiac dysfunction and myocardial injury in diabetic rats. It also reduced oxidative stress, ET-1, and inflammatory cytokine levels. The decreased body weight, heart rate blood pressure, and raised blood sugar in diabetic rats did not improve after T arjuna therapy. Results suggest that T arjuna bark extract improves the altered myocardial function in diabetic rats possibly through maintaining endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities, decreasing ET-1 and cytokine levels.
Social Capital, Urban Settings and Demographic Behavior in Latin America

Based on probabilistic samples of 12,000 adults in eight Latin American countries, this article studies two dimensions of social capital—(1) community participation and (2) trust in neighbors— and their relation with urbanization, fertility, out-migration, and crime. Its purpose is to determine whether social capital explains some of the differential demographic behavior of urban populations. The data show that social capital clearly declines with urbanization, although the urban-poor show a bit higher community participation. There is a clear gradient of increased crime and reduced social capital related to urbanization. The relationship between social capital and fertility and migration is less clear and often restricted to certain sub-populations. The urban-poor do not exhibit demographic behavior significantly different than the expected given its compositional and spatial characteristics. Basandose en muestras probabilisticas de 12.000 adultos de ocho paises latinoamericanos, se estudian dos dimensiones del capital social –(1) participacion comunitaria y (2) confianza en los vecinos– y su relacion con urbanizacion, fecundidad, emigracion y crimen. El objetivo es determinar el grado en que el capital social explica el comportamiento demografico diferenciado que presentan las poblaciones urbanas. Los datos muestran que capital social claramente disminuye con la urbanizacion, aunque los pobres de las ciudades exhiben una participacion comunitaria algo mayor. Se observa una clara gradiente de mayor crimen y menor capital social asociados a urbanizacion. La relacion de capital social con fecundidad y emigracion es menos clara y con frecuencia restringida a ciertas subpoblaciones. Los pobres de las ciudades no muestran un comportamiento demografico significativamente distinto de lo esperado dadas sus caracteristicas composicionales y espaciales.
Design and Simulation of a Novel Dielectrophoresis based Device to Separate Breast Normal and Cancerous Cells

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is the motion of particles toward or away from the electrodes which are induced by AC voltage or current. Live cells have different electromagnetic and dielectric properties which can be used for separation. In this paper, we present a novel device to separate breast cancerous cells from normal ones based on dielectrophoresis (DEP). The device uses a matrix of electrodes on a silicon substrate where cancerous cells remain on the electrodes and normal cells move away from electrodes. For the condition of electric field frequency of 1GHz and the medium conductivity of 5μS/cm, the simulated device shows a complete separation. First, we discuss about principles of DEP, and then electromagnetic and dielectric properties of breast normal and cancerous cells are discussed in order to understand separation mechanism. Finally, simulation results of the device will be presented.
Driver Training Conditions Affect Sensitivity to the Impairing Effects of Alcohol on a Simulated Driving Test to the Impairing Effects of Alcohol on a Simulated Driving Test

Research shows that prior behavioral training in a challenging environment reduces alcoholinduced impairment on simple psychomotor tasks. However, no studies have examined if this relationship generalizes to driving performance. The present study examined simulated driving performance and tested the hypothesis that a challenging training history would protect against the impairing effects of alcohol on driving performance. The challenging training history involved driving in a visually-impoverished environment. Thirty adults were randomly assigned to one of three groups. Two groups were tested under alcohol (0.65 g/kg) after prior experience performing the task under either a visually-impoverished environment or a normal visual environment. The remaining group served as a control and was trained and tested under the visually-impoverished condition environment. Results showed that individuals trained in the impoverished environment displayed sober levels of performance when their performance was subsequently tested under alcohol. By contrast, volunteers trained in a normal environment showed impairment under alcohol. The findings suggest that differences in driving training history can affect a driver’s sensitivity to the impairing effects of alcohol.
Industrial Management & Data Systems The value of B 2 B relationships

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to contribute to the knowledge of how relationship value, trust, commitment, satisfaction and loyalty intentions are defined and relate to each other. It explores these relationships in the business-to-business (B2B) context by analysing manufacturing companies regarding to their main supplier. Design/methodology/approach – After the literature review and several in-depth interviews, a method of empirical analysis consisting of quantitative intervention with an ad hoc survey using a structured questionnaire has been developed. Structural equations modeling is used to contrast the hypotheses on the links between the constructs analysed. Findings – Confirmatory factor analysis provided satisfactory results. With regard to the direct effects of the relationship value, the three relationships being considered were verified: relationship value has a positive influence on trust, commitment and satisfaction towards the supplier. Also, and as already contrasted in previous studies, trust has a direct, positive effect on commitment. In addition, and regarding to loyalty antecedents, data did not confirm that greater trust would increase loyalty but commitment did, leading to the conclusion that the effect of trust on loyalty is only indirect through the effect it has on commitment. Loyalty was also positively affected by satisfaction with the supplier. Research limitations/implications – Limitations of this paper open lines for future research. First, it considers that future research could include other variables affecting long-term relationships. Second, longitudinal studies could serve to enrich the results and illustrate the complexity of the direction in the links among the variables and take into account dynamics. Third, a customer’s perspective in the perception of value has been adopted in this paper. Finally, relationship value has been operationalised as reflective and a formative approach could be adopted. Implications for managers are in line with the detected importance of satisfaction and commitment as key factors because of their impact on intention to continue and expand business with the supplier. Moreover, manufacturers should recognize the role of assessing and building relationship value with their partners as it has an impact – direct or indirect – on intentions to stay in the relationship. Originality/value – In comparison, far less research has been done in the area of relationship value. This paper emphasizes the role of perceived relationship value in relationship B2B marketing studies providing a model and contributing to relationship management.
Insulin Infusion Program in 4 Adult Intensive Care Units Reducing the Risk of Hypoglycemia Associated With Intravenous Insulin : Experience With a Computerized

Computerized insulin infusion protocols have facilitated more effective blood glucose (BG) control in intensive care units (ICUs). This is particularly important in light of the risks associated with hypoglycemia. End stage renal disease (ESRD) increases the risk of insulin-induced hypoglycemia. We evaluated BG control in 210 patients in 2 medical ICUs and in 2 surgical ICUs who were treated with a computerized insulin infusion program (CIIP). Our CIIP was programmed for a BG target of 140-180 mg/dL for medical ICU patients or 120-160 mg/dL for surgical ICU patients. In addition, we focused on BG control in the 11% of our patients with ESRD. Mean BG was 147 ± 20 mg/dL for surgical ICU patients and 171 ± 26 mg/ dL for medical ICU patients. Of both surgical and medical ICU patients, 17% had 1 or more BG 60-79 mg/dL, while 3% of surgical ICU and 8% of medical ICU patients had 1 or more BG < 60 mg/dL. Mean BG in ESRD patients was 147 ± 16 mg/dL similar to 152 ± 23 mg/dL in patients without ESRD. Of ESRD patients, 41% had 1 or more BG < 79 mg/dL as compared with 17.8% of non-ESRD patients (P < .01). A higher BG target for medical ICU patients as compared with surgical ICU patients yielded comparably low rates of moderate or severe hypoglycemia. However, hypoglycemia among ESRD patients was more common compared to non-ESRD patients, suggesting a need for a higher BG target specific to ESRD patients.
Erythematosus Hypoproduction of IL-2 in Systemic Lupus CtBP 2 Complex , Is Involved in the Downregulation of miR-200 a-3 p , Targeting

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3 Current Therapeutic Needs in Hypertensive Patients with Hypercholesterolemia or Stable Coronary Artery Disease ( CAD )

Statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and calcium channel blockers (CCBs) have markedly changed the clinical progression of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The goal of this paper is to review the rationale and evidence for combining these three drug classes in hypertensive patients with hypercholesterolemia or CAD. Data sources include a literature search for publications on the use of a statin combined with various antihypertensive drugs in patients with hypertension and hypercholesterolemia or stable CAD. Hypercholesterolemia and hypertension constitute major physiological risk factors of ischemic heart disease. Current guidelines recommend a global approach to risk management, using agents that address as many risk factors as possible. Dual combination therapies are an important component of guideline-recommended therapy in hypertension. Our review of the literature indicates that triple therapy with a statin, ACE inhibitor, and CCB is associated with a significant reduction in major cardiovascular events. For example, a post hoc analysis in 1056 patients with stable CAD participating in the EUROPA trial indicated that the addition of perindopril to a CCB and a lipid-lowering agent was associated with a 46 % reduction in the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and resuscitated cardiac arrest (p = 0.023). In addition, single pill formulations are known to result in better adherence to the treatment. Single-pill formulations that combine a statin, an ACE inhibitor, and a CCB appear to offer an effective approach to the management of global cardiovascular risk.
Job Amenities & Earnings Inequality

Previous research on prices of job amenities has suffered from simultaneity bias due to unobserved worker ability, resulting in apparently “wrong-signed” compensating wage differentials. I propose a new estimator for amenity prices that uses only a single imprecise proxy for workers’ ability to identify the amenity price that holds ability fixed. My estimation strategy removes imprecision from the ability proxy by using predicted values from a regression of the ability proxy on wages and amenities. With price estimates for a set of observed job characteristics, I turn to investigating the role of job amenities in demographic income gaps. I find a large role for costly amenity substitution in explaining the gender pay gap. In contrast, substitution on the basis of observed amenities does not appear to play large roles in income inequalities by race or by parent background. ⇤Contact: alexanderbell@fas.harvard. edu. I am grateful to Raj Chetty, Roland Fryer, Nathan Hendren, Larry Katz, and Elie Tamer for research advice during graduate school. This work has also benefited from insightful conversations with Isaiah Andrews, Gary Chamberlain, David Cutler, Edward Glaeser, Claudia Goldin, Sandy Jencks, Corinne Low, Amanda Pallais, and Ariel Pakes. Finally, these ideas would not have gotten off the ground without extensive early-stage debates with Sophie Calder-Wang and Alex Olssen.
Interplay between Forward and Backward Transfer in L2 and L1 Writing: The Case of Chinese ESL Learners in the US^1

This paper focuses on the issue of language transfer in an L2 environment. Research has shown that forward transfer from L1 to L2 appears at early stages and decreases as L2 proficiency increases. Additionally, there is evidence to suggest that backward transfer from L2 to L1 may occur in an L2 environment in which subsequent contact to L2 is limited or in an L2 academic community in which confirming evidence that L1 syntax is correct is lacking. The study of this paper investigates Chinese and Spanish learners across three English proficiency levels, who wrote in L1 and L2 at U.S. graduate schools. All participants completed sentence and discourse tasks. It is found that forward transfer occurred in the Chinese learners' L2 writing at the discourse level and that backward transfer occurred in their L1 writing at the sentence level. Moreover, both forward transfer and backward transfer are mitigated by L2 proficiency. Furthermore, among the Level 2 Chinese learners, the relationship between forward transfer and L2 proficiency in the English sentence task follows a U-shaped curve, and the relationship between backward transfer and L2 proficiency in the Chinese sentence task also follows a U-shaped curve. The results of this study point to the complexity of language transfer and its interactions with L2 proficiency and distinctive task types.
Optimization of Reaction Conditions for Synthesis of MOF-5 using Solvothermal Method

MOF-5 (metal-organic frameworks-5) have been synthesized using solvotermal method in which reaction mixtures of zinc nitrate hexahydrate and benzenedicarboxylic acid in dimethylformamide were heated at various heating temperatures and times in order to obtain the best reaction conditions for the synthesis of MOF-5. The heating temperatures used were 105, 120 and 140 °C, respectively with heating times of 12-144 hours. Determination of the best reaction conditions was based on the observation of phase purity and crystal morphology of MOF-5 using XRD and SEM. The characterization results showed that optimization of MOF-5 crystals were obtained when the reaction mixtures were heated at 105 °C for 144 h, 120 °C for 24 h and 140 °C for 12 h. The maximum weight of MOF-5 crystal was generated from reaction mixture heated at 120 °C for 72 h.