Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
VALES I : the molecular gas content in star-forming dusty H-ATLAS galaxies up to z=0.35

We present an extragalactic survey using observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to characterize galaxy populations up to z = 0.35: the Valparaiso ALMA Line Emission Survey (VALES). We use ALMA Band-3 CO(1–0) observations to study the molecular gas content in a sample of 67 dusty normal star-forming galaxies selected from the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS). We have spectrally detected 49 galaxies at >5σ significance and 12 others are seen at low significance in stacked spectra. CO luminosities are in the range of (0.03–1.31) × 10^(10) K km s^(−1) pc^2, equivalent to log(M_(gas)/M_⊙)=8.9--10.9 assuming an αCO = 4.6 (K km s^(−1) pc^2)^(−1), which perfectly complements the parameter space previously explored with local and high-z normal galaxies. We compute the optical to CO size ratio for 21 galaxies resolved by ALMA at ∼3.5 arcsec resolution (6.5 kpc), finding that the molecular gas is on average ∼ 0.6 times more compact than the stellar component. We obtain a global Schmidt–Kennicutt relation, given by log[Σ_(SFR)/(M_⊙ yr^(−1)kpc^(−2))]=(1.26±0.02)×log[Σ_(MH2)/(M_⊙ pc^(−2))]−(3.6±0.2). We find a significant fraction of galaxies lying at ‘intermediate efficiencies’ between a long-standing mode of star formation activity and a starburst, specially at L_(IR) = 10^(11–12) L_⊙. Combining our observations with data taken from the literature, we propose that star formation efficiencies can be parametrized by log [SFR/M_(H2)] = 0.19 × (log L_(IR)− 11.45) − 8.26 − 0.41 × arctan [−4.84(logL_(IR) − 11.45)]. Within the redshift range we explore (z < 0.35), we identify a rapid increase of the gas content as a function of redshift.
QSAR Study on Some Substituted Glutamine Analogs as Anticancer Agents

Motivation. After glucose, glutamine is a major substrate for the cancer cell. In the synthesis of DNA and RNA, major portions of nitrogen atoms are supplied by glutamine (GLN). Structural variants of glutamine may antagonize enzymes involved in DNA and RNA synthesis. A QSAR (quantitative structure–activity relationships) study was performed on some previously synthesized glutamine analogs in order to get insight in the substitutional requirements for their anticancer activity as well as to overcome the symmetry restriction of De Novo model and time consuming determination of partition coefficients of Hansch analysis. Method. The QSAR study was performed using the Fujita Ban model. Results. A good QSAR model was obtained considering anticancer activity, i.e., log % of tumor weight inhibition which expresses the biological activity, of thirty 5–N–substituted–2–(substituted benzenesulphonyl)– L–glutamines as dependent variable and substitutional contribution at specific position as independent variable as evidenced by the statistical data (r = 0.8122, s = 0.1196, F = 1.3755). Conclusions. Substituent at the 3' and 5'– positions of the phenyl ring lead to a general decreased anticancer activity, but a Br at the 4'–position and a Cl at the 2'–position were positively correlated to the total activity.
Handbook of Organizational Creativity

Handbook of Organizational Creativity. DOI: © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 10.1016/B978-0-12-374714-3.00012-4 Fostering Individual Creativity Through Organizational Context: A Review of Recent Research and Recommendations for Organizational Leaders Mark D. Agars1, James C. Kaufman1, Amanda Deane2, and Blakely Smith2 1Learning Research Institute, California State University, San Bernardino, CA; 2California State University, San Bernardino, CA
The Impact of Information Communication and Technology Utilization on the Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda Case Study: Reseau Interdiocesain De Microfinance (Rim) Ltd, Rwanda (2011 -2015)

The study analyzed the impact of ICT utilization on the financial performance of microfinance institutions in Rwanda with case study of Reseau Interdiocesain de microfinance (RIM) Ltd undertaken within 5 years (2011 -2015). The study adopted the use of descriptive survey using both qualitative and quantitative methods for a total sample size of 132. Purporsive and simple random simpling was used for this purpose. Primary and Secondary data were collected and thene analyzed using SPSS version 16.00. The study found that ICT has been introduced and used about 5 years and above. The study found that ICT impact firstly on financial sustainability and profitability (65.8%), secondly on financial efficiency and productivity (23.7) and finally on portfolio quality (5.3%). ICT utilization have a high influence to the RIM Ltd.’s financial performance compared to the previous situation. The correlation results imply that ICT usage has a positive impact on financial sustainability and profitability as they move in the same direction (R=0.502). The strength of the impact was found to be low due to the low investments in ICT among microfinance institutions.
Change models in need of renewal: Building strategic practice to prevail in industry transitions

Organizations find it hard to survive industry transitions. To succeed, organizations need to rethink the way they do business and the renewal efforts have to overcome the lock-in created by the organizational system, capabilities and organizational culture. Moreover, in an industry transition a clear view of what to change into is often lacking. This could be seen as a special case of change: a case of renewal. One suggested way of succeeding with renewal is to separate the new from the old (structural ambidexterity). However, that is not always possible. In such situations, the old and the new have to co-exist and develop simultaneously (contextual ambidexterity). In this licentiate thesis, the latter is discussed. This calls for a practice, where renewal initiatives cannot rely on traditional change models. Change processes are often assumed to be guided by a vision for the future and a clear process ahead, outlined by management. Instead, in the case of renewal, a practice is needed where the organization creates the road ahead, utilizing organizational capabilities such as creativity and learning, How traditional prerequisites for change apply in a renewal context is discussed in this licentiate thesis, leading to a proposal of how the well-known “change formula” (representing traditional change models) could be modified to be relevant in the context of renewal. I argue that this thesis contributes to the understanding of what is needed to succeed with renewal, hence taking a step towards building strategic practice to prevail in industry transitions. The empirical data for this thesis is presented in three appended papers. Paper 1 and 3 draw on a longitudinal study of a media group, studying their renewal initiatives in the midst of an ongoing industry transition. In paper 2, 10 different strategy processes were followed, with data from 28 strategy creation workshops. The data has predominantly been collected through action research.
Depression in women with perimenopause in a rural community of Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico

A concurrent study was carried out, in order to determine the prevalence of depression and associated factors in rural women with perimenopause, living in Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico. Sample consisted in 40 women, aged between 40-59 years, interviewed after previous informed consensus. The Apgar Familiar and Test of Depression of Zung were applied, obtaining sociodemographic and gynecobstetric information. Descriptive statistics and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence level (p≤0,05). Mean of age was 47,7±5,6 years. Depression prevalence was 55%. A significant association was found with school years: low OR 13,36 (IC95 1,45-122,88), medium-high OR 0,07 (IC95 0,01-0,69). Depression prevalence was bigger than the one reported by other authors; contrary to other studies, there was no difference found in frequency between premenopause y postmenopausal. Rates of age were in concordance with literature studied and school years figured as determinants.
Genetic variability, heritability, genetic advance, genetic advance as percent mean and character association of Ethiopian mustard (Brasica carinata A. Braun) land races

Field experiment was conducted to estimate genetic variability, heritability, genetic advance, genetic advance as a percent mean and character association for forty nine genotypes of Ethiopian mustards collected from different agro ecologies. The experiment was carried out in a simple lattice design. The analysis of variance showed that there were significant differences among genotypes for all traits compared. The significant difference indicates the existence of genetic variability among the accessions which is important for improvement. High genotypic and phenotypic coefficients of variations were observed in seed yield per plot, oil yield per plot, and plant height. This shows that selection of these traits based on phenotype may be useful for yield improvement. The highest heritability in broad sense was recorded for thousand seed weight (68.80%) followed by days to flowering (65.91%), stand percent (63.14%), linolenic acid(62.58%), days to maturity (60.43%), plant height (59.63%), palmitic acid (58.19%), linoleic acid (57.46%),oil content (50.33%), oil yield (44.84%), seed yield per plot(42.99%),and primary branches(34.20%). This suggests that large proportion of the total variance was due to the high genotypic and less environmental variance. In the correlation coefficient analysis, seed yield per plot showed positive correlation with oil content, oil yield, plant height and seed yield per plant. In the path analysis, number of primary branches and oil yield showed positive direct effect on seed yield per plot. In this study, seed yield per plot, oil content, oil yield and primary branches were found to be the most important components for the improvement of seed and oil. Therefore more emphasis should be given for highest heritable traits of mustard and to those positively correlated traits to improve these characters using the tested genotypes.
Correlations of subjectively assessed fleece and conformation traits with production and reproduction in Afrino sheep

Data used for this study were collected on the Carnarvon Afrino flock from 1986 to 1998, and include data records on several subjectively assessed traits, body weight and fleece traits of 3291 animals, the progeny of 127 sires and 772 dams. Reproduction data of 686 ewes born from 1986 to 1997 were also included. The heritabilities of and genetic and phenotypic correlations among the subjectively assessed traits were estimated, as well as the genetic and phenotypic correlations of these traits with body weight, objective fleece traits and reproduction. Heritability estimates for the various subjectively assessed traits ranged from 0.06±0.02 for straightness of the top line to 0.51±0.04 for softness of fleece. Positive genetic correlations, ranging from 0.33±0.18 to 0.80±0.06 were estimated amongst the conformation traits head, front quarters, top line and hocks. High genetic correlations were estimated among the subjectively assessed fleece traits and fibre diameter, where animals with lower fibre diameter had softer fleeces, better crimp definition, their fleeces were more even, less dense and had higher creeping belly scores (the extent to which belly wool tends to creep up the side into the fleece). Estimated genetic correlations between the subjectively assessed fleece traits and reproduction were variable in sign and magnitude. The most important of these is the unfavourable genetic correlation (-0.33±0.23) between creeping belly and reproduction. The conformation traits had moderate to high genetic correlations with body weight at all ages. Of the subjectively assessed fleece traits, creeping belly score had the highest genetic correlation with body weight, ranging from -0.26±0.10 for weaning weight to -0.38±0.07 for 15-month body weight. No noteworthy phenotypic correlations were discernable between the reproductive traits and any of the subjectively assessed traits. Of the objective fleece traits, only fibre diameter had some significant phenotypic correlations with the subjectively assessed fleece traits. These were similar in sign, but smaller in magnitude than the corresponding genetic correlations. It is concluded that, with the exception of two or three traits, the subjectively assessed traits would not be negatively influenced when selection is based on the economically important production traits. It is, however, important that selection priorities be based on economic values of the traits. South African Journal of Animal Science Vol.32(2) 2002: 88-96
Dimensions of Fractals Generated by Bi-Lipschitz Maps

On the class of iterated function systems of bi-Lipschitz mappings that are contractions with respect to some metrics, we introduce a logarithmic distortion property, which is weaker than the well-known bounded distortion property. By assuming this property, we prove the equality of the Hausdorff and box dimensions of the attractor. We also obtain a formula for the dimension of the attractor in terms of certain modified topological pressure functions, without imposing any separation condition. As an application, we prove the equality of Hausdorff and box dimensions for certain iterated function systems consisting of affine maps and nonsmooth maps.
Synthesis and Properties of High Strength Thin Film Composites of Poly(ethylene Oxide) and PEO-PMMA Blend with Cetylpyridinium Chloride Modified Clay

Ion-conducting thin film composites of polymer electrolytes were prepared by mixing high MW poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as a polymer matrix, cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) modified MMT as filler, and different content of LiClO4 by using solution cast method. The crystallinity, ionic conductivity (), and mechanical properties of the composite electrolytes and blend composites were evaluated by using XRD, AC impedance, and UTM studies, respectively. The modification of clay by CPC showed enhancement in the d-spacing. The loading of clay has effect on crystallinity of PEO systems. Blend composites showed better mechanical properties. Young’s modulus and elongation at break values showed increase with salt and clay incorporation in pure PEO. The optimum composition composite of PEO with 3.5 wt% of salt and 3.3 wt% of CPMMT exhibited better performance.
Writing Anxiety as a Predictor of Writing Self-Efficacy in English for Special Education Arab Learners.

The study aimed at investigating the relationship between writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy in English for special education Arab learners of English. It also investigated the use of writing anxiety scores as a predictor of writing self-efficacy. In addition, it explored differences between males and females in both writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy in English. The sample of the study consisted of 90 intermediate school students in the state of Kuwait (47 males and 43 females); the mean age was 8.67 years and the standard deviation was 2.4 years. The descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The researchers used writing anxiety scale, writing self-efficacy scale and an achievement test in English writing skills. Results of the study showed that there is a positive relationship between students’ writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy for male students and the overall sample while no relationship was detected among these variables for female students. In addition, results revealed that writing anxiety scores could be used as a predictor of students’ writing self-efficacy in English for male students and the overall sample of the study whereas writing anxiety scores could not be used as a predictor of writing self-efficacy for female students. It was found that there were no statistically significant differences between male and female students in their scores of writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy in English Language.
Turbulence characteristics of favorable pressure gradient flows in gravel-bed channel with vegetated walls

Abstract Field observations showed that in many gravel-bed rivers, rice stems and gravel interact with each other and affect the flow structure. This calls to conduct research in more details in laboratory to better understand impacts of interaction between rice stems and gravel bed rivers on the flow structure. The outcome of such investigations can improve the estimation of drag coefficient in hydrodynamic models. Experiments were carried out in a flume with gravel bed and the vegetated vertical flume walls to investigate turbulence characteristics under favorable pressure gradient flows. Results showed that the stress fraction involves both the sweep and ejection dominance near the vegetated flume walls, showing no negative Reynolds shear stress near water surface. The values of exuberance ratio play a significant role on the magnitude of the Reynolds shear stress which varies with the distance from the vegetation. Quadrant analysis reveals that a major part of the momentum flux is transported during a short period of strong turbulence activity near the bed at the central axis. Augmentation of the hole size makes difference between contributions of sweep and ejection with those of the outward and inward interactions near the bed, however, the hole size doesn’t play any role near the water surface.
Mating system of Calluna vulgaris: self-sterility and outcrossing estimations

The evolutionary significance of a mixed mating system is currently under debate. Calluna vulgaris (L). Hull, a widespread European shrub, is likely to undergo mixed mating because of geitonogamy. Mating system was investigated in three populations of C. vulgaris is by means of greenhouse controlled crosses, pollen tube observations, and outcrossing rate estimations from allozyme markers. The species is highly self-sterile, most probably as a result of early inbreeding depression. Mean fruit set and mean seed number per fruit following hand self-pollination were 48 and 13%, respectively, of those following cross-pollination, Pollen tubes produced by self pollen penetrated the ovary with the same success as those from cross-pollination. Multilocus estimates of the outcrossing rates ranged from 0.71 to 0.90, and two estimates were significantly different from 1.00. Calluna vulgaris could thus be classified as being mixed mating with predominant allogamy. Single-locus estimates did not differ significantly from multilocus estimates suggesting that biparental inbreeding did not contribute to the apparent selfing rate. The maintenance of high early inbreeding depression despite an intermediate level of selfing is discussed with respect to recent theories on mating system evolution.
A Case Analysis of Lexical Features in English Broadsheets and Tabloids

This paper investigates lexical features in two different styles of English newspapers-broadsheets (The New York Times, and The Times), and tabloids (New York Post and The Sun). The comparison and contrast are done in five lexical aspects: the use of compound words, fuzzy words, numbers, proper nouns and vivid words. Statistics show that differences do exist between broadsheets and tabloids. Analysis is done to reveal the possible causes that lead to the difference and provides evidence that lexical features are essential to set the tone of newspaper writing.
Junk Food Consumption and Effects on Growth Status among Children Aged 6-24 Months in Mashhad, Northeastern Iran

Introduction Junk food, due to the lack of vitamins, minerals and trace amounts of energy and protein, there is the risk that the child's stomach filled and by reducing her/his appetite, reduce the chance of nutritious foods. So it is necessary to determine the relationship between using of junk food with growth rate in children. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 300 mothers and their babies , who were referring to 10 selected Mashhad health-care centers for monitoring their 6-24 months children. Participants were selected by cluster and simple random sampling and valid and reliable questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed by descriptive- analytic statistics and using SPSS version 16. Results In growth chart, 86.7 percent of children showed appropriate growth, 10.3 percent had delayed growth and 3 percent had horizontal growth curve. In 11.3 percent of families, the junk food has been used for children regularly, 44.7 percent did not believe in these snacks and 44 percent of mothers sometimes used this junk food for their children. Results showed the statistical correlation between junk food consumption and growth status of children was significant, so children whom haven’t had junk food, have grown more favorable than the other kids (P<0.05). Conclusion Use snacks interfere with the child's growth. Junk food consumption among the study population was high relatively. Mothers need to be aware of the effects of junk food to children's development.
Enhancing the active lifetime of luminescent semiconducting polymers via doping with metal nanoshells

We report a dramatic, concentration-dependent decrease in the rate of photo-oxidation of semiconducting polymers due to the addition of small amounts of metal nanoshells to the polymer. In each case, the nanoshell resonances are tuned to the triplet exciton-ground state energy of the polymer. The nanoshell dopants slow the oxidation rate yet do not affect the photoluminescent properties of the polymers to which they have been added.