Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.) as a phytogenic growth promoter alternative for antibiotic and comparable to mannan oligosaccharides for broiler chicks

This work aimed at investigating the potential as a growth enhancer of different dietary concentrations of turmeric ( Curcuma longa Linn.) as an alternative to oxytetracyline and antibiotics and as comparable to mannan oligosaccharide for broiler chicks. A total of 252 Hubbard broiler chicks at one day of age were distributed randomly in a straight run experimental design among six treatments, each replicated seven times, with six unsexed chicks per replicate. The basal diet was administered without supplements (control group) or supplemented with turmeric at 0.5, 1, and 2 g/kg diet, or with mannan oligosacride (MOS) at 1 g/kg feed or with oxytetracycline (OTC) at 50 mg/kg feed. Growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality traits, blood biochemical constituents, antioxidant status and red blood cell (RBCs) were investigated. Turmeric supplementation at 1 g/kg feed significantly improved feed conversion ratio (FCR) and European production index compared to the control group and MOS groups. The results indicated that turmeric can be used at 1 kg/t feed as a phytogenic feed additive as an alternative to OTC or MOS without negative effects on the productive and economic traits of broilers. There were no differences from using OTC and MOS, while there was an increase in the European production efficiency index and the broilers’ health status.
Tourists Behavioral Intentions Antecedent Meeting Incentive Convention &Exhibiton (MICE) in Bali

Tourism today not only about vacation activities but also develops into business tour, the combination of vacation and businessactivities. The kinds of tourist also develops, not only individual tourist but also group of tourists with business background. Tourism that uses MICE (Meeting Incentive Convention and Exhibition) has a large potential and high multiplier effect, in terms of tourist’s quantity, quality and their high financial level.This research aims to clarify empirically whether the Convention Destination Image and Value become antecedent Behavioral Intentionsor not,whether Satisfaction variable to mediate the effect of Destination Image and Convention Value towards Behavioral Intentions; and whether the Novelty Seeking weaken the influence of Satisfaction towards Behavioral Intentionsby observing 100 foreign tourists who attend International meeting/convention held in Bali. The data analysis of this research used Generalized Structured Component Analysis. The result shows that Destinantion Image gives the effects towards Behavioral Intentions directly or not through the tourist’s satisfaction as the mediation variable. Novelty seeking is not moderation, but it has a role as predictor variable that directly influences the Behavioral Intentions. Keywords: Destination Image, Convention Value, Novelty Seeking, Satisfaction, dan Behavioral Intentions
Predicting Days on Market: The Influence of Environmental and Home Attributes

This paper estimates the difference in the number of days a home will remain on the market based upon its environmental attributes. Using on-site inspections of 3088 home sites, the results, using two-stage least squares, show that time on market is reduced and price increased by a variety of green features such as trees, landscaping, open spaces and parks, while time on market is increased and/or price decreased by man-made obstructions such as power lines, roads near the home, train tracks, and apartments. This research finds home orientation to and not just the distance from roads has a significant impact on home price and time on market regardless of traffic volume. Apartments in view are found to significantly reduce home prices and increase time on market while cathedral ceilings increased home price. Homes in subdivisions were found to sell for higher prices and sell more quickly while the price of homes was not influenced by a hill obstructing the rear even though time on market was significantly increased.
Extensional stresses in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera fold-and-thrust belt (northern Andes): insights from 2D finite element modeling

Deformation and stress characteristics in the upper crust of the fold-and-thrust belt in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera were investigated by numerical analysis. The structural trend of Colombian Eastern Cordillera has long been considered a possible example of a true contraction orogen. The issue of the convergent displacement along an elastic structural body, which controls present-day deformation in this Cordillera is examined here. Modeling results are presented in terms of three parameters: 1) distributions, orientations, and magnitudes of principal stresses; 2) maximum shear stress (� max) contour; and 3) proximity to failure of elements within faults. Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria with bulk rock properties are applied to analyze the faults. The model shows extensional stresses in the crust at shallow crustal levels (from surface to about 6 km) despite overall contraction, and contraction at depth is confirmed. Measurement results indicate that, for homogeneous crustal thickening, extensional stresses are concentrated in the Servita half-gaben and Bucaramanga fault systems, where the vertical thrust faults and thickening processes are located. Our two-dimensional (2D) modeling results emphasize that extensional stresses are still active along the vertical to sub-vertical fault system in the fold-and-thrust belt of the Colombian Eastern Cordillera.
EXECUTIVES' LABELING STRATEGIES IN EMERGING DOMAINS OF ACTIVITY: CONSTRUCTING AND USING NASCENT MARKET LABELS.

Symbolic management literature explores how executives signal both substantive and symbolic properties of a firm. In contrast, market categorization literature suggests that firms are often at the mercy of stakeholders who categorize the firm based on its substantive features. Such tensions present in these literatures indicate that our knowledge on where agency lies in market categorization, and whether the process of categorization is based on substantive or symbolic features, is still inconclusive. Focusing on established markets, these literatures have cast little light on how nascent market labels and market categories are constructed and used. Our research addresses these gaps in the literature by providing insight into the dimensions that shape executives' propensity to use a nascent market label. Based on an in-depth grounded analysis of executives' use of the nanotechnology label, we identify the key dimensions for constructing the meaning of a nascent market label. The data show that depending o.
An Assessment of the New Keynesian Phillips Curve in the Korean Economy

This paper examines the validity of the new Keynesian Phillips curve in the Korean economy, which is characterized by its high dependence on foreign materials as intermediate inputs. A new Keynesian Phillips curve in an open economy is necessary for this purpose, and the attempt is based on the distinction between gross and value-added prices. It is shown that a standard new Keynesian Phillips curve can be interpreted as describing the behavior of gross price in‡ation and, therefore, it is essential to incorporate intermediate input costs in constructing marginal cost measures. Moreover, from this gross price in‡ation model, the valuedadded price in‡ation model is derived explicitly, yielding testable equations for the
Halal Beef Handling in Nigeria: The Abattoir Workers’ Perspective

Despite Nigeria‟s large Muslim population of 77.3 million citizens, very little research has been carried out in terms of addressing Halal needs in Nigeria. This study reviewed the perspective of abattoir workers‟ involved with Halal beef in two abattoirs in Abuja. The research made use of primary data gathered by conducting telephone interviews, using semi-structured interview questions. Although the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) guidelines which govern Halal beef handling in Nigeria proved to have commonalities with those recommended by the Jurisdiction of Department of Islamic Development in Malaysia, (JAKIM), the findings revealed that there was a general lack of awareness about either of those guidelines amongst the abattoir workers interviewed. The abattoir workers that participated indicated that their perception of what constitutes Halal beef handling best practice was based on personal opinion. Thus, there is the need to create better awareness on the current guidelines for Halal beef handling provided by NAFDAC. Furthermore there is a need for Halal beef handling training for the abattoir workers in Nigeria. This was evidenced in the fact that additional Halal beef logistics activities such as packaging, storage and transportation were found to be carried out by third party logistics (3PLs) organizations which made it difficult to ascertain the Halal integrity of the Halal beef supply chain.
Numerical reconstructions of the flow and basal conditions of the Rhine glacier, European Central Alps, at the Last Glacial Maximum

Abstract. At the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the Rhine glacier in the Swiss Alps covered an area of about 16 000 km2. As part of an integrative study about the safety of repositories for radioactive waste under ice age conditions in Switzerland, we modeled the Rhine glacier using a thermodynamically coupled three-dimensional, transient Stokes flow and heat transport model down to a horizontal resolution of about 500 m. The accumulation and ablation gradients that roughly reproduced the geomorphic reconstructions of glacial extent and ice thickness suggested extremely cold (TJuly∼0∘C at the glacier terminus) and dry (∼10 % to 20 % of today's precipitation) climatic conditions. Forcing the numerical simulations with warmer and wetter conditions that better matched LGM climate proxy records yielded a glacier on average 500 to 700 m thicker than geomorphic reconstructions. Mass balance gradients also controlled ice velocities, fluxes, and sliding speeds. These gradients, however, had only a small effect on basal conditions. All simulations indicated that basal ice reached the pressure melting point over much of the Rhine and Linth piedmont lobes, and also in the glacial valleys that fed these lobes. Only the outer margin of the lobes, bedrock highs beneath the lobes, and Alpine valleys at high elevations in the accumulation zone remained cold based. The Rhine glacier was thus polythermal. Sliding speed estimated with a linear sliding rule ranged from 20 to 100 m a−1 in the lobes and 50 to 250 m a−1 in Alpine valleys. Velocity ratios (sliding to surface speeds) were >80 % in lobes and ∼60 % in valleys. Basal shear stress was very low in the lobes (0.03–0.1 MPa) and much higher in Alpine valleys (>0.2 MPa). In these valleys, viscous strain heating was a dominant source of heat, particularly when shear rates in the ice increased due to flow constrictions, confluences, or flow past large bedrock obstacles, contributing locally up to several watts per square meter but on average 0.03 to 0.2 W m−2. Basal friction acted as a heat source at the bed of about 0.02 W m−2, 4 to 6 times less than the geothermal heat flow which is locally high (up to 0.12 W m−2). In the lobes, despite low surface slopes and low basal shear stresses, sliding dictated main fluxes of ice, which closely followed bedrock topography: ice was channeled in between bedrock highs along troughs, some of which coincided with glacially eroded overdeepenings. These sliding conditions may have favored glacial erosion by abrasion and quarrying. Our results confirmed general earlier findings but provided more insights into the detailed flow and basal conditions of the Rhine glacier at the LGM. Our model results suggested that the trimline could have been buried by a significant thickness of cold ice. These findings have significant implications for interpreting trimlines in the Alps and for our understanding of ice–climate interactions.
Toxicity study of fusarium xylarioides infected groundnut hay in calves

Toxicity study of groundnut hay infected with Fusarium xylarioides was conducted in calves. The fungi was isolated from the contaminated groundnut hay which caused mycotoxicosis in cattle which exhibited the clinical signs of colic, tenesmus, ruminal atony, anorexia, bleeding from nostrils, rectum and fly bite site. The calves were fed with fungal infected groundnut hay at the dose level of 50, 75 and 100 g/kg daily for 7 days along with normal fodder. Clinical signs observed were diarrhea, weakness, severe arching of back, swollen forehead and conjunctival hemorrhage. Cutaneous hemorrhagic patches on back, scrotum and abdomen region were seen. The calves lost balance on hind and forelimbs. There was a significant increase (P <0.05) in serum concentrations of creatinine, urea nitrogen, A LT and AST indicated the renal and hepatic damage respectively, which was further confirmed by histopathological lesions. There were lesions in heart, brain and GI tract of the treated calves. The present study indicated the toxic feature of Fusarium xylarioides infected ground nut hay in calves.
FT-IR and FT-Raman Spectra and Normal Coordinate Analysis of Poly methyl methacrylate

Poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) is a widely used polymer with various applications. Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectra of PMMA were recorded in range of 4000 – 400 cm-1 and 4000 – 100 cm-1, respectively. In the present investigation, detailed assignments of the observed fundamental bands of PMMA have been analyzed in terms of peak positions and relative intensities. With hope of providing more and effective information on the fundamental vibrations, a normal coordinate analysis has also been performed on PMMA by assuming Cs symmetry. The simple general valence force field (SGVFF) has been employed in normal coordinate analysis and the potential energy distribution (PED) has been calculated for each fundamental vibration. The PED contribution corresponding to each of the observed frequencies shows the reliability and accuracy of spectral analysis.
INEQUALITY AND THE UNIVERSALISTIC PRINCIPLE IN THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

Two risks are becoming increasingly evident in the initiatives to address inequality in current discussions on the post-2015 development agenda. One is the de-politicisation of policy debates about how to actually address inequality and the second is an obsessive focus on inequality indicators irrespective of the social and institutional processes influencing these indicators and their longer term implications in terms of social integration. For instance, targeted cash transfers to the poorest can bring about quick reductions in the Gini index by lifting the lower tail end of an income distribution even though the broader structure of inequality might be left untouched in the process, especially if cash transfers are not funded progressively. This is important because much of the social dynamics related to inequality occur above this tail end. Inequality measures can mask stratification and segregation between poorer and middle social strata, or else exclusionary processes occurring among middle social strata that can have important implications for social mobility. From this perspective, a politicisation of the policy context informing the post-2015 development agenda is urgently needed in order to allow for the integration of a holistic social policy perspective into discussions on inequality. The risk of not doing so is that the agenda can be (and is often being) subverted towards orthodox policy agendas that undermine social integration and fragment citizenship rights in many contexts. Moreover, the paper argues that shifts towards more universalistic principles in social policy are crucial to bring about more egalitarian and equitable processes of social integration and citizenship. Andrew M. Fischer is Senior Lecturer of Population and Social Policy and Convenor of the Social Policy for Development Major at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague, Netherlands, part of Erasmus University Rotterdam since 2009. A development economist by training and an interdisciplinary social scientist by conviction, he has been involved in studying, researching or working in development studies and/or in developing countries for over 25 years and on China’s regional development strategies in Western China for more than ten years. His research generally deals with marginalised and/or disadvantaged peoples, focusing on how poverty and inequality are affected by patterns of population change, economic growth, social policy, aid, trade and finance. He has published widely on subjects related to China’s development and on the international development agenda more generally, particularly with respect to poverty, social exclusion, and social policy. He earned a PhD in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.
The Effect of Market Orientation on Product Innovation

The research was conducted in Pakistan's market, addressing the core issues for the top management how market orientation effects product innovation, survey was conducted in respect to highlight the core variables which can affect the market response.1-The bigger the customer orientation of a business or a firm, Additional line extensions is established to support, 2-The larger the competitor orientation of a business or a firm, more me-too products is launched in respect, 3-The larger the inter-functional coordination of a business, the added new-to-the-world products is launched
Uptake of some toxic metals in spinach crop irrigated by Saggian drain water, Lahore

A comparative study to detect the uptake of toxic metals (Zn, Cr, Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Pb and Cd) in spinach (Spinaceae oleraceae) irrigated by drain and tube well water was carried out along Saggian Drain, Lahore. The metal contents of drain water were fairly higher than those of the tube well water. Similar results are evident from the analytical data of root, shoot and leaves of spinach. It was observed that in root, irrigated with drain water, concentration of Zn was 223. 00µg/g and that of Pb was 12. 00µg/g. while Zn was 25. 66µg/g and Pb was 3. 00µg/g in roots irrigated with tube well water. In shoot the concentration of Cr was 26. 33µg/g and Cu was 34. 50µg/g being irrigated with drain water. While the concentration of these metals were lower in shoot irrigated with tube well water. In leaves irrigated with drain water the concentration of Pb was 11. 00µg/g while it was 3. 33µg/g when irrigated with tube well water. However, the contamination level of edible parts is toxic to human health; its constant consumption may lead to various health disorders.
SUBCONTRACTORS ’ PERC EPTIONS REGARDING BID SHOPPING IN AUCKLAND , NEW ZEALAND

Main contractors use bid shopping to reduce a subcontractor's quoted price. The literature suggests that this is a practice disliked by many subcontractors and that the subcontractor's loss of revenue and margin is an important consequence. The vast majority of subcontractors in New Zealand are small in size, thus bid shopping can lead to subcontractors having greater exposure to additional financial risk, arising from the reduced margins they must accept. Whilst bid shopping has been mentioned as part of research on issues such as ethics and tendering practice, few empirical studies have directly focussed on bid shopping, and specifically, sought the perceptions of subcontractors themselves on the effects of bid shopping on their business. A questionnaire-based semi-structured interview survey of subcontractors was conducted, seeking their opinions on the prevalence, and seriousness of, bid shopping, what the effects of it are, and what measures they took to prevent their quotes from being bid shopped. The results established that bid shopping takes place regularly and is a matter of much concern to subcontractors, having a negative influence on their pricing decisions and the quality of the work they do. It also places more stress on the subcontractor‟s staff and limits the growth of their business. Significant implications for the construction industry are associated with safety on site, the quality of the subcontracted work, and the image of the main contractor in the market place. A link was suggested between the incidence of bid shopping and the state of the construction market.
Amino acids in Arctic aerosols

Abstract. Amino acids are significant components of atmospheric aerosols, affecting organic nitrogen input to marine ecosystems, atmospheric radiation balance, and the global water cycle. The wide range of amino acid reactivities suggest that amino acids may serve as markers of atmospheric transport and deposition of particles. Despite this potential, few measurements have been conducted in remote areas to assess amino acid concentrations and potential sources. Polar regions offer a unique opportunity to investigate atmospheric processes and to conduct source apportionment studies of such compounds. In order to better understand the importance of amino acid compounds in the global atmosphere, we determined free amino acids (FAAs) in seventeen size-segregated aerosol samples collected in a polar station in the Svalbard Islands from 19 April until 14 September 2010. We used an HPLC coupled with a tandem mass spectrometer (ESI-MS/MS) to analyze 20 amino acids and quantify compounds at fmol m −3 levels. Mean total FAA concentration was 1070 fmol m −3 where serine and glycine were the most abundant compounds in almost all samples and accounted for 45–60% of the total amino acid relative abundance. The other eighteen compounds had average concentrations between 0.3 and 98 fmol m −3 . The higher amino acid concentrations were present in the ultrafine aerosol fraction (
Oxygen emission lines in the high resolution spectra of 9P/Tempel 1 following the Deep Impact event

Context. On 2005 July 4, the NASA spacecraft Deep Impact delivered an impactor on the comet 9P/Tempel 1 to study the material ejected from the nucleus. A worldwide observation campaign accompanied the mission, to characterize the activity of 9P/Tempel 1 before and after the impact. Aims. At La Palma (Canary Islands), the comet was observed from July 2 to July 9 using the echelle spectrograph SARG on the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG). Fifteen spectra were obtained with a resolving power of R = 29 000 in the spectral range 4620–7920 A. Many interesting emission lines can be found in this range, in particular the [OI] lines at 5577 A (“green line”) and at 6300 and 6364 A (“red doublet ”). From the analysis of these lines it is possible to derive information on the processes that produce these emissions. Methods. The three atomic oxygen lines are clearly visible in most of the spectra. The intensity ratio between the green line and the sum of the red lines, indicative of the parent of these lines, was computed for 9 of the 15 spectra. The value of the intensity ratio for the night of July 5 was compared with the model results obtained from a coupled chemistry transport model. Results. The intensity ratio of green to red oxygen lines obtained from the observed spectra and the one derived from the model suggest water is the main parent of the [OI] emissions on comet 9P/Tempel 1. Conclusions.