Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Distrust and argumentation : how they influence the information-processing and persuasiveness of information

The main-question was how information processing and attitude formation differ under trust and distrust and how it is influenced by either a pro- or a contra-argumentation. It was predicted that distrusting people formulate counter-arguments by which they test information against alternative explanations. Further it was assumed that a contra-argumentation would be more persuasive due to a negativity bias. A 2(Source: trust/distrust) x 2(Argumentation: pro/contra) between-subject-designed experiment was conducted to test these hypotheses. The hypotheses could not be confirmed what probably was due to an unsuccessful source manipulation via subliminal priming. It is assumed that this failure stems from a preexisting attitude and therefore a confirmation bias. However, there was some support for the counter-arguments theory from an analysis of thought examples.
Examining the Impact of Perceived Service Quality Dimensions on Repurchase Intentions and Word Of Mouth: A Case from Software Industry of Pakistan

This study attempts to investigate the relationship between dimensions of service quality using SERVQUAL, repurchase intention and word of mouth with an emphasis on mediating effect of customer satisfaction. Reliability, tangibility, assurance, empathy, and responsiveness are the five key dimensions of service quality. Total 300 questionnaires were distributed among the clientele of software houses based in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Lahore out of which 290 useful questionnaires were useful. The analysis was performed using correlation, multiple regression analysis and Baron and Kenny Test. The results indicated that dimensions of service quality have a significant positive influence on repurchase intention and word of mouth, and customer satisfaction partially mediates between the dependent and independent variable.
Rural Villages as Socially Urban Spaces in Malaysia

In Malaysia, Malay kampung or villages are modernity's significant other in contemporary discourse. In contrast to this rhetoric, which reinforces a sense of rural-urban difference, this paper argues that Malay kampung are socially urban spaces, in so far as the lived experience of their residents largely conforms to characteristics of social life typically figured as 'urban'. These include socioeconomic relationships characterised by occupational stratification, consumption and production based on commodification rather than subsistence, and social interactions marked by formal and attenuated social ties as much as informal and intimate relationships. Simultaneously nostalgic and derogatory narratives of modernity and urbanism fix kampung in social memory as sites marginal to and outside urban modernity. By contrast, the evidence presented in this paper suggests that the lives of kampung residents in contemporary Malaysia are substantially and qualitatively urban.
THE EFFECTS OF VARYING COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ON HALO SUBSTRUCTURE

We investigate how different cosmological parameters, such as those delivered by the WMAP and Planck missions, affect the nature and evolution of the dark matter halo substructure. We use a series of flat Λ cold dark matter cosmological N-body simulations of structure formation, each with a different power spectrum but with the same initial white noise field. Our fiducial simulation is based on parameters from the WMAP seventh year cosmology. We then systematically vary the spectral index, ns; matter density, ΩM; and normalization of the power spectrum, σ8, for seven unique simulations. Across these, we study variations in the subhalo mass function, mass fraction, maximum circular velocity function, spatial distribution, concentration, formation times, accretion times, and peak mass. We eliminate dependence of subhalo properties on host halo mass and average the values over many hosts to reduce variance. While the “same” subhalos from identical initial overdensity peaks in higher σ8, ns, and Ωm simulations accrete earlier and end up less massive and closer to the halo center at z = 0, the process of continuous subhalo accretion and destruction leads to a steady state distribution of these properties across all subhalos in a given host. This steady state mechanism eliminates cosmological dependence on all of the properties listed above except for subhalo concentration and Vmax, which remain greater for higher σ8, ns, and Ωm simulations, and subhalo formation time, which remains earlier. We also find that the numerical technique for computing the scale radius and the halo finder that were used can significantly affect the concentration–mass relationship as computed for a simulation.
RISET AKUNTANSI KRITIS: PENDEKATAN (NON) FEMINISME TJOET NJAK DHIEN

Abstract. Critical Accounting Research: Tjoet Njak Dhien (Non) Feminism Approach . This article examines the growth of feminism as a reaction to the domination of men to women. By comparing ‘men’s’ critical theories and feminism, it is found that they both still possess masculine traits. Western Feminism characters in its variety (Liberal, Radical, Marxist/Socialist, and Postmodern) are filled with the goal to overthrow oppression of men to women without regard to religiosity. This article describes the superiority of Indonesian ‘Non-Feminist’ from Aceh, Tjoet Njak Dhien, who was able to offer liberation and change by embedding the nature of Islamic women. Her lifestyle and struggle become the essence of Tjoet Njak Dhien’s Critical Theory, which is then defined into methodology for critical accounting research. Abstrak. Riset Akuntansi Kritis: Pendekatan (Non) Feminisme Tjoet Njak Dhien. Artikel ini menelaah tumbuhnya Feminisme sebagai reaksi atas dominasi laki-laki atas perempuan. Dengan membandingkan teori kritis ‘laki-laki’ dengan feminisme ditemukan kesamaan karakter maskulinitas. Karakter Feminisme Barat dalam keragamannya (Liberal, Radikal, Marxis/Sosialis, dan Posmoderen) sarat dengan tujuan penggulingan opresi laki-laki terhadap perempuan tanpa mengindahkan religiusitas. Artikel ini menjelaskan keunggulan ‘Non-Feminis’ Indonesia dari Aceh, Tjoet Njak Dhien, yang mampu menawarkan pembebasan dan perubahan dengan fitrah perempuan Islam. Gaya hidup serta perjuangannya menjadi intisari Teori Kritis Tjoet Njak Dhien yang diturunkan ke dalam metodologi untuk riset akuntansi kritis.
A convex quadratic semi-definite programming approach to the partial additive constant problem in multidimensional scaling

Bénasséni [Partial additive constant, J. Statist. Comput. Simul. 49 (1994), pp. 179–193] studied the partial additive constant problem in multidimensional scaling. This problem is quite challenging to solve, and Bénasséni proposed a numerical procedure for two special cases: the cross-set partial perturbation and the within-set partial perturbation. This paper casts the problem as a modern quadratic semi-definite programming (QSDP) problem, which is not only capable of dealing with general cases, but also enjoys a number of good properties. One of the good properties is that the proposed approach can find the minimal constant under very weak conditions. Another is that there exists a ready-to-use numerical package such as the QSDP solver in Toh [An inexact path-following algorithm for convex quadratic SDP, Math. Program. 112 (2008), pp. 221–254], allowing a great deal of flexibility in choosing the index set to which the partial constant should be added. Our numerical results show a significant improvement over that reported in Bénasséni (1994).
Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems

As the computing platforms have evolved over the years, the associated storage requirements have also followed a rapid change in terms of performance, cost, availability and scalability. In addition, computing elements, mainly the CPU, are continuing to scale and develop at a higher pace compared to storage systems. Flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs) have led to significant innovations in storage systems architecture. However, due to their special design and architecture characteristics, they are not considered as cost-effective and immediate replacement of traditional hard-disk drives for large-scale storage systems. Thus, how we can best utilize this technology to build an efficient hybrid storage system remains a research challenge. We propose a real-time dynamic programming algorithm, called Flash Storage Management (FSM) algorithm, to address this challenge. The FSM algorithm can run in two modes: online and offline modes. We implement the proposed FSM algorithm in an event-driven simulator. To compare the FSM algorithm, we implement a simulator for the closest algorithms in the literature, which is Hystor. Our evaluation results indicate that the proposed algorithm outperforms Hystor, especially for read-intensive workloads. For example, the online FSM algorithm achieves a hit ratio of 75% when using SSD size of 30% of the workload, which outperforms Hystor by more than 20%.
Increasing trend of metronidazole resistance in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: A global challenge

Helicobacter pylori are gram negative spiral bacteria that colonize the human stomach. Infection with H. pylori is associated with chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric mucosaassociated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. Antibiotic resistance is an ever increasing problem with the treatment of most microbial infections including H. pylori; and has become a growing problem worldwide with the eradication of this organism. In recent years, several treatment regimens have been proposed for H. pylori eradication. However, the only conditions for which such treatment is strongly recommended on the basis of unequivocal supporting evidence are peptic ulcer disease and low grade gastric MALT lymphoma. Success of antimicrobial regimens for H. pylori eradication depends on patient compliance and lack of antimicrobial resistance. Metronidazole (Mtz) containing regimens have been shown to limit effectiveness because of increasing prevalence of resistance to this drug. A high prevalence (> 90%) of Mtz resistance in H. pylori has been reported especially in developing countries. Mtz resistance may be mediated through an inability of Mtz-resistant strains to remove oxygen from the site of Mtz reduction, thereby preventing Mtz activation. This has been attributed to a mutation on the frxA and/or rdxA genes resulting in strains of the organism with defective nitro-reductases coded by these genes. Infection by Mtz or amoxicillin resistant strains is an important factor leading to treatment failure; subjecting all H. pylori clinical isolates to susceptibility testing most especially to Mtz is recommended. If not possible, a program to survey the prevalence of resistance should be implemented in a given area or population. This increasing emergence of antimicrobial resistance in H.pylori treatment posses serious public health problems and is therefore necessary that new drug regimens be examined.
Approximating Multiobjective Optimization Problems with Complex Pareto Fronts

The main goal of multiobjective optimization is to achieve a set of well-converged and evenly-distributed Pareto optimal points. While evolutionary algorithms have been reported to converge well, their distribution performance might not be as uniform as we expected, especially when the problems to be optimized involve complex Pareto fronts. In this paper, with the aid of a set of uniformly-distributed reference points, multiobjective optimization problems (MOPs) can be handled by minimizing least reference distances (LRD), which measure the proximity of solutions to their nearest reference points. This way, the uniformity of approximated solutions is implicitly controlled by the reference point set, and convergence is in the charge of LRD. The proposed LRD algorithm (LRDA) is tested and compared with several popular algorithms on a number of old and newly-developed MOPs that have complex Pareto fronts, showing that this method is very promising to obtain evenlydistributed Pareto optimal points for the problems considered in this paper.
Bioactive compounds content of chimarrão infusions related to the moisture of yerba maté (Ilex Paraguariensis) leaves

A erva mate (Ilex paraguariensis) e a materia prima para tres tipos de bebidas largamente consumidas na America do Sul. Substâncias bioativas presentes neste produto como a cafeina e os acidos clorogenicos tem recebido especial atencao da comunidade cientifica. O objetivo deste trabalho e avaliar o efeito do processamento da erva mate no teor de umidade das folhas e a eficiencia da extracao aquosa de algumas substâncias bioativas. Amostras de erva mate coletadas no Parana, Brasil foram objeto deste estudo. Cafeina, acidos fenolicos (acido cafeico e acido 5-cafeoilquinico) e flavonoides (quercitina, miricetina e caempferol) foram analisados por HPLC equipado com detector de arranjo de diodos. Os teores de acido 5-cafeoilquinico e cafeina do extrato aquoso variam em funcao da etapa do processamento (p 0,9). O acido cafeico foi determinado em 45% das infusoes obtidas das folhas secas e quercitina, miricetina e caempferol nao foram detectados nesses extratos.
Does Competition Matter for Corporate Governance? The Role of Country Characteristics

We investigate the role of country characteristics on the competition-governance relation. We find that competition is associated with higher ratings in corporate governance, but only in developing countries. Further, corporate governance is associated with greater firm value, but only in less competitive industries from developed countries. For developing countries, the evidence suggests that corporate governance is valuable mostly in competitive industries. Additional tests show that corporate governance increases labor productivity and cost efficiency, mostly in less competitive industries in both developed and developing countries. Furthermore, in developing countries, corporate governance increases investment in capital, but primarily in competitive industries.
A Simple Method for Characterization and Similarity Analysis of DNA Sequences

Motivation. DNA sequencing has resulted in an abundance of data on DNA sequences for various species. Hence, characterizations and comparisons of sequences become more important but still difficult tasks. The motivation of this paper is to introduce a simple method to characterize and compare the DNA sequences. Method. First, based on three classifications of the four nucleic acid bases, we convert a DNA sequence into three binary sequences. Then, we associate each binary sequence with a G E b b matrix by giving a 2-D ladderlike graphical representation, and thus obtain a 3-component vector whose entries are the normalized matrix norms. By the introduced vector, similarity analysis is made among the coding sequences of the exon I of betaglobin gene of eleven species. Results. As a result, we find that the most similar species are associated with the pairs human-Gorilla, humanChimpanzee, and Gorilla-Chimpanzee, while gallus shows great dissimilarity with others among the eleven species. This is coincident with the results reported in other literature. Conclusions. From these findings, the main conclusion we can draw is that the 3-component vector has captured important features of the DNA sequences. In addition, our method is so simple that it can be directly extended to deal with long DNA sequences.
The Existence Of Loyalty In Indonesia Ministery Education Regulation On Electronic Text Book. (Study Of Vocational High School’s Electronic Text Book In Bandung)*)

The Indonesian government believes that textbooks play a strategic role in improving the quality of primary and secondary education (Regulation of the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia No.11 of 2005). Nevertheless, Abdulkarim (2010) revealed that the quality of school textbooks, either in junior or vocational / high school is very low. The contradiction between Regulation of the Minister of National Education Regulation goal and Abdulkarim (2010), and some previous research, such as Heskett et al. (1997), and Dimitriades (2006) motivates this study to analyze the effect of satisfaction to commitment and loyalty of vocational teachers in Bandung. The results showed that there was no correlation between satisfaction and the commitment and between the commitment and loyalty, but there is a significant direct correlation between satisfaction and loyalty. This shows that users of textbooks as the government policy consumers has loyalty in the sense will do its use continuously, but the loyalty is not based on a commitment, but only based on satisfaction.This is suggests that vocational high school teachers are satisfied with the textbook but don’t want to rely on Regulation of National Education Minister, since commitment is defined by Dwyer et al. (1987), Morgan and Hunt (1994), and Pritchard et al. (1999) as a stable seeking and defensive attitude towards not to change a choice . They are easy to change attitudes through using of Electronic Text Boook (ETB) as teaching materials. The Authors also revealed some limitations and recommendations
Social commitment of volunteering in clown-therapy: an em- powering empirical research

This paper describes a quantitative empirical research on the factors influencing volunteers in clown-therapy. The field of the volunteering has social relevance particularly for its positive aspects on social community and on prosocial behavior. However, after a broad literature review on the topic of volunteering, the researcher aims to investigate the specific issue of volunteering in clown-therapy, exploring similarities and differences with voluntary activities in other settings, and analysing motivations and reasons for the choice to become a volunteer. A comparative and statistical approach is the real innovative aspect of this research in that it carried out factor analysis, comparative analysis and overcame the limits of the prior research on volunteering, which had dealt just with some dimensions of the complex phenomenon of volunteering. Finally, the research results confirm the hypothesis that volunteering in general, and volunteering in clown-therapy in particular, is an activity empowering both for the individual and for the entire community. Il saggio descrive una ricerca empirica a carattere quantitativo sui fattori che influenzano i volontari impegnati nella clown-terapia. Il campo del volontariato è socialmente rilevante sia per i suoi aspetti positivi sulla comunità sociale sia sul comportamento prosociale. In seguito ad una ampia review della letteratura sulla tematica del volontariato, la ricerca si propone di indagare il campo specifico del volontariato in clown-terapia, esplorando similarità e differenze con le attività volontarie in altri contesti, e analizzando motivazioni e ragioni per la scelta di essere un volontario. Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica – Journal of Theories and Research in Education 10, 3 (2015) Maria Rosaria Strollo, Alessandra Romano, Gabriella Rea – Social commitment of volunteering in clown-therapy: an empowering empirical research 46 È stato adoperato un approccio comparativo e statistico, aspetto realmente innovativo della nostra ricerca: sono state compiute analisi fattoriali, analisi comparative, superando i limiti delle precedenti ricerche sul tema, che hanno trattato solo alcune dimensioni del fenomeno complesso del volontariato. I risultati emersi confermano che il volontariato in generale, e il volontariato in clown-terapia nel particolare, è un’attività empowering sia per l’individuo sia per l’intera comunità.
Relating particulate organic matter-nitrogen (POM-N) and non-POM-N with pulse crop residues, residue management and cereal N uptake

La matiere organique particulaire POM-N a ete evaluee comme indicateur des sources des residus de cultures (legumineuses ou cereales) et de la gestion des residus (non-labour [NT], brulage des pailles [SB], mulch de paille [SM]) sur la qualite du sol et la productivite induite des cultures dans une experience continue de culture sans le Nord des New South Wales en Australie. Les contributions relatives des POM des legumineuses par rapport a celles des cereales et des tiges par rapport aux racines ont ete etudiees en utilisant des tiges marquees a l'azote 15 N in-situ. Sous NT, une plus grande proportion de l'azote organique a ete trouve dans la fraction POM-N > 250 μm (5,5 % par rapport a 3,5 % pour [SM] et 2,7 % pour [SB]) et POM-N > 53 μm (10,3 % par rapport a 9,7 % pour [SM] et 8,7 % [SB]). Les residus de legumineuses (particulierement les racines) ont apporte 2 a 7 fois plus d'azote sous forme POM et 2 a 4 fois plus d'azote sous forme non particulaire que l'orge (donnees de 15 N) mais cette contribution accrue n'etait pas detectable avec une analyse non isotopique. POM-N etait sensible a la gestion des residus mais n'etait pas une mesure fiable pour les apports d'azote a partir des legumineuses comparativement aux residus de cereales ni un outil utile pour predire le prelevement induit d'azote par la culture.
Induced systemic resistance by 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol positive fluorescent Pseudomonas strains against rice sheath blight

Rice sheath blight arising due to lack of systemic resistance against causative agent Rhizoctonia solani has been a major economic threat to rice growers across the globe. This warrants induced systemic resistance (ISR) in plant to make them disease resistant. Application of antibiotic producing Pseudomonads that also secrete defense inducing enzymes is known to impart resistance to plants. Here, we report induction of the induced systemic resistance (ISR) by six strains of rhizosphere fluorescent Pseudomonas possessing 2,4-diacetyl phloroglucinol (2,4-DAPG) antibiotic genes against rice sheath blight pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. In the preliminary screening, isolate EP5 (endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescens) showed 76.5% inhibition against R. solani. EP5 treated rice grains showed the highest germination of 96.6%, mean root length of 15.3 cm, shoot length of 12.6 cm and vigour index of 2104.9. Paddy grains treated with EP5 (through seed treatment followed by root dipping) upon challenge inoculation with R. solani (Rs1) gave higher activity of peroxidase (PO) 2.50 change in absorbance at 470 nm/min/mg protein), polyphenol oxidases (PPO), 2.25 change absorbance at 420 nm/ min/mg protein, phenyl alanine ammonia lyase (PAL) and 28.5 nmol transcinnamic acid/hr/mg protein. 2,4-DAPG positive fluorescent Pseudomonas strains produced PO, PPO, PAL and 28.5 nmol transcinnamic that resulted in ISR against rice sheath blight pathogen R. solani.