Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Continuous monitoring of global events in sensor networks

Event detection is an essential application in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), especially for the monitoring of physical world. While most previous research focuses on the detection of local events, in this paper we propose novel algorithms to energy efficiently detect events of large and global scale. We divide a global event into regional events, so the detection algorithm can be executed distributively inside the network. Our approach also takes advantage of the temporal correlations of sensing data to gain energy efficiency. It uses a bound-suppression mechanism to set bounds and suppresses 'silent' regional events, cutting down the transmissions. Simulation results show that the proposed c-GEDA (Continuous Global Event Detection Algorithm) is efficient to reduce the cost of transmissions, and it gains more than 50% of cost reduction compared with the previous detection approaches.
Unconventional Monetary Policy and Risk-Taking: Evidence from Agency Mortgage Reits

We study how the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (QE) influenced the behavior of Agency mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs)? a set of institutions identified by the Financial Stability Oversight Council as posing systemic risk. We document that Agency mortgage REITs: [i] equity prices reacted to QE announcements and in a manner consistent with their business prospects; [ii] grew markedly during QE2 and receded during QE3 in relation to the Federal Reserve's Agency MBS purchase activity; and [iii] increased their leverage during QE3. Our findings are consistent with unconventional monetary policy actions crowding out private investment and "reaching for yield" behavior by financial institutions.
Risk Factors Associated with Persistent Postoperative Hypertension in Cushing's Syndrome

The aim of the present study was to assess the long-term results of adrenalectomy and to evaluate potential risk factors for the persistence or recurrence of hypertension. Forty-five patients with Cushing's syndrome caused by benign cortisol-producing adrenocortical adenomas were evaluated before and for a period of 1 year after surgical cure. When the patients were classified into two groups according to whether their preoperative BP was more (HBP group) or less (NBP group) than 140/90 mmHg, the BP level was found to be continuously higher in the HBP group than in the NBP group during the year after surgery. This finding suggests that the preoperative BP level in Cushing's syndrome may be a determinant factor for persistent hypertension after surgery (P<0.05). In addition, a correlation was found between postoperative BP level and duration of hypertension (P<0.05), but no relationships were found between postoperative BP levels and other factors, including age, BMI, tumor size, serum cortisol, aldosterone, potassium, total cholesterol, or glucose levels. The above findings indicate that intensive control of preoperative BP to maintain it below 140/90 mmHg with antihypertensive medication is a very important means of improving prognosis for postoperative BP. Immediate diagnosis and surgical treatment to reduce the duration of hypertension are also crucial for the long-term BP prognosis.
implications for public health

Permeable substrate cover was higher in LIN (75%) than in MIN (35%). The faeces were not homogeneously distributed on the substrates. In both neighbourhoods, the substrates with >50 per cent grass cover showed a significantly higher proportion of faeces than those with <50 per cent grass cover, bare soil and tile. At pavement scale, the number of faeces on pavements was not related to either the number of trees, posts and domiciled dogs in the block, or with the number of faeces and percentage cover of each substrate. At patch scale, substrate patches with faeces were larger than those without faeces. Patches with faeces did not differ in shape between neighbourhoods and were more regularly shaped than patches without faeces. The spatial distribution of faeces relative to each other was almost random, even when analysed in relation to trees or standing objects. Strategies for the sustainable control of this problem are suggested.
HFRS causing hantaviruses do not induce apoptosis in confluent Vero E6 and A‐549 cells

Hantaviruses are known to cause little or no cytopathic effect in vitro, but have been suggested to cause apoptosis. To determine whether different hantaviruses would induce apoptosis to varying degrees, confluent Vero E6 cells were infected with the hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) causing viruses Hantaan, Dobrava, Saaremaa, and Puumala. However, no difference was found in the percentage of adherent cells, or of cells with condensed nuclei, between non‐infected and virus‐infected cells at 3, 6, 9, or 12 days after infection. Furthermore, no differences in the percentage of cells with inter‐nucleosomal cleavage of DNA between uninfected and Hantaan infected cells could be detected using the TUNEL assay. Possibly, slightly more apoptotic cells, but never more than 5%, were detected after Hantaan infection of non‐confluent cells as compared to the negative control. Earlier reported results that Tula hantavirus induces significant apoptosis on Vero E6 cells were also verified, suggesting that non‐pathogenic hantaviruses might differ from HFRS‐causing strains regarding induction of apoptosis. In conclusion, the results indicated that the HFRS‐causing hantaviruses might induce a very low level of apoptosis in dividing cells, but not at all in confluent cells. J. Med. Virol. 76:234–240, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Stability of intraosseous dental implants with guided bone regeneration (in vivo experiment in dogs).

Three different protocols for dental implantation: immediate (ImI), delayed (DI) and conventional (CI) were used. The primary stability is important for the secondary stability of implants. The purpose of the experiments was to monitor the stability of ImI, DI and CI following guided bone regeneration (GBR). A total of 18 implants were placed in the alveoli of 9 extracted premolars of the lower jaw of three mixed breed dogs. GBR was performed with a combination of Bio Oss and Emdogain and the Bio Gide membrane. Control GBR was performed with coagulum and the same membrane. The stability of the implants was measured with Osstell ISQ. The primary stability of the three types of implants was high, and differed statistically significantly (P<0.05). By the end of the first month after the placement, the stability of ImI and DI was reduced. The secondary stability of ImI and DI increased substantially (P<0.05) by the end of the third month both with regard to primary stability and stability by the end of the first month. The primary stability of intraosseous implants was a prerequisite for a high secondary stability. The decline in stability by the end of the first month after implantation was not an obstacle to achieve a high secondary stability.
Intra-industry information transfers: Evidence from earnings announcements

I examine the role of product market relations in information assimilation surrounding corporate earnings announcements. I provide evidence that intra-industry information transfers measured by industry rival earnings announcements account for a substantial portion of the well documented post-earnings announcement drift. While this evidence appears to be most consistent with rational structural uncertainty [Brav and Heaton (2002)] one cannot rule out the possibility of behavioral biases.
Walk the Line: Do Investors Reward Firms that Exploit Regulatory Grey Areas?

This paper investigates whether certain investors either prefer or dislike holding firms that exploit more of the available regulatory wiggle room and if such a strategy pays off. Exploited wiggle room (WR) is captured by relatively aggressive tax planning, financial reporting, and earnings management practices. I find that long-term, low-turnover investors hold firms with 3% higher exploited WR than those held by short-term, high-turnover investors. After experiencing financial adviser misconduct that breaches their trust, investors reduce the exploited WR of their holdings by 5%. This is consistent with investors choosing firms according to their preferences for WR. Overall, investors seem to have heterogeneous preferences for WR exploitation and a liking for cautious firms that cannot be explained by a profit maximization motive alone.
MANAJEMEN LABA, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, KUALITAS AUDITOR EKSTERNAL DAN AGRESIVITAS PAJAK

ABSTRACT This study is aimed to examine the effect of earnings management , corporate governance, and auditor quality on agresivitas pajak. Using samples from manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2011 to 2015, the data will be examined with regression multiple analysis. The results of this study indicate that earnings management has a positive impact to tax aggresiveness. While corporate governance which consists of the percentage of institutional ownership, the percentage of independent commissioners , and the total member of the audit committee shows that those have no impact to agresivitas pajak . Lastly , auditor quality also have no impact to agresivitas pajak as well. K EYWORDS : Earnings Management, Corporate Governance, Auditor Quality, Tax Aggresiveness
Cluster Survey Evaluation of a Measles Vaccination Campaign in Jharkhand, India, 2012

Introduction India was the last country in the world to implement a two-dose strategy for measles-containing vaccine (MCV) in 2010. As part of measles second-dose introduction, phased measles vaccination campaigns were conducted during 2010–2013, targeting 131 million children 9 months to <10 years of age. We performed a post-campaign coverage survey to estimate measles vaccination coverage in Jharkhand state. Methods A multi-stage cluster survey was conducted 2 months after the phase 2 measles campaign occurred in 19 of 24 districts of Jharkhand during November 2011–March 2012. Vaccination status of children 9 months to <10 years of age was documented based on vaccination card or mother’s recall. Coverage estimates and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for 1,018 children were calculated using survey methods. Results In the Jharkhand phase 2 campaign, MCV coverage among children aged 9 months to <10 years was 61.0% (95% CI: 54.4–67.7%). Significant differences in coverage were observed between rural (65.0%; 95% CI: 56.8–73.2%) and urban areas (45.6%; 95% CI: 37.3–53.9%). Campaign awareness among mothers was low (51.5%), and the most commonly reported reason for non-vaccination was being unaware of the campaign (69.4%). At the end of the campaign, 53.7% (95% CI: 46.5–60.9%) of children 12 months to <10 years of age received ≥2 MCV doses, while a large proportion of children remained under-vaccinated (34.0%, 95% CI: 28.0–40.0%) or unvaccinated (12.3%, 95% CI: 9.3–16.2%). Conclusions Implementation of the national measles campaign was a significant achievement towards measles elimination in India. In Jharkhand, campaign performance was below the target coverage of ≥90% set by the Government of India, and challenges in disseminating campaign messages were identified. Efforts towards increasing two-dose MCV coverage are needed to achieve the recently adopted measles elimination goal in India and the South-East Asia region.
Analysis of Change in Profitability due to Reinsurance Utilization and Leverage Levels: Evidence from Non-Life Insurance Sector of Pakistan

This paper examines the relationship between profitability, reinsurance and leverage level of private sector non-life stock insurers of Pakistan. The value and significance of reinsurance and leverage levels is analyzed by observing their nature and benefits to the insurer, insurance industry and for financial system as a whole. The study further assesses whether the profitability of the non-life insurance companies dependent on the reinsurance operations and leverage level or not. Secondary data is taken from the annual financial reports of insurance companies over the period of 10 years from 2002-2011. A panel data regression model, Random Effect Model is used which reveals that the profitability is positively related with reinsurance utilization. The leverage levels have a significant negative impact on the profitability. However, the increased dependence on reinsurer decreases the profitability and hence the risk of insolvency may increase. Majority of the insurance companies in order to increase their underwriting capacity and to stabilize their earnings depend a lot on reinsurance and leverage, and this extensive use exposes them to the potential risk of insolvency.
A pilot study on the effects of aquatic exercises on discomforts of pregnancy.

OBJECTIVES To estimate the impact of an aquatic exercise program on perception of body image, participation in health-promoting behaviors, barriers to health-promoting participation, level of physical discomfort, and mobility. DESIGN A two-group, quasi-experimental, pretest/posttest design. SAMPLE AND SETTING A convenience sample of 40 nonexercising pregnant women who were at least 19 weeks gestation were recruited. Sixty percent of the sample was African American. Participants self-selected assignment to either the exercise or nonexercise group. Both groups completed self-report measures and underwent a mobility assessment. The exercise group participated in a 60-minute, 6-week aquatic exercise program three sessions per week. The control group was instructed to continue their normal activities of daily living. RESULTS Women who had participated in the aquatic exercise program reported significantly less physical discomfort, improved mobility, and improved body image and health-promoting behaviors as compared to control subjects. CONCLUSIONS Aquatic exercise during pregnancy may enhance physical functioning, decreasing maternal discomfort, improving maternal body image, and improving health-promoting behaviors.
How a focus on managing intangible assets drives performance in Australian law firms

This paper looks at the determinants of performance in medium to large Australian law firms in Sydney and Melbourne. The focus is on determining the specific I.C. and human resource management practices that contribute to a law firm’s performance. The opinions of a select sample of some of the most prominent and informed consultants, managers and managing partners in these markets, is used. Decisions to invest in human capital building programs are not taken lightly in these contexts; partners are spending their own money, thus their beliefs around ‘what works and why’ are of great interest to management research. We find that there is convergence in the perceptions of this sample around fourteen key practices. We outline the qualitative method, (convergent interviewing), and directions for future research.
Corporate governance, strategy implementation, industry competition and performance of companies listed on the Nairobi securities exchange

xxi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1Background to the Study . 1 1.1.1 Corporate Governance . 3 1.1.2 Strategy Implementation . 4 1.1.3 Industry Competition . 5 1.1.4 Firm Performance . 6 1.1.5 Companies Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange . 7 1.2 Research Problem . 8 1.3 Research Objectives . 12 1.4 Value of the Study . 12 1.5 Structure of the Thesis . 14 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW . 16 2.
Peripheral eosinophil count as a biomarker for the management of COPD: not there yet

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with acute and chronic pulmonary as well as systemic inflammation [1]. Anti-inflammatory treatments, such as inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and oral roflumilast, are recommended for COPD patients [2]. These drugs are effective agents for the prevention of COPD exacerbations and improvement of lung function and have various effects on health status, but they are associated with adverse events, the most concerning being pneumonia (ICS) and diarrhoea (roflumilast). Peripheral eosinophils are poorly reproducible; persistent peripheral eosinophilia predicts better outcomes in COPD http://ow.ly/3hvH30gnxkB
Who's left? Symptoms of schizophrenia that predict clinical trial dropout

A significant proportion of subjects drop out of medium to long‐term clinical studies prior to trial completion. This may bias reported study outcomes and reduce the statistical power of analyses. There is therefore a need for researchers to better understand the characteristics of dropout populations to increase completion rates. Data from a set of participants recruited as part of a 24‐week placebo‐controlled trial were used to determine the relationship between the five Lindenmayer factors of positive, negative, cognitive, anxiety/depression and excitement symptoms and dropout at trial completion. Results indicated that the rate of trial dropout was significantly predicted by scores on the negative Lindenmayer factor (X2(6, N = 126) = 15.60, p < . 05). By trial completion, participants with ‘high’ negative Lindenmayer scores dropped out at a rate of 64%, whereas ‘medium’ and ‘low’ groups dropped out at 43% and 30%, respectively. No other relationship between symptom severity scores and dropout across the remaining Lindenmayer factors was found. These findings reflect important considerations for the future design of clinical trials involving people with schizophrenia and may also provide clues into treatment compliance issues more generally. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Pengaruh Partisipasi Anggaran, Ketepatan Anggaran terhadap Senjangan Anggaran dengan Komitmen Organisasi sebagai Variabel Moderasi (Studi pada Pemerintah Kabupaten Jayapura)

The purpose of this research is to understand the influence of the participation and the budget acuracy against budget gap with a current commitment of organization as moderation variables. This kind of research is quantitative research by the use of the primary data. The research population is civil servants of SKPD in Jayapura regency. The amount of sample was 105. Method used in the study was moderated regression analysis. The results of this study found that the budgeting participation has a positive and significant impact on budget gap, while the budget accuracy can not have positive and significant impact on budget gap. Organization commitment as moderate variable cannot moderating budgeting participation and the budget accuracy to budget gap in Jayapura regency. Keywords: Budget participation, budget accuracy, budget gap, organization commitment.
Ethical Attitudes of Business Information Systems Students

This paper discusses attitudes toward ethical issues in information systems. Approximately 150 subjects were drawn from two populations: full-time undergraduate business information systems students and full-time master’s students. The subjects read a subset of six ethical scenarios. Hypotheses were tested for significant differences between the undergraduate students’ beliefs and those of graduate students, and female and male students who responded to the same scenarios.
Evaluation of the reactive T-cell infiltrate in uveitis and intraocular lymphoma with flow cytometry of vitreous fluid (an American Ophthalmological Society thesis).

PURPOSE To describe the reactive T-cell infiltrate in uveitis and intraocular lymphoma using flow cytometry of clinical intraocular specimens acquired during diagnostic pars plana vitrectomy. METHODS This was a retrospective review of diagnostic vitreous specimens (1992-2011) obtained at a university-based, tertiary care center. Seventy-eight patients with uveitis or lymphoma undergoing pars plana vitrectomy were selected for intraocular testing based on clinical diagnostic uncertainty. Pars plana vitrectomy with flow cytometry, gene rearrangement studies, and cytology was performed. RESULTS T-cell infiltrates were found in all diagnostic categories with limited power to discriminate between uveitis and T-lymphocyte reactive infiltrates in response to intraocular lymphoma. Statistically significant differences by two-sample test of means between group means were found between 35 uveitis and 35 B-cell lymphoma cases for T-cell markers CD2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, but not for CD8. The CD4:CD8 ratio had a higher mean value in the uveitis group (P=.0113), and 8 T-cell lymphomas had a statistically greater number of CD3+ lymphocytes compared to uveitis (P=.0199) by two-sample test of means. Likelihood ratios were highest for CD2, CD5, CD7, CD4:CD8 ratio, CD20, and CD22. CONCLUSIONS Discrimination between uveitis and lymphoma based on cell identification by flow cytometry was limited because of the prevalence of T lymphocytes in all diagnostic categories, emphasizing the importance of a reactive T-cell infiltrate in B-cell lymphomas, which may impede diagnosis. Flow cytometry may allow identification of more cases of T-cell lymphoma than reported when it is combined with gene rearrangement and cytology.
Repeater insertion in deep sub-micron CMOS: ramp-based analytical model and placement sensitivity analysis

Repeaters are now widely used to increase the performance of long on-chip interconnections in CMOS VLSI. In this paper, we take an updated look at repeater insertion in state-of-the-art CMOS, using a new more detailed model. In spite of the more complex model, we present closed form expressions for the delay and the optimal repeater spacing and sizing. Our model is based on the alpha-power law to account for the short-channel effects and resistive loads that arise in deep sub-micron technologies. Unlike previous work, we model the repeater input as a ramp and accurately model both linear and saturation regions of operation for estimating the propagation delay. Our analytical repeater model is applied for estimating the performance of driving various repeated RC loads and exhibits a maximum error of only 5% when compared with SPICE in a 0.13 /spl mu/m CMOS technology. In practice, it is not always feasible to insert the repeaters at the exact optimal locations along an interconnect. We present a placement sensitivity analysis to quantify the effect of the sub-optimal repeater placement on performance. Closed form expressions are derived to re-size the repeaters to compensate for the sub-optimal placement.
SET protein overexpression contributes to paclitaxel resistance in MCF-7/S cells through PI3K/Akt pathway

Abstract Patient SE translation (SET) is a carcinogen in facilitating cellular growth and proliferation, and promoting tumorigenesis and metastasis. The present study was to investigate the resistance mechanisms associated with SET in paclitaxel-induced human breast cancer cells. The different expressions of SET, ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters and PI3K/Akt pathway between paclitaxel sensitive MCF-7/S and paclitaxel resistant MCF-7/PTX cells were identified using western blotting. We adopted plasmid transfection to upregulate SET in MCF-7/S cells and a novel SET antagonist COG112 to decrease SET in MCF-7/PTX cells. Subsequently, cell viability to paclitaxel was assessed by MTT assay and cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. We found that levels of SET, ABC transporters and PI3K/Akt pathway were elevated in MCF-7/PTX. Upregulation of SET in MCF-7/S cells expressed resistant to paclitaxel and decreased cell apoptosis. Moreover, overexpression of SET promoted the mRNA and protein level of ABC transporters and PI3K/Akt signal pathway in MCF-7/S cells. Conversely, decreased level of SET by COG112 not only significantly sensitized MCF-7/PTX cells to paclitaxel, but also enhanced paclitaxel-induced cell apoptosis. Additionally, the levels of the ABC transporters and PI3K/Akt signal pathway were also reduced in the COG112-treated MCF-7/PTX cells. The above results demonstrated that SET was associated with paclitaxel resistance in MCF-7/PTX cells.