Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Competence and Commitment: Two Factors that Impact Performance in Organizations

Outstanding performance is a performance that follows systems according to planned criteria. However, in performance, it must have to have several standards so that efficiency increases so that the company usually runs according to what it wants. To improve employee performance, many factors have an immediate impact on it besides mastering technology and adapting to the global system. The goal of this research is to analyze the impact of competency variables and employee commitment to their performance at work. This study uses a cluster random sampling method with a total sample of 110 respondents. Retrieval of primary data through surveys with questionnaire instruments. In this study compensation indicators are direct and indirect, competency indicators namely: intellectual, emotional and social, indicators of organizational commitment namely affective commitment, commitment continuity, and normative commitment, and performance indicators namely: quality, quantity, timeliness, effectiveness, and independence. The results of this study are the positive and significant influence of competency variables and commitment to employee performance at work. There is a tendency that the two factors are the main factors in improving individual performance better. Significantly there will be an increase in performance if the competencies of employees further enhanced according to today's world technology. Another factor that should be considered is the knowledge factor that will make competence and commitment higher for the organization
DESIGN OF AN INSTRUMENTED STATOR VANE FOR UNSTEADY PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS USING MEMS

The study of turbofan aeroacoustics has become important in academia and industry as noise from other sources in aircraft have been reduced. Rotor-stator interaction noise, which is generated by the impingement of fan wakes on stator vanes, is considered the most prominent sources within engine noise. The pressure oscillations over these stator vanes have two distinct components: tonal and broadband. Knowledge in broadband component is still incipient and experimental methods can provide insights and data for on-going research. In this work, a instrumented stator vane was designed using recently available technologies, as 3D printing and the use of MEMS microphones, to measure this pressure fluctuations. Phase-averaging and the signal from a hall sensor were used to separate broadband content in time series. Broadband level distribution were analyzed for two span lines of the instrumented stator vane and for a reference microphone located in the inlet antenna. Broadband levels increased with the increase in fan speed and its distribution over these span lines maintained its shape for different speeds. Cross-correlation of the microphones were calculated and showed decay of zero-delay cross-correlation with increase in distance between microphones over the vane. And, finally, the integral length scale, obtained by the integration of zero-delay cross-correlation curve, showed decay with increase in fan speed.
Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography # 15 . 18 Evolutionary Economic Geography

The chapter gives a brief overview of the most recent literature on Evolutionary Economic Geography (EEG). We describe how EEG has provided new and additional insights on a number of topics that belong to the core of the economic geography discipline: why do industries concentrate in space, how do clusters operate and evolve, how are innovation networks structured in space and how do they evolve over time, what types of agglomeration externalities induce urban and regional growth, how do regions diversify, and how do institutions and institutional change matter for the development of new growth paths in regions.
Agency Conflicts and the Rise of Passive Investing

We examine whether the recent shift from active to passive investing leads to increased agency conflicts. Using a new research design that generates exogenous variation in fund holdings, we find that passive funds are weak monitors. Unlike active funds, passive funds rarely vote against firm management on contentious corporate governance issues. Moreover, although passive funds do exit 16% of their holdings each year, they do not use exit to enforce good governance. Finally, we find no evidence that passive funds engage with firm management. Our results show the rise of passive investing is shifting control from investors to corporate managers.
A Modern Understanding of The Role and Place of Gastrointestinal Peptides in The Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes

In the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes in recent years, more and more attention is paid to gastrointestinal peptides (GIP) substances produced in the cells of the stomach and intestines and having a pleiotropic effect due to their extensive receptor field. It has been proven that GIP have a pronounced effect on eating behavior, digestion, carbohydrate and lipid exchanges, and their concentrations depend on food intake, the presence of type 2 diabetes in a patient.
The Link between Economic Complexity and Carbon Emissions in the European Union Countries: A Model Based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) Approach

The aim of the paper is to apply the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) model in order to explore the link between economic complexity index (ECI) and carbon emissions, in 25 selected European Union (EU) countries from 1995–2017. The study examines a cointegrating polynomial regression (CPR) for a panel data framework as well as for simple time series of individual countries. In the model is also included the variable ‘energy intensity’ as main determinant of carbon emissions. Depending on economic complexity, the CO2 emissions pattern was found to exhibit an inverted U-shaped curve: in the initial phase, pollution increases when countries augment the complexity of the products they export using and after a turning point the rise of economic complexity suppress the pollutant emissions. The panel cointegration test indicates a long-run relationship between economic complexity, energy intensity and carbon emissions. It was also found that a rise of 10% of energy intensity would lead to a 3.9% increase in CO2 emissions. The quadratic model incorporating ECI is validated for the whole panel as well as for six countries (Belgium, France, Italy, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom). The graphical representation of the EKC in these countries is discussed. Policy implications are also included.
Climate Change and Food Security Assessing The Impact of Climatic And Socio-Economic Factors On Food Security In India And Thailand: An Empirical Analysis:

This study investigates the food security of 13 Indian states during 1985-2009 and 56 provinces of Thailand during 2008-2011. For the above-mentioned investigation, state-wise food security index (FSI) for India, and province-wise FSI for Thailand are created using three key components of food security (i.e., food availability, food stability, and food accessibility). Thereupon, it assesses the influence of climatic and non-climatic factors on constructed FSI using rosbust linear regression models. FSI is generated using state-wise and provinces-wise panel data for India and Thailand, respectively. 26 key determinants of food security for India and 18 key determinants of food security for Thailand are compiled to create FSI for both the economies. For this, Composite Z-score technique is used. Empirical results based on Driscoll-Kraay standard errors regression model imply that climatic factors have a negative influence on FSI in both countries. Poverty and food security have a causal relationship and vice-versa in India. Government expenditure on infrastructure development and agricultural RD irrigated area; applications of green fertilizer in cultivation; protection of natural resources and participation of literate persons in the agricultural sector would be effective to reduce negative consequences of climatic factors on agricultural production activities and food security in India and Thailand.
Effect of Monoethanolamine Content on the Crystallinity of ZnO Thin Films

Cinko oksit yariiletkeni sahip oldugu degistirilebilir yasak enerji araligi ve gorunur isik bolgesindeki yuksek optik gecirgenliginden dolayi opto-elektronik uygulamalar icin cok sik kullanilan yariiletkenlerden biridir. Farkli miktarlarda kullanilan monoethanolamin miktarinin ZnO ince filmlerin yapisal, morfolojik ve optik ozellikleri uzerine etkileri bu calismada incelenmistir. Nano-fiber yapili ZnO ince filmler baska herhangi bir islem gerektirmeden cam altlik uzerine, basit sol-jel daldirma yontemi kullanilarak sentezlenmistir. Monoetanolamin miktari artirildiginda orneklerin XRD pik siddetlerinin arttigi ve kristal kusurlarinin azaldigi gozlemlenmistir. Bunun yaninda, monoetanolamin miktari arttiginda mikro-fiber ZnO taneciklerinin altlik yuzeyini oldukca yogun bir sekilde kapladigi gorunmustur. Ayrica optik olcumler sonucu stabilizer olarak kullanilan monoethanolamin miktarinin artisi ile ince filmlerin gorunur isik bolgesindeki gecirgenliginin arttigi gorulmustur.
SwaNN: Switching among Cryptographic Tools for Privacy-preserving Neural Network Predictions

: The rise of cloud computing technology led to a paradigm shift in technological services that enabled enterprises to delegate their data analytics tasks to cloud servers which have domain-speciﬁc expertise and computational resources for the required analytics. Machine Learning as a Service (MLaaS) is one such service which provides the enterprises to perform machine learning tasks on the cloud. Despite the advantage of elimi-nating the need for computational resources and domain expertise, sharing sensitive data with the cloud server brings a privacy risk to the enterprises. In this paper, we propose SwaNN, a protocol to privately perform neural network predictions for MLaaS. SwaNN brings together two well-known techniques for secure computation: partially homomorphic encryption and secure two-party computation, and computes neural network predictions by switching between the two methods. The hybrid nature of SwaNN enables to maintain the accuracy of predictions and to optimize the computation time and bandwidth usage. Our experiments show that SwaNN achieves a good balance between computation and communication cost in neural network predictions compared to the state-of-the-art proposals.
Trends of Obesity in 10-Years of Follow-up among Tehranian Children and Adolescents: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS)

Background: We aimed to investigate the trend of childhood obesity in Tehranian population during a median follow-up of 10 years. Methods: Within a prospective cohort study, using data collected from Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS), 1406 participants, aged 3–11 yr were selected and monitored in 4 phases: phase I (1999–2001), phase II (2002–2005), phase III (2006–2008) and phase IV (2009–2011). Results: Total prevalence of obesity in children increased from 5.5% to 9.4% from phase I to IV. Performing GEE (Generalized Estimating Equation) analysis, relative risk of obesity was calculated, comparing each phase to its previous phase: phase II in reference to phase I (RR=1.06, CI=1.04–1.08), phase III in reference to phase II (RR=1.01, CI=1.00–1.03) and phase IV in reference to phase III (RR=0.96, CI=0.94–0.98). Between group difference was significant in all subgroups (age, gender, parental obesity) except parental education. Test of interaction for effect of time was insignificant in all subgroups except for the age group. For children younger than 7 yr old at phase I, trend of obesity throughout the study was higher compared to those with 7 yr of age and older at phase I. Conclusion: During a decade of follow-up, trend of obesity was rising in this Tehranian children in both genders, especially in younger children. Any preventive interventions for stopping this trend should focus on early stages of childhood.
WP / 17 / 046 Mobile banking usage , quality of growth , inequality and poverty in developing countries

The transition from Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals has substantially shifted the policy debate from development to inclusive development. Using interactive quantile regressions, we examine the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (quality of growth, inequality and poverty) among individuals in 93 developing countries for the year 2011. Mobile banking entails: ‘mobile used to pay bills’ and ‘mobile used to receive/send money’. The findings broadly show that increasing mobile banking dynamics to certain thresholds would increase (decrease) quality of growth (inequality) in quantiles at the high-end of inclusive development distributions for the most part. The study is original in that it explores the relationship between mobile banking and inclusive development using three measurements of inclusive development, namely: quality of growth, inequality and poverty. As a main policy implication, encouraging mobile banking applications would play a substantial role in responding to the challenges of immiserizing growth, inequality and poverty in developing countries. JEL Classification: G20; O40; I10; I20; I32
OF THE USE OF MICROALGAE IN SOUTH AMERICA FOR MONITORING RIVERS , WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIATOMS

E. A. LOBO, V. L. M. CALLEGARO, G. HERMANY, N. GÓMEZ, L. ECTOR a Laboratory of Limnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Av. Independência, 2293 Santa Cruz do Sul, RS Brazil b Natural Sciences Museum, Zoobotanical Foundation of Rio Grande do Sul (FZB), Av. Salvador França, 1427 Porto Alegre, RS Brazil c Graduate Course on Ecology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Campus do Vale, Porto Alegre RS Brazil d Institute of Limnology Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet (CONICET-UNLP), P. O. Box 712-1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina e Public Research Center Gabriel Lippmann, CREBS, Avenue de la Faïencerie, 162a 1511 Luxembourg Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: lobo@unisc.br
Use of a GnRH synthetic analog ( buserelin ) for estrous induction in female dogs

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a GnRH synthetic analog, as an estrous inducer in female dogs when administered during the anestrous phase, and to evaluate the pregnancy rate achieved through natural copulation. For this purpose, ten female dogs of different breeds were used. The subjects received buserelin by intramuscular injections at a dose of 2,1mcg when female dogs weighed up to 10kg (Group 1) and of 4,2mcg when the dogs weighed above 10kg (Group 2). Of the ten subjects, only three presented estrus after a single injection of buserelin: two dogs from Group 1 and one dog from Group 2 on average 7±1.29 days. The remaining seven dogs were given a second dose of buserelin, equal to the first administration. Of these, three belonged to Group 1 and four to Group 2. Four of these dogs exhibited clinical signs of estrus within, on average 9±7.3 days from the second injection. The seven female dogs that did enter estrus were fertilized successfully through natural copulation. The administration of buserelin was effective in inducing estrus in female dogs during the anestrous phase, with a maximum of two administrations.
PIER Working Paper 18-026 What Are Axiomatizations Good For ?

In light of the interest in axiomatic models of decision making in recent years, one is led to ask, in what ways do axiomatic derivations advance positive economics? If economists are interested in predicting how people behave, without a pretense to change individual decision making, how can they benefit from representation theorems, which are no more than equivalence results? We address these questions. We propose several ways in which representation results can be useful and discuss their potential implications for axiomatic decision theory. ∗We are grateful to many colleagues for discussions that motivated and influenced this note. We thank Thierry Marchant, Ivan Moscati, and Peter Wakker for helpful comments and suggestions. ISF Grant 704/15 (Gilboa) and NSF Grants SES-0961540 (Postlewaite) and SES-1459158 (Samuelson) are gratefully acknowledged. †HEC, Paris, and Tel-Aviv University, tzachigilboa@gmail.com. ‡University of Pennsylvania. apostlew@econ.upenn. edu. §Department of Economics, Yale University, Larry.Samuelson@yale.edu. ¶Tel-Aviv University, davidschmeidler@gmail.com. What Are Axiomatizations Good For?
Siglec-8 antibody reduces eosinophils and mast cells in a transgenic mouse model of eosinophilic gastroenteritis

the putative roles of eosinophils and mast cells in EGIDs, we sought to characterize these cell types in EG patient tissue and to develop a mouse model of EG and EGE wherein the effect of an anti– Siglec-8 mAb could be evaluated. Here we show that mast cells and eosinophils are significantly increased and activated in EG and EoE patient tissue biopsies compared with nondiseased tissue. Moreover, the increase in mast cell numbers in these EGID biopsies was similar in degree to that of eosinophils, suggesting that both of these cell types are involved in the pathology of EGIDs. To evaluate the potential activity of an anti–Siglec-8 mAb in a mouse model of EG and EGE, we developed a potentially novel transgenic mouse that selectively expresses human Siglec-8 on mast cells, eosinophils, and basophils, as is the case in humans Systemic sensitization and intragastric challenge with ovalbumin (OVA) induced significant infiltration of eosinophils and mast cells in the stomach, small intestine, and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), similar to human EG and EGE disease. Therapeutic administration of an anti–Siglec-8 mAb significantly and selectively reduced eosinophils, mast cells, and inflammation in all these GI tissues. These data provide evidence that both mast cells and eosinophils mAb, followed by analysis of eosinophils by flow cytometry. Anti–Siglec-8 mAb treatment of dissociated stomach tissue led to significantly fewer eosinophils compared with isotype control mAb–treated tissue (Supplemental Figure 8, C–E). Similarly, AK002 directly reduced human tissue eosinophils in ex vivo lung tissue (8). These data suggest that Siglec-8 mAb treatment directly reduces GI tissue eosinophils, consistent with the known apoptotic activity of Siglec-8. To
The effect of different finish line and convergence angle on the marginal fit of zirconia all-ceramic restorations

Background and Objectives: The precise degree of marginal fit is one of the most significant criteria for the durable success of allceramic restorations. Since the finishing line designs and preparation angles can affect the marginal fit, the aim of the present study was to compare the effect of different finish line and convergence angle on the marginal fit of zirconia all-ceramic restorations. Materials and methods: In the present in vitro study a total of four brass dies were designed with Auto CAD software and manufactured with CNC machine (Siemens, SI Numerik 802D-SL; USA) as follow: Die A: Convergence angle of 12° and radial shoulder margin, Die B: Convergence angle of 6° and sloping shoulder of 135°, Die C: Convergence angle of 6° and radial shoulder margin, Die D: Convergence angle of 12° and sloping shoulder of 135°. A total of 40 plaster dies were divided in four groups of 10 (n=10), ten impressions were carried out by the double impression technique with a poly vinyl siloxane impression material for each master die. The impression was poured with type IV Plaster. A ceramic restoration was made for each plaster die then the marginal gaps were measured with SEM. Data were analysed using the two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and SPSS ver.16. Results: The lowest mean (±standard deviation) marginal gap was observed in group A (31.9423), group D (36.03), group B (40.9537), group C (46.703), respectively. Different convergance angle had significant effect on marginal fittness (P < 0.05), but marginal design had no significant effect on marginal fitness (p>0.05) and both of them together could affect on marginal fitness (p<0/05). Conclusion: The type of the finish line did not influence the marginal fit. The convergence angle influences the distance from the edge of the crown to the edge of the tooth finish line. It seems that use the convergance angle of 12 degree and radial shoulder margin can reduce the marginal gap in zirconia all-ceramic restorations.
Design and development of a dedicated portable gamma camera system for intraoperative imaging

Purpose: We developed a high performance portable gamma camera platform dedicated to identification of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) and radio-guided surgery for cancer patients. In this work, we present the performance characteristics of SURGEOSIGHT-I, the first version of this platform that can intraoperatively provide high-resolution images of the surveyed areas. Methods: At the heart of this camera, there is a 43 43 array of pixelated sodium-activated cesium iodide (CsI(Na)) scintillation crystal with 1 1 mm pixel size and 5 mm thickness coupled to a Hamamatsu H8500 flat-panel multi-anode (64 channels) photomultiplier tube. The probe is equipped with a hexagonal parallel-hole lead collimator with 1.2 mm holes. The detector, collimator, and the associated front-end electronics are encapsulated in a common housing referred to as head. Results: Our results show a count rate of 41 kcps for 20% count loss. The extrinsic energy resolution was measured as 20.6% at 140 keV. The spatial resolution and the sensitivity of the system on the collimator surface was measured as 2.2 mm and 142 cps/MBq, respectively. In addition, the integral and differential uniformity, after uniformity correction, in useful field-of-view (UFOV) were measured 4.5% and 4.6%, respectively. Conclusions: This system can be used for a number of clinical applications including SLN biopsy and radiopharmaceutical-guided surgery. 2016 Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
BRIDGING YIELD GAP THROUGH FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION IN RAPSEED-MUSTARD UNDER TRIBAL BELT OF RAJASTHAN

The study was carried out during rabi season 2006-07 to 2009-10 at farmer's field of five adopted villages (Devpura, Chundawara, Harmatia, Nayagoan and Likibadi) of Dungarpur district. Front Line Demonstration on rapseed-mustard crop was conducted in an area of 25.0 ha with active participation of 112 farmers. The results revealed that maximum seed yield (17.50) was recorded during rabi 2007-08 with an increase in 40.0 per cent over local check. Improved variety (Bio 902) of rapseed-mustard resulted in higher seed yield during four years of study, ranging between 38.14 to 51.04 per cent more over local check. Recommended packages and practices of rapseed-mustard gave higher value of yield attributes, net return and B C ratio as compared to local check over the years of study. The study was also revealed that extension and technology gap ranging between 4.50 to 5.0 and 2.50 to 5.50 q/ha, respectively during the period of study. * Assistant Professor, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bundi. ** Professor and Programme Coordinator, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Dungarpur. *** Programme Assistant, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bund