Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Role of Top Manager Behaviours on Adoption of Cloud Computing for Small and Medium Enterprises

Background: In recent years, one of the most important technology in Information Technology (IT) world is cloud computing. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with low budget and human resources are one of the major groups that tend to use cloud computing for achieving the benefit of this technology. In this case, the most fundamental factors that play important role for adoption new information technology such as cloud computing is top manager. Top manager behaviours are critical for creating a supportive climate and for providing adequate resources for the adoption of cloud computing. Objective: The aim of this research is to investigate four factors namely: vision setter, motivator, analyser and task master that affect on top manager behaviour, and affect of top manager behaviours on adoption of cloud computing for small and medium enterprises. Results: In this research, we used questionnaire to evaluate the top manager behaviours and a questionnaire was given to a number of employees those worked in IT department of their SMEs in Iran that use cloud computing technology. The data were analysed through Partial Least Square (PLS). In this study, all measurements have an acceptable value. Based on the result obtained in the study, the overall results strongly confirm the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. Finally the hypotheses support by the results. Conclusion: Top manger behaviours and the factors that affect on top manager behaviours influent directly and positively on adoption of new information technology like cloud computing.
The 18-kDa Mitochondrial Translocator Protein in Human Gliomas: An 11C-(R)PK11195 PET Imaging and Neuropathology Study

The 18-kDa mitochondrial translocator protein (TSPO) is upregulated in high-grade astrocytomas and can be imaged by PET using the selective radiotracer 11C-(R)PK11195. We investigated 11C-(R)PK11195 binding in human gliomas and its relationship with TSPO expression in tumor tissue and glioma-associated microglia/macrophages (GAMs) within the tumors. Methods: Twenty-two glioma patients underwent dynamic 11C-(R)PK11195 PET scans and perfusion MR imaging acquisition. Parametric maps of 11C-(R)PK11195 binding potential (BPND) were generated. Coregistered MR/PET images were used to guide tumor biopsy. The tumor tissue was quantitatively assessed for TSPO expression and infiltration of GAMs using immunohistochemistry and double immunofluorescence. The imaging and histopathologic parameters were compared among different histotypes and grades and correlated with each other. Results: BPND of 11C-(R)PK11195 in high-grade gliomas was significantly higher than in low-grade astrocytomas and low-grade oligodendrogliomas. TSPO in gliomas was expressed predominantly by neoplastic cells, and its expression correlated positively with BPND in the tumors. GAMs only partially contributed to the overall TSPO expression within the tumors, and TSPO expression in GAMs did not correlate with tumor BPND. Conclusion: PET with 11C-(R)PK11195 in human gliomas predominantly reflects TSPO expression in tumor cells. It therefore has the potential to effectively stratify patients who are suitable for TSPO-targeted treatment.
HOW TO BECOME A SUPPLY CHAIN MASTER.

SUBTITLE: LOOKING TO INCREASE MARKET SHARE, GROW PROFITS, AND GAIN STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE? THEN YOU WANT TO BECOME A SUPPLY CHAIN MASTER. THESE LEADERS HAVE PUT SUPPLY CHAIN COMPETENCY AT THE VERY HEART OF THEIR BUSINESS MODEL, CREATING SUPPLY CHAIN AND SERVICE STRATEGIES THAT DRIVE ADDITIONAL REVENUES. HERE'S HOW THEY DO IT, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET ON THE MASTERY TRACK.
Hidden Language of Advertising : A Semiotic Approach

This article takes semiotic as a practical approach toward the study of advertising. An attempt has been made in this research to investigate the ideology or hidden languages in two 'OMEGA' watch ads which selected from time magazine issued 2002. Advertisers believe that a very crucial way to a successful advertisement is the use of photographic style. It may play a major role in catching the attention of the intended target market such as men, women, adults or teens. "Like linguistic structures, visual structures point to particular interpretations of experience and forms of social interactions "(Kress and Van Leeuween 1996, p.2). The result of this study will show that semiotic reference occupies a pivotal point in the relationship between advertising discourse and ideology. Images, words, colors, and other signs should be an important part of the overall successfulness of advertisements.
Predicting the Presence of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) on Top Management Teams and the Moderating Influence of CMO Presence on the Relationship Between Firm Visibility, Market Power, and Industry Orientation and Firm Performance

Institutional theory proposes that it is in an organization’s best interest to conform to the rules and belief systems prevailing in the external environment (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983; Meyer & Rowan, 1977). Institutional theory applies these rules and belief systems to the composition of top management teams (TMTs) (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983; Meyer & Rowan, 1977; Williamson & Cable, 2003). However, not all TMTs are the same in terms of a firm’s functional or managerial structure. This is especially true when examining the presence or absence of a chief marketing officer (CMO) on the TMT. The presence of a CMO on the TMT may be beneficial to the firm because the appointment of a CMO has been viewed as (1) an indicator of the corporate status of marketing at the firm level, (2) signifying corporate adoption of the marketing concept, and (3) a proxy for the market power of the firm (Hise, 1965; Kerin, 2005; Mann, 1971; Nath & Mahajan, 2008; Piercy, 1986; Webster, Malter, & Ganesan, 2003). This study theoretically and empirically demonstrates the environmental conditions under which a CMO is most likely to be present on a firm’s TMT.
Seldinger chest drain insertion: simpler but not necessarily safer

A symptomatic pleural effusion is a common cause of presentation to medical admission units across the UK. Traditionally, large-bore Argyle-type drains were inserted but, over the past decade, there has been a move to inserting small-bore 10–12 French gauge drains using the Seldinger technique.1 In a recently published report, over 20 000 units of one Seldinger-type drain were sold in the UK in 2004.2 The reasons for this include a perceived reduction in patient discomfort and invasiveness, and the apparent ease and speed of insertion of the smaller drains. This change in practice has occurred alongside new methods of training junior doctors, with Modernising Medical Careers and the European Working Time Directive leading to a reduction in their total work hours and a move to shift work patterns. This has inevitably led to reduced trainee experience on the “shop floor”. Surveys on chest drain insertion have shown that, even among experienced respiratory physicians and thoracic surgeons, overpenetration of the trocar and visceral injuries using Argyle-type chest drains occur.3 4 This led to suggestions to improve safety and the removal of trocars from some Argyle drain packs. It has been assumed that the recent change in chest drain insertion to the use of smaller bore chest drains inserted using the Seldinger technique is safer, but there is at present no evidence to support this assumption. Unfortunately, they may cause the same array of problems in inexperienced hands and may potentially expose the patient to additional risks from the use of the sharp long dilator in the small-bore catheter packs and, as the blunt dissection technique is not used, the intercostal artery may be more vulnerable using this approach. Complications of small-bore chest tubes …
Effect of High-Dose Cysteine Supplementation on Erythrocyte Glutathione: A Double-Blinded, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study in Critically Ill Neonates.

BACKGROUND This study's objective was to determine if parenteral cysteine when compared with isonitrogenous noncysteine supplementation increases erythrocyte reduced glutathione (GSH) in neonates at high risk for inflammatory injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS Neonates with a score for neonatal acute physiology >10 requiring mechanical ventilation and parenteral nutrition (PN) were randomized in a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study to receive parenteral cysteine-HCl (CYS group) or additional PN amino acids (ISO group) at 121 mg/kg/d for ≥7 days. A 6-hour [(13)C2] glycine IV infusion was administered at study week 1 to determine the fractional synthetic rate of GSH (FSR-GSH). RESULTS Baseline characteristics were similar between the CYS (n = 17) and ISO groups (n = 21). Erythrocyte GSH and total glutathione concentrations, GSH:oxidized GSH (GSSG), and FSR-GSH after treatment were not different between groups. However, the CYS group had a larger individual positive change in GSH and total glutathione (infusion day - baseline) compared with the ISO group (P = .02 for each). After adjusting for treatment, a lower enrollment weight and rate of red blood cell transfusion were associated with a decreased change in total glutathione and GSH (P < .05 for each). CONCLUSION When compared with isonitrogenous noncysteine supplementation, high-dose cysteine supplementation for at least 1 week in critically ill neonates resulted in a larger and more positive individual change in GSH. Smaller infants and those who received transfused blood demonstrated less effective change in GSH with cysteine supplementation. The benefit of cysteine remains promising and deserves further investigation.
Tibial plateau levelling osteotomy in 69 small breed dogs using conically coupled 1.9/2.5 mm locking plates

Summary Objective: To report clinical experiences with the tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) procedure in small breed dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) disease using specific, conically coupled, 1.9/2.5 mm locking plates and evaluating short-term complications and outcome. Methods: Medical records of small breed dogs (<15 kg) that underwent TPLO using 1.9/2.5 mm locking plates were reviewed retrospectively. The preoperative, postoperative and six to eight weeks postoperative tibial plateau angle (TPA) measurements were determined from the radiographic images. Lameness evaluation was assessed subjectively preoperatively and six to eight weeks postoperatively. Results: Sixty-nine small breed dogs (n = 79 stifles) were included in the study. Mean (± SD) preoperative TPA was 29.0 ± 3.4°, postoperative TPA was 5.8 ± 2.5°, and six to eight weeks postoperative TPA was 7.3 ± 4.1°. Sixteen complications occurred in 12 out of 79 TPLO procedures: three were intra-operative (intra-articular screw placement) and 13 were postoperative complications, of which nine were identified as minor complications not requiring surgical reintervention, and four as major complications requiring additional surgical intervention, including tibial tuberosity fracture (n = 1), osteomyelitis (n = 1), screw failure (n = 1), and plate breakage (n = 1). Lameness scores by clinical assessment reduced from a median value of 3/4 preoperatively to 1/4 at six to eight weeks postoperatively. Clinical significance: 1.9/2.5 mm locking plates appear to be a valid choice of implant for the stabilization of unilateral TPLO in small breed dogs.
The Architecture of the Murein (Peptidoglycan) in Gram-Negative Bacteria: Vertical Scaffold or Horizontal Layer(s)?

The murein (peptidoglycan) sacculus is the essential exoskeleton of all eubacteria (except Mycoplasma species and a few other species) that is needed to withstand the internal cytoplasmic turgor (osmotic) pressure ([60][1], [78][2]). Murein consists of oligo(GlcNAc-MurNAc) glycan strands that are
Enhanced Transition Through Outward Internationalization: Outward Fdi by Slovenian Firms

Origins of Slovenia and its Outward Internationalization: Introduction Slovenia - a new state of the world The history of outward investing. Outward Foreign Direct Investment in the 1990s: Legal framework and trends Geographical and industrial distribution Investment in the successors to the SFRY The importance of investigating companies. Investing Abroad: From Idea to Results: Motivations for outward investment Investing firms and foreign affiliates Barriers to internationalization Effects of outward investment. Case Studies: Characteristics and lessons of cases Gerenje Prevent Iskraemeco Krka Lek Kolektor Mercator. Lessons from Slovenia: The role of the government Is Slovenian case relevant? Conclusion.
More Than A Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life when your Child has Special Needs

Respite can be provided in many forms and funded in various ways. Respite can mean having someone come into your home to look after your child or having your child stay overnight at someone else’s home. It can mean sending your child to enjoy activities in the community with a support worker, while you enjoy time to yourself. Respite can be provided during the day or overnight, short-term (a few hours) or for a few weeks (while your family goes on a vacation, for example).
ect of warm-season precipitation on the diel cycle of the surface energy balance and carbon dioxide at a Colorado subalpine forest site

The effect of warm-season precipitation on the diel cycle of the surface energy balance and carbon dioxide at a Colorado subalpine forest site S. P. Burns, P. D. Blanken, A. A. Turnipseed, and R. K. Monson Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA 2B Technologies, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, USA School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Identification of a site in the phosphocarrier protein, HPr, which influences its interactions with sugar permeases of the bacterial phosphotransferase system: kinetic analyses employing site-specific mutants

The permeases of the Escherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS), the sugar-specific enzymes II, are energized by sequential phosphoryl transfer from phosphoenolpyruvate to (i) enzyme I, (ii) the phosphocarrier protein HPr, (iii) the enzyme IIA domains of the permeases, and (iv) the enzyme IIBC domains of the permeases which transport and phosphorylate their sugar substrates. A number of site-specific mutants of HPr were examined by using kinetic approaches. Most of the mutations exerted minimal effects on the kinetic parameters characterizing reactions involving phosphoryl transfer from phospho-HPr to various sugars. However, when the well-conserved aspartyl 69 residue in HPr was changed to a glutamyl residue, the affinities for phospho-HPr of the enzymes II specific for mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, and beta-glucosides decreased markedly without changing the maximal reaction rates. The same mutation reduced the spontaneous rate of phosphohistidyl HPr hydrolysis but did not appear to alter the rate of phosphoryl transfer from phospho-enzyme I to HPr. When the adjacent glutamyl residue 70 in HPr was changed to a lysyl residue, the Vmax values of the reactions catalyzed by the enzymes II were reduced, but the Km values remained unaltered. Changing this residue to alanine exerted little effect. Site-specific alterations in the C terminus of the beta-glucoside enzyme II which reduced the maximal reaction rate of phosphoryl transfer about 20-fold did not alter the relative kinetic parameters because of the aforementioned mutations in HPr. Published three-dimensional structural analyses of HPr and the complex of HPr with the glucose-specific enzyme IIA (IIAGlc) (homologous to the beta-glucoside and N-acetylglucosamine enzyme IIA domains) have revealed that residues 69 and 70 in HPr are distant from the active phosphorylation site and the IIAGlc binding interface in HPr. The results reported therefore suggest that residues D-69 and E-70 in HPr play important roles in controlling conformational aspects of HPr that influence (i) autophosphohydrolysis, (ii) the interaction of this protein with the sugar permeases of the bacterial phosphotransferase system, and (iii) catalysis of phosphoryl transfer to the IIA domains in these permeases.
Regulation of force and unloaded sliding speed in single thin filaments: effects of regulatory proteins and calcium

1 Measurements of the unloaded sliding speed of and isometric force exerted on single thin filaments in in vitro motility assays were made to evaluate the role of regulatory proteins in the control of unloaded thin filament sliding speed and isometric force production. 2 Regulated actin filaments were reconstituted from rabbit F‐actin, native bovine cardiac tropomyosin (nTm), and either native bovine cardiac troponin (nTn), troponin containing a TnC mutant, CBMII, in which the sole regulatory site in cardiac TnC (site II) is inactivated (CBMII‐Tn), or troponin containing a point mutation in TnT (I79N, where isoleucine at position 79 is replaced with asparagine) associated with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC). 3 Addition of regulatory proteins to the thin filament increases both the unloaded sliding speed and the isometric force exerted by myosin heads on the thin filaments. 4 Variation of thin filament activation by varying [Ca2+] or the fraction of CBMII/TnC bound to the thin filament at pCa 5, had little effect on the unloaded filament sliding speed until the fraction of the thin filament containing calcium bound to TnC was less than 0.15. These results suggest that [Ca2+] primarily affects the number of attached and cycling crossbridges. 5 The presence of the FHC TnT mutant increased the thin filament sliding speed but reduced the isometric force that heavy meromyosin exerted on regulated thin filaments. These latter results, together with the increased sliding speed and isometric force seen in the presence of regulatory proteins, suggest that thin filament regulatory proteins exert significant allosteric effects on the interaction of crossbridges with the thin filament.
Bank efficiency and lending propensity : evidence from commercial banks in Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the emerging economies 1 , which has been adopting a bank-based system in the economy. It is very important to investigate the Indonesian commercial banks‟ performance given their substantial contribution to the development of the country. This thesis aims to measure and analyse the performance of Indonesian banks in terms of their efficiency and lending propensity over the period 2002-2010. The period testifies the recovery phase after the turmoil caused by the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-98 as well as the revocation of the regulation of minimum threshold on commercial banks‟ small business loans (finance) in 2001. This thesis employs frontier methods in estimating bank efficiency where both parametric and non-parametric linear programming approaches are used, namely Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). The former is used to estimate the technical efficiencies and the latter is used to estimate the cost efficiencies of Indonesian banks over the period 2002-2010. This thesis also examines the lending propensity of Indonesian banks reflected by the tendency of their total loans and small business loans over the study period. The findings suggest that the technical efficiency of Indonesian banks tends to decrease whilst the opposite tendency is associated with their cost efficiency during the period. The downward trend of their technical efficiency stems from the fact that the period was the post-crisis of 1997-98 where banks were still unsteady to maintain high level of outputs over inputs. While the upward trend of their cost efficiency reflects their intensity to operate more economically in employing their resources during the period. The latter result testifies that Indonesian bank management took lessons learnt from the failure of their previous operations during the crisis. In addition, their total lending propensity is prone to increase over time during the period albeit they have not reached yet the optimum proportions. In contrast, their lending propensity to small businesses witnessed a diminishing pattern over the period. A regulatory change in 2001 seems to discourage Indonesian banks to lend to small businesses. Loans to deposits or lending proportions emerges to be the most important factor enhancing bank efficiency, whilst bank size and bank deposits are the foremost factors influencing the lending propensity of Indonesian banks over the study period.
Training Needs of Governmental Schools' Principals Hosting Kindergartens Classes: The Case for Jordan

This study aimed at identifying the training needs of governmental schools’ principals with kindergarten classes. The sample of the study consisted of a random sample of (62) female principal. The instrument of the study was developed by the researchers and included 60 items distributed on four domains (planning, organizing, guidance, and assessment). The results of this study indicated that governmental school principals needed training in the areas of planning, organization, guidance and assessment. The results also indicated that academic qualification and years of experience did not have any statistically significant effect on domains of the study. The study provided a number of recommendations such as designing training courses for governmental schools’ principals, increasing the number of training courses and programs.
Structural Weaknesses as Barriers to Social Progress in Estonia

Although Estonia developed a functioning market economy, it has hardly succeeded in catching-up economically with the richer countries of the euro area. Correspondingly, the level of social security is still rather limited. To improve the income situation and enhance the social security systems it is essential to overcome the structural weaknesses of the Estonian economy, which is mirrored in the apparently low productivity level. The challenge for the Estonian policy is to create a suitable business environment to support the needed structural change.
Humeral Cortical and Trabecular Changes in the Throwing Athlete: A Quantitative Computed Tomography Study of Male College Baseball Players

Purpose: To examine bone adaptation to the mechanical loading of baseball using quantitative computed tomography. Methods: Quantitative computed tomography was performed on both throwing and nonthrowing humeri of 8 male college baseball players. Quantitative computed tomography geometric variables and volumetric cortical density were measured at each of 5 sites, located at 15%, 25%, 35%, 50%, and 75% of humeral length from distal to proximal. Volumetric trabecular density was measured at the most distal site only. Results: Significant side-to-side differences in favor of the throwing arm were found at all sites for total cross-sectional bone area (8%-17%, P < 0.01), cortical bone area (17%-29%, P < 0.01), and cortical bone thickness (18%-31%, P < 0.05). There were no important differences seen for cortical density; in contrast, trabecular density was significantly different in favor of the throwing arm at the one site measured (38%, P < 0.05). Conclusion: The dominant humerus of baseball players adapts via increases in cortical size and trabecular density.