Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Devil wears (counterfeit) Prada: a study of antecedents and outcomes of attitudes towards counterfeits of luxury brands

Purpose – This paper sets out to examine how social and personality factors influence Chinese consumers' attitudes towards counterfeits of luxury brands and how these two sets of variables influence purchase intention. It provides a profile of buyers and non‐buyers of counterfeits of luxury brands.Design/methodology/approach – A self‐administered questionnaire was designed using established scales. A survey was conducted in downtown Shanghai through the “mall intercept” method. A variety of statistical techniques were used to analyze the data.Findings – Status consumption and integrity are strong influencers of purchase intention, whereas normative susceptibility, information susceptibility, personal gratification, value consciousness, and novelty seeking had weaker influencing relationships. The attitude towards counterfeits of luxury brands is found to influence purchase intention. Collectivism does not influence attitudes nor purchase intentions towards counterfeits of luxury brands.Research limitation.
Recent trends of the tropical hydrological cycle inferred from Global Precipitation Climatology Project and International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project data

Received 15 October 2010; revised 4 January 2011; accepted 7 February 2011; published 7 May 2011. [1] Scores of modeling studies have shown that increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere impact the global hydrologic cycle; however, disagreements on regional scales are large, and thus the simulated trends of such impacts, even for regions as large as the tropics, remain uncertain. The present investigation attempts to examine such trends in the observations using satellite data products comprising Global Precipitation Climatology Project precipitation and International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project cloud and radiation. Specifically, evolving trends of the tropical hydrological cycle over the last 20–30 years were identified and analyzed. The results show (1) intensification of tropical precipitation in the rising regions of the Walker and Hadley circulations and weakening over the sinking regions of the associated overturning circulation; (2) poleward shift of the subtropical dry zones (up to 2° decade −1 in June‐July‐August (JJA) in the Northern Hemisphere and 0.3–0.7° decade −1 in June‐July‐August and September‐ October‐November in the Southern Hemisphere) consistent with an overall broadening of the Hadley circulation; and (3) significant poleward migration (0.9–1.7° decade −1 ) of cloud boundaries of Hadley cell and plausible narrowing of the high cloudiness in the Intertropical Convergence Zone region in some seasons. These results support findings of some of the previous studies that showed strengthening of the tropical hydrological cycle and expansion of the Hadley cell that are potentially related to the recent global warming trends.
Protective Role of Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles in an In VitroModel of Hyperglycemia-Induced Endothelial Injury

Background: Adipose and bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells are two populations of multipotent adult stem cells with immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and regenerative properties. It has been previously described that extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from stem cells possess pro-regenerative and pro-angiogenic abilities. Hyperglycemia is a pathological condition affecting diabetic patients. Long term effects of hyperglycemia are endothelial dysfunction and vascular lesions leading to diabetic microangiopathy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether stem cell-derived EVs may inhibit endothelial cells dysfunction induced by hyperglycemia to mimic human microangiopathy. Methods: We set up an in vitro hyperglycemic model by culturing human microvascular endothelial cells in hyperglycemic constant or intermittent conditions for 7 days, in order to mimic a chronic damage. At day 5, endothelial cells were incubated with adipose and mesenchymal stem cell-derived EVs or vehicle alone for 48 hr. At day 7, we evaluated apoptosis, oxidative stress, and capillary-like formation ability on Matrigel. Results: Intermittent and constant high glucose models significantly decreased endothelial cell proliferation, increased number of apoptotic cells, promoted oxidation of intercellular proteins, and reduced capillary-like structure formation. Treatment with both kinds of EVs significantly restored proliferation, inhibited apoptosis and oxidation, and restored capillary-like formation. Conclusions: The results of the present study demonstrate that adipose and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived EVs may inhibit the endothelial dysfunction induced by high glucose concentration, which mimic diabetic microvascular injury.
Modern climatic data for the Pleistocene: Implications for a new concept of the orbital theory of paleoclimate

Based on analysis of paleoclimate data for the Pleistocene (and the Phanerozoic as a whole), this paper advances a new concept of the orbital (astronomical) theory of paleoclimate. The need for a new concept is shown to be necessitated by two circumstances. The first is the grave disagreement between the M. Milankovitch theory and empirical data. The second is the considerable drawbacks of this theory, which is currently viewed as being analogous to the astronomical theory of paleoclimate. In particular, the paper shows that the insolation curves calculated by Milankovitch for individual latitudes and caloric half-years (not to mention months or even days, as in the works of Milankovitch's followers) have no global paleoclimatic significance and cannot be used in paleoclimate reconstructions or modeling. Notions developed in the framework of the new concept provide a systematic basis on which to explain the singularities of climate changes coupled to orbital periodicities during the dierent geologic eras of the Phanerozoic. For example, proposed is a systematic approach to solving the issues of the 100-ka climatic periodicity of the Pleistocene, the mid-Pleistocene transition, and the lack of the 400-ka climatic periodicity within the last two million years.
In Situ Dispersive EXAFS in Electrocatalysis: The Investigation of the Local Structure of IrOx in Chronoamperometric Conditions as a Case Study

An in situ study with dispersive EXAFS (Extended X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy) at the Ir- edge is performed to characterize Electrodeposited Iridium Oxide Films (EIROF) under chronoamperometric conditions. The technique monitors the local chemical environment and electronic structure of iridium during the oxidation of Ir(III) to Ir(IV) with a time resolution of milliseconds. The study is performed in both acidic and basic media. The Fourier transforms of the time-resolved EXAFS signals clearly show that the short-range structure of Ir is similar to that of rutile-type IrO2 and is maintained during the reaction, thus accounting for the flexibility of the structure of the electrode material in accommodating different oxidation states. From a more general point of view, the work demonstrates the capabilities of in situ experiments based on state-of-the-art dispersive EXAFS in clarifying the mechanistic aspects of electrochemical processes.
Check-List of the South-African Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda)

Examination of about 290 samples collected within 25–34.5° S, 18–33° E and consideration of the previous publications revealed about 112 species of Cladocera. Newly recorded species are 18 (including not yet described taxa). Endemics (including not yet described species) are 16, making about 7% of known species. A rather wide representation of species occurring in the Palearctic is remarkable.
SOURCE LEVEL OF MALE VOCALISATIONS IN THE GENUS MIROUNGA: REPEATABILITY AND CORRELATES

ABSTRACT Male vocalisations have an important role in mating tactics, breeding strategies and sexual selection. Most studies of vocalisations are concentrated on the time and frequency domains, while the intensity of sound, an important acoustic parameter that should be related to body size, is almost completely ignored as a possible honest signal of resource holding potential (RHP) and cue for mate choice. In this paper, we analyse the repeatability, the correlations with age and size, and the relationship with breeding status of source level (SL) of male vocalisations in the two species of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina and M. angustirostris). We found a high repeatability of SL, equal or higher than the repeatability of frequency domain parameters estimated in a previous study. Southern elephant seal males were significantly larger and produce significantly more powerful vocalisations than northern males. Moreover, in each species SL was related to age, body size, and breeding status of males, but relationships were weak and accounted for just a small proportion of SL variance. We conclude that, although SL may be an honest signal of gross differences of RHP, it is not, by itself, a good candidate for the transmission of high-resolution information on individual phenotype. A combination of SL and frequency components could be, on the contrary, an effective way to communicate RHP.
Excess Returns in the Hong Kong Commercial Property Market

This paper examines the existence of excess returns in the commercial property market of Hong Kong using time series data for both valuations and transactions prices. The proposition is that if the valuation series is accurately processing transactions prices then excess returns, if they exist, should be detected in both series.Our findings confirm that excess returns can be detected in both valuation and transaction based series. The excess returns are not, however, persistent although there appears to be greater opportunities for earning excess returns in the office sector.
Algorithms for improved efficiency in transportation models

In this paper we develop algorithms for a variety of transportation problems which have not yet been widely studied. The first problem we study is that of scheduling signal lights at a traffic junction. The signal setting problem for a traffic junction involves setting the cycle time and the green times and sequencing them so as to maximize a measure of the flow thru the junction. The solution procedure we develop takes advantage of structural characteristics within the junction to find the best signal sequence and the optimal time for each green signal. The second transportation problem we study is that of assigning dockside cargo crates to positions in a hold of a designated cargo ship. Cargo are initially stacked at a holding yard adjacent to the ship's berth. They must be loaded using a Gantry crane or transtainer system, one at a time, onto a flatbed truck which takes them to a position adjacent to the ship, where they are loaded into the hold of the ship. The objective of this problem is to find the order in which to transfer the crates from the yard stack to the ship. Our algorithm determines the loading schedule which optimizes port efficiency, while maintaining an acceptable level of ship stability. Our solution procedure involves solving a specially structured assignment problem repeatedly until we have a solution which satisfies stability requirements and maximizes port efficiency. The third transportation problem we study is that of scheduling port cranes in an attempt to load or unload ships in the most efficient manner. The problem we study starts with several ships berthed at a port. Each ship has multiple holds which will require some work time to be loaded or unloaded. There are multiple shore cranes which must be shared among the ships and their holds. Our objective is to determine the crane work schedule which minimizes the total weighted delay times (and, therefore, costs) for the ships currently berthed. We develop an integer programming model for this problem.
Groundwater Quality Assessment Based on Improved Water Quality Index in Pengyang County, Ningxia, Northwest China

The aim of this work is to assess the groundwater quality in Pengyang County based on an improved water quality index. An information entropy method was introduced to assign weight to each parameter. For calculating WQI and assess the groundwater quality, total 74 groundwater samples were collected and all these samples subjected to comprehensive physicochemical analysis. Each of the groundwater samples was analyzed for 26 parameters and for computing WQI 14 parameters were chosen including chloride, sulphate, pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solid (TDS), total hardness (TH), nitrate, ammonia nitrogen, fluoride, total iron (Tfe), arsenic, iodine, aluminum, nitrite, metasilicic acid and free carbon dioxide. At last a zoning map of different water quality was drawn. Information entropy weight makes WQI perfect and makes the assessment results more reasonable. The WQI for 74 samples ranges from 12.40 to 205.24 and over 90% of the samples are below 100. The excellent quality water area covers nearly 90% of the whole region. The high value of WQI has been found to be closely related with the high values of TDS, fluoride, sulphate, nitrite and TH. In the medium quality water area and poor quality water area, groundwater needs some degree of pretreated before consumption. From the groundwater conservation view of point, the groundwater still need protection and long term monitoring in case of future rapid industrial development. At the same time, preventive actions on the agricultural non point pollution sources in the plain area are also need to be in consideration.
Silicon Photonic Biosensors for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications

In the last two decades, we have witnessed a remarkable progress in the development of biosensor devices and their application in areas such as environmental monitoring, biotechnology, medical diagnostics, drug screening, food safety, and security, among others. The technology of optical biosensors has reached a high degree of maturity and several commercial products are on the market. But problems of stability, sensitivity, and size have prevented the general use of optical biosensors for real field applications. Integrated photonic biosensors based on silicon technology could solve such drawbacks, offering early diagnostic tools with better sensitivity, specificity, and reliability, which could improve the effectiveness of in-vivo and in-vitro diagnostics. Our last developments in silicon photonic biosensors will be showed, mainly related to the development of portable and highly sensitive integrated photonic sensing platforms.
CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK AND LEARNER UPTAKE

This article presents a study of corrective feedback and learner uptake (i.e., responses to feedback) in four immersion classrooms at the primary level. Transcripts totaling 18.3 hours of classroom interaction taken from 14 subject-matter lessons and 13 French language arts lessons were analyzed using a model developed for the study and comprising the various moves in an error treatment sequence. Results include the frequency and distribution of the six different feedback types used by the four teachers, in addition to the frequency and distribution of different types of learner uptake following each feedback type. The findings indicate an overwhelming tendency for teachers to use recasts in spite of the latter's ineffectiveness at eliciting student-generated repair. Four other feedback types—elicitation, metalinguistic feedback, clarification requests, and repetition—lead to student-generated repair more successfully and are thus able to initiate what the authors characterize as the negotiation of form.
Explaining International Productivity Differences

In this paper we add new results to the emerging field of investigating productivity levels rather than productivity change, as initiated by Hall and Jones (1996, 1997). To obtain measures of relative productivity levels we depart from traditional growth accounting and calculate the Malmquist index of total factor productivity change using the nonparametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for a broad cross country sample. This index can be decomposed in measures of technological progress and efficiency change that are cumulated to level measures. The so obtained heterogeneity in productivity levels is next related to several determinants of technology driven growth in an econometric exercise. Doing this (1) we are able to provide confimation of the validity of the decomposition of the Malmquist index and (2) we find innovation-related explanations for international technological frontier shifts and imitative catching up and falling behind.
Histological Study of Sex Differentiation in Bighead Carp ( Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ), Grass Carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella ), Silver Carp ( Hypophthalmichthys molitrix ) and Catla ( Catla catla )

Time of sex differentiation has been identified in four major commercial carps; bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and catla (Catla catla). Histological differentiation of germ cells has not been previously studied in these species except grass carp. Developmental process of gonads in these species was studied from fertilized egg stage till completion of sex differentiation. Identification of this time is important to find out an appropriate time for sex reversal treatment to produce monosex culture at commercial level thus eliminating the growth rate differences between both sexes. Sex differentiation was observed at 784dph (degree days posthatch) (28 days post-hatch), 1215 dph (45 days post-hatch), 786dph (28 days post-hatch) and 840 dph (28 days post-hatch) in bighead carp, grass carp, silver carp and catla, respectively.
Development of a Multiplex RT-PCR for the Simultaneous Detection of Three Viruses in Cherry Plants

The Korean Society of Plant Pathology This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 식물병연구 Res. Plant Dis. 24(3): 233-236 (2018) https://doi.org/10.5423/RPD.2018. 24.3. 233 Note Open Access
Limited self-control and long-run growth cege

This paper integrates imperfect self-control into the standard model of endogenous growth. Individuals are conceptualized as “dual-selves” consisting of a long-run planner and a short-run doer. The long-run self can partly control the short-run self’s strife for immediate gratification. It is shown that the solution is structurally equivalent to the one of the standard endogenous growth model as long as self-control is sufficiently strong. Within a certain range of self-control an investment subsidy can be useful in order to reduce consumption and to increase investment, growth, and welfare of the long-run self. A consumption tax, perhaps surprisingly, is counterproductive. It induces individuals with limited self-control to consume even more.
19th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ACOUSTICS MADRID, 2-7 SEPTEMBER 2007 ACOUSTIC INDICATORS OF SOUNDSCAPE QUALITY AND NOISE ANNOYANCE IN OUTDOOR URBAN AREAS

Acoustic indicators grounded in soundscape perception are needed for predicting the quality of soundscapes in urban outdoor areas. The present paper explores the predictive power of various acoustic indicators. A questionnaire study was conducted in 16 city parks and green open spaces in Stockholm. In total, 1116 respondents answered questions on, inter alia, perceived soundscape quality and road-traffic noise annoyance. One-third octave band levels were continuously logged during data collection. From these acoustic measurements, a number of indicators were calculated representing overall level, spectral content and timevariability of the soundscape. These indicators were calculated for each respondent separately, referring to the 10-min period during which the participant filled in the questionnaire. Indicators related to the overall sound level explained a substantial part of the variance in perceived soundscape quality and road-traffic noise annoyance. Indictors related to the spectral content only explained a small part of the variance not accounted for by overall sound level. Perception of nature sounds and technological sounds, as measured in the questionnaire, were strong predictors of soundscape quality and noise annoyance, also after adjustment for overall sound level. This suggests that prediction of soundscape quality would benefit from the development of acoustic indicators of sound source audibility within soundscapes. INTRODUCTION Outdoor environments, particularly parks and green areas, provide invaluable opportunities for physical exercise and psychological restoration. Walks in urban parks constitute preventive measures for ill-health caused by a sedentary or stressful life style. The risk is that noise pollution hinder people’s outdoor stay, which in a long-term perspective is a threat to public health. Therefore, the EC-directive on environmental noise points to the need for protection of existing quiet urban areas [1]. It also stresses the need for supplementary noise indicators for quiet areas (Annex I.3). Alternative acoustic indicators relevant for soundscape perception in outdoor spaces has been proposed [2,3]. The present paper explores the relationship between visitor’s assessments of outdoor soundscapes and various acoustic indicators, using data collected in several city parks and open green spaces in Stockholm. Previous studies has suggested that sound source identification is a main determinant of perceived soundscape quality [4,5,6]. Therefore, the relationship between sound-source identification, as measured in the questionnaire, and soundscape assessment was also explored.
THE DISPOSITION EFFECTS ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF THE INDONESIAN CAPITAL MARKET

Disposition effects can be positive but can also have a negative impact on capital market activity. Positive if the behavior of selling or holding the assets is done after obtaining enough information on the investments, so that the market becomes dynamic, in the contrary, it will be negative if the behavior of selling / holding the assets by investors on the basis of not wanting to lose or because of the expectations in the future could lead to destruction or financial crisis. These behavior in some research causing the market unstable while other did not find disposition appear in their market. This research is to examine whether there is a behavior of the disposition effect before the crisis, during the crisis, and after the financial crisis of 2013 on the Indonesian capital market. The data of LQ45 group companies are used in this study with 810 obser-vations as the data of disposition effect base on investor trading through brokerage firm. The results show that there is no disposition effect behavior in financial crisis especially as what happened in Indonesia in 2013