Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An Invertible Open-Loop Nonlinear Dynamic Temperature Dependent MR Damper Model

A Magnetorheological damper is a commonly used component in semi-active suspensions that achieves a high force capacity and better performance than a passive system, without the added expense and power draw of a fully active system, all while maintaining failsafe performance. To fully exploit the capabilities of an MR Damper, a high fidelity controller is required that is simple and easy to implement, yet does not compromise the accuracy or precision needed in many high-performance applications. There is a growing need for this level of operation, and this proposed work addresses these requirements by creating an empirically derived invertible model that enables the development of more accurate command signals by capturing the effect of temperature on a MR Damper’s performance capabilities. Furthermore, this solution is specifically tailored for real-time application and does not require force feedback. Thus it requires low computation power and minimizes end-user cost by eliminating the need for additional high cost sensors such as load cells. A notable observation that resulted from the development of this proposed model was the difference in behavior between on and off states. Additionally a unique behavior was recognized with respect to the transition between high speed and low speed damping. For validation, the proposed model was compared against experimental data as well as an industry standard Spencer model; it produced excellent results in both cases with minimal error.
Retention of the expression of E‐cadherin and catenins is associated with shorter survival in grade III ductal carcinoma of the breast

Many studies have investigated the relationship between the E‐cadherin/catenin axis and breast cancer biology and yet, unlike the studies in other tumour systems, which have shown a relationship between down‐regulation and poor survival, no clear association has emerged in breast. Since accumulating evidence suggests that ductal carcinoma of no special type (NST) represents a diverse group of biologies, this study has focused on grade III ductal carcinoma, in order to reduce the heterogeneity of the study population. A total of 470 breast tumours were studied. Consecutive sections were labelled with antibodies which recognize E‐cadherin and the arm proteins with which it interacts: α‐, β‐, and γ‐catenin. Membrane‐bound and cytoplasmic E‐cadherin and membrane‐bound α‐catenin expression were associated with a positive oestrogen receptor (ER) status, γ‐catenin with a negative ER status, and, surprisingly, all three with poor survival. Taken together, these findings suggest that a conserved E‐cadherin/catenin axis may play a part in determining adverse outcome in grade III breast carcinoma. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Genetic differentiation and relationship between genetic and geographical distance in Danish sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) populations

Twenty-four samples of anadromous brown trout from four river systems/geographical regions were studied by PCR-RFLP analysis of the ND-1 and ND-5/6 regions of the mitochondrial genome. A total of 14 haplotypes was observed, and these could be divided into three phylogenetic groups. Populations within river systems/regions tended to be more closely related to each other than to populations from other river systems/regions. Also, a significant correlation was observed between geographical and genetic distances between populations. These results contrast with results from other studies of mainly resident and landlocked populations, where no correspondence was observed between genetic relationships and geographical location of populations. Gene flow connecting anadromous populations is probably the reason for the observed isolation-by-distance patterns, whereas in isolated resident and landlocked trout populations drift leads to random genetic divergence of populations. Tests for nonrandom geographical distribution of phylogenetic groups of haplotypes showed that drift and gene flow are probably the predominant factors affecting the distribution of haplotypes. There were, however, also some indications of clines in frequencies of phylogenetic groups of haplotypes.
PENGARUH FINANCIAL DISTRESS DAN STRUKTUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TERHADAP LUAS PENGUNGKAPAN INFORMASI SUKARELA

This study aims to examine the impact of Financial Distress Status and Corporate Governance structure on the level of voluntary discloure. Financial Distress is proxied by company which recorded negative net income for two consecutive years. Corporate Governance structure is proxied by the board commissioner’s independence, audit committee’s independence, board meeting frequency, audit committee meeting frequency, and audit committee’s competence. The population used in this study is the non-financial companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange over the period of 2010-2013 tallying 140 samples. Sampling technique used in this study is the purposive sampling method and data analysis is done by using the multiple linear regression through the use of SPSS 16 program. Results shown in this study show that Financial Distress has a significant impact on the level of voluntary disclosure. Audit committe’s independence, audit committee meeting freqeuncy and audit committee’s competence have significant positive impact on the level of voluntary disclosure. Whereas board commissioner’s independence and board commissioner meeting frequency do not have significant impact on the level of voluntary disclosure.
The Effect of Project and Process Characteristics on Product Development Cycle Time

As global competitive pressure increases and product life cycles compress, companies are trying to shorten product development cycle times. The author investigates the relationship between the actual length of product development cycle times (in months) and several basic product development project strategy and process characteristics. The research quantifies how product development cycle times increase with increased product complexity and with product newness, how using a cross-functional team interacts with product newness in the way it acts to reduce cycle time, and how using a formal product development process interacts with product complexity in the way it acts to decrease cycle time. The findings suggest that using cross-functional teams is more important in projects in which less of the design is a carryover from a previous generation. Teams then had a large impact in reducing product development cycle times. In contrast, implementing a well thought-out process is more important in firms (or divisions of firms) developing complex products or services. The more complex a product, the more time a formal process eliminates from the development cycle.
In with the old, in with the new: capabilities, strategies, and performance among the Hollywood studios

An increased focus on turbulent environments has led to a growing interest among researchers in the concept of dynamic capabilities. In this study, we approach dynamic capabilities in a framework of two complementary processes. On one hand, firms can build upon existing capabilities in products and markets in which they have experienced recent success; on the other hand, they can also intentionally focus on other products and markets in which they seek to build capabilities to address their lack of recent success. We examine these two processes within project‐based industries and identify replication and renewal as two types of strategies that firms use to add a dynamic component to their capabilities. We also theorize that the success of each of these strategies is tied to differentiation from rivals, and to firm‐level resource availability and industry‐level demand characteristics. We test these propositions by focusing on the film genres that were offered by the Hollywood studios over a thirty‐year period. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Attitudinal, personal, and job-related predictors of salesperson turnover

Purpose – To contribute to the understanding of how to manage turnover, the purpose of this paper is to determine if sales managers have the ability to predict high levels of propensity to leave (PL) from variables readily available in personnel records, and on commonly used employee surveys. Design/methodology/approach – The data used for the analysis of the study variables were collected from the sales forces of a total of ten firms across a variety of consumer and industrial product categories, resulting in a sample of 604 respondents. Data were analyzed via multiple discriminant analysis. Findings – The analysis and test results demonstrate that discriminant sets of attitudinal variables, personal characteristics, and aspects of the job can be identified and used to establish meaningful classifications of a salesperson's PL. Organizational commitment, satisfaction with pay, family status, job involvement, level of education, and compensation plan were all found to be significant. Analysis fails to sup.
ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY IN BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ITS MEDIATING ROLE

Companies increasingly depend upon the knowledge of supply chain partners to deliver superior value to customers with ever shifting preferences. This transference requires absorptive capacity (AC), which allows an organization to identify external knowledge and convert it into value for the firm. Based on an approach of dynamic capabilities, AC encompasses three related learning processes: exploration, assimilation, and exploitation. Within the particular context of buyer�supplier relationships (BSR), the aim of this research is to examine AC, one of its most relevant antecedents � organizational compatibility � and its outcomes. Two samples of 153 and 199 companies, operating as key suppliers of two focal buyers, a European multinational retail chain and an American multinational spare parts distributor, respectively, constitute the empirical base of the study. Results derived from structural equation modeling and, more precisely, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis and a formal test of mediation, strongly indicate for both samples that AC mediates between organizational compatibility on the one hand and innovation and efficiency performance on the other hand. Results also indicate that the mediating effect of AC related to innovation increases with demand uncertainty. This paper thus suggests that managers must be aware that the selection of supply chain partners based on their compatibility alone is not enough. AC is necessary to achieve sustainable performance improvement.
THE IMPACT OF ASEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ON ASEAN MEMBERS' EXPORT

Regional trade agreements have covered more than half of international trade throughout the world since in the beginning 1990’s. The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) was established to improve regional economic competitiveness. Encouraging export has been one of the main priorities within the opening-up to international trade as the driving force for economic growth. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, it is important for the member countries to enhance international trade relations through free trade agreements to improve regional production systems. Free trade agreements enhance the trade of goods efficiently sourced between member countries and lead to trade creation that improves welfare. In order to analyze the impact of AFTA on member countries’ export performance, this paper develops a basic gravity model to perform cross sectional data analysis involving sixty countries, both members and nonmembers of AFTA, for the periods of 1991, 2001, and 2012. The main finding of this study is that after AFTA came into force, there was a positive effect on the member countries’ export performance.
PHENICX: Innovating the classical music experience

PHENICX (“Performances as Highly Enriched aNd Interactive Concert eXperiences”) is an EU FP7 project that lasts from February 2013 to January 2016. It focuses on creating novel digital concert experiences, improving the accessibility of classical music concert performances by enhancing and enriching them in novel multimodal ways. This requires a usercentered approach throughout the project. After introducing the project, we discuss its goals, the technological challenges it offers, and current scientific and technological outcomes. Subsequently, we discuss how integrated prototypes combine several technological advances in the project into coherent user-ready interfaces, offering novel ways to experience the timeline of a concert, and rediscover and re-experience it afterwards. Finally, we discuss how PHENICX outcomes have been demonstrated live in concert halls.
An Examination of Influences and Factors on the Institutional Selection Processes of Freshmen Student-Athletes at Small Colleges and Universities

ABSTRACT This study sought to identify institutional selection factors most influential upon small-college student-athletes. Mean scores for 229 freshman student-athletes from six institutions were analyzed using a modified Student-Athlete College Choice Profile Scale. The sample was also stratified by gender and sports-program categories. Overall, four of the 10 most significant factors were related to sports programs. Male and female athletes appeared similarly motivated by four factors, though not identically ranked. Influences differed between revenue-sport participants, with seven sports program factors among their top 10 influences, and non-revenue sport participants, with three sports program factors among their top 10 influences. Results imply that factors influencing small-college student-athletes' institutional choices combine athletic, academic, and campus-related influences, and that personnel could best recruit student-athletes with strategies incorporating amenities, public relations, and academics.
Ensemble Methods as a Defense to Adversarial Perturbations Against Deep Neural Networks

Deep learning has become the state of the art approach in many machine learning problems such as classification. It has recently been shown that deep learning is highly vulnerable to adversarial perturbations. Taking the camera systems of self-driving cars as an example, small adversarial perturbations can cause the system to make errors in important tasks, such as classifying traffic signs or detecting pedestrians. Hence, in order to use deep learning without safety concerns a proper defense strategy is required. We propose to use ensemble methods as a defense strategy against adversarial perturbations. We find that an attack leading one model to misclassify does not imply the same for other networks performing the same task. This makes ensemble methods an attractive defense strategy against adversarial attacks. We empirically show for the MNIST and the CIFAR-10 data sets that ensemble methods not only improve the accuracy of neural networks on test data but also increase their robustness against adversarial perturbations.
Harnessing Topological Band Effects in Bismuth Telluride Selenide for Large Enhancements in Thermoelectric Properties through Isovalent Doping

Dilute isovalent sulfur doping simultaneously increases electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient in Bi2 Te2 Se nanoplates, and bulk pellets made from them. This unusual trend at high electron concentrations is underpinned by multifold increases in electron effective mass attributable to sulfur-induced band topology effects, providing a new way for accessing a high thermoelectric figure-of-merit in topological-insulator-based nanomaterials through doping.
Power and Trust: Critical Factors in the Adoption and Use of Electronic Data Interchange

Computer networks are an increasingly important technology for improving the efficiency of information processing and providing shared access to information resources. Because computer networks are increasingly being used to support the flow of information between and within organizations, their use both influences and has consequences for interorganizational relationships. An important and widespread application of interorganizational computer networks is Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which refers to the computer-based exchange of standardized business-related information between buyer and supplier firms. The following theoretical framework addresses the role that power and trust play in EDI adoption and use. Firms with greater power can influence their trading partners to adopt EDI. But power can be exercised in different ways. Because computer networks provide a way for certain information to be more accessible to outside parties, their use makes organizational boundaries more permeable. When firms use coercive power to force trading partners to adopt EDI, less powerful partners may be left more vulnerable. And, over time this perceived vulnerability becomes a constraint in interorganizational relationships that prevents improvements in coordination through expanded use of EDI. On the other hand, when the event of EDI adoption is viewed as an opportunity to build and reinforce trust between firms, the relationship is able to support organizational changes (e.g., restructuring operational processes or new modes of distribution) related to EDI use which contribute to improving interorganizational coordination. The role of power and trust in EDI adoption has important implications for interorganizational theory. Their role may be especially helpful in understanding how technology, and, in particular, electronic media support strategic alliances that firms create to advance mutual goals.
Recent insights into neurofibromatosis type 1: clear genetic progress.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common autosomal dominant neurogenetic disorder in which affected patients develop both benign and malignant tumors at an increased frequency. ' Neurofibromatosis type 1 affects approximately 1 in 3000 individuals worldwide, without regard to sex, race, or ethnic background. The hallmark of the clinical disorder is the development of pigmentary lesions (cafe au lait spots, skinfold freckling, and Lisch nodules), distinctive skeletal lesions (sphenoid wing dysplasia and pseudoarthrosis), and tumors, such as optic pathway gliomas and neurofibromas. In addition to these clinical features, 40% to 60% of children with NF1 manifest specific learning disabilities, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and deficits in visuospatial processing.
Relations between alcohol consumption, heart rate, and heart rate variability in men

We have previously reported a strong positive association between average day time and nighttime heart rate measured during 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and usual alcohol intake.1 Acute alcohol consumption has been previously described to reduce ECG indices of vagal activity, and men who are severely dependent on alcohol have been reported to have significantly lower indices of cardiac vagal nerve activity than normal volunteers.2–5 We performed 24 hour ambulatory ECG monitoring and power spectral analysis of heart rate variability in apparently healthy middle aged men to examine the association between alcohol consumption, heart rate, and indices of heart rate variability. Twenty eight men aged 50 (9) years (range 33–68 years) who were free from clinically apparent alcohol related or cardiovascular diseases and receiving no medication were selected from volunteers responding to an advertisement in a local newspaper. The subjects’ blood pressures (128 (12)/75 (9) mm Hg), heart rate (72 (9) beats/min), body weight, and height were measured and their demographic details recorded. A detailed alcohol consumption history was taken by an experienced alcohol and other drugs nurse counsellor (JR). The information obtained included the duration that they had been consuming their current alcohol intake, the days of the week that they usually drank, and the amount of alcohol consumed …
Cell adhesion markedly increases lucigenin‐enhanced chemiluminescence of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase

Lucigenin‐enhanced chemiluminescence (LECL) is widely used for the detection of reactive oxygen species released from various cells and mitochondria. However, the LECL response varies depending on cell species and assay conditions at least in part by unknown factors. Here we report that cell adhesion is an important factor for increasing LECL of tetradecanoylphorbol acetate (TPA)‐stimulated human neutrophils. More than 90% LECL remained even after complete removal of the cell suspension 10 min after TPA stimulation, and ~22.5% of neutrophils were adhered to the reaction tube. These results indicate that LECL by an adhering neutrophil is ~45× higher than that by a non‐adhering neutrophil. LECL by leukocyte adhesion deficiency neutrophils was one‐fifth of that by normal neutrophils and completely disappeared when the cell suspension was removed, confirming that LECL depends highly on cell adhesion. The oxidase activity of adhering neutrophils measured after permeabilization with Renex 30 together with NADPH addition was similar to that of non‐adhering neutrophils, indicating that lucigenin and cell adhesion do not enhance the oxidase activity. Based on these findings, we propose that a mixture of adhering and non‐adhering neutrophils can be used for simultaneous screenings of adhering activity and the oxidase activity of neutrophils.
The potential of nano-structured silicon oxide type coatings deposited by PACVD for control of aquatic biofouling

SiOx-like coatings were deposited on glass slides from a hexamethylsiloxane precursor by plasma-assisted CVD (PACVD). Surface energies (23.1–45.7 mJ m−1) were correlated with the degree of surface oxidation and hydrocarbon contents. Tapping mode AFM revealed a range of surface topologies with Ra values 1.55–3.16 nm and RMS roughness 1.96–4.11 nm. Settlement of spores of the green alga Ulva was significantly less, and detachment under shear significantly more on the lowest surface energy coatings. Removal of young plants (sporelings) of Ulva under shear was positively correlated with reducing the surface energy of the coatings. The most hydrophobic coatings also showed good performance against a freshwater bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens, significantly reducing initial attachment and biofilm formation, and reducing the adhesion strength of attached bacterial cells under shear. Taken together the results indicate potential for further investigation of these coatings for applications such as heat exchangers and optical instruments.
Al/TiO2/p-Si heterojunction as an ideal minority carrier electron injector for silicon photovoltaics

Amorphous titanium dioxide (TiO2) several nm thick deposited on crystalline silicon at 100°C has been shown to block holes due to a large valence band offset and be transparent to electrons. In this work, using a combination of temperature-dependent I-V measurements and multiple p-type substrate types (CZ, FZ), we demonstrate that the dominant current mechanism in an Al/TiO2/p-Si heterojunction is the injection of electrons into the quasi-neutral silicon, implying a highly effective electron- selective contact.
Choice of Underwriters in Initial Public Offerings

We examine whether the choice of underwriters is consistent with issuing firms trying to minimize underpricing, or to reap other potential associated benefits. After controlling for selectivity bias, we find firms choosing high-ranked underwriters incur lower underpricing and those choosing low-ranked underwriters incur higher underpricing. This result is robust to sub-samples of firms likely to have discretion on the choice of underwriters. The result suggests that issuing firms weigh the tradeoffs between potential benefits and costs of underpricing in their choice of underwriters. It is also consistent with prestigious underwriters using their reputation capital to certify value and reduce uncertainty about the issue. Field of Research: Finance, US Financial Markets and Long Term Funding JEL Classification code: G24; G32