Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Contribution to the Relationship Between Solar Radiation and Sunshine Duration in the Tropics : A Case Study of Experimental Data at Ilorin , Nigeria

From monthly average daily values of clearness index and relative sunshine spanning a period of two years, two equations (linear and quadratic) of the Angstrom-Prescott model have been developed for the estimation of global solar irradiation at Ilorin (Lat. 8◦32′N, Long. 4◦34′E), a tropical location. Comparison of the regression coefficients of the linear type model showed that the values are quite consistent with those quoted in the literature for the Tropics. The predictive efficiencies of these two models are also compared with those which are believed to be applicable globally, and those developed for the Nigerian environment. Although some of the models seem fairly adequate for this location, their predictive efficiencies in terms of Mean bias error (MBE), mean absolute bias error (MABE) and root mean square error (RMSE) are poorer than those models developed in this study. Everything, therefore, seem to point to the fact that the Angstrom-Prescott model, whether in a linear or quadratic form, is locality dependent.
The impact of authentic brand stories on brand perceptions and consumer behavior

Marken-Authentizitat wird in der Literatur haufig als der neue Markenfuhrungsansatz des 21. Jahrhunderts und als Grundpfeiler des modernen Marketings bezeichnet. Es wird postuliert, dass nur solchen Marken, die es schaffen eine “authentische Aura“ zu erzeugen, langfristig am Markt erfolgreich sind. Dennoch gibt es bis heute nur wenige empirische Beweise, ob und wie Unternehmen tatsachlich von einer authentischen Positionierung profitieren konnen. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat die vorliegende Masterarbeit das Ziel zu untersuchen welche Reaktionen bei Konsumenten hervorgerufen werden, wenn eine globale Massenmarke als authentisch wahrgenommen wird. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf der Frage wie ein Unternehmen durch die Kommunikation einer authentischen Markengeschichte profitieren kann. Die wahrgenommene Marken-Authentizitat wird anhand den drei Dimensionen nach Napoli et al. (2013) - Qualitat, Ehrlichkeit, Tradition, die das Konstrukt aus Sicht der Konsumenten bilden, gemessen. Um den moglichen Zusammenhang zwischen wahrgenommene Marken-Authentizitat und Einstellung und Verhalten der Konsumenten zu analysieren, wird ein Experiment als Untersuchungsmethode und vier etablierten Marken als Untersuchungsgegenstand gewahlt, wobei eine Beeinflussung der Ergebnisse durch marken-und produktspezifische, sowie soziodemografische Faktoren kontrolliert wird. Die Ergebnisse der Studie zeigen, dass es einen positiven Zusammenhang zwischen Marken-Authentizitat und Konsumentenverhalten gibt. Daruber hinaus hat eine hohe wahrgenommene Marken-Authentizitat einen positiven Einfluss auf die Einstellung der Konsumenten gegenuber der Marke sowie auf ihre Bereitschaft diese weiterzuempfehlen. Als Implikation fur Manager lasst sich ableiten, dass Marken-Authentizitat als Signal fur Qualitat dient in Zusammenhang mit Produkten, die mit einem hohen Kaufrisiko verbunden sind.
Harvest Strategy Evaluation for School and Gummy Shark

The Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) approach is used to assess the benefits of alternative harvest strategies to set annual Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) and gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus). The harvest strategies are based on a stock assessment method that includes consideration of the gear-types employed in the fishery and the nature of the shark pupping process. The harvest strategies are compared in terms of performance measures that relate to average catches, catch variability and resource conservation. The uncertainties that impact performance to the greatest extent are the technical interaction between fishing for school shark and for gummy shark, the productivity of the overexploited school shark resource, and the extent to which tagged animals lose tags (or die) immediately after tagging.
Fourier transform of exponential functions and Legendre transform

We will prove that if f is a polynomial of even degree then the Fourier transform F(e−f )(ξ) can be estimated by e− f∗(ξ) where f∗(ξ) is the Legendre transform of f defined by f∗(ξ) = supx(xξ − f(x)). This result was previously proved by H. Kang [K] for a case of a convex polynomial which is a finite sum of monomials of even order with positive coefficients. Our result is the most general one for the polynomial f(x) since the convexity condition is not imposed and e−f(x) belongs to the space L1 if and only if f(x) is a polynomial of even degree with the coefficient of the highest degree a2m > 0. Also, we will make a more precise estimate of constants.
Effects of food limitation on the life history of Simocephalus expinosus Koch (Cladocera: Daphniidae)

Life history features of the Cladocera Simocephalus expinosus were examined at ambient room temperature in the laboratory at three different food concentrations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: high food (12 x 10 5 cells/ml), intermediate food (65 x 10 4 cells/ml) and low food (5 x 10 4 cells/ml). Culture media and food were renewed each day. As food level increased, there was a reduction in the age at maturity. Early reproducing females at larger sizes are accompanied by the production of larger broods which generate an important number of neonates per reproductive female. On the contrary, when food level diminished, there was an increase in the age at maturity. Later reproducing females at smaller sizes induced smaller broods and consequently, generate a lesser number of neonates.
Evidence on the Co-Integration of the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Ghana

﻿The mining industry has traditionally been a major recipient of foreign direct investment in sub-Saharan Africa and has commonly been an important foreign exchange earner for the region. The purpose of this study is to empirically determine the factors that have influence FDI flows in Ghana from 1983 to 2012, using co-integration analysis. The major empirical and methodological contribution of this study is the use of co-integration approach to determine FDI inflows to the mining sector in Ghana. The results of the study registered exchange rate, inflation and openness of trade to be significant in the long run. Natural resources were designated to have a negative long-run relationship between FDI inflows. GDP was used as a proxy for market size and economic liberalization were also registered to be insignificant. In the short run all the variables were found to be insignificant except natural resources which contributed negatively and significant to the mining sector. One economic task facing Ghana, therefore, is how to articulate the necessary policies that can attract the right kind of FDI in the mining sector.
Examining the Causa lity Loop between Online Reviews and Consumer Acquisition – a Granger Causality S tudy from YouTube

People rely on online reviews to guide their purchasing behavior. According to industry research reports, a big proportion of consumers claim that their purchasing decision is largely influenced by online reviews (Deloitte 2007). In addition, consumers share these reviews with their family, friends or colleagues to make sense of their shopping experiences and deepen social connections (Peters and Kashima 2007). As a result, research increases significantly in size to address the impact of online reviews on consumer acquisition. Rather, this literature generates mixed results. For example, some studies showed that online review valence (from negative to positive) increases sales (e.g., Chevalier and Mayzlin 2006; Dellarocas, et al. 2007), while others showed that the driver of sales is the volume of online reviews, not the valence (e.g., Chen et al 2004; Liu 2006).
On the application of kinematic models to simulate the diffusive processes of debris flows

Abstract. Debris flows generally propagate along steep mountain torrents with dynamics primarily governed by gravitational and frictional forces. Thus, debris flows modelling can be successfully performed through the application of kinematic models, which consider only the effects of slope and friction and neglect the remaining terms of the momentum equation. However, the diffusion processes that can be observed in the field, such as the spreading of the debris flow wave as it flows downstream, can not be theoretically predicted by kinematic models, since diffusion is a second-order process neglected in the kinematic approximation. In this paper, this issue is discussed and an application for both a generalized diffusion wave model and a kinematic model is proposed of a debris flow which occurred in an Italian instrumented torrent to identify, in a real case scenario, the effective value of the neglected terms in the kinematic approximation.
RCSLenS: testing gravitational physics through the cross-correlation of weak lensing and large-scale structure

The unknown nature of ‘dark energy’ motivates continued cosmological tests of large-scale gravitational physics. We present a new consistency check based on the relative amplitude of non-relativistic galaxy peculiar motions, measured via redshift-space distortion, and the relativistic deflection of light by those same galaxies traced by galaxy–galaxy lensing. We take advantage of the latest generation of deep, overlapping imaging and spectroscopic data sets, combining the Red Cluster Sequence Lensing Survey, the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey, the WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey and the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey. We quantify the results using the ‘gravitational slip’ statistic EG, which we estimate as 0.48 ± 0.10 at z = 0.32 and 0.30 ± 0.07 at z = 0.57, the latter constituting the highest redshift at which this quantity has been determined. These measurements are consistent with the predictions of General Relativity, for a perturbed Friedmann–Robertson–Walker metric in a Universe dominated by a cosmological constant, which are EG = 0.41 and 0.36 at these respective redshifts. The combination of redshift-space distortion and gravitational lensing data from current and future galaxy surveys will offer increasingly stringent tests of fundamental cosmology.
Irrigation technology and crop choices in Ethiopia: spate vis-a-vis rainwater-harvesting irrigation technologies.

Moisture-stress weakens the use of modern inputs such as fertilizer, which could undermine yields. In a growing population, low yields cause food shortage. Investing in irrigation mitigates moisture-stress but expensive for smallholder farmers. Spate irrigation, a sudden flood run-off diverting, is cheaper to invest in than other irrigation technologies such as ponds and shallow-wells. This study investigated factors deriving the choice of spate irrigation in Ethiopia, and compared crop-choices and yields among irrigation technologies. To investigate the technology choice, logit model was estimated using data collected from Ethiopia in 2005. Secondary data was analyzed to examine crop-choice and yields. The findings show that: (1) farmers with higher irrigation capital, family-labour, lower operation and maintenance (OM (2) market access does not affect the choice; (3) spate users often grow cereals and pulses than other irrigation users, and this enhances food security; (4) spate irrigation increases grain supplies by increasing yields. These findings suggest that encouraging irrigation-capital creation, low-cost O&M, meteorological services, and considering regional diversities increased the probability of modernizing spate irrigation. The findings also inform the decision on crop choice in disadvantaged and remote areas to improve livelihood. Key words: Irrigation technology, spate irrigation, rainwater harvesting, crop-choice, Ethiopia.
Persistence in Innovation Activities? Stylised Facts and Panel Data Evidence

This paper investigates whether innovation behaviour exhibits persis- tence at the flrm-level using a long innovation panel data set of German manufactur- ing and service flrms for the period 1994-2002. We flnd that innovation behaviour is permanent at the flrm-level to a very large extent. Using a dynamic random efiects discrete choice model and the estimator recently proposed by Wooldrigde (2005), we further shed some light on the driving forces for this phenomenon. The econometric results conflrm the hypothesis of true state dependence for manufacturing as well as for service sector flrms. In addition, unobserved individual heterogeneity as well as some observed flrm characteristics have also found to be important factors in explaining innovation.
Costs of Establishing Organic Northern Highbush Blueberry: Impacts of Planting Method, Fertilization, and Mulch Type

::~~~~~~~c~ ~;:p:~:~~~re::~i! ~! ~i=::~~h ~i::rp,;;~~:at :~ e~=st + sawdust costs. "hic! i~eluded product and labor costs for·application ofh~rabici;es (ac:;:~ed~e:; lemon .gra~, Ol~) as, well as labor for han,d-weeding as needed, depending on the treatment :o':~~~~s~~~~~~n;n~r:e~~j:~~ ~~~b~:~t! :~I~~~"j:;r::e~~::! ~:e mulched with much:n S19,3331ha over 3 years, net returns as
White Men with Criminal Records Sequencing Disadvantage: Barriers to Employment Facing Young Black and

can be found at: Science The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Additional services and information for http://ann.sagepub. com/cgi/alerts Email Alerts: http://ann.sagepub. com/subscriptions Subscriptions: http://www.sagepub. com/journalsReprints.nav Reprints: http://www.sagepub. com/journalsPermissions.nav Permissions: http://ann.sagepub. com/content/623/1/195.refs.html Citations:
Discourse about workforce development in tourism – an analysis of public policy, planning and implementation in Australia and Scotland: hot air or making a difference?

This article addresses the contribution of the policy formulation process in driving agendas relating to workforce development in the tourism sectors of Australia and Scotland. This discussion represents an exploratory study that seeks to fill a clear conceptual and empirical gap in the extant literature. The discussion is located within wider consideration of the role of public and private sector stakeholders in policy formulation and implementation as a manifestation of active labor market policy engagement. Using a process of systematic documentary analysis, the study considers public policy reports and implementation strategies published in Australia (24) and Scotland (34) between 2000 and 2012 and focuses on the role of key actors, methodologies employed, and the recommendations that arise within each report. Conclusions relating to the process of stakeholder engagement and its relative ineffectiveness are drawn.
BIOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF FIELD GROWN SESAME INFLUENCED BY ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL INOCULATION, ROCK PHOSPHATE FERTILIZATION AND IRRIGATION

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and rock phosphate (RP) fertilization on biometric parameters and mycorrhizal colonization of field grown sesame under rainfed and irrigated conditions. Inoculation of AMF Funneliformis dimorphicus improved the biometric parameters of the crop such as leaf area (LA), leaf area index (LAI), specific leaf weight (SLW), net assimilation rate (NAR), oil index (OI) as well as mycorrhizal colonization (%F) in roots. Mycorrhizal inoculation however, did not give any positive response on harvest index (HI). LA, LAI and OI and %F showed a general increment in treatments of no added P (P0), while the other parameters such as SLW and NAR were improved by the application of RP at half the recommended dose (P50). HI did not respond to RP fertilization. Most of the parameters (LA, LAI, NAR, %F) showed higher values under rainfed condition than irrigated condition whereas, SLW, HI and OI improved significantly under irrigated condition. Results indicated that the inoculation of AMF to field grown sesame can compensate for 50% of the recommended P fertilizer under a need based irrigation schedule, without affecting the biometric parameters.
The influence of functional and relational proximity on business angel investments

Business angels are a vital source of capital for innovative start-up firms. However, many potentially attractive investment opportunities are rejected during the angel's decision-making process. Information asymmetry, risk and distrust in the relationship between the investor and the entrepreneur result in investment barriers. The concept of proximity has been proposed as a conceptual foundation to understand how the relationship between angel and entrepreneur hinders or benefits the investment decision. Specifically, researchers distinguish between the functional (geographic) and relational dimensions of proximity. This paper uses structural equation modelling to examine the influence of proximity on angel investments based on data from 226 investment situations gathered in fall 2014 from 56 business angels and 87 entrepreneurs in Sweden. We find that the relationship between geographic proximity and the likelihood of a positive investment decision is indeed positive and significant, supporting prior research; however, it is fully mediated by relational proximity.
An integrated model of arid zone water resources: evaluation of rainfall-runo ff simulation performance

The structure of an integrated modelling procedure for arid zone water resources management is outlined, based on the need for evaluation of groundwater recharge management options. The daily time step rainfall-runoff component was evaluated using data from the USDA ARS experimental basin at Walnut Gulch, Arizona. Interdependence between the parameters defining runoff production and channel bed transmission loss was resolved by detailed analysis of reach-scale transmission losses, and model calibration incorporated the effects of antecedent precipitation on runoff production. Simulation results were encouraging, and the existence of well defined relationships between flood volume and flood peak allows potential model application to include flood peak estimation. The need for integrated surface and subsurface monitoringis empha­ sized, as are the outstanding problems of rainfall representation for arid areas.
Feline injection site sarcoma: computed-tomographic density and assessment of tumor dimensions by different methods

Zardo K.M. , Damiani L.P., Matera J.M. & Fonseca-Pinto A.C. B.C. 2017. Feline injection site sarcoma: computed-tomographic density and assessment of tumor dimensions by different methods. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 37(10):1113-1118. Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, Avenida Prof. Orlando Marques de Paiva 87, São Paulo, SP 05508-270, Brazil. E-mail: kmzardo@gmail.com Feline injection site sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm with digitiform projections into muscular planes that are ill recognized during physical examination and may compromise tumor margin demarcation. This study compared tumoral size of 32 cats measured by different methods, and evaluated the CT density of 10 tumoral tissues (Hounsfield unit) based on histograms. Tumor axes were measured by physical examination and CT images. Larger craniocaudal axis measurements were obtained following multiplanar reconstruction of preand post-contrast CT images (p=0.049 and p=0.041 respectively); dorsoventral axis measurements taken from post-contrast CT images were also larger (p=0.010). Tumor volume estimates increased following contrast-enhancement. Histograms tended to produce two peaks: one in the fat and another in the soft tissue attenuation range. Multiplanar reconstructed post-contrast CT images provided clearer definition of tumor margins and more judicious determination of tumor size. A tendency of common FISS attenuation profile could be described.
Miocene tectonics and climate forcing of biodiversity, western United States

Ungulate and carnivore diversity patterns since 30 Ma in different regions of the western United States suggest abrupt increased diversification at 17–17.5 Ma, followed by decreases ca. 11 Ma, and stasis thereafter. Although global climate change presumably affects evolution, we hypothesize that widespread extensional tectonism in the western U.S. also helped drive diversity increases ca. 17.5 Ma through a topographically induced increase in floral and habitat diversity. The decreases in diversities ca. 11 Ma, as well as the rapid increase in C4 ecosystems (RICE) worldwide at 7–8 Ma may have responded to climate teleconnections and increased seasonality linked to global cooling and growth of orogenic plateaus, particularly the Tibetan Plateau between 13 and 8 Ma. Thus, biodiversity complexly responds both to climate and to tectonics.
Worlds of working poverty : Cross-national variation in the mechanisms that lead to poverty among workers

The objective of this paper is to distinguish between different types of working poverty, on the basis of the mechanisms that produce it. Whereas the poverty literature identifies a myriad of risk factors and of categories of disadvantaged workers, we focus on three immediate causes of working poverty, namely low wage rate, weak labour force attachment, and high needs, the latter mainly due to the presence of children (and sometimes to the increase in needs caused by a divorce). These three mechanisms are the channels through which macroeconomic, demographic and policy factors have a direct bearing on working households. The main assumption tested here is that welfare regimes strongly influence the relative weight of these three mechanisms in producing working poverty, and, hence, the composition of the working-poor population. Our figures confirm this hypothesis and show that low-wage employment is a key factor, but, by far, not the only one and that family policies broadly understood play a decisive role, as well as patterns of labour market participation and integration.
Pyritiferous mudstone–siltstone: expansion rate measurement and prediction

The expansion rates of a pyritiferous Irish mudstone–siltstone fill material have been measured over a period of 19 months in an apparatus devised to replicate underfloor conditions. The testing, performed in a temperature-controlled environment, has shown that both fill density and depth submerged in water have significant influences on the progress of the expansion. It appears that whereas thermal expansion or contraction has an effect on expansion rates immediately after a temperature change, there is no long-term temperature effect on the rate of expansion. In addition, an examination of chemical test results for 60 houses in a housing development in the Dublin area has confirmed that pyrite content is the dominant control over the degree of expansion. A molecular–molar analysis of the pyrite chemical process equations, in addition to a knowledge of the original pyrite content and rate of oxidation, has been used to give a lower-bound estimate of the amount of heave in the laboratory experiments.
Perceived supervisor’s subclinical psychopathy, and subordinate’s organizational commitment, job satisfaction and satisfaction with executive

This study was designed to investigate the correlations between supervisor`s perceived subclinical psychopathy and subordinate`s organizational commitment, overall job satisfaction and particularly satisfaction with his/her supervisor. The results, based on a sample of 153 employees, showed that subordinates working with leaders, who can be de ned as organizational (or industrial, corporate) psychopaths, tended to adopt more negative work attitudes. Supervisor`s perceived subclinical psychopathy had a negative impact on subordinates’ job satisfaction, satisfaction with supervisor and their organizational commitment. The paper discusses the results and limitations of the study, and offers suggestions for future research.