Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS) ⋆ Luminosity and stellar mass dependence of galaxy clustering at 0.5< z< 1.1

Aims. We investigate the dependence of galaxy clustering on luminosity and stellar mass in the redshift range 0.5 < z < 1.1, using the first ~ 55 000 redshifts from the VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS). Methods. We measured the redshift-space two-point correlation functions (2PCF), ξ(s) and ξ(rp,π) , and the projected correlation function, wp(rp), in samples covering different ranges of B-band absolute magnitudes and stellar masses. We considered both threshold and binned galaxy samples, with median B-band absolute magnitudes − 21.6 ≲ MB − 5log (h) ≲ − 19.5 and median stellar masses 9.8 ≲ log (M⋆ [h-2 M⊙]) ≲ 10.7. We assessed the real-space clustering in the data from the projected correlation function, which we model as a power law in the range 0.2 < rp [h-1 Mpc ] < 20. Finally, we estimated the galaxy bias as a function of luminosity, stellar mass, and redshift, assuming a flat Λ cold dark matter model to derive the dark matter 2PCF. Results. We provide the best-fit parameters of the power-law model assumed for the real-space 2PCF – the correlation length, r0, and the slope, γ – as well as the linear bias parameter, as a function of the B-band absolute magnitude, stellar mass, and redshift. We confirm and provide the tightest constraints on the dependence of clustering on luminosity at 0.5 < z < 1.1. We prove the complexity of comparing the clustering dependence on stellar mass from samples that are originally flux-limited and discuss the possible origin of the observed discrepancies. Overall, our measurements provide stronger constraints on galaxy formation models, which are now required to match, in addition to local observations, the clustering evolution measured by VIPERS galaxies between z = 0.5 and z = 1.1 for a broad range of luminosities and stellar masses.
Relative Abundance and Species Composition of Different Predatory Ant Fauna at Sprayed and Unsprayed Areas in Brinjal Crop

Arthropods are important components of ecosystems occupying vital positions in food webs, dynamics of populations and communities. They play various roles in ecosystems acting as herbivores, predators, decomposers, parasitoids and pollinators (Weaver, 1995). Added advantage is that they can be sampled quickly and reliably using various survey methods (New, 1998). Thus, arthropods are often used as biological indicators of ecosystem integrity (Tscharntke et al., 1998) and could be used reliably to infer ecosystem function and habitat condition (McGeoch, 1998; Weisser and Siemann, 2004). Population ecologists discussed diversity of arthropods in two aspects, species richness (i.e. the number of species in a set of samples) and equitability e.g., the number of individuals of each species in a sample (Disney, 1999). Brinjal, Solanum melongena L. , is one of the three most important vegetables in many South Asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka accounting for almost 50 per cent of the world`s area under cultivation (Alam et al., 2003). In the brinjal field, various International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 7 (2017) pp. 2616-2623 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
ASSESSMENT OF STONE MASONRY WALLS WITH DETERIORATION AT THEIR BASE USING NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES

Masonry walls are exposed to various potentially damaging factors, which arise due to common environmental effects or accidental actions. Local damage on a masonry wall operating as a primary load carrying component may trigger partial or full collapse of the wall and of the structural system it is supporting. Therefore, reliably assessing (potentially) damaged masonry walls is a crucial aspect in maintaining the desired safety level and decide the appropriate retrofit measures possibly required. In the present work, the influence of deterioration at the base of stone masonry walls on their structural response is investigated. For this purpose, plane stress non-linear Finite Element (FE) analyses are performed for various wall configurations and base deterioration scenarios. Hence, the in-plane lateral strength is computed for walls, which are artificially damaged by notionally removing masonry material from the walls’ base. By comparing the remaining carrying capacity of a ‘damaged’ wall with the carrying capacity of the corresponding intact wall, the structural damage tolerance of the deteriorated wall can be quantitatively assessed. The results obtained demonstrate the effects of base deterioration on the lateral resistance of stone masonry walls and facilitate the decision making process for a possible smallor largescale intervention.
Factor analysis of body measurements of local cows of Manipur, India

Eighteen different biometric traits in 250 local cows of Manipur from their breeding zone, i.e. Imphal valley of Manipur, India, were recorded and analyzed by principal component analysis to explain body conformation. The averages of height at withers (HW), body length, heart girth, paunch girth, forehead width, ear length, tail length, switch length, neck circumference, neck length, arm length, elbow length, fore-shank length, thigh length, hind-shank length, pes length, head length and eye to eye space were 103.92±0.33, 111.34±0.92, 135.34±0.47, 140.31±0.53, 14.90±0.15, 15.24±0.13, 75.50±0.55, 31.04±0.24, 58.61±0.53, 29.95±0.21, 29.34±0.19, 29.88±0.17, 29.59±0.20, 30.32±0.20, 29.88±0.13, 31.65±0.25, 37.30±0.25 and 26.47±0.20 cm, respectively. The correlation coefficients ranged from -0.20 (hind shank length and eye to eye width) to 0.74 (heart girth and paunch girth). Factor analysis with promax rotation revealed seven factors which explained about 64.31% of the total variation. Factor 1 described the general body conformation and explained 17.74% of total variation. It was represented by significant positive high loading of height at wither, heart girth, paunch girth and ear length. The remaining factors described 11.71%, 8.88%, 7.47%, 6.60%, 6.04% and 5.86% of total variability. It was necessary to include some more variables for a reliable analysis of factors as there were less than three variables except the first factor in the present study. The communality ranged from 0.493 (elbow length) to 0.782 (neck circumference) and unique factors ranged from 0.507 to 0.218 for all these 18 different biometric traits. The lower communalities for some of the traits like ear length, tail length, arm length, elbow length and thigh length might indicate that these traits were less effective to account for total variation of body conformation as compared to the other traits in local cows of Manipur. The result suggests that principal component analysis (PCA) could be used in breeding programs with a drastic reduction in the number of biometric traits to be recorded to explain body conformation.
Land use affects the relationship between species diversity and productivity at the local scale in a semi‐arid steppe ecosystem

Summary 1 The accelerating extinction rate of plant species and its effect on ecosystem functioning is a hotly debated topic in ecological research. Most research projects concerning the relationship between species diversity and productivity have been conducted in artificial plant communities, with only a few in natural ecosystems. In this study we examined the relationship between species diversity and above‐ground net primary productivity (ANPP) over two consecutive growth seasons (2004 and 2005) in a semi‐arid steppe ecosystem of northern China, that were subjected to different land uses.2 Land use affected the relationship between species diversity and ANPP in this semi‐arid steppe ecosystem. Exclusion of grazing without or with biomass removal by mowing increased ANPP, species richness and species diversity compared with free grazing; the effect was reflected mainly as enhanced importance of the perennial forbs functional group in terms of their relative contributions to ANPP, plant cover and plant abundance.3 Many mechanisms regulate the relationship between species diversity and productivity. Differential effects of anthropogenic activities on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning greatly complicate the analysis of such relationships. On grazing‐exclusion sites the relationship between ANPP and species richness can be best described as an exponential growth function (R 2 = 0·99, P < 0·001, n = 24); whereas on the free‐grazing site the relationship takes the form of exponential decay (R 2 = 0·96, P < 0·001, n = 24). Our study concludes that the mode and severity of disturbance are important factors for interpreting the relationship between species diversity and productivity in semi‐arid steppe ecosystems.
The affective tone of narration and posttraumatic growth in organ transplant recipients

The aim of the study was to verify the hypothesis that positive affective tone of narratives is connected to the experience of posttraumatic growth among transplant patients. Kidney transplant patients (N = 51) and liver transplant patients (N = 48) participated in the study. In the first stage, about 10 weeks after transplant, the participants told two stories about important, freely chosen events from their lives. During the second meeting 10–12 months later we measured posttraumatic growth. Results indicated that the affective tone of narratives about past events was associated with the level of post-traumatic growth measured 10–12 months later. This proves that the affective tone of narratives about life, understood as a relatively constant individual characteristic, promote posttraumatic growth.
Photonic mode dispersion of a two-dimensional distributed feedback polymer laser

We present an analysis of the photonic mode dispersion of a two-dimensional (2D) distributed feedback polymer laser based on the conjugated polymer poly[2-methoxy-5-${(2}^{\ensuremath{'}}$-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene]. We use a combination of a simple model, together with experimental measurements of the photonic mode dispersion in transmission and emission, to explain the operating characteristics of the laser. The laser was found to oscillate at 636 nm on one edge of a photonic stop band in the photonic dispersion. A 2D coupling of modes traveling perpendicular to the orthogonal gratings was found to lead to a low divergence laser emission normal to the waveguide. At pump energies well above the oscillation threshold for this mode, a divergent, cross-shaped far-field emission was observed, resulting from a distributed feedback occurring over a wide range of wave vectors in one band of the photonic dispersion.
Accuracy and precision of fixation locations recorded with the low-cost Eye Tribe tracker in different experimental set- ups

This article compares the accuracy and precision of the low-cost Eye Tribe tracker and a well-established comparable eye tracker: SMI RED 250. Participants were instructed to fixate on predefined point locations on a screen. The accuracy is measured by the distance between the recorded fixation locations and the actual location. Precision is represented by the standard deviation of these measurements. Furthermore, the temporal precision of both eye tracking devices (sampling rate) is evaluated as well. The obtained results illustrate that a correct set-up and selection of software to record and process the data are of utmost importance to obtain acceptable results with the low-cost device. Nevertheless, with careful selections in each of these steps, the quality (accuracy and precision) of the recorded data can be considered comparable.
Mediation of job embeddedness and satisfaction in the relationship between task characteristics and turnover: A multilevel study in Portuguese hotels

Purpose Employees’ turnover intention is a key problem that hotel managers face daily. This is partially explained by the inevitability of performing tasks with little significance and low identity. This study aims to understand how job embeddedness and job satisfaction could lessen the undesirable effect of task characteristics on turnover intentions. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 525 employees operating in 46 Portuguese hotels was used in this study. The questionnaire included demographic variables and four reliable instruments used to measure job satisfaction, job characteristics, job embeddedness and turnover intentions. The study used a multilevel statistical approach considering both the individual and the hotel levels of analysis. Findings Through multilevel statistics, the findings suggest that both at the individual level and the hotel level of analysis, job satisfaction and job embeddedness fully mediated the relationship between different task characteristics (significance and identity) and turnover intentions. Research limitations/implications Despite a possible absence of common method variance, due to the confirmatory factor analysis, social desirability bias may exist because of the self-reported nature of the survey. Practical implications Managers should increase the perceived costs of employees leaving the hotel by introducing training programs and plans for career development. Also, to increase job embeddedness, managers should also rethink the organizational dynamics of this industry. Originality/value This research provides empirical evidence of the antecedents and mediators of employees’ intentions to leave the hotel industry both at the individual and at the hotel level (multilevel approach).
Correlation Between Glycosylated Haemoglobin And Plasma Glucose Levels For The Diagnosis And Control Of Diabetes Mellitus At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Western Rajasthan, india.

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Economics and Management of Innovation

When advising policy we face the fundamental problem that economic processes are connected with uncertainty and thus policy can err. In this paper we show how the use of simulation models can reduce policy errors. We suggest that policy is best based on socalled abductive simulation models, which help to better understand how policy measures can influence economic processes. We show that abductive simulation models use a combination of theoretical and empirical analysis based on different data sets. This helps inferring empirically reliable and meaningful statements about how policy measures influence economic processes. By way of example we show how research subsidies by the government influence the likelihood that a regional cluster emerges.
Cycas Taxa in Sri Lanka and their morphological characteristics of taxonomic significance

Cycads are a primitive group of living seed plants which is dignified as an indispensable element revealing evolutionary affinities of present day plants. However, cycads in Sri Lanka have received the least scientific attention so far. Aiming to identify the different cycad taxa present in Sri Lanka and to find out their vegetative and reproductive morphological features of taxonomic significance, an island wide survey of Sri Lankan cycads was conducted. During the field survey, vegetative morphological features (both qualitative and quantitative) were recorded in 181 mature individuals however, reproductive structures were available in 60 of these. These were identified according to more recent, validly published circumscriptions of given taxa. Cycas species in Sri Lanka represent both subsection Cycas and subsection Rumphiae of the section Cycas . This study further reveals the occurrence of both Cycas circinalis L. and C. nathorstii J. Schuster of the subsection Cycas in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, taxonomically useful morphological features in distinguishing different Cycas taxa in Sri Lanka were identified and further descriptions of the two species populations identified in Sri Lanka have been made. However, the individuals examined of the subsection Rumphiae showed a wide but consistent variation indicating the presence of more than a single species in this subsection and, need further investigations to describe these to the species level. Further, molecular characterization of Sri Lankan Cycas species benefits more in identifying different Cycas species of Sri Lanka and their intermediate forms and, in describing their biogeographic affinities. These studies are currently being conducted at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.) 44 (1) : 13-23, 2015
Competitive Balance and Match Attendance in European Rugby Union Leagues

The paper analyses factors influencing match attendance in the three main European rugby union leagues using data for over 4,000 fixtures over 15 seasons. The effect of competitive balance on attendance at sports events has received considerable attention in the literature. We find that (short- and medium-term) competitive balance have a large and statistically significant effect. However, this effect is smaller in magnitude than the effect brought about by the other aspects of the fixture with the strength of the home team being the single most important influence on attendances.
Range extension and reproduction of the barnacle Balanus perforatus in the eastern English Channel

The distribution of the warm-water barnacle, Balanus perforatus, was surveyed along the south coast of England and the north-east coast of France between 1993 and 2001, repeating work carried out between the 1940s and 1960s. The species has recovered from catastrophic mortality during the severe winter of 1962–1963 and was found over 120 km (UK) and 190 km (France) east of previous records on both sides of the Channel. The presence of the species in the eastern Channel refutes suggestions in the 1950s that larvae, and hence adults, would not be found east of the Isle of Wight because of reproductive sterility close to the limits of distribution. Brooding of specimens translocated to Bembridge, Isle of Wight, commenced in May, earlier than previously observed in British waters, and continued until September. The stage of embryo development at Bembridge in mid-August was comparable to that of the large population at Lyme Regis, Dorset 100 km further west. However the size of brood per standard body weight was greater at Lyme Regis. Factors influencing the rate of colonization and further geographic range extension of the species as a possible result of climate change, are discussed.
The metal–poor end of the Spite plateau

Abstract We present the largest sample available to date of lithium abundances in extremely metal poor (EMP) Halo dwarfs. Four Teff estimators are used, including IRFM and Hα wings fitting against 3D hydrodynamical synthetic profiles. Lithium abundances are computed by means of 1D and 3D-hydrodynamical NLTE computations. Below [Fe/H]~−3, a strong positive correlation of A(Li) with [Fe/H] appears, not influenced by the choice of the Teff estimator. A linear fit finds a slope of about 0.30 dex in A(Li) per dex in [Fe/H], significant to 2–3 σ, and consistent within 1 σ among all the Teff estimators. The scatter in A(Li) increases significantly below [Fe/H]~−3. Above, the plateau lies at 〈A(Li)3D, NLTE〉 = 2.199 ± 0.086. If the primordial A(Li) is the one derived from standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN), it appears difficult to envision a single depletion phenomenon producing a thin, metallicity independent plateau above [Fe/H] = −2.8, and a highly scattered, metallicity dependent distribution below.
Exploring the Relationship Between Customer Loyalty and Electronic Loyalty Schemes: an Organisational Perspective

Electronic loyalty schemes (ELSs) first appeared on the Irish retail landscape when Superclub was launched by the Irish grocery multiple Superquinn in 1993. While ELSs are now commonplace in the Irish retail sector, the rationale for their introduction remains unclear. Loyalty measurability remains a ubiquitous concern within the business literature. This paper offers an organisational perspective on the role and operation of one electronic loyalty scheme. It investigates the benefits of ELSs and their contribution or otherwise to the development of loyalty. The paper reiterates the belief that the real advantage of ELSs resides with their data mining potential to produce rich marketing information for strategic advantage. The article concludes that in a competitive context, the true value of any advantage arising from loyalty schemes is questionable, that strategic decisions based on behavioural measures alone are suspect and that greater opportunities exist to employ more innovative and creative strategies in rewarding ‘loyal’ customers.
Carbon footprint of rice production under biochar amendment – a case study in a Chinese rice cropping system

As a controversial strategy to mitigate global warming, biochar application into soil highlights the need for life cycle assessment before large‐scale practice. This study focused on the effect of biochar on carbon footprint of rice production. A field experiment was performed with three treatments: no residue amendment (Control), 6 t ha−1 yr−1 corn straw (CS) amendment, and 2.4 t ha−1 yr−1 corn straw‐derived biochar amendment (CBC). Carbon footprint was calculated by considering carbon source processes (pyrolysis energy cost, fertilizer and pesticide input, farmwork, and soil greenhouse gas emissions) and carbon sink processes (soil carbon increment and energy offset from pyrolytic gas). On average over three consecutive rice‐growing cycles from year 2011 to 2013, the CS treatment had a much higher carbon intensity of rice (0.68 kg CO2‐C equivalent (CO2‐Ce) kg−1 grain) than that of Control (0.24 kg CO2‐Ce kg−1 grain), resulting from large soil CH4 emissions. Biochar amendment significantly increased soil carbon pool and showed no significant effect on soil total N2O and CH4 emissions relative to Control; however, due to a variation in net electric energy input of biochar production based on different pyrolysis settings, carbon intensity of rice under CBC treatment ranged from 0.04 to 0.44 kg CO2‐Ce kg−1 grain. The results indicated that biochar strategy had the potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of crop production, but the energy‐efficient pyrolysis technique does matter.
Degumming of silk with lipase and protease

A lipase enzyme in combinati on with a protease enzyme has been used for dewaxing and degumming of silk and the combined effect of dewaxing and degumming on weight loss, wettability , dye uptake, yellowing, microscopic struc ture, handle and lustre has been studied. It is observed that the combined enzyme treated samples show the same weight lo ss, cleaner longitudinal su rface and better wettability when compared with the Marseill es' soap treated samples .
Orientation Aids for Mobile Maps

Using mobile maps to represent urban, work, or entertainment environments offers new possibilities to plan and carry out tasks. One potentially critical problem in mobile map usage is the misalignment between the user's frame of reference and the frame of reference of the map. In the experiment reported here, three different ‘orientation aids’ were tested in the context of restricted space, such as a large factory hall. The aim of the study was to find out how user interface design can help the user mentally align misaligned frames of reference for efficient mobile map use. The results of the experiment (N = 12) suggest using a ‘you are here’ marker and landmark highlighting, while canonical direction symbols proved to be less plausible. Further, a maximum number of seven targets on the map is suggested. Keywordsmental spatial orientation; mental rotation; mobile maps; orientation aids; reference-frame misalignment.