Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Determinants of It-Related Innovation Acceptance and Use Behavior: Theoretical Integration of Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and Entrepreneurial Potential Model

Purpose - a great number of models investigate individual intention towards adopting and using information technology. However, the complex link between intention and behavior suggests that it may require more scrutiny (intention behavior gap). The link between the intention and behavior is most likely influenced by a number of factors, some controllable, others uncontrollable; therefore, external factors are likely to play a significant role. However, IS literature on the subject is extremely lacking. One of the popular theories in this context is the UTAUT model, which has certain limitations, especially when it concerns intention behavior gaps. Research on the entrepreneurship context identified precipitating events as a promising candidate to overcome such limitations. To address the gap in the UTAUT and improve the model, it is reviewed and empirically compared to the Entrepreneurial Potential Model (EPM) in order to allow us to develop a new model that integrates elements from the two models in order to capture the different factors of IT adoption behavior.Methodology – a longitudinal survey approach is appropriate for this study, since this research design allows the researcher to test the overall fit of the integrative TADU model. The longitudinal study is appropriate to test the relationship between intention and use behavior and the effect of precipitating events on the time that intention is formed and behavior is performed. This is an ongoing research, and at this stage, the authors are mainly developing a theoretical argument and methodology that is currently in the process of being tested. Results – the new model mitigates the limitations arising from the UTAUT, particularly its predictive ability, and it also reduces the ‘distal nature’ between intention and use behavior.Study limitation – the paper represents work in progress and may some researcher criticize it in term of the predicted results.Practical significance – the TADU model is a useful tool for managers to assess the likelihood of success for new technology introductions and the possibility of actual use. It helps the manager understand the driver of technology acceptance and allows them to design interventions for users that are less inclined to use new technology. In addition, policy makers could facilitate and provide guidance in relation to the adoption and usage of IT innovation. Originality/value judgment – this study revises the UTAUT and the EPM in order to develop a more robust model, and identify new variables that affect the relationship between intentions and use behavior, while overcoming UTAUT’s limitations. It improves the model by adding precipitating events as moderators that is able to measure the effect of external factors on the relationship between behavioral intention and usage behaviors. The new model is able to capture the causal flow between technological factors, environmental factors and individual factors in predicting intentional behavior.
The MCS intensity distribution of the devastating 24 August 2016 earthquake in central Italy (MW 6.2)

Here we describe the macroseismic survey of the 24 August 2016 earthquake in central Italy (M_W 6.2). By applying a revised version of the Mercalli-Cancani-Sieberg scale, we estimated the site intensity in more than 300 localities of Lazio, Abruzzi, Umbria and Marche regions, providing the Civil Protection with a quick and robust snapshot of the earthquake. The most severe effects are focused south of the instrumental epicenter, in the Amatrice intermountain basin, where intensity reached 10-11 MCS. Highest damage (area inside 9 MCS isoseismal) is focused in a NNW-SSE belt of the hangingwall of the causative faults, i.e. the southern segment of the Mount Vettore fault system and the northern segment of the Laga Mounts fault system, with northward damage propagation in the far-field. The intensity dataset allows to evaluate a M_W 6.16±0.5, which is very close to the instrumental magnitude, with a seismogenic box striking N161°, mimicking the geological active faults. Epicentral intensity is I_0 10 MCS, I_MAX 10-11. The elevated level of destruction is mainly due to the high vulnerability of buildings, mostly made by cobblestone masonry. Integrating the macroseismic information with the geological, geodetical and geophysical data it is possible to hypothesize a bidirectional rupture propagation (toward NNW and SSE) along the two different faults. It is also possible to attribute the 1639, M_W 6.0 earthquake to the same source of the southern 2016 rupture (northernmost Laga Mounts faults).
Progress Towards the New Australian Geoid-type Model as a Replacement for AUSGeoid98

We are nearing the final stages of producing a new geoid-type model for Australia that will replace AUSGeoid98. The terminology geoid-type reflects that the gravimetric quasigeoid model will be fitted to Australia-wide GPS-levelling data, probably using least-squares collocation. This will provide a user-friendly product for the more direct transformation of GPS-derived ellipsoidal heights to normal-orthometric heights on the Australian Height Datum (AHD). This has become necessary because Australian government geodetic authorities have decided to retain the AHD for the ‘foreseeable future’, whereas it is well known that the AHD contains about 1-2m distortions mainly due to fixing the AHD height to zero at 32 tide gauges. Another driver is that there is an increasing trend towards establishing vertical control using carrier-phase GPS via the single-point precise point positioning (PPP) technique or over very long baselines using the AUSPOS on-line service. When the quasigeoid model was used with differential GPS over short baselines, common/correlated errors cancelled in this relative mode, whereas they do not in the absolute or long-baseline modes. As such, AUSPOS and PPP users of AUSGeoid98 can sometimes find up to 2m discrepancies with existing AHD benchmarks. In addition, we will use improved quasigeoid modelling techniques and the most recent datasets available, such as GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) global gravity field models, satellite-altimeter-derived gravity anomalies in marine areas that have been re-tracked to improve them in the coastal zone, the latest cleaned release of the Australian land gravity database, the version 2 Australian digital elevation model, which now allows the computation of nine arc-second resolution topographical effects. Some emphasis will be placed on the use of modified kernels as high-pass filters to manage long-wavelength errors in the Australian terrestrial gravity and terrain data, so that they do not contaminate the high-quality GRACE data. BIOGRAPHY OF THE PRESENTER Will Featherstone is currently Professor of Geodesy and Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow at Curtin University of Technology, Perth. He holds degrees from the Universities of Newcastle and Oxford. He was team leader on the computation of the AUSGeoid98 quasigeoid model that has been used as the national standard for GPS heighting throughout Australia since late 1998. In 2006, he spent nearly a year in Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Stuttgart University. He is a Fellow of the Spatial Sciences Institute, Institution of Surveyors, International Association of Geodesy, Royal Astronomical Society and Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, and is also Editor in Chief of the International Association of Geodesy’s Journal of Geodesy.
Stochastic Electron Acceleration by the Whistler Instability in a Growing Magnetic Field

We use 2D particle-in-cell simulations to study the effect of the saturated whistler instability on the viscous heating and nonthermal acceleration of electrons in a shearing, collisionless plasma with a growing magnetic field, . In this setup, an electron pressure anisotropy with naturally arises due to the adiabatic invariance of the electron magnetic moment ( and are the pressures parallel and perpendicular to ). If the anisotropy is large enough, then the whistler instability arises, efficiently scattering the electrons and limiting ( ). In this context, taps into the plasma velocity shear, producing electron heating by the so-called anisotropic viscosity. In our simulations, we permanently drive the growth of by externally imposing a plasma shear, allowing us to self-consistently capture the long-term, saturated whistler instability evolution. We find that besides the viscous heating, the scattering by whistler modes can stochastically accelerate electrons to nonthermal energies. This acceleration is most prominent when initially , gradually decreasing its efficiency for larger values of ( ). If initially , then the final electron energy distribution can be approximately described by a thermal component, plus a power-law tail with a spectral index of ∼3.7. In these cases, the nonthermal tail accounts for of the electrons and for of their kinetic energy. We discuss the implications of our results for electron heating and acceleration in low-collisionality astrophysical environments, such as low-luminosity accretion flows.
Seasonal variation and site specificity of external parasites in gold fish (Carassius auratus L.) and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) in Rambadagalle Ornamental Fish Breeding Center, Sri Lanka

Seasonal variation and site specificity of external parasites in gold fish ( Carassius auratus ) and koi carp ( Cyprinus carpio ) cultured at Rambadagalle fish breeding and training center were estimated during wet (February-July) and dry (August-November) seasons in 2013. According to the proportion of the total harvest, samples of 30 gold fish and 50 koi carps in same cohort were collected from two separated harvesting ponds. Their gills, skin scrape and fins were examined in the laboratory for ectoparasites, and the percentage prevalence of parasites at each site of two fish species during two seasons were calculated and compared statistically. Ten external parasite species ( Trichodina sp., Apiosoma sp., Tripartiella sp., Chilodonella sp., Ichthyobodo necator , Gyrodactylus sp., Dactylogyrus sp., Centrocestus sp., Posthodiplostomum cuticola , Argulus sp.) were recorded from both fish species during two seasons. Posthodiplostomum cuticola and Chilodonella sp. were not recorded from koi carp while Argulus sp. was not detected from gold fish. Koi carps were highly parasitized during dry season while it was wet season for gold fish. During two seasons, for both fish species, percentage prevalence of Trichodina sp. (skin: ranged from 58%-100%, fins: 12% -97%) and Apiosoma sp. (skin: ranged from koi 28% - 100%, fins: 12% -82%) were high in skin and fins. In contrast, during two seasons, for both fish species high percentage prevalence of Dactylogyrus sp. (ranged from 37%-54%) and Centrocestus sp. (ranged from 62%-90%) were recorded from gills. For each fish species, total number of parasites infected in skin, fins and gills were significantly different (p<0.05) between two seasons. Keywords. Gold fish, koi carp, external parasites, seasonal variation, site specificity
The role of initial chest radiographs in patient with influenza A (H1N1) infection.

Poster: "ESTI 2012 / E-0055 / The role of initial chest radiographs in patient with influenza A (H1N1) infection. " by: "F. Laspas, D. Adamou, P. Fanis, R. Efthimiadou, D. Kehagias, C. Mourmouris, A. Roussakis, K. Georgilis, J. Andreou; Athens/GR"
A Brief Report: Capture Order is Repeatable in Chickadees

Black-capped (Poecile atricapillus) and mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli) have been used as amodel to examine cognitive functions including perception, episodic-like memory, and spatiallearning and orientation. Recently, these species have been used in two studies to examine therelationship between learning and novel environment exploration and novel environment explorationand dominance. In the current study we explored whether these two species show consistency inbehavior over time. In same species/same sex groups, male and female black-capped and mountainchickadees were released into a room and then captured by an experimenter with the procedurerepeated one week later. Males, but not females in both species show consistency in capture orderover both sessions. We discuss implications of this finding in the context of possible sampling biases.
Interferon-ë rs12979860CC genotype predicts sustained virological response to therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C Genotype 4 but enhances hepatic fibrosis

Shiha, G. , Samir, W. , Seif, S. , Soliman, R. , Zalata, K. , Helmy, A. Internal Medicine dept., Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura Univ., Egypt. Egyptian Liver Research Institute and Hospital (ELRIAH), Mansoura, Egypt. Biochemistry dept., Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura Univ., Mansoura, Egypt Cairo, Pathology dept., Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura Univ., Egypt. Tropical Medicine & Gastroenterology, dept., Faculty of Medicine, Assiut Univ., Assiut, Egypt.
Non-Tariff Measures and Indian Textiles and Clothing Exports

This paper provides some important indicators of non-tariff measures in Indian textiles and clothing exports. The paper identifies major trading partners and HS codes to study the impact of Non Taiff Measures (NTMs) on Indian exports. First, using count measures i.e. frequency and coverage ratios, suggests that more than 60% of export value is affected by the NTMs in USA, EU-25 and Canada at various points in time. Second, it calculates Ad-Valorem Equivalents using price differential methods which are imposed in the SMART model under the partial equilibrium framework to know the trade impact of NTMs. A total trade loss of about billion 2.34 US$ (16.8% of base trade value) is estimated, while the zero tariff gains are roughly billion 1.36 US$ thats 9.8% of base trade. Also this paper develops the framework for the primary research in the field of Non-Tariff Measures.
Adapting the Structurationist View of Technology for Studies at the Community/Societal Levels

The multilevel framework proposed in this chapter is particularly useful for research involving complex and multilevel interactions (i.e., interactions involving individuals, groups, organizations and networks at the community, regional or societal levels). The framework is influenced by three theoretical per spectives. The core foundation comes from the structurationist view of technology, a stream of research characterized by the application of structuration theory to information systems (IS) research and notably influenced by researchers like Orlikowski (2000) and Walsham (2002). In order to extend the framework to encompass research at the community/societal levels, concepts from social shaping of technology and from contextualism have been integrated. Beyond sharing a number of ontological and epistemological assumptions, these three streams of thinking have been combined because each of them offers particular concepts that are of great value for the kind of studies the authors wish to put forward: investigating the influence of information and communication technology (ICT) from a structurationist standpoint at levels that go beyond the organizational one.
RESPONSES TO PLANTING DATE AND POPULATION DENSITY BY EARLY-MATURING SORGHUM HYBRIDS IN ONTARIO

Early-maturing grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) hybrids which have potential usefulness in southern Ontario are commercially available. One such hybrid, Pride P130, and two experimental hybrids, Pride X4043 and Pride X3160, were grown at three planting dates and three plant densities in 1975 and 1976 at Elora, Ontario. There were several hybrid × planting date and hybrid × plant density interactions for the development and yield parameters measured. However, grain yields of all hybrids decreased by about 10% per week when plantings were delayed 2 or 4 wk after mid-May in 1975. In 1976, yields declined even more after late planting. Increasing populations from 75 000 to 300 000 plants/ha in 1975 increased grain yields from 4.3 to 6.0 t/ha, averaged over hybrids and planting dates. In 1976, raising populations from 150 000 to 450 000 plants/ha increased average yields from 3.2 to 3.7 t/ha. P130 was the earliest and best-yielding hybrid in both years. In 1975, which had a warm May and near-average.
EFFECTS OF BLENDED FERTILIZERS ON YIELDS OF MATURE TEA CLONES TRFK 6/8 AND BBK 35 GROWN IN KENYAN HIGHLANDS

Kenya’s tea industry depends predominantly on imported NPK fertilizers to replenish nutrients removed through plucking. In this respect, two blended fertilizers containing NPKS 25:5:5:4+9Ca+2.6Mg and NPKS 23:5:5:4+10Ca+3Mg with trace elements have been produced in the country. However, contribution of the blended fertilizers to optimal tea yields had not been determined. The study aimed to evaluate the optimal levels of the two blended fertilizers on tea grown in the highlands of Kenya. The blended fertilizers were evaluated in two sites, i.e. Timbilil estate in Kericho and Kagochi farm in Nyeri. The trial was laid out in a randomized complete block design with two blended fertilizers and the standard NPK 26:5:5 as a control. The treatments were applied at four fertilizer rates (0-control, 75, 150 and 225 kg N ha-1 yr-1), with three replications. The results showed that application of 225 kg N ha-1 yr-1 blended fertilizer NPKS 25:5:5:4+9Ca+2.6Mg in Timbilil produced mean yield of 2,995 kg Mt ha-1 compared with 3,099 kg Mt ha-1 from the standard NPK. In Kagochi, the highest yield was 1,975 kg Mt ha-1 obtained from the application of the same blended fertilizer NPKS 25:5:5:4+9Ca+2.6Mg at 75 kg N ha-1 yr-1. The highest yields in both sites were obtained during a warm-dry season except in 2015-2016. This study concluded that based on the annual and seasonal yields, the two blended fertilizers and the standard type had the same effectiveness, irrespective of clones and sites. However, the fertilizer rates affected the tea yield.
Intravenous Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Administration Can Attenuate Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury in Male Rats

Peripheral neuropathy, regularly expressed as hypersensitivity to painful stimuli, is between the most common complications of spinal cord injury (SCI) that develops in up to 40% of patients and appears to be persistent. Previous studies have demonstrated neuroprotective effects of Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on neuropathic pains. We aimed to investigate the antihyperalgesic effect of G-CSF on neuropathic pains following SCI in male rats. Twenty four adult male rats (weight 300–350g) were used. After laminectomy, complete SCI was performed by compression of the spinal cord for 1 minute with an aneurysm clip. Within 30 minutes after the surgery, 200 µg/kg G-CSF was injected intravenously in G-CSF treated groups and then was repeated in 3 consecutive days. Tail flick latency (TFL), acetone drop test scores, BBB test scores, and Von-Frey filament test were performed before surgery and once a week after surgery. Rats in G-CSF treated group showed significantly higher mean TFL, and lower mean score of acetone test compared with those in SCI+veh group 4 weeks after surgery ( P <0.05). There was no significant difference between rats in G-CSF treated group and SCI+veh group in BBB and Von-Frey filament tests results. These findings revealed that treatment with systemic administration of intravenous G-CSF would attenuate thermal hyperalgesia, and cold allodynia induced by SCI in rats but has no significant effect on locomotor activity and mechanical allodynia after SCI.
Phosphorus transport in lateral subsurface flow at forested hillslopes

Abstract. This study is concerned with the transport of Phosphorus (P) with lateral subsurface flow in the organic layer and topsoil of three forested headwater sites in Germany. Sampling frequency was set proportional to the incident flow rate in high temporal resolution. With this approach we want to investigate intra-event dynamics of P transport in lateral subsurface flow to establish initial process understanding about this potentially relevant pathway of P loss in forested hillslopes. With the organic layer being an important transfer site in the P cycle of temperate forests, availability and transportability of P in short timescales may reveal details about the overall balance of P in theses ecosystems. Our results demonstrate that P concentrations in lateral flow are highly variable within and in between distinct flow events as well as among our study sites. To determine possible controls of the P transport we constructed multiple linear models of the P concentration in lateral flow as a function of site specific environmental datasets. Site affiliation was responsible for more than half of total explained variability regarding P concentration in lateral flow, followed by flow rate, electric conductivity of subsurface lateral flow
Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle Based Conductive Inks for Additively Manufactured Electronics

Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle Based Conductive Inks for Additively Manufactured Electronics William San-Hsi Hwang Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Luscombe Materials Science & Engineering Printed electronics is an emerging area of study at the forefront of additive manufacturing technology. Additively manufactured electronic devices have many novel application areas, including three-dimensional microbatteries, electrically small antennas, spanning electrodes and printed circuit boards. Conductive features, the backbone of all electronic devices, are typically printed with colloidal solutions of silver nanoparticles. Of the well-studied metallic nanoparticle systems, silver exhibits the highest conductivity and is commonly used in commercially available conductive inks. These inks are typically capped with polymeric ligands that interfere with ink rheology and require high processing temperatures to achieve the desired electrical conductivity. For this reason, there is an impetus to develop conductive inks that can be processed at low temperatures in order to minimize processing costs and improve substrate compatibility. This work explores four methods of synthesizing silver nanoparticle based conductive inks, including polymeric ligand, ligand free, small molecule, and conductive ligand synthesis techniques.
Resilience: Easy to use but hard to define

First conceptualized in the 1970s, resilience has become a popular term in the ecological literature, used in the title, abstract, or keywords of approximately 1% of papers identified by ISI Web of Science in the field of environmental sciences and ecology in 2011. However, many papers make only passing reference to the term and do not explain what resilience means in the context of their study system, despite there being a number of possible definitions. In an attempt to determine how resilience is being used in ecological studies, we surveyed 234 papers published between 2004 and 2011 that were identified under the topic “resilience” by ISI Web of Science. Of these, 38% used the word resilience fewer than three times (often in the abstract or keyword list), 66% did not define the term, and 71% did not provide a citation to the resilience literature. Studies that defined resilience most often discussed it as pertaining to an entire ecosystem under continuous rather than discrete disturbance. Given the complex nature of this concept, we believe that care should be taken to properly describe what is meant by the term resilience in ecological studies.