Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reasons for Choosing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC) Schemes and the Effects of Certification Acquisition by Forestry Enterprises in Japan

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC) are deployed as forest certification schemes in Japan. This study aimed to identify the reasons that enterprises choose the FSC or the SGEC scheme and the effects of certification. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 126 forestry enterprises with certification as of May 2014. The results of questionnaire tabulation found different reasons for choosing FSC (high reliability of the international certification system) or SGEC (examination costs and difficulty of acquisition, certification acquisition by neighboring enterprises in the region, and guidance and information from familiar people and enterprises). The results suggest that choosing FSC or SGEC depended on international or domestic emphasis, reliability, cost, and difficulty of acquisition. Both schemes reportedly improved management planning, environmental impact assessments, and monitoring, but increased timber value was not reported. Japanese consumers’ understanding of forest certification should be enhanced and attention to forest management certification in Japan should increase because the SGEC now offers international certification. If SGEC certification is easier to obtain than FSC certification, and FSC is relatively expensive, the SGEC forest area should continue to expand.
Study of the physico-chemical conditions and evaluation of the changes in eutrophication-related problems in El- Mex Bay

El- Mex Bay is a relatively large coastal embayment west of Alexandria. The bay is an important fishery ground as well as recreation area. It includes both the Western Harbor and Dekhaila Harbor. It is one of heavily polluted areas on the Egyptian Mediterranean coast, receiving huge amount of agricultural, industrial, and sewage wastes from the adjacent Lake Mariut through El- Umoum Drain. According to different estimations in literatures the volume of the wastewaters varied between 7 × 10 6 and 8 × 10 6 m 3 day -1 , which is supposed to increase with the growing population density of Alexandria city. These conditions cause pronounced eutrophication and drastic changes. Eutrophication-related problems in El- Mex Bay of Alexandria were studied seasonally from autumn 2011 to autumn 2012. Geographical information system (GIS) and remote sensing techniques were used together with the ground-based surveys to assess the vulnerability of the most important physical and eutrophication parameters along El- Mex Bay coast. As a result of increasing population and industrial development, poorly untreated industrial waste, domestic sewage, shipping industry and agricultural runoff are being released to the bay. With the rapid increase in the industries and population, changes in water quality would have potential consequences for the large rapidly growing population of the Alexandria region. Recom-mendations for environmental recovery and restoration are proposed for preservation of El- Mex Bay and harbors in order to facilitate development of environmental and tourist activities. Key words: El- Mex Bay, recreation area, El- Umoum drain, geographical information system (GIS), remote sensing, eutrophication, and restoration.
Moderating Role of Strategic Flexibility Between Entrepreneurial Networks and New Venture Development

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of entrepreneurial networks in the development of new venture. The current study proposed that entrepreneurial networks mediate the association between entrepreneurial climate and new venture development. Furthermore, this study also made an attempt to analyze the moderating role of strategic flexibility on entrepreneurial networks and new venture. The study was conducted through self-administered survey of employees of SMEs in Pakistan. Correlation, Baron and Kenny approach (Causal steps approach) and PROCESS Macro (Normal Test Theory) developed by Hayes were used for the analysis of data. The findings suggested that entrepreneurial networks play the mediating role between entrepreneurial climate and new venture development. The findings also established the positive moderating role of strategic flexibility on the entrepreneurial networks and new venture development link. Keywork: Entrepreneurial Climate, Entrepreneurial Networks, Strategic Flexibility, New Venture Development
The effect of bioplexed trace minerals in broiler diets on production performance and mineral retention.

Livestock is generally fed highly concentrated diets with an excess of nutrients to enable maximized performance. However, this leads to high mineral concentrations (N, P, Cu, and Zn) in manure, exceeding crop requirements and mineral deposition in soil. The use of organically complexed minerals has been suggested, because of an assumed higher bioavailability than inorganic salts. This would imply that Bioplex minerals (Alltech Inc., USA) can be utilized at a much lower concentration in the diet than inorganic minerals, without a negative impact on production performance. This trial was conducted to compare mineral retention, mineral excretion and performance of broiler chickens fed inorganic or organic minerals. 2,040 Mixed sex Ross 308 day-old broilers were randomly allocated to 12 floor pens (170 birds per pen). A three-phase 50% wheat/soybean based diet was used, containing AME 12.2 MJ/kg and CP 21% in starter; AME 12.4 MJ/kg and CP 21% in grower and AME 12.7 MJ/kg and CP 20% in finisher phase. 70 ppm Mn, 37 ppm Zn, 45 ppm Fe and 12 ppm Cu were added as sulphates to the control diet and compared with a test diet containing organic minerals by addition of Bioplexes (Bioplex Mn, Zn and Fe with 10 ppm and Bioplex Cu with 2.5 ppm). Body weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were measured at 14d, 29d and 39d. At day 26, mineral retention was calculated based on feed and droppings analyses. At day 37, carcass mineral deposition was determined in eight broilers per treatment (two pooled samples of four birds). In the starter period, broilers fed the Bioplex diet tended to have a lower FCR compared to the control diet (P= 0.060). No significant differences were observed in production performance during the other feeding phases. Fecal analysis showed that the broilers fed the Bioplex diet excreted lower levels of Mn (46%), Zn (63%), Fe (73%) and Cu (55%), which was anticipated due to the higher mineral intake levels on the control diet. The calculated mineral retention (as % of feed intake) was higher in the Bioplex diet, except for Cu. Retention (in mg) was similar for Zn and Fe for both treatments. Mn and Cu retention was reduced in the Bioplex diets by 20% and 60%, respectively. Mn content in broiler carcasses was lower for the Bioplex test group (-38%), whereas the contents of the other minerals were similar. It was concluded that Bioplex minerals can be utilized at a much lower dietary inclusion level than the recommendations for inorganic minerals, without a negative impact on performance, while also decreasing the mineral excretions.
A Two-Stage Least-Squares Finite Element Method for the Stress-Pressure-Displacement Elasticity Equations**

Anewstress-pressure-displacementformulationfortheplanarelasticityequationsisproposedbyintroducing the auxiliary variables, stresses, and pressure. The resulting first-order system involves a nonnegative parameter that measures the material compressibility for the elastic body. A two-stage least-squares finite element procedure is introduced for approximating the solution to this system with appropriate boundary conditions. It is shown that the two-stage least-squares scheme is stable and, with respect to the order of approximation for smooth exact solutions, the rates of convergence of the approximations for all the unknowns are optimal both in the H 1 -norm and in the L 2 -norm. Numerical experiments with various values of the parameter are examined, which demonstrate the theoretical estimates. Among other things, computational results indicate that the behavior of convergence is uniform in the nonnegative parameter. c 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 14: 297{315, 1998
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Cardiovascular Disease

C l i n M e d International Library Citation: Al-Nbaheen M (2016) Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Cardiovascular Disease. Int J Stem Cell Res Ther 3:019 Received: November 26, 2015: Accepted: January 08, 2016: Published: January 13, 2016 Copyright: © 2016 Al-Nbaheen M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Al-Nbaheen. Int J Stem Cell Res Ther 2016, 3:019
Parameters of type IIP SN 2012A and clumpiness effects

The explosion energy and the ejecta mass of a type IIP supernova (SN IIP) derived from hydrodynamic simulations are principal parameters of the explosion theory. However, the number of SNe IIP studied by hydrodynamic modeling is small. Moreover, some doubts exist in regard to the reliability of derived SN IIP parameters. The well-observed type IIP SN 2012A will be studied via hydrodynamic modeling. Their early spectra will be checked for a presence of the ejecta clumpiness. Other observational effects of clumpiness will be explored. Supernova parameters are determined by means of the standard hydrodynamic modeling. The early hydrogen Halpha and Hbeta lines are used for the clumpiness diagnostics. The modified hydrodynamic code is employed to study the clumpiness effect in the light curve and expansion kinematics. We found that SN 20012A is the result of the explosion of a red supergiant with the radius of 715 Rsun. The explosion energy is 5.25x10^50 erg, the ejecta mass is 13.1 Msun, and the total Ni-56 mass is 0.012 Msun. The estimated mass of a progenitor, a main-sequence star, is 15 Msun. The Halpha and Hbeta lines in early spectra indicate that outer ejecta are clumpy. Hydrodynamic simulations show that the clumpiness modifies the early light curve and increases the maximum velocity of the outer layers. The pre-SN 2012A was a normal red supergiant with the progenitor mass of about 15 Msun. The outer layers of ejecta indicate the clumpy structure. The clumpiness of the external layers can increase the maximum expansion velocity.
Navigation In Confined Waters: Influence Of Bank Characteristics On Ship-Bank Interaction

The forces and moments induced by the vicinity of banks on a sailing vessel are known as bank effects. An extensive set of model tests have been carried out to investigate bank effects induced by sloped surface-piercing as well as submerged banks. The influence of the geometry of the bank, and the height of the submerged platform in particular, on the magnitude of the bank effects is investigated. A parameter to define the distance to a bank with an irregular geometry is proposed as well as an expression for the effective water depth of a ship sailing above an irregular bottom. A formula is given for the maximal distance between ship and bank to have a significant influence of this bank on the ship hydrodynamics.
A survey on impact of emotional intelligence, organizational citizenship behaviors and job satisfaction on employees’ performance in Iranian hotel industry

Article history: Received January 14, 2013 Received in revised format 10 April 2013 Accepted 12 April 2013 Available online April 14 2013 The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of employees’ Emotional Intelligence (EI), Job Satisfaction (JS) and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) on Employee's Performance (EP) in Iranian hotel industry. The proposed study of this paper designs a questionnaire and distributes it among 225 employees who have a high interaction with customers in hotel industry. In order to describe the data, the frequency distribution tables have been used and the structural equations model (SEM) has been used to describe the data. The results of this survey have confirmed all the proposed hypotheses of this survey except the one, which was associated with the relationship between OCB on EP. Therefore, EI have positive impacts on JS, OCB and EP in Iranian hotel industry. Conclusion and Managerial implications have been offers.
A Systematic Review Based Analysis of Eye-Hand Movement Onset Asynchrony Adjustments

When goal-directed hand movements are made, there is a common coordination pattern whereby the eyes start to move towards the target just before the hand. Onset asynchrony is the measurement of this latency. Onset asynchrony can be used to investigate the effects of neurological conditions on movement planning abilities. However, it is difficult to design a robust experiment since there is no clear understanding of why onset asynchronies change between conditions, and which elements of a task are likely to result in a change. This review aims to develop a coherent analysis of why people adjust their onset asynchrony for different situations. A systematic review methodology was employed to obtain all available research containing measurements of onset asynchrony. Searches returned 3703 articles, of which there were 38 articles that used onset asynchrony measurements as a dependent variable. In total, 30 potential onset asynchrony factors were investigated by the articles, with 25 of them affecting the timing between hand and eye onset. Generally, the eye guides the end of the previous movement, the start of the current movement, and the end of the current movement. It appears that onset asynchrony varies based on these competing requirements. When designing an experiment, one should be aware that the independent variable is likely to interact with these requirements. The experimental design must ensure that confounding factors/covariant observations are minimised.
Do Income Smoothing Practices Explain the Lower Earnings-Price Ratio of Japanese Firms Compared to Those of the U.S. Firms?

This study examines the variation in earnings-price ratios across Japanese and U.S. firms. The earnings-price ratio is one of the indicators often used by investors to determine their trading strategy. Previous literature document that Japanese firms have consistently lower earnings-price ratios than U.S. firms even though the earnings of Japanese firms have been adjusted to the U.S. GAAP. The objective of this study is to show that Japanese firms engage in income smoothing practices that stabilize earnings, thereby increasing Japanese investors’ willingness to pay higher prices for Japanese stocks. Comparing the income smoothing index and proportion of firms identified as smoothers shows that the intensity of Japanese firms practicing income-smoothing is greater than that of U.S. firms. The results also show that income-smoothing index is significant in explaining the cross-sectional variation of earnings-price ratios for Japanese firms but it is not significant for U.S. firms. Two potential explanations for the results of U.S. firms are as follows. First, income smoothing is not practiced widely across firms in the U.S. Therefore, the variation of income smoothing does not explain the variation in the cross-sectional earnings-price ratios. Second, even if U.S. firms practice income smoothing, the investors are aware of it and do not take earnings figures literally. Another results show that controlling for income smoothing does not eliminate the differences in the earnings-price ratios of the Japanese and U.S. firms. It is appropriate to conclude that although income smoothing plays a role in explaining the variations of earnings-price ratios across Japanese firms, it is not the only factor that contributes to the differences in the earnings-price ratios of Japanese and U.S. firms. Other factors may play a role which are either country-specific (such as inflationary expectations, tax regimes) or firm-specific (such as quality of earnings, real returns) as suggested by Brown (1989). The overall results are consistent across samples.
Evaluation of different substrates on the acclimatization of epidendrum ibaguense kunth plantlets

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of different substrates for the acclimatization of micropropagated plantlets of Epidendrum ibaguense orchid species. Plantlets cultivated in Knudson culture medium for two months were used, after development of leaves and rooting. The substrates were mature coconut fiber, pine bark, termite-house, sphagnum and charcoal, distributed in trays with 50 cells in randomized blocks, with three replications and 10 plantlets per plot. After 60 days, plant height and number of leaves were evaluated. The highest growth and increase in leaf number were observed using charcoal and pine bark. Termite-house and sphagnum resulted in low plantlet development probably due to high water retention. The use of charcoal and pine bark for acclimatization of plantlets of E. ibaguense is recommended.
Title Predictive factors for major postoperative complications related to gastric conduit reconstruction in thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer : a case control study

Background: Regardless of developments in thoracoscopic esophagectomy (TE), postoperative complications relative to gastric conduit reconstruction are common after esophagectomy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the predictive factors of major complications related to gastric conduit after TE. Methods: From 2006 to 2015, 75 patients with esophageal cancer who underwent TE were evaluated to explore the predictive factors of major postoperative complications related to gastric conduit. Results: Patients with major complications related to gastric conduit had a significantly longer postoperative hospital stay than patients without these complications (P < 0.01). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that three-field lymph node dissection (3FLND) and high serum levels of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and C-reactive protein (CRP) at 1 postoperative day (1POD) after TE were significant predictive factors of major complications related to gastric conduit [odds ratio (OR) 5.37, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.41–24.33, P = 0.02; OR 5.40, 95% CI 1.60–20.20, P < 0.01; OR 5.07, 95% CI 1.47–20.25, P = 0.01, respectively]. The incidence rates of major complications related to gastric conduit for 0, 1, 2, and 3 predictive factors were 5.3%, 18.8%, 58.8%, and 85.7%, respectively (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Two or more factors in 3FLND and the high levels of CPK and CRP at 1POD after TE were identified as the risk model for major complications related to gastric conduit after TE. Trial registration: UMIN Clinical Trials Registry, ID: UMIN000024436, Registered date: Oct/17/2016.
MEASURING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTEFFECTIVENESS: A TASK-CONTINGENTORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES PERSPECTIVE

Since the declaration of the information economy (Toffler 1990, Drucker 1993) there has been a rush to develop theory to explain how information is captured, stored, accessed, transferred and applied in organizations. Another goal has been to quantify the results of organizational efforts to manage knowledge. Two recent theories have been developed to explain the processes of knowledge management in organizations. Gold ,et al. (2001) introduced a theory relating organizational effectiveness with two necessary capabilities; knowledge infrastructure capability and knowledge process capability. Becerra-Fernandez and Sabherwal (2001) have developed theory relating knowledge management processes and knowledge management satisfaction in a task-contingent manner. This research in progress presents the next step in development of these theories by combining the perspectives of both. In addition, this research in progress lays the groundwork for an instrument to measure knowledge management effectiveness in organizations based on the balanced scorecard (Kaplan and Norton 1992).
Photoetching of Immobilized TiO2-ENR50-PVC Composite for Improved Photocatalytic Activity

Commercially acquired TiO2 photocatalyst (99% anatase) powder was mixed with epoxidized natural rubber-50 (ENR50)/polyvinyl chloride (PVC) blend by ultrasonication and immobilized onto glass plates as TiO2-ENR50-PVC composite via a dip-coating method. Photoetching of the immobilized TiO2-ENR50-PVC composite was investigated under the irradiation of a 45 W compact fluorescent lamp and characterized by chemical oxygen demand (COD) analysis, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) spectrometry, thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The BET surface area of the photoetched TiO2 composite was observed to be larger than the original TiO2 powder due to the systematic removal of ENR50 while PVC was retained within the composite. It also exhibited better photocatalytic efficiency than the TiO2 powder in a slurry mode and was highly reproducible and reusable. More than 98% of MB removal was consistently achieved for 10 repeated runs of the photo-etched photocatalyst system. About 93% of the 20 mg L−1 MB was mineralized over a period of 480 min. The presence of SO42−, NO3−, and Cl− anions was detected in the mineralized solution where the solution pH was reduced from 7 to 4.
Computerized Accounting Systems Usage by Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

The study focused on establishing the level of usage, benefits and challenges of computerized accounting systems (CAS) by small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) operating in the Kumasi Metropolis. Systematic sampling technique was used to select 367 SMEs for the study. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The results of the study revealed that only a few SMEs are using computerised accounting software. The low level of usage is attributed to cost, personnel and lack of education on the benefits of using CAS. Those using CAS indicated that the systems play an important role in the achievement of their business objectives including timely information management, large data storage capacity, reduction of clerical works and enhanced customer satisfaction. In conclusion, usage of CAS by SMEs has the potential to improve their performance; however, cost, lack of education on the benefits of the usage and knowledgeable personnel are negatively affecting the usage of the software. It is therefore recommended that SMEs be educated on the benefits of using CAS and accounting training institutions should do well to incorporate a segment on computerized accounting systems into their training modules. Keywords : Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, Computerised Accounting Systems, Kumasi, Ghana.
Air-Steam Biomass Gasification in a Fluidised Bed Reactor in Presence of Ceramic Filters

Steam and air-steam biomass gasification tests, were performed in a fluidized bed gasifier in absence and in presence of catalytic and non-catalytic ceramic filters, delivered by Pall Filter-systems GmbH Werk Schumacher. Auto thermal conditions were achieved for the air to fuel ratio divided by the air to fuel ratio for the stoichiometric combustion ER equal 19.6 %. The catalytic filter shows is effectiveness to reduce tar, CH4 and NH3 in the producer gas, when only steam is utilized. By performing biomass gasification tests in presence of the mixture air-steam, the amount of organic compounds heavier than naphthalene increases considerably and account for more than 20 % of the total tar. These high molecular weight organic compounds are more difficult to be transformed in light gases. For these tests, in presence of non-catalytic and catalytic filters the reduction of tar was 22% and 54%.