Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Abstraction Principles and the Classification of Second-Order Equivalence Relations

This paper improves two existing theorems of interest to neo-logicist philosophers of mathematics. The first is a classification theorem due to Fine for equivalence relations between concepts definable in a well-behaved second-order logic. The improved theorem states that if an equivalence relation $E$ is defined without non-logical vocabulary, then the bicardinal slice of any equivalence class---those equinumerous elements of the equivalence class with equinumerous complements---can have one of only three profiles. The improvements to Fine's theorem allow for an analysis of the well-behaved models had by an abstraction principle, and this in turn leads to an improvement of Walsh and Ebels-Duggan's relative categoricity theorem.
The Spatial Distribution of Income Inequality in the European Union

In this paper we examine the distribution of income inequality among the regions of the European Union from 1993 to 2000. The results obtained show that the levels of inequality vary considerably between regions. Nevertheless, we have detected a high level of positive spatial dependence in the distribution under consideration. However, 57% of the regions considered registered no statistically significant variations in the degree of income dispersion over time, though there was a reduction in 40% of them. The empirical evidence presented indicates the existence of a process of regional convergence in terms of inequality during the period considered, mainly as a result of the evolution of regions whose initial levels of inequality were relatively high. Moreover, our analysis highlights the important roles played by the national component, activity, and unemployment rates, gross domestic product per capita, and the weight of the agricultural sector in total employment in accounting for differences in the degree of income dispersion across the European regions.
Geodesign a Tool for Redefining Flood Risk Disaster in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Southern Catchment of Ankobra Basin, Ghana

Flood is a hazard with increasing number of events and damages in all parts of the worlds. Many studies and researches have been conducted in understanding the causes of flood, effects and finding solutions to reduce its occurrences. Most of the solutions proposed have failed in the light of changing climate, river morphology and human modifications of watersheds in the world. In this regard, this research adapted geodesign as a flood reduction technique in stimulating flood risk within the Ankobra lower basin. Geodesign framework by Steinitz was adopted where various physical characteristics of the study area were remodelled. The results indicated that increasing building foundation above 88 m reduced flood risk. Also, further simulations by increasing drainage and connectivity reduced flood area size of extreme flood risk zone and high risk zones.
Title Rating Shopping or Catering ? An Examination of the Responseto Competitive Pressure for CDO Credit Ratings

We examine whether “rating shopping” or “rating catering” is a more accurate characterization of rating agency interactions regarding collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) prior to the credit crisis. Although investors paid a premium for dual-ratings, AAA CDO tranches rated by both Moody’s and S&P defaulted more frequently than tranches rated by only one of them, which is inconsistent with pure rating shopping. Even though AAA-rated tranche sizes were typically identical, there was considerable disagreement between S&P’s and Moody’s assumptions on default correlations and even collateral quality. Rating agencies made upward adjustments beyond their model outputs when their competitor had more lenient assumptions. Finally, although S&P’s and Moody’s adjustments and disagreements were not reflected in yields at issuance, they were reflected in subsequent rating downgrades, suggesting that rating agencies later reverted towards their initial models.
LATERAL RESPONSE EVALUATION OF STEEL FRAME STRUCTURES WITH MASONRY INFILLS

Abstract. An established practice for the design of steel frame structures is to ignore the contribution of non-structural elements, such as masonry infilled walls. Even though this is considered a pro-safety simplification, it removes the opportunity to predict more realistically the actual structural response, on one hand, and to evaluate non-structural damage, particularly under less severe earthquakes, on the other. This study attempts to evaluate the contribution of masonry infills to the response of typical steel frames. In particular, a selection of multistorey frames designed according to Eurocode 3 and 8, ignoring the presence of infills, is examined. The infills are then modeled, using an equivalent diagonal strut scheme. Their contribution to the structural response is evaluated through both linear and nonlinear analyses, for variable ratio of wall openings and number of storeys. The response characteristics are compared with the respective ones of the bare steel frames. The results reveal a significant increase in stiffness, as well as improved lateral resistance. Moreover, in regard to damage limitation requirements, the effectiveness of the infilled frames is significantly enhanced.
Ruled manifolds with constant Hermitian scalar curvature

Assume that (M : ωM ) is an m-dimensional compact Kähler manifold with constant Hermitian scalar curvature and π : E −→ M is a simple holomorphic vector bundle of rank n over M with an Einstein-Hermitian metric HE . Let A denote the Einstein-Hermitian connection on E induced by HE . Let P(E) denote the projectivization of E over M . Then P(E) is an (m + n − 1)-dimensional complex manifold. Let L be the universal line bundle over P(E). Then the Einstein-Hermitian metric HE induces a Hermitian metric HL∗ on L∗ over P(E). Thus there is a representative ( i 2π FHL∗ ) = i
Balanced data assimilation for highly oscillatory mechanical systems

Data assimilation algorithms are used to estimate the states of a dynamical system using partial and noisy observations. The ensemble Kalman filter has become a popular data assimilation scheme due to its simplicity and robustness for a wide range of application areas. Nevertheless, the ensemble Kalman filter also has limitations due to its inherent Gaussian and linearity assumptions. These limitations can manifest themselves in dynamically inconsistent state estimates. We investigate this issue in this paper for highly oscillatory Hamiltonian systems with a dynamical behavior which satisfies certain balance relations. We first demonstrate that the standard ensemble Kalman filter can lead to estimates which do not satisfy those balance relations, ultimately leading to filter divergence. We also propose two remedies for this phenomenon in terms of blended time-stepping schemes and ensemble-based penalty methods. The effect of these modifications to the standard ensemble Kalman filter are discussed and demonstrated numerically for two model scenarios. First, we consider balanced motion for highly oscillatory Hamiltonian systems and, second, we investigate thermally embedded highly oscillatory Hamiltonian systems. The first scenario is relevant for applications from meteorology while the second scenario is relevant for applications of data assimilation to molecular dynamics.
PHANTOMS FOR EVALUATION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ANTENNAS AND HUMAN BODY

Many different phantoms have been proposed for evaluation of interactions between antennas and the human body. In this paper, three types of "new" solid phantoms are introduced in order to estimate such interactions. They are: a head-equivalent phantom for 3-6 GHz, a real-shaped phantom of the upper half of the body at 2.6 GHz, and an abdomen phantom of pregnant women at 150 MHz. In addition, this paper shows the evaluated results of specific absorption rate (SAR) using these phantoms.
A Proposed Cross-National Study: The Effects of Self-Serving Bias and Co-Production on Customer Satisfaction

Customer co-production is evident in numerous marketing exchanges. U.S. consumers routinely pump their own gas, bus their own tables, construct their own furniture, crop their own photographs, and check themselves out of everything from hotels to supermarkets. How does coproduction influence customer satisfaction in different cultural settings? The overall objective of the proposed study is to answer this broad question by examining consumer co-production in two culturally diverse settings. The proposed research compares attitudes of a growing, yet relatively understudied consumer population in the Philippines to a demographically similar population in the United States. Specifically we investigate whether a self-serving bias in a co-production situation shown to exist in U.S. consumers (Bendapudi and Leone 2003) will be evident in Filipino consumers. The paper begins with a brief literature review of self-serving bias, co-production, and individualism/collectivism. Following this we propose a model, suggest methodology to measure the proposed model, and discuss practical and theoretical implications of the work.
A software framework for efficient preemptive scheduling on GPU

Modern GPU is broadly adopted in many multitasking environments, including data centers and smartphones. However, the current support for the scheduling of multiple GPU kernels (from different applications) is limited, forming a major barrier for GPU to meet many practical needs. This work for the time demonstrates that on existing GPUs, efficient preemptive scheduling of GPU kernels is possible even without special hardware support. Specifically, it presents EffiSha, a pure software framework that enables preemptive scheduling of GPU kernels with very low overhead. EffiSha consists of a set of APIs, an innovative preemption-enabling code transformation, a new runtime manager, and a set of preemptive scheduling policies. The APIs redirect GPU requests to the runtime manager, which runs on the CPU side as a daemon and decides which GPU request(s) should be served and when a kernel should get preempted. The preemption-enabling code transformation makes GPU kernels voluntarily evict from GPU without the need to saving and restoring kernel states. We demonstrate the benefits of EffiSha by experimenting a set of preemptive scheduling policies, which show significantly enhanced support for fairness and priority-aware scheduling of GPU kernels.
How Do Organizations Promote Person-Environment Fit? The Case of Japanese Firms

Despite the growing body of research on person-environment (P-E) fit in the management field, little research on this topic has been conducted in the Asian context, and little is known about how organizations promote P-E fit through various management practices. To explore these issues, I illustrate the way Japanese organizations manage different levels of P-E fit including person-organization (P-O) fit, person-group (P-G) fit, and person-job (P-J) fit through their human resource practices. This illustration serves as an example that the specific cultural or national context affects the way organizations promote P-E fit. Based on this, I discuss future research directions that would contribute to the deeper understanding of the P-E fit management in the Asian region.
Gravitational wave tests of strong field general relativity with binary inspirals: Realistic injections and optimal model selection

Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. (Dated: March 7, 2013)We study generic tests of strong-ﬁeld General Relativity using gravitational waves emitted duringthe inspiral of compact binaries. Previous studies have considered simple extensions to the standardpost-Newtonian waveforms that diﬀer by a single term in the phase. Here we improve on thesestudies by (i) increasing the realism of injections and (ii) determining the optimal waveform familiesfor detecting and characterizing such signals. We construct waveforms that deviate from thosein General Relativity through a series of post-Newtonian terms, and ﬁnd that these higher-orderterms can aﬀect our ability to test General Relativity, in some cases by making it easier to detecta deviation, and in some cases by making it more diﬃcult. We ﬁnd that simple single-phase post-Einsteinian waveforms are suﬃcient for detecting deviations from General Relativity, and there islittle to be gained from using more complicated models with multiple phase terms. The resultsfound here will help guide future attempts to test General Relativity with advanced ground-baseddetectors.
KUFRI PUSHKAR – A MAIN CROP POTATO VARIETY WITH GOOD KEEPING QUALITY FOR INDIAN PLAINS

Kufri Pushkar (JW 160) is a high yielding medium maturing white tuber variety having field resistance to late blight and excellent keeping quality under ambient storage conditions. It is suitable for cultivation in plains and plateau regions of the country. Specific areas for its adaptation are Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharastra and Karnataka. At most of these locations, JW 160 yielded higher than the medium maturing cultivars. Most striking feature of this variety is its good keeping quality which can be very helpful in its wider acceptability and greater utilization. Other important features of Kufri Pushkar include uniformity in tuber size and suitability for early (September) planting heat stress conditions. This cultivar produces large number of medium size tubers which is a desired character. This variety is likely to be a good replacement for main crop cultivars Kufri Pukhraj, Kufri Sutlej, Kufri Bahar and Kufri Badshah.
How are brand names of Chinese companies perceived by Americans

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to conduct an experimental design of Americans’ preferences for the English version of Chinese brand names by drawing from prior research in psychology, linguistics and marketing. The impact of string length and semantic relevance to English on meaningfulness, memorability and likeability of brand names from Chinese companies was assessed. Design/methodology/approach – A 2 × 2 experimental design was used, whereby brand names are categorized by string length (short vs long) and semantic relevance to English (with vs without). Respondents’ perception of the Chinese language in terms of pronounceability, language familiarity and language attitude is used as covariate. Findings – Results reveal shorter brand names, and those with semantic relevance to English are perceived as more memorable. It was also found that pronounceability of the brand name does influence brand name preference in terms of their meaningfulness, memorability and likeability. Research limitations/.
Effects of Dietary Algal Docosahexaenoic Acid Oil Supplementation on Fatty Acid Deposition and Gene Expression in Laying Tsaiya Ducks

The current study was designed to determine the effects of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on fatty acid deposition in egg yolk and various tissues of laying Tsaiya ducks, and on the mRNA concentrations of hepatic lipogenesis-related transcription factors. Thirty laying ducks were randomly assigned to three treatments with diets based on corn-soybean meal (ME: 2803 kcal/kg; CP: 17.1%; Ca: 3.4%) supplemented with 0% (control diet), 0.5% or 2% algal DHA oil. The DHA content in egg yolks of the ducks was elevated significantly (p 0.05). The DHA concentration in plasma, liver, and skeletal muscle was increased with the addition of dietary algal DHA oil (p<0.05). The mRNA abundance of sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP1) and SREBP2 in the livers of laying Tsaiya ducks was not affected by dietary DHA, suggesting that the expression of these transcription factors is tightly controlled and not sensitive to DHA treatments.
Predictive power of Brazilian equity fund performance using R2 as a measure of selectivity

This paper aimed to investigate the impact of levels of selectivity on the performance of equity funds using a methodology applied for the first time ever (as far as we know) in the Brazilian market. As an indicator of the activity level of a fund, we proposed the coefficient of determination (R2) of the regression of its returns over market returns. In total, 867 funds were analyzed in the period between November 2004 and October 2014. The hypothesis tested is that more selective funds perform better to compensate for their higher operating costs. This hypothesis was confirmed in the Brazilian market. Dynamic equally-weighted portfolios of funds were simulated, according to their past R2 and alphas, with monthly rebalancing and 12-month moving windows. The portfolio of the most selective funds had a Sharpe ratio of 0.0494, on a monthly basis, while the portfolio of the least selective funds had a Sharpe ratio of -0.0314. Performance was also higher in evaluations involving excess returns, Jensen’s alpha, and accumulated returns, as well as when compared to randomly selected portfolios. Moreover, past performance (as measured by Jensen’s alpha) was also a predictor of future performance. Particularly, the portfolio composed by funds with a higher past alpha and lower past R2 presented a Sharpe ratio of 0.1483 and a Jensen’s alpha of 0.87% (significant at 1%), while the one composed of funds with a lower past alpha and lower activity level presented a Sharpe ratio of -0.0673 and an alpha of -0.32% (also significant at 1%).
The Risk Factors in Children with Simple and Complex Febrile Seizures: An Epidemiological Study

Background Febrile seizure is the most common seizure disorders. Febrile seizure is divided into two groups of simple and complex seizures. The aim of this epidemiological study was to assess the risk factors involved in the incidence of febrile seizures between the children referred to Besat hospital in the city of Sanandaj (Iran). Materials and Methods The present paper is a cross-sectional study performed on 334 children with 6-60 months of age hospitalized in Besat hospital in Sanandaj due to febrile seizures in 2014 and 2015. The data collection tool was a checklist including some information such as age, gender, final diagnosis and type of seizure, residential location, serum level of electrolytes and CBC. After collecting the data, description and analytical analysis were performed through SPSS version 20 software to assess the data. Results Among the 334 children (average age 22.4+ 12.8 months) hospitalized because of febrile seizures, 57.5 present were boys and the majority of them were living in the urban areas (72.2‰). Also, 81 percent of the children were hospitalized due to simple febrile seizures and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) was the most common cause of febrile seizures with 42.8 percent. There was not seen any significant statistical association between the type of seizure and the variables of sex, residential location, age group and serum level of electrolytes (P>0.05). However, the association between residential location and age group with the cause of febrile seizures was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Given that the results of this study indicated that URTI is the most common cause of febrile seizures among the children.
Antecedents and Outcomes of Entrepreneurial Firms Marketing Capabilities: An Empirical investigation of Small Technology Based Firms

Entrepreneurial firms carry out marketing in a innovative, opportunistic, proactive and risk assumptive way. Over a period of time the marketing practices i.e. combination of knowledge and skills develop in to capabilities. These marketing capabilities have been identified as one of the important ways firms can achieve a competitive advantage. These marketing capabilities are not built in a vacuum and are influenced by various antecedents i.e. Entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation and strategic orientation. The following research tests the various antecedents and outcomes of marketing capabilities of small technology based firms (TBFs). Based on a survey of German TBFs, a structural equation model was developed to test our hypotheses. The results show that entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation and strategic orientation of the firm are influenced by the external environment and significantly impact on the marketing capabilities. The development of marketing capabilities is also found to be significantly related to firm performance.
BOUNDARY PROBLEMS FOR FRACTIONAL LAPLACIANS

By making use of the reflected α-stable process on a closed domain of ℝn and its killed subprocess on part of the domain, in this paper we study the boundary value problem for the Schrodinger type equation of a fractional Laplacian. The boundary condition is imposed partly follow Dirichlet condition and partly follow Neuman condition. We obtain the existence and the uniqueness resutls. The solution is expressed as a functional of the reflected α-stable process.
Challenges Facing Islamic Financial Industry

Zamir Iqbal in his article "Challenges Facing Islamic Financial Industry," discusses the challenges facing the Islamic financial services industry. Islamic finance began three decades ago but now has spread to investment banking, project finance, capital markets, insurance, wealth management, and micro-finance. Although, Islamic finance has survived well despite the obstacles and skepticism of the critics, it continues to face many challenges. The author argues that at the present pace of growth and weak infrastructure, the industry will face challenges in achieving sustainable growth. On the contrary, if necessary policy measures are not taken, the industry may be adversely affected. The immediate need is to develop instruments that enhance liquidity; to develop secondary, money, and inter-bank markets; and to perform asset-liability and risk management. Its future growth and development will depend largely on the nature of innovations introduced in the market.
E-BOSS: an Extensive stellar BOw Shock Survey - I. Methods and first catalogue

Context. Bow shocks are produced by many astrophysical objects where shock waves are present. Stellar bow shocks, generated by runaway stars, have been previously detected in small numbers and well-studied. Along with progress in model development and improvements in observing instruments, our knowledge of the emission produced by these objects and its origin can now be more clearly understood. Aims. We produce a stellar bow-shock catalogue by applying uniform search criteria and a systematic search process. This catalogue is a starting point for statistical studies, to help us address fundamental questions such as, for instance, the conditions under wich a stellar bow shock is detectable. Methods. By using the newest infrared data releases, we carried out a search for bow shocks produced by early-type runaway stars. We first explored whether a set of known IRAS bow shock candidates are visible in the most recently available IR data, which has much higher resolution and sensitivity. We then carried out a selection of runaway stars from the latest, large runaway catalogue available. In this first release, we focused on OB stars and searched for bow-shaped features in the vicinity of these stars. Results. We provide a bow-shock candidate survey that gathers a total of 28 members, which we call the Extensive stellar BOw Shock Survey (E-BOSS). We derive the main bow-shock parameters, and present some preliminary statistical results on the detected objects. Conclusions. Our analysis of the initial sample and the newly detected objects yields a bow-shock detectability around OB stars of ∼10 per cent. The detections do not seem to depend particularly on either stellar mass, age or position. The extension of the E-BOSS sample, with upcoming IR data, and by considering, for example, other spectral types as well, will allow us to perform a more detailed study of the findings.