Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Matching Theory of Entrepreneurs ’ Tie Formation Intentions and Initiation of Economic Exchange

This study advances our understanding of network dy namics by applying matching theory to examine entrepreneurs’ intentions to add new ties t o their personal network. I propose that task complementarity and social similarity are important matching criteria that influence entrepreneurs’ interpersonal tie formation intentio s, and test whether good matches increase the likelihood of initiation of economic exchange ties. The novel research design using data from business cards of new people met by a panel of Indi an entrepreneurs reveals effects of matching and suggests that while entrepreneurs intentionally pursue valuable connections they may be only partially accurate in their assessment of value.
Analysis of Semantic Fields in Gĩkũyũ Church Sermons in Nyeri County, Kenya

The notion of semantic field is a structural model for lexical semantics which is attributed to Jost Trier in the Semantic Field Theory. The semantic field is an indispensable part of any language since without it information may not be conveyed appropriately. To find the best way to help people comprehend semantic fields, and especially the domain of church sermons, is an issue which requires research to crystallize. However, studies conducted on semantic fields and their implications on the comprehension of church sermons remains scanty. It is against this background that the study analyses the semantic fields in Gĩkũyũ church sermons in Nyeri County, Kenya. The study employed a descriptive survey design and targeted live sermons delivered in 84 parishes of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa in Nyeri County, Kenya. Eight live sermons were purposively sampled. The data was collected through tape recording. A lexical semanticist was also interviewed. Content data analysis was used to analyse the semantic fields in Gĩkũyũ church sermons. Data is presented in tables in which Gĩkũyũ semantic fields used in the sermons are listed and their gloss provided. The semantic fields identified are subjected to further analyses based on the tangibility and non-tangibility criteria. The study found that semantic fields are elaborately utilized in Gĩkũyũ church sermons. Based on the semantic field analyses, the following implications for the study are noted: (i) there is merit of an extensive theoretical overview of semantic fields of church sermons (previously subject to cursory treatment), (ii) there are methodological consequences for the study of semantic fields addressing church sermons, (iii) the ability to use semantic fields correctly and appropriately is an important part of linguistic competence, and (iv) it is easier for vocabulary items that belong to the same semantic field to be understood since they will be able to form a pattern of interrelated words in a person’s mind. The study concludes that, inter alia , the broad semantic fields are based on the key issues addressed by the sermons, that is, challenges and sins, which are believed to be part and parcel of a Christian life. The study recommends that further research on semantic fields be conducted on other items of the church service like songs and prayers. Key words: Church Sermons, Gĩkũyũ, Nyeri County, Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Semantic Fields
Phloem loading and unloading of sugars and amino acids

In terrestrial higher plants, phloem transport delivers most nutrients required for growth and storage processes. Some 90% of plant biomass, transported as sugars and amino nitrogen (N) compounds in a bulk flow of solution, is propelled though the phloem by osmotically generated hydrostatic pressure differences between source (net nutrient export) and sink (net nutrient import) ends of phloem paths. Source loading and sink unloading of sugars, amino N compounds and potassium largely account for phloem sap osmotic concentrations and hence pressure differences. A symplasmic component is characteristic of most loading and unloading pathways which, in some circumstances, may be interrupted by an apoplasmic step. Raffinose series sugars appear to be loaded symplasmically. However, sucrose, and probably certain amino acids, are loaded into minor veins from source leaf apoplasms by proton symporters localized to plasma membranes of their sieve element/companion cell (se/cc) complexes. Sucrose transporters, with complementary kinetic properties, are conceived to function as membrane transporter complexes that respond to alterations in source/sink balance. In contrast, symplasmic unloading is common for many sink types. Intervention of an apoplasmic step, distal from importing phloem, is reserved for special situations. Effluxers that release sucrose and amino acids to the surrounding apoplasm in phloem loading and unloading are yet to be cloned. The physiological behaviour of effluxers is consistent with facilitated membrane transport that can be energy coupled. Roles of sucrose and amino acid transporters in phloem unloading remain to be discovered along with mechanisms regulating symplasmic transport. The latter is hypothesized to exert significant control over phloem unloading and, in some circumstances, phloem loading.
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Concentrations in the Aqueous Humor of Patients with Glaucoma

METHODS. The study population comprised 84 patients with open-angle glaucoma who were scheduled for filtration or cataract surgery. Glaucoma subgroups included 29 cases of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), 28 cases of normaltension glaucoma (NTG), and 27 cases of exfoliation glaucoma (ExG). Seventy-nine patients with senile cataract were recruited as control subjects. The concentrations of TNFin the aqueous humor were measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The percentages of samples positive for TNFand the measured concentrations in the glaucoma and cataract groups were compared. In addition, the relationships with the glaucoma subtypes, intraocular pressure, and glaucoma severity were analyzed.
Extracts of Swietenia humilis Zucc. seed with antifungal activity in Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.:Fr.) Vuill.

Angulo-Escalante, Miguel Ángel; Armenta-Reyes, Evangelina; GarcíaEstrada, Raymundo Saúl; Carrillo-Fasio, José Armando; Salazar-Villa, Edith; Valdéz-Torres, José Benigno Extractos de Semilla de Swietenia humilis Zucc. con Actividad Antifúngica en Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.:Fr.) Vuill Revista Mexicana de Fitopatología, vol. 27, núm. 2, 2009, pp. 84-92 Sociedad Mexicana de Fitopatología, A.C. Texcoco, México
Changing Emphasis In Agribusiness Curricula

Required courses for agribusiness degrees at forty-three schools were divided into six categories. The ranges in the percentage of required credits by category were quite large. Industry leaders, alumni, and employers have suggested increasing the course work on communications and business skills to improve the curricula. However, a comparison of degree requirements over time for a sample of twelve programs did not reveal major increases in emphasis for these areas. Departments should consider customer needs and competing programs as they review their curricula and attempt to add more value to their educational products.
Lexical Opposition in Discourse Contrast

English. We investigate the connection between lexical opposition and discourse relations, with a focus on the relation of contrast, in order to evaluate whether opposition participates in discourse relations.1 Through a corpus-based analysis of Italian documents, we show that the relation between opposition and contrast is not crucial, although not insignificant in the case of implicit relation. The correlation is even weaker when other discourse relations are taken into account. Italiano. Studiamo la connessione tra l’opposizione lessicale e le relazioni del discorso, con attenzione alla relazione di contrasto, per verificare se l’opposizione partecipa alle relazioni del discorso. Attraverso un’analisi basata su un corpus di documenti in italiano, mostriamo che la relazione tra opposizione e contrasto non è cruciale, anche se non priva di importanza soprattutto per i casi di contrasto implicito. La correlazione sembra più debole se consideriamo le altre relazioni del
Influence of sea surface winds on shearwater migration detours

To test the potential effects of winds on the migratory detours of shearwaters, transequa- torial migrations of 3 shearwaters, the Manx Puffinus puffinus, the Cory's Calonectris diomedea, and the Cape Verde C. edwardsii shearwaters were tracked using geolocators. Concurrent data on the direction and strength of winds were obtained from the NASA SeaWinds scatterometer to calculate daily impedance models reflecting the resistance of sea surface winds to the shearwater movements. From these models we estimated relative wind-mediated costs for the observed synthesis pathway obtained from tracked birds, for the shortest distance pathway and for other simulated alternative pathways for every day of the migration period. We also estimated daily trajectories of the minimum cost pathway and compared distance and relative costs of all pathways. Shearwaters followed 26 to 52% longer pathways than the shortest distance path. In general, estimated wind-mediated costs of both observed synthesis and simulated alternative pathways were strongly dependent on the date of departure. Costs of observed synthesis pathways were about 15% greater than the synthesis path- way with the minimum cost, but, in the Cory's and the Cape Verde shearwaters, these pathways were on average 15 to 20% shorter in distance, suggesting the extra costs of the observed pathways are compensated by saving about 2 travelling days. In Manx shearwaters, however, the distance of the observed synthesis pathway was 25% longer than that of the lowest cost synthesis pathway, proba- bly because birds avoided shorter but potentially more turbulent pathways. Our results suggest that winds are a major determinant of the migratory routes of seabirds.
Measurement of a 2D fast-ion velocity distribution function by tomographic inversion of fast-ion D-alpha spectra

We present the first measurement of a local fast-ion 2D velocity distribution function f(v‖, v⊥). To this end, we heated a plasma in ASDEX Upgrade by neutral beam injection and measured spectra of fast-ion Dα (FIDA) light from the plasma centre in three views simultaneously. The measured spectra agree very well with synthetic spectra calculated from a TRANSP/NUBEAM simulation. Based on the measured FIDA spectra alone, we infer f(v‖, v⊥) by tomographic inversion. Salient features of our measurement of f(v‖, v⊥) agree reasonably well with the simulation: the measured as well as the simulated f(v‖, v⊥) are lopsided towards negative velocities parallel to the magnetic field, and they have similar shapes. Further, the peaks in the simulation of f(v‖, v⊥) at full and half injection energies of the neutral beam also appear in the measurement at similar velocity-space locations. We expect that we can measure spectra in up to seven views simultaneously in the next ASDEX Upgrade campaign which would further improve measurements of f(v‖, v⊥) by tomographic inversion.
Understanding Dynamics in an Evolving Industry: Case of Mobile VAS in India

In this paper, we attempt at understanding the strategic dynamics of the evolving environment within which the Indian players are operating, the challenges and structure of the same. Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) is a rising star in the fast growing wireless business, which has attracted a wide category of entities right from wireless operators to handset manufacturers to content developers. We also attempt to gain insights from relatively more mature VAS markets in other countries. Our literature and industry review indicates that, while the value chain of industry is complicated, one can still observe the bipolar nature of bargaining powers between mobile network operators and content aggregators. Though our study is restricted to the telecom sector in India, the learning is applicable to other similar evolving environments. Our probe into the fast changing technology makes us believe ' The wired entertainment is dead; long live the wires, Welcome mobile entertainment'.
Exploring variations in health‐care expenditures—What is the role of practice styles?

Abstract Variations in medical resource usage, both across and within geographical regions, have been widely documented. In this paper, we explore physician practice styles as a possible determinant of these variations. In particular, we exploit patient mobility between physicians to identify practice styles among general practitioners (GPs) in Austria. We use a large administrative data set containing detailed information on a battery of different health‐care services and implement a model with additive patient and GP fixed effects that allows flexibly for systematic differences in patients' health states. We find that, although GPs explain only a small part of the overall variation in medical expenses, heterogeneities in spending patterns among GPs are substantial. Conditional on patient characteristics, we document a difference of € 751.47 per patient per year in total medical expenses (which amounts to roughly 45% of the sample mean) between high‐ and low‐spending GPs.
TRİAJ SİSTEMLERİNE GENEL BAKIŞ VE TÜRKİYE’DE ACİL SERVİS BAŞVURULARINI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİN LOJİSTİK REGRESYON İLE BELİRLENMESİ

Dunyada oldugu gibi Turkiye’de de acil saglik hizmetlerine basvuru sayisinin ve acil saglik hizmetlerine yapilan harcamalarin artmasi buyuk bir sorun haline gelmistir. Acil saglik hizmetlerine acil hastalar kadar acil olmayan hastalar da basvurmaktadir. Saglik hizmet sunucularinca acil hastalar ile acil olmayan hastalarin belirlenmesi ve hangi hastanin once bakilacagina karar verilmesi amaciyla triaj olcekleri kullanilmaktadir. Triaj olcekleri acil servisin etkin kullanimi ve acil hastalara zamaninda mudahele edilmesi bakimindan onemlidir. Bu calismada, Turkiye ve dunya genelinde kullanilan triaj olcekleri arastirilmis, acil saglik hizmetlerine basvuran kisilerin demografik yapisi incelenmis ve veri madenciligi yontemlerinde sikca basvurulan lojistik regresyon modeli kullanilarak yesil triaj kodundaki basvurulari etkileyen faktorler belirlenmistir. Yapilan calisma sonucunda acil servise basvuran hastalarin yaklasik %55’inin acil olmadigi, acil servise en cok 25-44 yas araligindaki kisilerin basvurdugu gorulmustur. Bununla birlikte, acil servise basvuran kisi sayisinin en cok Karadeniz Bolgesi’nde oldugu ve basvurularin en cok Saglik Bakanligi 2. basamak hastanelerine yapildigi tespit edilmistir. Ayrica kadinlarin ve bekarlarin acil servise daha cok basvuru yaptigi gozlenmistir. Kurulan modele gore ise acil servise basvuran bir kisinin yesil triaj kodunu almasinda medeni durum, gelir seviyesi ve cinsiyet bakimindan istatistiksel olarak anlamli bir fark olmadigi, ancak Ic Anadolu Bolgesi’nde, diger hastane turlerinde ve 1-14 yas grubundakilerde yesil triaj kodu alma oraninin daha yuksek oldugu gorulmustur.
Effectiveness of a positive psychology intervention combined with cognitive behavioral therapy in university students

The aim of this study was to design and implement a positive intervention combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy to enhance subjective and psychological well-being and other positive functioning constructs in a convenience sample. Participants analysed were 48 university students (mean age 22.25),25 assigned nonrandomized to intervention condition and 23 to no-treatment waiting-list control condition. All participants were assessed pre- and post-intervention to test the treatment program effectiveness. Repeated-measures ANCOVAs, controlling baseline differences between the two groups, indicated that the intervention group reported greater social support after the intervention period than the waiting-list control group. Within-group differences were found for happiness, self-acceptance, positive relations with others, optimism, and self-esteem in the intervention group; these differences did not appear in the waiting-list control group. These findings suggest the limited capacity of this intervention program for improving well-being through positive activities combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy. Future research should analyse what kind of activities could be more effective in promoting well-beingdepending on the characteristics of participants.
Genetic Evidence for Premature Taxonomic Inflation in Middle Eastern Tortoises

The wide-ranging spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) has recently been split into a complex of species (nine in the Middle East). Because T. graeca is a taxon of conservation concern, an accurate understanding of major evolutionary lineages in this taxon is important for guiding conservation strategies. We sequenced a rapidly evolving mitochondrial marker for 30 specimens of Testudo graeca from localities tied to the newly proposed morphology-based names in the Middle East. Our data reveal major inconsistencies between morphological and molecular groupings and demonstrate that taxonomic schemes based solely on either data set are problematic. Given the extremely low variation (as little as 0%) between newly recognized species, we consider T. graeca in the Middle East as a single species pending further study. We strongly recommend that future systematic studies should strive to compare different data types to avoid misleading taxonomic changes.
Palm kernel fruit fiber reinforced gypsum-cement based wall panels: It’s physical and mechanical characteristics

Agricultural waste fibers have been found to be suitable as reinforcement in cement-based composites, but studies on oil palm fiber as reinforcement in gypsum-cement wall panels are scarce. A mixture of two equal weights of gypsum and cement, with water-binder ratios of 0.45 and 0.55 were prepared. In each mix a varying percentage of fiber contents of 2%, 3% and 4% by weight of the binders were added. The properties of the wall panels were determined from cast specimen sizes of 100x 100 x 40 mm for density, moisture content and water absorption; 160 x 40 x 40mm for compressive strength, and 650 x 100 x 25 mm for bending strength. The specimens were cured in water and tested at ages of 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days. The results of density of the wall panels were within the range of 1634–1742 kg/m3, while the moisture content range of 3.30–8.45%, and the water absorption varies from 5 to 12%. The compressive strengths were found within the range of 1.92–5.20N/mm2 and, generally, decreases with the increasing percentage of fiber contents, but increased with curing age. The bending strength falls within the range of 2.04–4.13 N/mm2that increases with curing age and slightly increased with fiber content. It is concluded that oil palm fiber reinforced gypsum-cement wall panels are suitable as wall element.
A New Independently Derived Social Spider with Explosive Colony Proliferation and a Female Size Dimorphism 1

Permanent cooperative sociality is rare in spiders. Here we describe sociality in a cobweb (Theridiidae) genus with no other known social species. In five areas of eastern Ecuador, we found nests of Theridion nigroannulatum containing from a single to several thousand adults living together in a communal web. Spiders cooperated in prey capture and shared their food. Subadult to young adult sex ratios were highly female biased, suggesting a strongly subdivided population structure as in other permanent‐social spiders. Unusual aspects of T. nigroannulatum's biology include the existence of adult females of two discrete sizes, an extreme boom and bust pattern of colony growth, and the presence, within larger colonies, of populations of a predatory spider (Faiditus spp., Argyrodinae) that may play the role of a colony‐level parasite. The existence of females of two sizes may be the result of alternative female reproductive strategies, intracolony competition for resources, or an incipient caste system in this species. A redescription and phylogenetic analysis corroborate the placement of this species in Theridion, indicating that sociality has evolved independently in at least three theridiid genera.
Voluntary disclosure, trustee governance and background in Australian superannuation funds

Despite the significant role of superannuation funds in maintaining the sustainability of national retirement schemes, little is known about their governance structure. Our research indicates that very few Australian superannuation funds voluntarily disclose information about their main controlling body - the board of trustees. The current low level of disclosure by boards of trustees, including information about trustees, raises questions about the selection and review of trustees, and their accountability to fund members.
What it Means to Succeed: Personal Conceptions of Career Success Held by Male and Female Managers at Different Ages

This paper describes the findings of a qualitative study which analyses how managers define career success for themselves on their own terms. In exploring career success from the perspective of the individual, not the organization, the research attempts to fill an identifiable gap in the career literature. The paper examines the criteria which individuals use to describe what career success means to them, and expresses them by means of a series of orientational categories – Climbers, Experts, Influencers and Self-Realizers – which classify the different ways in which managers talk about career success. The variations in the way that the male and female, and older and younger, research participants describe what career success means to them are discussed and compared. The women managers and older managers who took part in the study appear less inclined to define career success in terms of hierarchical and financial progression: the paper considers the implications of this for individuals and for organizations.
Determinants of Investment Opportunity Set (Degree of Internationalization and Macroeconomic Variables)

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of internal factors (i.e. the degree of internationalization, profitability, firm size, and financial leverage) and external factors (i.e. GNP growth and the inflation rate) on firms’ growth opportunities or their Investment Opportunity Set (IOS). The IOS is measured by the market-to-book assets ratio. The result shows that profitability and firms’ size have a positive impact on the IOS whereas the degree of internationalization and financial leverage has a negative influence on the IOS. Finally, the IOS is positively affected by GNP growth while the inflation rate has a negative impact on IOS.
Detection of Isoniazid-Resistant Clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from India using Ser315Thr marker by Comparison of molecular methods

In this study, Substitution at codon Ser315 of katG gene, a reliable marker for isoniazid (INH) resistance was analyzed and compared by three molecular methods such as DNA sequencing, polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) in 105 phenotypically resistant isolates obtained from various parts of India. Out of the 105 resistant isolates, 64 (61%) were found to be resistant by DNA sequencing, 54 (51%) by PCR-RFLP and 57 (54%) by PCR-SSCP methods. The results obtained using PCR-SSCP and PCR-RFLP methods were compared with those from DNA sequencing (gold standard). The sensitivity and specificity of PCR-RFLP were 84% and 100% respectively and corresponding values for PCR-SSCP method were 89% and 95% respectively. The study has shown the comparison of the simple, rapid and cost effective methods with DNA sequencing targeting codon Ser315 of katG gene and suggests that PCR-RFLP and PCR- SSCP may be performed as alternative inexpensive methods in settings with a high prevalence of INH-resistant M. tuberculosis strains where sequencing cannot be afforded.