Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Molecular cytogenetic characterisation and phylogenetic analysis of the seven cultivated Vigna species (Fabaceae).

The genomic organisation of the seven cultivated Vigna species, V. unguiculata, V. subterranea, V. angularis, V. umbellata, V. radiata, V. mungo and V. aconitifolia, was determined using sequential combined PI and DAPI (CPD) staining and dual-colour fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) with 5S and 45S rDNA probes. For phylogenetic analyses, comparative genomic in situ hybridisation (cGISH) onto somatic chromosomes and sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of 45S rDNA were used. Quantitative karyotypes were established using chromosome measurements, fluorochrome bands and rDNA FISH signals. All species had symmetrical karyotypes composed of only metacentric or metacentric and submetacentric chromosomes. Distinct heterochromatin differentiation was revealed by CPD staining and DAPI counterstaining after FISH. The rDNA sites among all species differed in their number, location and size. cGISH of V. umbellata genomic DNA to the chromosomes of all species produced strong signals in all centromeric regions of V. umbellata and V. angularis, weak signals in all pericentromeric regions of V. aconitifolia, and CPD-banded proximal regions of V. mungo var. mungo. Molecular phylogenetic trees showed that V. angularis and V. umbellata were the closest relatives, and V. mungo and V. aconitifolia were relatively closely related; these species formed a group that was separated from another group comprising V. radiata, V. unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis and V. subterranea. This result was consistent with the phylogenetic relationships inferred from the heterochromatin and cGISH patterns; thus, fluorochrome banding and cGISH are efficient tools for the phylogenetic analysis of Vigna species.
Did the regulations enhance competitive balance? - The case of University Basketball Association in Taiwan

The main purpose of this study was to examine if the regulations held by University Basketball Association (UBA) in Taiwan enhanced the competitive balance andcompare the competitive balance between Division 1 male and female teams that advanced to final 8. The statistical methods of standard deviation of winning percentages, Hirfindahl–Hirschman index, and Gini coefficients of winning percentages were applied to compare the competitive balance during the period from 2000 to 2009. The results showed that: (1) The competition was slightly balanced after 2005 as the regulations was executed but the championship still been dominated by relatively few teams over last decade. (2) There was greater competitive balance among the male teams than female. In conclusion, the regulations did enhance the competitive balance to some extent. Furthermore, this research provided some propositions to reduce the competitive imbalance situation of UBA based on the regulations of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Key words: Competitive balance, University Basketball Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Effect-cause intra-cell diagnosis at transistor level

Logic diagnosis is the process of isolating possible sources of observed errors in a defective circuit, so that physical failure analysis can be performed to determine the root cause of such errors. Thus, effective and accurate logic diagnosis is crucial to speed up physical failure analysis process and eventually to improve the yield. In this paper, we propose a new intra-cell diagnosis method based on the “Effect-Cause” approach to improve the defect localization accuracy. The proposed approach is based on the Critical Path Tracing here applied at transistor level. It leads to a precise localization of the root cause of observed errors. Experimental results show the efficiency of our approach.
Predictors of in-hospital mortality in acute decompensated heart failure (Thai ADHERE).

BACKGROUND Heart failure had emerged as a major public health problem and became the leading cause of hospitalization. The Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry (ADHERE) of US patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of acute decompensated heart Failure (ADHF) had been reported worldwide for the risk stratification and predicting In-hospital mortality. OBJECTIVE Identify clinical risk factors or treatment procedures that could predict In-hospital mortality in Thai patients with ADHF. MATERIAL AND METHOD Thai ADHERE is a multicenter, observational, prospective study. The data were collected via web-based electronic data capture and analyzed. Two thousand forty one hospitalization episodes involving 1,671 patients in the 18 participating hospitals between March 2006 and September 2007 were analyzed. All clinical factors associated with In-hospital mortality identified by univariated analysis were further analyzed by Logistic regression model. RESULTS One hundred thirteen patients died during the hospitalization period with overall mortality rate of 5.5%. Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg, creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL, history of stroke/TIA, and NYHA class IV were independent risk factors for In-hospital mortality with adjusted OR (95% CI) = 3.45 (1.77-6.79), 1.99 (1.30-3.05), 1.85 (1.11-3.08) and 1.69 (1.08-2.64) respectively. Hypertensive cause of CHF, prior use of lipid lowering drug, and hemoglobin level were associated with lower risk, adjusted OR (95% CI) = 0.35 (0.15-0.81), 0.51 (0.34-0.78) and 0.90 (0.82-0.98) respectively. CONCLUSION The clinical predictors for In-hospital mortality of Thai ADHERE that associated with worse outcome were systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg, creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL, history of stroke/TIA, and NYHA class IV. Hypertensive cause of CHF, prior use of lipid lowering drug, and hemoglobin were associated favorable outcome.
Governança corporativa, valor, alavancagem e política de dividendos das empresas brasileiras

R E S U M E N PROCIANOY, J. L. O processo sucessório e a abertura de capital nas empresas brasileiras: objetivos conflitantes. Revista de Administração de Empresas, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, v.34, n.4, p.74-84, out. /dez. 1994. PROCIANOY, J.; COMERLATO, G. A transferência de resultados entre empresas de capital aberto de um mesmo grupo. Revista de Administração da Universidade de São Paulo (RAUSP), São Paulo, v.29, n.2, p.38-48, abr. /jun. 1994. PROCIANOY, J.; KRAEMER, R. Estrutura de capital: um enfoque sobre a capacidade máxima de utilização de recursos de terceiros das empresas negociadas na bolsa de valores de São Paulo. In: LEAL, R. ; COSTA JR., N. ; LEMGRUBER, E. Finanças corporativas. São Paulo: Atlas, 2001. SCHNORRENBERGER, A. ; PROCIANOY, J. A influência da estrutura de controle nas decisões de estrutura de capital das companhias brasileiras. In: ENCONTRO BRASILEIRO DE FINANÇAS, 2. , 2002. Anais. Rio de Janeiro, SBFIN, 2002. SHLEIFER, A. ; VISHNY, R. A survey of corporate governance. Journal of Finance, Malden, v.52, n.2, p.737-783, June 1997. STULZ, R. Managerial control of voting rights: financing policies and the market for corporate control. Journal of Financial Economics, Rochester, v.20, n.1, p.25-54, Jan. 1988. VALADARES, S. ; LEAL, R. Ownership and control structure of Brazilian companies. Abante, Santiago, v.3, n.1, p.25-54, Abr. 2000.
Boys with ADHD in social interaction with a nonfamiliar adult: an observational study.

OBJECTIVE To clarify the nature of social interaction deficits in boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHOD Twenty Dutch hyperactive boys and 19 peer controls were observed using an ethological method during social interaction with a nonfamiliar adult (a student). Social behavior was operationalized in terms of the duration and frequency of visual and verbal behavior elements and scored during a conversation and a play segment. RESULTS During the conversation segment, the boy with ADHD and the student were less socially involved in each other. During the play segment, boys with ADHD talked to themselves more and seemed to direct their attention to the student more than control boys did. The students praised the boys with ADHD more frequently and asked them more questions about their play activities than the control boys. CONCLUSIONS Boys with ADHD demonstrate poor social attention during conversation and elicit structure-providing behavior in nonfamiliar adults. It is postulated that poor self-regulatory mechanisms may mediate their social problems.
Do Analysts Generate Trade for Their Firms

ew practitioners would doubt the idea that analysts generate trade for their firms. Academics have also suggested that the ability to generate trade is an important determinant of analysts’ coverage decisions and the properties of their forecasts. However, the relation between analyst coverage and trading volume has never been confirmed using brokeragefirm level data, hence uncertainty about the economic importance of this relation remains. Instead, prior studies rely on conventional Wall Street wisdom to support the assumption that analysts generate trade for their firms. This paper provides direct empirical evidence on the relation between analyst coverage and brokerage-firm volume. To examine this relation I use a unique data set obtained from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) that identifies the broker(s) involved in individual trades. Unlike New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq transaction data, these data can be used to disaggregate stock volume into brokerage-firm volume and the strength of the relation between analyst coverage and brokerage volume can be directly measured. The extent to which analysts generate trade for their firms is clearly a factor of first-order importance in the process that generates analysts’ forecasts. Bhushan (1989) finds that the level of analyst coverage is positively related to trading volume. O’Brien and Bhushan (1990) suggest that trading volume determines the level of analyst coverage and hence the amount of research produced concerning a particular firm. They demonstrate that analyst coverage and institutional ownership are jointly determined; institutional investors tend to own stocks that brokerage analysts choose to cover while, at the same time, analysts choose to cover firms that have high levels of institutional ownership. One implication from this research is that the level of analyst coverage in a particular stock depends on the potential brokerage revenue coverage provides. This assertion rests on the assumption that analyst coverage is driven, at least in part, by the ability of the analyst to generate trade in a particular stock. The ability of analysts to generate trade is a key assumption in McNichols and O’Brien (1997), who contend that potential trading revenue will influence an analyst’s decision to release a particular forecast. For example, analysts may decide either to issue or withhold a forecast that contains bad news by trading off the F
Relationships between nutrition, puberty and mammary development in cattle

The available studies concerning the relationships between nutrition, puberty and mammary development demonstrate the importance of pubertal mammary growth for the future development and ultimate milk-producing capacity of the mammary gland. A relationship between reproductive development and mammary development is also evident and mammary development at puberty is clearly influenced by the feeding level at that time. The role of specific nutrients has not been thoroughly investigated, but results suggest that specific fatty acids may be involved in the regulation of mammary growth. Mammary growth during puberty is affected by oestrogen and GH, but their respective roles and mechanisms of action have not yet been clarified.
Misoprostol‐only versus mifepristone plus misoprostol in induction of labor following intrauterine fetal death

Background. Both misoprostol‐alone and a combination of mifepristone plus misoprostol have been used in induction of labor in cases of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). Methods. Data from 130 women with IUFD at 21–42 weeks of gestation were analysed retrospectively. A total of 82 women received 100 μg (median) of misoprostol at 4‐h intervals. Some 48 women received 200 mg of mifepristone, followed 19 h (median) later by single doses of 25 μg of misoprostol at 4‐h intervals. Results. The induction‐to‐delivery time did not differ between the groups (13.3 versus 12.8 h). However, between 21 and 25 weeks of gestation, the induction‐to‐delivery time was shorter with the combination regimen (p = 0.04). The total dose of misoprostol needed was lower in the group pre‐treated with mifepristone (p = 0.0028). The 2 groups did not differ as regards complications experienced during labor and delivery. Conclusions. Both regimens, misoprostol‐only and the combination of mifepristone and misoprostol, are effective and safe in induction of labor after IUFD. Pre‐treatment with mifepristone is more effective at earlier gestational weeks.
Mass-specific optical absorption coefficients and imaginary part of the complex refractive indices of mineral dust components measured by a multi-wavelength photoacoustic spectrometer

Abstract. Mass-specific optical absorption coefficients (MACs) and the imaginary part (κ) of the refractive indices of various mineral dust components including silicate clays (illite, kaolin and bentonite), oxides (quartz, hematite and rutile), and carbonate (limestone) were determined at the wavelengths of 1064, 532, 355 and 266 nm. The MAC values were calculated from aerosol optical absorption coefficients measured by a multi-wavelength photoacoustic (PA) instrument, the mass concentration and the number size distribution of the generated aerosol samples as well as the size transfer functions of the measuring instruments. Values of κ were calculated from the measured and particle-loss-corrected data by using a Mie-theory-based retrieval algorithm. The determined values could be used for comparisons with calculated wavelength-dependent κ values typically deduced from bulk-phase measurements by using indirect measurement methods. Accordingly, the presented comparison of the measured and calculated aerosol optical absorption spectra revealed the strong need for standardized sample preparation and measurement methodology in case of bulk-phase measurements.
Do Corporate Governance Characteristics Affect Non-Financial Risk Disclosure in Government-owned Companies? The Italian Experience

While a considerable amount of research has already been carried out into the corporate governance determinants of non-financial risk disclosure in companies in the private sector, such determinants in the annual reports of listed Governmentowned Companies (LGCs) have yet to be investigated fully. This study attempts to complete the picture. Italian LGCs have been selected for analysis and agency theory has been applied in the public sector under the accountability paradigm. The research investigates whether non-financial risk disclosure provided in the Management Commentary (MC) of Italian LGCs may be affected by ownership concentration, corporate governance mechanisms and company-specific features. The issue is of particular importance in a country where Government intervention has significantly affected its economic development since the nineteenth century. Our findings show that there is a relationship between the level of non-financial risk disclosure and Board diversity, leverage and sector. Our findings also reveal some useful insights concerning policy makers and standard setters.
THE MOVE TO AGRISCIENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON TEACHER EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE

Since the 1988 publication of Understanding Agriculture: New Directions for Education by the National Research Council, agricultural educators have experienced increased pressure to incorporate more science-based instruction. Recent research has examined where and how integration is occurring (Conroy, 2000; Johnson, 1996; Thompson, 1998). This qualitative study looks at the perceptions of agricultural educators and others regarding this shift in focus of instruction, and what implications exist for teacher education programs as a result of the shift. Results show unanimous support for more sciencebased instruction, but little agreement on how much, or how best, to integrate. Concerns also exist as to methodologies employed for science-based instruction in the agricultural classroom, and how those concerns can be met by changes in teacher education programs.
Optimal Feature and Decision Tree-Based Classification of Power Quality Disturbances in Distributed Generation Systems

Penetration of distributed generation systems in conventional power systems leads to power quality (PQ) disturbances. This paper provides an improved PQ disturbances classification, which is associated with load changes and environmental factors. Various forms of PQ disturbances, including sag, swell, notch, and harmonics, are taken into account. Several features are obtained through hyperbolic S-transform, out of which the optimal features are selected using a genetic algorithm. These optimal features are used for PQ disturbances classification by employing support vector machines (SVMs) and decision tree (DT) classifiers. The study is supported by three different case studies, considering the experimental setup prototypes for wind energy and photovoltaic systems, as well as the modified Nordic 32-bus test system. The robustness and precision of DT and SWM are performed with noise and harmonics in the disturbance signals, thus providing comprehensive results.
Satisfaction and image as mediators of store loyalty drivers in grocery retailing

The purpose of this article is to analyze the role of satisfaction and image as mediators of four store loyalty drivers (store location, service quality, assortment, and price) within a comprehensive cause–effect model. The analysis employs a more holistic view of the store loyalty model than is common in a retailing context. It is based on the consistent macro-oriented National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) approach. This makes it an important cross-over study, both enabling a comparison of results across industries and providing a more solid base for model validation. The data source is a survey among customers of a chain-based Norwegian grocery store which is analyzed by partial least square (PLS) and covariance-based structural equation (LISREL) estimation. A change in customer's perception of store image, where image is measured as a reflective ‘overall’ latent variable, has the expected direct significant effect on loyalty. But in addition, image will also serve as an important mediator between satisfaction and loyalty, and this is a rather uncommon result in a retailing context. Another significant finding is that a customer's perception of store assortment only influences perception of image and ultimately loyalty indirectly via satisfaction, whereas price evaluation and service quality works directly both through image building and satisfaction creation. Satisfaction creation seems to be more important for store loyalty than image building.
Effect of Sales Promotions on Consumer Purchase Behavior with Reference to Personal Care Products

Current market is cluttered with promotions and lucrative marketing offers in any and every category of consumer products. However, consumer Quality still ranges supreme as a bench mark for comparisons, which acts as a prime barrier to consumer responses to different sales promotion schemes. The present paper attempts to investigate the consumer reflection on various sale promotion schemes in the Indian personal care product in according with several other important factors like availability consistency in schemes, packaging and so on. The study highlights consumer responses to various marketing tactics used by different companies and analyses purchase decision made during various sale promotion schemes. It is concluded that sale promotions are considered to be a successful and effective weapon in the hands of the companies to make more sale and influence consumer to purchases personal care products as the consumer are rarely brand loyal for this category of products. Effect of Sales Promotions on Consumer Purchase Behavior with Reference to Personal Care Products
Identification and assessment of supply chain risk: development of AHP model for supply chain risk prioritisation

In modern times, competition has shifted from companies to supply chains and risk management has become one of the greatest challenge for supply chain managers. Risks affect supply chain performance hence supply chain risk assessment needs more attention. For this reason, this paper presents a general risks taxonomy and it gathers together, specifically the risks affecting the performance of an automotive supply chain. Further, the authors use analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methodology to analyse the risk factors. It is hoped, that this analysis will help managers, vendors, consultants and auditors to manage supply chain risks better. All risks that a supply chain might face have been identified, classified and ranked based on their risk exposure on supply chain. Results suggest that the most critical risks originate from supply side of the chain. The most important risks in automotive supply chain turn out to be volatile demand, financial failure of suppliers, supplier’s quality problems and failure to generate cost reduction.
Do Stock Market Investors Understand the Risk Sentiment of Corporate Annual Reports?

I test the stock market efficiency with respect to the information in the texts of annual reports. More specifically, I examine the implications of corporate annual reports' risk sentiment for future earnings and stock returns. I measure the risk sentiment of annual reports by counting the frequency of words related to risk or uncertainty in the 10-K filings. I find that an increase in risk sentiment is associated with lower future earnings: Firms with a larger increase in risk sentiment have more negative earnings changes in the next year. Risk sentiment of annual reports can predict future returns in a cross-sectional setting: Firms with a large increase in risk sentiment experience significantly negative returns relative to those firms with little increase in risk sentiment in the twelve months after the annual report filing date. A hedge portfolio based on buying firms with a minor increase in risk sentiment of annual reports and shorting firms with a large increase in risk sentiment generates an annual Alpha of more than 10% measured using the four-factor model including the Fama-French three factors and the momentum factor.
Fertility differentials between slaves in the United States and the British West Indies: a note on lactation practices and their possible implications.

RECENT studies of the Atlantic slave trade by Philip Curtin and others have demonstrated that the United States received a relatively small share of the total African migration to the Americas. ' Yet, the United States emerged by the end of slavery with a black population comparable in size to those of the Brazilian and West Indian slave societies which experienced much greater migrations of Africans. The causes of these differential rates of population growth have long been debated by contemporaries and by historians, and have been most frequently attributed to differing planter attitudes toward slave reproduction and material treatment, particularly as they were influenced by the opportunity to obtain new slaves from Africa. We shall argue, however, that explanations resting solely on planter attitudes are insufficient, and, based upon available data, other forces must be considered. Interpretation of the data is made difficult by the fact that newly imported Africans formed greatly different proportions of the total slave population in these societies. Inferences drawn without distinguishing between these imported slaves and those Creoles born in the New World are apt to be highly misleading.2 Nevertheless, even after allowing for these