Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
SATURNʼS INNER SATELLITES: ORBITS, MASSES, AND THE CHAOTIC MOTION OF ATLAS FROM NEW CASSINI IMAGING OBSERVATIONS

We present numerically derived orbits and mass estimates for the inner Saturnian satellites, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Janus, and Epimetheus from a fit to 2580 new Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem astrometric observations spanning 2004 February to 2013 August. The observations are provided as machine-readable and Virtual Observatory tables. We estimate GM Atlas ? > = (0.384 ± 0.001) × 10−3 km3 s−2, a value 13 % ? > smaller than the previously published estimate but with an order of magnitude reduction in the uncertainty. We also find GM Prometheus ? > = (10.677 ± 0.006) × 10−3 km3 s−2, GM Pandora ? > = (9.133 ± 0.009) × 10−3 km3 s−2, GM Janus ? > = (126.51 ± 0.03) × 10−3 km3 s−2, and GM Epimetheus ? > = (35.110 ± 0.009) × 10−3 km3 s−2, consistent with previously published values, but also with significant reductions in uncertainties. We show that Atlas is currently librating in both the 54:53 co-rotation-eccentricity resonance (CER) and the 54:53 inner Lindblad (ILR) resonance with Prometheus, making it the latest example of a coupled CER-ILR system, in common with the Saturnian satellites Anthe, Aegaeon, and Methone, and possibly Neptuneʼs ring arcs. We further demonstrate that Atlasʼs orbit is chaotic, with a Lyapunov time of ∼10 years, and show that its chaotic behavior is a direct consequence of the coupled resonant interaction with Prometheus, rather than being an indirect effect of the known chaotic interaction between Prometheus and Pandora. We provide an updated analysis of the second-order resonant perturbations involving Prometheus, Pandora, and Epimetheus based on the new observations, showing that these resonant arguments are librating only when Epimetheus is the innermost of the co-orbital pair, Janus and Epimetheus. We also find evidence that the known chaotic changes in the orbits of Prometheus and Pandora are not confined to times of apse anti-alignment.
Intraseasonal Modulation of the Surface Cooling in the Gulf of Guinea

AbstractA regional numerical model of the tropical Atlantic Ocean and observations are analyzed to investigate the intraseasonal fluctuations of the sea surface temperature at the equator in the Gulf of Guinea. Results indicate that the seasonal cooling in this region is significantly shaped by short-duration cooling events caused by wind-forced equatorial waves: mixed Rossby–gravity waves within the 12–20-day period band, inertia–gravity waves with periods below 11 days, and equatorially trapped Kelvin waves with periods between 25 and 40 days. In these different ranges of frequencies, it is shown that the wave-induced horizontal oscillations of the northern front of the mean cold tongue dominate the variations of mixed layer temperature near the equator. But the model mixed layer heat budget also shows that the equatorial waves make a significant contribution to the mixed layer heat budget through modulation of the turbulent cooling, especially above the core of the Equatorial Undercurrent (EUC). The tu.
Improving market orientation in a small financial services business: an action research case study

There is a positive link between market orientation and improved business performance in key areas such as profitability, return on equity and sales. There has been little research that can assist managers to improve their market orientation. Thus this research addresses the challenge of introducing a market orientation into a small business, in particular, how a small intermediary in the Australian general insurance industry can adapt its market orientation to improve its business performance. An action research program with four group members was justified and used, providing data from documents, participant observation, observation by the researcher, and MARKOR questionnaire surveys. My contribution is the first detailed description of how to improve the market orientation of a small business in one of the financial services industries, using action research. The research has implications for many managers who want to develop their organisation’s market orientation.
Runoff and sorghum performance as affected by the spacing of stone lines in the semiarid Sahelian zone

Crop yields are primarily water-limited in dryland production systems in semiarid regions. This study was conducted in a catchment located in the `̀ plateau central'' of Burkina Faso to assess the impact of the space between stone lines on runoff and crop performance. The experimental design consisted of four plots in which stone lines were installed. The spacing between the lines was 100 m in the ®rst plot, 50 m in the second, 33 m in the third, and 25 m in the last plot. The soil was a Ferric lixisol and the slope, which is characteristic of the area, was about 1±3%. Subplots placed at regular and ®xed distances from the lines were used to monitor soil water content and crop yield. Runoff from all plots was measured using a water discharge recorder. It was found that 31% of rainfall was lost through runoff in plots without stone lines. The ef®ciency of stone lines in checking runoff and in improving soil water storage increased with reduced stone line spacing (runoff was reduced by an average of 5% on plots where the space between the lines was 33 m, but was reduced by 23% when the stone line spacing was 25 m). Soil water content decreased with increasing distance from the stone line. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) performance was greatly affected by stone line and plant straw and grain yield were doubled in plots with stone lines compared with those of plots without stone lines. At an area of about 6 m from the stone lines (upslope), where organomineral sediments were collected, sorghum grain yields were 60% greater than that obtained at 19 m from stone lines. The stone line technique seems to be a sound option to mitigate water stress during dry spells. # 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
A proposed single grain-boundary thin-film transistor

A new Si thin-film transistor (TFT) has been proposed where only one grain-boundary exists at the center of channel, and the source and drain are within single grains with good crystallinity. The device fabricated by an excimer-laser crystallization method at the maximum temperature of 500/spl deg/C, had the on-off current ratio /spl cong/10/sup 6/, the field-effect mobility /spl cong/330 cm/sup 2//Vs and the subthreshold swing /spl cong/1.1 V/dec, respectively, For the device processed at 800/spl deg/C, they are >10/sup 6/, >450 cm/sup 2//Vs and /spl cong/0.51 V/dec, respectively.
5 Native and Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis

1.1 Definitions Infective endocarditis (IE) is an endovascular, microbial infection of intracardiac structures facing the blood, including infections of the large intrathoracic vessels and of intracardiac foreign bodies. The early characteristic lesion is a variably sized vegetation, although destruction, ulceration, or abscess formation may be seen earlier by echocardiography (Habib et al, 2009). Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is classified as early or late, depending on when infection is diagnosed: early PVE (within 12 months after surgery) and late PVE (12 months or more after surgery). Nosocomial IE is defined as an infection occurring > 72 h after admission to the hospital or IE acquired in association with a significant invasive procedure performed during a recent hospitalization ≤ 8 weeks before the onset of symptoms. Persistent infection is defined as a repeat episode of IE caused by the same microorganism developing < 1 year after the first episode (Hill et al, 2007).
The Effect of Financial Sector Development on FDI led Growth in China

Over the past several decades developing countries have attracted and relied on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to supply their economies with the investment needed to maintain high economic growth and development. In their pursuit of FDI, many developing countries have passed policies and regulations aimed at attracting inward FDI. Because of the high growth rates and high returns on investment in many of these economies they have experience a large increase in FDI inflow over the past few decades. As these economies have grown and investment has increased, the financial services sector in the developing world has grown to service the increased demand. In 2011 the World Bank and IMF’s Financial Sector Assessment Program on China found that between 2005 and 2010 total bank assets had grown nearly 19%, while the total assets of non-bank financial institutions had grown 35.1% from 2007 to 2010 (World Bank and IMF Financial Sector Assessment Program, 2011, p.25 & 27). With this massive growth in the financial services sector it is important to understand the effects of financial sector development on FDI’s relationship to economic growth in host countries. Keeping this in mind, as policy makers continue to attract FDI it is imperative they know not only its effects on growth but what policies they can enact at a provincial level to maximize positive effects. This study uses both national and provincial level data to assess the effects of financial sector development on FDI’s relationship to economic growth. While the scholarly literature on FDI is fairly well established, literature focusing specifically on financial sector development’s effect on FDI’s and growth is less robust. Many studies such as Carkovic and Levine (2002) find that the effect of FDI interacted with financial sector development on growth to be positive, but not robust. My research utilizes variation in financial sector development between provinces in China to determine the effect financial sector development has on FDI led growth.
Sense Embeddings in Knowledge-Based Word Sense Disambiguation

In this paper, we develop a new way of creating sense vectors for any dictionary, by using an existing word embeddings model, and summing the vectors of the terms inside a sense's definition, weighted in function of their part of speech and their frequency. These vectors are then used for finding the closest senses to any other sense, thus creating a semantic network of related concepts, automatically generated. This network is hence evaluated against the existing semantic network found in WordNet, by comparing its contribution to a knowledge-based method for Word Sense Dis-ambiguation. This method can be applied to any other language which lacks such semantic network, as the creation of word vectors is totally unsupervised, and the creation of sense vectors only needs a traditional dictionary. The results show that our generated semantic network improves greatly the WSD system, almost as much as the manually created one.
Stimulation of Resistance of Immunocompromised Mice by a Muramyl Dipeptide Analog

L18-MDP(Ala), a synthetic derivative of muramyl dipeptide, enhanced resistance against Escherichia coli and Candida albicans infections in aged mice and younger adult mice whose defense mechanism(s) had been depressed by X-ray irradiation or by treatment with cyclophosphamide.
Hypersensitivity to electricity: The effect of the current waveform on the perception level

Hypersensitivity to electricity has been reported many times in the literature. From another point of view, numerous measurements have been performed on perception level. Even if it appears that part of the population has a lower perception level of current, there is no clear link with the so called “hypersensitivity to electricity” which is more related to declared physiological disorders in part of the population (sleeping problem, headache .). Such declared hypersensitivity is currently not yet related to any biological parameter. Our research team is currently trying to determine a relationship between hypersensitive declared people and the perception level when injecting current in the low frequency range 50-1000 Hz. We have performed current perception tests with individuals under different conditions (different wave shapes, frequencies, influence of external electric field, male and female.) using a particular protocol and our own designed system for current injection. This paper will present our test system design (current injector, wave shape converter, safety aspects) and our first results based on both sine wave (different frequencies) and wideband signal.
Life expectancy following orbital exenteration

Orbital exenteration is a physically debilitating procedure that may be a necessity in the management of orbital malignancy. It requires a sensitive multidisciplinary approach, both preoperatively and postoperatively. Providing life expectancy information for patients during preoperative counselling is pertinent to informed consent and in addressing patients’ expectations. A retrospective review from one tertiary care centre was undertaken for a cohort of patients who were exenterated for orbital malignancy between 1998 and 2010. The cases were identified using an International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD-10)-derived database and were analysed using Prism statistical software (V.5.04). Cause of death was ascertained by liaising with the general practitioner and the National Registrar Office for Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Southport, UK. In total, 41 men and 32 women were identified. Mean age was 72 years with 47 cases living and 26 deceased at the time of review. The overall 5-year survival rate in this study was 64%. Kaplan–Meier analysis for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) against non-BCC returned a p value of 0.0199, with an HR of 0.3927 (CI 0.1788 to 0.8626). Kaplan–Meier analysis for cleared against non-cleared margins returned a p value of 0.2890, with an HR of 0.6571(CI 0.3024 to 1.428). Our results represent the highest 5-year survival data to date. However, the overall prognosis for patients who undergo orbital exenteration for malignancy remains poor. We hypothesise that the causes are multi-factorial. We recommend a multidisciplinary approach to the care of these patients, involving head and neck teams, oncology and other appropriate specialties, to optimise outcomes for this vulnerable patient group.
Differentiation of antibody-forming cells. I. Ratio of precursor cells to antibody-forming cells in the mouse spleen.

Male LAF1 mice, 10 hr after irradiation with 750 r, were injected intravenously with normal LAF1 spleen cells followed 1 day later by an intravenous injection of sheep red blood cells. The recipient mice were sacrificed 6 days after antigen injection and their spleens separated in vitro into two portions: a portion showing precursor cell activity and therefore containing a large number of plaque-forming cells (positive areas), and a portion showing no precursor cell activity and therefore containing very few plaque-forming cells (negative areas). The number of antibody-forming cells and precursor cells in each portion was measured. The ratio of plaque-forming cells to precursor cells was 32:1 in the positive areas and 5.4:1 in the negative areas. These data suggest that all precursor cells are not stimulated maximally by antigen.
Transparency, corporate governance and firm performance in The Netherlands

We explore the relations between transparency, corporate governance, and performance for Dutch exchange-listed firms over 1997-2007. Our measure for transparency is based on annual report information. In 2005 a new accounting standard (IFRS) became mandatory and applicable to the annual reports of Dutch listed firms. We investigate the effects of IFRS by comparing pre and post IFRS periods. We find that under IFRS transparency has increased substantially, and that the determinants of transparency have also changed. Pre-IFRS, disclosure is mainly driven by firm size, leverage and protective preference shares. Post-IFRS, we observe very little variation in disclosure practices.
Knowledge of and attitudes towards hepatitis B and its transmission from mother to child among pregnant women in Guangdong Province, China

Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious public health problem worldwide. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HBV is the major mode of transmission in HBV-endemic areas, including China, where little is known about pregnant women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards HBV infection and MTCT. Methods A cross-sectional survey, conducted in pregnant women in Guangdong Province, China, measured HBV knowledge and attitudes using a questionnaire, at one tertiary and two rural hospitals. Results The total response rate was 94.5% (737/780). Of the 11 knowledge questions, the mean score was 6.73 ± 3.04 (mean ± SD). Most pertinent to preventing MTCT, 53.3% of the respondents did not know that HBV can be transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse and nearly 20% did not know that HBV can be transmitted from mother to infant. The results of the four attitude questions was better with 83% and 85% being willing to be screened for HBV and let their baby receive HBV vaccine and HBIg, respectively. However, only 16.5% of respondents agreed that they would be willing to take drugs that are known not to harm the fetus to prevent MTCT of HBV. In multivariable analysis, higher education level was associated with better knowledge and attitude scores. Conclusions Knowledge about HBV among pregnant women was poor and needs to be improved to prevent MTCT of HBV. Health education needs to be directed towards pregnant mothers, particularly less educated mothers, in high HBV endemicity settings.
The Syk‐kinase inhibitor R406 impairs platelet activation and monocyte tissue factor expression triggered by heparin‐PF4 complex directed antibodies

Summary. Background: Heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare but severe complication of heparin therapy in which immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against the platelet factor 4–heparin complex activate platelets through the FcγRIIA receptor. Clustering of FcγRIIA initiates signaling cascades involving tyrosine kinases including the spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk). Moreover, besides the critical role of platelets, the expression of tissue factor (TF) by human monocytes triggered by HIT antibodies has been shown to contribute to the hypercoagulability and the thrombotic complications in HIT patients. Objectives: We investigated the effect of R406, a small molecule inhibitor of Syk developed as a potential treatment of autoimmune diseases, allergic disorders and B‐cell related hematological malignancies, on FcγRIIA‐mediated platelet activation. To further assess the potential activity of Syk inhibitors in HIT treatment, the effect of R406 was also evaluated on HIT antibodies‐induced expression of TF and procoagulant activity of monocytic cells. Results: We show that R406 is a potent inhibitor of platelet signaling and functions initiated by FcγRIIA cross‐linking by specific antibodies or by sera from HIT patients. Syk inhibition efficiently prevents FcγRIIA‐induced LAT phosphorylation and activation of phosphoinositide 3‐kinase, Akt, phospholipase Cγ2 and p38 MAP‐kinase. As a consequence, FcγRIIA‐induced platelet aggregation, granule secretion and microparticles production are strongly inhibited by R406. Moreover, the Syk inhibitor efficiently impairs the expression of TF and the procoagulant activity of human monocytes triggered by HIT antibodies. Conclusion: Syk inhibitors may be of therapeutic interest in the treatment of HIT by reducing HIT antibodies‐mediated platelet activation and monocyte procoagulant activity.
Affinity purified anti-cardiolipin and anti-DNA antibodies.

Recent studies have raised questions concerning the specificity of anticardiolipin antibodies and their relationship to anti-DNA antibodies, the lupus anticoagulant, the biological false positive test for syphilis, and reagin, the antibody detected in syphilis. In an attempt to answer some of these questions, 3 IgG and 2 IgM affinity purified anticardiolipin antibodies, as well as 3 affinity purified anti-DNA antibodies were studied. Affinity purified anti-cardiolipin antibodies showed high binding to negatively charged phospholipids but not to ssDNA by solid phase radioimmunoassay. On the other hand, affinity purified anti-DNA antibodies did not bind cardiolipin. Inhibition experiments showed that negatively charged phospholipids and VDRL liposomes inhibited the binding of anticardiolipin antibodies to phosphatidylserine, but ssDNA, alpha-glycerol phosphate and hyaluronic acid did not. Similar studies of sera from patients with high anticardiolipin antibody levels supported the results obtained with affinity purified anticardiolipin antibodies. These results suggest that anticardiolipin antibodies bind negatively charged phospholipids and there appears to be little crossreactivity with DNA or unrelated negatively charged polymers such as hyaluronic acid. Both the negatively charged phosphodiester group and glyceride portions of the phospholipid molecules appear important for their antigenicity. Four of the 5 affinity purified anti-cardiolipin antibodies had lupus anticoagulant activity providing further evidence to suggest that these 2 groups of antibodies have the same or very similar specificities. Studies of sera from 3 patients with syphilis showed that VDRL liposomes inhibited reagin activity to a greater extent than did cardiolipin. On the other hand, in patients with autoimmune disorders, cardiolipin inhibited anticardiolipin antibody activity to a greater extent than did VDRL liposomes. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR: A RESEARCH AGENDA

Competitive pressures and severe cuts in public healthcare spending force healthcare organizations to reconsider their business strategies and management practices. In this important industry, managers need not only lower costs but maintain at the same time a level of quality services. Supply chain management is currently regarded as having an important impact on reducing costs and improving performance in healthcare organizations. Supply chain management is greatly enabled by information technology and enterprise resource planning systems and specially developed supply chain management systems. In addition, a series of related factors, such as regulation, globalization, and health insurance legislation is of the utmost importance for the healthcare sector. This paper provides a literature review of the impact of supply chain management on the healthcare organizations and proposes a research agenda for supply chain management in the private and public regulated healthcare sectors.
Social media or shopping websites? The influence of eWOM on consumers’ online purchase intentions

ABSTRACT This study empirically tests and compares the influence of friends’ recommendations on social media and anonymous reviews on shopping websites in the context of online purchase intention. For this purpose, we analyse the impacts of these two platforms based on the components of information adoption model (IAM) which are borrowed as information quality, information credibility, information usefulness and information adoption. We conduct a survey and find anonymous reviews as more influential on consumer’ online purchase intentions than friends’ recommendations on social media. However, as this result was contrary to that expected, we conduct another study through in-depth interviews in order to enlighten our results found in the first study. In Study 2, we find the reasons why consumers prefer anonymous reviews rather than friends’ recommendations. Information quantity, information readiness, detailed information and dedicated information are factors which make shopping websites superior than social media in terms of the impact of electronic word of mouth (eWOM). Academic and managerial implications are discussed.