Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Measurements and prediction of sound insulation of innovative ventilated faÃ§ade solutions

This work is part of Progetto Involucro, a research project funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region in the frame of POR-FESR 2014-2020. It aims at testing innovative ventilated façade solutions for improving buildings' energy and acoustic performance. Two identical test buildings (prototypes) are built in real scale on the same site and different ventilated façade solutions are installed on the South facing walls. In order to evaluate the performance of different alternatives, a benchmark solution is installed on the first prototype, while all the other innovative solutions are installed on the second one and they all are tested under the same environmental conditions. Sound insulation measurements are performed on site with the aim to investigate the contribution of different rainscreens in relation to their fastening system and individual component elements such as natural ventilation grills, open joints and potential openings on the external side. Furthermore, a measurement campaign focused on flanking transmission is conducted to evaluate sound transmission across the façade junctions for each innovative solution installed. This paper shows the preliminary results of the measurement campaign. Data obtained from on-site measurements are commented and discussed in relation to the values calculated using the model proposed in the ISO 12354-3 standard.
Capital Composition and the Declining Labor Share

To what extent can technological advances in the production of capital account for the recent, worldwide decline in the labor income share? We pose two challenges to the automation narrative: first, estimates of the elasticity of substitution (EOS) between capital and labor tend to fall below or around one, suggesting that a decline in the price of capital should not lead to a decline in the labor income share. Second, we illustrate that, despite technological improvements, the price of capital relative to output has remained roughly constant, worldwide. This poses a challenge to the view that cheaper capital has caused the displacement of workers. We show that a more nuanced approach, which takes seriously the composition of capital, ascribes a prominent role to the automation hypothesis. Though information and communications (ICT) capital is a small fraction of the capital stock, it is highly substitutable with labor, and its user cost declined sharply over the last few decades. A framework that distinguishes between ICT and non-ICT capital is empirically plausible and suggests that automation accounts for more than one quarter of the global decline in the labor share, even if the aggregate EOS is substantially less than unity.
Working Paper 190 / 19 SUBJECTIVE INHERITANCE EXPECTATIONS AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES

In this paper we investigate whether and to what extent inheritance expectations act as a driver of economic choices. We use the DHS dataset merged with a specific module on subjective probabilities on inheritance receiving and its amount foreseen in the next ten years. Hence, we analyze whether the expected inheritance acts as a deterrent to saving. Results suggest that individuals perceive the expected inheritances as a potential increase of personal wealth, which leads to a reduction in savings. Expectations appear to matter also in the enhancement of the intention to bequeath and in future work versus leisure choices. JEL codes: D14, D84, D91
An Analysis Of Cultural Differences Based On The Replacement Project Of IAS 39: Financial Instruments – Recognition And Measurement

The accounting culture of individual countries is frequently considered as an obstacle to complete accounting harmonization. This study intends to analyze the differences in terms of culture based on the respondents’ participation in the issuing/change process of the standards of the International Accounting Standard Board (Iasb). Therefore, the comment letters sent to the Iasb where analyzed in the context of the first part of the replacement process of the International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39: Financial Instruments Recognition and Measurement by the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9. The respondent countries were identified in function of the classification proposed by Gray (1988). Next, the collected data were submitted to the non-parametric chi-square test. The results of this study evidence the existence of cultural differences in the responses obtained from the countries, particularly in the context of the accounting value of conservatism, without identifying evidences of these differences for the values of secrecy, professionalism and uniformity. Thus, it is concluded that the countries classified as conservative prefer more conservative measuring practices, based, namely, on the cost or amortized cost, to the detriment of fair value-based measuring criteria. These study results are intended to support decision making by international standard setters and the national entities responsible for subscribing to these standards.
PATIENT-RELEVANT OUTCOMES OF STOOL TESTING IN PEDIATRIC INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

In children with suspected inflammatory bowel disease, adding calprotectin stool testing to the screening strategy has been recommended to distinguish organic from nonorganic disease. In this cohort study with historical controls, we could not confirm that screening with stool calprotectin improves the diagnostic yield (ratio inflammatory bowel disease – positive endoscopies and total number of endoscopies); however, in patients with normal fecal calprotectin levels (<50 μg/g) endoscopic and histological abnormalities were not seen. We propose to refrain from endoscopy when stool calprotectin levels are normal. What Is Known • Diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease requires invasive endoscopy. • Measuring calprotectin in stool is now frequently used in regular practice to identify children who require further endoscopic evaluation for high suspicion of inflammatory bowel disease, yet its incremental value is largely unknown. What Is New • There seems no value in exposing children to endoscopy when stool calprotectin levels are <50 μg/g. • When calprotectin is truly out of range (>250 μg/g), endoscopy is recommended to rule in inflammatory bowel disease. • The uncertainty range between 50 and 250 μg/g gives room for shared decision making with patient and parents/caretakers.
KHASIAT UMBI BAWANG DAYAK (Eleutherine palmifolia (L.) Merr.) SEBAGAI HERBAL ANTIMIKROBA KULIT

Umbi bawang dayak ( Eleutherine palmifolia (L.)Merr. ) merupakan tanaman khas Kalimantan Tengah yang berasal dari Amerika tropis. Secara empiris umbi bawang dayak sudah digunakan masyarakat lokal untuk mengobati luka dan obat bisul. Berkaitan dengan hal tersebut, telah dilakukan penelitian untuk melihat aktivitas antimikrobanya terhadap mikroba kulit yaitu Staphylococcus aureus dan Trichophyton rubrum . Serbuk simplisia diekstraksi dengan menggunakan metode maserasi dalam pelarut etanol 96% redestilasi. Ekstrak diuji terhadap kedua mikroba di atas yang sering terlibat dalam pembentukan luka. Pengujian ekstrak etanol terhadap kedua mikroba uji dilakukan denganmenggunakan metode difusi agar dengan teknik lubang perforasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak etanol dapat menghambat pertumbuhan Staphylococcus aureus dengan konsentrasi hambat minimum (KHM) adalah 1% dengan diameter hambat (14,49±0,51) mm dan menghambat pertumbuhan Trichophyton rubrum dengan KHM 15% dengan diameter hambat (15,06±0,42) mm. Ekstrak etanol dengan konsentrasi 1% berpotensi sama dengan Tetrasiklin HCl pada konsentrasi 0,06% dengan diameter hambat (14,03±0,42)mm untuk Staphylococcus aureus . Hasil pengujian terhadap Trichophyton rubrum menunjukkan ekstrak etanol 15% berpotensi hampir sama dengan ketokonazol pada konsentrasi 0,2% dengan diameter hambat sebesar (14,00±0,61) mm. Penapisan fitokimia menunjukkan bahwa bahan uji mengandung senyawa flavonoid, polifenol, alkaloid, kuinon, tanin, steroid, monoterpenoid dan seskuiterpenoid.
BUT NOBODY LOSES EITHER ” – UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONAL LOGICS IN IT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are becoming increasingly important for the provision of public services. Therefore, public-private partnerships (PPP) have become a valuable alternative for implementing, maintaining, and modernizing public ICT infrastructures. However, information technology (IT) partnerships between public and private parties are difficult endeavours due to different organizational values and practices. We present the results of an exploratory, interpretive case study that analyzes one of the few working IT PPPs in Germany, and explain how the different parties interacted to succeed in establishing a working partnership. In particular, using institutional logics as meta-theoretical lens, we present a model that emerged from the data and explains the difficulties of public-private cooperation influencing the successful establishment of IT partnerships. Furthermore, we analyzed which management procedures are necessary for enhancing the understanding between public and private parties to build a joint partnership and enable IT PPP success.
MELLISOPALYNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SOME COMMERCIAL HONEYS

Cases of adulterated honey sold in the markets is a crucial national concern as a source of food and health remedies. As part of efforts to monitor the level of adulteration in the neighbourhood, the present study is aimed at identifying the origin of the honey samples and ascertaining their authenticity. Laboratory and microscopic studies on 40 honey samples collected from 13 localities in Abeokuta (Majekodunmi, Itoku, Lafenwa, Somaarin, Odo-eran, Randa, Crescent University, Obantoko, Sanni, Iyana-cele, Osiele, Sabo and Atinsola), Ogun State and 15 places in Ibadan (University of Ibadan, Moor Plantation, Molete High School, Alegongo, Olegede, Agara, Ring Road, Aleshinloye, Basorun, Kasumu, Oremeji, Mapo, Apata, Oluyole, and Adelabu areas), Oyo State, South-West, Nigeria revealed that out of the 40 honey samples, 16 samples were adulterated with no pollen grains and the remaining 24 samples contained 12 pollen grain types from 81 plant taxa. In total, 168 pollen grains were extracted and identified. Some impurities were also observed in some of the honey samples. The frequency of the bee’s visit to each identified plant species was also determined based on the pollen grain frequency in each honey samples. The presence of the pollen grains in the 24 honey samples is a clear indication that those honeys are not adulterated but pure and multifloral.
Effects of Large Particle and Turbulent Scattering on Wavefront Sensor Measurements of the Volume Scattering Function

Turbulence plays an important role in processes near the surface of the ocean, such as air-sea gas transfer, distribution and mixing of nutrients, resuspension of sediment in shallow waters, and light propagation. Characterization and understanding of turbulence is important to those studying the airsea interface, near surface ocean processes, the coastal ocean, and optical oceanography. The optical quantity describing light interaction with a water sample is the volume scattering function (VSF). In general, the VSF is strongly influenced by scattering from turbulent inhomogeneities, most effectively at near-forward scattering angles. While the near-forward VSF is also influenced by scattering from particulates, the turbulent effects dominate at the smallest angles.
Question Answering on SQuAD with BERT

In the project, I explore three models for question answering on SQuAD 2.0[10]. The models use BERT[2] as contextual representation of input question-passage pairs, and combine ideas from popular systems used in SQuAD. The best single model gets 76.5 F1, 73.2 EM on the test set; the final ensemble model gets 77.6 F1, 74.8 EM.
Predictors of Emotional Distress and Wellbeing 2–5 Years After Stroke

Objectives. To identify predictors of emotional distress and psychological wellbeing in stroke survivors 2–5 years after discharge from comprehensive rehabilitation. Material and Methods. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30), and questions regarding life situations were mailed to former patients. Multiple regression analyses were performed. Results. The responses from 68 participants (37% women), of an average age of 58 years old, were used. Emotional distress (HADS > 10) was identified in 41%. Well-being (GHQ-30 10) at follow up. Dependency in toileting during rehabilitation predicted emotional distress 2–5 years later. Finally, well-being at followup was predicted by age > 65 years, independent mobility, perceiving proxies as supportive, and being in employment. Conclusions. Dependence in the activities of daily living 3–6 months after-injury predicted emotional distress 2–5 years after-stroke. Being over 65 years, having an occupation, proxy support and being less dependent all predicted well-being. Emotional distress and well-being were clearly negatively associated. Gender, education, marital status, and type of stroke were not associated with the outcome measures.
MAMMAL SKELETAL REMAINS FROM THE FUMANE CAVE ( VERONA , NORTHERN ITALY ) : AN OXYGEN ISOTOPE STUDY AND ITS PALAEOCLIMATOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

A stable isotope study of mammal skeletal remains of Palaeolithic age from the Fumane cave (Verona, N. Italy) was carried out to obtain palaeoclimatological information. The studied samples belong to Capra ibex, Cervus elaphus, Capreolus capreolus and Bos/Bison sp. and come from various levels of the cave deposits of Upper and Mid Palaeolithic age. The δO of palaeoenvironmental water was calculated from the δOp measured on fossil samples, according to the isotope equations previously calibrated on modern specimens. The results obtained suggest that teeth must be considered with great caution for palaeoclimatic reconstruction: in the case of this study they yield quite unreliable results. In a general way, isotopically well-preserved bones are preferrable since the interpretation of their results is more straightforward, more reliable and more meaningful, the bone phosphate representing a mean value of a considerable period of the life of each specimen. The δOw calculated from bone samples indicate that the climatic conditions were colder than at present. Further isotope data are of importance as a database for detailed reconstructions of the past climatic conditions along NS and EW geographic sections in Europe. RIASSUNTO Sono state eseguite misure della composizione isotopica del fosfato (δOp) su resti di mammiferi fossili provenienti dalla Grotta di Fumane (Verona) allo scopo di ottenere informazioni paleoclimatiche quantitative o almeno semiquantitative per il Paleolitico MedioSuperiore nella zona in esame. I campioni provengono da vari livelli di una successione stratigrafica divisa in quattro unità principali (S, BR, A e D) ed appartengono alle specie Capra ibex, Cervus elaphus, Capreolus capreolus e Bos/Bison sp. I valori di δO delle “paleo” acque meteoriche sono stati calcolati a partire dai valori di δOp misurati sui campioni fossili utilizzando le equazioni isotopiche preventivamente calibrate su individui recenti. I risultati ottenuti indicano che i denti non sono sempre utilizzabili per ricostruzioni paleoclimatiche e che, in generale, è preferibile utilizzare le ossa, almeno quando si ha a che fare con materiali non interessati da processi diagenetici. I valori di δOw (acqua paleoambientale) calcolati dai campioni di ossa confermano che il clima, nell’intervallo di tempo relativo alla successione esaminata, era sensibilmente più freddo di quello attuale. Questi risultati costituiscono un utile apporto per dettagliate ricostruzioni delle variazioni climatiche nel passato lungo sezioni NS ed EO in Europa.
LOH at 6 q and 10 q in fractionated circulating DNA of ovarian cancer patients is predictive for tumor cell spread and overall survival

Background: We recently showed that LOH proximal to M6P/IGF2R locus (D6S1581) in primary ovarian tumors is predictive for the presence of disseminated tumor cells (DTC) in the bone marrow (BM). For therapy-monitoring, it would be highly desirable to establish a blood-based biomarker. Therefore, we quantified circulating DNA (cirDNA) in sera of 63 ovarian cancer patients before surgery and after chemotherapy, measured incidence of LOH at four cancer-relevant chromosomal loci, correlated LOH with tumor cell spread to the BM and evaluated prognostic significance of LOH. Methods: cirDNA was fractionated into highand low molecular-weight fraction (HMWF, LMWF) for LOH-profiling, utilizing PCR-based fluorescence microsatellite analysis. BM aspirates were analyzed for DTC by immunocytochemistry using the pan-cytokeratin antibody A45-B/B3. Results: cirDNA levels in the HMWF before surgery were predictive for residual tumor load (p = 0.017). After chemotherapy, we observed a significant decline of cirDNA in the LMWF (p = 0.0001) but not in the HMWF. LOH was prevalently detected in the LMWF with an overall frequency of 67%, only moderately ablating after chemotherapy (45%). Before surgery, LOH in the LMWF at marker D10S1765 and D13S218 significantly correlated with tumor grading and FIGO stage (p = 0.033, p = 0.004, respectively). In both combined fractions, LOH at D6S1581 additionally associated with overall survival (OS) (p = 0.030). Moreover, solely LOH at D10S1765 in LMWF after therapy correlated with DTC in BM after therapy (p = 0.017). Conclusion: We demonstrate the applicability and necessity of DNA-fractionation prior to analyzing circulating LOH and identify LOH at D10S1765 and D6S1581 as novel blood-based biomarkers for ovarian cancer, being relevant for therapy-monitoring.
Impact Evaluation of the Information Management on the Decision-Making Effectiveness of Administrators in the Nigerian Universities

Nigerian educational system is expanding at an unprecedented rate because it appears that the demand for appropriate, adequate and timely information for management decisions in educational institutions is challenging. Therefore, this study empirically evaluate the information management on the decision-making effectiveness of administrators in the Nigerian universities focusing on the extent to which information acquisition and information management capacity of administrators contributed to the effective decisionmaking in Nigerian Universities. The research design used for this study was a survey research design. This design enables only a sample population to be studied after which generalizations can be made for the whole population. The purposive sampling technique was used to select two universities in each of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. There were altogether 60 administrators in the 12 universities in the 6 geopolitical zones, that is, University of Nigeria Nsukka, University of Port Harcourt, University of Ibadan, University of Ilorin, ABU Zaria, Ebonyi State University, Delta State University and University of Lagos, Ogun State University, Kogi State University, Adamawa State University, Kaduna state University. Out of this targeted population, 24 (the first 2top administrators) were sampled using simple random method but 21 responded. Pearson correlation and regression is used to find the relationship of information acquisition and information management to administrators’ decision-making effectiveness. The findings revealed that information acquisition and information management capacities whether taken separately or jointly make significant contributions to both effective and efficient administration in Nigerian Universities. Hence, the study recommended modernization of information systems in these institutions with a view of improving information acquisition and information management capacities of the administrators.
Are formal restrictions on crossing dependencies epiphenominal?

Characterizing the distribution of crossing dependencies in natural language dependency trees is a crucial task for building parsers and understanding the formal properties of human language. A number of formal restrictions on crossing dependencies have been proposed, including bounds on gap degree, edge degree, and end-point crossings. Here we ask whether the empirical distribution of crossing dependencies in dependency treebanks offers evidence for these formal restrictions as true, independent constraints on dependency trees, or whether the distribution can be explained using other, more generic constraints affecting dependency trees. Speciﬁcally, we explore the null hypothesis that crossing dependencies are formally unrestricted, but occur at a low rate. We implement the null hypothesis using random trees where crossing dependencies occur at the same rate as in natural language trees, but without any formal restrictions. We ﬁnd that this baseline generally does not reproduce the same distribution of gap degree, edge degree, end-point-crossing, and heads’ depth difference as real trees, suggesting that these formal constraints are a consequence of factors beyond the rate of crossing dependencies alone.
Dividend Payouts and Rollover Crises November 2 , 2018

We study the interaction between bank dividend payouts and rollover crises. By increasing available liquidity, a reduction in dividends has a resilience effect – a direct positive effect on the bank’s ability to survive a rollover episode. However, it also has a signaling effect, since short-term lenders that decide on rolling over their debt use the dividend payment to infer the bank fundamentals. When the signaling effect is weak and the resilience effect dominates, banks exert a negative externality on other banks when paying dividends, which ends up amplifying financial instability. In contrast when the signaling effect is strong, banks use dividend payments to manage the rollover crisis. We use our framework to analyze the effects of different dividend regulation policies during periods of financial stress and also discuss the empirical relevance of our theory.
A NEW COMBINATION OF PROBIOTICS , IMPROVES IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE . A PILOT , DOSE-FINDING , MULTICENTER , DOUBLE BLIND , PLACEBO-CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

Authors: Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga, M.D. Ph.D.1, Elba Llop M.D. 2, Cristina Suárez M.D. 2, Beatriz Álvarez, M.D.2, Luis Abreu, M.D. Ph.D. 2, Jordi Espadaler, B.D. Ph.D.3, Jordi Serra, M.D. Ph.D. 1. Gastroenterology, Motility and Functional Gut Disorders Unit. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol/CIBERehd, Badalona 1, Gastroenterology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid 2, AB-Biotics, Barcelona 3, Spain.