Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
How Do Administrative Arrangements Affect Exit from Unemployment Payments? The Case of the Job Seeker Diary in Australia

This study examines the impact of the Jobseeker Diary program (JSD), a large-scale intervention designed to increase job search effort of unemployed persons in Australia. Its scale, and focus on work-search verification, make the JSD program relatively unique in the international context. Participation in the JSD is found to significantly increase the likelihood of an unemployment payment recipient exiting payments, and to reduce total time spent on payments. At least one-half of JSD participants are estimated to have reduced time on payments. Largest effects of the JSD occur for payment recipients for whom labour demand conditions are the most 'favourable'. The findings on the impact of the JSD are robust to a wide range of sensitivity checks.
The pricing of services

This paper aims to provide a deeper conceptual understanding of demand behavior and the pricing of services. It argues why all services are sold in advance and shows how the specificities of services result in two types of risks faced by buyers that buy in advance, that of unavailability of service and a low valuation of the service at the time of consumption. Furthermore, advanced buyers run the risk of not being able to consume at the time of consumption and this relinquished capacity may be re-sold by service firms. The paper develops a theoretical model that shows that advance prices are always lower than spot prices. Also, providing a refund to advanced buyers may improve revenue. A counter intuitive result demonstrates that the firm’s strategy may be pareto optimal in that a guarantee against capacity unavailability as well as a refund guarantee against valuation risk may be offered to advance buyers at a lower advance price than if a refund offer is not provided. Finally, the study also shows that the firm can earn higher revenue when the risks are asymmetric. Profits are higher when the market faces high valuation risks than when the market faces unavailability risk.
From Marxian School of Economic Thought to System Paradigm in Economic Studies: The Institutional Matrices Theory

The paper discusses some theoretical-methodological basis for the institutional change analysis in transitional countries. First, the paper shows the specific approach of the Marxian school of economic thought to the analysis of social and economic institutions. Second, the most general features of the system paradigm in economic theory (Kornai, 1998) are presented. Third, the institutional matrices theory, or IMT (Кирдина, 2001; Kirdina, 2001, 2010, etc.), developing Marxian approach and systemic ideas, is presented. An explanatory power of IMT is shown by the analysis of post-soviet reforms in Russia and East-European countries.
DETECTION OF LISTERIA SPP. IN RAW MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS RETAILED IN ANKARA

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Listeria species in raw milk, and dairy products. A total of 110 samples were obtained from randomly selected retail stores and local bazaars located in Ankara. Using TS EN ISO 11290-1 method, 23 samples were found positive for Listeria spp. The overall prevalence of Listeria spp. was 20.91%, in which L. innocua was the most commonly recovered species (6.36%). The remaining isolates were identified as L ivanovii (5.45%), L. monocytogenes (4.55%), and L welshimeri (4.55%). The L monocytogenes isolates were positive for the presence of hlyA gene. The highest prevalence of Listeria spp. was found in homemade cheese (9.09%), followed by raw milk (8.19%), and white cheese (3.64%). L monocytogenes was isolated from raw milk and homemade cheese in this study. In conclusion, the low hygienic quality dairy products may lead to listeriosis surveillance in Ankara.
Disentangling the Relationship between Nonprofit and Social Capital: The Role of Social Cooperatives and Social Welfare Associations in the Development of Networks of Strong and Weak Ties

We use a unique dataset to study how participation in two specific types of nonprofit organizations, i.e. social welfare associations and social cooperatives, affects individual social capital. A descriptive analysis shows that both the types of organization have a positive impact. The econometric analysis reveals that social welfare associations play a significantly greater role in the development of volunteers’ networks of cooperative relationships, favouring the creation of weak ties which are used to exchange information and advice, and offering the opportunity to establish stronger ties entailing concrete mutual support. Within social cooperatives, workers develop their individual social capital to a greater extent than volunteers.
Differences in Ethylene and Fruit Quality Attributes during Storage in New Apple Cultivars

Physiological characteristics of five new apple cultivars from the Korean apple breeding program were evaluated as a function of harvest time and storage after harvest. Internal ethylene concentration (IEC), flesh firmness, soluble solids concentration (SSC), and titratable acidity (TA) were measured in ‘Summer Dream’, ‘Summer King’, ‘Green Ball’, ‘Picnic’, and ‘Hwangok’ apples at harvest, during shelf life at 20℃, and one day after cold storage at 0.5℃ in air. IEC increased during shelf life in ‘Summer Dream’, ‘Summer King’, and ‘Green Ball’ but not in ‘Picnic’ or ‘Hwangok’, regardless of harvest time. Flesh firmness decreased towards harvest time and decreased gradually with time in cold storage only in the former three cultivars. In turn, IEC increased during cold storage in the first three cultivars but not for the last two cultivars, irrespective of harvest time. Changes in SSC and TA did not consistently relate to harvest time or storage period but TA tended to decrease as IEC increased. Furthermore, IEC was negatively correlated with flesh firmness except in the ‘Green Ball’ cultivar but the significance level was much greater in ‘Summer Dream’ and ‘Summer King’ (p ＜ 0.0001) than in ‘Picnic’ (p ＜ 0.01) or ‘Hwangok’ (p ＜ 0.05) cultivars. Flesh firmness was positively correlated with TA in the first three cultivars but not in the last two cultivars. Overall, the results indicate that cultivars for which IEC increased after harvest had reduced flesh firmness and TA after storage.
In situ observation of g-ZrH formation by X-ray diffraction

We report on the measurement of the formation of g-ZrH during in situ gaseous charging. The measurements were undertaken using high-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Experimental observation shows that g-ZrH can form at 180 C from a mixture of aþd while dehydrogenating at slow cooling rates. The observation is further supported by ex situ laboratory X-ray diffraction on deuterated Zr powder that has undergone a similar heat-treatment cycle. The crystal structure of g-ZrH refinement agrees with the reported P42/n structure found in the literature.
Testing the Validity of the Neoclassical Migration Model: Overall and Age-Group Specific Estimation Results for German Spatial Planning Regions

This paper assess the empirical validity of the neoclassical migration model to predict German internal migration flows driven by regional labour market disparities. We estimate static and dynamic migration functions for 97 Spatial Planning Regions between 1996--2006 using key labour market signals including income and unemployment differences among a broader set of explanatory variables. Beside an aggregate specification we also estimate the model for age-group related subsamples. Our results give empirical support for the main transmission channels identified by the neoclassical framework: That is, regional differences in the real income show the expected effect on the net inmigration rate, while the link between regional unemployment rate differentials and net inmigration is negative. The results remains stable if further variables are added to the model. Net in-commuting shows a negative correlation with in-migration underlying the substitutive nature of the two variables. Moreover an increasing level of international competitiveness attracts further in-migration flows. We also find heterogeneity for different types of settlement structure and the East-West macro regions by including federal state level fixed effects or an East German dummy. The results broadly hold for age-group specific estimates. Here, the impact of labour market signals is tested to be of greatest magnitude for workforce relevant age-groups and especially young cohorts from 18 to 25 and 25 to 30 years. This latter result underlines the prominent role played by labour market conditions in determining internal migration rates of the working population in Germany.
EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ISOKINETIC STRENGTH AND FIELD PERFORMANCE IN PROFESSIONAL MALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the isokinetic quadriceps and hamstring strength and, sprinting ability, agility and vertical jump performance in male volleyball players. Twenty professional male volleyball players (average age 24.5±1.1 years; mean body height 186.5±5.02 cm; mean body mass 75.34±8.39 kg) participated in this study voluntarily. For each player, isokinetic concentric muscle strength tests were performed at 60°/s and 300°/s, jump performance was evaluated by countermovement jump (CMJ) and squat jump (SJ) tests, sprint ability was determined by single sprint performance (10-30 m), and agility performance was measured using the T drill agility test. There were statistically significant correlation between peak torque of extensor and flexor muscles strength at 60°/s, 300°/s contraction velocities and squat jump, countermovement jump (p 0.05). Moreover, statistically significant relations were found between the performances of athletes in different field tests (p<0.05). This study has shown that isokinetic peak torque of quadriceps and hamstring are significant predictor for field based anaerobic tests, SJ and CMJ, that are similar to the actions made in the game for volleyball players. Article visualizations:
Relationship between Leadership Styles of Nurse Managers and Staff Nurses Job Satisfaction in Public Hospital of Punjab, Pakistan

Introduction: Nurses are the “backbone” of any human services framework and their work is varied and extremely complicated. When carrying out their jobs, nurses faces different circumstances and patients, which are elements of the circumstances and patient level workloads. In addition, higher amount of nurse’s dissatisfaction prompts to leave out from the nursing profession. This generally creates staff shortage among nurses. Due to enhances extra time and job stress, increases burnout, longer patient holding up records, lastly, as an outcome expanded displeasure among patients Leadership is the way toward impacting representatives to accomplish organizational goals and objectives Methods: This analytical, cross-case study was conducted in public hospital of Lahore. Respondents ’selection was convenient sampling technique. Selected sample was 211 registered nurses. Well adopted questionnaire as per Likert scale was used in this study. Results: The finding of this study showed that caregivers prefer transformational styles of leaders to achieve optimal presentation of nurses. The results showed that there is statistically significance as p-value < 0.05 at all level of job satisfaction.Conclusions: A transformative leadership style promotes job satisfaction among nurses, which improves performance. Nurses job performance increased proportionally by increasing job satisfaction. In the current health system, it is necessary to develop leadership behaviors that have proven to be effective in the implementation of positive and adaptive behaviors among nurses. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 201-208
Corrigendum: Service quality perceptions of campus-based food outlets

Copyright: © 2018. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. In the author list of this article initially published, Monique A. Stephanou’s first name was unintentionally misprinted as ‘Mon’. The correct first name is ‘Monique’. The author sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused. Corrigendum: Service quality perceptions of campus-based food outlets
Diets and Abundances of Three Sympatric Shrew Species in Northern Hokkaido

The diets and abundances of three sympatric shrew species (Sorex unguiculatus, S. gracillimus, and S. caecutiens), food resource conditions, and environmental characteristics were investigated in three habitat types (riparian forest, wind-shelter belt, and spruce forest), during seasons without snow-cover in northern Hokkaido, Japan. S. unguiculatus outnumbered S. gracillimus in both the riparian forest and wind-shelter belt, and vice versa in the spruce forest. S. caecutiens was rare in the study area. Abundances of S. un· guiculatus and S. gracillimus seemed to be unrelated to those of their principal foods. The main prey of S. unguiculatus was earthworms, whereas S. gracil­ limus and S. caecutiens mainly consumed small terrestrial arthropods. S. unguiculatus tended to consume more earthworms in the spruce forest than in the other habitat types. The earthworm consumption appeared to directly reflect their availability per capita. Food consumption by S. gracillimus tend­ ed to be constant regardless of the habitat type.
Evidence of the theoretically predicted seismo-magnetic conversion

SUMMARY Seismo-electromagnetic phenomena in porous media arise from seismic wave-induced fluid motion in the pore space, which perturbs the equilibrium of the electric double layer. This paper describes with details the original experimental apparatus built within the ultra-shielded chamber of the Low Noise Underground Laboratory of Rustrel (France). We measured seismo-magnetic conversions in moist sand using two induction magnetometers, and a pneumatic seismic source to generate the seismic wave propagation. We ensured to avoid the magnetometer vibrations, which could induce strong disturbances from induction origin. Interpretation of the data is improved by an analytical description of phase velocities for fast (Pf) and slow (Ps) longitudinal modes, transverse mode (S) as well as the extensional mode due to the cylindrical geometry of the sample. The purpose of this paper is to provide elements to measure correctly coseismic seismomagnetic fields and to specify their amplitude. The seismic arrivals recorded in the sample showing a 1200–1300 m s−1 velocity have been associated to P and extensional waves. The measured seismo-magnetic arrivals show a velocity of about 800 m s−1 close to the calculated phase velocity of S waves. Therefore, we show that the seismo-magnetic field is associated to the transverse part of the propagation, as theoretically predicted by Pride (1994), but never measured up to now. Moreover, the combined experimental and analytical approaches lead us to the conclusion that the measured seismo-magnetic field is probably about 0.035 nT for a 1 m s−2 seismic source acceleration (0.1 g).
Concordance between Symptoms Reported By Patients andSigns Elicited By Orthopedic Surgeons

Symptoms are a departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by patient. These are subjective phenomena observed by the patient and cannot be measured directly. On the other hand, a sign is objectively observable by others. Any objective evidence of a disease, such as blood in the stool, a skin rash, is a sign as it can be recognized by the doctor, nurse, family members apart from the patient. However, lower-back pain, stomachache or fatigue, is only detected or sensed by the patient and others only know about only when the patient tells them [1]. Historically, patients and physicians used to participate more equally in identifying signs and symptoms during a medical consultation. Over the last 200 years as medicine advanced and diagnostic techniques developed, the identification of signs became more and more the doctor’s domain [2]. The importance of “Signs” as a part of physical examination started with the discovery of “percussion” by Auenbruggerin 1760 and its dissemination by Corvisart in 1808 and development of auscultation in 1816 by Laennec [3].
Real Convergence, Price Level Convergence and Inflation Differentials in Europe

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the factors that can cause price levels to diverge and which are at the root of different inflation rates in Europe including the EU-27. Among others, we study the structural and cyclical factors influencing market and non-market-based service, house and goods prices, and we summarise some stylised facts emerging from descriptive statistics. Subsequently, we set out the possible mismatches between price level convergence and inflation rates. Having described in detail the underlying economic factors, we proceed to demonstrate the relative importance of these factors on observed inflation rates first in an accounting framework and then by relying on panel estimations. Our estimation results provide the obituary notice for the Balassa-Samuelson effect. Nevertheless, we show that other factors related to economic convergence may push up inflation rates in transition economies. Cyclical effects and regulated prices are found to be important drivers of inflation rates in an enlarged Europe. House prices matter to some extent in the euro area, whereas the exchange rate plays a prominent (but declining) role in transition economies.
Facultative hyperparasitism in Brachymeria pomonae (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae)

This report summarizes a study designed to uncover any tendency towards hyperparasitic behavior in Brachymeria pomonae (Cameron), a parasitoid of pink bollworm (PBW) (Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders) imported from Australia to California for biological control of the latter pest species. Brachymeria pomonae hyperparasitized both Apanteles oenone Nixon (ca. 10% of pupae exposed) and Cardiochiles nigriceps Viereck (ca. 23% of pupae exposed), and all hyperparasitic offspring of B. pomonae were males. However, B. pomonae's aggressive primary parasitism of several lepidopterous hosts, together with the low hyperparasitism rates and the failure to produce hyperparasitic female offspring suggested that hyperparasitism is a facultative behavior in this parasitoid. Brachymeria pomonae caused substantial mortality in A. oenone and C. nigriceps as a result of ovipositional probing. Finally, it did not attack PBW nor A. oenone pupae if they were not enclosed in a PBW cocoon, but aggressively attacked the pupae of both when enclosed in PBW cocoons. The results are of significance because B. pomonae was a candidate for release against PBW in California. Because of its facultative hyperparasitic habit, no effort was made to release it from quarantine. The basis for this decision, including the uncertain impact that hyperparasitoids may have on biological control programs, is discussed.
Photosynthesis of boreal ground vegetation after a forest clear-cut.

Abstract. Heather (Calluna vulgaris), rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium), wavy hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) and raspberry (Rubus idaeus) are typical species at boreal clear-cut sites. In this study, we measured their photosynthesis separately in the growing season of 2005 using a manual chamber. All measured species showed clear and species-specific seasonal cycles of photosynthetic activity (Pmax). The maxima of C. vulgaris and E. angustifolium occurred around June and July, while that of R. idaeus occurred as late as August. A simple model of photosynthetic activity is presented, addressing the photosynthesis of C. vulgaris was mainly explained by temperature history when the soil moisture is high. The activity of deciduous D. flexuosa also followed the temperature history, unlike the activities of E. angustifolium and R. idaeus. During a short drought, some shoots decreased their Pmax levels but none of the species showed similar reactions between individuals. We also observed that the comparison of the whole-plant Pmax or respiration of different-sized individuals were less scattered than the results based on full-grown leaf mass, implying that species-specific rates of photosynthesis at ground level are rather similar regardless of the plant size. Using species composition and continuous temperature and light measurements, we upscaled the species-specific process rates and integrated fixed and respired CO2 of ground vegetation for the entire 2005 growing season. The photosynthetic production per surface area of soil was 760 g C m−2 y−1 at the fertile site and 300 g C m−2 y−1 at the infertile site. During the snow-free period (18 April–21 November), the above ground parts of measured species released 75 g C m−2 y−1 at the infertile site. At the fertile site, E. angustifolium and R. idaeus respired 22 and 12 g C m−2 y−1, respectively.
Leaf Nutrient Concentrations of Apple Orchards in Isparta Province

This study was conducted in Isparta province to investigate the mineral nutritional status of apple orchards by means of leaf analysis. For this purpose, seven districts were chosen and ten orchards from each district were selected. Leaf samples were taken during two years from the chosen trees. Leaf analyses results indicated that there was no Mg deficiency in trees. Similarly 97% of orchards did not show N deficiency. The most important nutritional problem was Zn nutrition, and 80% of the orchards showed Zn deficiency. On the other hand, 69, 64, 24 and 11% of the orchards showed P, Ca, K and Mn deficiencies, respectively. Finally, it was concluded that soils were fertilized sufficiently with N, but some important nutritional problems continued. Therefore; special fertilization programs should be applied for other nutrients specially for Zn, P and Ca as well.
R&D cooperation, asymmetric technological capabilities and rationale for technology parks

Starting from the premise that firms are distinct in terms of their capacity to create radical product innovations, the present paper attempts to explore how firms choose between different forms of R&D cooperation and their consequences for social welfare. It studies a duopolistic market, where firms have to choose between R&D competition, a cost sharing alliance, an information sharing alliance or an R&D cartel. The paper demonstrates that asymmetry has an impact on alliance choice and social welfare. With similar firms, the cost sharing alliance will be preferred to R&D competition or any other form of collaboration. With significant asymmetry no alliance may be formed. In terms of social welfare, any alliance is preferable to R&D competition and the R&D cartel is the best. Given this inherent contradiction between private preferences and optimal social choice, the paper provides a rationale for public investment in terms of science and technology parks to promote R&D cartels.