Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MONETARY, MACROPRUDENTIAL POLICIES AND HOUSING CYCLES: EXPLORING THE NEXUS IN TURKEY

Given the pro-cyclicality of the financial cycles on the business cycles, it is of importance to analyze whether the use of the traditional monetary policy instruments along with the prudential responsibilities result in the prevention of unsustainable financial cycles e.g., housing cycles. Still, there is not enough empirical evidence regarding the exploration of the nexus between housing variables and monetary – macroprudential policy rules. Observing the developments in housing market in Turkey, that is, the simultaneous increase in both house prices and residential investments in the last decade, the nexus between housing market and macro economy deserves a further investigation. Accordingly, a new Keynesian DSGE model is estimated with Turkish data for a period 2010-2014 using Bayesian techniques in this study. Results reveal that arguments for a monetary policy regime that produces aggregate price stability will, as a byproduct, tend to promote stability of housing markets don’t fully hold in the estimation. It can also be stated that the monetary policy rules with existing prudential policy instruments may not result in prevention of further housing “bubbles”. The variance-shock decomposition analyses show that demand and supply shocks dramatically determine the cycles of the real housing prices and residential investment whereas the monetary policy shocks and shocks in central bank’s inflation target do not explain the volatility of the housing variables.
Physico-chemical Analysis of Oxygen Plasma and Enzyme Treated Cotton Fabrics

Oxygen plasma treatment and/or cellulase enzyme treatment was carried to improve the surface properties of cotton fabrics for medical applications. The influence of Plasma (P), enzyme (E), plasma preceded by enzyme (EP) and enzyme preceded by plasma (PE) treatments on hydrophilicity of the cotton fabrics was studied using standard wicking test. The physical and chemical modification due to plasma and enzymatic treatments were analyzed using SEM and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. The FTIR results revealed that the oxygen plasma has modified the surface chemically by introducing oxygen containing groups (C=O, C-O, COO-) onto the fabric surface and enzyme have hydrolyzed the cellulose molecule. The physical etching of the fabric surface was observed in SEM photographs and weight loss measurements. The modified fabrics were given antimicrobial finish and tested for its antimicrobial activity against S.aureus and E.coli using AATCC 100 test. The EP treated fabric was found to have 100% bacterial reduction. The wash durability of the finished fabrics was also assessed and the results are discussed.
Survey of Canada Goose Feces for Presence of Giardia

As resident Canada goose (Branta canadensis) populations increase throughout North America, so do the health and environmental risks associated with goose feces. Previous studies suggest that goose feces may be a conduit for transmitting Giardia, a protozoan that is parasitic to humans. We surveyed fecal droppings from free-ranging resident Canada geese for Giardia spp. at 9 sites in the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) of North Carolina in 2007 and 2008. Samples (n = 234) were tested using the ProSpect® Giardia EZ Microplate Assay, and there were no positives. Our results indicate that risk of zoonotic giardiasis from Canada goose feces in the Triangle area of North Carolina is low.
GLIDING BEHAVIOR OF JAPANESE GIANT FLYING SQUIRRELS (PETAURISTA LEUCOGENYS)

Abstract Gliding behavior of Japanese giant flying squirrels, Petaurista leucogenys, was studied at Nara Park, Japan. We observed 150 glides. We were able to calculate glide ratios on 57 glides and airspeeds on 29 glides. Glide ratios (distance/[altitude lost]) averaged 1.87, and a glide ratio of 3–3.5 seems to represent an upper performance limit for P. leucogenys. Airspeeds (4.39–9.47 m/s) were substantially lower than reported in other studies, and glide angles were higher (17.74–34.99°). Aspect ratios of the animals in mid-glide averaged 1.42.
Effects of selenium nanoparticles on kidney and liver functional disorders in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Abstract Introduction: Diabetes mellitus, as a chronic metabolic disease, is associated with a wide range of kidney and liver disorders. The goal of this study was to indicate the effects of selenium nanoparticles on the function of kidney and liver enzymes in stereptozocin induced diabetic rats. Methods: In this study, 35 male wistar rats were divided into five groups (n=7): control, diabetic control and three experimental groups receiving selenium nanoparticle solutions at doses of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 mg/kg/BW respectively. To induce diabetes in rats, a single dose of streptozocin (60 mg/kg/BW) was injected intraperitoneally. After the experimental period, blood samples were collected from all groups and the blood factors associated with the liver enzymes and kidney factors were measured and analyzed. Results: The results indicated that the levels of fasting blood sugar in all groups treated with selenium nanoparticles had a significant reduction compared to the diabetic group (P=0.05). Aspartate amino transferase had a significant reduction at the maximum dose compared to the diabetic group (P=0.05). Also a significant decrease in the level of albumin was seen in the group treated with selenium nanoparticle (P=0.05). Selenium nanoparticle treatment made a significant decreases in the levels of urea and ceratinine at the maximum dose (P=0.05). Conclusion: The consumption of selenium nanoparticles in proper dosages may have beneficial effects on diabetic complications by lowering blood sugar as well as reducing the increased levels of the liver enzymes and kidney factors, albumin and cratinine resulting in the better function of kidney and liver.
A SOCIAL NETWORK MODEL OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTER-FIRM ENGAGEMENT

Background: This research looks into the different effects of firms' network structural positions in an upstream supply network upon the firms' level of re lational capital outcomes. Previous research has l argely focus on the context of decentralized network structure. Howeve r, the supply network is a centralized network beca use of the existence of the focal firm. The existence of the focal firm may influence the impact of relational c apital outcomes. Methods: The objective of this research is to determine the type of network structural positions required to o btain reasonable relational capital outcome in upstream s upply network. Results and conclusions : This study found that, network structural positio ns i.e. betweeness centrality contributed to firms' level of relational capital influence. In co nclusion, firms, embedded in upstream supply network benefits differently in terms of relational capital through different degree of embeddedness. Firms' resources should be re-aligned to match the benefits with the different network st ructural positions.
Frequent SubThreshold Gamblers Display Unique Pattern of Brain Activation during Investment Decision-Making Task

Copyright: © 2016 Suen VYM, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. *Corresponding author: Peter H Silverstone, Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, 1E7.17 Walter Mackenzie Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Tel: +1-780-407-6576; Fax: +1-780-407-6672; E-mail: peter.silverstone@ualberta.ca
Resources, capabilities and competences for eco-innovation

AbstractThe existing literature on the determinants for the development and adoption of ecoinnovations has generally focused on analysing the influence of business strategies and external drivers (public policy and stakeholder impacts) on innovation processes in firms. Internal factors to the firm such as resources, capabilities and competences (RCCs), which are important drivers of business strategies and innovation performance, are seldom considered in the literature. This paper builds an integrated framework that incorporates the impact of those firm's internal factors and their interactions with external drivers on the development and adoption of eco-innovations. The relevance of those factors regarding several dimensions of eco-innovation is illustrated with case studies. It is shown that, while all RCCs are relevant for the development and uptake of ecoinnovations, their relevance differs across eco-innovation dimensions.
ACADEMIC MOTIVATION IN THE INITIAL TRAINING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS MOTIVACIÓN EDUCATIVA EN LA FORMACIÓN INICIAL DEL PROFESORADO DE EDUCACIÓN FÍSICA

Integrated regulation has been shown as the motivational regulation with the highest predictive power on adaptive behaviours in different life domains; however, it has not been examined in the educational context yet. The purpose of this study was to incorporate the assessment of integrated regulation to the Academic Motivation Scale in the context of Brazil Initial Training of Physical Education Teachers. There were 333 undergraduate participants from the bachelor degree of Physical Education, Federal University of Espirito Santo/ Brazil. Confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable fit indices for the eightfactor correlated structure. The results of the regression analysis showed that the variable integrated regulation was the strongest predictor of the intention to become a teacher. This new instrument may contribute to a deeper Rev.int.med.cienc. act. fís. deporte vol. X número X ISSN: 1577-0354 understanding of the motivational processes involved in physical education teacher educator.
Prevalence and survival of escaped European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax in Cyprus identified using genetic markers

The escape of European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (L.) from fish farms is consid- ered to be a widespread problem in the Mediterranean area, where this species is produced in large quantities in offshore cages. Whilst estimates of the number of escaped seabass in the wild have been made previously, the actual distribution, long-term survival and the potential effects on native populations remain largely unknown. This study characterises the genetic profiles of all contemporary and some historic aquaculture sources of European seabass in Cyprus and uses these profiles to identify escaped fish in seabass collected from the wild around the island. Signif- icant differences in the microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA marker profiles were found between farmed and wild fish. The number of escapees identified was 15% of the total number of wild-caught fish sampled. However, escapees were not equally distributed; at one location ~70% of wild-caught fish were escapees while in other areas escapees only accounted for up to 4%. Escapees were present in all size classes of fish, but the majority were of commercial size (300�500 g) typical of seabass farmed in seacages. This indicates that they may have escaped recently and during normal aquaculture operations as no escape event was reported in the course of the study. Two large, egg-bearing females and some juvenile fish were also classified as escapees, which suggests that long-term survival and interbreeding with wild fish is possible in Cypriot waters.
Compensation Effects in the Non-isothermal Pyrolysis of Wood

A considerable variation exists in the kinetics constants that were derived using Arrhenius equation in the study of the reaction kinetics for wood pyrolysis. It is of interest to evaluate whether compensation behaviours that usually associate with a series of related reactions might have contributed to the observed variations in the nonisothermal pyrolysis kinetics. The study of the compensation effects was intended to seek a logical explanation for the observed variations of the apparently large and differed values of activation energy and pre-exponential factors. Statistical regression analyses were performed to correlate the Arrhenius parameters derived from the non-isothermal Thermogravimetry Analysis (TGA) data. To gain an insight on the competing reactions so as to expound the varied kinetic data, these transition kinetics were also analyzed for exothermic transition using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) for heat of pyrolysis. This study showed that compensation effect existed, but found that the enthalpy of transition held a stronger proposition on the transition kinetics.
Chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion in blended cement concretes exposed to chloride-sulphate environments

This paper reports the results of a study conducted to investigate the influence of sulphate concentration and associated cation type on chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion in blended cement concretes. Reinforced concrete specimens were exposed to chloride plus sulphate solutions for a period of 1200 days. The exposure solutions contained a fixed concentration of 5% sodium chloride and the sulphate concentration was varied from 0 to 4% SO42−. The effect of cation type associated with sulphate ions, namely Na+ and Mg++, on chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion was also evaluated. Reinforcement corrosion was assessed by measuring corrosion potentials and corrosion current density at regular intervals. The results indicated that the presence of sulphate ions in the chloride solution increased the corrosion current density, but no significant effect on the time to initiation of reinforcement corrosion was noted. Further, the corrosion current density increased with increasing sulphate concentration an.
Performance Evaluation of Zinc Deposited Mild Steel in Chloride Medium.

The effect of deposited mild steel under plating variable influence was investigated in a chloride medium. The results showed homogeneous layer with improved surface adhesion after deposition. The distance between the anode and the cathode on voltage, plating time and coating thickness were observed. The mild steel was deposited into solution of zinc bath for varying voltage between 0.6 v and 1.0v. It was discovered that the sample plated at 1.0v for 15 minutes gives the best plating surface finish. Analytical study using potentiastat/galvanostat, focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM), XRD and AFM were used to determine the surface characterization, topography and corrosion evaluation of the substrate
Do Production Contracts Raise Farm Productivity? An Instrumental Variables Approach

Estimating how the use of production contracts affects farm productivity is difficult when unobservable factors are correlated with both the decision to contract and productivity. To account for potential selection bias, this study uses the local availability of production contracts as an instrument for whether a farm uses a contract in order to estimate the impact of contract use on total factor productivity. Results indicate that use of a production contract is associated with a large increase in productivity for feeder-to-finish hog farms in the United States. The instrumental variable method makes it credible to assert that the observed association is a causal relationship rather than simply a correlation.
Revision of the lifestyles of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and implications for biological control strategies

ABSTRACT A new classification of lifestyles of phytoseiid mites is proposed based on the findings and suggestions from many studies conducted in the fifteen years since the publication of the lifestyle system by McMurtry & Croft (1997). In this newly proposed classification, Type I (Specialized mite predators) is divided into three subtypes to highlight mite prey specificity: subtype I-a—Specialized predators of Tetranychus species (Tetranychidae); subtype I-b—Specialized predators of web-nest producing mites (Tetranychidae); subtype I-c—Specialized predators of tydeoids (Tydeoidea). Type II (Selective predators of tetranychid mites) remains essentially the same. Type III (Generalist predators) is a huge and diverse group of general feeders; predators in this category are now grouped into five subtypes based on the microhabitat occupied and morphology: subtype III-a—Generalist predators living on pubescent leaves; subtype III-b—Generalist predators living on glabrous leaves; III-c—Generalist predators living in confined spaces on dicotyledonous plants; III-d—Generalist predators living in confined spaces on monocotyledonous plants; III-e—Generalist predators from soil/litter habitats. Type IV (Pollen feeding generalist predators) also remains essentially the same. Two possible additional lifestyles include phytoseiids living on aquatic plants and phytoseiids able to pierce leaf cells. Behavioral and biological information is updated and implications for biological control strategies are discussed.
CEO duality and firm performance: an empirical study of EU listed firms

In the existing literature various arguments are made in favor and against CEO duality. The main criterion regarding the argument for or against CEO duality is the effect CEO duality has on firm performance. Against the idea of CEO duality, the agency theory is advanced. In favor of CEO duality, the stewardship theory is advanced. This study provides empirical evidence on the significance CEO duality has in influencing the firm performance of EU listed firms. The results conclude that the effect CEO duality has on firm performance is insignificant, which means that CEO duality does not have much influence on firm performance based on EU listed firms. Finally some suggestions are made for future research on this topic.
Comparative Evaluation of Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Properties from the Essential Oils of Four Commonly Consuming Plants in Iran

Background: This study aimed at investigation of the chemical composition, antimicrobial activity, and antioxidant properties of clove, cumin, origanum, and anise Essential Oils (EOs). Methods: Chemical compositions of the EOs were identified using Gas Chromatog-raphy/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). The antibacterial activities of EOs against four important food-borne bacteria were assessed by disc diffusion, agar well diffusion, and broth micro-dilution assays. Evaluation of antioxidant properties of the EOs was carried out by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, β-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching test, and total phenolic contents as well. Statistical analysis of data was performed using SPSS, Inc, Chicago, IL software. Results: Eugenol (69.26%) was the main constituents of studied EOs. Although, all five tested bacteria were sensitive to EOs, but Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli had the highest and lowest susceptibility to the antibacterial activity of EOs ( p <0.05), respectively. Remarkable antioxidant capacity was observed in all EOs; however, clove EO had the highest antioxidant properties ( p <0.05). Conclusion: Clove, cumin, origanum, and anise EOs could be regarded as potential sources of natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agents in Iranian food industries and the best results was belonged to clove EO.
Career success in a boundaryless career world.

This paper compares contemporary career theory with the theory applied in recent career success research. The research makes inconsistent use of career theory, and in particular neglects the interdependence of the objective and subjective careers, and boundaryless career issues of inter-organizational mobility and extra-organizational support. The paper offers new guidelines for bringing about a rapprochement between career theory and career success research. These guidelines cover adequacy of research designs, further dimensions of career success, broader peer group comparisons, deeper investigation of the subjectively driven person, and seeing new connections between boundaryless career theory and career success research.
Nonlinear Aeroelastic Study of Stall Induced Oscillation in a Symmetric Airfoil

In this paper the aeroelastic stability of a wind turbine rotor in the dynamic stall regime is investigated. Increased flexibility of modern turbine blades makes them more susceptible to aeroelastic instabilities. Complex oscillation modes like flap/lead-lag are of particular concern, which give way to potential structural damage, see Chaviaropoulos (1999), Chaviaropoulos et.al. (2003). We study the stall induced oscillations in pitching direction and in combined flapwise, lead-lag wise directions. The aerodynamic loads acting on the rotor body in the stall regime are nonlinear. We consider a wide ranging parametric variation and underline their effect on the aeroelastic instability and overall nonlinear dynamical behavior of the system. A common engineering dynamic stall model (Onera) has been used to calculate the aerodynamic loads, (see Tran and Petot (1981), Dunn and Dugundji (1992). The aerodynamic loads are captured well by this model in the dynamic stall regime and are subsequently used to predict the bifurcation behavior and the chaotic routes of the aeroelastic system under study are . The aerodynamic loads are given in terms of differential equations which are combined with the governing equations of the aeroelastic system; the resulting system of equations are solved by a 4th order variable step Runge-Kutta method. In the pitching oscillation study we consider the following parameters: nondimensional airspeed (U), mean angle of attack, initial condition, structural nonlinearity and reduced frequency (k) and amplitude of external forcing. The self excited and forced system reveal existence of quasi-periodic and chaotic response. For different mean angle of attack, quasi-periodic response have been obtained with different initial conditions. A cubic structural nonlinearity has been seen to alter the bifurcation pattern of the above system. Varying k as a bifurcation parameter in the forced system shows presence of period-3 orbits near chaos. The second case of flap/edgewise oscillation in the stall regime identifies nondimensional rotational speed of the rotor along with structural stiffnesses and nonlinearity as most important parameters of the self excited system. However, no chaotic response has been obtained. External forcing shows presence of higher harmonics and quasi-harmonics in the response. Once again, no chaotic attractor has been found.