Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Empirical Evidence Concerning Smes´ Corporate Websites: Explaining Factors, Strategies and Reporting

The important role played by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in any contemporary economy as a motive force for generating employment and wealth is universally acknowledged and therefore this work is based upon a more detailed study concerning the efficiency of SMEs. Therefore by analysing a sample of 816 SMEs, we aim to study the information published on their Websites in order to clarify certain doubts with respect to the type of target users and thus discover the objectives and strategies pursued by publishing a corporate Webpage. Given the low observed percentage of SMEs with a Website (31.74%) we have also studied the factors influencing the propensity of businesses to possess a corporate Website.
Group climate, personality, and self-reported aggression in incarcerated male youth

Aggression in youth prison is considered a major problem, probably interfering with treatment and rehabilitative goals, and creating an unsafe work environment for group workers. The present study examined how inmates’ personality (dispositional characteristics) and living group climate (situational characteristics) contribute to aggression in a sample of 59 incarcerated delinquent boys. The results showed that open group climate was positively associated with agreeableness and openness and buffered against aggression through its positive effect on neuroticism. A repressive group climate was negatively associated with low neuroticism and proved to be unrelated to aggression. The discussion focuses on the importance of a positive living group climate for efficacious treatment and rehabilitation of incarcerated delinquent boys.
Antibacterial activity of polygodial

Polygodial was found to possess moderate antibacterial activity against gram‐positive bacteria including Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and gram‐negative bacteria including Escherichia coli and Salmonella choleraesuis with minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC) of 100 and 100 µg/mL (0.34 mm) and 100 and 50 µg/mL, respectively. The time kill curve study showed that polygodial was bactericidal against B. subtilis and S. choleraesuis. However, there was a difference in its bactericidal action against endospore‐forming B. subtilis and food‐borne S. choleraesuis. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Effects of Magnetizing Inductance on Start-Up and Synchronization of Line-Start Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motors

The capabilities of proper start-up and synchronization are important issues in the design of line-start permanent magnet synchronous motors. Failing in early start-up or in synchronization under certain conditions prevents the widespread use of these motors. In order to draw useful guidelines for the design of line-start permanent magnet synchronous motors, the contradictory effects of a large value of magnetizing inductance in improving early start-up and deteriorating synchronization of line-start permanent magnet synchronous motors are analyzed in this paper. The analysis is done through three different methods. First, the effect of magnetizing inductance on average and pulsating torques of the motors during asynchronous operation is investigated and the role of these torques in start-up and synchronization performances of the motors is discussed. A critical load is then determined in terms of motors parameters as a torque limit above which the motors cannot start. The effect of magnetizing inductance, magnet flux, and saliency on the critical load is also investigated. A dynamic d-q model of the motors is then implemented to support the discussions by analyzing two line start motors with different magnetizing inductances. Finite-element-based analyses are then carried out for both motors to consider motors parameters variation, skin effect, saturation, rotor asymmetry, and cross magnetization. A good agreement between the finite-element method and dynamic simulation results is evident. Finally, some design guidelines are proposed for the proper selection of the magnetizing inductance in motor designs for different applications.
177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT in Recurrent Skull-Base Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor Causing Osteomalacia: A Potential Application of PRRT Beyond Neuroendocrine Tumors

The potential of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is described in a case of recurrent inoperable phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor causing osteomalacia in the left basiocciput, for which the patient had undergone surgery twice previously. After one cycle of PRRT, there was good symptomatic improvement, with a modest reduction in uptake on both 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT suggesting a favorable response. Hence, treatment with a second cycle was considered. Being somatostatin receptor–avid, this rare group of tumors when inoperable or recurrent may potentially be targeted with PRRT. Well-tolerated and noninvasive, PRRT could evolve as a promising targeted treatment approach in this clinical setting. In summary, tumor-induced osteomalacia with 68Ga-DOTATATE–avid inoperable or recurrent tumor can be considered a potential clinical application for PRRT beyond neuroendocrine tumors.
Expression of glucose‐regulated stress protein GRP78 is related to progression of melanoma

Aims: Glucose‐regulated protein 78 (GRP78) is a protein translated in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress that has been implicated in the pathogenesis and resistance to therapy of a variety of cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate its expression and role in the development and progression of human melanoma.
The Design, Implementation, and Deployment of a Smart Lighting System for Smart Buildings

There is an increasing interest in Internet of Things (IoT) enabled smart buildings over the past decades. However, the development of smart buildings is impeded by the high installation/maintenance cost and the difficulty of large-scale evaluation in the wild. In this paper, we report the design, implementation, and deployment of an emergency light-based smart building solution. The key advantage of the system is that it is built on the top of the existing facilities in the building (i.e., emergency light). As a case study, we have implemented and deployed our system in nine production smart buildings of different types including residential, commercial office, and warehouse of multiple level building complexes. Using real data from four typical buildings, we show the proposed system can achieve >97% average packet delivery rate. Evaluation results also demonstrate the stability and robustness of the system to environmental changes. The results of this paper provide practical insights to facilitate the development of smart building systems.
Polarimetric Characteristics of X-Band SAR Sea Clutter

The polarimetric characteristics of X-Band sea clutter are investigated using data from the DSTO Ingara airborne radar operating in a circular spotlight geometry. An analysis of the Doppler spectrum as a function of azimuth geometry with respect to the wind direction shows the difference in the surface velocity between the HH and VV scattering components reaches maxima in the upwind and down wind directions and the cross polarized HV channel has very similar Doppler characteristics to the VV channel. The Cloude-Pottier polarimetric decomposition parameters are in agreement with predominantly Bragg signal surface scattering with an additional HH sea spike component in the upwind direction.
Identification of Genes with Differential Regulation in Primate Endometrium During the Proliferative and Secretory Phases of the Cycle

To study gene expression in the endometrium at different stages of the menstrual cycle, differential mRNA display and reverse Northern analysis were performed on uterine tissues from cynomolgus monkeys. Eutopic endometrial RNA was prepared from uteri of animals that were either ovariectomized and supplemented with hormones, or were not ovariectomized but were subjected to surgically induced endometriosis. A number of genes were identified whose levels fluctuated between the proliferative and secretory phases of the cycle. Expression of four genes thus identified was further examined by in situ hybridization to normal human endometrial biopsies. Iodothyronine deiodinase was uniformly expressed at all stages of the human cycle that were studied: proliferative, secretory, and menstrual. Fibulin 1, osteopontin, and cathepsin H exhibited complex temporal and spatial regulation. Fibulin 1 was expressed in glandular epithelia during the menstrual phase, but expression switched to the stroma during the secretory phase. During the menstrual phase, osteopontin was expressed at high levels in glandular epithelia and in isolated stromal cells that may be of immune origin. Secretory phase expression of osteopontin was confined to a sub‐population of epithelial cells. Cathepsin H was expressed in proliferative and menstrual phase endometrium, but expression disappeared in the secretory phase. Messenger RNA for fibulin 1, osteopontin, and iodothyronine deiodinase was detected in an endometriosis sample. Our data support functional roles for fibulin 1, osteopontin, cathepsin H and thyroid hormone in endometrium.
Lifestyles and sleep disorders among the Japanese adult population

To clarify the effects of daily stress, habitual exercise, drinking and smoking on the prevalence of sleep disorders, we selected 4000 residents (≥ 20 years) in Japan by stratified random sampling and carried out structured interviews (response rate 75.8%). Frequencies of sleep disorders (difficulty initiating sleep: DIS; difficulty maintaining sleep: DMS; early morning awakening and hypnotic medication use) were treated as dependent variables. Significant effects of stress were prevalent in all sleep disorders. Habitual exercise had significant negative association with DIS and DMS. Drinking and smoking did not affect sleep disorders.
A Window to Your Smartphone: Exploring Interaction and Communication in Immersive VR with Augmented Virtuality

A major drawback of most Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) used in immersive Virtual Reality (VR) is the visual and social isolation of users from their real-world surroundings while wearing these headsets. This partial isolation of users from the real-world might hinder social interactions with friends and family. To address this issue, we present a new method to allow people wearing VR HMDs to use their smartphones or tablets without removing their HMDs. To do this, we augment the scene inside the VR HMD with a view of the user's device so that the user can interact with the device without removing the headset. The idea involves the use of additional cameras, such as the Leap Motion device or a high-resolution RGB camera to capture the user's real-world surrounding and augment the virtual world with the content displayed on the smartphone screen. This setup allows VR users to have a window to their smartphone from within the virtual world and afford all of the functionality provided by their smartphones, with the potential to reduce some of the undesirable isolation users may experience when using immersive VR systems.
İnfertil kadınlarda evlilik uyumu

AMAC: Bu calisma, infertil kadinlarda evlilikte uyum duzeylerini etkileyen degiskenlerin incelenmesi amaciyla planlanmistir. YONTEM: Arastirma tanimlayici tipte olup, veri toplamak amaciyla anket formu ve Evlilikte Uyum Olcegi kullanilmistir. Veriler, Ege Universitesi Rektorlugu Aile Planlamasi Kisirlik Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi'nde toplanmistir. Arastirmanin evrenini, Ege Universitesi Rektorlugu Aile Planlamasi Kisirlik Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi infertilite poliklinigine basvuran butun kadinlar olusturmustur. Orneklem grubunu ise olasiliksiz orneklem yontemiyle belirlenen, 3.11. 2006- 12.1. 2007 tarihleri arasinda, merkeze basvuran ve calismaya katilmaya gonullu kadinlardan olusan 144 kisi olusturmustur. Verilerin degerlendirilmesinde, sayi yuzde, ortalama, varyans, mann witney U testi analizleri kullanilmistir. BULGULAR: Arastirma kapsamina alinan kadinlarin yas ortalamasi 30.4± 5.2'dir. Kadinlarin %39.6'si okur-yazar-ilkokul mezunu, %31.9'u bir iste calismaktadir ve evlilikte uyum puan ortalamalari 46.29±6.98 olarak bulunmustur. Infertilitenin kimden kaynaklandigi ile evlilikte uyum puan ortalamalari arasinda anlamli bir fark saptanamamistir (F=1.32 p>0.05). Evlilikte uyum puan ortalamalari ile cocuk sahibi olma konusunda cevreden baski gorme arasinda anlamli fark elde edilmistir (Z=-2.762 p<0.001). SONUC: Calismanin sonucunda infertil kadinlarin evlilikte uyum puan ortalamasinin(46.29±6.98) olcegin kesme noktasinin (43.5) uzerinde oldugu saptanmistir.
Rwanda and the question of Commonwealth relevance

ABSTRACT Rwanda’s accession to the Commonwealth is often cited as a reason for the organisation’s continued relevance. And yet, in spite of this positioning as poster child for a more cosmopolitan Commonwealth, there is very little evidence, in the corpus of Commonwealth literature, to show how accession of states such as Rwanda boost the argument for relevance. In 2015, I travelled to Rwanda to gain an understanding of the effect that Commonwealth membership has had on the country and vice versa. Using this evidence, I draw conclusions about the effect that Rwanda and the Commonwealth have had on each other.
New insights into a complex fungal pathogen: the case of Paracoccidioides spp.

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis endemic to Latin America, with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii being the causal agents of this disorder. Several issues have been raised in the 100 years since its discovery and in this article we discuss features of this fascinating fungal pathogen, including its biology, eco‐epidemiology and aspects of its pathogenicity. We also consider some of its virulence determinants, the most recent advances in the study of its metabolic pathways and the molecular and genetic research tools developed for this research. We also review the animal models used to study host–fungal interactions and how the host defence mechanisms against this pathogen work. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
OCCURRENCE OF YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA IN DRINKING WATER IN THE ABSENCE OF INDICATOR ORGANISM

The drinking water quality with respect to bacteriological and physicochemical examination was done for 238 drinking water samples from different water utilities (municipal corporation supply taps, submersible pumps, filter samples, water tanks, storage tanks, water coolers, etc.) of urban areas of Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Standard methods were used for the analysis of pH, TDS, while E. coli, Yersinia spp. determination was carried out using BWTK and Multiple Tube Technique. Yersinia spp. was detected in 164 (68.91%) water samples. Statistical correlation was examined between the bacteriological and physicochemical parameters and found to be independent from each other. Difference between mean in each case, high standard deviation indicate that the distribution is widely off normal and exhibit an asymmetric distribution. The occurrence of E. coli was also not found to be associated with the presence or absence of Yersinia enterocolitica. So, E. coli was not found to be a suitable indicator for Yersinia spp. The findings of the current study reports the occurrence of Y. enterocolitica in drinking water and suggesting that there is need for further surveillance studies to understand the global epidemiology of emerging pathogens.
Fully corrected estimates of common minke whale abundance in West Greenland in 2007

A visual aerial line transect survey for common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) was conducted off West Greenland in August and September 2007. A total of 8,670km of survey effort covered 11 strata in sea states <5 with a total stratum area of 213,807km2 . The 27 sightings of common minke whales were all within a strip width of 300m and the average time from first detection to when the sighting passed abeam was 1.7 sec. Due to the uniform and narrow distribution of the detections, strip census methods were used to analyse the survey. Two methods were deployed to correct the strip census estimates for whales missed by the observers and whales that were submerged during the passage of the plane. Method 1 included all detections of common minke whales (n = 27) and correction for an instantaneous availability that included submergence of whales. Using data from sea states <3 (n = 22) the ‘at surface’ abundance of common minke whales was 1,866 (CV = 0.30) whales. A correction for whales missed by the observers with a simple mark-recapture estimator resulted in a corrected abundance of 1,904 (CV = 0.30) whales. Adjusting for the availability bias resulted in a fully corrected estimate of 16,609 (95% CI 7,172–38,461) common minke whales. Method 2 used only detections of common minke whales that were observed to break the surface (n = 19). Applying this method to effort data at sea state <3 (n = 14) resulted in an ‘at surface’ abundance of 1,174 (CV = 0.39) whales. A correction for whales missed by the observers increased the abundance to 1,198 (0.39) whales. Adjusting for the availability bias resulted in a fully corrected estimate of 22,952 (95% CI 7,815–67,403) common minke whales.
Responses of biomass allocation across two vegetation types to climate fluctuations in the northern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Abstract The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) is particularly sensitive to global climate change, especially to elevated temperatures, when compared with other ecosystems. However, few studies use long‐term field measurements to explore the interannual variations in plant biomass under climate fluctuations. Here, we examine the interannual variations of plant biomass within two vegetation types (alpine meadow and alpine shrub) during 2008–2017 and their relationships with climate variables. The following results were obtained. The aboveground biomass (AGB) and belowground biomass (BGB) response differently to climate fluctuations, the AGB in KPM was dominated by mean annual precipitation (MAP), whereas the AGB in PFS was controlled by mean annual air temperature (MAT). However, the BGB of both KPM and PFS was only weakly affected by climate variables, suggesting that the BGB in alpine ecosystems may remain as a stable carbon stock even under future global climate change. Furthermore, the AGB in PFS was significantly higher than KPM, while the BGB and R/S in KPM were significantly higher than PFS, reflecting the KPM be more likely to allocate more photosynthates to roots. Interestingly, the proportion of 0–10 cm root biomass increased in KPM and PFS, whereas the other proportions both decreased, reflecting a shift in biomass toward the surface layer. Our results could provide a new sight for the prediction how alpine ecosystem response to future climate change.
Inferring the contribution of sexual reproduction, migration and off‐season survival to the temporal maintenance of microbial populations: a case study on the wheat fungal pathogen Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici

Understanding the mode of temporal maintenance of plant pathogens is an important domain of microbial ecology research. Due to the inconspicuous nature of microbes, their temporal maintenance cannot be studied directly through tracking individuals and their progeny. Here, we suggest a series of population genetic analyses on molecular marker variation in temporally spaced samples to infer about the relative contribution of sexual reproduction, off‐season survival and migration to the temporal maintenance of pathogen populations. We used the proposed approach to investigate the temporal maintenance of wheat yellow rust pathogen, Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici (PST), in the Himalayan region of Pakistan. Multilocus microsatellite genotyping of PST isolates revealed high genotypic diversity and recombinant population structure across all locations, confirming the existence of sexual reproduction in this region. The genotypes were assigned to four genetic groups, revealing a clear differentiation between zones with and without Berberis spp. , the alternate host of PST, with an additional subdivision within the Berberis zone. The lack of any differentiation between samples across two sampling years, and the very infrequent resampling of multilocus genotypes over years at a given location was consistent with limited over‐year clonal survival, and a limited genetic drift. The off‐season oversummering population in the Berberis zone, likely to be maintained locally, served as a source of migrants contributing to the temporal maintenance in the non‐Berberis zone. Our study hence demonstrated the contribution of both sexual recombination and off‐season oversummering survival to the temporal maintenance of the pathogen. These new insights into the population biology of PST highlight the general usefulness of the analytical approach proposed.
Anterior surgical decompression for thoracic myelopathy as a result of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.

occurs more frequently in Japan than in other areas in the world. This lesion deserves further investigation because OPLL of the cervical spine has been clearly defined, although the etiology is still unknown. OPLL develops in the cervical spine much m o r e often t h a n in the thoracic The lesion of the thoracic spine is characterized by an ossified longitudinal strip of the posterior longitudinal ligamentous tissue, mostly from the upper to the midthoracic spine and occasionally combined with OPLL of the cervical spine.l6. l8 However, OPLL of the thoracic spine is of particular importance because the serious thoracic myelopathy produced by compression of the thoracic spinal cord from the anterior area easily occurs. A prompt anterior decompression surgery to the thoracic myelopathy is imperative because of the resulting progressive development of severe have been reported in Japan. ”,’6~’8 OPLL
Intrastriatal grafting of a GDNF‐producing cell line protects striatonigral neurons from quinolinic acid excitotoxicity in vivo

Glial cell line‐derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a neurotrophic factor with a therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative disorders. GDNF is expressed in the adult striatum, but its signalling tyrosine kinase receptor, c‐ret, has not been detected in this structure by in situ hybridization. In the present work, we first examined c‐ret and GDNF receptor α1 (GFR‐α1) expression using an RNAse protection assay, and found that both receptors are expressed in the adult rat striatum. We then examined whether GDNF was able to regulate the phenotype and/or prevent the degeneration of striatal projection neurons in a well‐characterized model of excitotoxic damage. A fibroblast cell line, engineered to overexpress GDNF, was grafted in adult rats striatum 24 h before quinolinic acid (QUIN) injection. QUIN injection alone or in combination with the control cell line induced a loss of glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 (GAD)‐, preprotachykinin A (PPTA)‐, prodynorphin (DYN)‐ and preproenkephalin (PPE)‐positive neurons. GDNF selectively prevented: (i) the loss of a subpopulation of striatonigral neurons expressing GAD and PPTA; (ii) the atrophy of PPTA‐positive neurons; and (iii) the decrease in GAD, PPTA and DYN mRNA expression, after QUIN injection. Moreover, in unlesioned animals, GDNF increased the size of PPTA‐positive neurons and up‐regulated their mRNA levels. In contrast, GDNF showed no effect in intact or lesioned striatopallidal PPE‐positive neurons. Thus, our findings show that GDNF selectively regulates the phenotype and protects striatonigral neurons from QUIN‐induced excitotoxicity, suggesting that GDNF may be used for the treatment of striatonigral degenerative disorders, e.g. Huntington's disease and multiple system atrophy.