Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The adoption of techno‐relationship innovations: A framework for electronic customer relationship management

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive research framework for understanding the adoption of techno‐relationship innovations. The second purpose is to examine the factors influencing the adoption of electronic customer relationship management (eCRM) applications.Design/methodology/approach – Existing adoption models were discussed and merged. Twenty potential determinant factors were proposed and a survey was conducted using a self‐administered questionnaire. Data were collected from 508 manufacturing small and medium manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand. Hypotheses were tested using discriminant analysis.Findings – The research framework was validated. Seventeen factors have the ability to discriminate between eCRM adopters and non‐adopters. However, multivariate statistical analysis suggests that 12 factors have acceptable discriminate power and should be given priority. The top five influential factors are compatibility, industry pressure, customer pressure, subjective.
Cloning, sequence analysis, and functional expression of the acetyl coenzyme A synthetase gene from Methanothrix soehngenii in Escherichia coli

In the acetoclastic methanogen Methanothrix soehngenii, acetate is activated to acetyl coenzyme A by acetyl coenzyme A synthetase (Acs). The acs gene, coding for the single Acs subunit, was isolated from a genomic library of M. soehngenii DNA in Escherichia coli by using antiserum raised against the purified Acs. After introduction in E. coli, the acs gene was expressed, resulting in the production of an immunoreactive protein of 68 kDa, which is approximately 5 kDa smaller than the known size of purified Acs. In spite of this difference in size, the Acs enzymes are produced in similar quantities in E. coli and M. soehngenii and show comparable specific activities. Upstream from the acs gene, consensus archaeal expression signals were identified. Immediately downstream from the acs gene there was a putative transcriptional stop signal. The amino acid sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequence of the acs gene showed homology with those of functionally related proteins, i.e., proteins involved in the binding of coenzyme A, ATP, or both.
Measurement campaign to determine and validate outdoor to indoor penetration models for GSM signals in various environments

The paper describes a measurement campaign of GSM signals outdoor — indoor penetration loss in various environments. The measurements were performed using a standard GSM handset as a receiver. The campaign took place at several different locations and included rural, suburban, urban and dense urban environments. Various measurements were made at each point and at a variety of points within each building. The measurements were compared to planning tool predictions which uses free space and multiple diffraction models for the outdoor portion of the path, and to different penetration models, such as building penetration loss and COST-231 models. The later were shown to provide quite good predictions.
TRANSIT STATION ACCESS TRIPS AND FACTORS AFFECTING PROPENSITY TO WALK TO TRANSIT STATIONS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND

An important strategy to improve rail transit ridership is to improve station accessibility conditions. The objectives of this research are twofold: to understand patterns of access trips to transit stations and to determine the factors affecting propensity to walk to stations in Bangkok. The results show that most popular access modes are bus, motorcycle taxi, and walking. Within transit catchment area, Bangkok’s share of walking is less than those in other major cities, due to competition from motorcycle taxis. Estimation results of choice model show that distance to station is the most critical factor affecting propensity to walk, and that station-specific characteristics have significant impacts.
The Fimbria Gene Cluster of NonencapsulatedHaemophilus influenzae

ABSTRACT The occurrence of fimbria gene clusters in nonencapsulatedHaemophilus influenzae strains from chronic bronchitis patients (n = 58), patients with acute otitis media (n = 13), and healthy carriers (n = 12) was determined by DNA hybridization and PCR, based on sequences of fimbriate H. influenzae type b. Although an average of 18% of all nonencapsulated strains had a fimbria gene cluster consisting ofhifA to hifE inserted in the chromosome betweenpurE and pepN, differences in the frequency of fimbria cluster-positive strains were observed, depending on the source of isolates. The compositions of the fimbria gene clusters of seven strains from chronic bronchitis patients and one strain from an otitis media patient were analyzed in more detail. After enrichment for fimbria expression, the promoter of the gene cluster contained 10 TA repeats (n = 2), leading to optimal positioning between the −10 and −35 promoter regions. The promoter regions of five fimbria-negative strains were sequenced; four were found to have nine TA repeats, and one had only four TA repeats. The protein sequence of three ganglioside GM1-specific HifA adhesins consisted of conserved regions intermingled with regions of sequence diversity.hifA appeared to be flanked by intergenic regions that varied between strains and contained both direct and inverted DNA repeats. Since noncoding DNA between hifA andpurE has not been found in H. influenzae type b, these DNA sequences are probably not essential for fimbria expression. An analysis of strains lacking the gene cluster revealed the presence of similar sequences in 13 of 15 strains from chronic bronchitis patients, 5 of 5 strains from otitis media patients, and 3 of 5 strains from healthy carriers. The lengths of these intergenic regions were the same for multiple isolates of strains obtained during persistent infections. The presence or absence and the composition of the fimbria gene cluster and other sequences between the flanking genespurE and pepN suggest that the fimbria gene cluster was originally contained on a mobile element.
Safe gambles? Farmer perceptions of transactional certainty and risk-return tradeoffs in contract farming schemes in Southern India

This paper examines the idea that contract farming arrangements in developing countries even while offering farmers insurance against certain kinds of risks could simultaneously exacerbate other risks or entail new risks of their own. If correct, farmer perceptions of risks and returns would vary systematically across farmers with different contracting status and also across schemes. Using survey data that elicits subjective distributions of returns and psychometric mapping of risk perceptions from farmers, the study finds that contract farming, not unlike its alternatives, is associated with multiple dimensions of uncertainty and sources of risk, in ways that likely influence participation.
Organizational and Group Antecedents of Work Group Innovativeness in the Service Sector

This study tests a model of work group service innovativeness that proposes that a work group’s climate for innovation mediates the relationship between organizational context (e.g., organizational climate and task design) and work group context (e.g., group self-efficacy, group citizenship behavior, and market orientation) on one hand, and, work group service innovativeness on the other. All the variables, except task design, were found to affect work group service innovativeness directly and indirectly through a work group climate for innovation. The article discusses managerial implications and study limitations.
A comparison of self-reported versus clinician-related symptoms in depression.

Self-reported and clinician-rated symptom-severity measures were administered to 19 patients with unipolar endogenous major depression, 24 patients with unipolar nonendogenous major depression, and 14 patients with dysthymic disorder. Both the dysthymic and the nonendogenous major depressive groups self-reported significantly (p less than .05) more symptoms than were recorded by clinicians, and the endogenously depressed group evidenced no significant (p = .83) discrepancy between self-rated and clinician-rated measures. The data are consistent with the idea that a negative thinking bias may in here particularly in the dysthymic and the nonendogenous depressed groups.
State Capacity and Long�?Run Economic Performance

We present new evidence about the long-run relationship between state capacity -- the fiscal and administrative power of states -- and economic performance. Our database is novel and spans 11 European countries and 4 centuries from the Old Regime to World War I. We argue that national governments undertook two political transformations over this period: fiscal centralization and limited government. We find a significant direct relationship between fiscal centralization and economic growth. Furthermore, we find that an increase in the state's capacity to extract greater tax revenues was one mechanism through which both political transformations improved economic performance. Our analysis shows systematic evidence that state capacity is an important determinant of long-run economic growth.
Measurement of angular correlations in Drell–Yan lepton pairs to probe Z / γ ∗ boson transverse momentum at √ s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector ✩ , ✩✩

A measurement of angular correlations in Drell–Yan lepton pairs via the φ ∗ η observable is presented. This variable probes the same physics as the Z / γ ∗ boson transverse momentum with a better experimental resolution. The Z / γ ∗ → e + e − and Z / γ ∗ → μ + μ − decays produced in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of √ s = 7 TeV are used. The data were collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb − 1 . Normalised differential cross sections as a function of φ ∗ η are measured separately for electron and muon decay channels. These channels are then combined for improved accuracy. The cross section is also measured double differentially as a function of φ ∗ η for three independent bins of the Z boson rapidity. The results are compared to QCD calculations and to predictions from different Monte Carlo event generators. The data are reasonably well described, in all measured Z boson rapidity regions, by resummed QCD predictions combined with ﬁxed-order perturbative QCD calculations or by some Monte Carlo event generators. The measurement precision is typically better by one order of magnitude than present theoretical uncertainties. © 2013 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Thrombocyte monoamine oxidase activity and personality traits in women with severe premenstrual syndrome

ABSTRACT: Women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) of such severity that they actively had sought medical attention for their symptoms were compared with healthy female students with regard to platelet MAO activity and temperamental correlates by means of the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP), scales from the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Eysenck's IVE inventory. The women with PMS were divided into two groups; irritability and depression as predominating symptom. No variation in platelet MAO was found during the menstrual cycle, either in patients or in controls. Both PMS groups had significantly lower platelet MAO activity than the controls. There was no difference between the two groups with PMS. Also with regard to personality traits there were considerable differences between the females with PMS and the controls. There were few differences between the two groups of PMS patients. Thus, the patients scored significantly higher as regards somatic anxiety, muscular tension, indirect aggression, verbal aggresion and neuroticism and lower as regards socialization than the controls.
Virtual Reality in Health System: Beyond Entertainment. A Mini‐Review on the Efficacy of VR During Cancer Treatment

Virtual reality (VR), a computer‐generated virtual environment, has been increasingly used in the entertainment world becoming a very new evolving field, but VR technology has also found a variety of applications in the biomedical field. VR can offer to subjects a safe environment within which to carry on different interventions ranging from the rehabilitation of discharged patients directly at home, to the support of hospitalized patients during different procedures and also of oncological inpatient subjects. VR appears as a promising tool for support and monitoring treatments in cancer patients influencing psychological and physiological functions. The aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of all the studies that used VR intervention on cancer patients and analyze their main findings. Nineteen studies across nearly a thousand articles were identified that explored effects of VR interventions on cancer patients. Although these studies varied greatly in setting and design, this review identified some overarching themes. Results found that VR improved patients’ emotional well‐being, and diminished cancer‐related psychological symptoms. The studies explored various relevant variables including different types of settings (i.e., during chemotherapy, during pain procedures, during hospitalization). Here, we point to the need of a global and multi‐disciplinary approach aimed at analyzing the effects of VR taking advantage of the new technology systems like biosensors as well as electroencephalogram monitoring pre, during, and after intervention. Devoting more attention to bio‐physiological variables, standardized procedures, extending duration to longitudinal studies and adjusting for motion sickness related to VR treatment need to become standard of this research field. J. Cell. Physiol. 231: 275–287, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
The determinants of capital structure: evidence from Macedonian listed and unlisted companies

In this article we analyze factors influencing companies’ leverage. We selected two samples. The first one is from Macedonian non-financial companies registered on Macedonian Stock Exchange covering the period of 2005-2007 and comprised 32 listed companies. The second one is from Mace-donian small and medium businesses covering the period of 2005-2007 and comprised 30 companies. The data used for the empirical analysis were derived from companies’ annual reports. We analyze whether the decision of the companies concerning the leverage is in conformity with the theoretical expectations proclaimed in previous studies and is there any disparity between listed and unlisted companies. Profitability, Tangibility, Size, Growth rate and Non-debt tax shield are used as independ-ent variables, while Leverage is the dependent variable.
Second-Generation Youth's Belief in the Myth of Canadian Multiculturalism

Second-generation youth in Toronto, growing up in low-income neighbourhoods, interact primarily with other racialized and ethnicized people. Within this environment they do not experience racial prejudice or discrimination, appreciate the cultural diversity around them, and attribute it to Canada's ideology of multiculturalism. However, they are beginning to realize their own subjectivity in relation to the power of White people and institutions. These confident, ambitious, and globally connected young people are likely to get deeply disappointed as they uncover the myths of Canada's multiculturalism in the world beyond their ethnically concentrated schools and neighbourhoods. Acknowledging and addressing their marginality is critical to their inclusion in Canadian society.Les jeunes immigrants de deuxième génération à Toronto ont principalement des contacts avec d'autres groupes appartenant à des populations racialisées et ethnicisées. Dans le cadre de cet environnement, ils ne font pas l'expérience de préjugés raciaux et de discrimination, ils apprécient la diversité culturelle autour d'eux et l'attribuent à l'idéologie du multiculturalisme canadien. Cependant, ils commencent à se rendre compte de leur propre subjectivité par rapport au pouvoir des Blancs et des institutions. Ces jeunes pleins de confiance en eux-mêmes, ambitieux, et connectés au monde entier ont de fortes chances de se trouver extrêmement désappointés lorsqu'ils vont découvrir les mythes du multiculturalisme canadien dans la société au-delà du périmètre de leurs écoles et quartiers à forte concentration ethnique. Il est crucial de reconnaître et de prendre en compte leur marginalité pour rendre possible leur inclusion dans la société canadienne.
Mastering Alliance Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide to Design, Management, and Organization

"In today's environment, creating sustainable value for customers and shareholders requires building effective alliances. This thoughtful book gives practical insights on how to do so with one partner, as well as state-of-the-art thinking on how to manage an entire portfolio of partners. It offers clear steps to help managers at all levels develop their own best practices. In short, it is must-reading for managers in any firm that wants to work with leading-edge, alliance savvy partners or that is striving to become one itself. "
Is Climbing Difficult? A Gendered Analysis on the Use of Financial Services in Ghana and South Africa

This paper examines the gender gaps in the use of higher-order financial services such as investment and insurance, draws on the FinMark national-level data from Ghana and South Africa. The main observation is that females in South Africa are more likely to use general financial and investment products than in Ghana. The results also reveal that in Ghana, a substantial part of the gender differentials in the use of financial services can be attributed to unobserved characteristics, mostly related to attitude and perceptions that inhibit women's use of financial services.
Measures of Potential Flexibility and Practical Flexibility in Equation Solving

Researchers interested in mathematical proficiency have recently begun to explore the development of strategic flexibility, where flexibility is defined as knowledge of multiple strategies for solving a problem and the ability to implement an innovative strategy for a given problem solving circumstance. However, anecdotal findings from this literature indicate that students do not consistently use an innovative strategy for solving a given problem, even when these same students demonstrate knowledge of innovative strategies. This distinction, sometimes framed in the psychological literature as competence vs. performance—has not been previously studied for flexibility. In order to explore the competence/performance distinction in flexibility, this study developed and validated measures for potential flexibility (e.g., competence, or knowledge of multiple strategies) and practical flexibility (e.g., performance, use of innovative strategies) for solving equations. The measures were administrated to a sample of 158 Chinese middle school students through a Tri-Phase Flexibility Assessment, in which the students were asked to solve each equation, generate additional strategies, and evaluate own multiple strategies. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a two-factor model of potential and practical flexibility. Satisfactory internal consistency was found for the measures. Additional validity evidence included the significant association with flexibility measured with the previous method. Potential flexibility and practical flexibility were found to be distinct but related. The theoretical and practical implications of the concepts and their measures of potential flexibility and practical flexibility are discussed.
Pengaruh Kecanggihan Investor terhadap Ketepatan Reaksi Pasar dalam Merespon Pengumuman Dividen Meningkat

The primary purpose of this study is to test the impact of investor sophistication toward the accuracy of market reactions in responding dividend increase announcement at the Jakarta Stock Exchange. The study employs the proportion of firm shares held by institutional investors as the proxy for investor sophistication. The sample for this research is 80 companies during the period of 2000-2002. The result indicates there is no impact of investor sophistication toward accuracy of market reactions in responding dividend increase announcement at Jakarta Stock Exchange. Keyword: dividend increase, information content, decisionally efficient market, investor sophistication, institutional ownership.
REAKSI SIGNAL RASIO PROFITABILITAS DAN RASIO SOLVABILITAS TERHADAP RETURN SAHAM PERUSAHAAN

This research performed in order to test influence of fundamental factor (EPS, NPM, ROA, ROE and DER) toward stock return of manufacture companies that listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange for period 2006-2008. Sampling technique used in the research is purposive sampling with criteria as (1) listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2006-2008. (2) always seem annual financial report over period 2006-2008. (3) always have gain. Data that needed in this research taken from Indonesian Capital Market Directory (ICMD) 2006-2008 was acquired 149 sample company. Data analysis with multiple regressions with ordinary least square (OLS) method. Hypotheses test used t-statistic and f-statistic at level significance 5%. The result of this research show Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) have significant effect towards stock return. And Earning per Share(EPS) , Net Profit Margin (NPM), Return on Asset (ROA) and Return on Equity don’t have significance effect toward stock return. Result of this research indicate that fundamental factor performance debt to equity ratio (DER) used by investor to predict stock return of manufacture company that listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange at period 2006-2008. Key words: Earning per Share, Net Profit Margin, Return on Asset, Return on Equity, Debt to Equity Ratio and Stock Return
Effect of insulin on human skeletal muscle mitochondrial ATP production, protein synthesis, and mRNA transcripts

Mitochondria are the primary site of skeletal muscle fuel metabolism and ATP production. Although insulin is a major regulator of fuel metabolism, its effect on mitochondrial ATP production is not known. Here we report increases in vastus lateralis muscle mitochondrial ATP production capacity (32–42%) in healthy humans (P < 0.01) i.v. infused with insulin (1.5 milliunits/kg of fat-free mass per min) while clamping glucose, amino acids, glucagon, and growth hormone. Increased ATP production occurred in association with increased mRNA levels from both mitochondrial (NADH dehydrogenase subunit IV) and nuclear [cytochrome c oxidase (COX) subunit IV] genes (164–180%) encoding mitochondrial proteins (P < 0.05). In addition, muscle mitochondrial protein synthesis, and COX and citrate synthase enzyme activities were increased by insulin (P < 0.05). Further studies demonstrated no effect of low to high insulin levels on muscle mitochondrial ATP production for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, whereas matched nondiabetic controls increased 16–26% (P < 0.02) when four different substrate combinations were used. In conclusion, insulin stimulates mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in skeletal muscle along with synthesis of gene transcripts and mitochondrial protein in human subjects. Skeletal muscle of type 2 diabetic patients has a reduced capacity to increase ATP production with high insulin levels.