Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ECONOMIC CRISIS AND SOCIO-SPATIAL INEQUALITIES IN EUROPE , NORTH AND SOUTH : A COMPARATIVE STUDY

The 2007-2008 financial crisis that originated in the USA, struck in turn several interconnected economies across the world, revealing the underlying problems of the global capitalist real economy. The subsequent economic crisis strongly affected European states, notably the Eurozone member-states, revealing the structural weaknesses of the common policy framework and the single currency. The uneven geographical development pattern, an inherent characteristic of capitalist development, has prevented the achievement of convergence objectives in the European integration framework. Instead, the establishment of the Eurozone contributed to the perpetuation of a multi-speed Europe. Thus, the current economic crisis has exacerbated the preexisting disparities and conflicts between the European North and South and contributed to the development of different crisis symptoms. Both the depth and duration of the crisis differ among the countries, with some of the Southern still in the depths of depression, having developed a framework of neoliberal austerity measures under the supervision of the European institutions and the International Monetary Fund.
Elamer, A and Ntim, C and Abdou, HAH (2017)Islamic Governance, National Governance, and Bank Risk Management and Disclosure in MENA Coun-

We examine the relationships among religious governance, especially Islamic governance quality (IGQ), national governance quality (NGQ), and risk management and disclosure practices (RDPs), and consequently ascertain whether NGQ has a moderating influence on the IGQ-RDPs nexus. Using one of the largest datasets relating to Islamic banks from 10 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries from 2006 to 2013, our findings are three-fold. First, we find that RDPs are higher in banks with higher IGQ. Second, we find that RDPs are higher in banks from countries with higher NGQ. Finally, we find that NGQ has a moderating effect on the IGQ-RDPs nexus. Our findings are robust to alternative RDPs measures and estimation techniques. These results imply that the quality of disclosure depends on the nature of the macro-social level factors, such as religion that have remained largely unexplored in business and society research, and therefore have important implications for policy-makers.
Title Febrile seizures : mechanisms and relationship to epilepsy

Studies of febrile seizures have been driven by two major enigmas: first, how these most common of human seizures are generated by fever has not been known. Second, epidemiological studies have linked prolonged febrile seizures with the development of temporal lobe epilepsy, yet whether long or recurrent febrile seizures cause temporal lobe epilepsy has remained unresolved. To investigate these questions, a model of prolonged (complex) febrile seizures was developed in immature rats and mice, permitting mechanistic examination of the potential causal relationships of fever and seizures, and of febrile seizures and limbic epilepsy. Although the model relied on hyperthermia, it was discovered that the hyperthermia-induced secretion of endogenous fever mediators including interleukin-1β, which contributed to the generation of these ‘febrile’ seizures. In addition, prolonged experimental febrile seizures provoked epilepsy in a third of the animals. Investigations of the mechanisms of this epileptogenesis demonstrated that expression of specific ion (HCN) channels and of endocannabinoid signaling, may be involved. These may provide novel drug targets for intervention in the epileptogenic process.
Acute Pancreatitis Induced by Drugs

Drug-induced acute pancreatitis (DIP) is generally considered to be a rare disease. Indeed, the incidence of cases caused by medication use is much lower than of those caused by biliary disorder or alcohol. On the other hand, the total incidence of acute pancreatitis in developed countries continues to rise as does the exposition of general population to medication. The disease was almost unknown before the 1960s. Probably the first two cases were reported in the late 1950s: by Zion et al. in 1955 and Johnston & Cornish in 1959. From that time, the number of reported cases has increased steadily until these days. A further increase in the incidence of drug-induced acute pancreatitis may be expected and seems to be actually present in recent scientific papers on the topic. For a proper understanding of the disease, we must regard it not simply as one of many other types of acute pancreatitis, but primarily as an adverse drug reaction (ADR). A recent definition describes an ADR as “an appreciably harmful or unpleasant reaction, resulting from an intervention related to the use of a medicinal product, which predicts hazard from future administration and warrants prevention or specific treatment, or alteration of the dosage regimen, or withdrawal of the product” (Edwards & Aronson, 2000).
How leaders stimulate employee learning: A leader-member exchange approach

This study investigated how leader―member exchange (LMX), goal setting, and feedback are related to employee engagement in learning activities. Two different mechanisms were proposed: a mediating mechanism holding that LMX elicits specific leader behaviours (i.e., goal setting and feedback) which would mediate the LMX-learning relationship, and a moderating mechanism, holding that LMX would strengthen the effect of these leader behaviours. A sample of I, II2 employees from 7 organizations completed questionnaires that measured LMX, goal specificity, feedback, and self-reports of employee engagement in learning activities. The 233 direct leaders of these employees completed questionnaires that measured goal difficulty and leader ratings of employee engagement in learning activities. Multi-level analysis showed that goal difficulty and goal specificity mediated the relationship between LMX and employee engagement in learning activities, and that LMX moderated the relationship of goal difficulty with employee engagement in learning activities. With these findings, the present study contributes to the literatures on LMX, goal setting, and employee development.
The Impact of Corporate Cultural Distance on Mergers and Acquisitions

We study the effect of corporate cultural distance between acquirers and targets on mergers and acquisitions, using a sample of 220 domestic and cross-border international deals announced between 2004 and 2012. Our results show that deals with larger corporate cultural distance have lower acquirer cumulative abnormal returns (CARs) around the deal announcements and lower synergy returns. These results provide evidence for the “cultural clashes” theory documented in the previous literature and suggest that market perceives corporate cultural distance as an obstacle in the post-acquisition integration process. Furthermore, we find that corporate cultural distance reduces the probability of deal completion and increases the time taken to complete a deal, reflecting the existence of negotiation frictions under cultural disparity. At last, we examine the long-run acquisition performance. We find that the relationship with regard to cultural distance is reversed, potentially due to the mutual learning benefits that gradually came into effect a few years after the merger. The results are robust after controlling for national cultural distance and also firm and deal characteristics. This is the first study under the formal event study framework that demonstrates the substantial impact of corporate cultural distance has on multiple aspects of M&A.
Residues of Diclofenac Sodium in Rabbit Tissues

The current study aimed to determine residues of diclofenac in different rabbit tissues (liver, muscles, kidneys, spleen, heart , lungs) and serum following intramuscular injection of diclofenac. Tissues were extracted and diclofenac residues were assayed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A total of twenty healthy male New Zealand White rabbits were classified into two groups; the first group (n=15) was injected with diclofenac for four successive days at dose 1.5mg/kg twice daily , while the second group (n=5) untreated (control). and then samples were collected on the 1st day , 3rd day, 5thday and 7th day. Diclofenac remained within the detectable limit till the 3rd day in most tested tissues, while in muscle and kidney remained till the 5th day following the last dose of drug administration . Therefore, It can be concluded that rabbit muscles and kidney could be consumed safely after the 5th day post treatment with that dose, while, rabbit liver could be consumed safely after the 3rd day post treatment with that dose without any hazards on consumers according to established recommended MRL.
Exploring New Zealand children's internet access, skills and opportunities

In September 2018, Netsafe, with the support of UNICEF NZ, joined Global Kids Online1, an international network of academics, social researchers, and experts dedicated to the study of children’s rights, risks and opportunities in the digital age. Global Kids Online’s purpose is to generate rigorous cross-national researchbased evidence regarding the way children access and use the internet and to understand the risks and opportunities of their interaction with digital tools.
The Real Effect of Financial Innovation: Evidence from Credit Default Swaps Trading and Corporate Innovation

We document that credit default swaps (CDS) trading on a firm’s debt positively influences its technological innovation measured using patents and patent citations. The positive effect is more pronounced for firms relying more on debt financing, using more bank debt, borrowing from fewer lenders, having more restrictive debt covenants, or using more short-term debt prior to CDS introduction. Further analysis shows that firms’ innovation strategies become more risky and long-term oriented after the advent of CDS trading. These results suggest that CDS foster borrowing firms’ innovation via enhancing lenders’ risk tolerance and borrowers’ risk taking in the innovation process. Taken together, our findings reveal the real effects of financial innovation (i.e., CDS) on companies’ investment and technological progress. JEL Classification: G32, G34, O31
International Journal of Legal English

This paper investigates how English for Academic Legal Purposes-type (EALP) textbooks, published over the past three decades, have evolved and responded to the challenges of law school education. The purpose of such investigation is three-fold: (1) to determine the nature of the typology that configures the composition of contemporary EALP-type textbooks; (2) to (re)define EALP in light of the new typology; and (3) to determine the possible implications of such typology for legal English pedagogy. The literature review revealed that between 1980 thought 2002, legal English textbooks focused primarily on writing instruction with disproportionate emphasis on grammar, legal content, and general writing skills. A qualitative content analysis of a sample of 44 EALP-type textbooks, published between 2002 through 2013, revealed a shift toward multi-skills instruction that is pragmatically scaffolded across the duration of law school. Increasingly, contemporary textbooks attempt to inculcate a comprehensive set of skills that satisfies the needs of academia and legal practice. In pedagogic scholarship these sets of skills are referred to as literacies. Accordingly, EALP is redefined and the features of contemporary EALP-type textbooks are revealed through the new typology. Across the circles of world English, the legal discourse community could utilize these findings as follows: to reevaluate the scaffolding of legal English instruction in terms of law school curriculum design, to determine the features of jurisdiction-specific and universally applicable EALP-type textbook content, and to assist teachers and learners in their decision-making process when selecting course materials.
Benefits of using active reservoir management during CO2-plume development for CO2-plume geothermal (CPG) systems

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a critical technology in reducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, operating by permanently storing captured CO2 in geologic formations. This geologically stored CO2 can be utilized in a geothermal power system, known as CO2-Plume Geothermal (CPG), which utilizes CO2 as the heat extraction fluid in an open-loop power cycle as part of a carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) process. However, the injection of CO2 into sedimentary basins can increase the reservoir pressure due to the displacement and compression of the native brine, particularly during the CO2 plume development phase for a CPG system. This can increase the risk of CO2 leakage and the formation of fractures in the reservoir and require additional pumping, and thus power consumption, to inject the CO2. Active CO2 Reservoir Management (ARM) can reduce the pressure buildup during CO2 injection by producing brine to the surface through the CPG production wells. Brine production during plume development can reduce the CO2 injection pressure and shorten the plume development period, while simultaneously producing hot brine at the surface that can be used to produce electricity (or heat) and/or fresh water by employing enhanced water recovery (EWR) methods. Here, we present how a CPG system, can be combined with ARM to manage reservoir pressures during CO2 plume development, to produce electricity using the hot brine and reduce the reservoir development time for a CPG system. Our investigated system is comprised of a single reservoir, with a vertical injection well and a horizontal production well, vertical wells connecting them to the surface, and a surface power plant. We found ARM reduced the breakthrough time by 4% to 7%, reduced the overpressure by 20% to 30%, and provided electricity from the extracted brine. Unfortunately, ARM decreased the CO2 mass fraction produced once breakthrough occurred.
The Effect of Nonconscious Goals on Investor Choice

This work examines the effect of nonconscious goals on individuals’ investment allocation decisions and risk tolerance. Drawing upon recent consumer behavior research regarding nonconscious goal pursuit, we propose that environmental cues, such as luxury or thrift, can trigger nonconscious goals that affect consumers’ choice of risk and return levels in investments. Results from an experimental study support our conceptualization. Participants primed with luxury cues were significantly more likely to choose a high-risk/high-return investment than participants primed with thrifty cues. Consistent with the temporal escalation criterion in nonconscious goal pursuit theory, our results suggest that behavioral strength from luxury goal activation, unlike that from cognitive associational processes, does not diminish over time.
CONVERGENCE BEHAVIOR OF SUBSTITUTE STRUCTURE METHOD IN MOTEMS

This paper examines the convergence behavior of the Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards (MOTEMS) substitute structure method and a secant-stiffness based substitute structure method when implemented in an automated process. It is found that the MOTEMS method does not converge whereas secant-stiffness based method converges when the first estimate of the displacement demand is taken as that of the initial linear-elastic, 5%-damped system. If the initial estimate is sufficiently close to the final solution, the MOTEMS method may also converge. The MOTEMS method, when it converges, leads to a displacement demand similar to that from the secant-stiffness based method. Therefore, the secant-stiffness based substitute structure method may be used in lieu of the current MOTEMS method for structures that are designed according to the MOTEMS requirements.
Enhancement of total antioxidants and flavonoid (quercetin) by methyl jasmonate elicitation in tissue cultures of onion (Allium cepa L.)

The onion (Allium cepa) is a vegetable used extensively all over the world both for culinary purposes as well as in medicine. Its medicinal values are due to the high levels of biologically-active compounds present within the bulb. There are various phytochemicals of therapeutic importance found in A. cepa. Quercetin, a flavonoid, is one of these phytochemicals and it is a potent antioxidant. Allium cepa is a dietary supplement and is beneficial for diverse ailments, thus justifying its status as a valuable medicinal plant. Due to its medicinal significance, elicitation of total antioxidants and quercetin levels have been attempted to enhance their production in tissue callus cultures. This study reports in vitro enhancement of total antioxidants and quercetin in A. cepa using methyl jasmonate as an elicitor. A reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method was used with an isocratic system and a flow rate of 1.0 mL min−1 and a mobile phase of acetonitrile: 1% v/v acetic acid (60%:40% v/v). The detection wavelength was 362 nm and the retention time 8.79 minutes. Total antioxidant and quercetin contents were maximal with 100 µM of methyl jasmonate in leaf tissue callus cultures at 84.61 ±6.03% and 0.81 ±0.03 mg g−1 dry cell weight, respectively. They decreased with further increases of methyl jasmonate at 200 µM. The increase in total antioxidant and quercetin contents were 2.3- and 13.9-fold, respectively. The optimization of methyl jasmonate as an elicitor, as well as the determination of a suitable concentration in A. cepa in callus cultures, will be helpful for enhanced production of various other secondary metabolites of therapeutic significance. This could be beneficial for the pharmaceutical and neutraceutical industries for herbal drug formulations.
University of Southern Denmark Classroom-based physical activity improves children’s math achievement – A randomized controlled trial Have,

This RCT investigated the effect on children of integrating physical activity (PA) into math lessons. The primary outcome was math achievement and the secondary outcomes were executive functions, fitness and body mass index. Twelve Danish schools were randomized to either an intervention group or a control group. A total of 505 children with mean age 7.2 ± 0.3 years were enrolled in the study. Change in math achievement was measured by a 45minute standardized math test, change in executive function by a modified Eriksen flanker task, aerobic fitness by the Andersen intermittent shuttle-run test, and body mass index by standard procedures. PA during the math lessons and total PA (including time spent outside school) were assessed using accelerometry (ActiGraph, GT3X and GT3X+). Children in the intervention group improved their math score by 1.2 (95% CI 0.3; 2.1) more than the control group (p = 0.011) and had a tendency towards a higher change in physical activity level during math lessons of 120,4 counts/min (95% CI -9.0;249.8.2, p = 0.067). However, the intervention did not affect executive functions, fitness or body mass index. Participation in a 9month PA intervention (from 2012–2013) improved math achievement among elementary school children. If replicated, these findings would suggest that implementation of physical activity in school settings could lead to higher academic achievement.
Using a nested single-model large ensemble to assess the internal variability of the North Atlantic Oscillation and its climatic implications for central Europe

Abstract. Central European weather and climate are closely related to atmospheric mass advection triggered by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which is a relevant index for quantifying internal climate variability on multi-annual timescales. It remains unclear, however, how large-scale circulation variability affects local climate characteristics when downscaled using a regional climate model. In this study, 50 members of a single-model initial-condition large ensemble (LE) of a nested regional climate model are analyzed for a NAO–climate relationship. The overall goal of the study is to assess whether the range of NAO internal variability is represented consistently between the driving global climate model (GCM; the Canadian Earth System Model version 2 – CanESM2) and the nested regional climate model (RCM; the Canadian Regional Climate Model version 5 – CRCM5). Responses of mean surface air temperature and total precipitation to changes in the NAO index value are examined in a central European domain in both CanESM2-LE and CRCM5-LE via Pearson correlation coefficients and the change per unit index change for historical (1981–2010) and future (2070–2099) winters. Results show that statistically robust NAO patterns are found in the CanESM2-LE under current forcing conditions. NAO flow pattern reproductions in the CanESM2-LE trigger responses in the high-resolution CRCM5-LE that are comparable to reanalysis data. NAO–response relationships weaken in the future period, but their inter-member spread shows no significant change. The results stress the value of single-model ensembles for the evaluation of internal variability by pointing out the large differences of NAO–response relationships among individual members. They also strengthen the validity of the nested ensemble for further impact modeling using RCM data only, since important large-scale teleconnections present in the driving data propagate properly to the fine-scale dynamics in the RCM.