Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sustainable Development and Firm Performance: Evidence from Thailand

The sustainability framework shifts the firm’s management paradigm from simply maximising not only shareholders’ wealth, to also considering the wider interests of shareholders as well as environmental and social developments. This study aims to examine whether sustainable development has a significant link with firm performance. The investigation only covers the year 2015 since the Stock Exchange of Thailand had then just launched the list of firms that were announced as part of the “Thai Sustainability Investment (THSI)” scheme. We classify firms into two groups: the first group of firms has passed the sustainability criteria defined by the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The second group of size-matched firms has not passed these criteria. The matched pair design is employed to reduce the heteroscedasticity between the groups. The total sample was finalised as 96 firms: 50 from the Thai Sustainability Investment list, and 46 with a similar size, based on market capitalisation. To measure firm performance, we use return on asset (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). The results show no differences in performance between the Thai Sustainability Investment firms and the matched ones. Furthermore, our findings support the view that adopting sustainability practices would facilitate the development of firm value over the long-term rather than the short-term.
Campus-Community Partnerships in Health and Wellness

Successful campus-community partnerships provide universities enhanced visibility in the community, and offer university students opportunities to engage in real-world educational experiences through service learning and internships. In addition, the participating community agency/program benefits from an infusion of ambitious students that can help the agency/program further its mission, and increase its visibility and reach. Within the areas of health promotion and wellness, campus-community partnerships have become an essential component in the delivery of prevention services and the development of public health infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences of two universities in their development of campus-community partnerships in the areas of health and wellness.
A Burkholderia pseudomallei protein microarray reveals serodiagnostic and cross-reactive antigens

Understanding the way in which the immune system responds to infection is central to the development of vaccines and many diagnostics. To provide insight into this area, we fabricated a protein microarray containing 1,205 Burkholderia pseudomallei proteins, probed it with 88 melioidosis patient sera, and identified 170 reactive antigens. This subset of antigens was printed on a smaller array and probed with a collection of 747 individual sera derived from 10 patient groups including melioidosis patients from Northeast Thailand and Singapore, patients with different infections, healthy individuals from the USA, and from endemic and nonendemic regions of Thailand. We identified 49 antigens that are significantly more reactive in melioidosis patients than healthy people and patients with other types of bacterial infections. We also identified 59 cross-reactive antigens that are equally reactive among all groups, including healthy controls from the USA. Using these results we were able to devise a test that can classify melioidosis positive and negative individuals with sensitivity and specificity of 95% and 83%, respectively, a significant improvement over currently available diagnostic assays. Half of the reactive antigens contained a predicted signal peptide sequence and were classified as outer membrane, surface structures or secreted molecules, and an additional 20% were associated with pathogenicity, adaptation or chaperones. These results show that microarrays allow a more comprehensive analysis of the immune response on an antigen-specific, patient-specific, and population-specific basis, can identify serodiagnostic antigens, and contribute to a more detailed understanding of immunogenicity to this pathogen.
How to Assess and Document Endoscopies in IBD Patients by Including Standard Scoring Systems

Abstract:Endoscopy has become an essential tool for effective management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The endoscopic management of inflammatory bowel disease ranges from diagnosing the disease, assessing the disease's extent, and activity to monitor the responses to various medical therapies with assessment of mucosal healing, serving as a predictor of disease course and response to therapy to finally treating the disease's complications. In general, the use of endoscopic scoring systems has been recommended for assessing the activity of the disease, and the prognosis and efficacy of medical treatment. However, many of currently available endoscopic scoring systems are often too complicated for their routine use in clinical practice, lacking adequate interobserver agreement and formal validation. In this review, we will discuss how we should be assessing and documenting endoscopies in inflammatory bowel disease patients and incorporating standard scoring systems into patients' care.
Peripherin immunoreactive structures in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

BACKGROUND Increased levels of the neuron-specific intermediate filament, peripherin, have been recently detected in regenerating motor neurons of rat spinal cord after nerve transection. No data are yet available on peripherin expression in normal and diseased human spinal cord. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We have investigated the presence of peripherin immunoreactive structures in routinely processed spinal cord of human patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and control cases by immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy. Adjacent sections were stained with antibodies to neurofilaments (NF) and ubiquitin. RESULTS In control cases, immunoreactivity for peripherin was found in neurons of dorsal root ganglia, in the posterior columns, in dorsal and ventral roots, and in scattered age-related axonal swellings. The cytoplasms of motor neurons were unstained. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases most spheroids were immunoreactive for NF and to a lesser extent for peripherin. A few spheroids were strongly reactive for peripherin and were only weakly stained by antibodies to NF in adjacent sections. Both antibodies to NF and peripherin failed to demonstrate structures corresponding to the intraneuronal filamentous inclusions labeled by ubiquitin. CONCLUSIONS The accumulation of peripherin and NF in spheroids is likely related to the reduced anterograde transport. Alternatively, the spheroids showing a higher degree of peripherin immunoreactivity might represent regenerating axonal terminals.
Erythrocyte preservation. I. The relation of the storage lesion to in vivo erythrocyte senescence.

Erythrocytes stored in an acid-citrate-dextrose preservative (ACD) at 4 to 7° C. undergo morphological and biochemical alterations. The cell becomes more sphere-shaped with an associated increase in osmotic and mechanical fragilities, the glycolytic rate and organic phosphate compounds are decreased, inorganic phosphate is increased, and the differential between cell potassium and sodium is decreased (1). These altered cells, when transfused to a recipient, are destroyed in an amount dependent upon the duration of storage of the blood. Thus, storage for three weeks in ACD results in a viability 2 of about 85 per cent and for four weeks in a viability of about 60 per cent (2, 3). Since the normal human erythrocyte population is destroyed in vivo at a rate of 0.8 to 1.0 per cent per day, the survival of erythrocytes after three to four weeks of storage is consistent with the expected in vivo loss from aging. The present study was undertaken to determine whether the changes of storage were related to a normal or accelerated aging process, or whether they represented cell damage due to in vitro storage conditions.
Safety programs for the feed industry: characterization and perceived benefits of the implementation

Resumo: O artigo caracteriza e analisa a implantação de BPF e APPCC e os benefícios percebidos na indústria de alimentos para animais de produção. Realizou-se pesquisa survey com uma amostra de 60 unidades industriais. Além de análise descritiva dos programas adotados, realizou-se análise de cluster, identificando 3 agrupamentos de empresas, diferenciados, principalmente, pelo porte da unidade, mercado e certificações em normas para segurança de alimentos. Embora a qualidade seja uma exigência geral do setor, o entendimento de que a adoção de programas para segurança é importante para a qualidade dos alimentos fornecidos aos animais e dos produtos finais (carne, leite, ovos) parece não ser uma percepção unânime no setor, tendo em vista que 26,7% da amostra ainda não adota o APPCC e apenas 50,0% da amostra possui alguma certificação relacionada à segurança de alimentos. As unidades que atendem a mercados mais exigentes tendem a adotar estes programas e sua certificação. Os principais benefícios internos percebidos, com a implantação, foram a redução na ocorrência de problemas com a segurança do alimento e melhoria no nível de capacitação dos funcionários da área produtiva; quanto aos benefícios externos destacam-se a melhoria na imagem da marca e no nível de satisfação dos clientes. Palavras-chave: Segurança do alimento; BPF; APPCC; Indústria de rações; Benefícios percebidos. Abstract: This article aimed to analyze the internal and external perceived benefits of the implementation of GMP and HACCP in factories of the feed industry, and the difficulties perceived during deployment. A survey research was conducted through a questionnaire which was sent to the companies. Sixty units responded the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, correlation tests and clusters were applied for data analysis. The cluster analysis identified three groups of companies, which differed from each other mainly by their size and certification of food safety standards. While product quality is a general requirement of the sector, the understanding that the adoption of programs to guarantee food safety is important for the quality of feed provided to the animals and essential for the quality of food of animal origin (meat, milk, eggs) does not seem to be a unanimous perception of the industry, considering that 26.7% of the sample does not apply the HACCP yet and only 50.0% has some certification related to food safety. It was observed that the units that supply the most demanding markets tend to adopt these programs and their certification. The main internal benefits reported after the implementation of GMP/HACCP were reduction of food safety related problems and improvement of the level of training of production employees. As for external benefits, the most cited were improved brand image and customer satisfaction.
Does one size fit all? New service development across different types of services

Purpose The extant new service development (NSD) literature tends to assume that the key practices for NSD identified in one context apply for all services, and has failed to sufficiently consider differences in NSD between service types. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of NSD across different service types. Design/methodology/approach An extensive, cross-sectoral survey was conducted in seven countries. Data from 1,333 NSD projects were analyzed to empirically derive a service typology and examine if and how different types of services vary in terms of NSD resources, practices, methods, and results. Findings Based on six service characteristics, the study identifies four service types: routine-intensive, technology-intensive, contact-intensive, and knowledge-intensive services. The study also identifies specific NSD resources, practices, methods, and results that are prevalent across the service typology. The evidence indicates that the use of advanced practices and methods differs dramatically between service types. Practical implications The paper enables practitioners to expand their current understanding on NSD by providing insights into the variability of NSD across service types. The results suggest that either service-type-specific models or a configurable model for NSD should be developed. Originality/value This study provides one of the first empirically derived service typologies for NSD. The study demonstrates that NSD resources, practices, methods, and results differ across service types, thereby challenging the “one size fits all” assumption evident in current NSD research.
Key constraints to labour productivity in residential building projects: evidence from Cambodia

ABSTRACT Foreign investment accounts for the largest proportion of project finance in the Cambodia's construction industry, where service providers are increasingly being tasked to be more productive. Low labour productivity has been identified as a major challenge of the country's construction industry. Addressing the constraints to labour productivity in the residential projects is crucial for improving the productivity of the sector. This study aimed to investigate the key constraints to labour productivity in residential projects which are specific to the socio-cultural and operational context of the Cambodia's residential sector. SPSS-based results showed four principal components extracted from 36 labour productivity inhibiting factors: Site management, external, workforce and resource factors. They accounted for 40 per cent, 26 per cent, 16 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, of the variance that characterized poor labour productivity output in the sector. Forefront players who play active role in the project delivery process could ensure successful completion of projects to time, cost and quality targets by focusing efforts and resources on addressing issues relating to the most influential constraints identified under the four principal components as follows: providing good project leadership, ensuring better management of change orders, eliminating or minimizing defective work and ensuring adequate cash flow.
ANALISIS GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN

Abstract High corporate value becomes the desire of the owners of the company, because with a high value indicates the high prosperity of the shareholders, and they will invest capital to the company. One of the factors that affect the value of the company is a good corporate governance or GCG. This research is explanatory, which explains how the effect of good corporate governance on the value of the company with corporate social responsibility as a moderating variable. The Method used is quantitative method. The population consists of 42 mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange listing in 2009 to 2013, involving 9 (nine) samples taken using purposive sampling Judgment method. The results of the study concluded that together, Variable Good Corporate Governance (GCG), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) positive and significant impact on the value of companies in the mining sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Variable Good Corporate Governance (GCG) was significantly negative effect on the Company's value in the mining sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Variable Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has no effect on the corporate value. Besides, disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a moderating variable proved positive and significant effect on firm value. Keywords: Good Corporate Governance (CGC), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Corporate Values Abstrak Nilai perusahaan yang tinggi menjadi keinginan para pemilik perusahaan, sebab dengan nilai yang tinggi menunjukkan kemakmuran pemegang saham juga tinggi sehingga para pemegang saham akan menginvestasikan modalnya kepada perusahaan tersebut. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi nilai perusahaan adalah tata kelola perusahaan yang baik atau Good Corporate Governance. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian explanatoris, yaitu menjelaskan bagaimana pengaruh good corporate governance terhadap nilai perusahaan dengan corporate social responsibility sebagai variabel moderating . Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif. Populasi terdiri dari 42 perusahaan tambang yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia yang listing tahun 2009-2013, dengan melibatkan 9 (Sembilan) sampel yang diambil dengan metode Purpossive Sampling Judgtment . Dai hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa secara bersama-sama, Variabel Good Corporate Governance (GCG) , Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan pada perusahaan sektor pertambangan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Variabel Good Corporate Governance (GCG) berpengaruh negatif secara signifikan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan pada perusahaan sektor pertambangan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Variabel Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR ) tidak berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan.Selain itu, pengungkapan Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) sebagai variabel moderating terbukti berpengaruh positif secara signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. Kata kunci: Good Corporate Governance (CGC), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) , Nilai Perusahaan
Perceived aggression towards nurses: study in two Italian health institutions.

AIMS The goal of the present study was to quantify the perceived aggression towards nurses working in two Italian health care institutions and to verify the hypothesis of an association between the characteristics of aggressors and the type of aggression. BACKGROUND Violence and aggressiveness, particularly aimed at nurses, are a common, but inadequately investigated phenomenon in Italian health care institutions. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. METHODS The study was performed, studying a sample of 700 nurses (37% of the personnel in 94 units) in two health care institutions in northeast Italy using an anonymous multiple-choice questionnaire. RESULTS Forty-nine percent of the nurses responded that they had experienced aggression in the previous year, 82% of that was only verbal. This happened more often to female nurses working in the emergency department and in geriatric and psychiatric units. A statistically significant association (p < 0.001) was found between the perception of fatigue, stress and work dissatisfaction and the frequency of aggression. Aggressors were usually patients or their relatives (57%) and were mainly men (66%). Fifty-three percent of assaulted nurses did not ask for help after the event. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the high incidence of perceived, mainly verbal aggression towards nurses. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Action to prevent aggressive episodes may include concentrating on job motivation, encouraging participatory leadership and promoting the best possible working conditions. The absence of any systematic event reporting and documentation makes the assaulted workers feel defenceless.
Tetrazine chromophore-based metal-organic frameworks with unusual configurations: synthetic, structural, theoretical, fluorescent, and nonlinear optical studies.

Three unusual three-dimensional (3D) tetrazine chromophore-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) {(Et4 N)[WS4 Cu3 (CN)2 (4,4'-pytz)0.5 ]}n (1), {[MoS4 Cu4 (CN)2 (4,4'-pytz)2 ]⋅CH2 Cl2 }n (2), and {[WS4 Cu3 (4,4'-pytz)3 ]⋅[N(CN)2 ]}n (3; 4,4'-pytz=3,6-bis(4-pyridyl)tetrazine) have been synthesized and characterized by using FTIR and UV/Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, gel permeation chromatography, steady-state fluorescence, and thermogravimetric analysis; their identities were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. MOF 1 possesses the first five-connected M/S/Cu (M=Mo, W) framework with an unusual 3D (4(4) ⋅6(6) ) topology constructed from T-shaped [WS4 Cu3 ](+) clusters as nodes and single CN(-) /4,4'-pytz bridges as linkers. MOF 2 features a novel 3D MOF structure with (4(20) ⋅6(8) ) topology, in which the bridging 4,4'-pytz ligands exhibit unique distorted arch structures. MOF 3 displays the first 3D MOF structure based on flywheel-shaped [WS4 Cu3 ](+) clusters with a non-interpenetrating honeycomb-like framework and a heavily distorted "ACS" topology. Steady-state fluorescence studies of 1-3 reveal significant fluorescence emissions. The nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of 1-3 were investigated by using a Z-scan technique with 5 ns pulses at λ=532 nm. The Z-scan experimental results show that the π-delocalizable tetrazine-based 4,4'-pytz ligands contribute to the strong third-order NLO properties exhibited by 1-3. Time-dependent density functional theory studies afforded insight into the electronic transitions and spectral characterization of these functionalized NLO molecular materials.
THE APOLLONIAN METRIC : UNIFORMITY AND QUASICONVEXITY

In this paper we examine implications of a mapping being bilipschitz with respect to the Apollonian metric. The main results are improvements of results by Gehring and Hag which aim at describing Apollonian isometries. We also derive results on quasi-isotropy and quasiconvexity of the Apollonian metric.
Are Covered Bonds Different from Asset Securitization Bonds

This is the first study comparing the financial characteristics and pricing processes of asset securitization (AS) and covered bonds (CB). Using a sample of 6,191 AS bonds and 11,471 CB issued by Western European banks between January 1, 2000 and October 31, 2012, we find that AS and CB are not priced in integrated bond markets. Our results show that credit spreads are higher for ABS than for public CB in both pre- and crisis periods. Considering bonds backed by mortgages, we only find evidence of CB credit spreads being lower than those of AS bonds during the pre-crisis period. Both AS and CB credit spreads are driven by collateral type, credit rating is the most important pricing factor for AS bonds, and we document that not only specific effects related to issuance, but also macro factors and exogenous events are relevant drivers for CB credit spreads. Furthermore, while the first CB purchase programme led to lower mortgage CB credit spreads, the second programme did not have the ECB’s desired effects. Finally, we find that the ECB’s second programme reduces ABS spreads significantly for tranches issued by non-German banks.
R2 and the Benefits of Multiple-Fund Portfolios

Recent research shows superior performance by those equity funds that differ the most from their benchmarks. Existing studies, however, have not examined important questions about risk, such as the impact of holding a portfolio of low R2 funds on the reduction in portfolio risk achieved through diversifying across funds. This study provides some answers. Using a variety of risk metrics, the authors evaluate the benefits of diversification among both monthly and annually reconstituted portfolios, where funds are sorted into portfolios based on their quintile rank of R2. They find that the benefits of diversification are most pronounced within a portfolio of low R2 funds and that the benefits are increasing in the length of the reconstitution period.
A broadband 10–95 GHz variable gain amplifier in a 130 nm BiCMOS technology

A wideband variable gain amplifier in a 130 nm BiCMOS technology has been designed, manufactured and characterized. The VGA is built of two cascaded differential emitter follower stages, followed by a cascode stage implemented by a common emitter stage and a common base stage. The combination of emitter follower stages with the cascode stage allows a considerably wider frequency response from DC to 110 GHz. It has been shown that a high-pass response can be achieved using emitter follower stages. The high-pass response is cascaded with the low-pass response of the cascode stage to realize a flat broadband output characteristic. This design method requires significantly less chip area than conventional used distributed amplifier for this bandwidth. The area needed for this VGA is 0.024 mm2. The amplifier consumes a current of 80 mA at a supply voltage of 3.3 V.