Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Transition to Crisis-Free Development: A Myth or Reality?

This article substantiates the thesis that the outlines of the future and present can be made visible and comprehensible by applying a new methodology for cognition of regularities in the human community development. This methodology made it possible to define that there have been and are only two paradigms of the human system development in the entire multicentury course of the human community development. Cycles, crises, chaos, and all negative phenomena are nothing else but natural products of the second, indirect paradigm of development. The new model of life organization at each local level is at the same time the former, first development paradigm, based on the direct interconnection between production and consumption of specific human beings, but raised onto the new high-tech level. Practical realization of this model is the only feasible precondition for the transition to sustainable and crisis-free development.
BREEDING PERFORMANCE OF LAYSAN ALBATROSSES PHOEBASTRIA IMMUTABILIS IN A FOSTER PARENT PROGRAM

Laysan Albatrosses Phoebastria immutabilis are large seabirds that breed primarily in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In the 1960s, they began colonizing new sites across the Pacific, including the US Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kaua’i. Albatross were first recorded at PMRF in 1967, were breeding by 1977 and by 2012 had a colony of 84 nesting pairs. In 1988, a bird-aircraft strike hazard reduction program was begun in which adults were hazed and eggs were destroyed. In 2005, a foster parent program was initiated in which inviable eggs from Laysan Albatross pairs on Kaua’i’s North Shore were replaced with viable eggs from PMRF. From 2009 to 2012, we placed 105 eggs from PMRF in foster nests. Hatching success of foster eggs (39%) was low because most foster eggs (71%) were placed with female-female pairs, which are known to have low hatching success compared with male-female pairs (32% vs. 63%). Fledging success of foster nests (93%) was high, but overall reproductive success of foster nests (36%) was lower than average for this species because of the low hatching rate. This project contributed to the conservation of Laysan Albatrosses by producing 37 additional young for the Kaua’i population and provided valuable insights into incubation, breeding performance and fostering methods. Additional foster pairs should be sought, and sites on other islands should be identified where excess eggs from PMRF could be used to create new colonies by hand-rearing chicks.
Comparison of tape drip irrigation and furrow irrigation systems on base of water use efficiency and yield of potato in west of Iran.

Potato is a major crop of Kermanshah province but shortage of water is important its production. To investigate yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of potato with trickle (T-Tape) and furrow irrigations, an experiment was performed in Kermanshah agriculture university research farm in 2007. The experiment was in complete randomized blocks design with 3 levels of irrigation-water amount (50%, 75% and 100% of cumulative evaporation from Class A pan) and irrigation methods (tape and furrow irrigations) with 3 replications. The results indicated that regardless to irrigation method, the maximum yield of potato (34.455 ton/ha) was achieved in irrigation water treatment of 100% and the minimum yield of potato (19.168 ton/ha) was achieved in irrigation water treatment of 50%. The effect of irrigation method on WUE was significant (P<0.01). The highest WUE (3.93 kg/m3) was belonged to 50% tape irrigation and the lowest WUE (1.2 kg/m3) was belonged to furrow irrigation. Tape irrigation caused an increase of 66% in WUE as compared to furrow irrigation. The difference in WUE between 50%, 75% and 100% irrigation treatment was not significant. The least percent of tubers smaller than 35 mm (26.42%) was obtained in tape irrigation method with 50% irrigation-water amount and the highest percent of tubers smaller than 35 mm (37.99%) was obtained in furrow irrigation method. The highest amount of tuber production (37.17%) in marketable size (tubers larger than 55 mm) was obtained in tape irrigation method with 100% irrigation-water amount. As the irrigation water increased, percentage of tubers larger than 55 mm increased. The effect of irrigation method on dry matter was not significant, but with reduction of irrigation water, the specific gravity of tubers of potato was decreased. It is suggested to use tape irrigation method, with irrigation water amount of 100% for producing potato.
Effect of Moringa oleifera Leaves Extract Against Hematology and Blood Biochemical Value of Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia

Introduction: Approximately (24.8%) the world’s population suffers from anemia and 50% of an anemic case is due to iron deficiency. This study investigated the efficacy of Moringa oleifera L leaves to extract as an iron booster and supplement to help overcome anemia in the community. Methods: It was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in anemic women (hemoglobin 8-12g/dL), in which the water extract of moringa leaves was examined as an add-on therapy in the subject treated with ferrous sulfate (200mg/ tablet). Thirty-five women subject of 16-49 years old were divided into 17 of moringa leaves and 18 of control. The extract of moringa leaves of 1400 mg was formulated in capsules and was administrated daily for 3 weeks. Results: The result showed there were significantly increase of mean of hemoglobin (0.794±0.81 g/dL), ferritin (29.378±42.48 ng/mL), MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration) (2.459±2.86 g/dL), RDW (Red Distribution Wide) (1.4±2.07 %) and decreased of platelets (36529.41±59024.48 /uL). The control groups were significantly increased of mean of the hemoglobin (0.644± 0.83g/dL), erythrocytes (0.475±0.523 Tpt/L), hematocrit (2.189±l4.08 %), MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume)( 4.756±8.91 fL), MCH (2.183±2.47 pg) dan RDW (2.844±2.80%). The hematocrit (3.14±1.47%), MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin) (3.495±1.33 pg), MCHC (3.264±0.96 g/dL) values of moringa leaves were significantly higher whereas the platelets count (55251.63±23404/uL) of moringa leaves were significantly lower (p Conclusion: It can be concluded that moringa leaves extract could improve iron deficiency anemia in women. Key words: Anemia, Ferrous sulfate, Ferritin, Hematology, Moringa oleifera.
Computational of periodic oscillations and related bifurcations in the Hodgkin-Huxley model

The Hodgkin-Huxley equations constitute one of the more realistic neuronal models in literature and the most accepted one. It is well known that, depending on the value of the external stimuli current, it exhibits periodic solutions, both stable and unstable. Our aim is to detect and characterize such periodic solutions, exploiting a robust and manageable technique, mainly based on harmonic balance method
Sediment Transport of Fine Sand to Fine Gravel on Transverse Bed Slopes in Rotating Annular Flume Experiments

Large‐scale morphology, in particular meander bend depth, bar dimensions, and bifurcation dynamics, are greatly affected by the deflection of sediment transport on transverse bed slopes due to gravity and by secondary flows. Overestimating the transverse bed slope effect in morphodynamic models leads to flattening of the morphology, while underestimating leads to unrealistically steep bars and banks and a higher braiding index downstream. However, existing transverse bed slope predictors are based on a small set of experiments with a minor range of flow conditions and sediment sizes, and in practice models are calibrated on measured morphology. The objective of this research is to experimentally quantify the transverse bed slope effect for a large range of near‐bed flow conditions with varying secondary flow intensity, sediment sizes (0.17–4 mm), sediment transport mode, and bed state to test existing predictors. We conducted over 200 experiments in a rotating annular flume with counterrotating floor, which allows control of the secondary flow intensity separate from the streamwise flow velocity. Flow velocity vectors were determined with a calibrated analytical model accounting for rough bed conditions. We isolated separate effects of all important parameters on the transverse slope. Resulting equilibrium transverse slopes show a clear trend with varying sediment mobilities and secondary flow intensities that deviate from known predictors depending on Shields number, and strongly depend on bed state and sediment transport mode. Fitted functions are provided for application in morphodynamic modeling.
Significance of TLR4, MyD88 and STAT3 expression in colorectal cancer

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the expression status of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 (MyD88) and signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) in colorectal cancer (CRC) by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and explore the relationship between their expression and clinicopathological features. Materials and Methods: Expression of TLR4/MyD88/STAT3 was detected using IHC staining in 20 colorectal adenomas, 40 CRC samples and 40 matched non-tumor tissues, and the correlations between their immunoscores and clinicopathological variables were analysed. Results: The IHC results showed that the tumor sites exhibited significantly higher levels of all these three proteins compared to the adenoma and adjacent non-tumor sites. Further data analysis showed the expression of TLR4, MyD88 and STAT3 was positively correlated with each other in CRC tissue samples. Among clinicopathological parameters, overexpression of TLR4 was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis (LNM) (P=0.023), MyD88 expression was significantly associated with the degree of differentiation (P=0.006), LNM (P=0.009) and Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) stage (P=0.018), whereas STAT3 expression was significantly associated with tumor size (P=0.013), LNM (P=0.001) and TNM stage (P=0.002). Conclusion: The overexpression of TLR4/MyD88/STAT3 proteins may play an important role in the pathogenesis of CRC.
User Acceptance of 3G Mobile Services

Rapid development in mobile services results in exciting opportunities for telecommunication operators. Recently, third generation (3G) mobile services have been introduced into the marketplace. They are superior to current mobile services in terms of transmission speed and multimedia technology and superior to older online services with their limited mobility and availability. Based on recent research about mobile services, this study extends the applicability of van der Heijden's model in the context of 3G mobile services. Data collected from 397 users via a web questionnaire survey in Taiwan were tested against the extended model, using the structural equation modeling approach. The results support the extended model in explaining the user acceptance of 3G mobile services. Based on the research findings, several implications for 3G mobile services acceptance research and management practices are discussed.
Investigation of SPT Performance and Particularities of it's Operation with Kr and Kr/Xe Mixtures *+

* Presented as Paper IEPC-01-065 at the 27 International Electric Propulsion Conference, Pasadena, CA, 15-19 October, 2001. + Copyright  2001 by V. Kim. Published by the Electric Rocket Propulsion Society with Permission Experimental study results on the stationary plasma thruster (SPT) operation with Kr/Xe mixtures are represented in a paper. Such mixtures are cheaper than pure Xe mainly used in a modern propulsion system (PS). Therefore there is the possibility to reduce the PS propellant cost and expenses for propellant to be spent during thruster tests especially significant during life time tests. Obtained results show that thrust efficiency ηT is gradually reduced with reduction of Xe fraction in a mixture. Nevertheless there is the possibility to obtain the accelerator thrust efficiency (calculated not accounting for cathode mass flow rate) at level of ~50% and higher. It is shown also that acceptable performance level of SPT operating with Kr could be achieved under comparable with Xe case discharge voltages and mass flow rates what causes an increase of discharge current and power. Therefore it will be more difficult to ensure large thruster life time under its operation with Kr. Specific impulse of thruster operating with Kr could be higher than in Xe case under the same discharge voltages but this increase typically is not so significant due to lower thrust efficiency. It is necessary also to take into account that Kr and Kr-Xe mixture storaging is more complicated than Xe storaging . So, there are some advantages and disadvantages of Kr and Kr/Xe mixtures as a prospective propellants of SPT-based PS
Herding Behavior in China Housing Market

The essay utilizes a unique dataset of 30 Chinese provinces and municipal cities residential selling prices from 1998 to 2013, and examines the herding behavior. Using a least squares method and quantile regression method, we study the herding effect of China housing market at both national and cities levels. Results show that herding formation is stronger in increasing markets than that in decreasing markets. But when the markets are turning turbulent, in the high quantile regression, there is herding activity in decreasing markets. Our results also support the asymmetry of herding behavior in increasing and decreasing markets. By examining the financial crisis on the level of herding behavior, investors in China residential housing markets tend to herd before the crisis, and there is no herding behavior during and after financial crisis by quantitle regression. This study is important for three main reasons. Firstly, although the existing theoretical and empirical studies have investigated abnormal increasing price of China housing market, to the best of author knowledge, we are the first to apply this method to investigate herding phenomena in China housing market, which this essay focuses. Secondly, due to China residential housing market unique characteristics, this study makes a first attempt to examine the herding behavior by using quantile regression. Thirdly, our studies of this paper extend our knowledge of China real estate market to practitioners, academia and policymakers.
The dose response relationship in psychotherapy: Implications for social policy

The principle aim of this study was to estimate the number of sessions of psychotherapy needed for clients suffering from psychiatric illness to return to a normal state of functioning or reliably improve. This would be helpful for treatment planning and policy decisions regarding how much therapy is enough. The progress of 125 clients entering psychological treatment in two university training clinics was tracked on a session-by-session basis using a naturalistic design. Recovery and reliable improvement were the bi-nomial events of interest used in a survival analysis that estimated the number of weekly treatment sessions needed to meet criteria. Using survival analysis it was estimated that it would take about 8 sessions for 50% of clients to show reliable improvement and 21 sessions for about 85% to meet this criterion. Recovery took more treatment, with 50% of clients estimated to recover after 14 sessions and 70% requiring 23. On the basis of the present results we conclude that the present policy of the Australian Government in both the public and private sector regarding the number of sessions needed for clients entering psychological treatments to show a benefit is much less than is, in fact, necessary. The findings of the current study are roughly consistent with those found elsewhere and suggest a minimum benefit should be closer to 20 sessions. The current policy appears to be suitable for only about one-third of clients who carry the burden of psychological illness.
Reasons for IPO Implementation: Empirical Evidence from the Polish Capital Market

This paper examines determinants influencing the decision to go public by enterprises under the conditions in force on the Polish capital market. The intent of this research required to collect primary data. The sample has been divided into two groups. The first group consisted of the entities that have previously executed an initial public offering (IPO), the second one included the entities that considered doing so in the past or are IPO candidates. The survey results can be summarized as follows. First, raising external capital as a reason for IPO received a strong support from the respondents of both groups of companies. Next, more than 50% of respondents in each group believe that IPO will have a positive effect on its image and publicity. Most of the respondents also believe that IPO will improve the company valuation, strengthen the management's bargaining position in negotiations with providers of external capital, and increase the attractiveness of the company as an employer. Thirdly, the respondents do not see debt reduction as a reason to go public. Low level of support was given to other reasons, which include withdrawal from the venture capital fund, diversification of the existing shareholders' portfolios, and solution to the succession problem. The results of this survey made it possible to formulate new insights as contributions towards a better understanding of corporate financing strategies under the specific conditions of the CEE region. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.5755/j01.ee. 25.3. 3529
An empirical analysis of the effect components of Corporate Governance Index on firm value -evidences from Taiwan financial industry

Prior empirical evidence in Taiwan supports the wealth expropriation hypothesis that the controlling stockholder tend to expropriate minority wealth, which result in reducing firm value. However, it is still unclear whether corporate governance mechanism is related to this type of expropriated behavior in financial institution. To answer this question, This paper chooses 10 corporate governance variables and uses principal component analysis (PCA) to construct 3 composite indexes to proxy for the risk of expropriation by the controlling shareholder, which to solve interactions within variables (i.e., to mitigate multicollinearity problems). Namely, stockholders’ behavior, credit rating, information transparency , and outside directors and supervisors. Besides, we also add another 6 control variables to model regression equation which is to explain Tobin’s q. We collect 27 financial companies to be our samples which are listed on TSE in 2001-2006. The evidence suggests that the regression model for Tobin’s q is significant at 1% level, the adjusting R 2 is 0.708. In the meantime, the stockholders’ behavior is negatively related to Tobin’s q, credit rating and information transparency have significantly positive effect on Tobin’s q. outside directors and supervisors are negatively related to Tobin’s q, but it is not significant, even after controlling for 6 controlled variables. However, it is still unclear whether outside directors and supervisors are related to firm value in Taiwan. This is consistent with Hermalin and Weisbach (1991) suggestions that different governance structures are optimal for different firms. The reason is that each company has it’s own management problems and the solving method.
Key drivers of innovative behavior in hotel industry: evidence from a developing country

The purpose of this paper is to determine the key drivers of innovative behavior of employees in hotel industry using evidence from a developing country. Measurement items were adapted from existing scales found in the organizational behavior literature. Academic colleagues reviewed the items for face validity and readability. The scales were evaluated for reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity using data collected in a survey of 3 and 4 star hotels in Tehran, Iran. A structural equation modeling procedure was applied to examine the drivers of employees’ innovative behavior in these hotels. The research model was tested empirically using a sample of 241 respondents who worked at the hotels during the period of research. The paper found that social responsibility, employee treatment, job satisfaction, organizational support, and organizational commitment have indirectly affected innovative behavior through organizational citizenship behaviors.
Assessment of bone mineral density with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in pre- and post-menopausal women

*Corresponding author: Nima Rostampour, Medical Physics , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Fax: +98 831 8238710 E-mail: nrostampour@yahoo.com Background: Osteoporosis is a chronic disease that contributes substantially to decrease physical activity and decline in the quality of life. Osteoporosis can be diagnosed easily with the use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) equipment. The aim of this study was to investigate the magnitude of bone loss on proximal femur and lumbar spine LS in preand post-menopausal women from Isfahan Osteoporosis Diagnosis Center (IODC) since 2005. Materials and Methods: Bone mineral density (BMD) measurements using DXA have been performed at IODC. 185 pre-menopausal and 174 early post-menopausal women were selected randomly. A Norland XR46 system was used for the investigations. The student t-test was done to find the difference between the T-scores of the femoral neck (FN) and lumbar spine (LS) in preand post-menopausal women. Results: Mean BMDs for the FN and LS in pre-menopausal women were 0.859 ± 0.136 and 1.012 ± 0.161 and in post-menopausal women were 0.816 ± 0.119 and 0.919 ± 0.140, respectively. Long-term BMD CVs of 1.0% and 1.2% for the LS and FN were found, respectively. The differences between the FN and LS for preand post-menopausal women were t = 9.02, p < 0.05 and t = -3.50, p < 0.05, respectively. Conclusion: In spite of, the reported lower BMD T-scores for the LS compared with the FN for women, we found that the FN had significantly lower T-score than LS for both preand post-menopausal women. Iran. J. Radiat. Res., 2008; 6 (2): 103­107
Seismic Retrofitting of Structural Elements. An Experimental Characterization

Many structures representative of the typical construction of the seventies were designed based on codes without adequately considering the seismic design, thus probably lacking structural safety when compared with structures designed according to new codes. Such structures are very likely to require retrofit interventions that should be thoroughly assessed both in terms of the technical feasibility and economical viability, bearing in mind the huge number of existing structures in such conditions. In that context, this paper presents different seismic retrofit techniques applied to reinforced concrete elements numerically simulated and experimentally tested under cyclic loads. The paper first addresses the experimental setup, specially designed to perform biaxial bending with axial load using two horizontal and orthogonal actuators and one vertical actuator (the later with a slide device to allow top displacements of the column) and proceeds with the presentation of the test campaign on several RC columns presently underway at the Laboratory of Earthquake and Structural Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. Some comparisons between the experimental results and numerical simulation for cyclic response prediction are also presented and, as a key-issue of the work, the structural safety improvement achieved with each of the adopted retrofit techniques is also discussed. In line with this, the basic aim is therefore to contribute for development and calibration of a procedure that enables the efficiency evaluation for different retrofit solutions and clearly establishes their possibilities and fields of application.