Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The development of trust and distrust in a merger

This paper explores the development and maintenance of trust and distrust in an organization undergoing a merger. Using a longitudinal study we examined the sense‐making of retained staff by comparing two sets of in‐depth interviews with six survivors and detailed field notes. Four central themes were identified revealing differences between trust and distrust. The themes included: the importance of perceived changes to the psychological contract, organizational justice, reputations of individuals and risk management. By analysing the sense‐making the need for congruence between what was done and how it was done was revealed. As distrust grew staff balanced this disequilibrium through their trust in the familiar, however, this finding calls into question the role of rationality as the basis for risk management. We discuss the implications of these findings for the successful management of mergers.
Gender and GMOs: Understanding Floridians attitudes toward GMOs through the lens of Social Judgment Theory

Social judgement theory was utilized to determine if men and women showed different acceptance of messages about genetically modified (GM) foods. The primary objective was to determine if females and males had a different latitude of acceptance toward statements about GM foods. Researchers found significant differences between males and females with more males accepting messages about GM foods than females. Additionally, there were several statements with wide latitudes of acceptance across genders. These statements represent a common ground and are a good starting point for conversations about GM food.
Financial Development and Economic Growth in Malaysia: The Perspective of Stock Market

Understanding the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth is a prerequisite to implement an effective financial programme in enhancing the economy of a nation. Using the bounds test approach, this study finds that both stock market and economic growth are cointegrated in the long run with a significant, positive effect in the context of Malaysia. Granger-causality test within vector error correction model (VECM) further reveals that stock market development Granger-causes economic growth. Although stock market is expected to promote economic growth, it is demonstrated that the extent to which stock market is growth enhancing appears to depend on the monetary policy such as adjustment of discount rate.
2 Bootstrap Time-Varying Cointegration Tests 2 . 1 The Time-Varying Cointegration Model

This paper proposes wild and the sieve bootstrap implementations of the timevarying cointegration test of Bierens and Martins (2010, Econometric Theory 26, 1453-1490). The bootstrap statistics and the original likelihood ratio test share the same rst-order asymptotic null distribution. Monte Carlo results suggest that the bootstrap approximation to the nite-sample distribution is very accurate, in particular for the wild bootstrap case. The tests are applied to study the purchasing power parity hypothesis for twelve OECD countries and we only nd evidence of a constant long-term equilibrium for the U.S.-U.K. relationship. Keywords: Time-Varying Cointegration, Bootstrap, Likelihood Ratio Test, Purchasing Power Parity Hypothesis. J.E. L. Classi cation: C12, C32. Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal. Telephone: +351 21 790 3439. E-mail: luis.martins@iscte.pt. Comments from the participants at the Conference in Honor of Herman Bierens are gratefully acknowledged.
Strongly bound yet light bipolarons for double-well electron-phonon coupling

We use the Momentum Average approximation (MA) to study the ground-state properties of strongly bound bipolarons in the double-well electron-phonon (el-ph) coupling model, which describes certain intercalated lattices where the linear term in the el-ph coupling vanishes due tosymmetry. We show that this model predicts the existence of strongly bound yet lightweight bipolarons in some regions of the parameter space. This provides a novel mechanism for the appearance of such bipolarons, in addition to long-range el-ph coupling and special lattice geometries.
Rule of Thumb Consumers, Public Debt and Income Tax

This paper analyzes a New Keynesian model with Rule-of-Thumb consumers (ROTC) as in Gali et al.(2007) and a fiscal policy which levies a proportional income tax. We nd that, when the share of ROTC is above a specified threshold and di¤erently from the usual Leeper (1991) result, the determinacy condition requires for both monetary and fiscal policy to be either active of passive. Furthermore we show that the introduction of a set of ROTC can reverse the traditional predictions of a change in government spending on the economy as a whole: under a reasonable parametrization of the model, an increase in government spending can lead, against the common Keynesian wisdom, to a decrease in total output. Finally we point out that with the introduction of a distortive fiscal policy and independently of the parametrization used, private consumption responds negatively to a positive government spending shock.
Nutritional composition and sensory properties of oyster mushroom-based patties packed with biodegradable packaging

The increase use of synthetic packaging films in food products has led to serious environmental problems due to their total non-biodegradability property. Nutrient composition and sensory acceptability of chicken patties formulated with various levels of Pleurotus sajor-caju popularly known as grey oyster mushroom (OM) and wrapped with degradable plastic were studied. The chicken patties were formulated with either 0, 25 or 50% of fresh OM. The results showed that chicken patty formulated with 25% PSC has protein content of 17.46% lower than the control patty which had 18.13% but it was not significant (p>0.05). After storage, cooked chicken patty formulated with 25% OM had protein content of 21.53% lower than the control patty (23.90%) but it was not significant (p>0.05). However, incorporation of OM in chicken patties resulted in decreasing of fat content significantly (p≤0.05) from 15.58 (control) to 13.33% after storage. On the other nutrient, the concentration of β-glucan were detected at values ranged between 0.70 and 0.76 (g/100 g) after 6 month. Other results showed that patty formulated with 25% OM received the highest scores for all attributes except for aroma. Meanwhile, patty prepared with 50% OM received the highest score of aroma attribute after 6 month of storage. However, the score values for all attributes of all OM-based patties were not statistically different with control patty (p> 0.05). In conclusion, the addition of OM at 25% can be recommended for the purpose of lowering fat content while keeping protein and β-glucan unchanged without jeopardizing sensorial properties. This investigation therefore, suggested that biodegradable plastic can be used in packing any type of processed meat-based products.
The rhetoric of Oliver Williamson's transaction cost economics

Bounded rationality, opportunism, the primacy of markets and the action of economizing are building blocks of Oliver Williamson's Transaction Cost Economics (TCE). As in all intellectual exchanges, Williamson has used a range of argumentative devices to set up and negotiate his basic notions and assumptions with economists. Rhetorical analysis is applied here to study his argumentation in a certain institutional context within economics. Negotiations with the mainstream, with the competence view of the firm and within the New Institutional Economics, for instance, have had an impact on the construction of TCE and are given attention here. Difficult decisions have been made in order to forge ahead with TCE, including whether to uphold some notions (e.g. opportunism) at the cost of leaving others behind (e.g. economics of atmosphere). Rhetorical transactions like this have shaped TCE and its recognition in economics and related areas.
Remote sensing and GIS analysis for demarcation of coastal hazard line along the highly eroding Krishna-Godavari delta front

Coastal regions, especially river deltas are highly resourceful and hence densely populated; but these extremely low-lying lands are vulnerable to rising sea levels due to global warming threatening the life and property in these regions. Recent IPCC (2013) predictions of 26-82cm global sea level rise are now considered conservative as subsequent investigations such as by Met Office, UK indicated a vertical rise of about 190cm, which would displace 10% of the world’s population living within 10 meters above the sea level. Therefore, predictive models showing the hazard line are necessary for efficient coastal zone management. Remote sensing and GIS technologies form the mainstay of such predictive models on coastal retreat and inundation to future sea-level rise. This study is an attempt to estimate the varying trends along the Krishna–Godavari (K–G) delta region. Detailed maps showing various coastal landforms in the K-G delta region were prepared using the IRS-P6 LISS 3 images. The rate of shoreline shift during a 31-year period along different sectors of the 330km long K-G delta coast was estimated using Landsat-2 and IRS-P6 LISS 3 images between 1977 and 2008. With reference to a selected baseline from along an inland position, End Point Rate (EPR), Shoreline Change Envelope (SCE) and Net Shoreline Movement (NSM) were calculated, using a GIS–based Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS). The results showed that the shoreline migrated landward up to a maximum distance of 3.13km resulting in a net loss of about 42.10km2 area during this 31-year period. Further, considering the nature of landforms and EPR, the future hazard line is predicted for the area, which also indicated a net erosion of about 57.68km2 along the K-G delta coast by 2050 AD.
How graduate students seek for information: Convenience or guaranteed result?

This paper reports on the information seeking behaviour of computer science graduate students. The following research questions are put forward to address the main research objective on how graduate students seek for information: i) what type of information resource do computer science graduate students use? ; ii) how do computer science graduate students seek and obtain information? ; iii) what are the problems faced by computer science graduate students while seeking information? ; iv) does any relationship exist between the use of different information resources and graduates’ demographic information (i.e., age and type of graduate program)? ; v) does any relationship exist between the use of different information resources and problems in finding information? and vi) does any relationship exist between the use of different information resources and success in finding information? A survey was conducted at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, at the University of Malaya, with a sample size of 217 graduate students. The data gathered was analysed quantitatively using SPSS statistical software. The findings show that even though the Internet Search Engine is the first information resource used by computer science graduate, they are however still in doubt with the trustworthiness of the information they retrieved. This has made the students dissatisfied with their initial findings that led them to use more reliable information resources, such as digital libraries and online databases. This study provides insights into how computer science graduate students seek information that offers improvement implications to the development of available information resources and library services.
Molecular phylogeny to specify Zalmati and Chemlali Tataouine Tunisian olive cultivars

Olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is mainly grown in the Mediterranean area, which is the most important oil-producing crop. In spite of its cultural, economic and nutritional importance, numerous DNA markers accomplished to compositional analyzes by bioinformatic tools have been used to illustrate and reveal homonyms, synonyms and unknown accessions. The objectives of this study were (1) to analyze 5 SNP and 8 SSR markers to characterize 12 olive genotypes originating from different regions of Tunisia and (2) to resolve the denomination ambiguity of Zalmati and Chemlali Tataouine cultivars. Analyses indicated the presence of two erroneous denominations of cultivars.
Antibacterial effects of green tea extracts on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (In-Vitro study)

Background: Green Tea is made from the leaf of the plant “Camellia sinensis”. Green tea is reported to contain thousands of bioactive ingredients including catechins which have shown great promise for having antimicrobial effects. Periodontal diseases represent one of the most prevalent diseases around the world and the main etiologic factor behind it, is plaque accumulation, in addition certain kinds of bacteria have been detected frequently in subjects suffering from periodontitis, Several studies suggested that the outcome of periodontal treatment is better if particular pathogens including Aggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans can no longer be detected after therapy. Materials and Methods: plaque samples were collected from 20 patients suffering from chronic periodontitis with probing pocket depth of at least 6 mm, Aggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans (A.A) was isolated and diagnosed according to morphological characteristics and biochemical tests. Green tea leaves were extracted by using water and alcohol. The first experiment involved testing the sensitivity of A.A to different concentrations of the extracts using agar well diffusion method,the second experiment involved determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration and then determination of the minimum bactericidal concentration of the extract against the bacteria, laboratory analysis of green tea extracts using high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) was performed. Results: Both green tea extracts were effective in inhibition of Aggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans using agar well diffusion method, 90% and 100% concentrations of alcoholic extract showed larger inhibition zones than chlorhexidinegluconate 0.2% with statistically significant difference, CHX showed higher inhibition zones than all aqueous extract concentrations.The MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) of alcoholic green tea extract that inhibit Aggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans growth was 60%, The MIC of aqueous green tea extract that inhibits Aggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans growth was 70%. The MBC (minimum bactericidal concentration) of alcoholic green tea extract that killsAggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans was 80%, the MBC of aqueous green tea extract that kills Aggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans growth was 90%. HPLC analysis of aqueous and alcoholic green tea extracts revealed that alcoholic extract contained higher concentration of EGCG while aqueous extract had higher content of catechin and epicatechin. Conclusion: Green tea extracts were effective against Aggregatibacteractinomycetemcomitans, alcoholic green tea extract showed inhibition ability more than the aqueous green tea extract and more than CHX and it showed bactericidal activity at 80%,90% and 100% concentrations.
Dengue Virus Infection in Mice

Dengue virus type 2 infection in mice was studied and the results were summarized as follows: (1) The suckling mice younger than 3 days of age were much more susceptible to dengue virus type 2 than the mice older than 5 days of age. The differences of the susceptibility between these mice were demonstrated in the following points, (a) The mice younger than 3 days of age were lethally infected even by the extraneural peripheral routes as well as by the intracerebral route, whereas the mice older than 5 days of age were lethally infected only by the intracerebral route, (b) The mice younger than 3 days of age developed viremia after infection both by intracerebral and intramuscular routes, but the older mice did not. (c) The infection of the mice younger than 3 days of age by intracerebral route gave rise to the virus replication in all organs of 9 species tested but in the older mice, virus replication occurred only in the brain and bone marrows. (2) Interferon-like substances were induced only in the brain after infection in every age group of mice, but this induction appeared to play no role in the outcome of infection of mice, reflecting simply the rate of virus replication in the organ. (3) Virus transmission from viremic suckling mice to the adult female Ae. aegypti and from the infected mosquitoes to suckling mice was demonstrated, although the latter transmission resulted in inapparent infection of the mice.
Invited comment on the consultation document of the ICSA Review of the Higgs Guidance on behalf of the FRC - Improving board

This comment is informed by participant observer experience of the author of the governance failures of an organization that suffered significant adverse performance resulting in its near collapse. The author‘s experience mirrors research findings by Forbes and Watson (2010), who note that organizations characterised by ―strong managers and weak owners‖ (Roe, 1994) expose themselves to ―destructive leadership‖ risks (Padilla, et al., 2007) due to board loyalty biases, little mitigated by current corporate governance codes. This comment explores solutions to minimize bias in the boardroom to mitigate CEO destructive tendencies.
Episodic exhumation in the Western Alps

Oligocene to Miocene clastic sediments of the Tertiary Piedmont Basin (northwest Italy) were derived from erosion of Western Alps source rocks. Detrital white micas from dif- ferent stratigraphic units and from sands of three present-day rivers draining the internal Western Alps have been analyzed by 40 Ar/ 39 Ar geochronology. Our data suggest a wide- spread, fast cooling and exhumation event prior to ca. 38 Ma followed by a . 30 m.y. period of slower cooling and exhumation combined with erosion of crustal rocks with uniform 40 Ar/ 39 Ar signatures. These processes have resulted in a pattern of regularly increasing lag time up section.
The study and measured oil and cholesterol Iranian beef from stirps Sistani with 4 different solvents and 2 different methods.

The purpose of this experimentation and study, fine the amount of oil and cholesterol in Iranian beef that people and customers used it. During the experimentation we used 4 different solvent (chloroform, diethyl ether, petroleum ether and hexan) and with two different method (hot and cold method). In first step, we extracted oil and next level measured cholesterol. The method of warm the soxhlet with contiguity time 6 hours, and the method of cold (soak) with contiguity time 24 hours. Meat samples dried in freeze-dryer and Oil extracted and then cholesterol samples measured in the GC. The highest oil extraction rate is for chloroform with 2.89% and in cold method. The maximum rate of cholesterol measured for petroleum ether sample in cold method that was 99. 07%. With regard to the amount of oil and cholesterol measured, Iranian beef from the stirps of Sistani are not suitable food for heart health and arteries.
INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOMOGENEOUS MIXING DEGREE AND TRANSITION SCALE NUMBER WITH THE EXPLICIT MIXING PARCEL MODEL

1 School of Atmospheric Physics, Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), Jiangsu, China 210044 2 Atmospheric Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), NY, US 11973 3 Department of Meteorology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US 84112 4 Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, US, 68178 Corresponding author: Chunsong Lu, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Atmospheric Sciences Division, Building 815E, Upton, NY, USA 11973; luchunsong110@gmail.com
Influence of check dams on debris-flow run-out intensity

Abstract. Debris flows are very dangerous phenomena claiming thousands of lives and millions of Euros each year over the world. Disaster mitigation includes non-structural (hazard mapping, insurance policies), active structural (drainage systems) and passive structural (check dams, stilling basins) countermeasures. Since over twenty years, many efforts are devoted by the scientific and engineering communities to the design of proper devices able to capture the debris-flow volume and/or break down the energy. If considerable theoretical and numerical work has been performed on the size, the shape and structure of check dams, allowing the definition of general design criteria, it is worth noting that less research has focused on the optimal location of these dams along the debris-flow pathway. In this paper, a methodological framework is proposed to evaluate the influence of the number and the location of the check dams on the reduction of the debris-flow intensity (in term of flow thickness, flow velocity and volume). A debris-flow model is used to simulate the run-out of the debris flow. The model uses the Janbu force diagram to resolve the force equilibrium equations; a bingham fluid rheology is introduced and represents the resistance term. The model has been calibrated on two muddy debris-flow events that occurred in 1996 and 2003 at the Faucon watershed (South French Alps). Influence of the check dams on the debris-flow intensity is quantified taking into account several check dams configurations (number and location) as input geometrical parameters. Results indicate that debris-flow intensity is decreasing with the distance between the source area and the first check dams. The study demonstrates that a small number of check dams located near the source area may decrease substantially the debris-flow intensity on the alluvial fans.
Estimating Optimum Compaction Level for Dense-Graded Hot-Mix Asphalt Mixtures

A critical step in the design of asphalt mixtures is laboratory compaction. Laboratory compaction should reflect field compaction and should produce mixtures that are economical and possess high structural sta- bility. During the compaction process, asphalt mixtures are subjected to certain amount of compaction energy in order to achieve the required density. The Superpave volumetric mix design is based on compacting HMA mixtures to a specified compaction level described by the number of gyrations from the Superpave gyratory compactor (SGC). This level is termed Ndes and represents the required energy (based on the traffic level expected) to densify the mixture to a 4% air voids level. This paper re-examines the Superpave compaction requirements through extensive laboratory investigation of the response of a number of asphalt mixtures to the applied compaction energy. It also presents an alternative method to estimate the number of gyrations at which a mixture first reaches an optimum aggregate interlock and hence prevents overcompaction problems that might result in unstable aggregate structures or dry asphalt mixtures. A total of 12 HMA mixtures were studied. During compaction, force measurement was made using the pressure distribution analyzer (PDA). The com- paction characteristics of the mixtures were analyzed using data from the PDA and the traditional Superpave Gyratory Compactor (SGC) results.