Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DAMPAK PASAR MODERN (ALFAMART) TERHADAP USAHA PASAR TRADISIONAL DI KABUPATEN ACEH BESAR

Berdirinya Gerai Alfamart di Kabupaten Aceh Besar menjadi ancaman bagi pedagang pasar tradisional karena jenis barang yang dijual relatif sama. Konsumen dapat menentukan preferensi antara pasar modern dengan pasar tradisional. Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah melihat dampak yang ditimbulkan dari pasar modern (Alfamart) terhadap jumlah pengunjung,omset, dan laba pedagang di pasar tradisional. Ruang lingkup penelitian ini yaitu usaha pasar tradisional di Kabupaten Aceh Besar dengan membagi persebaran distribusi sampel secara proporsional di beberapa kecamatan yang lokasi pasar tradisionalnya memiliki jarak yang relatif dekat dengan pasar modern. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif dengan media kuesioner dan wawancara. Hampir 50 persen dari total responden mulai merasakan dampak setelah adanya pasar modern, yaitu berupa penurunan omset dan laba. Meskipun dampak yang ditimbulkan belum begitu besar namun para pedagang pasar tradisional seharusnya melakukan perubahan strategi dan memberikan fasilitas yang baik bagi konsumen agar mampu bersaing dengan pasar modern. Pemerintah juga harus memperhatikan pasar tradisional dalam upaya meningkatkan kualitas barang yang dijual dan menjaga kestabilan harga. Pedagang pasar juga harus bisa meningkatkan usahanya dan dapat menjaga kebersihan serta kenyamanan agar konsumen tidak beralih ke pasar modern. Kata Kunci : Pasar Modern, Usaha Pasar Tradisional, Dampak langsung
E-procurement and SME involvement in public procurement of innovations: an exploratory study

Current public procurement policies in the European Union (EU) seek to improve small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) access to public procurement, and emphasise public procurement of innovations (PPI) and aim to promote a switch to e-procurement. However, many information and communication related barriers impede SME access to public sector contracts, which could be mitigated by knowledge management (KM). While e-procurement is expected to increase the involvement of SMEs in public procurement, it is not well-understood how or which KM properties of an e-procurement service will best facilitate PPI. This paper presents an exploratory inquiry of how suppliers perceive the properties of an e-procurement platform, and how these properties are associated with their involvement in PPI. The results show that while information exchange properties were not estimated to be as important as other properties they are nevertheless more important in the sense of being positively associated with participating in PPI.
Comment on “mTOR Inhibition Per Se Induces Nuclear Localization of FOXP3 and Conversion of Invariant NKT (iNKT) Cells into Immunosuppressive Regulatory iNKT Cells”

We read with interest the study by Huijts et al. ([1][1]) indicating that the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor rapamycin induced nuclear localization of FOXP3 and the acquisition of suppressive functions in invariant NKT (iNKT) cell lines. Our previous report showed that TGF-β
Effective Communication Management: A Key to Stakeholder Relationship Management in Project-Based Organizations

Efficient stakeholder relationship management is an essential requirement for any successful organization. It is a decisive factor and has a direct impact on total environment and profit results of the organization. A methodological approach is needed for proactive stakeholder relationship management in view of the varied stakeholders who have altogether different sorts of expectations and needs. Effective communication management can serve as a strong tool to systematically manage the stakeholder relationships at multiple levels. The main objective of the study is to explore the use of effective communication in stakeholder relationship management and also to find out a methodological framework to use communication as an effective tool for managing successful stakeholder relationships at all levels. The study is conducted through a questionnaire survey and structured interviews of stakeholders working at different project organizations. The results indicate applications of communication in managing multiple functions of stakeholder management. A framework for effective communication management is suggested as a part of the results which can be used by practitioners in all types of project organizations for successful stakeholder relationship management.
The Small Businesses’ Responsible Entrepreneurship and Their Stakeholder Engagement Through Digital Media

This research explored the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) owner-managers’ attitudes toward digital media and stakeholder engagement. Its research methodology integrated measures from the technological acceptance model, the pace of technological innovation and corporate social responsibility (CSR), to better understand their rationale for using technology to communicate about commercial, ethical and social responsibility issues. A factor analysis indicated that the respondents were perceiving the usefulness of digital media to engage with marketplace stakeholders. Whilst, a stepwise regression analysis reported positive and significant relationships between the pace of technological innovation and the owner-managers’ perceived usefulness of digital media for communication purposes. The results also revealed that young owner-managers from the larger enterprises were more likely to utilize digital media than their smaller counterparts. This contribution implies that small and micro businesses are increasingly using digital media to improve their stakeholder engagement. This study indicates that the pace of technological innovation, the SMEs’ perceived ease of use of digital media, as well as their commercial responsibility were significant antecedents for the SMEs’ online communication.
Deriving ground surface digital elevation models from LiDAR data with geostatistics

This paper focuses on two common problems encountered when using Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) data to derive digital elevation models (DEMs). Firstly, LiDAR measurements are obtained in an irregular configuration and on a point, rather than a pixel, basis. There is usually a need to interpolate from these point data to a regular grid so it is necessary to identify the approaches that make best use of the sample data to derive the most accurate DEM possible. Secondly, raw LiDAR data contain information on above‐surface features such as vegetation and buildings. It is often the desire to (digitally) remove these features and predict the surface elevations beneath them, thereby obtaining a DEM that does not contain any above‐surface features. This paper explores the use of geostatistical approaches for prediction in this situation. The approaches used are inverse distance weighting (IDW), ordinary kriging (OK) and kriging with a trend model (KT). It is concluded that, for the case studies presented, OK offers greater accuracy of prediction than IDW while KT demonstrates benefits over OK. The absolute differences are not large, but to make the most of the high quality LiDAR data KT seems the most appropriate technique in this case.
Lumbar Chemical Sympathectomy in the Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs

* Assoc. Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Malmö, Sweden. t Chief Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesiology, Malmö, Sweden. The value of surgical sympathectomy for peripheral obliterative arterial disease has been the subject of keen discussion during the last decades. At the XVth International Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery in June 1966 a considerable number of some very large series were reported. On the basis of these and earlier reports, it might be stated that this operation is to be considered valuable in many cases of ischemic syndromes with cutaneous lesions as dominating symptoms, whereas its merit in alleviation of rest pain or intermittent claudication is not yet proven. In a critical
Generating Within-Plant Spatial Distributions of an Insect Herbivore Based on Aggregation Patterns and Per-Node Infestation Probabilities

ABSTRACT Most predator—prey models extrapolate functional responses from small-scale experiments assuming spatially uniform within-plant predator—prey interactions. However, some predators focus their search in certain plant regions, and herbivores tend to select leaves to balance their nutrient uptake and exposure to plant defenses. Individual-based models that account for heterogeneous withinplant predator—prey interactions can be used to scale-up functional responses, but they would require the generation of explicit prey spatial distributions within-plant architecture models. The silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci biotype B (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is a significant pest of tomato crops worldwide that exhibits highly aggregated populations at several spatial scales, including within the plant. As part of an analytical framework to understand predator—silverleaf whitefly interactions, the objective of this research was to develop an algorithm to generate explicit spatial counts of silverleaf whitefly nymphs within tomato plants. The algorithm requires the plant size and the number of silverleaf whitefly individuals to distribute as inputs, and includes models that describe infestation probabilities per leaf nodal position and the aggregation pattern of the silverleaf whitefly within tomato plants and leaves. The output is a simulated number of silverleaf whitefly individuals for each leaf and leaflet on one or more plants. Parameter estimation was performed using nymph counts per leaflet censused from 30 artificially infested tomato plants. Validation revealed a substantial agreement between algorithm outputs and independent data that included the distribution of counts of both eggs and nymphs. This algorithmcan be used in simulation models that explore the effect of local heterogeneity on whitefly—predator dynamics.
Import and Export of Furniture Between Italy and China: A Few Problems of Italian Business Companies

China grows annually significantly, generating market opportunities for Western companies. The Chinese middle class demands qualitatively better products, typical of Italian productions. The furniture market is involved in this positive evolution. The trend of Italian exports is on the rise in the world and in China, facing still significant imports of poor quality and low-cost products. Italian exports are characterized by high quality, innovative design, and high prices, also taking advantage of the positive reputation of the “Made in Italy” brand. On the other hand, imports from China must use appropriate control systems to monitor the risks of delivery times, uncertainty from exchange rates, possible product defects got worse by the lack of assistance from the Chinese manufacturer, etc. This asymmetry in the export/import relations between Italy and China characterizes a rapidly evolving market that requires adequate specialist management skills in Italian industrial and commercial companies.
Babble and random-noise masking of speech in high and low context cue conditions.

"Perceptual" masking of speech by multitalker speech (babble) has been widely reported but poorly quantified. Furthermore, the validity of the construct of perceptual masking is questionable. This report describes an experiment using a newly standardized test of speech perception in noise (SPIN) with both babble and spectrally matched random-noise maskers. Classical psychophysical ogive curves were used to model speech recognition as a function of signal-to-noise ratio (S/N). The two maskers yielded speech recognition functions of the same steepness but different locations on the S/N axis. The high-context items of SPIN yielded speech recognition curves with steeper slope and different locations on the S/N axis than the low-context items. These data are used to argue that perceptual masking was not documented (under certain assumptions) and that the superior masking of babble may be explained in purely acoustical terms. Speculations are offered about the possible acoustical differences that could be responsible for the differences in masking effect.
Factors Influencing Dividend Policy in Bangladesh: Survey Evidence from Listed Manufacturing Companies in Dhaka Stock Exchange

A firm considers various factors when approaching a dividend policy decision. To analyze the determinants of dividend policy in the context of Bangladesh, questionnaire survey has been done from financial decision makers of sample companies. The nonparametric test and factor analysis is used for interpreting results. The research finding exhibits that in the first stage, the economic related factor, legal constraint factor, capital market related factor, residual policy factor, capital source factor and clientele factors are considered in dividend decision making. Then in the second stage, the companies follow the preceding years’ pattern of dividend payment. In the next stage, dividend decision is made mainly on the level of earnings and liquidity. The observed result reveals that present earnings and liquidity are the most likely factors for the firm in deciding the payout policy.
Properties of a new fungal b -galactosidase with potential application in the dairy industry

b-Galactosidase or b-D-galactoside-galactohydrolase (EC. 3.2.1.23) is an important enzyme industrially used for the hydrolysis of lactose from milk and milk whey for several applications. Lately, the importance of this enzyme was enhanced by its galactosyltransferase activity, which is responsible for the synthesis of transgalactosylated oligosaccharides (TOS) that act as functional foods, with several beneficial effects on consumers. Penicillium simplicissimum, a strain isolated from soil, when grown in semi-solid medium showed good productivity of b-galactosidase with galactosyltransferase activity. The optimum pH for hydrolysis was in the 4.04. 6 range and the optimum pH for galactosyltransferase activity was in the 6.07. 0 range. The optimum temperature for hydrolysis and transferase activity was 55-60°C and 50°C, respectively, and the enzyme showed high thermostability for the hydrolytic activity. The enzyme showed a potential for several industrial applications such as removal of 67% of the lactose from milk and 84% of the lactose from milk whey when incubated at their original pH (4.5 and 6.34, respectively) under optimum temperature conditions. When incubated with a 40% lactose solution in 150 mM McIlvaine buffer, pH 4.5, at 55°C the enzyme converted 86.5% of the lactose to its component monosaccharides. When incubated with a 60% lactose solution in the same buffer but at pH 6.5 and 50°C, the enzyme can synthetize up to 30.5% TOS, with 39.5% lactose and 30% monosaccharides remaining in the preparation.
Joint Conference: 14 th ISMC and 8 th ICLTIBM-2018 STRATEGIC ENTREPRENEURIAL POSTURE, ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP IN FAMILY BUSINESSES

Many researchers have emphasized that companies should give importance to strategic posture in order to provide competitive advantage. In this study, the relationship between strategic entrepreneurial posture, entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance is investigated in family and non-family businesses. The research has been carried out on 695 senior managers from 235 Turkish manufacturing firms. The collected data were analysed in the SPSS program. It was provided to test the hypotheses designed for the purpose of the research by subjecting the research data to reliability, factor, correlation and regression analyses. As a result of the regression analyses, it was found that there are relationships between strategic entrepreneurial posture, entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. Another point this study focused is the differences between the companies, which are family businesses and non-family businesses. According to the analyses, these relationships are different for family and non-family firms. The most striking result to emerge from data is that market performance mediates the relationship between strategic entrepreneurial posture and financial performance.
Decrease in serum immunoreactive parathyroid hormone in rats and in parathyroid hormone secretion in vitro by 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol.

The present study determined the effects of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol on serum immunoactive parathyroid hormone and on parathyroid hormone secretion in vitro. Rats injected i.p. with 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, 130 pmol (2 U)/140 g body wt, which is probably a physiologic dose, had a significant 43% decrease in serum immunoreactive parathyroid hormone at 4 h. In addition, this dose of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol inhibited the serum immunoreactive parathyroid hormone response to hypocalcemia induced by phosphate injection. Because the increment in serum immunoreactive parathyroid hormone was less but the decrement in serum calcium more in phosphate plus 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol-treated than in phosphate plus vehicle-treated rats, the impaired serum immunoreactive parathyroid hormone response to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol could not be attributed to the change in serum calcium. In studies of parathyroid hormone secretion from bovine parathyroid tissue in vitro, the concentration of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol used for most experiments was 1nM, which is in the range found in rat serum. 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol at 1 or 100 nM significantly inhibited parathyroid hormone secretion when medium calcium concentration was normal (1.5 mM), high (3.0 mM), and low (1.0 mM). Maximum inhibition ranged from 19 to 74%; inhibition was generally seen after 2 h of incubation; and inhibition was sustained or progressive thereafter. Vitamin A, 0.1 muM, caused a marked stimulation of parathyroid hormone secretion. 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol at 1 nM markedly reduced (44%) the effect of vitamin A to stimulate parathyroid hormone secretion. This effect of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol was maximal at 1 h and persisted thereafter. Another steroid, hydrocortisone, 10 muM, did not inhibit parathyroid hormone secretion, suggesting that the 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol effect was not a nonspecific inhibitory effect on parathyroid cells. Because other workers have shown that parathyroid hormone directly stimulates 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol secretion, our results are consistent with the concept that there is a feedback loop where parathyroid hormone directly stimulates secretion of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, which in turn directly inhibits secretion of parathyroid hormone.
Complexity of Right-Ideal, Prefix-Closed, and Prefix-Free Regular Languages

A language L over an alphabet Σ is prefix-convex if, for any words x, y, z ∈ Σ∗, whenever x and xyz are in L, then so is xy. Prefix-convex languages include right-ideal, prefix-closed, and prefix-free languages as special cases. We examine complexity properties of these special prefix-convex languages. In particular, we study the quotient/state complexity of boolean operations, product (concatenation), star, and reversal, the size of the syntactic semigroup, and the quotient complexity of atoms. For binary operations we use arguments with different alphabets when appropriate; this leads to higher tight upper bounds than those obtained with equal alphabets. We exhibit right-ideal, prefix-closed, and prefix-free languages that meet the complexity bounds for all the measures listed above.
Pretanned leather shavings in a supplement mixture for steers: I. In situ and in vitro disappearance, ruminal fermentation, and organic matter, nitrogen, and fiber digestion.

Two digestion studies were conducted to evaluate the use of pretanned leather shavings as a component of a protein supplement. In Exp. 1, the in situ and in vitro disappearance of pretanned leather shavings and soybean meal was evaluated. Results revealed that less than 18.4% of the pretanned leather shavings was solubilized and disappeared when exposed to McDougall's buffer for 48 h, but there was 90.0% disappearance with 48-h exposure to a . 1 N HCl/pepsin treatment and 97.0% disappearance with exposure to a two-stage digestion. In situ disappearance following 72 h in the rumen allowed 6.8% disappearance. Thus, leather shavings seem to be relatively indigestible in the rumen, but postruminal digestion may be possible. In Exp. 2, six Angus x Holstein steers, fitted with ruminal and duodenal cannulas, were used in a replicated 3 x 3 Latin square to evaluate ruminal and digestion effects of the following supplements combined with fescue hay at 1.7% of BW (DM basis): no supplementation (control); supplementation intraruminally with soybean meal at . 07% of BW (as-fed basis); and supplementation intraruminally with a combination of soybean meal and pretanned leather shavings (17:8 ratio) at . 05% of BW (isonitrogenous to soybean meal; as-fed basis). Ruminal fluid passage rate was greater and fluid turnover time was shorter in steers fed leather shavings than in those fed soybean meal (P = .10). Ruminal pH was lower (P = .04) for supplemented steers than for control steers and ruminal NH3 N concentration was greater (P = .01) in steers fed soybean meal than in those fed leather shavings. Total VFA concentration was increased (P = .02) by supplementation. Supplementation with soybean meal increased (P < .05) ruminal molar proportions of butyrate, valerate, and isovalerate compared with leather shavings. Duodenal OM flow and OM disappearing in the intestines were increased by supplementation (P < .10), but not by the type of supplement fed (P > .10). Ruminal digestion of OM and total tract OM digestion were unaffected (P > .10) by supplementation and the type of supplement fed. Flow and digestion of NDF were unaffected (P > .10) by the treatments. Flow of N and the quantity of N disappearing in the intestines were increased (P < .05) by supplementation but did not differ (P > .10) between supplementation groups. Microbial N flow, N utilization for net microbial protein synthesis, and ruminal N disappearance were unaffected (P > .10) by supplementation and the type of supplement provided. Combining pretanned leather shavings with soybean meal seemed to have no deleterious effects on digestion or fermentation and to allow for escape of some N to the lower tract.
What does our genome encode?

In its first production phase, The ENCODE Project Consortium (ENCODE) has generated thousands of genome-scale data sets, resulting in a genomic “parts list” that encompasses transcripts, sites of transcription factor binding, and other functional features that now number in the millions of distinct elements. These data are reshaping many long-held beliefs concerning the information content of the human and other complex genomes, including the very definition of the gene. Here I discuss and place in context many of the leading findings of ENCODE, as well as trends that are shaping the generation and interpretation of ENCODE data. Finally, I consider prospects for the future, including maximizing the accuracy, completeness, and utility of ENCODE data for the community.
The Usefulness of Information and Communication Technology in Entrepreneurship Subject

The purpose of researcher is analyze responses of teachers perceptions of school and teacher readiness in utilization Information Communication Technology (ICT) systems in Entrepreneurship Subject at Vocational High School in East Java, Indonesia. This research used descriptive quantitative survey method to identify the conditions of schools and using observation with deep interviews to respondents who selected according to the criteria. They were 102 entrepreneurship teachers from Vocational High School in Indonesia. The result are 1. Schools already have readiness in the utilization of ICT. 2. The utilization of the ICT system is still lacking by the teachers even though the school is ready in the system. 3. Lack of teachers' willingness to learn. 4. Based on the criteria of the respondent the female teacher needs training in using ICT system and teachers with undergraduate background still lack the mastery of ICT system.