Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Discourse relations and evaluation

In this paper, we examine the role of discourse relations (relations between propositions) in the interpretation of evaluative or opinion words. Through a combination of Rhetorical Structure Theory (or RST; Mann and Thompson, 1988) and Appraisal Theory (Martin and White, 2005), we analyse how different discourse relations modify the evaluative content of opinion words, and what impact the nucleus–satellite structure in RST has on the evaluation. We conduct a corpus study, examining and annotating over 3,000 evaluative words in fifty movie reviews in the SFU Review Corpus (Taboada, 2008) with respect to five parameters: word category (noun, verb, adjective or adverb), prior polarity (positive, negative or neutral), RST structure (both nucleus–satellite status and relation type) and change of polarity as a result of being part of a discourse relation (Intensify, Downtone, Reversal or No Change). Results show that relations such as Concession, Elaboration, Evaluation, Evidence and Restatement most frequently.
A Whittaker-Plancherel Inversion Formula for $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{C})$

In this paper, we establish a Whittaker-Plancherel inversion formula for $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{C})$ from the analytic perspective of the Bessel transform of Bruggeman and Motohashi. The formula gives a decomposition of the Whittaker-Fourier coefficient of a compactly supported function on $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{C})$ in terms of its Bessel coefficients attached to irreducible unitary tempered representations of $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{C})$.
Forecasting with Approximate Dynamic Factor Models : the role of non-pervasive shocks

In this paper we investigate whether accounting for non-pervasive shocks improves the forecast of a factor model. We compare four models on a large panel of US quarterly data: factor models, factor models estimated on selected variables, Bayesian shrinkage, and factor models together with Bayesian shrinkage for the idiosyncratic component. The results of the forecasting exercise show that the four approaches considered perform equally well and produce highly correlated forecasts, meaning that non-pervasive shocks are of no helps in forecasting. We conclude that comovements captured by factor models are informative enough to make accurate forecasts. JEL Classification: C13, C32, C33, C52, C53
Clay assemblage and oxygen isotopic constraints on the weathering response to the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum, east coast of North America

The Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum, a transient global warming event, is character- ized by extensive evidence of a more active hydrological cycle. This includes a widespread pulse of kaolinite accumulation on continental margins, viewed as the by-product of either enhanced chemical weathering consistent with much more humid conditions and/or increased erosion of previously deposited laterites. The former would be more consistent with year- round humid conditions, whereas the latter might be indicative of extreme seasonal precipi- tation patterns. To assess these hypotheses, we present a new high-resolution clay mineral assemblage and oxygen isotope record from Bass River, a site on the New Jersey margin (east coast of North America), which shows a sharp rise in the abundance of kaolinite beginning a few thousand years before the onset of the carbon isotope excursion (CIE). The δ 18 O of the <2-µm-size fraction exhibits a shift toward lower values during the event. On the basis of a coeval shift in clay assemblages, the shift in δ 18 O Clays can be explained by a shift in the relative percent of the primary clay phases rather than a change in the isotopic composition of kaolinite, as would be expected if the kaolinite had been produced primarily during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum. This fi nding points to accelerated exhumation and ero- sion of kaolinitic soils, most likely Cretaceous laterites.
Hsp70 chaperone: a master player in protein homeostasis

Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is an essential pillar for correct cellular function. Impairments in proteostasis are encountered both in aging and in several human disease conditions. Molecular chaperones are important players for proteostasis; in particular, heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) has an essential role in protein folding, disaggregation, and degradation. We have recently proposed a model for Hsp70 functioning as a “multiple socket”. In the model, Hsp70 provides a physical platform for the binding of client proteins, other chaperones, and cochaperones. The final fate of the client protein is dictated by the set of Hsp70 interactions that occur in a given cellular context. Obtaining structural information of the different Hsp70-based protein complexes will provide valuable knowledge to understand the functional mechanisms behind the master role of Hsp70 in proteostasis. We additionally evaluate some of the challenges for attaining high-resolution structures of such complexes.
Healthy and harmonised function via computer-guided occlusal force management

_The minimally invasive (MI) concept was initially introduced in physical medicine and adopted into dental medicine in the early 1970s with the application of diamine silver fluoride to teeth.1 This was followed by the development of preventive resin restorations (sealants) in the 1980s2 and the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) approach3 with Carisolv (MediTeam) in the 1990s.4 Since its inception, the focus of MI dentistry has been caries detection and treatment.5 It has not yet been comprehensively adopted in other fields of dental me dicine; however, the comprehensive concept of minimally invasive cosmetic dentistry (MICD) and its treatment protocol were introduced in 2009 with the basic aim of a clinician effecting optimum clinical ther apeutic improvements in smile enhancement, while performing corrective procedures that require as little clinical intervention as possible.6 Additional guidelines for MICD treatment are: _the adoption of the “Do No Harm” philosophy to maximise possible preservation of healthy oral tissues; _the proper selection of appropriate dental materials; _the use of supportive procedure methodologies that offer clinicians an “evidence-based” treatment approach that will reliably improve treatment outcomes.
Education, demographics, and the economy

Abstract This paper deals with two issues concerning the effects of population aging on education decisions in the presence of a PAYG pension system: We first analyze the effects of an aging population per se on individual skill choices and continuous education and the production structure. Second, we study the implications of postponed retirement, which is often proposed as a measure to cope with the economic challenges of increased longevity. Our study uses a dynamic general equilibrium framework with overlapping generations and probabilistic aging. The model allows for capital–skill complementarity in the production of final output. As a response to population aging, in a small open economy with a fixed interest rate, our first simulation shows that GDP is depressed due to an adverse effect on skill choice and labor supply. We then introduce postponed retirement as a potentially dampening policy measure due to its encouragement of human capital formation. However, since there is less private saving in this scenario, the overall effect on GDP is even worse than in the pure aging scenario.
Effect of Adding Coenzyme Q 10 and Ellagic Acid during Cryopreservation on Post ‐ Thaw Quality of

The potential benefits of artificial insemination are well known which are achieved by semen cryopreservation. Nonetheless the long-term storage of semen decreases sperm metabolic activity and thus fertility (Bailey et al. 2000). The highest damage to the sperm is caused by oxidative stress due to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Oxidative stress results in the reduction of sperm activity and performance, that causes loss of motility, plasma membrane integrity and fertility (Najafi et al. 2014a). Semen cryopreservation causes some structural, biochemical and functional changes, which leads to various problems in sperm transport, survival and fertility rate in domestic animals (Salamon and Maxwell, 2000). Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are sensitive to oxidation and free radicals (Sheweita et al. 2005; Eskenazi et al. 2005). Ram sperm have a high ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids and cholesterol to phospholipid ratio compared to other species. The large amounts of PUFA make the sperm membrane more vulnerable against oxidative damage especially by ROS. Sperm have multiple mechanisms of defense systems against ROS (Vaseghi-Dodaran et al. 2015). These mechanisms include catalase, uric acid, taurine, thiols, ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol but the most important ones are superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GSH) systems (Daghigh Kia et al. 2016a). Although these defense The aim of this study was to determine the effects of co-Q10 and ellagic acid on sperm parameters after the freeze–thawing of Ghezel ram sperm. Twenty ejaculates from five Ghezel rams were collected in this study. Semen samples, which were diluted with a soybean lecithin (SL) based extender containing 0.25 mM ellagic acid, 0.5 μM co-Q10, 0.25 mM ellagic acid + 0.5 μM co-Q10 and no antioxidant (control), were cooled to 4 ̊C, frozen in 0.25 mL French straws and stored in liquid nitrogen. Sperm motility characteristics, membrane integrity, abnormal morphology, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activities (glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and total antioxidant capacity) were evaluated following freeze-thawing. The results showed that 0.5 μM Co-Q10, improved viability, total motility parameters and decreased abnormal sperm and improved linearity (LIN), curvilinear velocity (VCL), straight-line velocity (VSL) and path velocity (VAP) parameters (P<0.05). Ellagic acid and the treatment with a combination (0.25 mM ellagic acid+0.5 μM co-Q10) improved viability and total motility parameters (P<0.05). The additives did not affect the maintenance of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), when compared to the control. It can be concluded that addition of 0.5 μM co-Q10 improved the post-thawing quality of ram semen.
Star formation in simulated galaxies: understanding the transition to quiescence at 3 × 1010 M⊙

Star formation in galaxies relies on the availability of cold, dense gas, which, in turn, relies on factors internal and external to the galaxies. In order to provide a simple model for how star formation is regulated by various physical processes in galaxies, we analyse data at redshift $z=0$ from a hydrodynamical cosmological simulation that includes prescriptions for star formation and stellar evolution, active galactic nuclei (AGN), and their associated feedback processes. This model can determine the star formation rate (SFR) as a function of galaxy stellar mass, gas mass, black hole mass, and environment. We find that gas mass is the most important quantity controlling star formation in low-mass galaxies, and star-forming galaxies in dense environments have higher SFR than their counterparts in the field. In high-mass galaxies, we find that black holes more massive than $\sim10^{7.5}$ M$_\odot$ can be triggered to quench star formation in their host; this mass scale is emergent in our simulations. Furthermore, this black hole mass corresponds to a galaxy bulge mass $\sim2\times10^{10}$ M$_\odot$, consistent with the mass at which galaxies start to become dominated by early types ($\sim3\times10^{10}$ M$_\odot$, as previously shown in observations by Kauffmann et al.). Finally, we demonstrate that our model can reproduce well the SFR measured from observations of galaxies in the GAMA and ALFALFA surveys.
Engaged managers are not workaholics: Evidence from a longitudinal person-centered analysis

The aims of this two-year follow-up study among Finnish managers (n = 463) were twofold: first, to investigate the relation between work engagement and workaholism by utilizing both variable- and person-centered approaches and second, to explore whether and how experiences of work engagement and workaholism relate to job change during the study period. The variable-centered analysis based on Structural Equation Modelling revealed that the latent factors of work engagement and workaholism did not correlate with each other, thereby suggesting that they are independent constructs. The personcentered inspection with Growth Mixture Modelling indicated four work engagement-workaholism classes: 1) “high decreasing WE - low stable WH” (18%), 2) “low increasing WE - average decreasing WH” (7%), 3) “low decreasing WE - low stable WH” (6%), and 4) “high stable WE - average stable WH” (68%). Overall, these results suggest first that also at the intra-individual level work engagement and workaholism were largely independent psychological states (changes in work engagement and workaholism were related only in the class “low increasing WE - average decreasing WH”, 7%); second, job conditions had an impact on the levels of both work engagement and workaholism as, typically, the participants in the class “low increasing WE - average decreasing WH” had typically changed their job during the study period. The fact that work engagement and workaholism are sensitive to job changes suggests that both psychological conditions depend – at least partly – on the individual’s work situation.
Computation of the sound generated by isotropic turbulence

The acoustic radiation from isotropic turbulence is computed numerically. A hybrid direct numerical simulation approach which combines direct numerical simulation (DNS) of the turbulent flow with the Lighthill acoustic analogy is utilized. It is demonstrated that the hybrid DNS method is a feasible approach to the computation of sound generated by turbulent flows. The acoustic efficiency in the simulation of isotropic turbulence appears to be substantially less than that in subsonic jet experiments. The dominant frequency of the computed acoustic pressure is found to be somewhat larger than the dominant frequency of the energy-containing scales of motion. The acoustic power in the simulations is proportional to epsilon (M(sub t))(exp 5) where epsilon is the turbulent dissipation rate and M(sub t) is the turbulent Mach number. This is in agreement with the analytical result of Proudman (1952), but the constant of proportionality is smaller than the analytical result. Two different methods of computing the acoustic power from the DNS data bases yielded consistent results.
How to judge the quality and value of weather forecast products

In order to decide whether or not a weather service supplier is giving good value for money we need to monitor the quality of the forecasts and the use that is made of the forecasts to estimate their value. A number of verification statistics are examined to measure the quality of forecasts –including Miss Rate, False Alarm Rate, the Peirce Skill Score and the Odds Ratio Skill Score –and a means of testing the significance of these values is presented. In order to assess the economic value of the forecasts a value index is suggested that takes into account the cost‐loss ratio and forecast errors. It is suggested that a combination of these quality and value statistics could be used by weather forecast customers to choose the best forecast provider and to set limits for performance related contracts. Copyright © 2001 Royal Meteorological Society
Running Head : Dissociating spatial and letter-based word length effects 2 2

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How Do Banks React to Catastrophic Events? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina

This paper explores how banks adjust their risk-based capital ratios and asset allocations following an exogenous shock to their asset quality caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. We find that independent banks based in the disaster areas increase their risk-based capital ratios after the hurricane, while those part of a bank holding company do not. The effect on independent banks mainly comes from the subgroup of high-capitalized banks. These banks increase their holdings in government securities and reduce loans to non-financial firms. Hence, banks that become more stable achieve this at the cost of reduced lending.
Proposed Running Head : Semi-Nonparametric CV Estimation

Standard procedures for extracting willingness-to-pay (WTP) from dichotomous choice CV questionnaires rely heavily upon parametric assumptions regarding the distribution and form of WTP in the sampled population. However, theory provides little guidance regarding which parametric specification to use and the resulting WTP estimates can be sensitive to the selections made. Here we compare and contrast several parametric and semi-nonparametric estimators that have been proposed in the literature, examining the sensitivity of the resulting WTP estimates to the underlying distribution of preferences and the estimation procedure employed, and provide an application to the valuation of water quality improvements in Ohio.
The Influence of Computer Self Efficacy, Computer Experience and Interface Design to Acceptance of Electronic Banking: Empirical Study of Bank Customers in Bekasi City

The object of this research is customers on the five major banks in the city of Bekasi namely Bank Mandiri, BCA, BRI, Bank Danamon, and BNI. This study aimed to analyze the implementation of electronic banking (e-banking) with the approach of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The research method is a survey method with a descriptive analysis and statistical analysis. The data is processed and analyzed by multiple linear regression statistical models using statistical software. The results of this study indicate that the person's ability to use computers, and interface design does not significantly influence perceived ease of use (PEOU). Experience of computer use, relevance, security and privacy significantly influence the perceived ease of use. Relevance does not significantly influence the perception of its usefulness (PU). Interface design, and perceived ease of use significantly influence the perception of its usefulness. Perceived ease of use significantly influences the attitude of its use. Perception of usefulness does not significantly influence the attitude of its use. Attitude for its use significantly influence the real usage and acceptance of e-banking.
Finitary codings for the random-cluster model and other infinite-range monotone models

Let $G$ be a quasi-transitive graph on $\mathbb{V}$. A random field $X = (X_v)_{v \in \mathbb{V}}$ whose distribution is invariant under all automorphisms of $G$ is said to be a factor of i.i. d. if there exists an i.i. d. process $Y= (Y_v)_{v \in \mathbb{V}}$ and an equivariant map $\varphi$ such that $\varphi(Y)$ has the same distribution as $X$. Such a map, also called a coding, is said to be finitary if, for every $v \in \mathbb{V}$, there exists a finite (but random) set $U \subset \mathbb{V}$ such that $\varphi(Y)_v$ is determined by $\{Y_u\}_{u \in U}$. We construct a coding for the random-cluster model on general quasi-transitive graphs, and show that the coding is finitary whenever the free and wired measures coincide. This strengthens a result of Haggstrom--Jonasson--Lyons. We also prove that the coding radius has exponential tails in the sub-critical regime. As a corollary, we obtain a finitary coding for the sub-critical Potts model on $G$ whose coding radius has exponential tails. In the case of $G = \mathbb{Z}^d$, we also construct a finitary, translation-equivariant coding for the sub-critical random-cluster and Potts models using a finite-valued i.i. d. process $Y$. To do this, we extend a mixing-time result of Martinelli--Olivieri to infinite-range monotone models on quasi-transitive graphs of sub-exponential growth. Our methods also apply to any monotone model satisfying mild technical (but natural) requirements.
Running performance as a function of body size, leg length, and angle of incline in male orb-web spiders, Argiope aurantia

Background: The locomotor performance of various taxonomically distinct species depends on context-specific selection pressures. Superior locomotor performance presumably promotes male mate search success. Running performance on vertical structures is especially important in non-flying species, such as many spiders, because males navigate through high vegetation to find females. Yet recent empirical tests of the relationships of morphological traits, running performance, and angle of incline in spiders have been inconclusive. Hypothesis: Achievable running speed of male orb-web spiders (Argiope aurantia; Araneidae) on vertical structures is moulded by natural selection on their morphology and locomotor performance. We predict that male body size and leg dimensions are positively related to running speed (in accordance with the recently proposed curvilinear gravity hypothesis) and that if past selection reflects adaptation to run on vertical surfaces, males run faster at steeper angles than on horizontal surfaces. Methods: We conducted running performance trials in males of A. aurantia. The same males were used at five different incline angles: 0, 22.5, 45, 67.5, and 90. Results: Spider leg dimensions are strongly correlated with body size. Larger males ran faster at all incline angles. Independent of morphology, males tended to run faster at steeper inclines than on horizontal surfaces.
Portfolio Choices, Firm Shocks and Uninsurable Wage Risk

Assessing the importance of uninsurable wage risk for individual financial choices faces two challenges. First, the identification of the marginal effect requires a measure of at least one component of risk that cannot be diversified or avoided. Moreover, measures of uninsurable wage risk must vary over time to eliminate unobserved heterogeneity. Second, evaluating the economic significance of risk requires knowledge of the size of all the wage risk actually faced. Existing estimates are problematic because measures of wage risk fail to satisfy the ”non-avoidability” requirement. This creates a downward bias which is at the root of the small estimated effect of wage risk on portfolio choices. To tackle this problem we match panel data of workers and firms and use the variability in the profitability of the firm that is passed over to workers to obtain a measure of uninsurable risk. Using this measure to instrument total variability in individual earnings, we find that the marginal effect of uninsurable wage risk is much larger than estimates that ignore endogeneity. We bound the economic impact of risk and find that its overall effect is contained, not because its marginal effect is small but because its size is small. And the size of uninsurable wage risk is small because firms provide substantial wage insurance.