Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
(Ultra) distributions of Lp-growth as Boundary Values of Holomorphic Functions

Shortly after Schwartz introduced his theory of distributions, Kothe represented distributions on the unit circle as boundary values of holomorphic functions on its complementary and his results were generalized by Tillmann. Since then, many authors have been concerned with the problem of representing several classes of distributions and ultradistributions as boundary values of holomorphic functions. Let us mention the work of Bengel [1], Carmichael [4], Luszczki and Zielezny [13], Meise [14], Petzsche and Vogt [17], Tillmann [20] and Vogt [22]. See also the section 4 of the recent paper [12]. In 1994, Carmichael and Pilipovic [6] represented each ultradistribution of Lp-growth (1 < p <∞) in R as the boundary value of a holomorphic function satisfying appropriate estimates and conversely, every such a function is shown to have an ultradistribution of Lp-growth as boundary value. The boundary value problem for distributions and ultradistributions of L∞ or L1growth is more involved. In fact, for p = 1 or p =∞, Carmichael and Pilipovic only obtained partial results and their methods did not permit to prove the surjectivity of the corresponding boundary value operators. They worked in the context of ultradistributions as they were defined by Komatsu [11]. In [8] the authors completely solved the problem of representing bounded distributions and ultradistributions on R as boundary values of holomorphic functions in C \R. The case of bounded distributions had not been treated previously in the literature. The lack of nice topological properties of the involved spaces does not permit us to apply the tensor techniques as in [16, 3.6] in order to extend the results obtained in [8] to the several variables setting.
Remarks on $G_{2}$-manifolds with boundary

This article is based on a lecture at the Journal of Differential Geometry Conference, Harvard 2017. We discuss closed and torsion-free $G_{2}$-structures on a 7-manifold with boundary, with prescribed $3$-form on the boundary. Much of the article is based on an observation that there is an intrinsic notion of "mean convexity" for such boundary data. When the boundary data is mean convex, classical arguments from Riemannian geometry can be applied. Another theme is a connection with the maximal submanifold equation, in spaces of indefinite signature.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA; BY A COUNTRY PANEL DATA

This paper is an attempt to use the Hausman-Taylor (HT) estimation to examine the determinants of trade flows of Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA). Based on the two-way error component form of the gravity model, we employ the HT technique to estimate export flows by a country panel data of 39 countries for the period 1988-2002. The estimations have shown the following important results. Firstly, export flows among two countries increase more proportionately with GDPs. More interestingly, trade is higher between countries of identical preferences than those of different ones. Secondly, the most crucial result is that AFTA has only produced the trade creation among its members. Finally, this study suggests the importance of trade facilitation policy to support the targets of FTA.
3-D Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer during Combustion of Solid Fuel in Bkz-420-140-7C Combustion Chamber of Kazkhstan

In this paper the results obtained by the numerical method of modeling of Ekibastuz coal burning in BKZ-420 combustion chamber of Kazakhstan Power Plant are presented. They are devoted to the numerical simulation of combustion processes in the furnace boiler BKZ-420. Boiler’s steam generates capacity equal 420 T/h. Boiler has six vertical pulverized coal burners arranged in two levels with three burners on the front wall of the boiler. High ash, low-grade coal from Ekibastuz burned in the furnace. Its ash content is 40%, volatile – 24%, humidity–5%, highest calorific value is 16750 kJ/kg. Milling dispersity of coal was equal to R90 = 15%. It was shown in this research that the most intense burning is observed in the central part of the chamber where the flow temperature reaches about 980 °C and it is seen that the temperature reaches a peak in the cross sections of the burners location. The combustion reaction there occurs more intensively.
Investigation of Food Safety Status in the Restaurants of Salalah State Municipality in Sultanate of Oman

A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December 2012 in Salalah state municipality, Sultanate of Oman, to investigate the degree of microbial contamination of foods prepared in some restaurants. A total of 142 samples were randomly collected from 21 restaurants from 7 different areas. These samples were 38 water, 41 ready-to-eat foods, and 63 swabs. The water samples were from drinking and underground water while the food samples were meatand vegetable-based. Moreover, the swab samples were taken from surfaces of knives or cutting boards, kitchen worktables, and hands of workers. Coliform bacteria and E. coli were detected, with most probable numbers (MPN) ranging from 1 to <200.5 per 100 ml and <1 per 100 ml in drinking water, and from 1 to <200.5 per 100 ml and from 2 to 8.7 per 100 ml in underground water. E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus were detected in 5.0% (95% CI, 0.71 to 9.29) and 3.0% (95% CI, -1.08 to 7.08) of the investigated foods and swabs. However, no Salmonella species, Bacillus species, and Listeria species were detected. Furthermore, statistical significant differences were not observed at p-value ≤0.05 when the total plate count (TPC) and the Enterobacteriace enumeration (EE) were compared between foods and swabs. The TPCs ranged from 1.0×10 cfu/g or cm to 3.3×10 cfu/g or cm while the EE levels were from 0.0×10 cfu/g or cm to 3.4×10 cfu/g or cm. It can be concluded that water treatment practices in Salalah state municipality are effective, thus the water was safe for use but exerting more effort is favorable. The microbial quality of foods were satisfactory or unsatisfactory based on the TPC and satisfactory based on the EE. Regulations that state the microbiological quality standards of ready-to-eat foods prepared at restaurants are needed to be set by Omani authorities.
Small scale Cluster observations of current sheet disruptions during substorm

We present a substorm event and show that the pre-existing thin current sheet with a thickness of the order of the proton Larmor radius and current carried by electron (in the spacecraft frame) thickens under the effect of electromagnetic fluctuations at three scales: (1) low-freq uency drift waves (' 20 mHz), (2) proton cyclotron / electron bounce waves (0.2 10 Hz), (3) whistler waves (40 180 Hz)). We focus on the latter type and show that they are associated with small scale current structure (c/! pe < l < c/! pi ' �i).
Outpatients’ experiences of quality service delivery at a teaching hospital in Gauteng

Quality service delivery to the consumer of health is a legal reality as it is emphasised in the White Paper on the Transformation of Public Service delivery (South Africa, 1997). The guiding philosophy adopted within this framework is that of Batho Pele, which means placing the consumer at the centre of healthcare service delivery. Increasing attention has been paid to hospital processes from a quality perspective. By analogy, outpatient departments can be viewed as industrial plants where technological know-how is transferred to patients through service delivery, which is a cornerstone of a hospital’s business. Outpatients, as consumers of healthcare, draw conclusions about the quality of service delivery based on their experiences of such services. In this vein, an outpatient’s experience of a particular service is an indicator of his/her level of satisfaction with the quality of that service. No South African study can be found in the literature on out-patients’ experiences of quality service delivery. This study’s purpose is to explore and describe outpatients’ experiences of the quality of service delivery at a teaching hospital in Gauteng. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive study that was contextual in nature was conducted to achieve this aim. Focus group interviews were conducted with outpatients who met the selection criteria. Open coding was used to analyse the contents from the transcripts and field notes typed verbatim. Strategies for trustworthiness, namely co-coding, prolonged engagement, triangulation and adequate referencing, were employed to ensure the credibility of the study and research findings. The results reflect themes that were reduced into two main categories, namely positive and negative experiences. The positive experiences reflect outpatients’ experience of their relationship with medical staff and their satisfaction with the quality of medical care. Negative experiences relate predominantly to a lack of service commitments, unethical context, and inter-personal relationship difficulties that render them powerless and dehumanised. Recommendations are made to improve the quality of service delivery at outpatient departments.
Will fortification of staple foods make a difference to the dietary intake of South African children?

Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the estimated dietary intake of children at population level who consume fortified staple foods. Methods: In this study, a secondary data analysis of the database of the National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS; 1999) on dietary data of a nationally representative sample of children (n = 2 200) in South Africa was performed. Prior to 2003 there was no mandatory fortification of staple foods, with the exception of iodine added to salt. Mandatory fortification of maize and wheat flour was introduced in October 2003. Micronutrient values of fortified wheat and maize food sources were determined by chemical analyses of these foods. These values were then interpolated in the original staple food nutrient analysis determined in the primary analysis of the NFCS database. Findings: The findings of the present study indicated that the addition of micronutrients to staple foods made a significant difference to the intake of vitamin A, thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid and iron. These improvements were particularly important in rural areas where children have the lowest mean dietary micronutrient intake. Conclusions: Based on the results of the secondary data analysis of the national dietary data together with the chemical analyses of fortified foods, it would appear that fortification of two of the most commonly eaten staple foods in the country will significantly improve the micronutrient intake of children under nine years of age and will improve the overall micronutrient density of their diets. It is recommended that appropriate educational messages on the fortification of staple foods in the country should be utilised to improve children’s dietary intake at population level, provided such messages facilitate the consumption of the fortified staples by children.
Point simulation of seasonal snow cover dynamics beneath boreal forest canopies

The accurate simulation of snowpack deposition and ablation beneath forested areas is complicated by the fact that the vegetation canopy strongly affects the snow surface energy balance. Data collected as part of the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study are used to derive a series of simple canopy adjustments and drive a two-layer coupled energy- and mass-balance snowmelt model to simulate the deposition and ablation of the seasonal snowpack at six sites within the boreal forest for the 1994-1995 snow season. Snow cover energy gain in the spring is strongly controlled by canopy cover and is dominated by net radiation fluxes which contribute from 66% to 92% of the snow cover energy balance. Turbulent fluxes comprise 11% of the net energy balance on average, with minor contributions from soil and advected energy fluxes. Simulated depths at the forested sites generally show good agreement with measured snow depths, indicated by model efficiencies ranging from 0.90 to 0.94, with root-mean-square differences less than 5 cm. Seasonal snow covers in the boreal environment may be more sensitive to land use transitions, rather than climate shifts, due to the strong control exerted by vegetation canopies on radiation transfer processes.
More comprehensive demand side management by the integration of the powermatcher and triana

To deal with challenges introduced by the adaption of Renewable Energy Sources, Demand SideManagement (DSM) methodologies are being developed that focus on the availability and reliability of our electricity supply. In the Netherlands, two methodologies referred as The PowerMatcher and Triana have been developed. In this research the methodologies have been combined because the strengths of the individual approaches complement each other. In order to combine the approaches, a novel bidding strategy is developed. This strategy is unique in the sense that it incorporates a device specific planning when the bidding function is determined. By means of use case simulations, in which the objective is set to minimize peaks and improve the self-consumption of the cluster, the performances of the combined DSM approach are evaluated. The simulations point out that the combination is capable of following a planning, as is determined by Triana, while performing real-time balancing, which deals with prediction errors. It is shown that following a planning mitigates the effect exploiting flexibility on undesired periods. In the use case simulations, this results in a peak reduction of 25%.
SOIL COMPONENT UNDER SEMI-PERMANENT CULTIVATION

The evolution of soil properties under semi-permanent cultivation was followed through a groundnut crop-fallow chronosequence located in the West African savanna belt. Special emphasis was put on contents and amounts of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and available phosphorus as measured by Olson modified by Dabin (1967) (noted POD). Soil physical properties (texture, pF, density) remained steady among all plots. Significant increases of C, N, and magnesium as a consequence of crop abandonment were statistically evidenced down to 20 cm deep only (texture being the main factor driving soil properties below). The amounts of C in the 0-20 cm soil layer were 12.2±0.6 (standard error) t ha-1 in groundnut cropped plots (n=6), 15.8±0.8 t ha-1 in young fallows (1-9 years old; n=6) and 14.9±0.8 t ha-1 in old fallows (n=5). Amounts of N were respectively 1.00±0.05, 1.30±0.08 and 1.28±0.05 t ha-1. POD stocks amounted to 6.47±0.56, 8.47±0.82 and 6.19±0.64 kg ha-1. The unexpected fast evolution of soil properties after crop abandonment was attributed to fast recovery of woody vegetation. Practices of improvement of, or substitution for fallowing that should save the resprouting capacity of trees are thus needed. However, the steadiness of soil chemical properties in oldest fallows as compared to young fallows was not expected too. It was attributed to the poor protection of soil organic matter from oxidation by biological activity. This was confirmed by mesh-bag experiments,
Do Mergers and Acquisitions Improve Informativeness About the Acquirer's Stock?

Are mergers and acquisitions significant events which develop informativeness seen as the disclosure of private and specific information after a transaction? Is the informativeness process the same between countries? To answer to these questions we use the concept of informativeness, as first developed by Roll (1988). We consider a sample of mergers and acquisitions in the US and in Europe over the 2000-2011 period. We show that the disclosure process is not linked with acquirer’s abnormal returns at the announcement date. Informativeness improves over time. We show that the acquisition premium and the means of payment are particularly important in the disclosure process.
Some Perils of Policy Rule Regression: The Taylor's Rule Revisited

This paper analyzes the potential misidentiflcation involved by the estimations of policy rules trough single equations. We perform this for the Taylor’s rule regression in the context of two model economies, which are only difierent by the monetary rules they present. We show that one can easily flnd reduced forms that resemble the Taylor’s rule, even though other policy were in place. Also, we illustrate that in the case of misidentiflcation, limited{information estimation techniques (as GMM) not necessarily deliver consistent estimators for the reduced form parameters. Thus, ruling out policy misspeciflcation requires performing several regressions with important changes in the instrument set. In this sense, the Taylor’s rule given in Clarida, Gal¶‡ and Gertler (2000) fails this robustness exercise, showing that the misidentiflcation of the rule could be important.
A Steindlian account of the distribution of corporate profits and leverage: A stock-flow consistent macroeconomic model with agent-based microfoundations

Post Keynesian economics has largely forgotten Steindl's insight that monopolisation of the corporate sector redistributes profits to those firms least likely to invest them productively. Agent-based methods can be used to incorporate Steindl's insights into a simple stock- flow consistent model of the monetary circuit. This model illustrates the `maldistribution of profits' and `enforced indebtedness' of heterogeneous firms alongside the tendency towards stagnation that occurs with rising monopolisation. The model also demonstrates Minsky's assertion that firms' leverage rises over the business cycle can be reconciled with Kalecki's macroeconomic identities showing that profits are `financed' by the investment expenditures of firms.
How alcohol consumption affects mental health among Ireland’s third level college students

Alcohol use is a major concern in Ireland, therefore this study has examined the effects of aggressive and impulsive behaviour as well as one’s mental health associated with alcohol use among college students. Data was obtained using the Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire -2 (Rohsenow, 1983), the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, version 11 (Patton, Stanford and Barratt, 1995) and the General Health Questionnaire – 12 (Goldberg and Williams, 1988). Results from a quantitative survey design consisting of 86 participants indicate no significant difference in male and female alcohol use. Further, insignificant results showed no association between alcohol use, mental health, aggression and impulsivity. It was however discovered, that females consume almost as much alcohol as males.
Analysis of p25 in Three Iranian Populations of Beet necrotic yellow vein virus and the Role of Susceptible and Resistant Cultivars of Sugar Beet in the p25 Variation

Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV, Benyvirus ) is an economically important soil borne pathogen of sugar beet throughout the world. It is a multipartite virus in which RNA-3 encoded p25 protein controls disease symptoms in sugar beet. Under certain conditions, resistance-breaking variants are generated by amino acid changes at positions 67 and 68 in p25. In the present study p25 protein in three populations of the virus from Moghan, Lorestan and Fars were analyzed in susceptible and resistant sugar beet cultivars. Lorestan and Fars populations were serially passaged through resistant or susceptible sugar beet cultivars for 4 generations and p25 was monitored for possible amino acid changes. No significant amino acid changes were observed when the populations were passaged through susceptible cultivars. However, passage of the populations through resistant cultivars resulted in changes of amino acids at positions 30, 49, 67, 68, 129, 163 and 198. Changes were more frequent in position 67 in the tetrad amino acids. Biotype P of BNYVV which was found in Moghan and Lorestan may have appeared as a result of selection under pressure of resistant cultivars. Information on certain evolutionary parameters and motifs of p25 is included.
le New and Improved : Does FDI Boost Production Complexity in Host Countries ? Running Title : Does FDI Boost Production Complexity ?

This paper examines the relationship between the presence of foreign affiliates and product upgrading by Turkish manufacturing firms. The analysis suggests that Turkish firms in sectors and regions more likely to supply foreign affiliates tend to introduce more complex products, where complexity is captured using a measure developed by Hausmann and Hidalgo (2009). This finding is robust to controlling for omitted variables, sample selection and potential simultaneity bias. It is also in line with the view that inflows of foreign direct investment stimulate upgrading of indigenous production capabilities in host countries. JEL: F23, D22, L20
Contribution to identification of the microflora of the digestive tract and pollen of Algerian honeybees: Apis mellifera intermissa and Apis mellifera sahariensis

A B S T R A C T The microorganisms associated to the two Algerian subspecies honeybees A.m.intermissa and A.m.sahariensis were characterized. The identification of the microflora associated with the digestive tract and pollen was made two seasons during the year 2012, namely in January -February (winter test) and May (spring test). The research of this microflora was realized by the digestive tract, stored pollen (bee bread) and pollen baskets. The Isolated bacteria belong to the genera Enterobacter, Pantoae, Pseudomonas, and Lactococcus and to genera neighbors, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus. All yeast strains are likely to belong to the Saccharomyces genera and the molds are identified genera Penicillium, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Alternaria and Mucor. According to the biochemical and physiological characters that are found, certain bacteria may be involved in the degradation of the components of the two extern layers of pollen, be ingested by the bees with food and shared with other individuals of the hive by the phenomenon of trophallaxis. The presence of yeasts and mold s can be explained by the close relationship as maintenance honeybee with its environment, soil and flowers.
The Measurement of Child Costs: A Rothbarth-Type Method Consistent with Scale Economies

We propose a new methodology to estimate the share of household income accruing to children, i.e., the cost of children. The household behavior is represented according to the collective approach. That is, each household member is characterized by speci.c preferences. Following the principle of the Rothbarth approach, the identi.cation of the children.s share requires the observation of adult-speci.c goods. Our method di¤ers from this traditional approach in that it is compatible with economies of scale as well as with parents. bargaining. In addition, it allows de.ning a new concept of child costs that takes into account economies of scale. We illustrate the method with an application on the French Household Budget Survey.
Landing at Home: Insights on Immigration and Metropolitan Housing Markets from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada

is paper examines the housing conditions, needs and trajectories of recent newcomers to Canada, by focusing on the fi rst few months of their adjustment process. Until now, most research in this fi eld has been unable to provide a comprehensive description of this early stage of settlement. Employing individual survey data from the fi rst wave of Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC), we draw a portrait of immigrant and refugee residential outcomes as observed six months after arrival. In particular, we highlight fi ve novel insights, centered around the rapidity with which newcomers in general enter the housing market, but also around the appreciable variability of outcomes in tenure status, class of entry, metropolitan area of settlement, and assessment by newcomers of their situation in the housing market. We conclude with a discussion of the signifi cance of these variegated fi ndings for the settlement experience of recently arrived immigrants and refugees and, more broadly, for social policy in the areas of housing and newcomer integration.