Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
GOODS-HERSCHEL: IMPACT OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI AND STAR FORMATION ACTIVITY ON INFRARED SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS AT HIGH REDSHIFT

We explore the effects of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and star formation activity on the infrared (0.3–1000 μm) spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of luminous infrared galaxies from z = 0.5 to 4.0. We have compiled a large sample of 151 galaxies selected at 24 μm (S24 ≳ 100 μJy) in the GOODS-N and ECDFS fields for which we have deep Spitzer IRS spectroscopy, allowing us to decompose the mid-IR spectrum into contributions from star formation and AGN activity. A significant portion (∼25%) of our sample is dominated by an AGN (>50% of the mid-IR luminosity) in the mid-IR. Based on the mid-IR classification, we divide our full sample into four sub-samples: z ∼ 1 star-forming (SF) sources, z ∼ 2 SF sources, AGNs with clear 9.7 μm silicate absorption, and AGNs with featureless mid-IR spectra. From our large spectroscopic sample and wealth of multi-wavelength data, including deep Herschel imaging at 100, 160, 250, 350, and 500 μm, we use 95 galaxies with complete spectral coverage to create a composite SED for each sub-sample. We then fit a two-temperature component modified blackbody to the SEDs. We find that the IR SEDs have similar cold dust temperatures, regardless of the mid-IR power source, but display a marked difference in the warmer dust temperatures. We calculate the average effective temperature of the dust in each sub-sample and find a significant (∼20 K) difference between the SF and AGN systems. We compare our composite SEDs to local templates and find that local templates do not accurately reproduce the mid-IR features and dust temperatures of our high-redshift systems. High-redshift IR luminous galaxies contain significantly more cool dust than their local counterparts. We find that a full suite of photometry spanning the IR peak is necessary to accurately account for the dominant dust temperature components in high-redshift IR luminous galaxies.
N ov 2 01 6 MULTI-SUBLINEAR OPERATORS GENERATED BY MULTILINEAR FRACTIONAL INTEGRAL OPERATORS AND COMMUTATORS ON THE PRODUCT GENERALIZED LOCAL MORREY

Abstract. The aim of this paper is to get the boundedness of certain multisublinear operators generated by multilinear fractional integral operators on the product generalized local Morrey spaces under generic size conditions which are satisfied by most of the operators in harmonic analysis. We also prove that the commutators of multilinear operators generated by local campanato functions and multilinear fractional integral operators are also bounded on the product generalized local Morrey spaces.
Evaluation of rapid analysis systems for on-farm nitrate analysis in vegetable cropping.

Small analytical systems enabling rapid on-farm analysis may be useful for monitoring crop and soil nutrient status. Two commercially available, rapid analysis systems were evaluated for analysis of (NO3-) in aqueous standard solutions (AS), and in soil solution (SS), plant sap (PS) and fertigation nutrient solutions (NS) obtained from tomato crops. The systems were the Merck RQFlex reflectometer and the Hanna Instruments C115 Grow Master colorimeter. (NO3-) in AS covered the analytical range of each instrument, being 0.3-3.2 and 0.3-16.1 mmol/L, respectively, for the reflectometer and colorimeter. (NO3-) were 5-14 mmol/L for SS, 2.3-33 mmol/L for NS, and 63-158 mmol/L for PS. Accuracy was evaluated using linear regression against (1) known concentration for AS, and (2) laboratory analysis for SS, PS and NS. For the reflectometer with AS, SS and PS, the linear regression had slopes of 1 +/ - 0.08 and intercepts of /= 0.94. The reflectometer was generally accurate for all media examined; it was rapid (1 min per analysis) and simple to use. The colorimeter was generally similarly accurate; however, it was slower, required reagent preparation and was subject to colour interferences. This work demonstrated that the reflectometer can provide rapid and accurate on-farm measurement of (NO3-) in SS, PS and NS.
Smooth Earning, Annual Compensation and CEO Characteristics

The systems of compensation remain the main mean to reduce the conflicts of interests between chief executives officers (CEOs) and the shareholders. The CEOs compensation is supposed to be positively correlated with the performance of the company. Consequently, the CEOs can manage profits to determine their level of compensation or to increase the part of cash and/or options in compensation. This paper investigates the relationship between the discretionary accruals and annual compensation, current performance, future performance, level of debts and total of assets by using a panel data analysis. Empirical results show that the CEO smoothes results of the company in order to have an evolutionary compensation. Moreover, we showed that the tenure and the proportion of
Nutraceuticals as Chemopreventive and Therapeutic agents in Gut AssociatedPathogenesis

Nutraceuticals have gained great insights in recent years due to their therapeutic implications. Secondary metabolites like glutamate, flavonoids, polyphenols and terpenoids are widespread in nature and are part of human diet. Polysaccharides of prebiotic nature are used both as therapeutic and prophylactic agents. These nutraceuticals in recent times have been reported to posses great potential to reduce antigenic and oxidative pressure in the human gut. Antioxidant rich diet is a potential therapeutic agent against reactive oxygen species induced pathogenesis. Epegenetic compounds present in antioxidant and prebiotics rich nutraceuticals mitigate and remove the causative factors associated with pathogenesis. Flavonoids and polyphenols exhibit antioxidant properties and have been recognized as potential gastroprotective agents and epigenetic modulators as well. Triterpenoids such as cucurbitacin is reported to posses anticancer activities. Glutamate is an enteric neurotransmitter that is used in improving neonatal gut function. This review comprehensively summarizes the current knowledge of gut modulating nutraceuticals which ultimately can play its role from prophylaxis of gut to its therapeutics by employing various macro and micro molecular pathways.
Frequency and characterization of vapD gene in Helicobacter pylori strains of different vacA and cag-PAI genotype

Several studies using different molecular-typing techniques have demonstrated that the gene content and the chromosomal arrangement among Helicobacter pylori strains are highly variable. Furthermore, this variability has been observed in different genes, such as vacA, which has a mosaic structure, and in cag-PAI, which has a different chromosomal organization. Preliminary study suggests that vapD is a strain-variable gene and it is present in about 60% of H. pylori strains. vapD gene is closely related to the virulence-associated protein D gene of Dichelobacter nodosus. The aim of this study was to characterize and to determine the frequency of vapD gene, in 301 Helicobacter pylori strains with different vacA and cag-PAI genotypes isolated from 27 Mexican patients with different gastric pathologies. The results showed that 70% of the patients presented multiple infections with H. pylori strains of different, vacA, and cag-PAI genotypes. Fifty two percent of the patients were colonized with vapD-positive and -negative strains. Regarding the vapD gene characterization by individual strains, it presented a frequency of 38%. This is the first characterization report that shows the frequency of vapD gene in H. pylori strains from Mexican patients. With respect to vacA and cag-PAI, the s1-m1/cag-PAI positive genotypes were more frequent in strains isolated from patients with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP), gastric ulcer (GU), and duodenal ulcer (DU). Statistical analysis showed that the vapD gene did not have association with any specific family of vacA or cagPAI genotypes and specific gastric pathology.
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF AN ELBOW MOTION SIMULATOR

Uncertainty and a lack of knowledge regarding restoration of proper function following an elbow injury create a need for expanding the understanding of elbow operation. An elbow motion simulator that is capable of producing motion in a cadaver forearm is designed and developed. This device will advance the capabilities of similar preceding elbow simulators by physically simulating the full range of motion and force-loading conditions in the elbow. Electric cylinders are used to simulate the muscles. The five muscles that are modeled are the biceps, brachialis, triceps, brachioradialis, and pronator teres. A braided cable attached to the cylinders inserts on the arm at each muscle's tendonous insertion. Custom-designed pulley systems are developed for the muscles to maintain an accurate line of action within the cable by preserving a physiological moment arm about the joint of rotation. The arm specimen is secured by means of a humeral clamp that holds the humeral shaft secure during experimentation. The device can be rotated to test in either a varus or a valgus orientation. Preliminary testing with a wooden arm model is performed to verify the simulator's capabilities.
Vascular Manifestations of Behçet’s Disease

Behçet’s disease (BD), a very morphologically diverse systemic disease, may involve the vascular system. The venous system is the most frequently attacked vessel system. The arterial system, when involved, increases the severity and morbidity of Behçet’s dis- ease. Cardiac involvement, although rare, can be very subtle and in itself increases the mortality. Vasculitis is the hallmark pathology resulting in occlusion, aneurysms, or both. Vascular involvement may be very challenging in all phases of treatment beginning from diagnosis till recovery and remission. Symptoms improve, and the clinical course ameliorates with corticosteroids and azathioprine in CVT. If treatment is begun early, the prognosis is fairly good. Ventriculoperitoneal shunts may be needed for stubborn diseases with increased intracranial pressure and papilledema. usefulness of immunosuppressive treatment combined with endovascular pseudoaneurysm repair (exclusion) in BD when the immunosuppressive agent kept the serum ESR level within the normal range [90]. There are no data or evidence of benefit from anticoagulant, antiplatelet, or antifibrinolytic agents in the management of DVT or for the use of anticoagulation for arterial lesions of BD. in BD adheres wall and does not result in emboli, so pulmonary is rare. is the possibility of pul monary aneurysm, which fatal
Structuration theory amid negative and positive criticism

This paper tries to sum up the criticism that turns around structuration theory to help the applications in MIS field. The literature review allow to advance three categories of criticisms: (1) the conflation of structure and human agent, (2) the complexity and the outspread of the theory that lead to contradictions, and (3) the lack of assumptions and methodological guidelines. Some recommendations are given to direct future researches.
Intelligent Beaconing Principle based Congestion Free Routing in Vanet

: Beacons are an application which relays the details, such as distance between two nodes, coverage area and the node positions. A Beaconing activity is helpful for estimating the complete status of node and identify whether the node is suitable to make the communication or not. Once if the Beaconing activity is analyzed, the traffic estimation principles take place to avoid congestions [7] over a network. Vehicular networks [8] play an important role in wireless communications, which allows the node to move from one location to another location dynamically without any interruption. In this system wireless environment is created with the number of nodes and allow the source and destination nodes able to move from one location to another location dynamically during data transmission. In the proposed approach Fair Adaptive Beaconing Rate for Inter-vehicular Communications (FABRIC) algorithm [4] is used, which solves the problem of Network Utility Maximization (NUM) in a wireless environment. For all, the entire simulation results prove that the proposed approach is more convenient to perform wireless data transmission, without any congestion or traffic breakages.
Impacts of Dehydroacetic Acid and Ozonated Water on Aspergillus flavus Colonization and Aflatoxin B1 Accumulation in Iranian Pistachio

Background: Aflatoxins (AFs) are the most prevalent carcinogenic mycotoxins, produced mainly by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. The general purpose of the present study was to use Dehydroacetic Acid (DHA) and Ozonated Water (OW) to control A. flavus growth and accumulation of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in Iranian pistachios. Methods: Three treatment pistachio groups were separately immersed in DHA (1 N) and OW (10 mg/L), and also combination of DHA and OW. Then, each group was contaminated with 1×10 3 A. flavus cell suspensions. Also, sterile distilled water as well as cyclohexamide solutions were considered as negative and positive control, respectively. The solution inhibitory characteristics were assessed by enumeration of viable as well as cultivable fungal conidia on the samples. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) technique was used for AFB1 determination. Data were analyzed by One way ANOVA and Tukey T-tests using SPSS, Inc, Chicago, IL software (v. 16.0). Results: DHA and combinations of DHA and OW groups which exhibited no growth of A. flavus, had the most antifungal activity (p<0.05) in comparison with the other groups. The highest AFB1 contamination content was seen in negative control samples (6.19±0.33 μg/kg) and also OW treated ones (6.1±0.32 μg/kg). The least AFB1 level was detected in DHA treated group (1.5±0.21 μg/kg) and combinations of DHA and OW (1.59±0.21 μg/kg). However, no AFB1 was found in positive control samples. Conclusion: We found that DHA showed antifungal and inhibitory activities more than OW in Iranian pistachios. Application of DHA is recommend for Iranian food industries as a potential mean for prevention of the fungi growth and AFB1 accumulation in pistachios nuts.
The Antarctic Oscillation Structure in an AOGCM with Interactive Stratospheric Ozone

Based on 150-year equilibrium simulations using the atmosphere-ocean-sea ice general circulation model (AOGCM) ECHO-GiSP, the southern hemisphere winter circulation is examined focusing on tropo-stratosphere coupling and wave dynamics. The model covers the troposphere and strato-mesosphere up to 80 km height and includes an interactive stratospheric chemistry. Compared to the reference simulation without interactive chemistry, the interactive simulation shows a weaker polar vortex in the middle atmosphere and is shifted towards the negative phase of the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO) in the troposphere. Differing from the northern hemisphere winter situation, the tropospheric planetary wave activity is weakened. A detailed analysis shows, that the modelled AAO zonal mean signal behaves antisymmetrically between troposphere and strato-mesosphere. This conclusion is supported by reanalysis data and a discussion of planetary wave dynamics in terms of Eliassen-Palm fluxes. Thereby, the tropospheric planetary wave activity appears to be controlled from the middle atmosphere.
Performance of a test embankment constructed on an organic clayey silt deposit

The instrumentation, construction, and field performance of a full-scale test embankment constructed on a soft compressible organic clayey silt is described. The construction sequence, the observed vertical and horizontal displacements, and the pore pressure response are presented. The embankment behaved elastically up to a thickness of about 3.65 m. The settlement and heave responses suggested that the embankment approached failure at a thickness of about 6.1 m and a corresponding net height of 5.4 m. The failure was gradual and of a viscoplastic type, and no classical-type abrupt failure was encountered during the construction of this embankment. The height to which the embankment could be constructed was lower than the 711.4 m range expected from conventional two-dimensional (2D) limit equilibrium analysis based on vane strength data. This, coupled with the pore pressure response, suggests that a combination of progressive failure and the influence of the adjacent reinforced section constructed to fai.
Network Consensus in the Wasserstein Metric Space of Probability Measures

Distributed consensus in the Wasserstein metric space of probability measures is introduced in this work. Convergence of each agent's measure to a common measure value is proven under a weak network connectivity condition. The common measure reached at each agent is one minimizing a weighted sum of its Wasserstein distance to all initial agent measures. This measure is known as the Wasserstein barycentre. Special cases involving Gaussian measures, empirical measures, and time-invariant network topologies are considered, where convergence rates and average-consensus results are given. This algorithm has potential applicability in computer vision, machine learning and distributed estimation, etc.
Does Ownership Structure Matter for Dividend Yield? Evidence from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

A research framework is developed to identify the key factors that would influence corporate dividend yield of Hong Kong listed companies. This study examines how ownership structure affects dividend yield using firm size, profitability, leverage, and firm development opportunities as control factors. The result reveals that ownership structure and profitability has the most important effect on divided yield. Firm size also determines the dividend payout but in negative relationship. It is suggested that firm leverage and market-to-book showed no significant influence on dividend policy. The findings in this study are useful for investors to understand what are the determinants of corporate dividend payout in Hong Kong so they can make wise and suitable choice.
The association between asymmetric information, hospital competition and quality of healthcare: evidence from Italy

We study the effect of competition on adverse hospital health outcomes in a context in which information about hospital quality is not publicly available. We use data on patients who were admitted to hospitals in the Lombardy region of Italy. Although risk‐adjusted hospital rankings are estimated yearly in this region, such rankings are provided to hospital managers only and are not available to general practitioners or citizens. Hence, patients may choose the hospital where to be admitted on the basis of different criteria such as their geographical closeness to the hospital, local network information and referrals by general practitioners. We first estimate a model of patient hospital choices and include among the determinants a variable capturing social interaction, which represents a proxy for the quality of hospitals perceived by patients. Using patient‐predicted choice probabilities, we then construct a set of competition indices and measure their effect on a composite index of mortality and readmission rates that represents, in our settings, hospital quality in terms of adverse health outcomes. Our results show that no association exists between such adverse events and hospital competition. Our finding may be the result of asymmetric information, as well as the difficulty of building good quality health indicators.
Theory of mind and self-concept in preadolescents : Links with gender and language

The investigation of the ability to attribute mental states to others and to see them as the basis for people's actions has been referred to as "theory of mind" (ToM) research. This study assessed ToM, or social understanding, in preadolescent s and examined individual differences in the relations among social understanding, self-concept, and language competence. One hundred twenty-eight preadolescents (64 girls, 64 boys; mean age =11 years, 9 months) completed tasks concerning self-concept and vocabulary and participated in a story-telling interview that assessed social and self-understanding. There were positive associations between children's social understanding and (a) self-understanding, (b) selfperceptions of behavioral conduct, and (c) general vocabulary ability. Independent of vocabulary ability, girls scored higher than boys on both social and self-understanding tasks.
Psikolojik Sermayenin Örgütsel Bağlılık ve İş Tatmini Tutumları Üzerine Etkisi: Bosnalı Öğretmenler Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Calisanlarin gelisimsel pozitif psikolojik durumunu ifade eden psikolojik sermaye, son yillarda orgutsel arastirmalar tarafindan uzerinde onemle durulan bir konu haline gelmistir. Orgutler; arzulanan ciktilar saglamasi nedeniyle psikolojik sermayelerini gelistirmeye, kendilerine ozgu hale getirmeye calismaktadirlar. Bu kapsamda arastirmanin amaci, orgutler icin arzulanan ciktilar arasinda olan calisanlarin orgutsel baglilik ve is tatmini tutumlari uzerine orgutsel psikolojik sermayenin alt boyutlari olan umut, iyimserlik, oz yeterlilik ve psikolojik dayanikliligin etkisinin test edilmesidir. Bu maksatla Bosna’da gorev yapan 215 Bosnali Ogretmenden anket teknigi ile elde edilen veriler yapisal esitlik modeli ile analiz edilmistir. Analiz sonucunda orgutsel psikolojik sermayenin sadece iyimserlik alt boyutunun is tatmini ve orgutsel baglilik uzerinde olumlu etkilerinin oldugu bulgusuna ulasilmis ve sonuclar literatur isiginda tartisilmistir.
The Shift of Accounting Models and Accounting Quality: The Case of Norwegian GAAP

This paper investigates the change in accounting quality when firms shift from a revenue-oriented historical cost accounting regime as Norwegian GAAP (NGAAP) to a balance-oriented fair value accounting regime as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Previous studies have demonstrated mixed effects on the accounting quality upon IFRS adoption. One possible reason is that the investigated domestic GAAP to a large extent has been adjusted to IFRS prior to IFRS adoption. This is not the case in NGAAP where IFRS adoption led to significant changes in the recognition and measurement rules. To investigate the change in accounting quality, the paper makes use of a panel design with 640 firm-year observations from 2001 up to the financial crisis year 2008, including four years of pre-IFRS NGAAP observations and four years of IFRS-observations. The paper employs four commonly used approaches to investigate accounting quality: test of value relevance of net earnings and book values, accrual quality of net earnings, incidence of small positive net earnings and test of timely loss recognition. The paper demonstrates that the adoption of IFRS increases the relevance accounting information has for valuation purposes. IFRS requires recognition of intangible assets and off-balance sheet liabilities not allowed under NGAAP. Moreover, IFRS allows the use of fair value to a larger extent than NGAAP. The paper also demonstrates that NGAAP leads to timelier recognition of losses than IFRS. This supports the notion that historical cost accounting, which is the basic accounting principle under NGAAP, provides more conservative accounting numbers. Overall, this suggests that IFRS provides information more useful for valuation purposes, but to a lesser extent stewardship purposes which generally favours conservatism. NGAAP on the other hand, provides information less relevant for valuation purposes, but more relevant for stewardship purposes.