Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
H-ATLAS: THE COSMIC ABUNDANCE OF DUST FROM THE FAR-INFRARED BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRUM

We present a measurement of the angular power spectrum of the cosmic far-infrared background (CFIRB) anisotropies in one of the extragalactic fields of the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey at 250, 350, and 500 μm bands. Consistent with recent measurements of the CFIRB power spectrum in Herschel-SPIRE maps, we confirm the existence of a clear one-halo term of galaxy clustering on arcminute angular scales with large-scale two-halo term of clustering at 30 arcmin to angular scales of a few degrees. The power spectrum at the largest angular scales, especially at 250 μm, is contaminated by the Galactic cirrus. The angular power spectrum is modeled using a conditional luminosity function approach to describe the spatial distribution of unresolved galaxies that make up the bulk of the CFIRB. Integrating over the dusty galaxy population responsible for the background anisotropies, we find that the cosmic abundance of dust, relative to the critical density, to be between Ωdust = 10−6 and 8 × 10−6 in the redshift range z ∼ 0–3. This dust abundance is consistent with estimates of the dust content in the universe using quasar reddening and magnification measurements in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Dispute settlement in world politics: States, supranational prosecutors, and compliance

This article addresses one prominent expression of the interplay between politics and law in international cooperation: the dynamics of bargaining in the settling of compliance disputes. Our central argument is that the formal structure of dispute settlement systematically shapes the likelihood and terms of negotiated compliance settlements. We introduce an ideal type distinction between interstate dispute settlement, where the authority to sue states for non-compliance resides exclusively with states, and supranational dispute settlement, where this authority is partly or entirely delegated to a commission or secretariat with a prosecutorial function. We hypothesize that systems relying on supranational prosecution are more effective in addressing non-compliance, and more likely to mediate the impact of power asymmetries on dispute settlement outcomes, compared to systems relying on state-initiated complaints only. We find support for this proposition in an in-depth comparison of dispute settlement and compliance bargaining in the World Trade Organization and the European Union, and in a brief survey of experiences from other international organizations.
Testing the efficacy of information transmission: is equity style index better than stock market index?

TESTING THE EFFICACY OF INFORMATION TRANSMISSION: IS EQUITY STYLE INDEX BETTER THAN STOCK MARKET INDEX? Wee-Yeap Lau, Chin Lee This paper examines the ability of equity style to predict future movement of composite leading economic index in a multivariate Granger causality framework. By comparing the effi cacy of information transmission between equity style index and Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index, our results show that there is unidirectional causality from growth style to leading economic index. Second, there is also unidirectional fl ow from growth style to Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index. Third, there is a bidirectional relationship between growth style and KLCI broad market index. Finally, there is bidirectional causality between both growth style and value style. Further analysis from cross-correlation function reveals that growth style index is better than Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index. The former provides accurate and stronger cross-correlation with leading economic index. From these empirical evidences, it can be concluded that growth style index is a leading indicator which has more economic content than stock market index. It is better than stock market index in its effi cacy of information transmission. The study brings to the awareness to policy makers and practitioners of the usefulness of equity style in constructing future leading economic index and early warning system of fi nancial crisis.
Finanzwissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge Nr . 06-9 Measuring Distributional E ¤ ects of Fiscal Reforms by

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of how to analyse the distributional e¤ects of scal reforms. Thereby, distributional e¤ects shall be di¤erentiated by four subconcepts, i.e. 1. ) the traditional concept of inequality, 2. ) the rather novel concept of polarisation, 3. ) the concept of progression in taxation, and 4. ) the concepts of income poverty and richness. The concept of inequality and the concept of income poverty are the by far most widely applied concepts in empirical analyses, probably since they appear to be the most transparent ones in their structure as well as the most controversial ones in political a¤airs. However, the concepts of richness, polarisation and progression in taxation shall additionally be subject of this analysis, since they appear to be useful devices on the course of analysing cause and e¤ect of the other two concepts. JEL Codes: D3, H2, J22
Dental Caries Experience , Treatment Needs , Dental Anomalies and Malocclusion in Preschool Children with Cleft Lip and / or Palate

S109 Correspondence to: Lertsirivorakul J, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. Phone: +66-43-202405 ext 45157, 45186 E-mail: jinda_le@kku.ac. th J Med Assoc Thai 2017; 100 (Suppl. 6): S109-S116 Full text. e-Journal: http://www.jmatonline. com Dental Caries Experience, Treatment Needs, Dental Anomalies and Malocclusion in Preschool Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate
The Nutritional Requirements of Venturia inaequalis BY

A study of the nutritional requirements of Venturia inaequalis showed that this parasitic fungus grew well in a medium containing: K,HPO,, 0 . 0 0 4 ~ ; MgSO,. 7H,O, 0 . 0 0 2 ~ ; NH4N0,, 0.0375 M ; glucose 4 yo (w/v) ; Zn and Mn 2 p.p.m. ; thiamine, pyridoxine, nicotinic acid, folic acid, ascorbic acid. Without thiamine practically no growth of the fungus took place ; omission of pyridoxine had nearly as adverse an effect. Raffinose and cellobiose were the best carbon sources ; glucose also gave a good yield of mycelium. Statistical analysis of factorial experiments indicated that a correct balance between the mineral constituents of the medium and between the carbon and nitrogen sources is essential in order to obtain a high yield of mycelium.
Explicit-/implicit conservative Galerkin domain decomposition procedures for parabolic problems

Several domain decomposition methods for approximating solu-tions of parabolic problems are given. These methods rely on implicit Galerkin procedures in the subdomains and explicit flux calculation on the inter-domain boundaries. The procedures are conservative both in the subdomains and across inter-domain boundaries. A priori error bounds and experimental results are presented.
MLSB 14 The eighth International Workshop on Machine Learning in Systems Biology 6-7 September 2014

Carbon-based and silicon-based computing systems are very different. One key difference is the pervasive presence of circadian rhythms in living systems at multiple levels. At the molecular level, circadian rhythms are regulated by a central clock consisting of a key negative transcription-translation feedback loop involving a dozen of genes. However, integrative systems biology analyses of high-throughput transcriptomic and metabolomic data reveal that roughly 10% of genes or metabolites oscillate in a circadian manner in any given cell or tissue. Furthermore, when data is aggregated across different tissues and genetic or environmental conditions, the overlap in circadian species beyond the core clock is very small. Thus a large fraction of molecular species in the cell is capable of oscillating in a circadian manner under some set of conditions. We will present a novel theory of circadian rhythms to explain these puzzling findings. In this theory, molecular networks are viewed as networks of coupledoscillators sculpted by 3.5 billion years of evolution. Under a given set of genetic and environmental conditions, a cell can reprogram itself and select its own subset of oscillatory species out of a vast repertoire. The oscillating species provide a physiological signature of the state of the cell. • V. R. Patel, K. Eckel-Mahan, P. Sassone-Corsi, and P. Baldi. How Pervasive Are Circadian Oscillations? Trends in Cell Biology, in press, DOI:10.1016/j.tcb. 2014.04. 005, (2014). • K. L. Eckel-Mahan1, V. R. Patel, S. de Mateo, N. J. Ceglia, S. Sahar, S. Dilag, Kenneth A. Dyar, R. Orozco-Solis, P. Baldi, and P. Sassone-Corsi. Reprogramming of the Circadian Clock by Nutritional Challenge. Cell, 155, 7, 1464-1478, (2013). • V. Patel, K. Eckel Mahan, P. Sassone-Corsi, and P. Baldi. CircadiOmics: Integrating Circadian Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics. Nature Methods, 9, 8, 772-773, (2012). • K. L. Eckel-Mahan, V. R. Patel, K. S.Vignola, R. P. Mohney, P. Baldi, and P. Sassone-Corsi. Coordination of Metabolome and Transcriptome by the Circadian Clock. PNAS, 109 (14) 5541-5546, (2012)
Cleft Speech Type Characteristics in Patients with Cleft Lip / Palate in Lao PDR

Objective: To explore cleft speech type characteristics (CTCs) in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate in Bokeo Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR). Material and Method: Twelve children with repaired cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) who lived in Bokeo Province were registered in a speech camp between July 2014 and October 2015. A Thai speech-language pathologist (SLP) and a Laotian health care provider assessed articulation and resonance using the Lao standard test. Descriptive analysis of the cleft speech type characteristics (CTCs) were used. Results: General articulation types in children with CLP were functional/physiological (25.0%), developmental/phonological (25.0%), and compensatory articulation disorders (CAD) (50.0%) that might be associated with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Non-oral, glottal articulation (glottal stop /? / and glottal fricative /h/) and active nasalized consonants for oral pressure consonants (45.45 %) were the most common CTCs, followed by posterior oral: backed to velar/uvular (36.36 %). Omission of final consonant with nasalized consonants (41.7%) was a common error in Laotian children with CLP. Conclusion: CTCs were glottal productions, backing velar consonant substitution and nasalized consonants.
Types of Conjugal Networks, Conjugal Conflict and Conjugal Quality

This article considers how various configurations of network characteristics affect conjugal quality. To investigate this issue, we use data from a large survey on conjugal functioning, based on 910 married couples with co-resident children living in Switzerland. Using reports from both male and female partners, we first empirically define six types of conjugal networks. We then explore the extent to which those types affect conjugal conflict and conjugal quality, making a distinction between direct, indirect and buffering effects. We find that network types have significant direct and indirect effects on conjugal quality but no significant buffering effect. We further discuss the importance of our results for understanding the functioning of contemporary couples within larger relational contexts.
Microbial degradation of chlorophyll

Chlorophylls are abundant molecules in the environment. They are directly involved in the light harvesting process of photosynthesis. Previous studies have shown that chlorophylls do not accumulate in nature and are transformed by biological processes. The biological transformations of chlorophyll through endogenous enzymes of plants and algae have been studied in detail in the past. The microbial transformation of chlorophylls in the presence and also in the absence of molecular oxygen has however received little to no attention thus far. It was therefore the aim of this study to enrich for aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms that could use chlorophyll as the sole substrate for growth. An aerobic enrichment culture growing in minimal seawater medium with chlorophyll in an inert hydrophobic carrier phase as the only carbon source was obtained. Cells were found to be abundant both in the liquid and carrier phase of the enrichment culture. The microorganisms in this culture showed a directed, chemotactic movement towards the chlorophyll. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the community composition of the liquid phase and the carrier did not differ from each other significantly.
RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN THE LOWER SOLAR ATMOSPHERE

The Rapid Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere instrument reveals solar atmospheric fluctuations at high frequencies. Spectra of variations of the G-band intensity (IG) and Ca ii K-line intensity (IK) show correlated fluctuations above white noise to frequencies beyond 300 mHz and 50 mHz, respectively. The noise-corrected G-band spectrum for f = 28–326 mHz shows a power law with exponent −1.21 ± 0.02, consistent with the presence of turbulent motions. G-band spectral power in the 25–100 mHz (“UHF”) range is concentrated at the locations of magnetic bright points in the intergranular lanes and is highly intermittent in time. The intermittence of the UHF G-band fluctuations, shown by a positive kurtosis κ, also suggests turbulence. Combining values of IG, IK, UHF power, and κ reveals two distinct states of the solar atmosphere. State 1, including almost all the data, is characterized by low IG, IK, and UHF power and κ ≈ 6. State 2, including only a very small fraction of the data, is characterized by high IG, IK, and UHF power and κ ≈ 3. Superposed epoch analysis shows that the UHF power peaks simultaneously with spatio-temporal IG maxima in either state. For State 1, IK shows 3.5 minute chromospheric oscillations with maxima occurring 21 s after IG maxima implying a 150–210 km effective height difference. However, for State 2 the IK and IG maxima are simultaneous; in this highly magnetized environment sites of G-band and K-line emission may be spatially close together.
Testing the Weak-Form Efficiency of Agriculture’s Capital Markets

This paper investigates the empirical validity of the weak-form Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) in the global equity markets for agriculture. We also examine whether developed agriculture markets are more efficient than emerging agriculture markets. We test six agriculture and food chain indices over the period of time between 2010 and 2013. We applied a cross-sectional as well as longitudinal study approach. The weak EMH was tested using the parametric Augmented Dickey-Fuller test as well as the non-parametric Runs test and Autocorrelation function test. The parametric test suggested some evidence for the existence of the weak-form EMH for all six indices in at least some of the five tested periods. However, the non-parametric tests clearly proved the inefficiency of all indices during all periods. Thus, we rejected the null hypothesis for all indices in all periods eventually. Accordingly, agriculture’s developed markets are equally inefficient and predictable as its emerging markets. The results of this work suggest that investors can achieve superior returns by investing in agriculture’s equity markets following a technical analysis and active portfolio approach. Thus, this work is in great interest for investors and portfolio managers following an agriculture strategy. The study adds value to current research into market efficiency in developed as well as emerging markets.
Projecting marine fish production and catch potential in Bangladesh in the 21st century under long-term environmental change and management scenarios

The fisheries sector is crucial to the Bangladeshi economy and wellbeing, accounting for 4.4% of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 22.8% of agriculture sector production, and supplying ca.60% of the national animal protein intake. Fish is vital to the 16 million Bangladeshis living near the coast, a number that has doubled since the 1980s. Here we develop and apply tools to project the long term productive capacity of Bangladesh marine fisheries under climate and fisheries management scenarios, based on downscaling a global climate model, using associated river flow and nutrient loading estimates, projecting high resolution changes in physical and biochemical ocean properties, and eventually projecting fish production and catch potential under different fishing mortality targets. We place particular interest on Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha), which accounts for ca.11% of total catches, and Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus), a low price fish that is the second highest catch in Bangladesh and is highly consumed by low income communities. It is concluded that the impacts of climate change, under greenhouse emissions scenario A1B, are likely to reduce the potential fish production in the Bangladesh Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by less than 10%. However, these impacts are larger for the two target species. Under sustainable management practices we expect Hilsa shad catches to show a minor decline in potential catch by 2030 but a significant (25%) decline by 2060. However, if overexploitation is allowed catches are projected to fall much further, by almost 95% by 2060, compared to the Business as Usual scenario for the start of the 21st century. For Bombay duck, potential catches by 2060 under sustainable scenarios will produce a decline of less than 20% compared to current catches. The results demonstrate that management can mitigate or exacerbate the effects of climate change on ecosystem productivity.
Martial Arts for Health – Translating Research into Practice

Martial art which includes a series of disciplines, schools and traditions is originated in China. Nowadays, it has become one of the world famous sports. This article will firstly give an introduction about Kung Fu (martial art) and distinguish between the “external/ hard” style Kung Fu and the “internal/soft” style Kung Fu, followed by highlight some of the characteristics that make external/ hard style Kung Fu unique. After reviewing the health benefits, including the physical, mental, and social benefits of external/ hard style Kung Fu, the author then give some basic ideas on training principles of external/ hard style Kung Fu and the recommendations on designing effective external/ hard style Kung Fu training programs.
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF FLUVASTATIN ON PLASMA LIPID METABOLISM IN RAT BREAST CARCINOMA MODEL

From clinical practice, obvious positive effects of statins on plasma lipid metabolism are well known. On the other hand, there are several experimental rodent studies, where these beneficial effects were not confirmed. The effects of fluvastatin on selected serum lipid parameters in a rat model of experimental breast cancer were determined. The drug was dietary administered at two concentrations of 20 and 200 mg/kg. At the end of the study (experiment duration - 18 weeks) the blood from each animal was collected and serum lipid parameters were evaluated. Fluvastatin in both treated groups significantly increased parameters of serum lipids (mostly in a dose dependent manner). Fluvastatin in both treated groups of animals significantly increased serum levels of triacylglycerols, total cholesterol, and LDL-, HDL-, VLDL-cholesterol when compared to the control group. Our results pointed out to the apparent harmful effects of fluvastatin on plasma lipid metabolism in rat mammary carcinogenesis. Based on our previous results, it seems that rats commonly used in cancer model studies are generally unresponsive to the hypocholesterolemic effects of statins.
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IN CAREER COUNSELING 3 Integrating Motivational Interviewing in Career Counseling : A Case Study Motivation

Motivational interviewing (MI) is receiving increasing attention in the field of career counseling. However, none of the previous studies have concretely presented how this method could and why it should be integrated in career counseling. Through the use of a single case study design, this paper illustrates how a brief MI (BMI) intervention can be integrated into career counseling interventions to help resolve career dilemmas. An analysis of the interactions between the client and his counselor using the Motivational Interviewing Skills Code 2.1 illustrates why this method can be useful for career counseling. Immediate and long-term effects of the global career counseling intervention on the client’s career decision-making difficulties, as well as the specific impacts of the BMI intervention, are assessed. This case study shows that the BMI approach can be integrated in a career counseling intervention to help career counseling clients overcome career dilemmas and increase their readiness to make career choices.
Cytochemistry and Multi-color Flow Cytometric Immunophenotype for Diagnosis of Childhood Acute Leukemia

บทคดยอ Cytochemistry และ flow cytometry เปนเทคนคทใชในการวนจฉยโรคมะเรงเมดเลอดขาวชนดเฉยบพลนในวยเดก การศกษานเพอประเมนประโยชนของเทคนคดงกลาวในการวนจฉยโรคมะเรงเมดเลอดขาวชนดเฉยบพลนในวยเดก โดยเปนการศกษาแบบยอนหลงในผปวยรายใหมจำนวน 114 ราย (ชาย 75 รายและหญง 39 ราย) คามธยฐานของอาย 6 ป (0-15 ป) คาทางโลหตวทยาแสดงภาวะซด (hemoglobin 25%) in peripheral blood. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) represented 26.3% (30) of cases. FAB M2 cell type was the most common AML. Myeloperoxidase enzyme reactivity was strong in M1 to M3. CD13 and CD33 were the most useful markers for diagnosis of AML. Aberrant expression of lymphoid antigens was seen in 47%, in which CD7 was the most frequent. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) was diagnosed in 84 (73.7%) cases. Flow cytometry detected B lineage in 85.7% and T lineage in 14.3%. The early pre B ALL (CD10+) was found in 62 cases (86.1%). Expression of myeloid antigens including CD11b, CD13, CD15, or CD33 was detected in 14% of B lineage ALL. This study demonstrated that cytochemistry and flow cytometry were successfully used for diagnosis and subtype classification of childhood acute leukemias. Key Words : Acute leukemia ; Cytochemistry ; Flow cytometry
This is who I am ” : Identity Expressiveness and the Theory of Planned Behavior Forthcoming in Psychology & Marketing

This paper explores the role of self identity expressiveness and social identity expressiveness in the context of Multimedia Messaging (MMS) adoption. An extended version of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), including a wider array of identity and social influences, is developed and tested. As hypothesized, self identity expressiveness and social identity expressiveness prove to be significant determinants of intentions to use. Moreover, the extended TPB model explains 62% of the variance in usage intentions. The paper also investigates the relationship between self identity expressiveness and attitude and between social identity expressiveness and subjective norm. The study results indicate that the concept of subjective norm alone is insufficient to capture the rich universe of identity and social influences driving behavioral intentions. Implications for marketing managers and scholars are discussed.
The Incentive Impact of the Fixed Wage – A Real Effort Experiment

According to most simple agency models only the performance dependent part of the compensation drives the agent's effort decision. However, we show that this is not necessarily the case for reference dependent and loss averse agents. Based on Pokorny (2008) we firstly analyze the impact of the fixed wage on work performance within a linear incentive contract when agents are loss averse. Secondly, we test the resulting hypotheses in an economic real effort experiment. Varying the fixed wage but keeping the piece rate constant over treatments, we find a non-monotonic slope of effort in the fixed payment with significantly higher effort levels for a very low fixed wage. Very high fixed payments also yield higher subject performance but to a minor and less robust extent.