Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ALLELE FREQUENCIES AND HAPLOTYPE DIVERSITIES OF FIVE Y - CHROMOSOME SHORT TANDEM REPEAT LOCI IN A RANDOM SAMPLE OF YORUBA POPULATION IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

Y-chromosome short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) are specialized class of short tandem repeats located on human Y (male) chromosomes and are passed unchanged (barring a mutation) from one generation to the next. They are widely used in population genetic studies, forensics, paternity and genealogical DNA testing. The non-recombining nature of these loci makes them to have high discriminatory capacities among individuals of the same population or ethnicity. This is because they are polymorphic and exhibit high mutation rates. For Y-STR data to be applicable in forensics, knowledge of the haplotype frequencies in a geographic or ethnic substructure is required. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood sample of 110 unrelated Yoruba males, who have consented to participate in the research by signing the informed consent form, using conventional method. Five Y-STR markers (DYS392, DYS393, DYS449, DYS490 and DYS576) were typed and the PCR products were resolved on 4% agarose electrophoresis. Haplotype diversity was highest in DYS449 (0.840) and lowest in DYS392 (0.406). Also, the power of discrimination was found to be highest in DYS449 and lowest in DYS392 with 85.9% and 40.7%, respectively. The study revealed that the loci under study are suitable for use in identification, discrimination and forensic applications in the Yoruba population in Nigeria.
Evaluation of some Wheat Genotypes under Water Stress Conditions in Upper Egypt

Response of eighteen Egyptian wheat genotypes to both full irrigation (100%ETc) and deficit irrigation (60%ETc) were evaluated to identify water stress effects on yield and yield components. The field experiments were conducted in Assuit Research Station, Assuit Governorate, Egypt, during 2013/14 and 2014/15 winter growing seasons. Five stress tolerance indices were assessed, namely Mean Productivity (MP), Geometric Mean Productivity (GMP), Stress Tolerance (TOL), Stress Susceptibility Index (SSI) and Stress Tolerance Index (STI) to evaluate the response of the tested 18 wheat genotypes to imposed water stress. In addition, water productivity (WP), water consumptive use (WCU) and water use efficiency (WUE) for the studied genotypes were considered. The experimental design was stripe block design, where the irrigation treatments were in the main plots and genotypes were allocated in the sub plots. The obtained results indicate that all the evaluated characteristics responded significantly to the adopted irrigation treatments, genotypes and their interactions. The means of all genotypes significantly decreased for most characters in the two growing seasons under deficit irrigation. Based on drought indices MP, GMP, STI, Line 5 was identified as the suitable genotype under water stress conditions due to lower values for TOL and SSI indices. Total applied irrigation amount was 2722 m3fed-1 under full irrigation condition, and 1633 m3fed-1 under stress conditions, and the corresponding WCU values were 2042 and 1225 m3fed-1, respectively. WUE values exhibited a reverse trend, where higher values were recorded for deficit irrigation condition. It is evident that genotype 5 is potentially water use efficient. Furthermore, under full and deficit irrigation, genotype 5 expressed the highest yield and WP surpassing the commercial varieties. So, such genotype is more suitable for full irrigation and water stress conditions compared with other tested genotypes as well as possessing high values for MP, GMP, STI and expressed low values for SSI and TOL indices.
Innovating into trouble : When innovation leads to customer resistance

This paper examines the unintended consequences and potential risks of innovation for firms. Specifically, we explore how innovative activity can have adverse outcomes in the form of customer complaints. We extend existing conceptual frameworks relating to pre-adoption notions of passive and active innovation resistance to include ? experiential innovation resistance’, linking the use value of new innovations to complainant behaviour. Our empirical analysis focuses on legal services in England and Wales. Survey data on innovation by legal service providers is matched with complaint data from the UK Legal Ombudsman, linking earlier innovation activity with subsequent customer complaints. Our analysis reveals that higher levels of innovation activity increases the probability of experiential innovation resistance. We also identify how firms can reduce the potential for experiential innovation resistance by adopting collaborative innovation strategies. There is also some evidence that situations where consumers have few alternative suppliers may discourage complaining behaviour. Our results have strategic, regulatory and policy implications.
Identifying Interesting Themes Regarding Country of Origin Effect : A Preliminary Study

The preliminary study was designed to identify interesting research themes, which will be qualitatively explored further at a later date. The use of a qualitative approach was deemed necessary in order to enrich the literature on the country of origin effect. The study obtained preliminary data through a survey of young domestic consumers in Mataram, Indonesia.The respondents were university students attending a number of different universities in the city. They were chosen because they will determine domestic consumer behaviour and be decision-makers for the wealth of their country. The data mainly described the young consumers’ awareness of domestic brands, their domestic buying behaviour and their understanding of domestically produced products in comparison to those from China. Product categories included fashion, toiletries, mobile phones and laptops. In light of the preliminary findings, there were six interesting themes involved in studying the country of origin effect in relation to domestic brands, ethnocentrism and product image. The themes emerged as still little understanding exists in the literature. Further research on the themes can shed additional light on the country of origin effect on young consumers’ behaviour and attitudes in a developing country and thus contribute to the related body of knowledge.
AWM-Springer Series , Harmonic Analysis , Partial Differentail Equations , Complex Analysis , Banach Spaces , and Operator Theory . Celebrating Cora Sadosky ’ s Life

Three observations on commutators of Singular Integral Operators with BMO functions are exposed, namely 1The already known subgaussian local decay for the commutator, namely 1 |Q| ∣∣{x ∈ Q : |[b, T ](fχQ)(x)| > M2f(x)t}∣∣ ≤ ce−ct‖b‖BMO is sharp, since it cannot be better than subgaussian. 2. It is not possible to obtain a pointwise control of the commutator by a finite sum of sparse operators defined by L logL averages. 3. Motivated by the conjugation method for commutators, it is shown the failure of the following endpoint estimate, if w ∈ Ap \A1 then ∥∥∥∥wM ( f w )∥∥∥∥ L1(Rn)→L1,∞(Rn) =∞.
Aging , microglia and cytoskeletal regulation are key factors in the pathological evolution of the APP 23 mouse model for Alzheimer ' s disease Reference

Aging is the key risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In addition, the amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide is considered a critical neurotoxic agent in AD pathology. However, the connection between these factors is unclear. We aimed to provide an extensive characterization of the gene expression profiles of the amyloidosis APP23 model for AD and control mice and to evaluate the effect of aging on these profiles. We also correlated our findings to changes in soluble Aβ-levels and other pathological and symptomatic features of the model. We observed a clear biphasic expression profile. The first phase displayed a maturation profile, which resembled features found in young carriers of familial AD mutations. The second phase reflected aging processes and showed similarities to the progression of human AD pathology. During this phase, the model displayed a clear upregulation of microglial activation and lysosomal pathways and downregulation of neuron differentiation and axon guidance pathways. Interestingly, the changes in expression were all correlated to aging in general, but appeared more extensive/accelerated in APP23 mice.
R-0 5-3 Methodology for Risk Analysis of Dam Gates and Associated Operating Equipment Using Fault Tree Analysis

With limited maintenance dedicated to aging dam spillway gate structures, there is an increased risk of gate inoperability and corresponding dam failure due to malfunction or inadequate design. This report summarizes research on methodologies to assist in quantifying risks related to dam gates and associated operating equipment, and how those risks relate to overall spillway failure risk. The objective of the research was to demonstrate how fault tree analytical methods may be applied to improve the quality of dam gate risk analysis. Two different methods of prescreening analysis are presented and evaluated. The first uses probabilities for more events, defined more precisely than in standard practice, and adds criticality ranking; the second uses more traditional estimation of failure probabilities in conjunction with subsystem importance-ranking factors to estimate overall gate system failure probability. Both methods can be linked qualitatively with the Lafitte risk method through event costs and consequences to determine the overall risk for a dam spillway system. Enhancement of the two demonstrated methods would require a direct application of the methods to an existing dam gate system. Also, additional research would be necessary to better determine the risk consequence factor, α, used in the Lafitte equation for calculating overall risk. DISCLAIMER: The contents of this report are not to be used for advertising, publication, or promotional purposes. Citation of trade names does not constitute an official endorsement or approval of the use of such commercial products. All product names and trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners. The findings of this report are not to be construed as an official Department of the Army position unless so designated by other authorized documents. DESTROY THIS REPORT WHEN NO LONGER NEEDED. DO NOT RETURN IT TO THE ORIGINATOR.
Determinants of Business Survivability : Literature Review 183

Purpose – The goal of this article was to define the concept of business survivability on the basis of a review of subject literature, as well as to identify the main determinants influencing the survivability of micro and small businesses based on an analysis of empirical studies that most often included a five-year observation of an enterprise – from the moment of its establishment, until it was deregistered, or the observation period was over. Design/Methodology/Approach – The author utilises a review of Polish and foreign subject literature, as well as secondary research regarding the survivability of micro and small businesses in the 20th and 21st centuries. Findings – The results suggest significant differences in business survivability depending on the country of origin of a given enterprise. The factors determining business survivability were divided into micro and macroeconomic, and their presence is vital for the company to persevere in turbulent market conditions. Originality/Value – This article is a compilation of definitions of business survivability across foreign and Polish studies of micro and small businesses after 2000. The paper compares the results of business survivability in Poland and western countries.
chAnging teAching prActices : the impAct of A professionAl Development progrAm on An english lAnguAge teAcher

Professional development programs in the form of learning communities offer teachers the possibility of improving their practice, and support them in meeting the demands that the government and society have assigned them, provided that such programs are well designed and developed. These programs may provide teachers with the necessary support and learning opportunities to face the new academic demands and be able to integrate these with the social and moral dimension of schooling. However, in Colombia the idea of schoolteachers working in learning communities as a means of professional development is scarce. Therefore, little systematic research has been conducted in the country to understand their impact on teachers’ learning, and even more specifically on their practice; only a few studies have been conducted to understand this issue. The case study reported here focused on understanding how an English teacher changed her teaching practice with the support of a facilitator in a teacher learning community. Data was gathered through interviews, class observations, recorded meetings, teachers’ planning units and pedagogical materials. Results indicate that the teacher experienced changes in her teaching practice related to new patterns of teaching behavior and methodology. However, there were some aspects of these two components that she changed only to a limited extent. As a result, she faced some difficulties with students and some contextual factors that affected her learning process. This study reveals several contributions that a learning community can offer to in-service teachers to improve their teaching practice and the complexity of teacher learning under certain circumstances.
The Deceitfulness of Sticky Costs on Banking Systems

Understanding the true, sometimes deceitful, nature of sticky costs is vital to take advantage of market opportunities and to compete; by aligning the needed substructure to the medium and long term business expectations. Doing so will allow management to be better positioned to achieve such goals. This long-term research (16 years), performed in México, offers a holistic understanding of the real sticky costs behavior in both bullish and bearish markets. The stickiness nature of costs is an unintended manifestation of the embedded conditions of the assets acquired, while pursuing longer term objectives. This is the case because it is through assets, in general, that businesses compete. We will document that costs behave differently in bearish and bullish markets; costs, under general market conditions, perform at different rates in each market. We introduced a dummy regression variable to determine if the increase in administrative spending is positively related to an income increase, considering years with income increases and decreases. We also found that costs will continue rising, at a lower rate, even in bearish markets, unless there is a global crisis. Those who not understand the actual sticky nature of costs will face their deceitful nature, especially during bearish markets.
ANALYSIS OF STRATEGY POSITIONING , SEGMENTING , INSTITUTIONAL IMAGE AND SERVICE QUALITY ON SERVICE PURCHASING DECISIONS ( Case Study at Muhammadiyah Elementary School 18 Surabaya )

This study aims to identify the influence of positioning, segmenting, institutional image and service quality strategies on service purchase decisions. The population in this study were all the guardians of Muhammadiyah 18 Surabaya elementary school students, consists of 537 student’s guardians. The sampling technique is cluster random sampling, then obtained 100 guardians of students to be asked to fill out the research questionnaire. The analytical method used to answer the hypothesis in this study is multiple regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that positioning, segmenting, and institution image do not affect service purchasing decisions, while the quality of service influences the purchasing decisions of education services at SD Muhammadiyah 18 Surabaya. The ineffectiveness of positioning, segmenting, and agency image strategies may be due to the inability of the school to determine and implement the strategy. Another possibility is that the influence of the strategy is mediated by the interest of students attending Muhammadiyah Elementary School. Future studies are expected to be able to use intervening variables or other measurements to identify the direct and indirect effects of positioning, segmenting, institutional image, service quality and student interest in service purchasing decisions.
Interactive comment on “Extracting small deformation beyond individual station precision from dense GNSS networks in France and Western Europe” by Christine Masson et al

RC1: 0) This study approaches the problem through a combination of cluster analysis (which replaces observed velocities with the dominant velocity for a local cluster (or so I understand)) and Gaussian smoothing. The resulting velocities are then used to infer spatial gradients and define strain rates. The results look a bit puzzling with there being a number of significant elevated strain rate zones at places where they were unexpected (except for the Alps and Pyrenees). I am very concerned that the clustering approach, instead of having revealed systematic strain rate signals that were buried in the original data, has actually created signals that weren’t there. The study
The Influence of Interactive Augmented Reality in the Visual Recollection of Art Author

Several musea already use AR to guide visitors around their exhibitions, in addition to written guides or audio guides. Although these passive ways of receiving information are commonly used in musea, it has been shown that learning via interaction improves memory. Interacting with paintings is generally not possible, since most paintings cannot be touched without causing damage. AR provides a new way to look or interact with such art pieces. In this thesis, it is examined whether interacting with art via AR will enhance the recollection of said art. This is done with an app, the RecolourAR app, and a visual recollection test, both free recall and cued recall. No significant effect of the mode (iAR, AR, no app) was found on the recollection scores.
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Introduction. – Today’s fascination with television makes us wonder whether it might not represent an authority capable of leading people in a television studio to inflict cruel acts on others, even though they condemn those acts. Objective. – The experiment reported here allows us to answer this question in the affirmative. Therefore, we transposed Milgram’s famous experimental obedience paradigm to the context of a “real” TV game show, in the studio of a large television production company, with a live audience and no prizes. Method. – We set up several experimental conditions designed to tell us if, in such contexts, obedience was the dominant response, as it is in the often-replicated classic situation. We also wished to know if the introduction of variations would reduce obedience. Results. – The results show that obedience to the host is the dominant response, as it is in Milgram’s classic situation. However, variations that are assumed to reduce this obedience do not in fact demonstrate the expected effects. An additional experimental condition appears to demonstrate that a determining factor of obedience is the physical proximity of the host incarnating the televisual power. Conclusion. – We offer a conclusion addressing the societal aspects of obedience. © 2012 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.
Worksite intervention e ff ects on motivation , physical activity , and health : A cluster randomized controlled trial

Objectives: The current study tested the hypothesis that a physical activity (PA) intervention in the worksite would lead to increases in autonomous motivation and perceived competence for PA, self-administered regular PA, and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), as well as improvements in health (i.e., reduced blood pressure (BP), waist circumference, and improved cholesterol levels). Moreover, the study tested the self-determination theory (SDT) model of health behaviour change. Design: Cluster randomized controlled trial. Method: Participants from a population of employees working within the area of transport and distribution (n = 202) were cluster randomized (n = 6 worksites) to an intervention and a control condition. The 16-week group-based worksite intervention was designed based on the tenets of SDT combined with techniques from motivational interviewing (MI). Participants were assessed at baseline and at post-test five months later. Results: Complete-case analyses applying multivariate and univariate analysis of variance indicated an overall intervention effect, and moderate to small effect sizes (Cohen's d) in favour of the intervention group on CRF, diastolic BP, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), as well as need support for PA, autonomous motivation for PA, and perceived competence for PA. Intention-to-treat analyses demonstrated the same pattern with smaller effect sizes. Path analysis obtained a good fit between the data and the SDT model of health
No 26 / 08 Economic integration and the relationship between profit and wage taxes by Andreas Haufler

This paper analyzes the development of the ratio of corporate taxes to wage taxes using a simple political economy model with workers and capitalists that own internationally mobile and immobile rms. Among other results, our model predicts that countries reduce their corporate tax rate, relative to the wage tax, when preferences for public goods increase, or when the share of capital employed in multinational rms is rising. We further show how an increase in the wage share changes both the relative size of tax bases and the political inuence of di¤erent income groups. The predicted relationships are tested using panel data for 23 OECD countries for the period 1980 through 2004. The results of the empirical analysis support our main hypotheses. Keywords Capital and labor taxes, economic integration JEL Classi cation H20 H73 F15 F23 1 SNF Working Paper No 26/08
THE EFFECT OF EICOSAPENTANOIC ACID ADMINISTRATION ON CLINICAL OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSION : A PILOT STUDY

A prospective, randomized controlled study conducted at the outpatient clinics of a University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt on patients diagnosed with depression according to a strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. Forty two patients were randomly assigned to either; Group1; (intervention n=21); received the prescribed antidepressant + omega3 (2100mg) for 8 weeks, or Group 2; (control, n=21); received the prescribed antidepressant only for 8 weeks. Baseline evaluation and 8-week assessment included; patient demographic-data collection, history taking and clinical assessment of DSM-5 criteria & HAM-D score. Laboratory assessment included; complete blood picture (CBC), prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). Patients were followed up regularly every 2 weeks for 8 weeks for the occurrence of side effects due to antidepressants/ Omega 3 and compliance with medications.
Preliminary Spectroradiometric Measurements of the Solar Constant 1

Spectroradiometric measurements of the distribution of direct solar radiation at Sunspot, New Mexico (altitude 9,200 feet), in June 1955 are described. Detailed spectral data were obtained within the spectral range of 299 to 535 millimicrons for different air masses. At longer wavelengths radiant-energy evaluations were made only for selected points between the water-absorption bands. From these data, supplemented by other measurements and estimates for radiantenergy intensities for very short and very long wavelengths, a preliminary spectral integration of the total solar intensity yields a solar constant in general agreement with the best published values.