Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EXTRAGALACTIC MILLIMETER-WAVE POINT-SOURCE CATALOG, NUMBER COUNTS AND STATISTICS FROM 771 deg2 OF THE SPT-SZ SURVEY

We present a point-source catalog from 771 deg2 of the South Pole Telescope Sunyaev–Zel'dovich survey at 95, 150, and 220 GHz. We detect 1545 sources above 4. 5σ significance in at least one band. Based on their relative brightness between survey bands, we classify the sources into two populations, one dominated by synchrotron emission from active galactic nuclei, and one dominated by thermal emission from dust-enshrouded star-forming galaxies. We find 1238 synchrotron and 307 dusty sources. We cross-match all sources against external catalogs and find 189 unidentified synchrotron sources and 189 unidentified dusty sources. The dusty sources without counterparts are good candidates for high-redshift, strongly lensed submillimeter galaxies. We derive number counts for each population from 1 Jy down to roughly 11, 4, and 11 mJy at 95, 150, and 220 GHz. We compare these counts with galaxy population models and find that none of the models we consider for either population provide a good fit to the measured counts in all three bands. The disparities imply that these measurements will be an important input to the next generation of millimeter-wave extragalactic source population models.
A meta-analytic review of hedonic and utilitarian shopping values

Purpose Hedonic and utilitarian shopping values have been researched since the mid-1980s in the fields of marketing, retail and specially on consumer behaviour. A number of studies have found evidence of their effects on satisfaction, buying intention and loyalty, but others have found no such effects or negative results. The purpose of this study is to apply a meta-analytic review on the shopping values. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a meta-analysis of the relationship between hedonic and utilitarian value on shopping response, using 190 studies. The authors also limited their search to the past 19 years (1995-2014). Findings The findings are as follows: hedonic shopping value is positively associated with utilitarian, ρ = 0.56; hedonic and utilitarian exhibit positive main effects on satisfaction, buying intention, loyalty, perceived benefits and search for information; in general, these associations are stronger (vs weaker) for utilitarian value; the effect size for the association between utilitarian and buying intention is stronger in the experimental condition and the indirect effect of hedonic on value, loyalty and word-of-mouth by the mediating effect of value. Research limitations/implications The authors proposed and found support for the parallel mediating effect. They also observed that not only hedonic and utilitarian shopping values had indirect effects on loyalty and word-of-mouth through perceived value and satisfaction but also both shopping values had different effects depending on the respective mediator. The indirect effects of hedonic values occur because the emotional and psychological circumstances of experience increase the perceived value, influencing consumers’ responses. Practical implications Retailers can create specific stores for consumers to attend to their shopping values. For example, the Adidas brand centre in Beijing/China provides the consumer with a unique and interactive retail experience. This kind of concept store and its experience (e.g. tunnel entry and team room) are congruent with shoppers’ hedonic value. Conversely, Nike Factory Store in the USA provides the consumer with a simple and fast retail experience. Originality/value The authors provide sufficient evidence that the two dimensions, hedonic and utilitarian value, are positively associated. This result is congruent with Batra and Ahtola (1991), Babin et al. (1994) and Spangenberg et al. (1997). The results support Chiu et al.’s (2005) argument that utilitarian and hedonic are positively associated based on Fishbein and Ajzen’s affect–cognition link and suggested that the instrumental and functional values are related to spontaneous responses that are more subjective and personal.
Critical role of RIG‐I‐like receptors in inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Viral infection is a significant cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute exacerbation of COPD. Retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG‐I)‐like receptors (RLRs), including RIG‐I and melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 (MDA‐5), are important pattern recognition receptors for viral elimination.
Effect of cause and time of dropout on the residual GFR: a comparative analysis of the decline of GFR on dialysis.

BACKGROUND The decline of residual renal function (RRF) on dialysis has been reported to be slower in peritoneal dialysis (PD) then hemodialysis (HD). However, some clinicians have questioned whether this reported difference might not be caused by selection bias. In particular, if continuous ambulatory PD (CAPD) delivers only marginally adequate therapy as some clinicians speculate, then perhaps those patients on CAPD with low glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are purposefully switched to HD. If true, transferring CAPD patients with low GFR to HD could create a selection bias that very well may account for the differences in GFR between PD and HD. This is particularly problematic if one then censors patients at the time of transfer from PD to HD from analysis (that is, patients are no longer followed in the study once they have switched treatment modalities). When this occurs, the data are said to be informatively censored, a term used by statisticians to describe any kind of systematic bias associated with censored or incomplete data. In particular, informative censoring occurs when patients who die or transfer to another modality very early have an associated lower starting GFR or higher rate of decline of GFR than patients who either complete the study or who die or transfer much later. If patient dropout is indeed related to the rate of decline in GFR and if this relationship differs between PD and HD but is ignored in the analysis, then the results of such analysis may be biased. METHODS This article analyzes the decline in GFR among 141 incident dialysis patients (39 HD and 102 PD) undergoing either HD or PD at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The decline in GFR was modeled as a nonlinear function of time, taking into account the possibility that missing values of GFR may be associated with patient dropout (death, transfer to another modality, or transplantation). To safeguard against this possibility, we utilized a conditional nonlinear mixed-effects model. The model was used to fit and compare each patient's GFR data to time adjusting for the patient's treatment modality (HD vs. PD), cause of dropout (death, transfer, transplant, lost to follow-up/study ended), and time to dropout. The model allowed a comparison of the starting GFR and the rate of decline in GFR between PD and HD adjusting for these three factors. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The results of our analysis suggest that such informative censoring is independent of treatment modality and that even after correcting for dropout caused by death or transfer to another modality, patients starting on PD have a lower rate of decline in GFR (that is, better preservation of GFR) than patients starting on HD.
Incidence of Oral Lesions in HIV-1-infected Women: Reduction with HAART

Few studies assess the effectiveness of HAART on reducing the incidence and recurrence of oral lesions. We investigated such changes among 503 HIV+ women over six years in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study. The incidence of erythematous candidiasis (EC), pseudomembranous candidiasis (PC), hairy leukoplakia (HL), and warts was computed over follow-up visits after HAART initiation compared with before HAART initiation. Analysis of our data demonstrates a strong decrease in candidiasis after HAART initiation. The incidence of EC fell to 2.99% from 5.48% (RR 0.545); PC fell to 2.85% from 6.70% (RR 0.425); and EC or PC fell to 3.43% from 7.35% (RR 0.466). No changes were seen in HL or warts. Higher HIV-RNA was associated with greater incidence of candidiasis and HL, but not warts. Analysis of these data indicates that recurrence and incidence of candidiasis are reduced by HAART, and that recurrence is reduced independently of CD4 and HIV-RNA.
Pengaruh Capital Intensity, Inventory Intensity, Profitabilitas dan Leverage Terhadap Agresivitas Pajak

This research aims to examine the effect of capital intensity, inventory intensity, profitability and leverage on the tax aggressiveness of manufacturing companies in the consumer goods industry sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2013-2017. Profitability is proxied using the formula Retrun On Assets (ROA), proxy leverage using the formula Debt to Total Assets Ratio (DAR) and tax aggressiveness is proxied using Effective Tax Rate (ETR). The type of research used is quantitative. The population in this study is a consumer goods manufacturing sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2013-2017 consisting of 42 companies with a total population of 132 populations. Determination of samples using purposive sampling method with a total sample of 40 samples from 8 selected companies. The results of the study show that capital intensity and leverage affect the tax aggressiveness. While Inventory intensity and profitability do not affect tax aggressiveness.
After more than two decades of research on the relationship between CSR and firm financial performance , the results are mixed

Can corporate social responsibility (CSR) be a source of good and a wellspring of innovation, competitive advantage and value creation for the firm? Although CEOs and government leaders insist in public that CSR projects create value for the firm, privately they admit that they do not know if CSR pays off. To address this question and drawing on experience for the Spanish context, we test one of the few efforts to model how the strategic management of CSR may contribute to improving firm profitability (Burke and Logsdon, 1996). To do this, we examine the impact of three strategic CSR variables e visibility, appropriability, and voluntarism e on value creation among large Spanish corporations. The conclusions from these findings suggest that managers need to understand how CSR is similar to and different from other traditional corporate market activities if they are to pursue value creation through CSR. We also suggest avenues for future research to explain how CSR may be integrated into firm processes to create resources (assets) and capabilities (routines) that may lead to competitive advantage and superior economic performance.
The Effect Of Information Technology, Organizational Commitment, Internal Control And Good Corporate Governance Principles On Organizational Performance

The aim of this research is to critically evaluate information technology, organizational commitment, internal control, and the implementation of the principles of good corporate governance and describe how the key elements of these constructs contribute to the performance of PT. Bank Maluku. To this end, a sample of 40 employees at PT Bank Maluku is identified and examined using non probability purposive sampling. Primary data results from questionnaires complemented by interviews for data collection. The data is analyzed using correlation analysis and multiple regression that includes descriptive statistics and reliability and validity test of the research instrument. The research study proceeds to classical assumption test including multicollinearity test, hypothesis testing within the model and discussion on result. The results of the analysis based on t test greatly vary. Information technology is found negative and non significant in organizational performance. Both organizational commitment and internal control, to the contrary, pose positive yet non significant effect on organizational performance, while the implementation of the principles of good corporate governance poses positive relationship and are statistically significant in organizational performance
Increase in Total Antioxidant Capacity of Plasma despite High Levels of Oxidative Stress in Uncomplicated Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus and its chronic complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma antioxidant status in patients with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes, in order to understand the interactions between its components and the diabetic milieu. METHODS: Plasma samples were collected from 15 patients with type 2 diabetes receiving oral antidiabetic agents and from 18 healthy control subjects without diabetes. Glycosylated haemoglobin was measured as an indicator of blood glucose control. Total and residual antioxidant activities were measured. Lipid peroxides were measured as indicators of plasma oxidative stress. Copper and caeruloplasmin were also assayed as possible pro-oxidants. RESULTS: Antioxidant activities, lipid peroxide level, copper concentration and caeruloplasmin activity were significantly increased in the plasma of patients with diabetes compared with control subjects. CONCLUSIONS: The total antioxidant capacity of plasma was increased, despite high levels of oxidative stress, in patients with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes. Increased levels of copper and caeruloplasmin characterized the diabetic milieu, despite an absence of chronic complications.
Measuring the side effects of psychotropics: the behavioural toxicity of antidepressants

The psychopharmacological profiles of 15 psychotropic drugs used as antidepressants are reviewed, and their relative behavioural toxicity ratings are compared. The pharmacodynamic activity of these drugs was assessed using a standardized test battery which included critical flicker fusion threshold (CFF), choice reaction time (CRT), tracking and subjective rating scales. It is reported that there is a wide range of behavioural toxicity exhibited by these compounds, although there is little measurable difference in their clinical efficacy. Drugs which have low behavioural toxicity should therefore be preferred as they are less disruptive of patients' everyday activities, produce better quality of life and are not counter-therapeutic.
Genetic Studies Exposing the Splicing Events Involved in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency-Associated Transcript Production during Lytic and Latent Infection

ABSTRACT Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) establishes latency in sensory neurons, a state in which the viral lytic genes are silenced and only the latency locus is transcriptionally active, producing the 2.0- and 1.5-kb latency-associated transcripts (LATs). Previous experimental evidence indicates that the LATs are stable introns, and it has been reported that LAT formation is abolished by debilitating substitution mutations in the predicted splice sites during lytic infection but not latency (J. L. Arthur et al., J. Gen. Virol. 79:107–116, 1998). We have independently studied a set of deletion mutations to explore the roles of the proposed splice sites during lytic and latent infection. HSV-1 mutant viruses missing the invariant intron-terminal 5′-G(T/C) or 3′-AG dinucleotides were analyzed for LAT formation during lytic infection in vitro, when only the 2-kb LAT is produced, and during latency in mouse trigeminal ganglia, where both LATs are expressed. Northern blot analysis of total RNAs from different productively infected cell lines showed that the lytic (2-kb) LAT was not expressed by the various splice site deletion mutants. In vivo studies using a mouse eye model of latency similarly showed that the latent (2- and 1.5-kb) LATs were not expressed by the mutants. PCR analysis with primers flanking the LAT sequence revealed the expected splice junction for LAT excision in RNA from sensory neurons latently infected with wild-type but not mutant virus. Using a virus mutant deleted in the splicing signals flanking the 556-bp region of LAT whose absence distinguishes the 1.5- and 2-kb LATs, we observed selective elimination of 1.5-kb LAT expression in latency, supporting previous suggestions that the internal region is removed by splicing. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the 2-kb LAT is formed during both lytic and latent infection by splicing at the predicted splice sites and that an additional splicing event is involved in the latency-restricted production of the 1.5-kb LAT. We have also mapped the 3′ end of the lytic 2-kb LAT and discuss our results in the context of previous models addressing the unusual stability of the LATs.
The Drug Swindlers

In a number of important developing nations—among them Indonesia, India, and Brazil—clinical pharmacologists and other drug experts are revealing mounting concern over the marketing of fraudulent drug products. These are shaped, colored, flavored, marked, and packaged to mimic the real product They may contain the actual antibiotic or other drug indicated on the label, but so “cut” that the product provides only a small fraction of the labeled amount, or they may contain only useless flour or starch. At best, they are worthless. At the worst, they can kill. In most instances, it is believed that these “drugs” are produced and marketed by local or domestic fly-by-night groups and not by multinational pharmaceutical firms. Blame for these practices is placed on inadequate or unenforced laws, only trivial punishments, bribery and corruption, and the fact that generally “nobody inspects the inspectors. ”
PENGARUH AKUNTABILITAS, TRANSPARANSI DAN SISTEM PENGENDALIAN INTERN TERHADAP KINERJA KEUANGAN

This study aims to determine and analyze the magnitude of the Influence of Accountability, Transparency and Internal Control System on Financial Performance in the Organization of Regional Devices, Revenue City of Gorontalo. The sample of research is all employees at Organization of Regional Devices, Revenue City of Gorontalo which amounted to 80 people using census method. Data analysis used multiple linear regression method. Hypothesis test results show that Accountability variables have a significant positive effect on Financial Performance at the Revenue of Gorontalo City. Transparency variable has a significant positive effect to the Financial Performance at the City Revenue of Gorontalo. Internal Control System variables have a significant positive effect on Financial Performance on the Regional Revenue of Gorontalo City.
Brand image and customer satisfaction in mobile phone market: study based on customers in Kandy district

In a competitive and Brand conscious market, building Brand Image of Mobile Phones is challenging task. In this context, this study aims to examine the relationship between Brand Image and Customer Satisfaction in Mobile Phone Market among Customers in Kandy District in Sri Lanka. Based on reviewed literature, it was found that the Brand Image was strongly related to Customer Satisfaction. Accordingly, four independent variables were identified as major dimensions of the Brand Image; Perceived Quality (PQ), Brand Loyalty (BL), Brand Awareness (BW) and Brand Association (BAs). This study was deductive, an exploratory type. The population of the study consisted in Mobile Phone users of Kandy District. 110 respondents were selected as the sample representing four main cities in the Kandy District; Katugastota, Pilimathalawa, Peradeniya, Akurana using the convenience sampling method. Questionnaire method was administrated to collect primary data. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics techniques were applied to analyze the data. The hypotheses have been tested using Pearson correlation, regression and multiple regression analysis. It was indicated that Brand Awareness as the most significant factor related to Customer Satisfaction. Results showed that there is a significant impact of all independent variables (PQ, BL, BW, BA) on customer satisfaction in Mobile Phone Market. Recommendations were provided to marketers and managers in mobile phone industry to achieve high Customer Satisfaction through building strong Brand Image.
The effect of lycopene supplementation on lipid profile and meat quality of broiler chickens

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of lycopene on lipid profile and quality of meat of broiler chickens Ross 308 at a different form of selenium. 540 broiler cockerels were randomly divided into 6 groups: without lycopene supplement (groups C and E3), supplemented with 50 mg/kg lycopene (groups E1 and E4), supplemented with 100 mg/kg lycopene (groups E2 and E5) while the source of selenium was sodium selenite (groups C, E1, E2) and Se-enriched yeast (groups E3, E4, E5). The experimental period was from 14 to 35 days of broiler age and was terminated by slaughter. The organic form of dietary selenium increased (P ≤ 0.05) its content in breast meat (E3 – 174.2 μg/kg, E4 – 186.4 μg/kg, E5 – 191.9 μg/kg) compared to selenite (C – 125.4 μg/kg, E1 – 123.3 μg/kg, E2 – 128.5 μg/kg). The shear force of meat was higher (P ≤ 0.05) in groups receiving the organic form of Se (E3 – 0.026 kN, E4 – 0.025 kN, E5 – 0.024 kN) in comparison with group C (0.017 kN), E1 (0.016 kN) and E2 (0.014 kN). Se in Se-enriched yeast reduced (P ≤ 0.05) the concentration of malondialdehyde in breast meat after 5 days of storage. There were no significant differences in concentrations of cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and lipase in plasma. The higher content of HDL cholesterol in plasma was recorded in groups supplemented with 50 mg of lycopene, followed by groups with 100 mg of lycopene and the lowest values were measured in groups without lycopene supplementation when the difference between group E1 (1.64 mmol/l) and E3 (1.51 mmol/l) was significant (P ≤ 0.05). Concentrations of LDL cholesterol showed an opposite trend. The lycopene supplement had a positive effect on the lipid profile of blood plasma of broiler chickens.
Internal and External Locus of Control of Engineering Workforce in a Power Distribution Utility: Implications for Job Performance

In view of the high risk, high voltage environments which the Eskom Bloemfontein engineering workforce (engineers, technologists, and technicians) is exposed to in the design, installation and maintenance of coal-fired power plants, sub-stations, transmission lines and electrical equipment, their psychological dispositions especially locus of control (LOC) should be an interesting area of research interest. The influence of LOC of the engineering workforce on improved job performance is critical to eliminating power related risks, accidents and deaths emanating from work-related fatigue, job stress and exhaustion. This study adopts a revised Rotter’s LOC Scale questionnaire to explore the combined influence of internal and external locus of control on African Journal of Business and Economic Research (AJBER) • Indexed at: EBSCO, ProQuest, J-Gate and Sabinet • Accredited by IBSS Vol. 12, (Issues 2 & 3), Aug/Dec 2017