Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Immunoelectrophoretic Separation of Spiroplasma Antigens

Antigens from a number of spiroplasmas were solubilized in the neutral detergent Lubrol PX and compared by crossed immunoelectrophoresis. Samples were also run in tandem with the type species Spiroplasma citri, continuity of immunoprecipitin rockets indicating antigenic identity and serological relatedness of spiroplasmas. It was concluded that corn stunt spiroplasmas, the honeybee (BC3) spiroplasma and the tick (277F) spiroplasma were related serologically to S. citri but some flower isolates and the tick (SMCA) spiroplasma showed no obvious relationship. The serological relatedness of S. citri and the honeybee (BC3) spiroplasma was investigated in detail. These two spiroplasmas each contain a major membrane protein which differ slightly in molecular weight. The two proteins were purified under identical conditions and used to raise monospecific antisera. Using the sera obtained in this way with a modified immunoelectrophoretic system having sodium dodecyl sulphate—polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis as the first dimension separation, it was shown that the major membrane proteins of S. citri and the honeybee (BC3) spiroplasma are antigenically dissimilar. We suggest that spiralin, the major membrane protein of S. citri, and the major membrane protein of the honeybee (BC3) spiroplasma are dominant cell surface antigens, so that while these two spiroplasmas are known to be very similar, serological tests involving comparison of cell surface antigens indicate less relationship.
The effect of social and environmental disclosure on companies’ market value

The research looks at the relationship between market value, accounting fundamentals and companies’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development (SD) disclosures for the years 2007-2008. This article uses social and environmental scores derived from a structural analysis chart based on 120 companies’ reports. The results show that investors measure a company’s short-term performance using information about the quality of the company’s environmental management. At the same time, a company’s social disclosure concerning the quality of employee management influences short and long-term performance.
CAN KNOW-HOW BE SIGNALED ?

Knowledge here is defined as applying to the body of facts gathered by study, observation, and experience, as well as to the ideas inferred from those facts. Knowledge connotes an understanding of what is known. Whereas explicit knowledge has been formalized and codified, tacit knowledge may exist only in the heads of individuals. Know-how here means a subset of tacit knowledge, comprised of its operational and logistic dimensions. First, this paper articulates the problem of the lack of transference of tacit knowledge between designers and builders. It questions to what extent means and methods can be developed to help individuals signal some degree of tacit knowledge, and thereby enhance the subsequent transfer of know-how across architecture-engineering-construction (AEC) organizations’ boundaries. Then, a literature review of knowledge engineering and management as applied to the AEC domain is presented. Finally, the objectives and the expected results of a proposal to investigate hypothetical ways to help designers and builders signal their know-how are discussed.
Fossil Polypodiaceae and their spores

In this publication emphasis is laid on the modern definition of the family Polypodiaceae (Filicales), which is based on an extensive study of Recent material and which is much restricted with respect to older circumscriptions of the family as usually applied by palaeobotanists. Fossils of fems belonging to the family in the strict sense are extremely rare and those examined do not bear any spores suitable for study. Of the fossils attributed to the family in its traditional, large sense, only a small minority belongs to the family in its strict sense. A survey of the few polypodiaceous fossils known to the author is given together with a list of non-polypodiaceous fossils that usually (sometimes tentatively) have been referred to the family Polypodiaceae.
Barriers to implementing lean construction in the UK construction industry

Lean construction management efforts could prove to be highly rewarding for the UK construction industry. This was emphasised by the Egan Committee who stated that the concepts of lean thinking would lead the UK construction industry’s quest to improve quality and efficiency. Although various countries worldwide gained large benefits by adopting Lean Construction (LC) concepts, there still seems to be limited implementation of lean in the UK construction industry, over the last two decades, even after the publication of the Egan report. There appears to be a number of structural and cultural barriers that are militating against its successful implementation. By not realising the factors that affect the successful implementation of LC, organizations will not be able to know what improvement efforts need to be made, where these efforts should be focused, or which efforts could obtain best results (Leong & Tilley, 2008). For this reason, this study sought to identify and assess the possible barriers to the successful implementation of LC in the UK. Based on an extensive literature review, followed by a statistical analysis of data gained from a questionnaire survey which targeted practitioners in the UK construction industry, a number of barriers were identified as key barriers. Further analysis revealed that only three of these barriers were determined as significant. The results of this study could be used to help researchers, practitioners and companies in the UK construction industry to focus their attention and resources on the significant issues, crucial to support the successful implementation of LC.
Low‐Power Design of Hardware One‐Time Password Generators for Card‐Type OTPs

Since card‐type one‐time password (OTP) generators became available, power and area consumption has been one of the main issues of hardware OTPs. Because relatively smaller batteries and smaller chip areas are available for this type of OTP compared to existing token‐type OTPs, it is necessary to implement power‐efficient and compact dedicated OTP hardware modules. In this paper, we design and implement a low‐power small‐area hardware OTP generator based on the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). First, we implement a prototype AES hardware module using a 350 nm process to verify the effectiveness of our optimization techniques for the SubBytes transform and data storage. Next, we apply the optimized AES to a real‐world OTP hardware module which is implemented using a 180 nm process. Our experimental results show the power consumption of our OTP module using the new AES implementation is only 49.4% and 15.0% of those of an HOTP and software‐based OTP, respectively.
Interactive comment on “ On the relationship between ecosystem-scale hyperspectral reflectance and CO < sub > 2 < / sub > exchange in European mountain grasslands ”

This paper reports an experimental study for spectral assessment of grassland CO2 exchange. This study utilizes several datasets in grassland sites that may be unpublished, but the study motivation, research concept and analytical methods do not include any original/innovative ones. In other words, this study seems to be a simple exercise using some new datasets based on similar research motivation, concept and methods as in preceding papers. Although a plenty of results are shown in Tables and Figures, the obtained results do not seem to include any essential findings or robust/useful re-
Polynomial Codes Over Certain Finite Fields

A programmable logic device (130) as may be used in a communication System device Such as a digital Subscriber line modem (408) to perform Reed-Solomon decoding upon a received frame of digital values is disclosed. The program mable logic device (130) may be implemented as a DSP (130) or a general purpose microprocessor, for example. According to one disclosed embodiment of the invention, a group of look-up tables (60) are arranged, each look-up table (60) associated with one of the possible power values of a finite field, number up to twice the number of correctable errors. The contents of each entry (SYN) of the look-up tables (60) correspond to the finite field (e.g., Galois field) multiplication of a primitive element raised to an index power with a character of the finite field alphabet. Galois field multiplications (62) in Syndrome accumulation may now be performed with a single table look-up operation. According to other disclosed embodiments of the invention, look-up tables (60,160) are similarly arranged to contain the contents of finite field (e.g., Galois field) multiplication products for use in a Chien Search procedure. In a single thread version of the disclosed Chien Search procedure, a Subset of the same look-up tables (60) as used in syndrome accumulation may be utilized.
Logistics management skills development: A Zimbabwean case

Background: Since logistics emerged as an applied discipline during the latter part of the 20th century, there has been an increased need for skills development in logistics and supply chain management. However, literature suggests a general shortage of educated and skilled logistics and supply chain managers worldwide. Objectives: The purpose of this article was to benchmark an in-house training programme in logistics management in the beverage industry of Zimbabwe with international best practice. Method: A case study approach was followed focusing on the programme curriculum, content and delivery. The article reports on the nature and effectiveness of the programme. The curriculum was benchmarked with skills requirements identified in literature. Relevance was evaluated based on participant perceptions over a period of 3 years using questionnaires with both closed- and open-ended questions. Results: Findings suggested that the programme offering is in line with international practice whilst it also addresses particular issues in Third World countries. Participants perceived the programme as being practical and valuable for enhancing their job performance and career development. Conclusion: The article provides a framework for evaluating logistics training programmes. Future research could include an evaluation that measures changes in on-the-job behaviour of participants.
Relationship between intangible resources, absorptive capacities and export performance

The new paradigm of today’s world economy is characterized by the mobility of production resources and the ability to combine them in an efficient way. The strategic management research has recognized the importance of studying the companies’ resources and capabilities and its usefulness to achieve competitive advantage. This perspective is consistent with the Resource-Based View (RBV) and with the Dynamic Capabilities View (DCV). The source of competitive advantage is much more correlated with intangible resources, since these are rarer and socially complex, making their imitation difficult. Consequently, intangible resources are considered strategic resources, since it allows creating perceived value by the customer, outperforming the competition, competing in new markets and being use in a wide range of products and services. On the other hand, the processes for absorbing external knowledge became an essential element for firms to adapt to changes in the competitive environment. Thus knowledge plays an important role in firms’ internationalization process. Building on well-established theories, our research explores the influence of intangible resources and absorptive capacities in export performance of Portuguese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of footwear associated to the Portuguese Footwear, Components and Leather Goods Association (APICCAPS). Based on survey data from 42 firms, our empirical results indicate that globally intangible resources and absorptive capacity have a positive and significant influence on export performance. On one hand, the intangible resources that most contribute to this end are reputational resources, access to financial resources and relational resources, and on the other hand the absorptive capacities that most contribute to export performance are exploitation of knowledge, transformation of knowledge and general knowledge acquisition.
THE DEPICTION OF A (NATIONAL) HERO: PANGERAN DIPONEGORO IN PAINTINGS FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY UNTIL TODAY

ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji ide kepahlawanan di Indonesia dan bagaimana itu ditampilkan dalam lukisan sebagai bentuk karya seni yang relatif baru di negeri ini. Pangeran Diponegoro (1785-1855) adalah pangeran yang memberontak dan berperang melawan Belanda di Jawa. Sosoknya menjadi terkenal dalam lukisan di Indonesia sesaat setelah pemberontakannya berakhir. Penampilannya adalah salah satu motif konstan dalam lukisan Indonesia. Ide untuk penelitian ini adalah untuk menunjukkan bagaimana sosok Diponegoro dalam konsep yang berbeda. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang terutama digunakan dalam semiotika Pierce (tanda yang termasuk dalam tiga aspek - tanda icon, tanda-tanda indeks, dan tanda-tanda simbol) untuk memeriksa karya seni dan makna triangulasi teoretis mereka dicapai dengan menggunakan teori pascakolonial dan menulis dalam analisis karya seni ini . Hibriditas budaya, identitas, nasionalisme, pembangunan bangsa, dan ide-ide lain yang hadir dalam karya seni beserta tanda-tandanya. Dengan berakhirnya Perang Jawa, masyarakat Jawa mengalami perubahan besar dalam ekonomi serta aspek budaya. Lukisan merupakan sebuah bentuk seni yang diperkenalkan ke Jawa pada periode ini. Salah satu motif pertama dalam seni lukis Indonesia adalah Pangeran Diponegoro. Sesaat setelah pelukis Java War Belanda Nicolaas Pieneman melukis adegan pengajuan Diponegoro. Balasan Jawa datang beberapa tahun setelah dalam lukisan Raden Saleh, seniman lokal pertama yang dilatih di Eropa. S. Sudjojono adalah salah satu pelukis paling menonjol Indonesia dan ia melukis Pangeran Diponegoro sebagai pahlawan nasional pada tahun 1979. Pada tahun 1994 muncul artis Indonesia memberi penghormatan kepada Diponegoro dalam karya seninya dan pada tahun 2007 Heri Dono melukis lukisan karikatur tentang penangkapan salah Diponegoro di dipelintir Indonesia. Ide kepahlawanan berubah dalam waktu ke waktu dan itu juga tampak berbeda dari periode sejarah yang berbeda. Lukisan Belanda Pangeran Diponegoro memiliki rasa kebanggaan dan martabat di dalamnya. Namun itu tampak sebagai ekspresi ketidaktahuan Belanda, arogansi, dan dominasi atas Jawa. Respon Jawa juga kontroversial - yang melihatnya sebagai proto-nasionalis lukisan, sementara yang lainnya menolak itu sebagai sepotong budak seni. Lukisan Indonesia penuh dengan nasionalisme dan kebanggaan, tetapi juga dengan pesan peringatan artistik yang kuat dan kritik terhadap masyarakat. Sementara beberapa tanda-tanda memiliki makna yang jelas yang ditunjukkan dalam penelitian ini, mayoritas dari mereka adalah ibarat cairan yang terbuka untuk diskusi tentang ide-ide nasionalisme, heroisme, dan identitas di Indonesia.
Optimal Transmission Switching—Sensitivity Analysis and Extensions

In this paper, we continue to analyze optimal dispatch of generation and transmission topology to meet load as a mixed integer program (MIP) with binary variables representing the state of the transmission element (line or transformer). Previous research showed a 25% savings by dispatching the IEEE 118-bus test case. This paper is an extension of that work. It presents how changing the topology affects nodal prices, load payment, generation revenues, cost, and rents, congestion rents, and flowgate prices. Results indicate that changing the topology to cut costs typically results in lower load payments and higher generation rents for this network. Computational issues are also discussed.
Inter- and intra-annual variability in the phytoplankton community of a high mountain lake: the influence of external (atmospheric) and internal (recycled) sources of phosphorus

SUMMARY 1. The inter- and intra-annual changes in the biomass, elemental (carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)) and taxonomical composition of the phytoplankton in a high mountain lake in Spain were studied during 3 years with different physical (fluctuating hydrological regime) and chemical conditions. The importance of internal and external sources of P to the phytoplankton was estimated as the amount of P supplied via zooplankton recycling (internal) or through ice-melting and atmospheric deposition (external). 2. Inter-annual differences in phytoplankton biomass were associated with temperature and total dissolved phosphorus. In 1995, phytoplankton biomass was positively correlated with total dissolved phosphorus. In contrast, the negative relationship between zooplankton and seston biomass (direct predatory effects) and the positive relationship between zooplankton P excretion and phytoplankton biomass in 1997 (indirect P-recycling effects), reinforces the primary role of zooplankton in regulating the total biomass of phytoplankton but, at the same time, encouraging its growth via P-recycling. 3. Year-to-year variations in seston C : P and N : P ratios exceeded intra-annual variations. The C : P and N : P ratios were high in 1995, indicating strong P limitation. In contrast, in 1996 and 1997, these ratios were low during ice-out (C : P 1000%), zooplankton recycling (9‐542%), and ice-melting processes (0.37‐5.16%) satisfied the minimum demand for P of phytoplankton during 1996 and 1997. Although the effect of external forces was rather sporadic and unpredictable in comparison with biologically driven recycle processes, both may affect phytoplankton structure and elemental composition.
FROM A POINT OF BEING Time, Space and Light

This dissertation outlines my journey through the MFA programme and documents changes in my thinking and practice over the past two years. When I commenced this Masters programme I aspired to make fundamental changes in the essence of my artistic practice. I sought to work from a point of being, seeking oneness with my work. In the dissertation these terms are discussed in reference to my work. Initially investigating concepts of duality, I found that duality permeates all parts of our existence, in a cyclical pattern of interdependence and renewal. My inquiry into duality and binary pairs, led to my interest in space-time, and it is in the dual entity of space-time that I found the stepping-off point that this new body of work evolved from. My studio practice explores movement within time and space by painting with light and recording the work photographically. This dissertation includes discussion of contemporary and historical artists, including Marian Drew, Darren Glass, Anders Knutsson, Kwang Jean Park, Charles Cham, William Kentridge, Len Lye, Judy Millar, Jackson Pollock, David Reed, Eadweard Muybridge, and Gjon Mili in collaboration with Pablo Picasso, to whose concerns and/or aesthetics my practice relates, and theories and ideas that have informed and arisen from my art work. I identify the importance of physicality and markmaking as modes of expression and examine the concept of trace. In art, the trace indicates the presence of the artist and thereby positions the artist within the work. This gives rise to ideas about absence and presence, and how the notion of absence/presence engages the premise of a state of ‘being’. My performances of painting with light provide a sense of oneness through the integral experience of painting within the work.
The Point of Popularity: A Summary of 10,000 years of Human Activity at the Princess Point Promontory, Cootes Paradise Marsh, Hamilton, Ontario

The Princess Point promontory at Cootes Paradise, Hamilton, Ontario has a long, rich history of human activity. This paper provides a synopsis of the archaeolo- gical work conducted on Princess Point, and summarizes the history of human activity on the promontory. The Princess Point site was discovered on the promontory in the 1960s by archaeologists from McMaster University. Excavations were conducted by McMaster in the late 1960s, and by the University of Toronto, Mississauga since 2000. These exca- vations demonstrate that Princess Point was used by native peoples from Early Archaic times (8000-6000 B.C.) through to the end of the Woodland period at A.D. 1650. The most intense occupation occurred during the Early Late Woodland period (A.D. 500-1000) by people of the Princess Point Complex. Euro-Canadians began using Princess Point during the late eighteenth century. In the twentieth century, the promontory was incor- porated into the Royal Botanical Gardens. Resume. Le promontoire de Princess Point a Cootes Paradise, a Hamilton, en Ontario, a une longue et riche histoire d'activite humaine. Cet article resume l'histoire de l'activite humaine sur ce site, a partir de la premiere periode jusqu'au vingtieme siecle, en plus de fournir un resume de l'histoire des fouilles archeologiques menees sur le site. Le site Princess Point a ete decouvert sur le promontoire dans les annees 1960 par des archeologues de l'Universite McMaster. Des fouilles ont ete menees par McMaster vers la fin des annees 1960, et par l'Universite
Partial edentulism: a five year survey on the prevalence and pattern of tooth loss in a sample of patients attending King AbdulAziz University - Faculty of Dentistry.

There is little if any documentation regarding the pattern of tooth loss among the adult population living in Saudi Arabia, esp ecially in the western region. The aim of this study was to investigate patterns of tooth loss in patients treated at King AbdulAziz University - Faculty of Dentistry and to compare it over five years with the documentation of the number and types of remov able partial dentures provided as well as patients gender, nationality and mother tongue. Materials and methods: the dental records of patients treated by sixth year students at King AbdulAziz University - Faculty of Dentistry during the academic years 200 4 and 2009 were reviewed to record patients' nationality, age, gender, mother tongue and Kennedy classification in both arches. The type and number of removable prosthesis provided were also noted. Results: Descriptive analysis and comparison between the g roups was performed using Micro soft excel statistical programme. A total of 293 charts were reviewed and Kennedy Class III was found to be the most common classification in the entire sample. The construction of definitive removable partial dentures was t hree folds that of transitional removable partial dentures. Conclusion: in a selected sample of patients receiving dental treatment at the faculty of dentistry in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the most common pattern of partial edentulism was Kennedy Class III and definitive partial dentures was the first choice for treatment with removable prosthesis.