Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Enzyme activities and histopathology of selected tissues in rats treated with potassium bromate.

The effect of chronic administration of potassium bromate (KBrO3), a flour improver, on some ‘marker’ enzymes of rat cellular system was investigated. The levels of these enzymes were measured progressively in the kidney, liver and small intestine, 24h after days 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 following the administration of 10mg/kg body weight of potassium bromate and when left for 10days without administration after their 20 daily doses. The alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) activities of all the tissues were significantly (P which might be due to the presence of oxygen in the molecule leading to oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids on the ordered lipid bilayer of cell membranes. All these might be responsible for the various adverse effects associated with the chemical compound. (Afr. J. Biomed. Res. 11: 87- 95) Key Words ; Potassium bromate, Chronic, Marker enzymes, Histology, Oxidation, Polyunsaturated fatty acids, Cell membrane
Do Poor Quality Institutions Attract Mergers and Acquisitions?

Quality of institutions has been found to positively affect Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows. This, however, fails to explain the flow of FDI into countries with poor quality of institutions like India and China. This paper shows that FDI flows in the form of cross border mergers and acquisitions (CBMAs) in India share a negative relationship with the gap in quality of institutions between the host and home countries after controlling for market size and market opportunity in the home and host country and infrastructural facilities in the host country. This suggests that apart from market size and opportunity, CBMAs in India are attracted by poor quality of institutions, particularly corruption and poor governance in the country.
Bank and Sovereign Credit Risk: Spillover Effects from the ECB's Comprehensive Assessment

We study risk contagion from the banking to the sovereign sector in the euro area. Our empirical findings are based on difference specifications around the European Central Bank's announcement of the results of its Comprehensive Assessment of 130 significant banks, on 26 October 2014. This information shock led to a reassessment of bank risk, and, consequently, of sovereign risk. Strikingly, sovereign CDS spreads also increased for countries which did not experience adverse banking sector surprises. We argue that those countries provided a backstop to foreign banks, implying that the euro area bank-sovereign nexus has an important cross-border dimension.
Influence of Perceived Sport Competence and Body Attractiveness on Physical Activity and other Healthy Lifestyle Habits in Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to test an explanatory model of the relationships between physical self-concept and some healthy habits. A sample of 472 adolescents aged 16 to 20 answered different questionnaires assessing physical self-concept, physical activity, intention to be physically active and consumption of alcohol and tobacco. The results of the structural equation model showed that perceived sport competence positively correlated with current physical activity. Body attractiveness positively correlated with physical activity in boys and negatively in girls. Current physical activity positively correlated with the intention to be physically active in the future and negatively with the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Nevertheless, this last relationship was only significant in boys. The results are discussed in connection with the promotion of healthy lifestyle guidelines among adolescents. This model shows the importance of physical self-concept for engaging in physical activity in adolescence. It also suggests that physical activity is associated with the intention to continue being physically active and with healthy lifestyle habits. El objetivo de este estudio fue testar un modelo explicativo de las relaciones entre el autoconcepto físico y algunos hábitos saludables. Se utilizó una muestra de 472 adolescentes, con edades comprendidas entre los 16 y 20 años, que respondieron a diferentes cuestionarios que evaluaban el autoconcepto físico, la actividad física, la intención de ser físicamente activo y el consumo de alcohol y tabaco. Los resultados del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales mostraron que la percepción de competencia deportiva correlacionaba positivamente con la actividad física actual. La percepción de atractivo corporal correlacionaba positivamente con la actividad física en los chicos y negativamente en las chicas. La actividad física actual correlacionaba positivamente con la intención de ser físicamente activo en el futuro y negativamente con el consumo de alcohol y tabaco. Sin embargo, esta última relación sólo fue significativa en los chicos. Los resultados se discuten en relación a la promoción de pautas de vida saludable entre los adolescentes. Este modelo muestra la importancia del autoconcepto físico para el compromiso con la actividad física en la adolescencia. Además, sugiere que la práctica de actividad física está asociada con la intención de continuar siendo físicamente activo y con hábitos de vida saludables.
Finite element analysis of creep in a functionally graded rotating disc

Creep behaviour of a functionally graded rotating disc has been investigated by using finite element-based Abaqus software. The disc is made of composite containing linear distribution of silicon carbide particles in a matrix of pure aluminium. The creep behaviour of the composite is described by Norton’s power law. The creep response of the FGM disc has been estimated by using Abaqus software and compared with a similar disc but having uniform distribution of silicon carbide reinforcement. It is observed that the radial stress in the FGM disc is higher than the uniform composite disc throughout. However, the tangential and effective stresses in the FGM disc show significant increase near the inner radius but exhibit decrease near the outer radius when compared to a uniform composite disc. The strain rates in the FGM disc are significantly lower than those observed in a similar disc having uniform distribution of reinforcement.
The choice of entry mode in sequential foreign direct investment

Relatively few studies have examined the importance of an entry's sequential position to the choice of foreign entry mode. We use a dynamic model to analyze sequential entries into the United States from 1975 to 1992. Our findings show that several independent variables which explain a firm's initial mode of entry do not explain the modes of subsequent entries. These findings underscore the importance of experience in foreign investment, as companies learn from early entries and adapt the modes of subsequent ones. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
YARGI BAĞIMSIZLIĞI, MÜLKİYET HAKKI VE YOLSUZLUĞUN YABANCI SERMAYE GİRİŞLERİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ

Bu calisma 2000-2007 yillari arasindaki 71 ulkeye ait yillik verileri kullanarak bir ulkedeki kurumsal kaliteyi gosteren gostergelerden yargi bagimsizliginin, mulkiyet hakkinin ve yolsuzlugun dogrudan ve dolayli yabanci sermaye girisleri uzerinde etkisi olup olmadigini panel regresyon modelleri yardimiyla analiz etmeye calismaktadir.Analiz sonuclarina gore; yargi bagimsizliginin saglanmasinin, mulkiyet hakkinin korunmasinin ve yolsuzluklarin azaltilmasinin dolayli yabanci sermaye uzerinde olumlu etkisi oldugu gorulmektedir. Diger taraftan mulkiyet hakkinin korunmasinin ve yolsuzluklarin azaltilmasinin dogrudan yabanci sermaye uzerinde de olumlu etkisi oldugu tespit edilmistir
Channel cooperation : a reflective scale

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw on theories on inter‐organisational governance with a view to developing a reliable reflective scale for measuring inter‐firm cooperation in supply chains for use in logistics management research.Design/methodology/approach – Following a literature review, the paper develops items for three relational norms. The model is tested with structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings – The literature review reveals that most of the currently used variables and scales describe the characteristics of focal firms, rather than relationship properties. The few exceptions that focus on relationships fail to recognise the dimensionality of channel cooperation. The proposed scale is found to be valid and reliable, based on 181 observations from supply‐chain relationships.Research limitations/implications – The valid and reliable scale that captures relationship characteristics and recognises the dimensionality of channel cooperation should be tested in future research.Origi.
Specialized Resources and Bidder Returns: Evidence from Targets with Founder CEOs

Using a sample of acquisitions in which the target’s top executive is the founder of the company, we analyze the impact of specialized target resources on bidder returns and total synergies. We find that both bidder returns and the combined wealth effects of bidders and targets are negatively related to the component of pre-acquisition target value that is due to the founder’s firm-specific human capital. Our results are inconsistent with a bargaining or signaling interpretation and robust to a variety of controls and empirical methods. We conclude that the market is skeptical about the ability of bidders to preserve or replicate a specialized resource embedded in ex-ante target values.  We thank Khaled Abdou, Leonce Bargeron, David Becher, Irina de Bruyne, Dave Denis, Diane Denis, Harry Evans, Jana Fidrmuc, Michelle Lowry, Paul Malatesta, Henry Manne, Sara Moeller, Harold Mulherin, Marios Panayides, Annette Poulsen, Raghu Rau, Harley “Chip” Ryan Jr, Rene Stulz, Marno Verbeek, Ralph Walkling, David Yermack, and conference and seminar participants at the 2012 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, the 2012 Florida State SunTrust Beach Conference, the 2012 Drexel University Academic Conference on Corporate Governance, the 2012 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, the 2013 Paris Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI, the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), the University of Connecticut, and Warwick University for valuable comments. Ahmet Kurt, Yvonne Chu and Hailu Jiang provided excellent research assistance. All errors are our own.
Part of the interindividual variation in serum testosterone levels in healthy men reflects differences in androgen sensitivity and feedback set point: contribution of the androgen receptor polyglutamine tract polymorphism.

CONTEXT There is a large interindividual variation in serum (free) testosterone (FT) levels in men, underlain in part by genetic components. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to explore the hypothesis that this variability results in part from differences in androgen sensitivity and feedback loop set point and assess the role of the androgen receptor (AR) polyglutamine tract polymorphism encoded by a CAG repeat of variable length in exon 1 of the AR gene. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS We performed a cross-sectional analysis in two independent populations of healthy men, consisting of 2322 men aged 35-59 yr (Belstress study) and 358 men aged 25-45 yr (Siblos study), respectively. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Serum hormonal levels and the AR gene CAG repeat length were determined. RESULTS In the Belstress population, serum testosterone and calculated FT showed a positive linear association with LH (P < 0.001). In the 200 men with lowest FT, CAG repeat number was lower than in the 200 men with highest FT (P = 0.004). As studied in a larger subset of the population consisting of 857 men covering the whole FT range, FT increased progressively with CAG repeat length (P = 0.003). These findings of a positive relation of FT with both LH and CAG repeat length were confirmed in the Siblos study population (both P < or = 0.001). Difference in FT between extreme quartiles of CAG repeat was 10 and 14% in the Belstress and Siblos study, respectively. In both study populations, CAG repeat length was also positively associated with serum total testosterone (P < or = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS The data support the view that between-subject variability in serum FT in healthy men is underlain in part by differences in androgen sensitivity and feedback set point, with a contributory role of AR polymorphism. These findings have potential implications for the interpretation of epidemiological studies, diagnosis of hypogonadism, and pharmacogenetics of androgen treatment in men.
Environmental segmentation alternatives: buyers' profiles and implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the green marketing consumer in the Kingdom of Bahrain through using the ecologically conscious consumer behavior (ECCB) model and profiling green consumers in the kingdom.Design/methodology/approach – Using questionnaire survey, the influence of demographic characteristics (gender, age, education, and household monthly income) and ECCB on green marketing consumers has been tested through factor analysis, regression analysis, ANOVA, and K‐means clustering. The sample consisted of 241 consumers.Findings – The findings of this study provide some understanding to the service providers and the government on the effect of demographic profile on online shopping. Of consequence, such understanding would help them in finding and implementing suitable strategies to enhance online shopping. Four types of green consumers were identified.Originality/value – The study described in the paper is the first analysis of the Kingdom of Bahrain green consumers' characteristics .
Can Venture Capital Funds Pick Winners? Evidence from Pre-Ipo Survival Rates and Post-Ipo Performance

This Paper evaluates the ability of venture capital funds to identify and bring to market successful high-tech Israeli companies during the period 1991 to 2000. Using a newly constructed and highly detailed database we find that: (1) The probability of survival until the IPO stage is higher for venture-backed companies. (2) According to several different measures, conditional on making an IPO, the post-listing performance of venture-backed companies is not statistically different from that of non-venture companies throughout the 1990s. We interpret this as evidence that an important contribution of the venture capital industry may be in increasing the survival rates of young technology-intensive firms, rather than in identifying high performers.
Tubal origin of ovarian low-grade serous carcinoma.

Ovarian low-grade serous carcinomas are thought to evolve in a stepwise fashion from ovarian epithelial inclusions, cystadenomas, and borderline tumors. The current study was designed to gain insight into the origins of low-grade serous carcinomas (tubal versus ovarian) by comparatively evaluating the morphologic (secretory and ciliated cell distribution) and immunophenotypic (using antibodies to PAX8, tubulin, calretinin, and Ki67) attributes of its putative precursor lesions, the normal tubal epithelium, and the overt malignancy. A total of 226 adnexal tissues from 178 patients were studied, including 98 adnexae removed for non-neoplastic indications, 48 serous cystadenomas, 42 serous borderline tumors, and 38 low-grade serous carcinomas. Normal distal tubal epithelium comprised an admixture of PAX8 þ/tubulinsecretory cells and PAX8� / tubulin þ ciliated cells with a proliferative index of B3%. The vast majority of ovarian surface epithelia displayed a mesothelial phenotype (calretinin þ/PAX8� /tubulin� ) and low proliferative index (0% (12 per 1000)), although 4% of cases also displayed foci with tubal phenotype (calretinin� /PAX8 þ/tubulin þ). In contrast, most (78%) of the ovarian epithelial inclusions displayed a tubal phenotype and had a significantly higher proliferative index (1%) than ovarian surface epithelium, indicating that in most cases, the ovarian surface epithelium and ovarian epithelial inclusions are of different lineages. There was a progressive decrease in the population of ciliated cells, as evidenced by increasing secretory/ciliated cell ratio, from ovarian epithelial inclusions/cystadenomas to borderline tumors to low-grade serous carcinoma, indicating that the latter is a clonal expansion of secretory cells. Overall, the findings make a strong argument that the ovarian epithelial inclusions with a tubal phenotype is likely derived from fallopian tube through an intraovarian endosalpingiosis rather than through Mullerian metaplasia from ovarian surface epithelium. Genetic and molecular studies are needed to further confirm this finding as tubal origination of ovarian serous cancers will have a significant impact on ovarian cancer prevention and management. Modern Pathology (2011) 24, 1488-1499; doi:10.1038/modpathol.2011. 106; published online 24 June 2011
A comparative assessment of seedling survival and biomass accumulation for fourteen wetland plant species grown under minor water-depth differences

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the survival and biomass accumulation of wetland plant species under different water depths in controlled microcosms. In the greenhouse, two-weekold seedlings were randomly assigned to one of seven water-depth treatments (−6, −4, −2, 0, +2, +4, and +6 cm relative to the soil surface) and allowed to grow for six months. Species included five perennial sedges, four perennial and one annual grasses, and two perennial and two annual forbs. Twelve of the species had their lowest biomass and lowest survivorship at water depths greater than 0 cm. The root:shoot ratio, however, did not change across water-depth treatments. Biomass accumulation differed by plant form (sedges>forbs>grasses). Annuals had the greatest biomass values across the widest range of water depths compared to perennials. Of the fourteen plants tested, Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife), one of the two invasive, non-native species tested, had the greatest biomass at water depths from −6 to +2, whereas Phalaris arundinacea (reed canarygrass), the other invasive, had comparatively small mean biomass values. Ranking of biomass between species was highly concordant between non-flooded treatments but not significantly concordant between flooded treatments indicating that plant species have distinct responses to flooding. This research suggests that newly established plant seedlings in wetland restorations should not be submerged, or if submergence is unavoidable, annuals and sedges may be more tolerant of prolonged flooding.
Causes of death and re‐hospitalization in cardiogenic shock

Background: In cardiogenic shock, causes of death usually are cardiac. However, a systemic inflammatory response syndrome may influence outcome. Methods: SHould we emergently revascularize Occluded Coronaries in cardiogenic shocK? (SHOCK) Trial patients (n = 302) were analyzed regarding cause of death and re‐hospitalization. Results: Deaths (n = 180) occurred ⩽30 days in 86% and >30 days in 14%. Known causes of death ⩽30 days were cardiac in 88% (37% arrhythmic) and non‐cardiac in 12% (29% septic). Non‐cardiac deaths ⩽30 days occurred later (206 [91,394] versus 41 [15,156] h, P<0.01) and were more frequently associated with signs of inflammation (43 versus 12%, P = 0.01) than cardiac deaths ⩽30 days. Known causes of in‐hospital death >30 days (n = 19) were cardiac in 58% and non‐cardiac in 42%. Among deaths ⩽30 days systemic vascular resistance index was higher (2,666±1,063 versus 2,090±731 dynes·sec·cm−5 m2, P = 0.05) than among deaths >30 days. Among the 116 survivors of the initial hospitalization with data available, 52 (45%) were readmitted, most of which due to heart failure (n = 22, 42%) and myocardial ischemia (n = 16, 31%). Conclusions: In CS, early deaths ⩽30 days are mainly cardiac. Non‐cardiac deaths are associated with signs of inflammation. In survivors of the initial hospitalization, re‐hospitalizations are due to heart failure and myocardial ischemia.
Hemoglobin variants detected by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) analysis and the effects on HbA1c measurements

Background: Hemoglobin (Hb) A1c is a tool widely used to monitor long-term glycemic control in diabetic patients. The objective of our study is to compare the HbA1c values measured on high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and immunoassay in patients who were detected to have hemoglobin variant after HbA1c analysis. Materials and Methods: We compared the HbA1c values measured using the Arkray Adams A1c HA-8160 (HPLC method) and Roche Cobas Integra (immunoturbidimetric method) from diabetic patients who were diagnosed with hemoglobin variants. Results: Forty-three diabetic patients were diagnosed with hemoglobin variants: 13 elevated Hb F, 12 Hb E trait, seven Hb S trait, seven Hb D trait, two Hb E / beta-Thalassemia, one Hb C trait, and one homozygous Hb S. Conclusion: Knowledge of hemoglobin variants affecting HbA1c measurements is essential, in order to avoid mismanagement of diabetic patients.
To Be Different or to Be the Same? It's a Question (and a Theory) of Strategic Balance

This paper addresses the performance consequences of firm-level strategic similarity. Past research observed that firms face pressures to be different and to be the same. By differentiating, firms reduce competition. By conforming, firms demonstrate their legitimacy. Both reduced competition and legitimacy improve performance. This paper begins building a theory of strategic balance by synthesizing the differentiation and conformity perspectives. The theory directs attention to intermediate levels of strategic similarity where firms balance the pressures of competition and legitimation. Empirical support for the theory is found in a longitudinal study of commercial banks. Several suggestions for developing a theory of strategic balance conclude the paper. The theory’s major implication is that firms should be as different as legitimately possible.
Distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Determined by Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in Pregnant Women in Japan.

Accepted October 28, 2015. J-STAGE Advance Publication January 8, 2016. DOI: 10.7883/yoken.JJID. 2015.495 *Corresponding author: Mailing address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, 5-11-12 Tateishi, Katsushikaku, Tokyo 124-0012, Japan. Tel: +81-3-3693-5211, Fax: +81-3-3694-8725, E-mail: czg83542@mopera.ne. jp Fig. 1. Seven regions of Japan. Table 1. Distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection among pregnant women