Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Functions generating ( m,M, Ψ )-Schur-convex sums

The notion of ( m,M, Ψ)-Schur-convexity is introduced and functions generating ( m,M, Ψ)-Schur-convex sums are investigated. An extension of the Hardy–Littlewood–P´olya majorization theorem is obtained. A counterpart of the result of Ng stating that a function generates ( m,M, Ψ)-Schur-convex sums if and only if it is ( m,M,ψ )-Wright-convex is proved and a characterization of ( m,M,ψ )-Wright-convex functions is given.
Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the North of Egypt A Case Study : Natural Gas Treatment Plant west of Port

Coastal resource systems are valuable natural endowments that need to be managed for present and future generations. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) promotes sustainable coastal development by adapting the use of natural resources in a way that avoids serious damage to the natural environment. ICZM seeks, over the long-term, to balance environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational objectives, all within the limits set by natural dynamics. It aims to address the problems or issues that exist and exacerbate in the coastal zone including marine resource exploitation, pollution of estuarine and coastal waters, climate change and sea level rise, and coastal erosion. Accelerated erosion and deposition is the major concern problem in the Egyptian northern coasts induced basically by the over-development of the coastal areas and the improperly designed projects. These rapid and uncontrolled coastal developments for establishment and growth of industry, resource extraction, tourism and urbanization, involve harbors, recreational centers, protective structures, estuaries, and lagoon inlets. At the northeastern coast of Egypt, precisely 12 km to the west of Port Said city, it is intended to construct a new natural gas treatment plant. Because of the available area is limited, it was decided to establish the flare stacks inside the sea. The flare stacks and the pipe racks will be connected to the plant through two causeways. Meanwhile, another marine structure, a temporary cofferdam, will be constructed for the purpose of installing gas pipelines under seabed extending from gas well located offshore to the onshore area where the new treatment plant exists. This research discusses shoreline evolution in the project area due to the construction of the causeways and the temporary cofferdam into the sea. Three methods had been followed to fulfill the aim of the current research: the numerical approach (using one-line LITPACK model) ; shoreline monitoring program; and shoreline verification using satellite images.
Citrus Responses to Xylella fastidiosa Infection , the Causal Agent of Citrus Variegated Chlorosis

Among citrus diseases, citrus variegated chlorosis is one of the most important in Brazil. It causes annual losses of US$100 million to the citrus industry with chemical control of the vectors, pruning and roguing of diseased trees. The production of severely infected trees is heavily affected since they end up with reduced fruit size with hard rind, and not useful for industry or direct consume. The disease is caused by Xylella fastidiosa, a Gram-negative bacterium that lives inside the xylem vessels. First identified as a pathogen of vine, this bacterium has its pathogenicity associated with the colonization of the vessels, forming a dense biofilm that blocks the flow of the sap, generating a strong water deficit in the upper part of the affected plants. The tree physiology is heavily affected with a misbalance in different processes of the susceptible plants. The spectrum of susceptibility/resistance varies widely among the citrus group and genetic factors seems to be associated with the resistance in particular species. The understanding of the resistance mechanisms in citrus is deeper and points to an active response mediated by recognition elements that signalize the presence of the pathogen leading to the production of defense weapons that kill the bacterium. This chapter reports the complex responses associated with the presence of X. fastidiosa both at the physiological and genetic levels that allowed a better understanding of this host-pathogen interaction in a search for resistant varieties with increased agronomical value. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Aligning 2.5D Scene Fragments With Distinctive Local Geometric Features and Voting-Based Correspondences

Aligning 2.5D views has been extensively explored in the past decades, where most prior works have concentrated on object data with complex structures. This paper presents a method to align real-word scene scans with challenging features such as noise, poor geometric information, and highly repeatable patterns. Our method consists of two modules: pairwise and multiview alignments. Key to the proposed pairwise alignment method is the rotational contour signature geometric feature and voting-based correspondence selection algorithm. The former promises strong discriminative power for 2.5D scene data, while the latter affords high-quality correspondences via a voting process for all raw feature matches using $L_{2}$ distance and point pair affinity constraints. For the multiview alignment method, we first use a connected graph algorithm to establish the connections of all 2.5D views for coarse merging; then, we propose a shape-growing iterative closest point algorithm for further refinement. Experiments are conducted on scene point cloud datasets addressing both the indoor and outdoor scenarios, whereby we demonstrate that the proposed pairwise alignment method clearly outperforms the state of the art. Moreover, the proposed multiview alignment method manages to put multiple unordered 2.5D scene fragments into a unified coordinate system automatically, accurately, and efficiently.
Cu Effects of household joblessness on subjective wellbeing

This paper is based on research undertaken as part of the Social Policy Research Services Agreement with the Australian Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS), and funded joindy by FaCS and the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, University of Melbourne. The authors also thank FaCS for providing access to the data in the confidentialised unit record file from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, which is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne.
HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS IN SMALL BUSINESS: CASES FROM THE VALLEY

Literature abounds on the “new” HRM and the application of High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) but much of it relates to its usage by big business. This paper builds on the approach taken by Bacon, Ackers, Storey and Coates in their 1996 study of HPWS in Leicestershire, England’s small business. They concluded that there has been a surprising level of take-up of HPWS principles by small business but that it was dependent on contextual factors to a large extent. Case studies were adopted here as the method of analysis in order to avoid the ambiguity problems and consequent overclaiming experienced by the Bacon team. It has allowed the research question to be pursued with greater depth and flexibility. This study has also seemed to confirm the presence of HPWS-type measures in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley but contrary to the expectation that it would vary according to the level of technology used, or the intensity of competition or the actual size of the business, the single most important factor seems to have been the level of entrepreneurship displayed by the owner. A larger follow-up study is needed. This paper is a work in progress. Material in the paper cannot be used without permission of the I S S N 1 3 2 7 – 5 2 1 6
Time Evolution Analysis and Forecast of Key Performance Indicators in a Balanced Scorecard

This paper offers a generic and rational construction of Balanced Scorecard. The construction involves implementing a time-managed approach to identify the evolution of the main contributors to the current companyâ€™s strategy as well as their behavior in the future organizational performance. After the optimal structure of the model is generated employing financial and non-financial strategic indicators collected from the organization, the study puts forward a realistic analysis of the evolution in time of the performance metrics. This analysis is based on the Partial Least Square equations behind the Balanced Scorecard proposed methodology, statistically comparable to the Structural Equation Modeling. Using historical data in the final model, an accurate prediction of the performance indicators can be achieved in the Balanced Scorecard tool as the approach establishes a stable cause-and-effect sequence. Under certain statistical assumptions, this allows forecasting the effects of future strategic decisions. Although the paper proposes a generic methodology, applicable to any organization, both public or private, commercial or non-profit, this technique is applied, reinforced and validated with a practical example from a public-owned Swiss electricity company.
LECTURERS’ PERCEIVED EASE OF USE OF MOBILE DEVICES FOR TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

This study examined the perceptions of lecturers on integrating mobile devices for teaching undergraduates. Moderating influence of gender on the ease of use of mobile devices for teaching. Data were collected from 356 university lecturers from four Universities in Kwara State which include Al-hikmah University, Kwara State University, Landmark University and University of Ilorin using a random sampling technique. Data were analysed using mean to answer research questions. No significant difference was found between male and female lecturers in their perception on the usefulness of mobile devices for teaching. The study revealed that lecturers perceived mobile devices easy to use for teaching with Grand Mean of (2.47), there was no significant difference between male and female lecturers’ perceived usefulness of mobile devices for teaching with t value of (354) and significant value of 1.07, p > 0.05. The implication is that mobile devices were found easy to use for teaching by lecturers, irrespective of gender. Therefore, lecturers should be encouraged to attend trainings, conferences and capacity building workshops in order to acquire skills on the use of Mobile Devices and other ICT tools for teaching.
The Role of Meanings of Education in Perceived Stress and Academic Optimism Among Students

This study aimed to examine the relationship of meanings of education with perceived stress and academic optimism.A corpus of 375 senior high school students in Neishabur (125 female students and 250 male students) was selected as a sample using a stratified random sampling method. The participants were evaluated by Meanings of Education Scale,Perceived Stress Inventory, and Academic Optimism Survey. Data were analyzed using a Pearson correlation coefficient, a one-sample t-test, an independent t-test, and a stepwise regression analysis. Results indicated that the variable of meanings of education was not significantly related to perceived stress and academic optimism. However, there was a significant difference in meanings of education between the male and female students. The female students’ mean score on meanings of education (301.76) was higher than that of their male counterparts (284.85).
Effect of Jiawei Shenfu decoction on tumor necrosis factor-alpha and nuclear factor-kappa B in patients who have chronic heart failure with syndromes of deficiency of heart Yang.

OBJECTIVE To examine the clinical efficacy of Jiawei Shenfu decoction on tumor necrosis factor-al- pha (TNF-α) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) levels in patients who have chronic heart failure with syndromes of deficiency of heart Yang. METHODS A total of 63 patients with syndromes of deficiency of heart Yang (chronic heart failure) were enrolled. Patients were randomly divided into the control group and Jiawei Shenfu group. All patients received standard medications for treatment of chronic heart failure. Patients in the Jiawei Shenfu group were additionally provided Jiawei Shenfu decoction one dose daily. Treatments continued for 4 consecutive weeks. The primary endpoint was the change in plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), NF-κB, and TNF-α levels during 4 weeks of treatment. RESULTS At the 4-week follow-up, a significant reduction in BNP levels compared with baseline was observed in both groups, but the Jiawei Shenfu decoction group showed a significantly greater reduction than did the control group. The Jiawei Shenfu group also showed superior performance regarding the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire score, the Chinese medicine syndrome score, heart rate, left ventricular ejection fraction, and 6-min walking distance compared with the control group. The degree of changes in NF-κB and TNF-α levels in the Jiawei Shenfu group was more significant than that in the control group. CONCLUSION Routine medicine combined with Jiawei Shenfu decoction for patients with heart Yang deficiency syndrome in chronic heart failure can improve the left ventricular ejection fraction and cardiac function, and reduce BNP levels. The mechanism may be related to inhibition of pro-inflamma- tory cytokines and the NF-κB-induced kinase pathway, leading to amelioration of the inflammatory response.
Innovation : managing skills and capabilities in SMEs

Open Data (OD), data published online and in machine-readable format for everybody to use and republish without financial costs or restrictions, have been encouraged by governments because of their potential to fuel digital innovation. Utilizing OD could enrich open innovation opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to overcome their resource-constraints. Yet, the extent to which these opportunities have been exploited and how the processes of OD-based open innovation operate have not been examined by academic research. Furthermore, there is a lack of research on the internal capabilities and human capital that is required for resource-constrained SMEs to benefit from open innovation. Drawing upon 30 semi-structured interviews with UK-based organisations, which publish or consume OD, this paper aims to address these gaps. The results specify the inbound and coupled open innovation mechanisms of how SMEs can benefit from OD. The paper argues that OD use is not ? free’, but involves considerable costs and barriers for SMEs, including difficulties in assessing the usefulness of OD, integrating and analysing data, or legal risks and risks of imitation. Finally, the paper qualifies the individual skills and organizational competencies that SMEs require to benefit from ODbased open innovation. This ranges from the technical aspects related to data science, to entrepreneurial abilities to identify OD opportunities when developing OD-based business models and to engage with external OD publishers and users. Overall, the results suggest that the resourceconstrained nature of SMEs makes it difficult for them to fully exploit the innovation potential of OD, and SMEs require support from public policy and other actors in the OD innovation ecology.
Harnessing High-Throughput Human Brain Datasets to Identify Candidate Regulatory Pathways of Cognitive Decline

Aging is associated with cognitive decline and increased vulnerability to neurodegenerative diseases. The progressive extension of the average human lifespan is bound to lead to a corresponding increase in the fraction of cognitively impaired elderly individuals among the human population, with an enormous societal and economic burden. At the cellular and tissue levels, cognitive decline is linked to a reduction in specific neuronal subpopulations, a widespread decrease in synaptic plasticity and an increase in neuroinflammation due to an enhanced activation of astrocytes and microglia, but the molecular mechanisms underlying these functional changes during normal aging and in neuropathological conditions remain poorly understood. In this review, we summarize very recent and outstanding progress in elucidating the molecular changes associated with cognitive decline through the genome-wide profiling of aging brain cells at different molecular levels (genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic). We discuss how the correlation of different molecular and phenotypic traits driven by mathematical and computational analyses of large datasets has led to the prediction of key molecular nodes of neurodegenerative pathways, and provide a few examples of candidate regulators of cognitive decline identified with these approaches. Furthermore, we highlight the dysregulation of the synaptic transcriptome in neuronal cells and of the inflammatory transcriptome in glial cells as some of the key events during normal and neuropathological human brain aging.
Effect of Substituted Concentration on Structure and Magnetic Properties of Y 3 Fe 5x In x O 12 Vu

This study examines the effect of substituted concentration on the structure and magnetic properties of Y3Fe5-xInxO12 (x = 0.1 ÷ 0.7) powder samples prepared using the sol-gel method. The morphological properties of the samples were analysed using XRD, SEM. The single phase of garnet was obtained in x = 0.1 ÷ 0.6 samples. The lattice parameters of the samples exhibit a linear increase with the increasing In content, which can be explained by a substitution of In ions for Fe ions, considering the larger ionic radius of In compared with that of Fe. Crystallite sizes were determined via the XRD data which are of 38 – 49 nm while the particle sizes were estimated from SEM images to be in range of 50 100 nm. Magnetization and Curie temperature of the single phase samples were studied by magnetization curves in fields up to 10 kOe and in the temperature range from 80 K to 560K. With the increase of In, the magnetization gradually increases while the Curie temperature decreases due to the occupation of In atoms at the a sites and the reduction of intersublattice interaction, respectively.
QUANTIFYING THE ECOLOGICAL VALUES OF LAND USE TYPES VIA CRITERIA-BASED FARMERS ’ ASSESSMENT AND EMPIRICALLY ANALYZED SOIL PROPERTIES IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Ecological values of land use are important for the survival of human beings. Understanding their dynamic nature is essential for appropriate decisions. However, most often, economic value quantification has received major emphasis whereas ecological values are mostly overlooked, especially in developing countries. With the aim of quantifying ecological values of land use via criteria-based farmer’s assessments and empirically analyzed soil properties, three land use types [conservation tillagebased agroforestry land (CTAFL), conventional tillage-based cultivated land (CVTCL) and enclosurebased communal land (ECL)] were selected. Criteria-based scoring was used and 90 farmers participated. For soil analysis, sample collection was done following sampling procedures. The results show that farmers have higher preference for CTAFL followed by ECL and CVTCL. This was due to higher ecological values derived from the CTAFL throughout the year with minimum variation compared to CVTCL and ECL. Almost all measured soil variables exhibited significant variation (p < 0.001) among land use type. Almost all soil variables exhibited higher mean values for CTAFL and this supported the results of the farmers’ assessments. All ecological value improvements observed for CTAFL were related to clay fractions coupled with the SOC content and degree of soil disturbance. This result implies that conservation and participation based land management is a means to obtain sustainable ecological benefits from land use types.
The Duolingo English Test and East Africa: Preliminary linking results with IELTS & CEFR

We study the validity of the Duolingo English Test for high-stakes university admissions, using data from Carnegie Mellon University’s satellite campus in Rwanda. We find that Duolingo scores submitted during the 2015 application process are significantly correlated with IELTSTM scores (r = 0.834). We then link Duolingo test scores to the IELTS exam, with results that are consistent with previous research linking Duolingo scores to the TOEFL® iBT exam. Finally, we infer CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) levels from this linking, and find that they are consistent with the design of the Duolingo English Test scale.
Effect of Berenil ® and Cymelarsan ® on the Alteration of Biochemical Parameters in Red-Fronted Gazelles ( Gazella rufifrons ) Experimentally Infected with Trypanosoma brucei

The toxic effects of trypanosome catabolites (P-hydroxylphenyl and phenylpyruvate) lead to the alteration of mitochondrial function and gluconeogenesis by inhibiting carboxylase and pyruvate transferase (35). The serum lipid concentration of trypanosome-infected rabbits is reported to have increased under natural and experimental conditions (12, 31). Decrease in liver glucose 6-phosphate and cytochrome oxidase activity has also been shown (37). Liver dysfunction in the trypanosome-infected host is suggested by decrease in serum albumin and cholinesterase and increase in the activity of liver enzymes (4, 5), while kidney dysfunction is suggested by increase in blood urea and creatinine levels (4).
Potentials of Tridax procumbens Leaf Extract as Antimicrobial Agents for African catfish ( Heterobranchus bidorsalis

The increase in the demand for fish has led to intensive aquaculture practices which has also ushered in a manifestation and emergence of new fish diseases and reoccurrence of old ones. The advocacy for alternative therapy to drugs using natural and environmental friendly materials necessitated this study. The antimicrobial properties of Tridax procumbens extracts were tested against pathogenic fish bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aereus, Aeromonashydrophilia, and Listeria monocytogenes). Bacteria were cultured, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and zone of inhibition (ZI) were carried out using standard methods. One hundred and eight (108) Hetrobranchus bidorsalis juveniles were fed T. procumbens based diets (40% crude protein) two times daily in a completely randomized designed for 54 days. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA at α0. 05. The results shows that T. procumbens extract contained alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids and carptenoids while saponin and terpnoids were not detected in the extract. Effective MIC was 40mg/ml and ZI ranged from 12.85±0.39 to 14.20±0.74 mm. Pathogens were sensitive to the T. procumbens extract except for L. monocyogenes. The TVC and TCC were significantly reduced in the treated group. The results revealed T. procumbens leaves have antimicrobial properties which may had shown its potential utilization in aquaculture. It also indicated that T. procumbens have antimicrobial activity against tested organisms and could be used fish health management.