Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Behavioral Demand Effects When Buyers Anticipate Inventory Shortages

Abstract Firms often worry about how buyers will react when there is an inventory shortage, but the anticipation of facing a shortage may also impact buyer behavior. In this paper we use a combination of theoretical modeling, computational methods, and laboratory experiments to understand buyers’ search behavior in markets where there is potential for either a costly or costless inventory shortage. When inventory shortages are costly to buyers we find their equilibrium purchasing strategy generates a newsvendor problem among the firms. In turn, experimental data suggests buyer behavior can be explained by prospect theory better than by standard assumptions of fully rational expected utility maximizing agents, indicating that potential inventory shortages generate loss aversion among buyers, and there is systematic mis-identification of the probability with which they will be able to procure an item. Using computational methods, we find firms are able to extract more surplus from behavioral buyers via higher prices than would be predicted by the standard model. On the other hand, when inventory shortages are not costly to buyers the effect of behavioral biases on the part of buyers is not relevant. But in this case there can be a benefit to reducing inventory via a reduction in price competition.
Environmental accounting disclosure and financial performance of manufacturing firms in Nigeria

The most challenging environmental problem the world is facing today is global warming and climate change which stem from business operations. This problem if not immediately checked may affect the ecosystem and portend danger for the future generation. Thus, it is exigent for firms’ to protect the environment and society through proper disclosure of environmental accounting information for sustainable growth and development. However, whether full disclosure of environmental accounting information in the annual reports of firms can help address environmental challenges faced by host communities and society has remained contentious. This study, therefore, examined corporate environmental accounting disclosure and financial performance of selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Precisely, the study examined the effect of environmental accounting disclosures on Share Price, Return on Asset and Return of equity of selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The ex-post-facto research design was engaged in this study, using a sample of 40 manufacturing firms. The secondary source of data collection method was employed using the convenience sampling technique. Data were harvested from the content analysis disclosure index and corporate annual reports of the sampled manufacturing firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange for the period 2010-2019 financial years. The descriptive statistics, correlation matrix and regression analysis were the statistical tools used in the study. Data were analysed with the aid of the panel data regression technique. Our findings revealed that environmental accounting disclosures had a significant effect each on Share Price, Return on Asset and Return on equity of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The study recommends that companies should increase the extent to which they disclose the environmental impacts of their firms’ activity in the annual report for stakeholders’ assessment of their performance. Similarly, government effective supervision is important in ensuring the implementation of environmental disclosure that aligns with applicable regulations. Lastly, the regulatory authority should set up a verification unit to ensure external verification of environmental disclosure claims as well as ascertaining the reliability and authenticity of environmental disclosures representation in the accounting record for the credibility of environmental disclosures.
Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Brown Seaweed, Padina australis against Human Pathogenic Bacteria

Seaweeds have become targets for chemical screening in search of new compounds that have potential medical value, including antibacterial activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the extract and fractions of Padina australis . The chemical compounds in seaweed samples were extracted with methanol, then sequentially partitioned with hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate (EA) and n-butanol. The EA fraction was further separated using silica gel column chromatography to yield eight subfractions (EA-1 to EA-8). The antibacterial activity was tested against seven pathogenic bacteria through the disc diffusion method and its minimum inhibitory concentration was tested using the standard broth dilution method. The highest activity against gram-positive bacteria was observed for the EA-1 subfraction with inhibition zones of 9.37±0.09 mm, 12.25±0.60 mm and 10.30±0.05 mm for Bacillus subtilis ATCC6633, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 and methicillin-resistant S. aureus KL046, respectively. None of the extracts showed activity against gram-negative bacteria. Moreover, the antibacterial activity was positively correlated with the total phenolic content in the extracts against B. subtilis (r = 0.656), S. aureus (r = 0.800) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (r = 0.880). The highest fucoxanthin content was also observed in the EA-1 subfraction. The active compounds of the EA-1 subfraction were identified using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy, and the major components were fucosterol, (3β, 24Z)-Stigmasta-5, 24(28)-dien-3-ol and phloroglucinol. Based on these results, the bioactive compounds responsible for the antibacterial activity might be the phenolic compounds fucoxanthin, fucosterol and fucosterol derivative
Optical and Mechanical Properties of Lithium Aluminosilicate Glass-ceramics

Lithium aluminosilicate glass-ceramics has many uses in high-tech applications. Beta quartz or spodumene solid solution phase in the Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2-P2O5 glass system has been precipitated by controlled heat-treatment of the parent glass. These glasses prepared by melt-quench technique. High transparency (>80%) in the visible wavelength range has been observed in the material by UV-VIS-NIR spectrometry. FTIR spectra indicated the presence of Si-O as well as Al-O bonds in the glass-ceramics. The LAS glass ceramics showed moderate flexural strength (~80 MPa) and young’s modulus (~50 GPa). Microstructural characterization of the heat-treated glass ceramics by FESEM and TEM showed nano-crystalline spherical particles of 30-40 nm, which provided a rationale for its high transparency and good mechanical properties that may open up possibilities for newer applications.
The role of family’s sociodemographic status at incidence of stunting in Senggreng village, Malang regency

Nutritional problems are still a major public health problem in Indonesia. Malnutrition generally occurs in toddlers because, at that age, children experience rapid growth. One of the health indicators that is assessed for its success in achieving the SDGs is the nutritional status of children under five. Toddlers are a group that is vulnerable to malnutrition, which will be marked by stunting. Stunting (shortness) is a linear growth disorder caused by chronic malnutrition or chronic or recurrent infectious diseases, as indicated by a z-score for height for age (height/age) less than -2 SD. Cases of stunting in children can be used as a predictor of the low quality of a country's human resources. Stunting causes poor cognitive ability, low productivity, and an increased risk of disease, resulting in long-term losses for Indonesia. This study used an analytic observational method and was conducted in the working area of Sanggreng Village, Malang Regency and the data analysis uses SPSS. In this study, 24 stunting samples were taken from the child population in Sanggreng Village, Malang district. The results of the descriptive analysis showed that the proportion of male stunting and female was almost the same. Parental education and work were not related to intake of stunting (p> 0.05). According to the study results, the most dominant cause of stunting is a history of exclusive breastfeeding. Toddlers who get exclusive breastfeeding have a 9.3 times smaller risk of stunting than toddlers who don't get exclusive breastfeeding, or exclusive breastfeeding provides a protective effect against stunting in toddlers. This is due to the proportion of stunting problems found at the age of less than 2 years. Ideally, a child will receive exclusive breastfeeding until the age of 6 months. In this study, exclusive breastfeeding was given at most until the age of 20–24 months (9%) and then at the age of 6–9 months. In this study, it was also found that 18 children had been given breast milk at the beginning of 6 months of life (18%), and 4 other populations were given breast milk and other foods in the form of formula milk.
Lunar highland crustal models based on iron concentrations - Isostasy and center-of-mass displacement

Data is introduced on the iron concentrations of the lunar surface which have been refined by means of convolution corrections to restore the spatial resolution and contrast lost by the omnidirectional spectrometer. This refined iron data is synthesized with other orbital seismic, and lunar sample data to derive highland crustal density and thickness, and isostasy and lunar centers of mass models are examined in light of this new information. A model is developed by which highland crustal density is calculated for each highland region from orbital observations of Fe, Mg and Ti concentrations. The results of this model are presented numerically and graphically for 35 highland and two non-highland regions. Density and thickness results are then applied to two long-standing lunar problems: (1) the nature of highland isostasy, which is shown to be controlled by crustal thickness rather than density, and (2) the separation of the moon's mass and figure centers, which is shown to be due to the crustal thickness difference between the lunar near and far sides.
Low presence of papillomavirus and its lack of correlation with clinicopathological factors in breast cancer: a case control study

Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is currently the most commonly diagnosed neoplasm in women worldwide. There is evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may play a key role in breast cancer aggressiveness, but results are conflicting across studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of the HPV viral genome in benign and malignant breast tissue samples and its clinicopathological characteristics of cancer. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 100 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) of breast cancer and 100 blocks of non-cancerous breast tissue were selected as a control group from the pathology department of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahvaz from 2020–2022. The presence of HPV was detected using nested PCR including MY09/11 primers and sequencing were performed for virus genotyping. Results: The present study enrolled 100 subjects each in two cancer and control groups with a mean age of 52.81±13.23 and 35.77±11.65, respectively. The risk of cancer in HPV-infected patients is almost 5 times higher than in HPV-negative individuals, it is not statistically significant (OR =4.99, 95% CI 0.35 to 72.15, p=0.238). The prevalence of HPV in the cancer and control groups was 7% and 1%, respectively and HPVs detected in two groups were of the HPV 16 genotype. Although the chance of ER and PR expression, lymphvascular involvement, perineural invasion, and higher tumor grade was higher in HPV-positive subjects than in HPV-negative subjects, this was not statistically significant (OR>1, p>0.05). Conclusion: Based on studies reporting the existence of sequences of different high-risk HPV types (oncogenes) in breast cancer tissues, this study confirmed the hypothesis of a possible infectious cause in the development of breast cancer. So far, however, the results have been controversial and inconclusive. Further studies with large sample sizes are needed to demonstrate the link between HPV and breast cancer.
US Opioid Guidelines 2022 – More and Less Than Meets The Eye

The United States is currently embroiled in a contentious and multi-dimensional public conversation about addiction-related mortality, chronic pain, and government regulation of clinicians who employ opioid analgesic pain relievers in treating pain. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have published and updated guidelines to clinicians concerning appropriate practices for managing severe chronic pain by means of opioid analgesic pain relievers. This Critical Policy Review briefly outlines the history of US public health policy on regulation of prescription opioid pain relievers. The author then compares recommendations and data sources of the updated November 2022 CDC guidelines against findings from a wide range of pertinent clinical literature. He finds that the most recent effort by CDC is fatally flawed by weak evidence and methodologically unsound research, disproportionate emphasis on risk, and failure to address genetically mediated variability in minimum effective opioid dose between individuals. Compounding these difficulties are indications of professional conflicts of interest and persistent anti-opioid bias on the part authors of the most recently released CDC guidelines.
Co2 adaptation and consequiences for transpiration rates in Betula nana

________________________________________________________________________ 5 Introduction ______________________________________________________________________ 9 Effect of microhabitat on B. nana ____________________________________________________ 12 2.1 Material and methods _____________________________________________________ 12 Microscopic analysis 2.2 Results and discussion _____________________________________________________ 13 Undulation Index Stomatal Index 2.3 Conclusion ______________________________________________________________ 15 Stomatal properties and CO2 responsiveness ___________________________________________ 16 3.1 Material and methods _____________________________________________________ 16 3.2 Results and discussion _____________________________________________________ 16 CO2 responsiveness of B. nana Stomatal properties verified 3.3 Conclusion ______________________________________________________________ 19 Stomatal conductance _____________________________________________________________ 20 4.1 Material and methods _____________________________________________________ 20 4.2 Results and discussion _____________________________________________________ 20 4.3 Conclusion ______________________________________________________________ 22 Conclusion ______________________________________________________________________ 23 Acknowledgements _______________________________________________________________ 23 References ______________________________________________________________________ 24 Appendix _______________________________________________________________________ 27 View from mount Nuolja (1261m) towards Lake Tornetrask and Abisko
Design of a Miniaturized Microstrip Diplexer Based on Hairpin and Short Stub for 5G and Wi-Fi Communications

|This paper focuses on designing and manufacturing a compact microstrip diplexer, which operates at 3.5 GHz and 5 GHz for 5G and Wi-Fi applications, respectively. Indeed, two bandpass (cid:12)lters are combined to create the proposed diplexer. For making bandpass (cid:12)lters compact, a hairpin resonator is suggested and developed into an E-shaped resonator. To attain the central frequencies, a short microstrip stub loading the E-shaped resonator is proposed. The (cid:12)lters were combined by a coupling junction to form the (cid:12)nal diplexer. The proposed diplexer exhibits good isolation that is better than 40 dB in the whole operational frequency band. Additionally, the passband insertion losses are about 1 dB, and the return losses are about 20 dB and 26 dB at the two channels, respectively. Moreover, the (cid:12)nal size of the manufactured diplexer is 30 (cid:2) 25 mm 2 (0 : 6 (cid:21) g (cid:2) 0 : 52 (cid:21) g ). These results con(cid:12)rm that the suggested diplexer is suitable for the demanded applications.
Le bassin de morondava (madagascar) : synthese geologique et structurale

La synthese des donnees geologiques et structurales du bassin de morondava conduit a modifier la nomenclature stratigraphique des formations sedimentaires du type "karroo". Dans le bassin, le controle tectonique de la sedimentation est realise par un jeu complexe mais permanent de failles en faisceaux denses. La fracturation continentale a permis la mise en place de roches effusives basaltes et gabbros, puis roches granito-syenitiques. L'epaisseur et la nature des formations sedimentaires du bassin de morondava sont propices a la naissance de gisements d'hydrocarbures
The Determinants of Sustainable Apparel Products In Indonesia Exploring Consumer “Attitude-Purchase Intention” Gap

Fashion products have a short cycle that results in harmful environmental damage, a shift to more sustainable consumption purchase is needed in Indonesia. Although public interest in sustainability has increased and consumer attitudes are positive, their purchase intentions are inconsistent with attitudes. This study aims to reveal the psychological drivers and barriers (utilitarian consumption, social norms, attitudes) as well as the price-saving orientation of Indonesian consumers' purchase intentions towards thrifting clothing products by exploring the attitude-purchase intention gap. Online survey data were used to examine the moderate impact of utilitarian consumption, social norms and price-saving orientations on the relationship between Indonesian consumers' attitudes and purchase intentions towards thrifting products, particularly the greater Jakarta area. The results of the PLS-SEM analysis show that (1) attitude has a significant influence on purchase intention, (2) utility value negatively moderated the relationship, (3) and social norms negatively moderated the relationship, (4) while price saving orientation has a positive relationship to purchase intention. This study does not validate the attitude-purchase gap model in sustainable consumer purchase, however it does discuss how the current findings can help researchers and practitioners in the Apparel and Textile field to refine and improve sustainable programs and marketing strategies in Indonesia.
Insoluble fibers affect digesta transit behavior in the upper gastrointestinal tract of growing pigs, regardless of particle size

Abstract Physicochemical characteristics of dietary fibers may modulate digesta transit behavior. The present study was conducted to clarify the effect of level and particle size (PS) of insoluble fibers on digesta mean retention time (MRT) in the proximal gastrointestinal tract (mouth-ileocecal junction). Six ileal-cannulated pigs (26.8 ± 2.08 kg) were assigned to 3 dietary treatments in a 3 × 3 replicated Latin-square design. Finely ground (1 mm screen) or coarse (intact) oat husks (OH) and soybean hulls (SBH) were added (50:50, w/w) to a maize–whey protein–wheat-based diet at 50 (low) or 250 g/kg (high) inclusion levels to obtain a low-fine fiber (LF), high-fine fiber (HF), and high-coarse fiber (HC) diet. Markers to follow liquids (Co-EDTA), fine solids (Y3O2), or fibrous particles (Yb-mordanted OH and Cr-mordanted SBH) were given as a single pulse dose and marker concentrations were subsequently measured hourly in digesta for 13 h after administration. Mean retention time values were obtained from the concentration of markers in digesta observed over time by fitting a generalized Michaelis–Menten equation and calculating the time of peak. Fiber addition and fiber particle size neither affected the MRT of liquid nor solid digesta phases (P = 0.903). Segregation between solid and liquid digesta phases was observed for all diets (P < 0.0001), although the extent of segregation was greater for LF compared with HF and HC (P = 0.0220). The MRT of SBH particles, but not of OH-particles was longer for coarse vs fine PS (96 min, P < 0.05). In conclusion, digesta MRT was influenced by the dietary concentration but not by PS of insoluble fibers. The addition of insoluble fibers reduces digesta phase segregation from mouth to distal ileum in growing pigs.
Self Assessment System, Tax Avoidance, Tax Rate, Tax Evasion on the Effectiveness of Corporate Income Tax Revenue during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The effectiveness of corporate income tax revenue is the ability and ability of the government to collect taxes obtained from corporate income tax according to the applicable rates and based on the amount of tax revenue that has been targeted. This study aims to determine the effect of Self assessment system, Tax Avoidance, Tax Rates and Tax Evasion on the Effectiveness of Corporate Income Tax Revenue during the Covid-19 pandemic. Data collected by distributing questionnaires to respondents via google form. The population used in this study were all Account Representatives of KPP West Denpasar and KPP East Denpasar. The sample used in this study were 48 Account Representatives using data collection techniques with non-probability sampling method. Analysis of the data used is by using the method of multiple linear analysis. The results of this study indicate that the Self Assessment System, Tax Rates, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion have an effect on the Effectiveness of Corporate Income Tax Revenue.
PeriFocus: Examining the Effects of Peripheral Color and Shape Detection in Virtual Reality

This paper examines the effects of training on peripheral color and shape detection in virtual reality. It will provide insight on designing a VR eye-tracking application where the focus is on not-gazing. Six participants were trained over 12 days by playing PeriFocus, where the goal is to use the peripheral vision for object identification using the features color, size and shape. On the first, fifth and last day, the participants’ peripheral color and shape detection was tested using a visual acuity test. The experiment showed a statistically significant difference for training peripheral color detection but not for training peripheral shape detection, which also showed a high variability. A discussion goes into detail regarding the suboptimal experiment procedure and ideas for improvement.
Mid­west. Climate change impacts in the United States: The third national climate assessment

In the next few decades, longer growing seasons and rising carbon dioxide levels will increase yields of some crops, though those benefits will be progressively offset by extreme weather events. Though adaptation options can reduce some of the detrimental effects, in the long term, the combined stresses associated with climate change are expected to decrease agricultural productivity.
A Comparative study of Shidol, a traditional fermented fish product of three different communities of Assam, India

: Shidol is a popular salt free fermented fish product due to its specific flavor and taste. Different communities viz. Goria Moria deshi, Koch-Rajbongshi and Bodo within Assam consume shidol to provide the basic nutritional value in their diet. The purpose of the study was to investigate the comparative analysis between the shidol of the three communities.