Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
West Virginia logger characteristics

West Virginia licensed loggers were surveyed in 2001 and 2002 regarding their business, operational, and personal characteristics. They were also asked to rate their educational preferences from a supplied list of topics. An initial survey was mailed out in 2001 and a more intensive follow-up survey was mailed out to 1,055 licensed loggers in 2002. The survey was directed toward owners since West Virginia logging businesses must be licensed by law. In 2002, the total response rate was 10.2 percent with 6.2 percent submitting completed usable surveys. Results indicated that independent loggers of West Virginia averaged 47.8 years old with an average of 17.8 years in the logging business. The firm size was between 1 and 80 employees with an average of 8 employees. A firm of average size harvested 10 tracts with a weekly production of 51.8 thousand board feet (MBF) and a unit cost of ? 116.6/MBF.
Evidence against a 40°C core temperature threshold for fatigue in humans

Evidence against a 40°C core temperature threshold for fatigue in humans. J Appl Physiol 107: 1519–1525, 2009. 2009; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00577. 2009. —Evi-dence suggests that core temperatures of (cid:1) 40°C can induce fatigue, although this may be confounded by coincident elevations in skin temperatures and maximal cardiovascular strain. In an observational ﬁeld study to examine core temperature threshold for fatigue, we investigated whether running performance is impaired when rectal temperature (T re ) is (cid:2) 40°C and skin temperature remains modest. Seventeen competitive runners (7/10 women/men: 8 km best 1,759 (cid:3) 78/1,531 (cid:3) 60 s) completed 8-km track time trials in cool (WBGT (cid:1) 13°C; n (cid:4) 6), warm (WBGT (cid:1) 27°C; n (cid:4) 4), or both ( n (cid:4) 7) conditions. T re , chest skin temperature, and heart rate were logged continuously; elapsed time was recorded every 200 m. Running velocity for T re (cid:2) 40°C was compared with that for T re (cid:5) 40°C for each runner. Changes in running velocity over the last 600 m were compared between runners with T re (cid:2) 40°C and (cid:5) 40°C. Twelve runners achieved T re (cid:2) 40.0°C with (cid:1) 600 m remaining (range 600– 3,400 m). Average running velocity for T re (cid:5) 40°C (282 (cid:3) 27 m/min) was not different from that for T re (cid:2) 40°C (279 (cid:3) 28 m/min; P (cid:4) 0.82). There were no differences in running velocity during the ﬁnal 600 m between runners with ﬁnal T re (cid:2) 40°C or (cid:5) 40°C ( P (cid:4) 0.16). Chest skin temperature ranged from 30 to 34°C, and heart rate was (cid:2) 95% of age-predicted maximum. Our observation that runners were able to sustain running velocity despite T re (cid:2) 40°C is evidence against 40°C representing a “critical” core temperature limit to performance.
What Constitutes the 'Assist' in E-Assistants? The Customer Viewpoint (Outstanding Paper Award)

Customer relationship building is difficult to achieve in online situations where interaction is limited to keyboard and mouse clicks. For online customers, the presence of an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) representing an ‘e-assistant’ on computer screens could engage users in interactions with greater resemblance to face-to-face communication. Through their life-like behaviours, customer interactions with e-assistants could be smoother and take on a more familiar style. However, research indicates several potential disadvantages concerning extra effort, distraction and difficulties with appropriate design. The literature so far has mostly concentrated on short-term, often experimental, interactions with ECAs. The longitudinal study of ‘naturalistic’ ECA use has received little attention. Since relationships are built over time, it seems important to study whether relationships do evolve and whether the reality lives up to the potential of e-assistants to affect purchasing behaviour. This paper reports on a qualitative study of respondent opinions, beliefs and emotions after several months of at least weekly use of one of three ECAs. We explore whether respondents desired the help or even the presence of ECAs and what advantages and disadvantages they perceive. We conclude that a) 40% of respondents reject ECA use in the present form and b) failing to match customer expectations of service quality or interaction style poses a significant challenge for the design and acceptance of ECAs on retail websites. There are also some ethical considerations posed by the use of ECAs. Nonetheless, with careful and better design, there is potential to differentiate retail websites and online services through customer recall and recognition of brand identity; providing a friendlier environment; facilitating alternative methods of information search; contributing to an error correction service; acting as a navigation aid and help through process; providing for stimulation needs; and contributing to emotional support for product decisions. IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet
Building Customer Loyalty

Based on consumer behavior theories, the aim of this study is to provide a model supported by empirical evidence in order to improve knowledge of the antecedents of loyalty to online clothing retailers. The model has been verified through partial least squares analysis of the data obtained from a survey of a sample of 412 online clothing shoppers. The results show that, firstly, the affective and cognitive experiences have a positive effect on the degree of satisfaction, and the affective experiences also have a positive impact on trust. Secondly, it has been demonstrated that consumer satisfaction with online clothing retailers can be increased by both the hedonic and utilitarian values of shopping. Thirdly, an indirect relationship has been established between satisfaction and loyalty through trust and perceived value of service. These findings can improve our understanding of the determinants of online consumer loyalty. Discussion and implications are provided.
Xenobiotics removal by membrane technology: an overview

Small molecular weight xenobiotics are compounds of extreme concern in potable water applications due to their adverse human health and environmental effects. However, conventional water treatment processes cannot fully and systematically remove them due to their low concentrations in natural waters and wastewaters. Biological limitation to degrade such compounds is another cause for inefficient removal. Physical barriers like membranes possessing pore sizes smaller than the compounds to be removed emerged as a good solution. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis proved to be quite effective for xenobiotics removal in potable water production in the Paris purification plant of Méry-sur-Oise. However, even these very narrow pore membrane processes may result in incomplete removal: xenobiotics retention is high but factors such as adsorption, size exclusion and charge repulsion affect unpredictably their retention. The water solutions complexity to be treated renders xenobiotics removal predictions even more difficult due to interactions between xenobiotics and compounds in water. Removal of xenobiotics by microfiltration and ultrafiltration is very low because adsorption on the membrane is the main retention mechanism. Combining those with other processes (e.g. activated carbon) can considerably improve xenobiotics removal. The least studied processes in xenobiotics removal are electrodialysis, membrane distillation and pervaporation. Electrodialysis removal of organic xenobiotics shows a breakthrough through the membrane possibly due to adsorption followed by diffusion. Membrane distillation presents high removal rates of xenobiotics due to the compounds low vapour pressure. For volatile organic xenobiotics or solutions of trace amounts both membrane distillation and pervaporation can be used, xenobiotics interaction with the membrane being the key factor. In this book chapter a thorough synopsis of current knowledge on xenobiotics removal is presented and balanced with recent fundamental studies of underlying mechanisms, informing both the practitioner regarding membrane capabilities for xenobiotics removal and the researcher with the current state-of-art.
MOLAR INCISOR MALFORMATION IN THREE CASES

Molar-incisor malformation (MIM) or molar root-incisor malformation (MRIM) is a dental anomaly that affects molar teeth and maxillary central incisors. Even though, the etiology is not exactly known, it has been reported that several factors such as staphylococcal infection in the neonatal period, neurological diseases such as meningitis and hydrocephalus, ongoing medications, infectious diseases and premature delivery were effective. In this case report, the clinical and radiographic characteristics of 3 cases with MIM were specified. Early diagnosis and follow up of MIM is of great importance and there is a need for a multidisciplinary treatment approach in MIM.
Intention to leave manufacturing organisation: A study of Honda Malaysia

This study attempts to present a picture of associates’ decision to resign from Honda Malaysia. The primary purpose of this study is to analyse turnover opportunities, career advancement and leadership, and to investigate reasons influencing the intention to leave a company or organisation. Therefore, this research focuses on variables that affect workers’ intention to leave sectors of the manufacturing industry in Malaysia, with a focus on Honda. The study population is comprised of the Honda Malaysia workforce. Data were collected from 247 respondents comprising assistant managers, senior executives, executives, and clerical staff. SmartPLS was used in order to determine whether the hypotheses were accepted. The results support two of the hypotheses of this study. We found that both leadership as well as turnover opportunities had significant (positive) effect on the decision to leave Honda Malaysia. The results also concluded that the prospect of career advancement does not support or influence associates’ intention to leave the organisation. Their decision is instead based on the output as received from the respondents of the survey. It is hoped that the outcome of this study can be used as a guide for Honda Malaysia to retain their workforce.
and Remodeling In Vitro and In Vivo

The brain is a special organ dedicated for information processing that enables sensory perception, motor control and higher cognitive functions. Network of neurons is responsible for transmission, integration, and storage of information in the brain. Therefore, comprehensive description of complex neural network and extraction of the basic principles that govern the connectivity are essential in our understanding of brain function. This task is not simple and requires multiple-level analyses of the nervous system. Neurons develop highly branched dendrites, which receive a large number of synaptic inputs, together with a long axon that enables connection with target neurons located in distant brain regions. Presynaptic axons contain synaptic vesicles and their exocytosis is coupled with arrival of action potentials (Munno and Syed 2003). Neurotransmitters released from presynaptic sites are immediately captured by postsynaptic receptors, which trigger either changes in postsynaptic membrane potential or activation of second messengers. Postsynaptic sites of neocortical pyramidal neurons form dendritic spines, which are tiny protrusions with a variety of morphology (Yuste and Bonhoeffer 2004). Neurotransmitter receptors on the cell surface are concentrated at postsynaptic densities (PSDs), a specialized region within dendritic spines (Okabe 2007). PSDs can be recognized as electron-dense structure by conventional transmission electron microscopy.
CSV 30F : New high yielding single cut forage sorghumvariety for kharif season

CSV 30F, a new single cut forage sorghum variety developed from the cross NSS 223 x NARI 111 at Rahuri was found superior in green and dry fodder yield over three checks viz., CSV 21F, HC 308 and Local variety. Average of 44 tests, it gave the green fodder yields of 443.4 q/ha against 413.8 q/ha of CSV 21F and 417.7 q/ha of HC 308 and 400.9 q/ha of local variety, thus amounting to an increase of 7.2, 6.2 and 10.6 per cent over checks, respectively. In respect of dry fodder yield, it gave the yields of 139.6 q/ha against 125.3 q/ ha of CSV 21F and 125.4 q/ha of HC 308 and 118.9 q/ha of Local variety, thus amounting to an increase of 11.4, 11.3 and 17.4 per cent over checks, respectively. Besides being the higher yielder, SPV 2057 had tall plant stature (267 cm) and flowered in 76 days. It was tolerant to shootfly (37.4% dead heart), stem borer (20.6%) and leaf blight (4.55 scale), Anthracnose (3.90 scale), Zonate leaf spot (3.30 scale) and Gray leaf spot (4.20 scale). It had higher protein yield (9.67 q/ha), low HCN ppm (56.5), higher IVDMD (50.2%), higher DDM (57.6 q/ha) and more TSS (8.86%). This variety was observed to be more vigorous with higher number of leaves, leaf length, width, girth and leaf stem ratio. Due to distinct superiority in yield and forage quality parameters coupled with tolerant to shootfly, stem borer and foliar diseases were found over the CSV 21F, HC 308 and Local variety. The variety SPV 2057 was, therefore, recommended for release by 43rd Annual Group Meeting of Sorghum scheduled’ on 20 to 22 April 2013 at DSR Hyderabad for the cultivation in the kharif forage sorghum growing states of Zone I (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, UP, Haryana and Punjab) and zone II (Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) of India for single cut.
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND ABILITY TO FORM BIOFILM OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES STRAINS ISOLATED FROM FROZEN VEGETABLES

L. monocytogenes poses a serious threat to public health, since most cases of listeriosis are connected with eating contaminated food. L. monocytogenes is often detected both in fresh and frozen vegetables. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibiotic susceptibility and ability to form bio ﬁ lm of L. monocytogenes strains isolated from frozen vegetable mixtures in Poland. Ninetynine genetically different strains were found among 100 isolates of L. monocytogenes . Among the 99 strains, 80 (80.8%) were susceptible to all tested antibiotics. Nineteen (19.2%) strains were resistant to one or more antibiotics. From this group of L. monocytogenes strains, most strains were resistant to erythromycin (16; 16,1%), penicillin (15; 15.1%), meropenem (12; 12.1%), cotrimoxazole (12; 12.1%), and ampicillin (3; 3.1%). According to the obtained results, differences in intensity of bio ﬁ lm, both between those isolated in successive years and in the particular year, were observed. Performed analysis showed statistically insigni ﬁ cant faint negative correlation (r= –0.088) between the number of antibiotics to which strains were resistant and the intensity of bio ﬁ lm formation by them. Food contamination with L. monocytogenes poses a threat to consumers, therefore it is necessary to monitor their antibiotic susceptibility, ability to form bio ﬁ lm, and genetic similarity, in order to evaluate the strains persistence time in plant.
Foliar microphytodermal characterization of Pistacia lentiscus under different bioclimates from Northwest Algeria

: Very abundant in North Africa, Pistacia lentiscus extends from Morocco and Spain to Minor Asia and Palestine. It reappears as a distinct breed, emarginata variety Ang. in Eastern Africa. P . lentiscus L. : the mastic tree of Pistacia genus (Anacardiaceae family) is a medicinal taxon. This study aims to reveal the microphytodermal structure of P . lentiscus leaflets from three sites (Maghnia, Beni-Saf and Tessala) under different environmental conditions (Arid semi-continental and semiarid littoral and continental) from Northwest Algeria. Samples were treated and observed under light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results revealed a highly diversified structure for epidermal hypoamphystomatic leaflets. The stomata are in pericytic, actinocytic, paracytic and desmocytic types, never mentioned as stomatal complex of mastic tree before . Capitate and pelted glandular trichomes were observed. The climate impact is reflected differently by rugueues to smooth stomatal surfaces, strongly to slightly covered by wax particles. Continentality of the climate and high altitudes (989 m) are expressed by low stomatal density (272,50 st /mm 2 ).
The return variance of the EMU equity markets and spill over effects from short-term interest rates

This paper examines the spillover eﬀects from the short term interest rates market to equity markets within the Euro area. The empirical study is carried out by estimating an extended Markov Switching GJR in mean model with a Bayesian based Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methodology. The result indicates that stock markets in the Euro area display a signiﬁcant two regimes with distinct characteristics. Within a bear market regime, stock returns have a negative relationship with the volatility, and the volatility process responds asymmetrically to negative shocks of equity returns. The other regime appears to be a bull market regime, within which the returns have a positive relationship with the volatility, and the volatility is lower and more persistent. We ﬁnd also that there is a signiﬁcant impact of ﬂuctuations in the short term interest rate on the conditional variance and conditional returns in the EMU countries. Such impact is asymmetrical, and it appears to be stronger in the bear market and when interest rate changes upward. suggest that two regimes exist in the area stock markets, i.e., a high mean low variance (bull) market and a low mean high volatile (bear) market. Most of the Euro countries have the same regime switching status between the bull and bear markets. The correlation between the ﬁrst two moments of returns is not stable over time but varies between the bull and the bear market. Our results suggest also that bad news from the unexpected stock returns (negative residuals from returns) has asymmetrically larger eﬀect on the returns and the volatility than the good news. of zero of the symmetric normal distribution. The P values of the Jarque Bera test show that the null hypothesis of normality is
The impact of the Brazilian institutional arrangement on political control over bureaucracy

This article aims to discuss which characteristics of the Brazilian political system hinder the political control over the bureaucracy and, consequently, hamper accountability in the country. Through a review of the literature on the topic and theoretical debate, we intend to investigate to what extent the institutions of Brazilian coalitional presidentialism facilitate or hinder bureaucratic control, which may impact the outcome of public policies. Initially, a review of the comparative literature on the subject was conducted, followed by the analysis of the Brazilian institutional arrangement and its impact on the appointment and monitoring strategies of Ministers in the Cabinet. In conclusion, despite the centrality of the executive in the Brazilian political system, it is noticed that there are informal constraints to the Presidency that can hamper the coordination of policies. In this sense, the federative structure and the multiparty system act as aggravating factors in this scenario and lead the executive to adopt various informal strategies of control over the bureaucracy. These strategies, while contributing to the management of the Office, may have negative impacts on policy outcomes, coupled with a lack of transparency in the control mechanisms used.
Using 9-Chloroacridine as A Chromogenic Reagent for The Determination of Tetracyclin

An accurate, cost-effective and simple method has been described for the quantitative determination of Tetracycline hydrochloride (TCs) in bulk and pharmaceutical samples using an aqueous medium. The proposed method is based on the nucleophilic substitution reaction of 9-chloroacridine (9-CA) as a chromogenic reagent with TCs in an aqueous solution forming a colored complex. The spectrum of the product shows maximum absorption at 385 nm against the blank. The linearity range of the calibration graph was (1-28) μg. mL -1 with a limited detection value (LOD) 0.138 μg. mL -1 . The results show the absence of interferences from the excipients compounds on the determination of the drug. The suggested method exhibited high reproducibility (RSD) 2.3 % with mean percentage recovery (R%) 99.95. Furthermore, the stability constant has been calculated to be 9.843×10 5 L.mol -1 and the reaction mechanism is proposed. A ratio of 1: 1 was found between the above drug and the reagent using Job and molar ratio methods. The accuracy and validity of the proposed method were further determined by performing a recovery experiment by the use of the standard addition method. It is found that the method does not require extraction process and it agree well standard addition method. Application of the suggested method to commercial pharmaceutical preparations (capsule and ointment) is presented.
Molecular Dynamics Studies of B 2 NiAl Alloy Melting Point УДК 538 . 913 Molecular Dynamics Studies of B 2 NiAl Alloy Melting Point

In this paper, we perform a computer simulation to investigate the melting point at zero pressure of B2 NiAl intermetallic alloy by using LAMMPS with EAM potential developed by Mishin et al. Simulation box contains 20×20×20 unit cells with 16000 atoms, periodic boundary conditions are applied in three directions. To verify the quality of Mishin potential we first conduct several simulations to calculate defects formation energy, cohesive energy, equilibrium lattice constant and elastic constants of this alloy at absolute zero. The main simulation is performed by using one-phase method in NPT ensemble. Simulation results are analyzed and visualized by Ovito using radical distribution function and common neighbor analysis method. We observe B2 NiAl bulk alloy that begins to melt at 1840 K and crystallizes at 1153 K with critical cooling rate higher than those of almost other alloys. The good agreement between simulation results and experiment suggests that we should continue using Mishin potential for further work in B2 NiAl case study with more sophisticate simulation. Key word: molecular dynamics, lammps, eam potential, one-phase method, melting point, phase transition, critical cooling rate, crystallization, time-temperature-transformation diagram. Применено компьютерное моделирование для исследования точки плавления при нулевом давлении интерметаллида NiAl со сверхструктурой В2 с использованием Lammps программного комплекса с потенциалом взаимодействия атомов, полученного по методу погруженного атома в работе Y. Mishin и др. Рассчитанный блок кристалла содержал 20x20x20 элементарных ячеек, включающих 16000 атомов, к границам расчетного блока прикладывались периодические граничные условия в трех направлениях. Для верификации качества потенциала Y. Mishin и других были выполнены компьютерные эксперименты по вычислению энергий образования точечных дефектов, энергии когезии, равновесного параметра решетки и упругих констант сплава NiAl при абсолютном нуле. Основная процедура моделирования была проведена по методу однофазного PVT ансамбля. Результаты моделирования были проанализированы и визуализированы с использованием программного комплекса Ovito и с функции радиального распределения и анализа общего числа соседей атомов. Исследовался интерметаллид NiAl сверхструктуры В2 в объеме начиная с температуры плавления 1840 К и возникновения кристаллизации при температуре 1153 К с высокой скоростью охлаждения. Хорошее согласие результатов моделирования и экспериментальных данных подтверждает возможность применения потенциала Y. Mishin и других для дальнейших работ по исследованию сплава NiAl сверхструктуры В2. Ключевые слова: молекулярная динамика, lammps, метод потенциала погруженного атома, точка плавления, фазовый переход, критическая скорость охлаждения, диаграмма температурно-временной трансформации.