Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PERBANDINGAN PENGARUH FREE CASH FLOW, PROFITABILITAS DAN LEVERAGE TERHADAP MANAJEMEN LABA PADA PERUSAHAAN PROPERTI, MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah pengaruh free cash flow, profitabilitas, dan leverage secara simultan dan parsial terhadap manajemen laba pada perusahaan properti dan perusahaan makanan dan minuman yang terdaftar di bursa efek Indonesia. Pengamatan dari penelitian ini adalah 75 perusahaan properti dan 50 perusahaan makanan dan minuman untuk periode 2012-2016 diambil dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Teknik analisisnya adalah uji asumsi klasik, analisis regresi linier berganda, dan pengujian hipotesis dengan software SPSS 22 (2017) yang meliputi uji asumsi klasik yaitu uji normalitas, uji multikolinearitas, uji heteroskedastisitas, dan uji autokorelasi. Pengujian hipotesis menggunakan t-statistik untuk menguji koefisien regresi parsial, f-statistik untuk menguji signifikansi pengaruh secara simultan (bersama) dan uji t Independen untuk melihat adanya perbedaan suatu objek penelitian. Hasil analisis menggunakan uji F dapat disimpulkan bahwa variabel bebas arus kas bebas, profitabilitas dan leverage berpengaruh secara simultan terhadap variabel dependen manajemen laba pada perusahaan Property, Berdasarkan hasil analisis menggunakan t-statistik yaitu uji t profitablitas berpengaruh pada manajemen laba di perusahaan properti, arus kas bebas dan leverage tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap variabel dependen manajemen laba pada perusahaan properti. Berdasarkan hasil analisis menggunakan uji F dapat disimpulkan bahwa variabel bebas arus kas bebas, profitabilitas dan leverage tidak berpengaruh secara simultan terhadap variabel dependen manajemen laba pada perusahaan makanan dan minuman. Hasil analisis dengan menggunakan t-statistik yaitu dengan uji t dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa secara parsial variabel bebas arus kas bebas, profitabilitas dan leverage tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap variabel dependen manajemen laba pada perusahaan makanan dan minuman.
A Reduced Hardware SNG for Stochastic Computing

Stochastic Computing (SC) is an alternative way of computing with binary weighted words that can significantly reduce hardware resources. This technique relies on transforming information from a conventional binary system to the probability domain in order to perform mathematical operations based on probability theory, where smaller amounts of binary logic elements are required. Despite the advantage of computing with reduced circuitry, SC has a well known issue; the input interface known as stochastic number generator (SNG), is a hardware consuming module, which is disadvantageous for small digital circuits or circuits with several input data. Hence, in this work, efforts are dedicated to improving a classic weighted binary SNG (WBSNG). For this, one of the internal modules (weight generator) of the SNG was redesigned by detecting a pattern in the involved signals that helped to pose the problem in a different way, yielding equivalent results. This greatly reduced the number of logical elements used in its implementation. This pattern is interpreted with Boolean equations and transferred to a digital circuit that achieves the same behavior of a WBSNG but with less resources.
Reconstruction of Communicative Rationality: A Study on the Digital Mass Media Society in Indonesia

This study examined the cognitive response of Indonesian society (namely, the people who use digital mass media) to the narratives built by digital mass media. Establishing an argumentative “communication” relationship between digital mass media and society is necessary because the narratives built by digital mass media tend to represent particular interests. Therefore, between the two, an argumentative “communication” relationship is needed to reach a consensus through the expression of rational language. This relationship actually forms a communicative society based on the value of emancipatory critical rationality to achieve "consensus". Thus, the problem posed in this study, ‘How is the cognitive response and form of digital society in Indonesia within the scope of the digital mass media era? ’ To answer that question this study used a qualitative approach by conducting a sociological study of the narratives in the digital mass media user community, especially convergence mass media (kompas.com, tempo.co, and tribunnews.com). While the technique of the validity test of the narrative data of people who use digital mass media uses was the triangulation technique of sources and theories. This study found that digital society can create and produce imaginative spaces based on its own laws and culture. Its awareness of the digital mass media narrative is solid and shifts its passive role as an object to be ‘interactive’ (itself as a subject) with mass media. Meanwhile, the relationship between digital society and communication technology has three options, namely, first, digital society positions itself as technology; second, humanize technology as itself; and third, dialectically compromising the potential of humanity and technology.
Neuronavigated Cerebellar 50 Hz tACS: Attenuation of Stimulation Effects by Motor Sequence Learning

Cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is an emerging non-invasive technique that induces electric fields to modulate cerebellar function. Although the effect of cortical tACS seems to be state-dependent, the impact of concurrent motor activation and the duration of stimulation on the effects of cerebellar tACS has not yet been examined. In our study, 20 healthy subjects received neuronavigated 50 Hz cerebellar tACS for 40 s or 20 min, each during performance using a motor sequence learning task (MSL) and at rest. We measured the motor evoked potential (MEP) before and at two time points after tACS application to assess corticospinal excitability. Additionally, we investigated the online effect of tACS on MSL. Individual electric field simulations were computed to evaluate the distribution of electric fields, showing a focal electric field in the right cerebellar hemisphere with the highest intensities in lobe VIIb, VIII and IX. Corticospinal excitability was only increased after tACS was applied for 40 s or 20 min at rest, and motor activation during tACS (MSL) cancelled this effect. In addition, performance was better (shorter reaction times) for the learned sequences after 20 min of tACS, indicating more pronounced learning under 20 min of tACS compared to tACS applied only in the first 40 s.
Factors Affecting Students Performance Mediated by Teachers Quality in Higher Vocational Colleges in Maoming City, China

Purpose: For learning environments like schools and colleges, predicting students' success is one of the most important issues since it aids in the creation of practical systems that, among other things, promote academic achievement and prevent dropout. They gain from the automation of several student-related tasks that deal with large amounts of data gathered via software tools for technology-enhanced learning. Theoretical framework: A rigorous analysis and processing of this data might provide us with knowledge about the students' knowledge and how it relates to academic assignments. In this study, classroom management, teacher qualification and in-service training with the effect so mediating variable of teacher quality have been used to measure students’ performance. Design/methodology/approach: 364 respondents have been participated by using questionnaire are data collection methods and the data are analyses by using SMART-PLS. Findings: The findings of the study revealed that the classroom management on students’ performance in-service training, and teacher qualification have significant relationship with teacher quality. The strength and the relationships of the variables might be re-examined by the future researchers, including adding more variables from strategic, organizational, and environmental dimensions to determine the accuracy of the model. Research, Practical & Social implications: This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge in understanding the school quality management as this is the first study with the set of such variables. In other words, this study attempts to increase the understanding of the relationship between school quality management strategies on students’ performance. Originality/value: Education authorities should encourage all teachers to develop themselves through regular participation in seminars and conferences organized in their field of expertise in order to update their knowledge and acquire relevant teaching skills to help them impart appropriate knowledge to their students. In addition, the education department should provide schools with basic teaching equipment to make the teaching and learning process easier in schools.
Numerical Investigation of Fluid Flow Inside A Rectangular Driven Cavity at Moderate Reynolds Numbers

This work presents a numerical investigation of a 2-D incompressible driven cavity flow at moderate Reynolds numbers. Lid driven cavity is widely considered to be a benchmark problem because of its capability of displaying the cogency of different numerical schemes and easily analysing different fluid phenomenon in a simple geometrical arrangement. A steady numerical solution is determined using a pressure-based segregated algorithm; SIMPLE and the simulation is done in the commercially available CFD software ANSYS FLUENT (Academic Version 18.1). The flow is studied for various aspect ratios (1≤K≤4) at moderate Reynolds numbers 100, 400, 1000, 3200 and 5000 in uniform cartesian grids. The events mainly characterizing developments in primary and secondary vortices, their locations and the velocity profile are explained in detail. Moreover, an effort has been made to show the merging of corner vortices to a new primary vortex for different Reynolds number and also compute the critical aspect ratio (Kcr) value for Reynolds number 50, 100 and 400. The results obtained in this work are compared with standards given by Ghia et al. and a good agreement of the result is observed. Keywords: Lid driven cavity, 2-D incompressible, SIMPLE, Reynolds number, aspect ratio, critical aspect ratio Cite this Article Pantha Pradip Das, Kalyan Kumar Das. Numerical Investigation of Fluid Flow Inside A Rectangular Driven Cavity at Moderate Reynolds Numbers. Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology . 2017; 7(3): 46–60p.
Use and non-use values of wild Asian elephants

The contingent valuation method is often used for valuing environmental goods possessing use as well as non-use values. This paper investigates the relative importance of these values in relation to the existence of the wild Asian elephant. It does so by analysing results from a contingent valuation survey of a sample of urban residents living in three selected housing schemes in Colombo. We find that the major proportion of the respondents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for conservation of wild elephants is attributable to the non-use values of the elephant. However, differences in the relative importance of these values exist between those who visit national parks and those who do not. Differences in respondents’ WTP for conservation of elephants are found to be largely influenced by attitudinal and behavioural factors rather than socio-economic ones. We conclude that policymakers must recognise and take account of the importance of non-use values of the Asian elephant, if this endangered species is to survive in the long run. Nevertheless, the non-consumptive use value of elephants in Sri Lanka is also found to be substantial.
Infrared spectroscopy characterization of the chemistry of C4 hydrocarbons on Pt(111) single-crystal surfaces

The uptake and thermal chemistry of a number of C4 hydrocarbons on Pt(111) single-crystal surfaces were characterized by reflection−absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS). The compounds studied include butane, 1-butene, cis-2-butene, trans-2-butene, and 1,3-butadiene as well as 1-iodobutane, 2-iodobutane, 1-bromo-2-butene, and 1-bromo-3-butene, precursors for the formation of corresponding alkyl and alkenyl intermediates. Much of the chemistry reported here agrees with previous work on similar systems, and conforms with the general idea of hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, and H−D exchange reactions occurring by single hydrogen incorporation and elimination steps according to the so-called Horiuti Polanyi mechanism. In addition, though, a couple of surprising observations are presented of particular relevance to the mechanism of carbon−carbon double bond isomerizations. In particular, it was seen that although the isomerization of trans- to cis-2-butene is more favorable and occurs at lower temperatures t.
Human Exome Sequencing and Prospects for Predictive Medicine: Analysis of International Data and Own Experience

Today, whole-exome sequencing (WES) is used to conduct the massive screening of structural and regulatory genes in order to identify the allele frequencies of disease-associated polymorphisms in various populations and thus detect pathogenic genetic changes (mutations or polymorphisms) conducive to malfunctional protein sequences. With its extensive capabilities, exome sequencing today allows both the diagnosis of monogenic diseases (MDs) and the examination of seemingly healthy populations to reveal a wide range of potential risks prior to disease manifestation (in the future, exome sequencing may outpace costly and less informative genome sequencing to become the first-line examination technique). This review establishes the human genetic passport as a new WES-based clinical concept for the identification of new candidate genes, gene variants, and molecular mechanisms in the diagnosis, prediction, and treatment of monogenic, oligogenic, and multifactorial diseases. Various diseases are addressed to demonstrate the extensive potential of WES and consider its advantages as well as disadvantages. Thus, WES can become a general test with a broad spectrum pf applications, including opportunistic screening.
Spatial and temporal patterns of sediment activation depth on a high-energy microtidal beach

Sediment activation depth, by means of continuous temporal high-resolution sampling and tide-to-tide (DOD rods) field data were collected during six low tide conditions on a high-energy microtidal sandy beach. A large swell event also occurred during the experiment where offshore wave heights of 6m were measured. Waves at the intertidal zone reached heights of 0.30 m and periods 5 s during the pre- and post-storm scenarios; whereas waves achieved height values of 0.60 m and periods of 6 s during the swell event. The sediment activation previous to the swell event reached values of 0.035 m, whilst during the storm increased to 0.24 m, and finally once the beach had recovered and the tidal range increased, the sediment moving layer was 0.062 m in depth. The use of DOD rod data reveals a spatial gradient in sediment activation depth where the maximum activation depths are recorded at mean high water position at each high tide giving Gaussian-like distribution of activity across the beach width. As the daily tidal range increased during the experiment, the location of the highest activation depth also advanced landward with this increase.
Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Implications for Dual-Task Walking

Background: The simultaneous completion of multiple tasks (dual-tasking, DT) often leads to poorer task performance (DT cost, DTC). People with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD) exhibit difficulty with DT, and DTC may be particularly pronounced in PwPD with freezing of gait (FOG). Objective: This study assessed the relationship between FOG status and DTC during gait. Methods: Gait parameters were collected using inertial sensors in 106 PwPD (off-medication), including definite-freezers (dFOG; n = 25), possible-freezers (pFOG; n = 16), and non-freezers (nFOG; n = 65) during single (ST)-and DT walking. Results: PwPD with dFOG had larger (worse) DTC than nFOG for foot-strike angle, stride length, toe-off angle, variability of foot-strike angle, and arm range of motion (ROM). After accounting for covariates, DTC for toe-off angle and stride length remained worse in PwPD who freeze. Worse cognition predicted larger DTC for stride length, gait cycle duration, gait speed, and step duration across groups. Men had larger DTC compared to women for gait speed, variability in foot-strike angle, stride length, and arm ROM. Increased variability in gait speed DTC was associated with increased disease severity. Conclusion: These findings provide additional support that PwPD who freeze may rely on greater cortical control for the execution of specific gait metrics. The results also underscore the importance of considering cognition when assessing DT ability in PwPD.
The Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is a serious complication. AKI could occur in 30% of patients, and 1-5% develop severe kidney injury. The present study aimed to evaluate the use of the Cleveland Clinic Score (CCS) to identify patients at higher risk of AKI after cardiac surgery. Methods
Enhancing Productivity of Summer Irrigated Cotton Through Plant Growth Regulator and Foliar Nutrition 248

A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai to study the influence of plant growth regulator (NAA 40 ppm) and foliar nutrition (DAP 2%, KCl 1%) on summer irrigated cotton for enhancing the productivity along with recommended dose of fertilizers 60:30:30 Kg N,P 2 O 5 ,K 2 O ha -1 . The growth characters of cotton such as plant height, leaf area index and plant dry matter production at various stages crop growth (60,90 and 120 DAS) were greatly influenced by application of RDF NPK with NAA 40 ppm and DAP 2% foliar spray either at peak flowering and boll development stages or at squaring peak flowering stages. Yield attributes of cotton viz., number of symbodial branches plant-1 , fruiting points plant -1 , bolls plant -1 and boll weight were increased in the alone promising treatments as compared to control and other treatments. As a result, higher seed cotton yield (19.29 q ha-1 ) was obtained in cotton receiving RDF and sprayed with NAA 40 ppm and DAP 2% either at square formation and peak flowering or peak flowering and boll development stage. Quality characters of cotton like seed index, lint index, ginning percentage, Bartlett's index, bundle strength and fibre finess were not influenced.
MICROORGANISMS, ORGANIC CARBON, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH OXIDANT ACTIVITY IN HYPER-ARID MARS-LIKE SOILS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOIL HABITABILITY

Abstract Soil samples from the hyper-arid region in the Atacama Desert in Southern Peru (La Joya Desert) were analyzed for total and labile organic carbon (TOC and LOC), phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA), quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI)-fluorescent microscopy, culturable microorganisms, and oxidant activity, to understand the relationship between the presence of organic matter and microorganisms in these types of soils. TOC content levels were similar to the labile pool of carbon suggesting the absence of recalcitrant carbon in these soils. LOC ranged between 2 to 60 µg/g of soil. PLFA analysis indicated a maximum of 2.3 × 105 cell equivalents/g. Culturing of soil extracts yielded 1.1 × 102–3.7 × 103 CFU/g. qRT-PCR showed between 1.0 × 102 and 8 × 103 cells/g; and DAPI fluorescent staining indicated bacteria counts up to 5 × 104 cells/g. Arid and semiarid samples (controls) showed values between 107 and 1011 cells/g with all of the methods used. Importantly, the concentration of microorganisms in hyper-arid soils did not show any correlation with the organic carbon content; however, there was a significant dependence on the oxidant activity present in these soil samples evaluated as the capacity to decompose sodium formate in 10 hours. We suggest that the analysis of oxidant activity could be a useful indicator of the microbial habitability in hyper-arid soils, obviating the need to measure water activity over time. This approach could be useful in astrobiological studies on other worlds.
Sensitivity analysis of building form and BIPVT energy performance for net-zero energy early-design stage consideration

This study examines the influence of building form – comprised of plan shape and roof slope – on the net annual energy performance of solar net-zero energy (NZE) buildings. The renewable energy system used is the building-integrated photovoltaics with thermal heat recovery (BIPVT). BIPVT is a relatively new enhancement of the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) system which others have studied for the effects of building form on building energy demand and energy generation. Previous sensitivity analyses of building form have typically not considered BIPV or BIPVT. When they have, it has been limited to simple, prismatic forms; it is unclear how more complex or compound building forms impact building energy demand and BIPVT generation. Therefore this study analyzes the relationship between building form and BIPVT performance to provide guidance for medium-sized NZE commercial and institutional building design at the early design stage. The main input parameters are the building form: compound or complex plan shapes, and BIPVT roof slope. Also included are: building orientation, window to wall ratio (WWR), and U-value. These parameters are evaluated in a heating dominated climate to determine the parameters sensitive to the net energy demand – the balance between annual energy loads including heating/cooling energy demand and PV electricity generation and useful thermal heat recovery. A customized BIPVT model is used in TRNSYS simulations. A variance-based ANOVA global sensitivity analysis method is used for both main and interaction effects. Results show that each of the form variations studied is able to reach NZE using different combinations of input values. The most sensitive input parameters for the NZE output target are the BIPVT roof tilt angle, the azimuth, WWR (South), plan shape, and WWR (North). Each one is quantified. This information may provide building designers guidance at the early design stage.
Immunotherapy with PD-1 Inhibitor Nivolumab in Recurrent/Metastatic Platinum Refractory Head and Neck Cancers—Early Experiences from Romania and Literature Review

Prognosis in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) refractory to platinum-based chemotherapy is poor, making therapy optimization a priority. Anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1) monoclonal antibody Nivolumab was approved in such cases. We present the early experience with Nivolumab immunotherapy at three cancer clinics from south and northeast Romania, aiming to describe the main characteristics and outcomes relative to literature reports, and to suggest patient selection criteria. Diagnostic, clinical, biological, therapeutic, and outcomes-related data from January 2020 until March 2023 were analyzed retrospectively. Eighteen patients with platinum refractory HNSCC (85.7% men, median age 58.9) were administered Nivolumab for 1–14 months (median 5.6 months) in addition to other treatments (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy), and monitored for up to 25 months. Median neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) ranged from 2.72 initially to 6.01 during treatment. Overall survival (OS) was 16 months, and patients who died early had the sharpest NLR increases (13.07/month). There were no severe immune-related adverse events. Lower NLR values and combined intensive chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy were related to better outcomes. To our knowledge, we also report the first two cases of second primary malignancy (SPM) in the head and neck region treated with Nivolumab in Romania (for which the sequential administration of radiotherapy and immunotherapy seems better). The work of other Romanian authors on the role of HPV status in HNC is also discussed. Multi-center trials are needed in order to investigate and confirm these observations.