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Noise and exhaust emission characteristic of a diesel engine fuelled with natural gas and blends of biodiesel and diesel fuels

High energy demand of modern society has led to environmental pollution which has become one of the biggest problems for almost all living. Therefore, the effect of energy sources on emissions has been investigated by researchers for decades. In this research, the effect of natural gas and biodiesel which was produced from corn oil on emissions of a diesel engine was experimentally investigated. In engine experiments, natural gas used at the engine as a secondary fuel while low sulphur diesel fuel and its blend with corn biodiesel (20% and 40% by volume) was used as a primary fuel. According to results, compared to low sulphur diesel fuel, both natural gas and biodiesel usage improved the noise emission that distributed from the diesel engine. Biodiesel blends resulted in lower CO emission of 4,05% and 7,63% for CoB20 and CoB40, respectively, whereas introduction of natural gas caused significant rise of the emission. However, increment of CO2 emission caused by biodiesel addition into low sulphur diesel fuel was well compensated by the addition of natural gas. Moreover, 4,08%, 18,00% increment of NOx emissions that caused by CoB20 and CoB40 usage was also compensated up to 33,0% by the introduction of natural gas.
Expression of selected angiogenesis-related small microRNAs in patients with abnormally increased secretion of glucocorticoids.

INTRODUCTION Higher cortisol levels are associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the elderly, partially resulting from biologic effects of glucocorticoids (GCs) on endothelial cells observed in an experimental setting. These features are replicated in patients with endogenous GC excess (Cushing's syndrome) or with exogenous hypercortisolism due to excessive pharmacological application of GCs. Both groups present also an increased cardiovascular disease event rate. GCs may also adversely influence recovery after myocardial infarction. Recently it was proposed that microRNAs (miRNAs) - small noncoding RNAs functioning as antisense regulators of gene expression by targeting mRNA - may have a central role in regulating endothelial function through multiple mechanisms. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of chronic GC excess on the expression of selected endothelium-controlling miRNAs expressed in nucleated cells circulating in peripheral blood (PBNCs) of patients with endogenous hypercortisolism either due to corticotrophin-independent or corticotrophin-dependent Cushing's syndrome (CS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Peripheral blood nuclear cells were collected from 35 healthy subjects and 31 patients with endogenous hypercortisolism as a source of miRNAs. A self-validated individual quantitative RT-PCR study was then performed to evaluate the expression levels of selected miRNAs in PBNCs. Additionally, endothelin-1 (ET-1) expression in peripheral blood was assessed with respect to endothelial dysfunction using Western blotting. RESULTS The ET-1 expression levels in CS were higher than in controls, confirming endothelial dysfunction in the CS group. Furthermore, miRNA analysis revealed a significantly decreased intracellular expression of selected endothelium-related miRNAs in patients with endogenous hypercortisolism, including miRNA-17-5p, miRNA-126-3p, and miRNA-126-5p, compared to controls. In contrast, two other angiogenic miRNAs, miRNA-150-5p and miRNA-223-3p, were significantly upregulated compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS Cardiovascular events related to hypercortisolism remain a challenging problem in medical practice. This study has demonstrated that the chronic excess of GCs in endogenous CS might induce significant dysregulation of selected miRNAs involved in the control of endothelium biology. However, the lack of knowledge about specific miRNA expression postpones the full understanding of the biological roles of such miRNAs in hypercortisolism. Moreover, dysregulated miRNAs seem to be promising targets for further research, especially to search for potential therapies for several GC-induced cardiovascular complications.
Is There Causality Relationship between Export and Employment: A Time Series Data Evidence from Indonesia

The main purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between the export and employment creation in Indonesia. Using time series data for the period of 1987-2013. Johanson co-integration test employed to determine the long-run relationship between the variables. Vector autoregressive and Granger causality test utilized to test the short-run relationship between the variables. The study found that in the long-run, there is no relationship between employment and export. In a short-run, the employment positively and significantly causes the export. Granger causality test indicates that there is unidirectional causality running from the export to employment.
Narrative Monetary Policy Surprises and the Media

We propose a method to quantify narratives from textual data in a structured manner, and identify what we label "narrative monetary policy surprises" as the change in economic media coverage explained by central bank communication accompanying interest rate meetings. Our proposed method is fast and simple, and relies on a Singular Value Decomposition of the different texts and articles coupled with a unit rotation identifi cation scheme. Identifying narrative surprises in central bank communication using this type of data and identifi cation provides surprise measures that are uncorrelated with conventional monetary policy surprises, and, in contrast to such surprises, have a signifi cant effect on subsequent media coverage. In turn, narrative monetary policy surprises lead to macroeconomic responses similar to what recent monetary policy literature associates with the information component of monetary policy communication. Our study highlights the importance of written central bank communication and the role of the media as information intermediaries.
Self-regulation and solution-focused thinking mediate the relationship between self-insight and subjective well-being within a goal-focused context: An exploratory study

Abstract Self-insight, the clarity of one’s understanding of one’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour, has long been thought to be an important factor in change methodologies. It has been assumed that higher levels of self-insight are related to self-regulation and solution-focused thinking which facilitates goal striving. There has been little to no research that has explored the links between self-insight and self-regulation, or between solution-focused thinking and self-regulation. Further, there has been little research exploring the relationship between self-insight and subjective well-being (SWB). In a goal-priming process, 169 participants identified three specific goals that they have strived for over the past 3 years. The aim of this priming process was to make salient participants’ understanding of their personal capacity for self-regulation in the light of a real-life goal striving experience. Participants then completed measures related to self-regulation, self-insight, solution-focused thinking and SWB. Path analysis indicated that there was no direct path from self-insight to SWB, but self-insight significantly predicted self-regulation which in turn predicted solution-focused thinking, which then predicted SWB. Self-regulation displayed a significant positive relationship with SWB which was fully mediated by solution-focused thinking. These exploratory findings have important implications for understanding the psychological “mechanics” of positive change processes.
The Effects of Independent Directors’ Financial Knowledge and External Directorships on Firm Performance

Prior studies have provided some inconclusive findings regarding the effect of independent directors (INEDs) on firm performance. Drawing insights from the theories of resource dependence (RD), human capital (HC), and social capital (SC), this research argues that the mere presence of INEDs (motivation) is insufficient but rather the appointed INEDs need to have sufficient HC and SC (ability) in the forms of knowledge, expertise, and connection to effectively perform their roles. This study extends prior research by investigating the effects of INEDs’ financial knowledge (as indicator of INEDs’ HC) and INEDs’ external directorship (as indicator of INEDs’ external SC) on firm performance. A total of 300 non-financial firms listed on Bursa Malaysia in the year 2013 were selected using stratified random sampling method. Results indicated that INEDs’ financial knowledge does not have any relationship with firm performance. In contrast, an inverted U-shaped relationship between INEDs’ external directorship and firm performance was found, hence reflecting a trade-off between SC gain through external directorship and busyness effect. The findings of this research suggest that there are potential costs and benefits associated with INEDs’ SC. The findings also support the call for limiting the number of directorship an INED can have.
KINEMATIC TIME DEMIGRATION: THE CSP APPROACH

The imaging of low quality data is a challenge in seismic processing. In order to improve the prestack data quality, we suggest a new method of cascaded partial time migration and demigration. The latter is based on a single square root equation in terms of midpoint displacement, half-offset, and migration velocity. By applying the partial time migration, which is a double square root equation in terms of the same parameters mentioned above, and our new partial time demigration, we can enhance the quality of the original data. The resulting new prestack data can be used as input for improved conventional seismic processing and thus lead to better images. The application to a simple and a complex synthetic data set as well as to field data confirms that it can provide images with higher signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio. Furthermore, it has potential for prestack data regularisation.
Model Development of Savings Behavior for Bali State Polytechnic Students

This research aims to determine the model development of savings behavior for Polytechnic students in terms of financial literacy, self-control, socialization of parents, peers, savings motive and income. This research is an associative study with a quantitative approach. The population in this study were 4,630 students from the three-year force of the Bali State Polytechnic. Samples taken were 98 students using proportional random sampling technique. Testing the analysis prerequisites includes tests of normality, linearity, multicollinearity and heteroscedasticity. The data analysis technique used is multiple regression analysis. The results showed that beside the peers variable is no effect in the model, there are a positive and significant impact of financial literacy, self-control, parental socialization, saving motives, and income on savings behavior of Bali State Polytechnic students. Keywords—saving behavior, financial literacy, financial inclusion, personal finance
Preoperative Risk Assessment of Lymph Node Metastasis in cT1 Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study from Eastern China

Background Lymph node status of clinical T1 (diameter ≤ 3 cm) lung cancer largely affects the treatment strategies in the clinic. In order to assess lymph node status before operation, we aim to develop a noninvasive predictive model using preoperative clinical information. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 924 patients (development group) and 380 patients (validation group) of clinical T1 lung cancer. Univariate analysis followed by polytomous logistic regression was performed to estimate different risk factors of lymph node metastasis between N1 and N2 diseases. A predictive model of N2 metastasis was established with dichotomous logistic regression, externally validated and compared with previous models. Results Consolidation size and clinical N stage based on CT were two common independent risk factors for both N1 and N2 metastases, with different odds ratios. For N2 metastasis, we identified five independent predictors by dichotomous logistic regression: peripheral location, larger consolidation size, lymph node enlargement on CT, no smoking history, and higher levels of serum CEA. The model showed good calibration and discrimination ability in the development data, with the reasonable Hosmer-Lemeshow test (p = 0.839) and the area under the ROC being 0.931 (95% CI: 0.906-0.955). When externally validated, the model showed a great negative predictive value of 97.6% and the AUC of our model was better than other models. Conclusion In this study, we analyzed risk factors for both N1 and N2 metastases and built a predictive model to evaluate possibilities of N2 metastasis of clinical T1 lung cancers before the surgery. Our model will help to select patients with low probability of N2 metastasis and assist in clinical decision to further management.
The Development and Standardization of Psychometric Criteria of Attitude toward Adoption Questionnaire (ATAQ) and its Relation to Prosocial Behavior and Character Strengths

Introduction: The preset study aimed to develop and standardize the psychometric criteria of attitude toward adoption questionnaire and its relation to prosocial behavior and character strengths. Methods: The method of this study was descriptive survey. The research population included all citizens living in Behshahr (N = 156195). The sample size of the study was 500 subjects of whom 50 subjects were selected through pre-investigation study by available sampling method and 450 subjects were selected by multistage cluster sampling in the final study. The research tools included the attitude toward adoption questionnaire, Prosocial Tendencies Measure Revised (PTM-R) by Carlo et al (2003), and character strengths questionnaire by Seligman and Patterson (2004). The research analysis method was exploratory factor analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The results of exploratory factor analysis by main components with varimax rotation indicated two components of attitude toward adoption being named respectively cognitive as the aspects of attitude toward adoption and behavioral-emotional aspects of attitude toward adoption. These two components explained 43.25% of the variance of the total sample. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to measure the reliability of the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.709 for the whole questionnaire, 0.71 for the first component, and 0.713 for the second one. In addition, there was a significant positive relationship between desired social tendencies and the cognitive aspect of attitude toward adoption as well as the behavioral -emotional aspects of attitude toward adoption (P ≤ 0.01). Conclusion: As a conclusion, the attitude toward adoption questionnaire has a desirable and appropriate validity and can be used as a useful tool for measuring the attitude toward adoption. Declaration of Interest: None
The Effects of Stereotype Threat/Boost and Personality on a Verbal Reasoning Task

We induced stereotype threat/boost in 42 introductory level psychology students and measured their stress appraisal, physiological stress response, and performance on a verbal reasoning task. We predicted that the presence of stereotype threat would lead to the task being perceived as more threatening, heightened physiological stress response, and impaired performance. In contrast, we predicted that the presence of stereotype boost would lead to the task being perceived as more challenging, reduced physiological stress response, and enhanced performance. Ultimately, the data did not support the hypotheses. The small sample size, wide score range, extremely difficult puzzle, and explicitly induced stereotype threat/boost may have contributed to the lack of significant differences in Performance, Appraisal, and Physiological Stress Response. Although our hypotheses were unsupported, we did find a significant main effect for Time on Appraisal and Physiological Stress Response, and a significant difference in the cardiovascular response patterns between men and women. This implies that women are more reactive than men to stressors.
Expression pattern of placenta specific 8 and keratin 20 in different types of gastrointestinal cancer

The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of keratin 20 (KRT20) and placenta specific 8 (PLAC8) in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer with various differentiation phenotypes. The present study retrospectively investigated archived formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples from 12 patients at different stages of GI cancer [four with gastric cancer, four with pancreatic cancer and four with colorectal cancer (CRC)]. The stages were pre-determined, according to differentiation phenotypes, by a pathologist of the Department of Pathology at Sijhih Cathay General Hospital. KRT20 and PLAC8 expression levels were assessed using immunohistochemistry. The CRC cell lines SW620 and Caco-2 were used to assess interactions between KRT20 and PLAC8 via reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. PLAC8 and KRT20 expression was observed consistently only in the well-differentiated CRC tissue samples. Low KRT20 expression levels were observed in the PLAC8 knockdown SW620 cells. In addition, there was a positive association between PLAC8 and KRT20 expression in the differentiated Caco-2 cells. According to the results of the present study, the differentiation status of GI cancer influenced KRT20 expression, particularly in CRC, which may explain why patients with well-differentiated CRC display better clinical outcomes. Therefore, the prognostic significance of KRT20 and PLAC8 may be particularly crucial for patients with CRC displaying a well-differentiated phenotype.
Deep Lateral Wall Partial Rim-Sparing Orbital Decompression with Ultrasonic Bone Removal for Treatment of Thyroid-Related Orbitopathy

Purpose To describe the results of thyroid-related orbitopathy (TRO) treated by ultrasonic deep lateral wall bony decompression with partial rim sparing (DLW-PRS). Methods A review was carried out, from January 2015 to September 2017, of all patients treated with ultrasonic DLW-PRS decompression using a SONOPET® (Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI, USA) ultrasonic aspirator, using a lateral, small triangle flap incision for access. The primary outcome was the change in proptosis (measured by the difference in Hertel exophthalmometry measurements). Other secondary outcomes were changes in visual acuity (VA) (using Snellen scale, decimal fraction), presence of lagophthalmos, eyelid retraction (measured by upper eyelid margin distance to the corneal reflex (MRD1) and lower eyelid margin distance to the corneal reflex (MRD2), and presence of exposure keratopathy). Results A total of 58 orbital decompressions in 35 patients were reviewed, with 23 patients (65.7%) having bilateral decompressions. There was a female preponderance with 26 patients (74.2%), and the mean age ± standard deviation was 52.6 ± 13.9 years. Mean proptosis was 24.51 ± 1.76 mm preoperatively, reduced to 19.61 ± 1.27 mm in final follow-up. The mean reduction was 4.9 ± 1.54 mm. VA improved from 0.8 ± 0.14 to 0.9 ± 0.12, p=0.039. 5 of 13 patients (38.4%) with preoperative diplopia reported improvement or complete resolution after surgery. MRD1 was reduced from 5.25 ± 0.88 mm to 4.49 ± 0.7 mm. MRD2 was also reduced from 6.3 ± 0.88 mm to 5.0 ± 0.17 mm. Presence of lagophthalmos was reduced from 35 eyes (60.3%) to five (8.6%); the presence of epiphora was also reduced from 20 patients (57.1%) to 3 (8.5%) following decompression. Complications of the surgery included zygomatic hypoaesthesia in 14 (40%) patients in the early postoperative period and chewing alterations in 10 (28.5%) of the patients. All of these complications were resolved at the 6-month follow-up visit. We noted no surgical complications such as ocular or soft tissue damage, infection, inflammation, or visual loss. Conclusions The SONOPET® ultrasonic bone curette can be used safely and effectively for DLW orbital decompression surgery. The main benefits were good visualization and handling of tissues and speed and ease of use of the equipment. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04025034.
The Effect of Consumer-Based Brand Equity and Satisfaction on Loyalty: An Empirical Study

Abstract: Economic growth in Indonesia encourages the growth of many industries. Specifically, the food and beverage industry has grown significantly in Indonesian economics. Coffee shops with foreign or local brands are growing and competing for having customer loyalty. Many research has been conducted to examine customer loyalty in a particular coffee shop. However, little research has been focused on comparing both local and foreign brand names of the coffee shop. The comparative study is needed to understand whether foreign or local brand names matter in predicting both customer satisfaction and loyalty. This research uses a quantitative paradigm using descriptive research type. The object of research is Starbucks (foreign brand) and Djournal Coffee (local brand). Data were collected through questionnaires distributed by applying judgemental sampling. Data analysis was conducted by using structural equation model (SEM). In this study, there are two unsupported hypotheses namely (1) the relationship between the ideal self-congruence and customer satisfaction, and (2) the relationship between brand identification and customer satisfaction. The study also provides theoretical contributions, managerial implications and suggestions for further research. Keywords: brand equity, customer satisfaction, brand loyalty, SEMPengaruh Ekuitas Merek Berbasis Konsumen dan Kepuasan terhadap Loyalitas: Sebuah Studi Empiris Abstrak: Pertumbuhan ekonomi di Indonesia mendorong pertumbuhan banyak industri. Secara khusus, industri makanan dan minuman telah tumbuh secara signifikan dalam ekonomi Indonesia. Kedai kopi dengan merek asing atau lokal tumbuh dan bersaing untuk memiliki loyalitas pelanggan. Banyak penelitian telah dilakukan untuk menguji loyalitas pelanggan di coffee shop tertentu. Namun, sedikit penelitian yang difokuskan untuk membandingkan nama merek lokal dan asing dari coffee shop. Studi perbandingan diperlukan untuk memahami apakah nama merek asing atau lokal penting dalam memprediksi kepuasan dan loyalitas pelanggan. Penelitian ini menggunakan paradigma kuantitatif dengan menggunakan tipe penelitian deskriptif. Objek penelitian adalah Starbucks (merek asing) dan Djournal Coffee (merek lokal). Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner yang didistribusikan dengan menggunakan judgemental sampling. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan pemodelan persamaan struktural (SEM). Dalam penelitian ini ada dua hipotesis yang tidak didukung yaitu (1) hubungan antara kongruensi diri yang ideal dan kepuasan pelanggan dan (2) hubungan antara identifikasi merek dan kepuasan pelanggan. Studi ini juga memberikan kontribusi teoritis, implikasi manajerial dan saran untuk penelitian lebih lanjut. Kata kunci: ekuitas merek, kepuasan konsumen, loyalitas merek, SEM
Does Ethical Context Affect the Ethically Related Judgement by the Observers of Earnings Management?

The aim of this research is to empirically prove that there will be a difference in ethically related judgement by the observer of earnings management, especially when they work in the company which has higher ethical context or value and they know the moral agent personally. This research used experiment to collect data by giving each respondents different treatments and scenarios. The result of this research proves that there is no different ethically related judgement from each observers in each scenarios.