Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Parental human capital investment and old-age transfers from children: Is it a loan contract or reciprocity for Indonesian families?

This paper proposes two alternative models of intergenerational transfers linking parental investment in human capital of children to old-age support. The first model formulates these transfers as a pure loan contract and the second model as self-enforcing reciprocity. Both models predict neutrality of intergenerational redistribution of resources within the family, also known as the bdifference in income transfer derivatives propertyQ. Two models, however, provide different reasons for the failure of this property, and yield different policy implications for parental human capital investment and provision of old-age support. Specification tests on the Indonesian Family Life Survey data reject the pure loan model in favor of the reciprocity model. The estimated difference in 0304-3878/$ see front matter D 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco. 2004.04. 003 B Earlier drafts were presented at the Far Eastern Meeting of the Econometric Society, July 20–22, 2001 Kobe, Japan, and at the International Economic Association conference on bEconomics of Reciprocity, Gift-giving and AltruismQ, December 18–20, EHESS-Marseille, Center de la Vielle Charité, France, and at the Agricultural and Resource Economics workshop at the University of Maryland. The authors are grateful to Gary Becker, Jim Heckman, Wallace Huffman, and Serge-Christophe Kolm for comments and suggestions. The 1993 Indonesian Family Life Survey was a collaborative effort of Lembaga Demografi of the University of Indonesia and RAND, whose support to Lien H. Tran is gratefully acknowledged. We are especially indebted to two anonymous referees of this journal for many valuable comments and suggestions. Any errors are the authors’ own. Raut and Tran are economists at the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) respectively. This paper was prepared prior to their joining SSA and FTC and the analyses and conclusions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the SSA and FTC. T Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: Lakshmi.Raut@ssa.gov (L.K. Raut)8 ltran@ftc.gov (L.H. Tran). Journal of Development Economics 77 (2005) 389–414 www.elsevier. com/locate/econbase income transfer derivatives for this data is found to be significantly higher than the difference estimated by Altonji, Hayashi and Kotlikoff Altonji et al. (1992) [Altonji, J.G. , Hayashi, F. and Kotlikoff, L.J. (1992). Is the Extended Family Altruistically Linked? Direct Tests Using Micro Data. The American Economic Review, vol. 82(5): 1177–98. ] for the U.S. PSID data. D 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JEL classification: J24; O15; I22; D64
ProAc: Profiling, instead of ranking, academics

Today, an academic career strongly depends on the peer-reviewed publication productivity and its impact. Both are meant to be reflected in one single number: the h-index (Hirsch, 2005). This number supposedly ranks all scientists, in both their early and late career, from normal to outstanding, in worse and better. The number in itself is debatable (e.g., Hirsch, 2020; Yong, 2014), especially from an interdisciplinary perspective, as the number of citations significantly differ between individual disciplines without being a result of scientific greatness, but rather of the variation in the overall number of studies being published within the different disciplines (Anauati et al., 2016; Bornmann & Daniel, 2008). Yet, it is this one-dimensional ranking system that appears to be the sharp blade between being funded and rejected. As a result, it sows unnecessary competition between peers, unhealthy publishing pressure, and thereby increases the number of publications and decreases their quality: One high-quality study is graded less than two of them in low-quality. Moreover, past achievement is presently the key to jobs and funding (e.g., Hirsch, 2020): a huge setback for both young motivated academics and novel ideas.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT “A Case Study of Internally Displaced Persons from Federally Administered Tribal Areas to Distrcit Bannu”

Many cities around the country have experienced substantial population expansion in the recent two decades, with large arrivals from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA). The militancy and military operations in certain areas were a wellknown characteristic of this movement. The majority of the inhabitants, including women and children, came to Bannu and DI Khan from North and South Waziristan Agencies. This massive movement has a variety of economic, social, political, and environmental effects for the people who live in a given location. To determine the socioeconomic impact of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on Bannu's host villages and to achieve the study's goal, essential factors such as law and order, crime rates, health and education, local property, and demand for products and services were chosen. The study is based on first-hand information. The study used two ways to analyse the data: descriptive statistics and a logistic regression model. Both data were evaluated, and it was shown that migration from North Waziristan has both a load and a benefit for the Bannu population. It has also been discovered that the cost of migration is disproportionately high for local hosts in comparison to the advantages. The data study found that basic facilities such as health and education were insufficient for the local people before the migration of IDPs, and that this issue became more acute with the presence of IDPs, affecting both the host communities and the IDPs. In addition, issues like as transportation, dacoits, and law and order situations have gotten worse. The cost of products and services increased, which had a negative impact on the local economy. In addition, the study discovered that IDPs' migration has positive consequences for their host communities. According to the research, the host benefited from the increase in the price of local property and prices.
Wave chaos in dielectric resonators: Asymptotic and numerical approaches

Wave Chaos in Dielectric Resonators: Asymptotic and Numerical Approaches Hakan E. Türeci 2004 Dielectric optical micro-resonators and micro-lasers represent a realization of a wavechaotic system, where the lack of symmetry in the resonator shape leads to nonintegrable ray dynamics in the short-wavelength limit. Understanding and controlling the emission properties of such resonators requires the investigation of the correspondence between classical phase space structures of the ray motion inside the resonator and wave-functions. Semi-classical approaches to the resonances of deformed cylindrical resonators are analyzed first within the closed limit, which corresponds to the quantum billiard problem from the field of quantum chaos. The results are then generalized to the dielectric case. We develop an efficient numerical algorithm to calculate the quasi-bound modes of dielectric resonators, which play a crucial role in determining the emission properties of micro-lasers based on dielectric resonators. Resonances based on stable periodic ray orbits of dielectric cavities are constructed in the short-wavelength limit using the parabolic equation method, and an associated wavevector quantization rule for the complex wavenumbers is derived. The effect of discrete symmetries of the resonator is analyzed and shown to give rise to quasi-degenerate multiplets. A recent experiment on lasing emission from deformed GaN micro-cavities is analyzed, leading to the appearance of scarred modes and non-specular effects in the farfield emission pattern. A framework is presented for treating the non-linear laser equations in a form suitable for treating the dielectric micro-lasers. Wave Chaos in Dielectric Resonators: Asymptotic and Numerical Approaches A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Yale University in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Intelligent Evaluation of Strabismus in Videos Based on an Automated Cover Test

Strabismus is a common vision disease that brings about unpleasant influence on vision, as well as life quality. A timely diagnosis is crucial for the proper treatment of strabismus. In contrast to manual evaluation, well-designed automatic evaluation can significantly improve the objectivity, reliability, and efficiency of strabismus diagnosis. In this study, we have proposed an innovative intelligent evaluation system of strabismus in digital videos, based on the cover test. In particular, the video is recorded using an infrared camera, while the subject performs automated cover tests. The video is then fed into the proposed algorithm that consists of six stages: (1) eye region extraction, (2) iris boundary detection, (3) key frame detection, (4) pupil localization, (5) deviation calculation, and (6) evaluation of strabismus. A database containing cover test data of both strabismic subjects and normal subjects was established for experiments. Experimental results demonstrate that the deviation of strabismus can be well-evaluated by our proposed method. The accuracy was over 91%, in the horizontal direction, with an error of 8 diopters; and it was over 86% in the vertical direction, with an error of 4 diopters.
A model of corporate sustainability

The discussion of corporate sustainability (CS) is hindered by a lack of definitional clarity of the concept of CS and neighboring concepts. Therefore in this paper a framework of corporate sustainability is constructed from information derived from guidelines concerning corporate sustainability. Within this framework, a differentiation between sustainability performance and its managerial antecedents is undertaken. This permits a differentiated appraisal of formal as well as informal prerequisites for sustainability performance within companies, enabling to tackle the immense increase of complexity of decision owed to corporate adherence to the goal of sustainability. Furthermore, it enables the analysis of different definitions of the concept of corporate social responsibility as well as of their relation to the concept of CS and sustainable development.
The effect of a nutrition education program on nutritional status and dietary intake among the end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis at Phayao Hospital, Thailand

Chanwikrai Y and Wungrath J. The effect of a nutrition education program on nutritional status and dietary intake among the end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis at Phayao Hospital, Thailand. J Pub Health Dev. 2018;16(3):29-40 High range of patients who have the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and have been through maintenance hemodialysis (HD) treatment are in the situation of malnutrition. This study aimed to examine the effects of nutrition education on the nutritional status, and dietary intake characteristic of HD patients at Phayao Hospital. The quasi-experimental study was used as the research design (n=60). The nutrition educational program is divided into 16 sessions in the total duration of 4 months. The status of nutrition will be measured on body mass index (BMI) and nutrition triage (NT) while the laboratory markers will be evaluated before and after the program. The mean participant age was 56.62 with standard deviation (SD) of 3.95 years, 52% were females. Mean BMI was 20.29 with SD of 0.85 kg/m (normal). 83% have their dry body weight decreased significantly at the end of the study (p<0.01) and were classified as mild malnutrition risk. No statistically significance change in BMI and laboratory markers while mean normalized protein equivalent of total nitrogen appearance (nPNA) was increased to 0.99 g/kg/day from 0.88 g/kg/day. Furthermore, there was a significant increase in dairy energy, protein, carbohydrate, and fat intake comparing between the baseline and the end of the study (p<0.01). The results of this study suggest that a nutrition education program has improved the nutrition status, dietary intake, and biochemical markers in hemodialysis patients. Therefore, well-designed, frequent, and multifaceted educational programs may enhance knowledge, self-management, and clinical outcomes of the patients.
A Newmark-type integrator for flexible systems considering nonsmooth unilateral constraints

Mechanical systems are usually subjected not only to bilateral constraints but also to unilateral constraints. Inspired by the HHT time integration method for smooth flexible multibody dynamics, this paper presents a Newmark-type integrator, denoted by nonsmooth HHT method, to include the nonsmooth property of unilateral constraints. Through numerical examples accounting for both rigid and flexible body models, a bunch of methods are compared with the unilateral constraints on both velocity level and position level. Results show that the presented nonsmooth HHT method benefits from the accuracy and stability property of the classical HHT method with controllable numerical damping. In particular, when it comes to the analysis of flexible systems, the nonsmooth HHT method shows much better accuracy property than that of the other methods, including the Moreau-Jean time-stepping method and the fully implicit Newmark methods.
SVZ-derived newly generated neurons populate several olfactory and limbic forebrain regions

Subventricular zone-derived, newly generated neurons populate several olfactory and limbic forebrain regions. Abstract Neurogenesis persists in several regions of the adult mammalian brain. Although the hippocampus and olfactory bulb are most commonly studied in the context of adult neurogenesis, there is an increasing body of evidence in support of neurogenesis occurring outside of these two regions. The current study expands upon previous data by showing newborn neurons with a mature phenotype are located in several olfactory and limbic structures outside of the hippocampus and olfactory bulb, where we previously described DCX/BrdU immature neurons. Notably, newborn neurons with a mature neuronal phenotype are found in the olfactory tubercles, anterior olfactory nuclei, tenia tecta, islands of Calleja, amygdala and lateral entorhinal cortex. The appearance of newborn neurons with a mature phenotype in these regions suggests that these structures are destinations, and that newborn neurons are not simply passing through these structures. In light of the increasing body of evidence for neurogenesis in these, and other olfactory, limbic and striatal structures, we hypothesize that brain regions displaying adult neurogenesis are functionally linked. The results from this study support previous data showing newborn neurons in multiple regions throughout the adult brain. This study also extends these findings by showing that mature newborn neurons are also found in these regions as indicated by double-labeling for NeuN and BrdU. Hypotheses are posed in an attempt to consolidate the existing literature on adult neurogenesis into a cogent theory for the putative role of neurogenesis in many regions of the adult brain. Future studies will need to simultaneously examine several neurogenic regions following olfactory sensory manipulations to obtain functional data for newborn neurons in the adult brain.
MiR-133 Modulates the β 1 Adrenergic Receptor Transduction Cascade

Rationale : The sympathetic nervous system plays a fundamental role in the regulation of myocardial function. During chronic pressure overload, over-activation of the sympathetic nervous system induces the release of catecholamines, which activate β -adrenergic receptors ( β ARs) in cardiomyocytes (CMs) and lead to increased heart rate and cardiac contractility. However, chronic stimulation of β ARs leads to impaired cardiac function and β -blockers are widely used as therapeutic agents for the treatment of cardiac disease. MiR-133 is highly expressed in the myocardium and is involved in controlling cardiac function through regulation of mRNA translation/stability. Objective: To determine whether miR-133 affects β AR signaling during progression to heart failure. Methods and Results: Based on bioinformatic analysis, β 1 AR and other components of the β 1 AR signal transduction cascade, including adenylate cyclase VI and the catalytic subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA), were predicted as direct targets of miR-133 and subsequently validated by experimental studies. Consistently, cAMP accumulation and activation of downstream targets were repressed by miR-133 overexpression in both neonatal and adult CMs following selective β 1 AR stimulation. Furthermore, gain- and loss-of-function studies of miR-133 revealed its role in counteracting the deleterious apoptotic effects caused by chronic β 1 AR stimulation. This was confirmed in vivo using a novel cardiac-specific TetON-miR-133 inducible transgenic mouse model (Tg133). When subjected to transaortic constriction, Tg133 mice maintained cardiac performance and showed attenuated apoptosis and reduced fibrosis compared to control mice. Conclusions: MiR-133 controls multiple components of the β 1 AR transduction cascade and is cardioprotective during heart failure. which were subsequently washed and counted in a gamma counter. Specific binding was reported as fmol of receptor per mg of membrane protein. Positive reverse transcriptional activator the α -Myosin Heavy ( α -MHC), Double transgenic mice (Tg) were backcrossed for six generations into the C57Bl/6J strain background. All experiments were performed on 12-week-old male mice with at least 8 animals per group. Induction of cardiac-specific expression of miR-133 in Tg mice was obtained by administration of doxycycline (Dox, 500 mg/Kg) to their food pellet as described in the text. Ctl receive the same Dox treatment as Tg133. For hemodynamic studies, cardiac catheterization was performed using a 1.4 French (0.46 mm) conductance catheter (Millar Instruments Inc.) inserted retrograde through the right carotid artery into the left ventricle, where pressure was recorded. A polyethylene-50 catheter was placed into the right external jugular vein for dobutamine infusion. True zero was obtained in saline at the end of each experiment and any offset was corrected. After bilateral
Seasonal variation of length-weight relationship and condition factor of Amblypharyngodon mola in Dekar Haor under Sunamganj of Bangladesh

The present study investigated the length-weight relationship and condition factor of 2000 Amblypharyngodon mola from Dekar haor , Sunamganj during January to October 2017 except March and June on seasonal basis. The range of regression coefficient value ‘b’ varied from 2.798-3.852 for male and 2.603-3.222 for female indicated that both sexes showed allometric pattern of growth. In overall, ‘b’ value for both sexes was almost similar trend in all the seasons and indicated that both sexes did not follow the cube law (b=3) strictly. The lowest ‘r’ value (0.884) was recorded in post-monsoon and the highest (0.911) in winter for male, while minimum ‘r’ value (0.809) was observed in pre-monsoon and maximum (0.898) in monsoon for female. Values of correlation coefficients ‘r’ showed a significant (p<0.001) positive relationship between length and weight of the fish. Condition factor ‘K’ was the highest (1.302) in pre-monsoon for male and the lowest (0.897) in winter, whereas for female, it fluctuated from 0.931 (winter) to 1.213 (pre-monsoon). Therefore, the results of the present study provides the first baseline information on length-weight relationships of mola based on season, which may be useful for sustainable management and conservation of the mother stock of Dekar haor ecosystem.
Iris Pigment Spots Detection implementing Thresholding Method

The increment size of the pigment spots on iris surface is indicated to the eye disease. Therefore, an automatic pigment spot detection has been proposed to detect the pigment spots on the iris surface. The main challenge is the type of feature that needs to be used for detection is unidentified. Based on the standard features applied for detection purposes, most of the features, such as shape, edges and vector, are not reliable. This situation occurs because the physical form of the pigment spots on the iris surface are dynamic. Hence, the pigment spots colour is the best feature possible to be applied, because it is moderately consistent. However, the spot colour intensity value are numerous. Several colour intensity values that have been used by other researchers were unable to detect the pigment spots. Henceforth, new colour intensity values based on thresholding method have been proposed in this paper. The approach has been applied through on the HSV colour model. The result shows the proposed values more accurate to detect the spots on the iris surface. The results have been recorded as follows (FAR) 0%, 1.33% and 4%, (FRR) 80%, 73.33%, and 70.67%, (DR) 20%, 25.33% and 25.33%.
Validation of a Manual Position Tracking Software (TACTO) to Quantify the Football Movements

The aim of this study was to present a validation protocol using a global positioning system with real-time differential correction (dGPS) to assess the validity and the reliability of a semi-auto tracking software (TACTO) used to quantify the movement patterns of football players. In order to obtain the 2D coordinates of the movements of a player from the virtual coordinates, the TACTO software was used twice, first for calibration (the virtual coordinates of a set of reference points at the game surface were collected, corresponding to points with known real coordinates) and then for digitalization (reconstruction of coordinates). The reconstruction of virtual coordinates of the player into real coordinates was carried out using DLT-2D, with algorithms developed in MATLAB’ software routines. The coordinates obtained by this methodology were compared to the coordinates obtained by dGPS receiver. The validity and the intra-user and inter-users reliability of the methodology used were proved by all the statistical parameters used (the relative technical error of measurement (ETM), the Pearson coefficient (r), and the intra-class correlation coefficient ( ICC))
Numerical Methods for Zoning Computation

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The Impact of Social Media on User's Travel Purchase Intention

Social media influences the tourist industry. This conceptual model research investigates the impact of Social Media (SM) on user's travel purchase intention and attitude. Data were collected from SM users in order to measure if there is a relationship between specific factors of SM and user attitude on travel purchase intention through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The main purpose of the research is to find out if there is a positive relationship among the following SM factors and travel purchase intention. That is, source credibility and user attitude, information reliability and user attitude, user enjoyment while searching for travel information, perceived value in travel services information and user attitude. This study presents a theoretical conceptual model based on the theory of credibility, information, enjoyment, and perceived value in SM and the potential connection of those factors to the customer attitude and purchase intention in travel services. Keywords-Social media; costumer attidude; purchase intention; credibility; enjoyment; information; perceived value; SEM.