Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Determinant of Firm’s Value: Evidence of Manufacturing Sectors Listed In Indonesia Shariah Stock Index

The purpose of this research is to analyzes the effects of managerial ownership, audit committees, investment opportunities, profitability, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the value of manufacturing companies. Analysis of the factors affecting the value of manufacturing companies using the aplication of panel data regression model with the e-views 9 and Microsoft excel. This research uses data obtained from a manufacturing account of the manufacturing company registered in the Indonesia Sharia Stocks Index (ISSI) period of 2011-2017. Studies show that the most appropriate selection of models for the data panel's regression is a fixed effect model with the result of research that managerial ownership, profitability, and CSR have no significant effect on the value of manufacturing companies, while the variable committee's variables and investment opportunities have significant to the value of the company listed on ISSI period of 2011-2017.
XAFS for Everyone

The XAFS Experiment XAFS in a Nutshell X-Ray Absorption Spectra Basics of EXAFS Theory Some Terminology Data Reduction XAFS Is Not a Black Box Overview of Approaches to XAFS Analysis Planning the Experiment Identifying Your Questions Synchrotron Light Sources Bending Magnets and Insertion Devices Monochromators (and Polychromators) Measurement Modes and Detectors Experimental Design Getting Beamtime Sample Preparation XAFS Samples Absorption Sample Characteristics for Transmission Sample Characteristics for Fluorescence Sample Considerations for Electron Yield Experiments Which Technique Should You Choose? Preparing Samples Data Reduction Preprocessing Calibration and Alignment Finding Normalized Absorption Finding chi(k) Finding the Fourier Transform Data Collection Noise, Distortion, and Time Detector Choice Before You Begin Optimizing the Beam Ion Chambers Suppressing Fluorescent Background Aligning the Sample Scan Parameters "What's That? " XAFS Analysis Fingerprinting Matching Empirical Standards Fingerprinting Spectral Features Semiquantitative Fingerprinting Theoretical XANES Standards Linear Combination Analysis When LCA Works When LCA Doesn't Work An Example of LCA Statistics of Linear Combination Fitting Combinatoric Fitting Sources of Systematic Error Choosing Data Range and Space for LCA Principal Component Analysis Introduction The Idea of PCA How Many Components? How Many Constituents? PCA Formalism Cluster Analysis Target Transforms PCA of EXAFS How PCA Is Used Future Developments Curve Fitting to Theoretical Standards Fitting Theoretical Standards The Path Expansion Fitting Strategies Modeling A Dictionary of Parameters Common Fitting Parameters Less Common Fitting Parameters Scattering Parameters Identifying a Good Fit Criterion 1: Statistical Quality Criterion 2: Closeness of Fit Criterion 3: Precision Criterion 4: Size of Data Ranges Criterion 5: Agreement outside the Fitted Range Criterion 6: Stability Criterion 7: Are the Results Physically Possible? Criterion 8: How Defensible Is the Model? Evaluating a Fit The Process of Fitting Identify Your Questions Prepare Your Data Plan Your Strategy Fit! Starting Structures Crystal Structures Calculated Structures Mixtures Inequivalent Absorbing Sites Histogram Methods Multiple-Edge Fits Site Occupancy Constraints Rigorous Constraints Constraints Based on a Priori Knowledge Constraints for Simplification Some Special Cases Multiple-Scattering Paths Alternatives for Incorporating a Priori Knowledge XAFS in the Literature Communicating XAFS Know Your Audience Experimental Details Data Data Reduction Models and Standards Results Conclusions Case Studies Introduction to the Case Studies Lead Titanate, a Ferroelectric An Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor Precursor Manganese Zinc Ferrite, an Example of Fitting Site Occupancy Sulfur XANES from the Wreck of the Mary Rose Identification of Manganese-Based Particulates in Automobile Exhaust The Next Case Study: Yours Appendix Index References appear at the end of each chapter.
Assessment of the 3D spatial distribution of the Calcium/Phosphorus ratio in bone

The purpose of this study was the development of a technique for the non-invasive assessment of the 3D spatial distribution of the Ca/P ratio in bone, which can be applied in a conventional computed-tomography (CT) system, to investigate the variation of Ca/P ratio in healthy and osteoporotic bone, and to potentially enhance osteoporosis understanding and diagnosis. Three-material mass-fraction decomposition CT dual energy analysis (CT-DEA) was developed and optimised for the assessment of Ca/P ratio. As part of this process, density values are provided as a bi-product. The technique was optimised and experimentally applied through a microCT system. The target of the optimisation was to achieve a precision of better than 0.09 in the Ca/P ratio, in order to be able to distinguish between all healthy and osteoporotic regions. Electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) was used to evaluate the performance of CT-DEA on bone apatite. Ca/P ratio measurements were made on the same healthy and inflammation mediated osteoporotic (IMO) rabbit cortical bone surfaces, using CT-DEA and EDX. The mean di fference in the Ca/P ratio between the two techniques was 0.11± 0.08 (8 6%) and the correlation was R²=0.69, suggesting su cient con dence in the experimental capabilities of the CT-DEA technique. Healthy and IMO rabbit, both collagen-free and intact, cortical bone samples were assessed by CT-DEA. Qualitative analysis of the results involved the production of Ca/P ratio and density distribution maps. Quantitative analysis involved the quanti cation of the Ca/P ratio and density across the whole sample and in volumes of interest, as well as the low Ca/P ratio proportion in each sample. Furthermore, a 3D region growing technique was used to study the uniformity of Ca/P ratio in the samples. Results showed di erences in both density and Ca/P ratio between healthy and IMO bone samples, supporting their use as possible osteoporosis indicators and the use of the developed technique for further studies.
Analysis of the Influence of Organizational Culture, Work Motivation, Entrepreneurial Competence and Social Networks on the Entrepreneurial Performance Through Variable Mediating of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Pesantren Environment in East Java

This study aims to explore the existence of santripreneurals, manage their independent business in contributing to providing welfare to the general public and especially the people around the boarding school. The results of this study prove that organizational culture has an effect on entrepreneurial orientation but has no effect on entrepreneurial performance, while work motivation, entrepreneurial competence, social networks have an effect on entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial performance. Entrepreneurial orientation affects entrepreneurial performance. The results of this study provide an illustration that the existence of santripreneural is very related to the life of the general public and participates in providing welfare to the community around the pesantren to foster the competences and skills possessed by students in meeting their physical and spiritual needs in order to be balanced. The conditions that exist around the pesantren should be encouraging with the presence of genetic students who pursue their business without abandoning the values of honesty as a santri who adhere to the sciences of religion as a way of life. The role of the government is highly expected to support santripreneurals in carrying out their businesses by providing assistance to the management of MSMEs (Medium, Small, and Micro Enterprises), especially their business development methods.
Ultrafast diode lasers : fundamentals and applications

Basics of Semiconductor Lasers. Methods of Registration of Ultrashort Laser Pulses. Gain Switching and Q-Switching of Diode Lasers. Mode Locked Diode Lasers. Nonlinear Propagation Phenomena. Ultrafast Diode Lasers in Optical Fiber Communications. Applications in Picosecond Optoelectronics and Instrumentation. Future Trends and Conclusions.
Characterization and Distribution of Medicine Vendors in Nigeria: A study of Lagos and Kaduna States.

Background In 2014, Nigeria issued the task-shifting/sharing policy for essential health services, which aimed to fill the human resource gap and improve the delivery of health services across the country. This study focuses on the characteristics, spread, and Family planning (FP) stocking practices of medicine vendors in Lagos and Kaduna, assessing the influence of health training on the provision and stocking of FP services and commodities by vendors. Methods We conducted a census of all patent and proprietary medicine vendor (PPMV) shops and followed up with a facility assessment among 10% of the mapped shops; utilizing an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Bivariate analysis was conducted using the chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression was used to estimate the adjusted odds ratio (OR) and confidence intervals (C.I) for the test of significance in the study. Results 8,318 medicine shops were censused (76.2% Urban). There were 39 shops per 100,000 population in both states on average. About half (50.9%) were manned by a medicine vendor without assistance, 25.7% claimed to provide FP services to > 2 clients per week, and 11.4% were not registered with the regulatory body or any trade association. Also, 28.2% of vendors reported formal health training; with 56.3% of these health trained vendors relatively new in the business, opening within the last five years. Vendors utilized open drug markets as the major source of supply for FP products. Health training significantly increased the stocking of FP products and inhibited the utilization of open drug markets. Conclusion PPMVs have continued to grow progressively in the last five years, becoming the most proximal health facility for potential clients for different health services (especially FP services) across both Northern and Southern Nigeria. Now comprised of a considerable mass of health trained personnel, able to deliver high-quality health services and complement existing healthcare infrastructure, if trained. However, restrictions on services within the PPMV shop and lack of access to quality health commodities and consumables have resulted in poor practices among PPMVs. There is therefore a need to identify, train, and provide innovative means of improving access to quality-assured products for this group of health workers.
Negotiating the Duplexity of Ethnographic Relations: Taking a Symmetrical Approach to Interlocutors "in" and "beyond" Science

: In this paper, I raise the question of how we can, as anthropologists, take a balanced or symmetrical approach in our research in situations where our interlocutors have different relations with scientific knowledge. I describe how in my research on raw milk consumption in Croatia, some of my interlocutors were people working in the scientific production of knowledge, and others were consuming raw milk where they did not account for this knowledge. I explain how it was a challenge to consider both types of approach in an equal way because of my own relation to the scientific production of knowledge. I argue this is because of the duplex relation we have with our interlocutors who work in science: a collegial relation and an ethnographic one. As I show, this is a point that has been made in some of the literature on vaccination (e.g. Drążkiewicz Grodzicka, 2021), as well as one that has been discussed elsewhere (e.g. Nadasdy, 2007). I then consider these issues through Hufford’s (2020, 2008) idea of methodological symmetry, where I argue that it is in the “field” where relations are set up asymmetrically. Therefore, I argue that we need to think very carefully about how these relations unfold in practice during our fieldwork, and not just later on when we are analysing them.
Artificial intelligence in portfolio formation and forecast: Using different variance-covariance matrices

Abstract Portfolio optimization relies in three main elements: the utility function, the use of multivariate dependence measure between assets and the returns of the assets. The first problem is well known in finance since one can use several different types of portfolio utility functions depending on her objective function and constraints. The two remaining problems are relevant topics of research: the measure and forecast of the dependence between assets and the forecast of the returns of assets. In this paper, we present a new method with artificial intelligence to estimate the variance and covariance matrices of financial time series data accounting for small sample size, large number of assets and presences of outliers. We compare results using different approaches, e.g., Minimum covariance determinant (MCD), Minimum Volume Ellipsoid (MVE), Minimum Regularized Covariance Determinant (MRCD) and Orthogonalized Gnanadesikan-Kettenring (OGK). The proposed approach is robust under several financial stylized facts and presents good performance with respect to the cumulative returns in the US markets (NASDAQ Stock Exchange) for 95 assets during 2015 to the beginning of 2019. These study contributes to fill in the literature gap in covariance estimation for small sample size, large number of assets and presences of outliers and contributes to investors to making better portfolio management.
Space Meets Status: Designing Workplace Performance

Foreword Fritz Steele 1. Kingdom, Castle, Office: The Space or Place We Work 2. The Organization-Accommodation Relationship: What Is It About Change? 3. Territoriality Examined: Being at Home at Work 4. Comfort and Productivity: Space as a Tool for Work 5. Environmental Improvement: Taking Control 6. The Workspace Transformation Imperative
Prevalence and predictors of work related musculoskeletal disorders among workers of a Gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are a major constraint to worker performance and health. However, research on their prevalence and associated factors among workers at gold mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is insufficient. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of WRMSDs among workers of a Gold Mine in South Kivu, DRC. Methods: Cross sectional data on prevalence of WRMSDs and risk factors was collected using a modified Nordic questionnaire and upper limb Core QX checklist from 196 workers of a gold mine. WRMSDs were defined as pain or injury(ies) or discomfort, numbness or limitation of movement in the musculoskeletal system at any time in the past 12 months which lasted at least 24hours. These had to be either induced or aggravated by work and circumstances of its performance. A generalised linear model of the Poison family with link log and robust error variances was used to generate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the factors associated with WRMSDs. The effect of individual, ergonomic and psychosocial factors on WRMSDs were investigated while controlling for known confounders. Results: Most workers were males 187 (95.4%) and their age ranged between 23 and 60 years with mean of 36.3 years. Of the 196 workers, 49 (25.0%) reported having at least one WRMSD during the previous 12 months. WRMSDs with highest occurrence rate were the lower back pain (14.8%), followed by thighs/hip pain (9.2%) and shoulder pain (8.2%). Prolonged heavy lifting/shovelling shovelling (PR = 1.69, 95% CI [1.32, 3.24] and longer work shifts (> 9hrs) (PR = 3.56, 95% CI [1.76, 16.58]) were predictive for WRMSDs while jobs with low demands were protective against WRMSDs (PR = 0.18, 95% CI [0.08, 0.44]). Conclusion: The prevalence of WRMSDs is high and associated with prolonged heavy lifting/shovelling, longer work shifts and job demands. We recommend lowering workload and job demands and improving work ergonomics to mitigate and prevent the WRMSDs among workers in goldmines.
Measurement of Solid Friction Parameters of Ball Bearings

Abstract : The near static friction behavior of ball bearings and other devices can be described by the author's mathematical model of solid friction. Three or more parameters used in the model need to be defined for a particular bearing that may be employed in a motor/load system design. At present, little or no data are available to define these parameters, and there is also little or no information on the subject of test methods for obtaining solid friction model parameter data. This paper presents the results of some tests performed to measure the solid friction parameters of ball bearings. The test method is described, and typical test data are shown. The method of data reduction is based on the analytical quasi-static model and is described in some detail. Friction model parameter results are presented for a 2-1/2 in. OD duplex bearing pair with preloads in the range from 6 to 36 lb.
Workplace Spirituality, Perceived Organizational Support, and Organizational Commitment among Auditors

This study focuses on the auditors who are working in the Big Four public accounting firms; the largest international professional services networks in accountancy and professional services, which handle the vast majority of audits for publicly traded companies as well as many private companies, creating an oligopoly in auditing large companies. The recent scenario of all the Malaysian organizations indicates that we are lacking highly committed employees. The organizations have had a common complaint about the fact that their current employees are not as loyal as their employees used to be in the past. The objectives of this study are to explore the relationship and impact between workplace spirituality and organizational commitment with the mediation of perceived organizational support. Selfadministered questionnaires were used in data collection were distributed among auditors in Penang comprised of 400 in the population. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed with a response rate of 69%. The PLS is employed in the data analysis. The result discovers that workplace spirituality has an impact on organizational commitment, and the perceived organizational support has a partial mediation between them. This study contributes to the existing literature on the relationship and impact between workplace spirituality and organizational commitment with the mediation of perceived organizational support among auditors in the big four accounting firms.
Training Situation Awareness and Adaptive Decision-Making Skills Using a Desktop Computer Simulation

Abstract : This report describes research designed to: 1) determine the feasibility of a low-fidelity desktop computer simulation called Simulation Field Exercise (SimFX) to train small unit leader situation awareness (SA) and adaptive decision-making skills; and 2) assess the effectiveness of a training protocol consisting of advance organizers (information to familiarize individuals in the areas of SA and the application of key leader processes to facilitate decision-making) and formative, process oriented feedback. Thirty-five Infantry junior officers were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control condition. The Soldiers, role playing a dismounted Infantry Platoon Leader, conducted three mission scenarios reflecting current operations. Adaptive decision-making capability and SA were assessed for each mission. The experimental group obtained significantly higher adaptive decision-making scores than those in the control group. SA and adaptive decision-making scores were significantly correlated for scenarios 1 and 2 such that higher adaptive responding was associated with higher SA ratings. The experimental group used significantly more assets (a measure of SA) than the control group. Strategies for enhancing the training effectiveness of low-fidelity desktop computer simulations such as SimFX are described. SimFX refinements are identified for application to large classes with high student throughput.
Bypassing Interlibrary Loan Via Twitter: An Exploration of #icanhazpdf Requests

Through the twitter hashtag #icanhazpdf users bypass libraries and request articles directly from users, often violating copyright agreements. This paper will present an analysis of these requests including country of origin, publishers, and disciplines frequently requested. What do these tweets tell us about the current academic publishing model? And what do they tell us about the usability of document delivery services? The authors will explore implications for library services and open-access publishing models.
Evaluation of a Novel Hydrocyclone Design for Pulp Fractionation

Abstract The fractionation efficiency and operating conditions of a novel hydrocyclone design were evaluated. The novel design comprised a modified inlet section, where the pulp suspension had to pass a narrow ring-shaped opening, and a very compact fractionation zone. The effect of feed concentration and fine fraction mass ratio was studied. The experiments were performed with fully bleached, unrefined and never-dried chemical softwood pulp. Fractionation efficiency was evaluated in terms of change in surface roughness of handsheets. Feed concentration had a large influence on the fractionation results, with a lower feed concentration resulting in improved fractionation efficiency. Furthermore, the surface roughness improved considerably for very low fine fraction mass ratios. Surprisingly, these ratios were much lower compared to the share of earlywood fibres in the pulp. The novel hydrocyclone design showed a lower thickening of the coarse fraction when compared with previous experiences with conventional hydrocyclones. Based on these results a hypothesis on the separation mechanism in a hydrocyclone was proposed. It suggests the existence of a radial variation in suspension composition in the fractionation zone, and most likely also a layer of unfractionated feed pulp along the outer wall. The existence of the gradient and the layer could explain that, especially at higher feed concentrations, a significant improvement in surface roughness was only obtained when the fine fraction ratio was significantly below the earlywood fibre share in the pulp.
The Effect of Attentional Demand in Eye Movement Behaviour when Driving

Eye movement behavior of subjects was measured while they watched a movie of the driver’s view of the road scene. Four experimental instructions were used to being about different attentional demands in the in the way the subjects were to watch the film. As the specificity of the instructions changed from undirected observation to directed search, subjects made fixations further from the focus of expansion and directed their fixation more frequently to the left of the road. Addition of a concurrent tracking task increased the proportion of central fixations and concentrated peripheral fixations closer to the focus of expansion.
Implementation of a Framework for Telerehabilitation in Clinical Care Across the Continuum During COVID-19 and Beyond

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled an unprecedented global implementation of telemedicine and telerehabilitation as well as its integration into the healthcare system. Here, we describe the clinical implementation of the A3E framework for the deployment of telerehabilitation in the inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation continuum by addressing accessibility, adaptability, accountability, and engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. By using an organized, coordinated, and stratified approach, we increased our telerehabilitation practice from 0 to more than 39,000 visits since the pandemic began. Learning from both the successes and challenges can help address the need to increase access to rehabilitation services even beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.