Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Qualitative research in marketing: what can academics do better?

ABSTRACT Qualitative research is designed to generate in-depth and subjective findings to build theory. Combined with the quantitative bias of top-tier journals, many qualitative researchers do not utilise the full-benefits of their adopted methodologies. This makes it challenging for qualitative researchers to publish their work at this level. Therefore, this current paper is intended to help academics and postgraduate researchers to be aware of the mistakes that can be made when undertaking qualitative research. These include very small (and weak) sample sizes, single-source studies, and poorly-written data analysis processes. This investigation contributes to the extant literature by suggesting some ways to improve the credibility of these methodologies, like accessing the correct informants, reporting on larger (or richer) samples, conducting pilot studies, clearly presenting qualitative data, and triangulation. By drawing upon a range of best practices from the broader commercial literature, some illustrations are offered on how to effectively undertake qualitative research.
Combining Ability Analysis for Yield and Processing Qualities in White Onion (Allium cepa L.)

Eight diverse white onions parents were selected and crossed in half diallel fashion in order to determine the combining ability to identify promising hybrids for nine traits including yield and processing quality. Analysis of variance for general and specific combining ability revealed that GCA and SCA variances were significant (p<0.05) for all characters. Among the parents exotics JV16 and JV12 was proved to be a good general combiner for yield and processing quality characters. Among the crosses AF x JV12, was best specific combination for bulb weight, bulb diameter, total soluble solids, per cent bolting, per cent doubles, pungency and yield. It is evident from present investigation that the hybrids combinations AF x JV12, PW x JV12, J16 x JV12 and PS x JV12 exhibited the high per se performance and SCA effect for bulb yield and processing quality characters could be advanced by selecting desirable segregants and recombinants in each generation for funneling the new genotype or using further advanced breeding programme.
The First Year of Mandatory Comply-or-Explain in Brazil

Abstract The law mandated Brazilian companies to comply or explain to a corporate governance code from 2018. This article analyzed 1,720 unique explanations of non-compliance for 43 recommended practices from 108 companies and developed a taxonomy of explanations and adherence quality indices. Most firms did not explain deviations properly, resorting frequently to generic and uninformative explanations. Firm size and performance were positively and ownership concentration and market risk negatively associated with adherence indices. State-owned companies displayed greater adherence. This evidence is robust to changes in index methodology that did not consider the quality of explanations and challenges the effectiveness of the comply-or-explain requirement.
The elasticity of taxable income: New data and estimates for South Africa

The elasticity of taxable income is a key tax policy parameter that plays an important role in the formulation of tax and transfer policy. This paper extends work by Kemp (2019) by using a new panel of individual tax returns and the phenomenon of 'bracket creep' to produce updated estimates of the elasticity of taxable income for South Africa. Whereas the previous work focused on assessed taxpayers (i.e.
Analysis of the Innosuisse start-up training in a Theory of Planned Behavior framework

Der vorliegende Beitrag analysiert das Innosuisse Start-up-Trainingsprogramm in einem empirisch gut erprobten sozialpsychologischen Modell, der Theorie des geplanten Verhaltens (TPB). Ziel ist es, die Frage zu beantworten, ob die Ausbildungsmodule (die auf Hightech-Grundungen abzielen) die Grundungsabsicht der TeilnehmerInnen fordern und welche Determinanten zu einer Veranderung dieser Absicht beitragen. Die Daten wurden in drei aufeinanderfolgenden Erhebungen fur alle in den Jahren 2016 und 2017 angebotenen Kurse erhoben. Die Schatzungsergebnisse zeigen, dass diejenigen, die sich befahigt fuhlen, eine hohere Absicht zeigen, wahrend andere wahrend des Kurses erkennen, dass eine Unternehmensgrundung nicht das ist, was sie (zu diesem Zeitpunkt) wirklich wollen. Die groste Auswirkung auf die Veranderung der Grundungsabsichten kommt von der wahrgenommenen Verhaltenskontrolle der TeilnehmerInnen, d.h. dem Wissen uber die Fuhrung eines Unternehmens; in etwas geringerem Mase, aber immer noch deutlich positiv, ist die wahrgenommene soziale Unterstutzung. Insgesamt hilft das Innosuisse-GrunderInnentraining den Studierenden und Hochschulangehorigen, sich fundierter fur oder gegen eine mogliche Unternehmensgrundung zu entscheiden und ihre Fahigkeiten und Kenntnisse zu entwickeln.
The Influence of Structural Capital, Rational Capital and Innovation Performance on the Knowledge Related to HRM Practices in Pharmacy Business in Thailand: Mediating Role of Human Capital

The prime purpose of this study is to examine the influence of structural capital, rational capital and innovation performance on the knowledge related to HRM practices. Another and foremost aim of the article is to analyze the mediating role of human capital among the nexus of structural capital, rational capital and innovation performance on the knowledge related to HRM practices in pharmacy business in Thailand. The data were gathered from the employees as well as managers of HR in the pharmacy outlets situated in the top five cities in Thailand. PLS-SEM are utilizing for data analysis purpose and results indicated that structural capital, rational capital and innovation performance have positively influence on the knowledge related to HRM practices in pharmacy business in Thailand. The findings also exposed that human capital is also positively mediates among the nexus of structural capital, rational capital and innovation performance on the knowledge related to HRM practices in pharmacy business in Thailand. These outcomes give the insight to the regulation making authorities that they should increase the emphasis on the knowledge spreading activities regarding the HRM practices that improve the structural capital with the help of human capital.
Closed-Form Expressions for the Estimation of the Minimum Backflashover Current of Overhead Transmission Lines

The minimum backflashover current, IBF, of typical overhead transmission lines is estimated through ATP-EMTP simulations considering the tower ground resistance and AC voltage phase angle as parameters. Several single- and double-circuit lines are investigated with operating voltage from 66 kV to 765 kV and Basic Insulation Level from 325 kV to 1950 kV. The backflashover rate, BFR, of the investigated lines is obtained using an expression that accurately considers lightning incidence to the line for prospective currents higher than IBF; the relevant CIGRE expression underestimates BFR. BFR can be easily estimated using solely the phase angle values corresponding to zero AC voltage of the phase conductors. Based on the IBF and BFR results, simple expressions are introduced for the calculation of an equivalent minimum backflashover current as a function of insulator length and tower ground resistance or impulse impedance. These expressions enable straightforward estimation of BFR without the need for time-consuming simulations or laborious analytical methods adopting simplifying assumptions.
Evaluation of induction of labour in a tertiary care hospital

Induction of labor (IOL) is an increasingly common obstetric procedure. Recent data demonstrates that over 40% of primiparous women, and over 30% of multiparous women, undergo labor induction. However, when IOL is attempted for a woman with an unfavourable cervix, other interventions used to assist the induction process, such as oxytocin or rupture of membranes, are connected with reduced effectiveness and high failure rates.
The Use of Outsourced Accounting Service and Its Impact on SMEs Performance

This research was about the important contribution of SMEs to Indonesian economy in reality and their weak management accounting functions. This research aimed to find out the factors influencing SMEs’ decision to use outsourced accounting advisory services and the effect of such use towards SMEs’ performance as from Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and Resource Based View (RBV) perspectives. In this research, the population was comprised of manufacturing SMEs ini Malang. The researchers then took the sample using purposive sampling method. Meanwhile, the criteria to determine the sample were based on the definition of SME in Indonesia. Furthermore, the researchers conducted survey by distributing 270 questionnaires to collect the data. Using SEM (AMOS) analysis, the researchers successfully figured out that asset specification, environment uncertainty, technical competence, and competition level acted as major factors that affected SMEs’ decision to use outsourced accounting services. Meanwhile, the researchers found that behavior uncertainty and trust in accountants did not have significant impact on such SMEs’ decision. The result of SEM analysis showed that outsourced accounting advisory services significantly provided positive effect on SMEs’ performance
Missing well log prediction using convolutional long short-term memory network

Reservoir characterization involves integration of different types of data to understand the subsurface rock properties. To incorporate multiple well log types into reservoir studies, estimating missing logs is an essential step. We have developed a method to estimate missing well logs by using a bidirectional convolutional long short-term memory (bidirectional ConvLSTM) cascaded with fully connected neural networks. We train the model on 177 wells from mature areas of the UK continental shelf (UKCS). We test the trained model on one blind well from UKCS, three wells from the Volve field in the Norwegian continental shelf, one well from the Penobscot field in the Scotian shelf offshore Canada, and one well from the Teapot Dome data set in Wyoming. The method takes into account the depth trend and the local shape of logs by using ConvLSTM architecture. The method is examined on sonic log prediction and can produce an accurate prediction of sonic logs from gamma-ray, density, and neutron porosity logs. The advantages of our method are that it is not applied on an interval by interval basis like rock-physics-based methods and it also outputs the uncertainties facilitated by dropout layers and Monte Carlo sampling at inference time.
Preliminary observations on the toxicity of antimycin A to fish and other aquatic animals

1 Facilities . 3 Bioassay laboratories. 3 Other laboratory facilities. 4 Fish-holding facilities. 5 Outdoor bioassay pools . 5 Methods . 6 Test chemicals . 8 Test fishes . 8 Responses of test fish. 10 Screening. 12 Recording and reporting results . 14 Summary . 14 Literature cited. 15
Synaptic Plasticity in the Amygdala

Abstract: Long‐term potentiation (LTP) is a widely studied form of synaptic plasticity, and a considerable amount of evidence indicates that it could be involved in learning and memory. Intensive investigation of this phenomenon in the hippocampus has yielded tremendous insight into the workings of synapses in the mammalian central nervous system, but important questions remain to be answered. The most important of these are: (1) whether LTP is the basis of learning and memory, and (2) how similar are the induction, maintenance, and expression mechanisms in the rest of the brain to those in the hippocampus. Because the most important strategy for linking LTP to learning involves disrupting the mechanisms of LTP and examining the consequences on behavior, it is likely that the first question cannot be answered until the second has been addressed. Recent evidence indicates that although the general processes have much in common, significant differences exist among forebrain structures, including the hippocampus, basolateral amygdala, and ventral striatum. It is clear that the roles of receptors and calcium channels, kinases, and transcription factors vary within these structures, reflecting the different functions of these brain regions.
An Ascidian Homolog of the Mouse Brachyury (T) Gene is Expressed Exclusively in Notochord Cells at the Fate Restricted Stage

Ascidians are primitive chordates in which a well‐organized notochord is formed in the tail of the tadpole larva. The Brachyury (T) gene in the mouse is essential for formation of mesoderm and, in particular, of notochord. We report here the expression of an ascidian homolog (As‐T) of the mouse T gene. A cDNA clone for the As‐T gene contains a single open reading frame that encodes a polypeptide of 471 amino acids. Although the overall degree of amino acid identity was not very high (39.9%, ascidian/mouse), in the N‐terminal half the extent of amino acid identity was 78.5% (ascidian/mouse). The expression of As‐T was transient. A single band corresponding to a 2.2 kb mRNA was first detected at the 64‐cell stage, and a distinct band was found at the gastrula stage, at which time accumulation of the transcripts was maximal. The transcript was barely detectable at the larval stage and was undetectable in adult tissues. The occurrence of As‐T transcripts was restricted to notochord‐lineage cells, and no other cell types expressed the As‐T gene. In addition, the timing of As‐T expression coincided with the time of restriction of developmental fate exclusively to notochord in the notochord‐lineage cells. It is likely that the Brachyury gene was present when the ancestors of chordates with a notochord emerged and that the primary function of this gene is to specify notochord cells.
Study efforts, learning strategies and test anxiety when striving for language competence: the role of utility value, self-efficacy, and reasons for learning English

Abstract Previous research has shown that utility value and expectancy for success, as well as the reasons for academic striving, could partly explain academic engagement. Yet, their joint role in predicting learning strategies and test anxiety has not been thoroughly understood, especially in contexts where pressure for success is high. We examined this issue in a sample of Turkish university students who were attending a language preparatory school (N = 1009; 53% males, Mage = 19.14 years; SD = 1.08) and were under the psychological pressure to pass their qualifying exams. Regression analyses showed that next to self-efficacy beliefs, it was intrinsic reasons which positively and consistently predicted learning strategies; in contrast, self-worth concerns positively predicted test anxiety. These relations emerged even among students who experienced failure and were thus psychologically pressed to succeed. Our findings suggest that intrinsic reasons for academic striving might play a decisive role even in psychologically pressuring contexts.
Putting the lake back together 20 years later: what in the benthos have we learned about habitat linkages in lakes?

ABSTRACT Our understanding of lake ecosystems has undergone a paradigm shift over the past few decades. While the classic tradition in limnology has been the study of planktonic, open-water habitats, a shift toward integrative and cross-habitat watershed and whole-lake perspectives has occurred. This change in perspective integrates the role of terrestrial organic matter and littoral/benthic productivity into a general recognition of multiple basal resources and consumer-mediated habitat coupling in lakes. In light of this evolving paradigm, we address 4 broad questions relating to the role of benthic productivity and food web pathways in lakes. Specifically we ask: (1) What is the contribution of attached algae to whole-lake primary production? (2) Are attached algae an important basal resource for consumers? (3) What are the roles of benthic habitats and resources in supporting lake biodiversity? (4) What is the role of lake benthic pathways in aquatic–terrestrial linkages? While this paper focuses on the role of benthic productivity in lake food webs, it reflects a larger movement toward a more integrated and holistic understanding of lake ecosystems. Recognizing the magnitude and implications of aquatic habitat coupling is necessary to understand and conserve these globally important ecosystems in our current era of unprecedented global environmental change.
The levels of Ca, Mg and phytate phosphorus present in some X Triticosecale Wittmack with Aegilops sp. hybrids and their triticale parental forms

The investigations aimed at the determination of total and phytate phosphorus content as well as concentration of Ca and Mg bound in the phytic acid complexes in hybrid kernels of triticale forms with Aegilops sp. and of triticale parental components. The research objects consisted of kernels of 4 strains, of which 2 had Aegilops sp. as a maternal form and triticale: Ae. crassa 4x x(Panda x Dañkowskie Z3ote) and Ae. juvenalis 6x x [(Lanca x L 506/79)x CZR 142/79] as a paternal form, whereas 2 other strains were obtained by reciprocal crossbreeding:[(Jana x Tempo) x Jana]x Ae. juvenalis 6x. The highest total phosphorus content occurred in triticale kernels of (Jana × Tempo) × Jana as well as in two hybrid strains created on the basis of this form (strains No 6 and 7); higher level was found in a strain of the previous generation. The percentage of phytic acid phosphorus in the total phosphorus contained in the kernels varied from 32.8 up to 69.4%. Among the parental components we compared, triticale (Lanca x L 506/79) x CZR 142/79 was characterized by the highest phytate phosphorus percentage in the total phosphorus, which was not confirmed in the hybrid kernels. The phytate Mg share in kernels of the hybrid strains appeared higher compared to the parental components, except no 5 cross combination Ae. juvenalis 6x x [(Lanca x L 506/79)x CZR 142/79]. As for Ca, the kernels of the strains were characterized by a lower content of this element in the phytate complexes compared with the parental forms. Among the strains analyzed, no 4, a cross-combination of Ae. Cras-
An Integrative Model of Market Orientation on Innovation Performance

Objective –This paper seeks to provide new insights into the relationship between market orientation and innovation performance by empirically testing the direct effect of market orientation (MO) on innovation performance and exploring the effects of moderation in marketing constructs, namely customer relationship management (CRM) and knowledge management, in these relationships. Methodology/Technique – This study adopts a cross-sectional research design. Data is collected from export-oriented manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia. The data is analysed using PLS structural equation modeling. Findings – Our findings reveal that MO is a significant driver of innovation performance. The results further confirm that CRM plays a moderating role in the interrelation between market orientation and innovation performance. In addition, market orientation and knowledge management have a positive effect on innovation performance. Novelty – These results prove that the interaction of CRM and knowledge management with market orientation, each have a significant impact on innovation performance. Market orientation behavior more effectively achieves innovation performance in manufacturing SMEs if the MO is interactive with CRM and knowledge management. This research adds new insights to the existing literature and has implications for future research and marketing practices in Indonesia, giving implications for marketing managers and export researchers about managing market orientation, CRM development, and knowledge management. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Market Orientation; Customer Relationship Management; Knowledge Management, Innovation Performance. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Wahyuni, N. M; Astawa; I.P. 2020. An Integrative Model of Market Orientation on Innovation Performance. J. Mgt. Mkt. Review, 5(1) 51 – 63 https://doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2020. 5.1(5) JEL Classification: M30, M31, M39.
Dividend Policy and Institutional Holdings: Evidence from Australia

This paper investigates the relationship between dividend payout and institutional ownership for all Australian listed firms in the period between 2001 and 2015. In our univariate tests, we find that institutional investors, in general, prefer dividend-paying firms more than non-paying firms, and for the dividend-paying firms in our sample, institutional investors hold more shares in the firms who pay higher dividends. We further explore the causality between dividend payout and institutional ownership in our multivariate tests with our panel data. The results show an insignificant effect of institutional ownership (dividend payout) on the future dividend payout (institutional ownership) while controlling for firms’ fundamentals, that a higher dividend yield does not attract more institutional investors and that there is no catering to Australian institutional investors.
Evaluation the efficiency of different mulches to combat wind erosion of sandy soil running title: Efficiency of different mulches to control wind erosion

The arid and semi-arid regions of the world are located at latitudes of 20 to 45 degrees in northern and southern hemisphere. Iran is also located in this region, known as worldwide erosion belt, and more than 64 percent of its area is consisted of arid and dry areas with no vegetation. These areas are sensitive to wind erosion, and dust storms. Almost 13 million hectares of sand dunes are located in residential regions, villages, margins of cities and agricultural lands, which more than 5 million hectares of them are active and semi-active sand dunes (Ekhtesasi et al. 2006), so their stabilization is necessary. Wind erosion is a function of two factors including wind speed and soil erodibility. On the other hand, the existence of dry soil and continuing repetitive winds are necessary for occurrence the wind erosion (Naghizade asl, 2017). Wind erosion is one of the most important destructive agents in the soil. Reducing the wind speed or increasing surface roughness can be used as strategies to increase soil resistance against winds and combat the wind erosion. One of the fast and temporary solution for wind erosion and dust storm is the use of mulches on the soil surface. Obviously the soil surface is eroded by the shear tension of the wind unless it is protected by a suitable protective factor (Cornelis et al. 2004; Vidal et al. 2005). Over the past half century, various materials have been used to find suitable stabilizers for controlling wind erosion (Hagen, 2010), which includes using of plants (Fryear and Skidmore, 1985), oil mulch (Gholami Tabasi, 2015), gravel mills (Li, 2003; Li et al. 2001), mineral mulch (Duiker et al. 2001; Edwardsson, 2010), clay mulch (Charman and Murphy, 2000); sarbare mulch (Rodriguez et al. 1994); Polymer mulch (Samaei et al. 2006), Polyvinyl acetate Sustainable Earth Review