Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Performance Implications of Diversification Strategies During Institutional Transformations: An Emerging Market Study

The purpose of this study is to develop a comprehensive model that examines the impact of corporate diversification, and its interaction effects with ownership structure, industry structure and firm size, in explaining firm performance for three distinct phases of institutional development in an Indian context. The conceptual model developed through review of literature is tested using a large sample of publicly traded companies in India, using GLM Univatiate model, for Post-liberalization, Transition and Pre-liberalization phases that span a period of fifteen years. Our findings show that diversification firm performance relationship varies as institutions develop. Although unrelated diversifiers achieved superior performance during the pre-liberalization phase, focused players performed better during the transition phase. Post-liberalization, diversification did not impact firm performance; superior firm performance was driven by the ability of firms to scale, be present in profitable industries and productively use their assets. Significant interaction effects were observed between diversification and, industry structure, ownership type and firm size, in explaining firm performance. Firms affiliated to large business groups continue to be highly diversified and under performed as institutions developed.
Constraints on the Perfective [V-ko
 (iss-)] in Korean:With Reference to a Present State
 Reading

Korean [ … V -ko iss- ] is ambiguous between progressive and resultative meanings. We assume that it is ambiguous in three ways: P(rogressive)-reading, R(esultative)-reading and p(seudo)-R-reading constructions. These constructions allow different sets of predicates in the [ … V] position. Most previous analyses agreed that telic predicates are responsible for the (traditional) resultative reading. However, this telicity condition does not adequately predict the occurrence of the reading: i) p-R predicates are not necessarily telic, and ii) not all telic predicates can trigger the R construction. The aim of this paper is to provide a set of constraints operating on the R construction under the understanding that p-R predicates should be excluded in advance. First, only those telic predicates that can indicate a present state in their past tense form can trigger the R construction. In addition, we show the need to posit two more constraints: a syntactic/semantic constraint and a pragmatic constraint. We further show that the present approach based on these new observations can properly characterize the R construction while excluding the P and p-R constructions. In dealing with the present state reading, we face the recalcitrant phenomenon of a theta role change in the subject of the predicate concerned.
A Study of the Variability of `Thompson Seedsess' Berries for Soluble Solids and Weight

Twenty-kilogram samples of `Thompson Seedless9 grapes were harvested on two dates from each of 7 vineyards in Fresno, Madera, and Yolo counties. Three hundred berries were clipped from each sample, ⅓ from the shoulder region of the clusters, ⅓ from the central region, and ⅓ from the tip. Each berry was weighed, after which °Brix was determined. Standard deviations and correlation coefficients were determined for °Brix, berry weight, and soluble solids weight per berry (calculated). Frequency distribution was analyzed by the chisquare test. Berry weight and soluble-solids weight per berry had normal distributions, whereas °Brix values usually did not. Berries from the tip region were lighter and of lower °Brix than berries from the other cluster regions. The regressions for °Brix and berry weight, regardless of vineyard location or cluster region, were curvilinear and of low order (R = 0.10 to 0.52).
KATILIM BANKALARI PERSONELİ FİNANSAL ETKİNLİK ANALİZİ TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ

Financial institutions act as intermediaries in the supply and demand of funds, among the aims of economic systems, the function of the growth of national economies and the spread of welfare to the whole society. Interest-free financing aimed at employees and participation banking sector, as in the real world trade tends to grow rapidly in Turkey. For the first time in its history since 1985, when it started its activities, it has reached the position of getting a 6% share from the banking sector. Participation banks have to analyze the personnel expenses, which is one of the most important expense items, and make their future plans accordingly since they do not make interest transactions. The staff of participation banks operating in Turkey in the study is an analysis of financial activity. As a result of the analyzes conducted using the financial statements of the 2015-2019 period using the TOPSIS method, it was concluded that the personnel financial activities of the public participation banks included in the sector in 2015 were better than those of the private capital participation banks.
The impact of integrated multi-unit service touchpoints on word-of-mouth recommendations, product satisfaction, and repurchase intentions

ABSTRACT The goal of this paper is to empirically measure the impact of multi-unit service touchpoints of dealership service and call center satisfaction toward word-of-mouth toward dealerships, product/brand satisfaction, and repurchase intentions. Based on structural equation modeling (SEM), the study found that dealership satisfaction with sequential service touchpoints significantly impacts word-of-mouth (WOM) recommendations toward dealership service but also repurchase intentions through the mediating effect of product/brand satisfaction. The model also reveals the extent to which the integration of call centers with sequential service touchpoints also impacts satisfaction and repurchase intentions. This study contributes to the service literature by closing an important knowledge gap in the area of ‘experiential’ services through the mapping of customer journeys. Theoretical and managerial implications are provided.
Association between Smartphone Addiction and Physical Activity, Sleeping Hours among Medical Science Students in Duhok City

Background and Aim: Smartphones become a part of today’s life. In spite of the convenience, it contributes to our daily lives and activities, one of the most important problems is smartphone addiction. As known, smartphone addiction is a type of technological addiction or non-substance addiction. The present study is to investigate the association between smartphone addiction and physical activity, sleeping hours among medical science students in Duhok City.Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study design carried out with 295 students in medical science colleges in the Duhok City of both gender. Self-reported data collected from December 15, 2019, to January 22, 2020. Structured questionnaire has been used to gather data related to sociodemographic, physical activity, sleeping hours, and smartphone addiction.Results: The study found most students, 78.3% have smartphone addiction, 78% of medical science students are at low physical activity range, and only 2% of students are at normal physical activity range, also revealed 20% of students were inactive. According to daily sleeping hours, more than half of them, 61.7% were in a healthy range of sleeping; however, no statistically significant association found between smartphone addiction with physical activity, sleeping hours while finding a highly statistically significant association between smartphone addiction with gender.Conclusion: The current study figure out smartphone addiction prevalence was very high among medical science college students. Smartphone addiction showed an effect in increasing sedentary health behavior like low physical activity and poor sleeping quality with no statistically significant association.
A META-ANALYTIC RELIABILITY GENERALIZATION STUDY OF THE OXFORD HAPPINESS SCALE

The purpose of this study was to analyze the meta-analytical reliability generalization of short form and long form of the Oxford Happiness Scale (OHS) for Turkish sample. In addition, how different moderator variables affect reliability coefficients was examined. A number of criteria have been set to determine the studies to be included in meta-analysis. Of 95 Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients obtained from 92 studies that were selected according to criteria were included in the meta-analysis. In the data analysis, reliability generalization based on meta-analysis was used. The effect of moderator variables on variability in reliability estimations as effect size was examined by Analog ANOVA. As a result of the research, it was found that the mean alpha was . 81 for overall studies; . 76 for the short form and . 87 for the long form of OHS. In addition, it was concluded that number of items had a statistically significant effect on the reliability estimation in terms of heterogeneity of true effect sizes, and sample type had a statistically significant effect on the reliability estimation for OHS (long-form). But sample type had no effect on the reliability estimation for OHS-S (short-form), and field of study had no effect for both short and long form reliability estimates.
Analysis of internal fluid motion in an Archimedes screw using computational fluid mechanics

ABSTRACT Two computational fluid dynamics models were developed to analyse the internal fluid mechanics of an Archimedes screw’s buckets. The models were evaluated against laboratory-scale experimental data, which suggested that they were acceptably accurate. Results of power-generating torque, internal fluid velocities, wall shear stress, and leakage flow rates were all explored with respect to changing rotational speeds. It was found that increasing rotational speed while maintaining “full” screw buckets would produce: similar torque values (by extension: power increased), higher velocity magnitudes of fluid parcels in a bucket, less gap leakage flow rate, and higher wall shear stress rates (by extension: more frictional losses).
Determinants of E-Government Implementation Based on Technology Acceptance Model

This study aims to examine Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) on the implementation of E-Government. Data for this study were collected through a questionnaire survey on the people of Malang City who have used E-Government services. Structural model analysis was performed using smartPLS. The results showed that intention was the main determinant of the use of E-Government services. The determining factor of intention to use E-Government services is positive attitude towards E-Government. Other factors such as system quality, its ease of use, and quality of information do not affect people’s interest in using E-Government services. In other words, E-Government application developed by the City Government has been deemed not easy enough to be applied and not informative enough to meet the information needs of the community. This is a challenge for the City Government to be able to improve and develop the quality of systems and information from its E-Government services so that people are increasingly interested in applying it, for the realization of Malang as a smart city.
Effects of Dietary L-Carnitine Supplementation on Platelets and Erythrogram of Dairy Cows with Special Emphasis on Parturition

During late gestation and early lactation, many proliferative processes and metabolic adaptions are involved in homeorhesis. An adjusted supply of oxygen is a precondition for an optimized cellular energy metabolism whereby erythrocytes play a central role. Endogenous L-carnitine modulates the mitochondrial fatty acid utilization for generating adenosine triphosphate (ATP). As it might be insufficient around calving due to increased need, L-carnitine supplementation is frequently recommended. Thus, the present study addressed the interplay between the red hemogram, platelets, oxidative stress indices, and L-carnitine supplementation of dairy cows around calving. German Holstein cows were assigned to a control (n = 30) and an L-carnitine group (n = 29, 25 g of rumen-protected L-carnitine per cow and per day), and blood samples were taken from day 42 ante partum (ap) until day 110 postpartum (pp), with a higher sampling frequency during the first three days pp. The time courses of the erythrogram parameters reflected the physiological adaptations to the oxygen need without being influenced by L-carnitine supplementation. Erythrocytic antioxidative enzymatic defence paralleled the relative development of polycythemia ap, while non-enzymatic total plasma antioxidative capacity continuously increased pp. In contrast to erythrocytes, the platelet counts of the L-carnitine supplemented cows varied at significantly higher levels. This can be interpreted as a result of a membrane-stabilizing effect of L-carnitine.
The effect of social media marketing and religiosity on perceived value and student’s decision in choosing non-religious program at Islamic higher education

Purpose: This study aims to examine the effect of social media marketing and religiosity on perceived value and student’s decision in choosing non-religious programs at Islamic Higher Education. Methodology: This study conducted an online survey on 158 respondents who are studying non-religious programs in three Islamic Higher Education institutions in Indonesia, namely Universitas Islam Indonesia, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, and Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga. The data was analysed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings: The results show that social media marketing and religiosity have a positive and significant impact on perceived value. Social media marketing has a positive but insignificant impact on student’s decision and religiosity has a negative but insignificant impact on student’s decision. Lastly, perceived value have a positive and significant impact on student’s decision. Originality: The need for higher education is increasing along with the demands of the working world which requires skills and professional abilities in accordance with the needs of the organization. This causes the interest of people to continue their studies to the higher education level is also increasing. Even so, the fierce competition between higher education institutions to get potential candidates in student enrollment forces them to struggle to survive, especially for Islamic Higher Education. Thus, it is important for hihger education institutions to implement effective marketing strategies.
The Role of Future Orientation and Negative Career Feedback in Career Agency and Career Success in Australian Adults

Future orientation is crucial for young people to achieve career-developmental milestones, yet little research has examined the role of future orientation in attaining career outcomes in adult samples. Using the future orientation framework, we tested direct effects of future orientation on career agency (proactive career behaviors and work effort) and career success (perceived employability and career adaptability), indirect effects via career agency variables, and conditional effects of negative career feedback in the future orientation-career agency-career success relationships. We surveyed 285 adults (M = 38.38 years) and conducted structural equation and moderated mediation analyses. Future orientation was associated positively with work effort, proactive career behaviors, career adaptability, and perceptions of employability. Work effort and proactive career behaviors mediated the future orientation-career success relationship. The mediation via career behaviors (but not work effort) was dependent on the level of received negative career feedback. The results have theoretical and practical implications.
The Prevalence of Type D Personality and Correlations between Medication Self-Efficacy and Self-Care Behavior in Patients with Hypertension

Background: Type D personality is a combination of 2 traits which are negative affectivity and social inhibition. In health care situation, type D patients are more likely to have non-medication adherence, pessimistic about their ability to cope with illness and believe that it will be long-lasting which lead them to present worse health outcomes. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of type D personality and associations among medication self-efficacy and self-care behaviors in patients with hypertension. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Patients with hypertension (n = 383) who attended a primary care unit were recruited. Volunteering participants completed the Type D-Scale (DS14) questionnaire for the evaluation of the prevalence of type D personality. To evaluate medication self-efficacy and self-care behavior, Self-efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale Thai version and Self-care behaviors scale for patients with hypertension were employed. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and Pearson’s correlations were used in data analysis. Results: Fifty-six participants (14.6%) were classified with type D personality (26 males and 30 females). A positive relationship between medication self-efficacy and self-care behavior was found (r = 0.294, p < 0.01). In contrast, type D personality had a negative association with medication self-efficacy and self-care behavior (r = -0.251, r = -0.138, p < 0.01). Conclusion: Compare to the previous studies, the present study illustrated quite lower prevalence of type D personality. Type D personality is a psychological health risk factor which negatively affects health both directly and indirectly, especially self-efficacy and self-care behavior. Even just one of the two type D personality traits can lead to a similar detrimental result. Positive relationship between medication self-efficacy and self-care behavior can be applied to develop health promotion programs for patient with hypertension.
Comparison of Prevalence and Risk Factors in COPD Patients With and Without History of Smoking

A prospective cross-sectional study to compare the prevalence and risk factors in chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD) patient with and without a history of smoking. This was an observational study conducted in the department of respiratory medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), Kancheepuram. A total of 206 patients with COPD, diagnosed as per GOLD criteria were enrolled in the study. Out of 206 COPD patients, 164 (79.61%) were men, and 42 (20.4%) were women and their mean age was 62.88 (± 9.53). The prevalence of COPD patients in smokers/ex-smokers were 125 (60.7%) and 81 (39.3%) in never smokers. There were 75 patients (92.59%) in the never smoker cohort and 72 patients (57.6%) in the ex-smoker/smoker cohort found to have at least one non-smoking risk factor for COPD. Biomass Exposure (39.50%), Passive Smoking (22.22%, P=), Co-existing Asthma (22.22%) were the non-smoking risk factors which were found to be present significantly higher in never smokers than smokers/ex-smokers, and the difference was statistically significant (<0.05). A higher proportion of severe patients were in smokers/ex-smokers than non- smokers (41.6% vs 27. 1%). Patients with moderate disease in both groups were found to be of equal proportion (12% vs 11. 11%). The results of the study reiterate that a significant proportion of COPD patients were never smokers and prevalence of non-smoking risk factors were more common in that population.
Investigation of Regional Perinatal Mortality Rate and Causes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The primary purpose of this study is to recognize the perinatal mortality rate and the vital causes of perinatal mortality to ascertain the significant maternal elements for a safe birth. A retrospective study was carried out in three large tertiary hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in the period from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2015. All perinatal deaths happening during that time were analyzed. During the six-year review period, a total of 280 infant deaths were recorded with a perinatal mortality rate (PMR) of 6.6 per 1000 births. The principal causes of death among the deceased were low birth weight (LBW) (87%), lethal congenital malformation (CM) (4%), sepsis (3%), and respiratory arrest (3%). The PMR was high in 2010 at 6.8, while it declined to 6.4 at the end of the period studied. The average PMR recorded in this study was 6.6 per 1000 births. This study showed that low birth weight is the main reason for prenatal mortality, although the PMR did decline by the end of the period. A decrease in the perinatal death rate is viable when all females start to attend preconception counselling and are present at antenatal health centres.
Predicting the Effects of Perceived Service Quality and Logistics Service Innovation on Repurchase Intention of Instant Courier Services through Customer Satisfaction and Trust

Logistics are not only playing a significant role in the business process, but they can also add value to the business, and even also determine the life of the firm. Due to its significance, the advancement of logistics is inevitable. Customers want everything faster, and they are even willing to pay more for the service. This study provides an empirical investigation of instant courier service customers in Indonesia. A total of 300 valid questionnaires were collected and assessed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The results showed that perceived service quality influences customer satisfaction and trust. On the other hand, logistics service innovation influences perceived service quality but not customer satisfaction. While trust affects customer satisfaction and repurchase intention. Moreover, customer satisfaction influences repurchase intention. This study is one of the first to evaluate and confirm the relations of service quality-repurchase intention in instant courier service. This research contributes to the literature for future research in instant courier service by providing empirical evidence in Indonesia. Keywords— Customer Satisfaction; Logistics Service Innovation; Perceived Service Quality; Repurchase Intention; Trust
Effect of ammonia on cod analysis

Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is used as a measure of the organic content of wastewater. In this study, interference of ammonia with COD analysis was observed when chloride was present and when a 0.25-N potassium dichromate solution was used to prepare the COD vials. The interference increased with increases in both ammonia concentration and digestion time. The interference was not observed when COD analysis was performed with the COD vials prepared with a 0.025-N potassium dichromate solution, or when chloride was absent