Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Globalization, recruitments, and job mobility

Previous research indicates that exporting firms are willing to pay a premium to poach workers from other exporting firms if experience working for an internationally engaged firm reduces trade costs. Since international experience is less valuable to non-exporters, we would expect to see differences in recruitments between firms that are internationally engaged and those that serve only their domestic market. Moreover, as emphasized in Davidson et al. (2020), increased openness might lead to higher job-to-job mobility if increased globalization increases both the share of exporters as well as the number of workers with skills that make them attractive for other exporters. Using linked Swedish employer-employee data for the period 1997-2013, we do find systematic differences between the way exporters and non-exporters recruit workers: exporters have a relatively high share of recruitments from other exporters as hypothesized. We also find that increased openness correlates positively (negatively) with upward (downward) mobility. The effects are strongest for professionals and managers. Hence, our findings provide empirical support for Davidson et al. (2020).
Meiotic Drive and Survival Probability of Newly Inverted Chromosomes

When a new gene arrangement is generated by spontaneous mutation its survival is uncertain and largely unaffected by associated fitness effects. However, if a new chromosomal inversion is introduced into a population already polymorphic for inversions, then its survival probability will be a function of the relative size, position, and linkage phase of the gene rearrangements. This dependence on structural features is due to the complex meiotic behavior of overlapping inversions generating asymmetric dyads, which in turn cause both underdominance and meiotic drive/drag. Therefore, survival probabilities of new inversions can be expressed in terms of the probability of forming an asymmetric dyad via crossing over in meiosis I and the probability of recovery from that asymmetric dyad during disjunction in meiosis II. This model of female meiotic drive was parameterized with data from published experiments on laboratory constructs in Drosophila melanogaster. Generalizing this analysis to all possible inversions predicts a bias towards larger, proximally located inversions having a shorter persistence time in populations. These population genetic predictions are consistent with cytological evidence from natural populations of D. melanogaster. This research mathematically formalizes a cytogenetic mechanism for female meiotic drive/drag as the major force governing behavior of new gene arrangements entering populations, and therefore determining the genomic distribution of segregating inversion polymorphism.
Effects of ABO/RhD Blood Types and HbA1c Levels on The Postoperative Cardiac Morbidity in Morbidly Obese Patients Who Underwent Sleeve Gastrectomy

395 Erciyes Med J 2020; 42(4): 395–9 • DOI: 10.14744/etd.2020. 03443 ORIGINAL ARTICLE – OPEN ACCESS This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Özkan Görgülü , Mehmet Nuri Koşar Effects of ABO/RhD Blood Types and HbA1c Levels on the Postoperative Cardiac Morbidity in Morbidly Obese Patients who Underwent Sleeve Gastrectomy Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the impacts of high preoperative HbA1c levels and ABO and Rhesus D antigen (RhD) blood types on the risk of postoperative cardiac morbidity in morbidly obese patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, 364 morbidly obese patients who underwent elective laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy operation were included. Data regarding patients’ demographics, preoperative HbA1c levels (low: 4–6%, high: >6%), ABO/RhD blood types, cardiac complaints within the first postoperative week and serum cardiac troponin levels (ng/mL) in patients with postoperative cardiac complaints were recorded. Results: The findings showed that HbA1c levels were >6.0% in 38.2% of the patients, blood type A (45.9%) was the most prevalent blood type, and postoperative cardiac symptoms were evident in 16.5% of patients. Patients with high and low HbA1c levels were similar concerning ABO/RhD blood type or rate of postoperative cardiac complaints. In patients with postoperative cardiac complaints, a significant positive weak correlation was noted with high troponin levels and high preoperative HbA1c levels (r=0.215, p=0.022). Conclusion: In conclusion, these findings of a retrospective cohort of morbidly obese patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy revealed a significant positive weak correlation between high preoperative HbA1c levels and cardiac troponin levels in patients with postoperative cardiac complaints, while ABO/RhD blood type was not associated with preoperative HbA1c levels or the likelihood of postoperative cardiac complaints.
The Urban Informal Economy and Earning Facilitations: Evidence from District Multan

Urban informal sector is a vital source of employment to wide array of labor in urban territories. This study surveys urban informal sector with specific objective to assess the monthly earning dynamics of the individuals. For this purpose, primary data was collected by field survey of District Multan with sample size of 200 individuals engaged in informal sector. The ordinary least square method is in corporate for estimation of results. The findings show significant and positive contribution of education, age, duration of working hours, and experience toward monthly income. Work shift and annual pay rise are traced for no effect whereas, family size showed mixed results. Marital status, nature of work, and road conditions to work, where significant, are found to positively affect monthly income. The need of time is to investment in urban informal sector to amplify the horizon of job opportunities and income of labor in urban informal sector
Prediction of foal individual primal cuts yield using video image analysis

The aim of this work was to use video image analysis (VIA) technology to predict the individual primal cuts of the equine carcass. For this study, a total of 42 foal carcasses were dissected into eight primal cuts (shoulder, top blade, chuck tender, chuck, neck, blade, fore shank and brisket) from the forequarter (FQ) and eleven primal cuts (full plate, loin, tenderloin, topside, eye of round, hind shank, knuckle, flank steak, tri-tip, silverside and heel of round) from the hindquarter (HQ). The proportion of primal cuts in the total carcass ranged from 0.27% to 4.84% for the blade and shoulder in the FQ, and from 0.97% to 8.60% for the heel of round and full plate in the HQ, respectively. The neck and fore shank were the cuts for which the estimation models were most accurate in the models. These included cold carcass weight (CCW) and VIA measurements obtained in both views and had a prediction to deviation (RPD) values of 1.85 and 1.90, respectively. On the other hand, the prediction of the topside cut was the one that presented high accuracy (k-fold-R2 = 0.829) and precision (RMSEcv = 0.23%) with a RPD of 2.85, which suggests a very good predictive ability of the model. Finally, it can be concluded that it is possible to explain the variation of the primal cuts yield in foals with CCW and VIA measurements, and to use this technique as a prediction tool. Keywords : Cut yield, video image analysis, prediction, foal
Cross-Laboratory Experimental Validation of a Tunerless Technique for the Microwave Noise Parameters Extraction

In this article, a novel tunerless technique aimed at extracting the noise parameters of on-wafer transistors is experimentally validated. In detail, the effectiveness of the method has been confirmed by employing two different setups in two remotely located laboratories. The obtained noise parameters exhibit the level of accuracy typical of the standard source tuner-based Lane technique, without the well-known limitations due to the microwave tuner. The theoretical bases of the technique have been straightforwardly illustrated, and an extensive measurement campaign has been carried out on GaAs pHEMTs to confirm the suitability of the proposed approach. Furthermore, the technique can be applied to determine the contribution of additional thermal noise sources. The developed technique might represent the core of an automatic noise parameters’ extraction test bench.
Site specific varietal performance on yields and economics of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)

Lentil is one of the most important pulse crops of Madhya Pradesh which is used as a primary source of protein for human beings as well as nitrogen for many cropping systems. Lentil crop leaves is a reasonably good amount of atmospheric nitrogen in readily available form to the succeeding crop. India ranked first in the area and second in the production with 43 percent and 37 percent of world area and production respectively. It was observed that low productivity of lentil in Sagar district was attributed due to unavailability of quality seed of wilt resistant varieties. Wilt is a major biotic stress of low production of lentil. Due to this reason farmers prefer to grow wheat in Rabi season in place of pulses. Keeping this in view the On-Farm trials were conducted in the year 2015-16 and 2016-17 during Rabi season in village Sazi, Baroda, Baddaua, Oriya and Hasrai in Sagar district of M.P. It was observed that high yielding wilt resistant varieties JL 3 and IPL 81 gave more yield as compared to farmer’s practices. The highest grain yield was recorded in the variety IPL 81 (12.59 q/ha and 8.59 q/ha) followed by JL 3 (10.69 & 8.37 q/ha) in both the year. Yield increase from 28.97% to 32.36% (JL 3) and 21.75% to 43.39% (IPL 81) over farmers practice. The economic performance of the trials revealed that high yielding wilt resistant varieties, IPL-81 and JL-3 gave high net returns i.e. Rs 40878 & Rs 32898/ha in the year 2016-17 respectively, while in the year 2015-16, IPL-81 and JL-3 gave Rs 13770 & Rs 13110/ha respectively. The cost benefit ratio was also high with the use of variety IPL-81 i.e. 4.81 and 2.15 in the year 2016-17 & 2015-16, respectively. From the result of the trial, it can be concluded that the cultivation of high yielding wilt resistant varieties of lentil with improved technologies has been found more productive. Replacement of local/old varieties with new varieties would increase the production and net income. Farmer’s reaction about use of wilt resistant variety were highly appreciable and most effective to manage wilt disease.
A Study of Association of Premature Graying of Hair and Osteopenia in North Indian Population

137 Sir, I refer to the interesting case–control study published by Agarwal et al.[1] in March–April 2020 issue of the International Journal of Trichology. On using ultrasound bone densitometer to estimate bone mineral density (BMD), the authors compared the grade of osteopenia in individuals with premature graying of hair (PGH) and those without PGH. They found that the mean BMD in the case group was 0.76 ± 1.00 compared to 0.68 ± 1.11 in the control group with no statistically significant difference (P = 0.649). [1] They concluded that was no significant correlation between PGH and steopenia. [1] I presume that due to the following methodological limitation, the study results ought to be cautiously interpreted. In the study methodology, the authors stated that BMD was assessed based on the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria in which T‐score of BMD between 1.0 and 2.5 was regarded as osteopenia. [1] The impact of that limitation could be addressed in dual aspects.
Drop spreading on complex surfaces

In this thesis we study how the initial stage of drop spreading is in uenced by surface properties. For smooth, homogeneous surfaces the radius of the wetted area was pre- viously found to grow as the square root of time. We report that there is no in uence on this 1 2 power-law by the introduction of micron-sized pillars, chemical heterogene- ity or by viscoelasticity of the surface. However at later times, a deviation from the 1 2 power-law is observed. Despite the different types of complexities of the substrates, our results show that this deviation is universal and that data for different substrates can be collapsed when the cross-over times are synchronized. The cross-over time is found to depend on the equilibrium contact angle only, in contrast to previous work that suggested a different spreading exponent for each contact angle.
On the Value of Alert Systems and Gentle Rule Enforcement in Addressing Pandemics

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major challenge to policy makers on how to encourage compliance to social distancing and personal protection rules. This paper compares the effectiveness of two policies that aim to increase the frequency of responsible health behavior using smartphone-tracking applications. The first involves enhanced alert capabilities, which remove social externalities and protect the users from others’ reckless behavior. The second adds a rule enforcement mechanism that reduces the users’ benefit from reckless behavior. Both strategies should be effective if agents are expected-value maximizers, risk averse, and behave in accordance with cumulative prospect theory (Tversky and Kahneman, 1992) or in accordance with the Cognitive Hierarchy model (Camerer et al., 2004). A multi-player trust-game experiment was designed to compare the effectiveness of the two policies. The results reveal a substantial advantage to the enforcement application, even one with occasional misses. The enhanced-alert strategy was completely ineffective. The findings align with the small samples hypothesis, suggesting that decision makers tend to select the options that lead to the best payoff in a small sample of similar past experiences. In the current context, the tendency to rely on a small sample appears to be more consequential than other deviations from rational choice.
Genomic signatures of somatic hybrid vigor due to heterokaryosis in the oomycete pathogen, Bremia lactucae

Lettuce downy mildew caused by Bremia lactucae is the most important disease of lettuce globally. This oomycete pathogen is highly variable and has rapidly overcome resistance genes and fungicides deployed in attempts to control it. The described high-quality genome assembly of B. lactucae provides the foundation for detailed understanding of this economically important pathogen. The biotrophic nature of B. lactucae coupled with high levels of heterozygosity and the recently expanded repeat content made genome assembly challenging. The combined use of multiple read types, including synthetic long reads, single molecule sequences, and Hi-C, resulted in a high-quality, chromosome-scale, consensus assembly of this diploid organism. Phylogenetic analysis supports polyphyly in the downy mildews consistent with the biotrophic mode of pathogenesis evolving more than once in the Peronosporaceae. Flow cytometry plus resequencing of 30 field isolates as well as sexual offspring and asexual derivatives from multinucleate single sporangia demonstrated a high incidence of heterokaryosis in B. lactucae. Heterokaryons have phenotypic differences and increased fitness compared to homokaryotic derivatives. Consequently, B. lactucae exhibits somatic hybrid vigor and selection should be considered as acting on a population of nuclei within coenocytic mycelia. This provides evolutionary flexibility to the pathogen enabling rapid adaptation to different repertoires of host resistance genes and other challenges. The advantages of asexual persistence of heterokaryons may have been one of the drivers of selection that resulted in the loss of uninucleate zoospores in multiple downy mildews.
Superação de dormência e qualidade da luz na germinação de sementes de Chamaecrhysta rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene

O objetivo do trabalho foi identificar metodos para superacao da dormencia de sementes de Chamaecrhysta rotundifolia e avaliar a influencia da qualidade da luz na germinacao das sementes dessa especie. O experimento foi realizado em duas etapas experimentais. Na primeira foram testados os tratamentos para superacao da dormencia, sendo eles a imersao em acido sulfurico concentrado por 1 minuto e 5 minutos, imersao em solucao de nitrato de potassio por 24 e 48 horas, todos com posterior lavagem das sementes por aproximadamente tres minutos em agua corrente. Imersao das sementes em agua a 80°C por 5 e 10 segundos, Incubacao em estufa a 70 °C por 5 e 10 minutos, seguidos de transferencia imediata para geladeira (10 °C), sendo ambos levados a incubacao por 30 minutos, respectivamente. Na segunda etapa, buscou-se avaliar a influencia da qualidade da luz na germinacao das sementes, utilizando filtros de luz azul, luz verde, luz vermelha, papel laminado (ausencia de luz) e filtro transparente de luz branca (controle). Para todos os experimentos, utilizou-se o delineamento estatistico inteiramente casualizado, com 50 sementes em quatro repeticoes. Os parâmetros avaliados foram porcentagem de germinacao (%), primeira contagem, indice de velocidade de germinacao (IVG), comprimento de parte aerea, raiz e total de plântulas e peso seco e fresco.A dormencia tegumentar em sementes de Chamaecrhysta rotundifolia foi superado com os tratamentos em agua 80o C 5 e 10 segundos. A Chamaecrhysta rotundifolia pode ser classificada como fotoblastica neutra, pois a ausencia ou presenca de luz nao interferiram na germinacao.
Investigating the impact of process and product innovation strategies on business performance due to the mediating role of environmental dynamism using structural equations modeling

Goal: the main purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of process and product innovation strategies on business performance due to the dynamic environmental mediator role. Design / Methodology / Approach: The research method was based on purpose of applied research and in terms of data collection and analysis method was survey-correlation. The statistical population of this study consisted of 36 managers of Iranian banking industry. Questionnaires were used for data collection. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Results: the results showed that process and product innovation strategies have a positive and significant effect on business performance. Also, Sobel test results indicated that at 95% confidence level, process and product innovation strategies through dynamic mediator variable. Environment has a positive and significant impact on business performance. Limitations of the investigation: Since the present study is an exploratory study, the findings of the study are limited to the sample size and the results may change if the sample size is changed, Also the existence of different views on the topic of research among members of the statistical community can influence the results of the research to some extent. Practical implications: The research findings can be used to improve the business performance of companies active in the banking industry through the implementation of innovation strategies. Originality / Value: The product innovation strategies are more visible than process innovation strategies so that the customers can easily feel their presence and this kind of innovation creates a situation where the organization can create a new market for its business.
Extent of utilization of ICT tools among veterinary professionals of Cvas, Mannuthy

The present study was undertaken with the main objective to assess extent of ICT tools utilization among the veterinary professionals in college of veterinary and animal sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala. An Ex-post-facto research design was adopted in the present investigation. College of veterinary and animal sciences, Mannuthy was selected purposively for carrying out the study. A total of 28 veterinary professionals from CVAS, Mannuthy were selected randomly and data was collected through using structured questionnaire method. The results from the study revealed that majority (79.00%) of veterinary professionals were not attended any training related to ICT and all the respondents used computer daily. Among the respondents 36 per cent of them were using whats app daily for one to two hours. In case of personal use of ICT tools, 93 per cent of them were used mobile phone for personal work and 39 per cent of respondents used whats app for both academic and communication purpose. It is concluded that the lack of usage of ICT tools for the academic purpose by the veterinary professionals. This will be the present challenge for professionals who will need to adapt their teaching methodologies and students who will have to develop new ways of learning. The future of Information and Communication Technologies in the veterinary sector is likely to have far reaching effects on the profession.
Influence of meteorological conditions on the incidence of chronic subdural hematoma, subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage - the "bleeding weather hypothesis".

AIM The relationship between climate conditions and subarachnoid (SAH) or intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) remains controversial and studies concerning chronic subdural haematoma's (CSDH) are still lacking. Our aim is to elucidate possible causal relationships on climate change and cranial haematomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a retrospective study we examined all patients (N=1169) treated for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH; n = 484), intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH; n = 417) or chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH; n = 268) in our department over a 7-year-period between 1st June 2005 until 31ͭʰ May 2012. The date of admission was correlated with the corresponding meteorological parameters which included; mean daily temperature (°C), relative humidity (%), vapor pressure (hPa), barometric pressure (hPa), cloud amount (/8), and wind speed (m/s). RESULTS Incidence of SAH tended to increase in April, ICH in January and CSDH in July, respectively, but χ² test did not reveal any statistical significance in seasonality for the three bleeding pathologies. Comparing the arithmetic average of meteorological key parameters of uneventful and eventful days by using student's t-test within the three groups (SAH, ICH, CSDH) we could not demonstrate any statistical significance (p 0.05). For SAH, logistic regression analyses revealed an increased risk associated with a decrease of barometric pressure (p = 0.021). CONCLUSION Although our data suggest seasonal variabilities of SAH, ICH and CSDH, the single weather parameters do not demonstrate causal relationships with the incidence of cerebrovascular events. However, incidence of SAH tended to increase with changes of barometric pressure which confirms previously published results and might indicate a possible underlying relationship.