Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Retinoic acid-induced differentiation of retrovirus-infected HL-60 cells is associated with enhanced transcription from the viral long terminal repeat

I infected different human leukemic cell lines with an amphotropic retrovirus vector (designated PA317/N2) which confers G418 resistance and contains the Moloney murine leukemia virus long terminal repeat. In retrovirus-infected G418-resistant HL-60 cells, induction of granulocyte differentiation by retinoic acid was invariably accompanied by a marked increase (5- to 10-fold) in the transcriptional activity of the integrated retroviral long terminal repeat.
Time compression in the supply chain: information management is the vital ingredient

Our total cycle time (TCT) compression strategy encompasses the whole system in the supply chain from consumer demand to customer satisfaction. TCT has two major components that are essential to meeting customer demand: information flow and material flow. Both are necessities and together make up the total supply chain lead‐time; the information activates the material pipeline. Therefore to optimise a time compression strategy TCT must include both the information and material flows. We show in the paper that a very effective way of achieving TCT is via access to EPoS data by all “players” in the supply chain. The tremendous benefits exhibited by TCT compression within the supply chain can be described as “squaring the dynamic response circle”. Not only are the stock dynamic responses improved via time compression, but the capacity dynamics are also radically improved. Therefore TCT compression avoids the dilemma frequently faced by companies when implementing change of having to trade off customer service level against capacity utilisation. Our results are verified using a simulation model of a common real‐world supply chain.
A meta-analysis on ecosystems and biodiversity valuation studies: are welfare measures sensitive to scope?

Scope insensitivity has been a common problem in Co tingent Valuation studies applied to natural resources. Previous studies have explained this re sult mploying different arguments, such as the theory of diminishing marginal existence values or even going as far as questioning the validity of the entire method. Although the literature about s cope is abundant, this paper presents a broad meta-analysis of Contingent Valuation (CV) studies of biodiversity and ecosystems where high use and high non use value goods are included. This is an innovative fr amework for conducting a scope test, where the meta-analysis is underlining the di fferent possible measures for the good quantity change. The findings suggest CV results are sensit ive to the amount of the good being valued, depending on the way the program change is measured . Results are commented and discussed in order to shed some light into the scope test debate and about CV validity .
The roles of emotional intelligence, interpersonal skill, and transformational leadership on improving construction safety performance

Due to the characteristics of the constructionindustry, human skills are essential for working with and through others inmanaging safety. Research has shown that emotional intelligence, interpersonalskill, and transformational leadership are human skill components that generatesuperior performance in today’s workplace. The aim of this research is toinvestigate the influence of project management personnel’s human skills on theimplementation of safety management tasks and development of safety climate inconstruction projects. The structural equation modelling (SEM) method wasapplied to analyse the quantitative data collected and establishinterrelationship among the research variables. The results indicate thatemotional intelligence is a key factor for developing interpersonal skill andtransformational leadership, and for implementing safety management tasks whichleads to the development of safety climate. This research also found thatinterpersonal skill is needed for becoming transformational leaders whocontribute to the development of safety climate.
Pseudo NMOS based sense amplifier for high speed single-ended SRAM

Pseudo nMOS based sense amplifier (PNSA) is proposed for high speed single-ended SRAM sensing. The voltage characteristic of pseudo nMOS is utilized to resolve the performance problem of the conventional domino sensing due to full swing bit-line requirement. Increase in dynamic power due to always-on pull-up pMOS in the pseudo nMOS structure is mitigated by introducing a feedback path. As a result, with less than 40% power overhead, the PNSA shows approximate twice better performance compared to the conventional domino sensing scheme.
Pricing of guarantees for principal-protected funds under the constant proportion portfolio insurance strategy

This paper investigates the pricing of guarantees for principal-protected funds and derives a pricing model under the constant proportion portfolio insurance (CPPI) investment strategy. Due to the limited risk hedging financial instruments in China, the CPPI investment strategy has been adopted by all existing principal-protected mutual funds. Numerical illustrations are carried out based on Chinese equity market data and different parameter profiles of the CPPI. Our pricing model is then employed to assess the fairness of the guarantee fees charged to current principal-protected funds. Our research indicates that some funds are charged higher premiums than what our model predicts.
The utility of multidetector computed tomography for evaluation of congenital heart disease.

BACKGROUND Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. Multi detector computed tomography (MDCT) plays an important role for imaging CHD in addition to echocardiography and provides a comprehensive evaluation of complex heart malformations for the referring cardiologist. The aim of the study was to evaluate the utility of MDCT in the assessment of CHD. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 102 patients with CHD were investigated after initial assessment by echocardiography. The information obtained by MDCT and findings of echocardiography were reviewed together by paediatric cardiologists and cardiac radiologists. Perioperative anatomic descriptions, wherever available(n = 34) formed the gold standard for the comparison. RESULTS The clinical consensus diagnosis defined 154 cardiovascular lesions in the patients. The results were classified in groups. We present the appearance of various congenital cardiac lesions seen in clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS MDCT provides important information about anatomic details of CHD for the referring cardiologist. The evaluation of different anatomic structures such as heart, great vessels, lungs and abdomen is possible in one acquisition with this technique.
DOES BUSINESS GROUP AFFILIATION ENABLE OR CONSTRAIN FIRM ADAPTATION TO INSTITUTIONAL TRANSITIONS

This article reveals unexamined effects of business group affiliation on member firms’ adaptive response to institutional transitions. Analyses of data on a panel of firms from the Indian pharmaceutical industry during the period 1992–2007 support the inertia arguments identified in the organizational adaptation literature. Given their founding conditions, embeddedness in the institutional environment, and intragroup network, business group affiliated firms are on average less likely than stand-alone firms to explore new geographical markets as an adaptive response. However, we find that the business group related inertia is tempered by the scope of institutional transitions and within-group dynamics. First, the inertial effects of business group affiliation are observed only when institutional changes are specific to the affiliates’ industry, and not when institutional changes are broad in scope and impacting the business group as a whole. Second, among affiliated firms, those occupying a prominent position within the group or in the industry are able to bargain for and receive the enabling attention and support from the business group for exploratory search. Our findings have implications for research on the role of business groups in a changing institutional context and for organizational adaptation of firms embedded in complex interorganizational networks.
A comparative study of perceptions toward “scratch and save” promotions in Canada and Korea

Purpose – The paper seeks to examine cross‐cultural differences in how consumers evaluate “scratch and save” (SAS) promotions (which are characterized by uncertainty of savings outcomes) between Canada and Korea, where the promotion tool is widely used but the countries have different cultural values.Design/methodology/approach – An experiment was conducted to examine cross‐cultural differences in SAS promotion evaluations between Canada (n=77) and Korea (n=78). Findings – SAS promotions effectively stimulate favorable shopping intentions in Canada, a country with a low uncertainty avoidance culture, more so than in Korea, a country with a high uncertainty avoidance culture. However, subjects in Korea show consistently higher savings expectations from SAS promotions than subjects in Canada. Thus, the results report that consumers with the highest savings expectations do not necessarily have the highest intention to shop. In addition, in Korea, a SAS promotion with guaranteed minimum savings is found to be .
Optimization of Internet Pricing under Multiple Qos Networks

As internet is becoming critical in economics life,Internet Service Providers (ISPs) now deal with high demand to promote good quality information. However, the knowledge to develop new pricing plans that serve both customers and supplier is known, but only a few pricing plans involve multiple networks. This research will analyze the dynamical situation in network where new proposed pricing plans are offered with multiple networks involved. Preliminary findings show that we can begin solve the simple QoS networks, generalize the model into multiple QoS networks and also compare two multiple QoS models to get best profit maximization
Are Suicide Bombers Suicidal?

Recent work by Ariel Merari argues that, while certain contextual factors increase the probability of suicide attacks, they do not explain why particular individuals become suicide bombers. Merari seeks to demonstrate that suicide bombers are motivated by an unusually high prevalence of depression and suicidal tendencies. This article questions the representativeness of Merari's sample. It raises the possibility that interviewer and contextual effects contaminated his findings. Finally, it presents evidence that challenges Merari's conclusions. This evidence is drawn from interviews with immediate family members and close friends of a 25 percent random sample of Palestinian suicide bombers who conducted attacks between 2000 and 2005. Based on their analysis, the authors question the value of a psychological approach to the study of suicide bombers and assert the importance of focusing on the political and social roots of the phenomenon.
Synthesizing lateral face from frontal facial image using anthropometric estimation

We propose a method to synthesize a lateral face from a 2D gray-level image of a frontal face that provides only plane geometry but not the depth information for a 3D facial model. To estimate the depth information from the frontal face, we investigate the relationship between the frontal and lateral facial anthropometric parameters. According to anthropometric definitions on the head and face, we set up a database consisting of facial parameters measured from 70 Chinese male adults. The database serves as prior knowledge for the minimum mean square error estimation on lateral facial parameters. For each person, with his frontal facial image, we can construct his 3D facial model based on the measured frontal facial parameters and the estimated lateral parameters. Therefore, images of a lateral face can be synthesized by texture mapping from the frontal facial image.
A Comparative Study of Bug Classification Algorithms

The performance of ten classic algorithms to classify the software bugs for different bug repositories are compared. The algorithms included in the study are Naive Bayes, Naive Bayes Multinomial, Discriminative Multinomial Naive Bayes (DMNB), J48, Support Vector Machine, Radial Basis Function (RBF) Neural Network, Classification using Clustering, Classification using Regression, Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost) and Bagging. These algorithms are applied on four open source bug repositories namely Android, JBoss-Seam, Mozilla and MySql. The classification is evaluated using 10-fold cross validation technique. The accuracy and F-measure parameters are compared for all of the algorithms. The concept of software bug taxonomy hierarchy is also introduced with eleven standard bug categories (classes). The comparative study also covers the effect of number of categories over performance of classifiers in terms of accuracy and F-measure. The results are produced in tabular and graphical forms.
How wages are set: evidence from a large survey of firms

This paper studies the micro-foundations of wage dynamics in New Zealand, using a large behavioural survey. The majority of firms adjust wages annually, with smaller firms more likely to set wages less frequently. Firms have limited synchronicity in wage setting, with over half of firms reporting that they do not have a fixed month for wage changes. There are some links from inflation and minimum wage legislation to wage adjustments; in both cases the link is stronger as firm size increases.
Refining the primary open‐angle glaucoma GLC1C region on chromosome 3 by haplotype analysis

The GLC1C locus for primary open‐angle glaucoma (POAG) is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. This region on chromosome 3 is 11 cM long. DNA samples from members of a Greek and an American GLC1C family were obtained to determine whether additional typing of microsatellite markers in family members might narrow the region. GLC1C family members were evaluated clinically for POAG on the basis of open angles, intraocular pressures, cupping of discs, and visual fields. DNA samples from the Greek and Oregon GLC1C families were used to further refine the GLC1C region using microsatellite markers. A total of 22 affected members were identified in the two families. Common alleles for D3S3637 and D3S3612 were present in the disease haplotype from both families, suggesting that they may have a common founder. A newly diagnosed patient in the American family had a recombination in the distal portion of the GLC1C haplotype. This recombination narrows the GLC1C region from 11 to 4 cM.
Interplay between chromatin modifications and paused RNA polymerase II in dynamic transition between stalled and activated genes

The dynamic interplay between chromatin modification (e.g. DNA methylation) and RNA polymerase II (Pol II) plays a critical role in gene transcription during stem cell development, establishment, and maintenance and in the cellular response to extracellular stimuli such as those that cause DNA damage. Pol II is recruited to the promoter‐proximal regions of numerous inactive genes at high conentrations in a process called Pol II stalling. This is a key process prior to gene activation and it involves many interacting factors. Chromatin modification including nucleosome position is dependent on chromatin structure. Stalled genes create a particular structural conformation of chromatin, which acts as a target for chromatin modification. In this way, Pol II stalling may be regarded as a type of signal for chromatin modification in these regions during the dynamic transition between stalled and activated genes.
Cultural Leadership in Service Organizations

Discusses the relationship between the distinguishing characteristics of service delivery and the key components of an organizational culture. Argues that in order to provide high quality service delivery it is advantageous to develop a shared set of cultural values focusing on service provider responsibility, quality and delivery to customers. Presents four principles for cultural leadership in service organizations. Concludes by suggesting several future leadership challenges for service firms.
Phosphatidylethanolamine Has an Essential Role inSaccharomyces cerevisiae That Is Independent of Its Ability to Form Hexagonal Phase Structures*

Two yeast enzymes, Psd1p and Psd2p, catalyze the decarboxylation of phosphatidylserine to produce phosphatidylethanolamine (PtdEtn). Mitochondrial Psd1p provides ∼90% of total cellular phosphatidylserine decarboxylase activity. When thePSD1 gene is deleted, the resultant strain(psd1Δ) grows normally at 30 °C in glucose and in the absence of exogenous choline or ethanolamine. However, at elevated temperature (37 °C) or on the nonfermentable carbon source lactate, the growth of psd1Δ strains is minimal without ethanolamine supplementation. The reduced growth and viability correlate with a PtdEtn content below 4% of total phospholipid. These results suggest that there is a critical level of PtdEtn required to support growth. This theory is supported by growth data revealing that a psd1Δ psd2Δ dpl1Δ strain can only grow in the presence of ethanolamine. In contrast, a psd1Δ psd2Δstrain, which makes low levels of PtdEtn from sphingolipid breakdown, can be rescued by ethanolamine, choline, or the ethanolamine analogue propanolamine. psd1Δ psd2Δ cells grown in 2 mm propanolamine accumulate a novel lipid, which was determined by mass spectrometry to be phosphatidylpropanolamine (PtdPrn). PtdPrn can comprise up to 40% of the total phospholipid content in supplemented cells at the expense of phosphatidylcholine and PtdEtn. The absolute level of PtdEtn required for growth when PtdPrn is present appears to be 1% of the total phospholipid content. The essential function of the PtdEtn in the presence of propanolamine does not appear to be the formation of hexagonal phase lipid, insofar as PtdPrn readily forms hexagonal phase structures detectable by31P NMR.
Solar atmospheric magnetic effects on global acoustic and atmospheric gravity eigenoscillations

Solar global observations suggest that the frequency and the line width of helioseismic acoustic eigenmodes vary with the solar cycle. One reason for the measured changes could be the variation of the global atmospheric magnetic fields. We model global solar oscillations in a plane-parallel, three-layer model within the framework of linear dissipative magnetohydrodynamics, and study the effects of a homogenous, horizontal atmospheric magnetic field on global oscillations. We find magnetoacoustic f- and p-modes and also atmospheric gravity modes (g-modes) among the eigenoscillations of the system. We conclude that changes in the atmospheric magnetic field can, significantly, shift the frequencies and vary the line width of global oscillation modes.
The virtual palette and the virtual remote control panel: a device and an interaction paradigm for the Responsive Workbench/sup TM/

Compared to most other virtual environments, the Responsive Workbench/sup TM/ offers a much better integration of the virtual and the real worlds. The Responsive Workbench/sup TM/ is a projection-based virtual environment with one horizontal table-sized projection plane. However interacting with these mixed 3D worlds remains a research challenge. This paper introduces a prop-like device, the virtual palette and describes the virtual remote control panel (VRCP), a two-handed interaction technique, based on the Virtual Palette, for controlling applications.
The Payout Ratio, Earnings Growth and Returns: UK Industry Evidence.

This paper examines the role of the Payout Ratio as a predictor of future earnings growth and returns in UK industry data. We find, contrary to the suppositions of many practitioners, industries that have low payout ratios (relative to the industry time-series mean) have low subsequent earnings growth. This suggests that corporate managers are either over-investing or using dividends to ‘signal’ future earnings or simply that markets are competitive and excess profits within markets are rapidly competed away. Using a panel of 20 UK industries we provide evidence the relationship between the payout ratio and subsequent earnings growth remains positive throughout our sample period contrary to the perceived wisdom. At the five-year horizon the results are highly statistically significant and more than 30% of the variation in earnings growth can be captured by the payout ratio alone during any 10-year rolling window period. Novelly, we examine if dividing the dividend-price ratio into payout ratio and earnings-price ratio components enhances its ability to predict future returns. Panel evidence provides support that this leads to stronger return predictability for some sample periods. During these periods, it is found that returns tend to respond more strongly to the payout ratio than the earnings-price ratio consistent with favourable earnings growth predicted by payout ratio not being fully incorporated into current prices. Our main finding is that there is a robust, positive and statistically significant relationship between an industry’s payout ratio and its subsequent earnings growth, which is especially strong at the five-year horizon.
Long-term performance evaluation of a foot-mounted pedestrian navigation device

In this paper, we present a long term experimental study performed on a foot mounted pedestrian navigation device, the Osmium MIMU22BTP, which is based on the OpenShoe platform. The aim of the study is to investigate the performance that can be expected in mass market applications. Accordingly, we investigate the error characteristics over a large number of tracking devices and their alternative mounting schemes, over several wearers, and over different walking scenarios. By a massive data collection corresponding to more than 150 km of elapsed walking distance over almost 1,000 independent tests, the law of large numbers provides us with illustrative rule-of-thumbs for the tracking performance in realistic use cases. We observe no outlier performance and relative errors less than 4% in 95% of the test-cases, indicating its potential for a variety of indoor Location Based Services (LBS) and IoT applications based on foot-mounted inertial sensing and dead reckoning. The experimental findings are validated with long distance walks.
A Taxonomy for Service Processes and its Implications for System Design

The growing importance of service delivery highlights the need for well designed and operated service systems. A frame‐work, developed from the perspective of an operations manager, can aid in the understanding of service production, assist in the identification of appropriate design strategies, and prescribe associated system design choices. The major dimensions of the taxonomy are the characteristics of the system/customer interface (direct, indirect, or no customer contact) and the attributes of the service process (rigid or fluid service processes).
Solutions of low-index and high-index contrast optical waveguide by using full-vectorial FEM

For any photonic device simulation, accuracy of numerical solution not only depends on methods being used but also on the discretization parameters used in the numerical methods. As solution accuracy may also depend on index contrast used in such photonic devices, the characteristics of a low-index contrast Germanium (Ge) doped Silica and a high-index contrast Silicon (Si) Nanowire Waveguides are analyzed, evaluated and benchmarked. The advantages of using infinite element to deal with boundary condition problem are also presented.
Who Cares?: Young People with Parents Who Use Alcohol or Other Drugs Talk about Their Experiences with Services

Several research projects are undertaken to explain the impact of parental use of alcohol or drugs on the physical, as well as developmental growth of the children. It is shown that usually children with such parents or family members face poverty, social isolation and violence. Hence, their basic needs of being safe, getting family support and school support need to be met immediately to provide them with a better childhood and a life ahead.