Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Consumers' brand origin perceptions through visual appeals in international fashion advertisement

The purpose of this study was to explore consumers’ brand origin perceptions through visual appeals in the international advertisement of Finnish fashion brands. Contemporary consumer culture is becoming more and more visual, and consumers are looking for hedonic experiences that consuming ads as such can provide. This is especially the case with fashion brands that are of aesthetic nature. Furthermore, brand origin is something consumers look for in high-end design products such as luxury fashion. However, previous research on the relationship between visual appeals in fashion advertisement and consumers’ brand origin perceptions remains limited. This study aimed to provide some insight to this relationship. The research question was explored through a qualitative approach. 15 university students answered a self-completion questionnaire concerning four highly visual ads of Marimekko. The notion of ”Finnish origin” was defined based on the respondents’ definitions. Three different levels of origin perception descriptions rose from the data that were reflected against the main dimensions of the theoretical framework and the definition of the “Finnish origin”. The results suggested that consumers evaluate ads that are highly visual and through which they are able to perform a narrative more positively. These were also the ones through which consumers were able to create the strongest and most correct origin perceptions. Moreover, these highly visual and narrative ads were ones that created associations with international luxury brands and this seemed to affect the quality evaluations of the brand. The results also indicated that consumers’ origin perceptions are based on rather stereotypical origin definitions.
Ownership Ties, Conflicts of Interest and the Tone of News

In this paper we investigate the tone used by newspapers in reporting information on a company, which is in a conflict of interest regarding ownership ties with the publishing firm. We investigate this issue using Italy as empirical setting, a country characterized by a newspaper industry highly owned by nationally-dominant industrial groups. Based on a sample of about 123,000 articles we document that newspapers produce larger coverage and a significantly smaller number of negative and uncertain words for firms with a conflict of interest. We also document that the slant is increasing with the incentive to favorable distort news (magnitude of the ownership stake) and decreasing with the newspaper’s reputation.
Near‐ and far‐field second‐harmonic imaging of quasi‐phase‐matching crystals

Second‐harmonic scanning near‐ and far‐field optical microscopy of an electric‐field poled KTiOPO4 quasi‐phase‐matching crystal has been accomplished. This has been done in order to reveal the walls that form the intersections between inverted and non‐inverted crystal domains. The domain walls are seen clearly only in images recorded by means of second‐harmonic generation because of a large nonlinear contrast, and they appear as bright stripes when studied in a reflection geometry but they are dark when studied in transmission. The images show that the duty cycle of the quasi‐phase‐matching crystal differs from the ideal and that the walls are not completely smooth. These effects, in combination with the observed scattering from the domain walls, are expected to lower the output of the crystal when used for frequency doubling. We conclude that the wall thickness is no more than approximately 100 nm, which makes it a suitable test object for the resolution capabilities of scanning near‐field optical microscopes that are used for nonlinear imaging.
Molecular cloning and characterization of the recA gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO

The recA gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO has been isolated and introduced into Escherichia coli K-12. Resistance to killing by UV irradiation was restored in several RecA-E. coli K-12 hosts by the P. aeruginosa gene, as was resistance to methyl methanesulfonate. Recombination proficiency was also restored, as measured by HfrH-mediated conjugation and by the ability to propagate Fec-phage lambda derivatives. The cloned P. aeruginosa recA gene restored both spontaneous and mitomycin C-stimulated induction of lambda prophage in lysogens of a recA strain of E. coli K-12.
An Investigation of Eight Different Types of Temporal Lobe Discharges

Summary: Electroclinical correlations were investigated in eight different types of temporal lobe discharge representing 1,000 patients: (1) anterior, (2) anterior/mid‐, (3) mid‐ and (4) posterior temporal, in addition to (5) rhythmic‐midtemporal discharges (RMTD) or psychomotor variant, (6) small sharp spikes only on the temporal areas or (7) seen diffusely and (8) Wicket temporal discharges. Control groups of 500 patients each were four in number: (1) normal EEGs, (2) random selection from the EEG files, (3) abnormal with slow waves (only), and (4) abnormal with sharp waves or spikes (only). The peak age increased from childhood to early adulthood for the posterior, mid‐, anterior/ mid‐, and the anterior temporal groups; each also showed a second peak in middle age. The other four patterns were seen mainly in older patients. Females (57%) were more often seen than males and non‐Caucasians were noted in the majority of the Wicket group. Clear clinical seizures (SZ) ranged from 82% in the anterior temporal group to 27% in the patients with RMTD. Neurovegetative (NV) symptoms ranged from 70% (Wicket) to 25% (anterior temporal), while psychological symptoms were seen in one‐third of the RMTD patients but generally appeared in 15–25% of the other groups. The incidences of SZ and NV symptoms were inversely related. The incidence of SZ steadily decreases with age, so that for the whole group with temporal foci, SZ incidence can be predicted for each age group by subtracting the age of the group from 100. The incidence of NV symptoms steadily increases with age; this latter curve is different from the curve of matched controls with normal EEGs peaking in middle age and falling in later life. The incidence of bitemporal foci increases with age and unitemporal right‐sided foci steadily decrease with age. The duration of SZ disorder is not directly related to the bilaterality of foci, which seems related to increasing age. Thus, this study emphasizes the range of clinical phenomena seen in eight different types of temporal lobe foci and places special emphasis on the factor of increasing age, associated with a decreased SZ incidence, increased NV symptoms, and increased bilateral foci.
THE PERFORMANCE OF FAMILY FIRMS: A STUDY OF “GOING PUBLIC” EFFECT IN PORTUGAL

How to cite this paper: Ferreira, J.V. (2017). The performance of family firms: A study of “going public” effect in Portugal. Corporate Ownership & Control, 14(4), 132-149. http://dx.doi. org/10.22495/cocv14i4art12 Copyright © 2017 by Virtus Interpress
Analyzing the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumers’ Behavioral Intentions (Consumers’ Perspective of Giti Pasand Company in Isfahan)

Since the mid-1990s, the world has experienced an increasing public attention towards corporates social responsibility. Hence, considering the importance of corporate social responsibility actions and huge costs of these actions, this study tends to criticize and investigate the effect of these actions on consumers’ behavioral intentions, customer satisfaction and brand equity. In terms of its purpose, this study can be considered as an applied research and by its nature and research methodology, it is a Descriptive-correlational research. Statistical population of this study is consist of customers of Giti Pasand Company. In this study the sample had been 296 selected by combined sampling method. For determining the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach’s coefficient Alpha was used and its calculated value for each measure was above 0.7. The hypotheses were tested by structural equation modeling in the SPSS and Amos. Findings show that CSR has positive effect on customer satisfaction and brand equity and also customer satisfaction and brand equity have positive impact on consumers’ behavioral intentions. But there was no significant relationship between CSR and consumers’ behavioral intentions.
Algoritmo LVQ aplicado a tareas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural

PhD Thesis in Computer Science written by María Teresa Martín Valdivia under the supervision of Dr. L. Alfonso Ureña López (Univ. of Jaén) and Dr. Francisco Triguero Ruiz (Univ. of Málaga). The author was examined in May 6 2004 by the commitee formed by Dr. Manual Palomar Sanz (Univ. of Alicante), Dr. Amparo Ruiz Sepúlveda (Univ. of Málaga), Dr. Emilio Sanchís Arnal (Univ. Politécnica of Valencia), Dr. Horacio Rodríguez Hontoria (Univ. Politécnica de Barcelona), Dr. Manuel de Buenaga Rodríguez (Univ. Europea). The grade obtained was Sobresaliente Cum Laude.
Filtering technique based curve fairing algorithm

As the current fairing algorithms can hardly fair the curve automatically, this paper presents an automatic fairing algorithm for B-spline curves. Firstly, the wavelet part of the curve which is also called the wavelet curve is extracted by setting different wavelet space. Then, the detail part of the wavelet curve which is also called the detail wavelet part can be achieved by applying lower degree B-spline wavelet transform to it. By filtering the coefficients of the detail wavelet part of the curve through some rules and reconstructing it, the curve can be faired automatically. The whole fairing process can be recursively processed until the curve meets the fairness requirements. Compared with other fairing algorithms, the algorithm in this paper can fair the curve much better. Some examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the algorithm.
Nonprofit Growth and Decline During Economic Uncertainty

ABSTRACT During times of economic uncertainty, why are some human service organizations able to grow while others fail? In this paper, we present qualitative data on differences in the institutional logics adopted and managerial strategies used by child and youth–serving organizations during the 2008–2012 recession. We compare organizations that grew with those that experienced decline, looking particularly at those organizations with increased versus decreased dependency on government funds. We find differences in service population allowed some organizations to remain successful within a government-partnership logic; others faced decline if they did not entrepreneurially adopt a market logic.
A simple HPLC method for determination of permethrin residues in wine

An isocratic High Performance Liquid Chromatographic (HPLC) method was optimized for 3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS)-cis-trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylate (permethrin) residues identification and quantification in wine matrix. Analytical reverse phase (RP) C-18 column was used (25 cm × 4 mm i.d., 5 μ m) with mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and water in ratio 70 %/30 % (v v−1), flow-rate 2.0 mL min−1, UV-detection at 215 nm and controlled oven temperature at 25°C. The peaks of isomers were identified with the retention times as compared to standard cis-/trans- mixture and confirmed with characteristic spectra using photodiode array detector. Under these conditions, permethrin isomers were well separated with resolution 2.8 and no interference with the naturally present wine compounds was observed. The method was validated for linearity, precision, accuracy, limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ). Linear regression analysis data proved a good linear relationship (correlation coefficients, r2, for cis- and trans-isomer are: 0.9995 and 0.9997, respectively) between response of the detector and concentration of permethrin isomers over a wide concentration range for both isomers (0.55 mg L−1 −4.40 mg L−1). Experimental data showed mean recoveries between 93.95% and 96.58% with RSD values in range: 0.89% −3.69%. The effect of ethanol content in the solvent on permethrin isomers peak areas was also studied and 60% v v−1 ethanol was found to be optimal for sample preparation. The method was successfully tested on 20 commercial wine samples from the market in which no permethrin was detected. Thus, it was proved that it is suitable for routine permethrin residues analysis. The proposed method is suitable for routine analysis because of the simple sample preparation, acceptable run-time, low cost and its applicability with conventional instruments.
Non-invasive measurement of the pressure distribution in a deformable micro-channel

Abstract Direct and non-invasive measurement of the pressure distribution in test sections of a micro-channel is a challenging, if not an impossible, task. Here, we present an analytical method for extracting the pressure distribution in a deformable micro-channel under flow. Our method is based on a measurement of the channel deflection profile as a function of applied hydrostatic pressure; this initial measurement generates ‘constitutive curves’ for the deformable channel. The deflection profile under flow is then matched to the constitutive curves, providing the hydrodynamic pressure distribution. The method is validated by measurements on planar microfluidic channels against analytic and numerical models. The accuracy here is independent of the nature of the wall deformations and is not degraded even in the limit of large deflections, ${\zeta }_{max} / 2{h}_{0} = O(1)$ , with ${\zeta }_{max} $ and $2{h}_{0} $ being the maximum deflection and the unperturbed height of the channel, respectively. We discuss possible applications of the method in characterizing micro-flows, including those in biological systems.
Early versus Later Respondents in Intranet-based, Organizational Surveys

At our last meeting Rob was kind enough to ask about literature references on a couple of issues we were discussing. Included below are a number of resources I found useful for addressing two key topics of interest to us (well . ok, at least of interest to me) – non-response bias and Likert scales. I placed an emphasis on literature that directly presented experimental results and/or referenced credible sources. Where sources are available on the web, a link is included. Some of the references are hard copy and I've indicated the ones I have available, in case someone wants to peruse them. I've also included brief comments about each of the sources. Within the two topic areas, I attempted to order the references from general to more specific with the understanding that most may wish get a feel for the topic, but not necessarily go over all the references. I apologize for not using standard bibliographic convention, but I believe each source is appropriately cited in spirit.
Best Random Codes Construction for Syndrome Coding Scheme

Syndrome coding is a very classical coding scheme in Physical layer security. It is necessary to design a efficient and secure code for syndrome coding to guarantee the security of the instant communications. In this paper, we apply two ways to construct random codes. By analysing on the effect of the parity check matrix on the average equivocation, we propose a method to generate the best random codes with low computation complexity and high security level. The simulation results show that the security performance of the best random codes (BRC) are close to that of the best equivocation codes (BEC) in syndrome coding. Specially, compared to BEC, BRC has a much lower computation complexity.
HiBO: a system for automatically organizing bookmarks

In this paper, we introduce the HiBO bookmark management system. HiBO aims at extending populated personal repositories (aka bookmarks) by automatically organizing their contents into topics, through the use of a built-in subject hierarchy. HiBO offers customized personalized services, such as the meaningful grouping and ordering of bookmarks within the hierarchy's topics in terms of the bookmarks' conceptual similarity to each other. HiBO also provides a framework that allows the user to customize and assist the categorization process
Impact of advertising on consumer's buying behavior among undergraduate students in Universiti Utara Malaysia

In the new era and the modern world advertising industry is experiencing fast extraordinary changes. Commonly, advertising is one of platform for communication that used to inform, persuade and remind consumers about the existence of certain products or services in the certain market. Advertising, shows as a favorite type to students in influencing their buying behavior, however, students tend to follow the perception and the buying pattern of the family. Moreover, student buying behavior affected by the family when they take control of the student’s economic situation by manipulating the amount of allowance and controlling the spending power. Thus, the main of the study to examine the factors that influence students buying behavior, according to consumer opinion, such as qualities of product advertise, price of product advertises, the brand image of product advertises and celebrity endorsement. This study was conducted towards the opinion of undergraduate full time students in Universiti Utara Malaysia. The total of 400 questionnaires was distributed, however, only 392 can be analyzed. The outcomes showed after analysis by using the Statistical Package for Social Science Program (SPSS) software version 22.0, that the qualities of product advertises, price of product advertises, the brand image of product advertises has a positive influence on consumer’s buying behavior. Besides that, the implication of the theory and practice as well as suggestions for future research are also discussed in this study.
Child or family assessed measures of activity performance and participation for children with cerebral palsy: a structured review.

BACKGROUND There is a need to measure children's 'activity performance and participation' as defined in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (WHO ICF). The aim of this review is to identify instruments that are suitable for use in postal surveys with families of children with cerebral palsy. METHODS We conducted a structured review of instruments that use child or family self-assessment of 'activity performance and participation'. The review involved a systematic search for instruments using multiple published sources. Appraisal of the instruments used the predefined criteria of appropriateness, validity, reliability, responsiveness, precision, interpretability, acceptability and feasibility. RESULTS There are relatively few child or family assessed instruments appropriate for measuring children's activities and participation. Seven instruments were identified that could potentially be administered by mail. The Assessment of Life Habits for Children (LIFE-H) was the most appropriate instrument as assessed by its content but the reliability of child or family self-assessment is not known. If the LIFE-H were shown to be a reliable self-report measure then the LIFE-H would be the recommended choice. Currently, the Activities Scale for Kids and the condition-specific Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire for cerebral palsy (LAQ-CP) provide the broadest description of what and how frequently children with cerebral palsy perform a range of activities and thereby indicate participation. The LAQ-CP also provides additional contextual information on the impact of any disability on the participation of the family unit. CONCLUSION There remains much scope for developing valid and reliable self-assessed measures corresponding to the WHO ICF dimensions of activities and participation.
MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl Assays: Absence of Wild-Type Probe Hybridization and Implications for Detection of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

ABSTRACT Accurate identification of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis is imperative for effective treatment and subsequent reduction in disease transmission. Line probe assays rapidly detect mutations associated with resistance and wild-type sequences associated with susceptibility. Examination of molecular-level performance is necessary for improved assay result interpretation and for continued diagnostic development. Using data collected from a large, multisite diagnostic study, probe hybridization results from line probe assays, MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl, were compared to those of sequencing, and the diagnostic performance of each individual mutation and wild-type probe was assessed. Line probe assay results classified as resistant due to the absence of wild-type probe hybridization were compared to those of sequencing to determine if novel mutations were inhibiting wild-type probe hybridization. The contribution of absent wild-type probe hybridization to the detection of drug resistance was assessed via comparison to a phenotypic reference standard. In our study, mutation probes demonstrated significantly higher specificities than wild-type probes and wild-type probes demonstrated marginally higher sensitivities than mutation probes, an ideal combination for detecting the presence of resistance conferring mutations while yielding the fewest number of false-positive results. The absence of wild-type probe hybridization without mutation probe hybridization was determined to be primarily the result of failure of mutation probe hybridization and not the result of novel or rare mutations. Compared to phenotypic culture-based drug susceptibility testing, the absence of wild-type probe hybridization without mutation probe hybridization significantly contributed to the detection of phenotypic rifampin and fluoroquinolone resistance with negligible increases in false-positive results.
Intellectual Capital As A Financial Performance Measurement In Public Sector

The purpose of this study is to know the correlation between intellectual capital and financial performance with intellectual capital disclosure as moderation variable. The intellectual capital variable as the dependent variable is measured by using the VAIC indicator (Value Added Intellectual Capital) while for the independent variable is the financial performance measured by expense efficiency ratio, revenue variance ratio, revenue growth ratio, PAD growth ratio, capital expenditure ratio, and financial dependency ratio. And for the moderation variable is intellectual capital disclosures measured by ICDS indicator (Intellectual Capital Disclosures Score). And the object of study is Financial Report of Local Government in South Sulawesi Province. This study is using quantitative research approach by using a secondary data source. Data collection technique used is purposive sampling method. Analysis of the data in this study using multiple linear regression (multiple regression) to analyze the impact of the independent variable on the dependent variable and moderating variable with statistical software. From this study, it can be concluded that there is no significant correlation between intellectual capital and the financial performance of government institutions and there is a significant correlation between intellectual capital disclosure to the financial performance of government institutions and intellectual capital disclosures can moderate the relationship between intellectual capital and financial performance of government institutions.