Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ANALISIS PENGARUH KEPUASAN KONSUMEN, KEPERCAYAAN, KOMITMEN DAN PERCEIVED VALUE PADA LOYALITAS KONSUMEN TERHADAP PENYEDIA JASA TRANSPORTASI (Studi pada pelanggan Rosalia Indah di Palur, Karanganyar)

This study aims to determine the effect of consumer satisfaction, trust, commitment and perceived value on customer loyalty. Number of respondents in this study is users of transport services 239 customers in Palur Rosalia Indah. The results in this study are positive and significant effect of satisfaction on commitment, consumer confidence positive and significant effect on consumer commitment, satisfaction has a positive and significant impact on consumer confidence, perceived value and a significant positive effect on satisfaction, perceived value and a significant positive effect on consumer confidence, perceived value and a significant positive effect on consumer commitment, commitment consumers positive and significant effect on customer loyalty, customer satisfaction and a significant positive impact on customer loyalty, consumer confidence positive and significant effect on customer loyalty.
A low-profile dual-band SIW slot-array antenna based on LH material waveguides for a satellite communication receiver

Summary form given only. In this paper, a flat and small-footprint slot array antenna is proposed to build a light-weight X- and Ku-band satellite communication receiver. The overall geometry does not necessitate classic metallic waveguides to avoid being bulky and heavy, but has a very compact and low-loss duplexer flanked by the X- and Ku-band slot-array antennas all of which are in the form of SIW(substrate integrated waveguide). Taking it for granted that the SIW technique along with the slot-array design for high directivity in aerospace and defense industries has been around quite some time, there will be a question on the contributing factor of the proposed method. The conventional technology has not shown the case that SIWs and slot-arrays have been incorporated to a low-profile and new concept duplexer. Usually, a metal waveguide duplexer with a considerably large physical volume is located right in front of antennas and they are connected through an external cable or waveguide transition. This prohibits the printing-style system integration of the individual components. Manual cabling can cause degradation in the overall performance due to loss and mechanical error. In order to conduct easy manufacturing in one frame and achieve effective volume-reduction, all the components for the dual-band slot-array system are designed as the metamaterial SIW duplexer cascaded by the SIW X-band slot array and the Ku-band antenna. The proposed geometry is presented as follows with X-band and Ku-band far-field directive radiation patterns.
Metagenomic Sequencing of Two Salton Sea Microbiomes

ABSTRACT The Salton Sea is the largest inland body of water in California, with salinities ranging from brackish freshwater to hypersaline. The lake experiences high nutrient input, and its surface water is exposed to temperatures up to 40°C. Here, we report the community profiles associated with surface water from the Salton Sea.
Traceability and transaction governance: a transaction cost analysis in seafood supply chain

ABSTRACT Almost all Vietnamese seafood companies use paper-based traceability systems. Small-scale characteristics of the fisheries industry have affected the way in which seafood firms manage transactions in their supply chains. The implementation of traceability systems leads to an increase in asset specificity (71%), a decrease in transaction uncertainty (60%) and low variation in the frequency of transactions (7%). The introduction of traceability has also increased transaction costs (information costs, negotiating costs, system management costs and control supplier activity costs). Price incentives, purchasing and production rule enforcement and liability serve as proxies for the vertical relationship, which has shown an increase in variation.
Liquidity Commonality During the Financial Crisis: Effects of News Announcements

This paper investigate whether the effects of U.S. news announcements has influence on liquidity commonality during financial crisis periods. We construct a market-wide liquidity risk in the foreign exchange market by using Generalized Dynamic Factor Model (GDFM) model. We show that strong commonality in liquidity are associated with major crisis events. Our analysis also indicates that price volatility produced by U.S. macroeconomic news release are able to influence levels of commonality in liquidity. Furthermore, we find that quantitative easing policies injects high capital inflows into market to improve financial sector's funding liquidity, which might cause a decrease in commonality in liquidity. Finally, we present evidence that either from supply-side forces related to the funding liquidity and to investors' fear or from market volatility related to the dealer inventory cost and to news surprise, which have a significant influence on market-wide FX liquidity.
Analysis of the impacts of distributed generation sources considering the appropriate choice of parameters in a multi-objective approach for distribution system planning

Presence of the distributed generation (DG) in electric systems can represent a significant impact on the operational characteristics of distribution networks. This paper presents a study aimed at the appropriate choice of parameters used in a multi-objective analysis considering the optimal DG placement. Thus, this paper develops a multi-objective approach to define qualitative and quantitative parameters using the fuzzy logic and the Bellman-Zadeh algorithm to determine optimal DG location in distribution systems. Therefore, this study allows the energy supplying companies may guarantee an appropriate selection of their own parameters according to an optimal DG location. This also allows a structural rethinking of the electric utility, diversifying and deploying electrical energy sources at many generation sites, thus providing increased planning flexibilities. These locations are determined both for the distribution system feeders, as well as for nodes inside of a given feeder. Considerations and results described in this paper are part of the Research & Development Program developed by the State Company of Electric Energy (CEEE) and the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil.
Cloud Computing Benefits

Using different services, cloud computing offers more benefits than traditional computing. Cost saving, scalability, mobile storage, anytime anywhere access, better security, energy saving, environment benefits are some of benefits of the cloud computing. There is shift from traditional computing to the cloud computing and organizations and individuals are benefiting from it. There are many different cloud computing services available on affordable cost models, for example, subscription and lease based cost models. Services for example, Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) used for cloud desktop, Software as a Service (SaaS) used for renting software and Platform as a Service (PaaS) used to rent computing infrastructure. The Storage as a Service (STaaS) is used to rent storage and Security as a Service (SeaaS) is used for cloud based security applications. Similarly, the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is used to lease computing infrastructure. Using services, cloud computing offers more benefits than traditional computing.
The pharmacokinetics of propofol in laboratory animals.

1. The pharmacokinetics of propofol in an emulsion formulation ('Diprivan') have been studied after single bolus doses to rats, dogs, rabbits and pigs, and after single and multiple infusions to dogs. Venous blood propofol concentrations were determined by h.p.l.c. with u.v. or fluorescence detection. Curve fitting was performed using ELSFIT. 2. The distribution of propofol in blood and its plasma protein binding have been studied in rat, dog, rabbit and man. Protein binding was high (96-98%), and in most species propofol showed appreciable association with the formed elements of blood. 3. Where an adequate sampling period was employed the pharmacokinetics of propofol were best described by a three-compartment open 'mammillary' model. Propofol was distributed into a large initial volume (1-21/kg) and extensively redistributed (Vss = 2-10 x body weight) in all species. Clearance of propofol by all species was rapid, ranging from about 30-80 ml/kg per min in rats, dogs and pigs to about 340 ml/kg per min in rabbits.
Mutual Information-Based Hierarchies on Warsaw Stock Exchange

A popular method for network analysis of financial markets is a notable part of econophysics research. The networks created in such efforts are focused exclusively on linear correlations between stocks. While Pearson’s correlation is the obvious starting point, it would be useful to look at its alternatives as to whether they provide improvements to this methodology, particularly given Pearson’s correlation coefficient considers only a limited class of association patterns. We propose to use mutual information–based hierarchical networks, as mutual information is a natural generalisation of Pearson’s correlation. We estimate mutual information using naive plug-in estimator as consistent bias is not harmful to this application, however other methods may also be used. We then transform the mutual information into an Euclidean metric and create minimal spanning trees and maximally filtered planar graphs. We apply this methodology to Warsaw Stock Exchange for years between 2000 and 2013, and comment on the differences with the standard methodology, as well as the structural changes on Warsaw Stock Exchange which the study reveals.
A simulation-based approach to predicting influence in social media communities: A case of U.S. border security

ABSTRACT Predicting influence in social media (SM) communities has a strong implication for cybersecurity and public policy setting. However, the rapidly growing volume and large variety of SM have made the prediction difficult. Unfortunately, research that combines the power of simulation, SM networks, and SM community features to predict influence is not widely available. In this research, we developed and validated a simulation-based approach to predicting influence in SM communities. The approach uses a power-law distribution to simulate user interaction and leverages statistical distributions to model SM posting and to predict influence of opinion leaders. We applied the approach to analyzing 1,323,940 messages posted by 380,498 users on Twitter about the U.S. border security and immigration issues. Three models for predicting behavioral responses were developed based on exponential distribution, Weibull distribution, and gamma distribution. Evaluation results show that the simulation-based approach accurately modeled real-world SM community behavior. The gamma model achieved the best prediction performance; the Weibull model ranked second; and the exponential model had a significantly lower performance. The research should contribute to developing a simulation-based approach to characterizing SM community behavior, implementing new models for SM behavior prediction, providing new empirical findings for understanding U.S. border security SM community behavior, and offering insights to SM-based cybersecurity.
Optical Modeling of Hybrid Polymer Solar Cells Using a Transmission-Line Model and Comparison With Experimental Results

Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells provide an efficient alternative solution compared to traditional PV devices. Their conversion efficiency is directly dependent to the light intensity in the photoactive layer. The present work proposes a fast, accurate, and easy-to-implement transmission-line model, which evaluates the light intensity in any layer inside a multilayer OPV cell. In particular, a plane optical wave impinging normally on a planar multilayer OPV configuration is considered and next the optical field distribution is determined. Numerical results and optimization guidelines for a hybrid PV configuration are presented and discussed.
PROGRAM DESIGN BASED ON A MATHEMATICAL MODEL USING RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTION FOR AN ELITE JAPANESE SPRINTER: ACASE STUDY

We investigated the effects of program design on 400-m sprint time by applying a Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) mathematical model to training performance. The subject was 24 years old and had been training for 9 years. His best performance in 400-m sprint competitions was 45.50 seconds. Body weight, resting heart rate, training time and RPE were monitored daily after training sessions. Similarly, performance in 400-m races was recorded 9 times during 2003. At the World Championships in Athletics in France, the subject's team placed eighth in the 1,600-m relay. The RPE mathematical model was able to predict changes in performance. Rate of matching was statistically significant (r2 = 0.83, F ratio = 34.27, p < 0.001). Application of the RPE mathematical model to the design of a training program specific to the needs of a 400-m sprinter indicates a potentially powerful tool that can be applied to accurately assess the effects of training on athletic performance.
The Effects of Global Financial Conditions on Selected Financial Variables of Turkey

This study analyses the effects of global financial conditions on Turkish stock prices, weighted average rates of bonds and bills and USD/TRY nominal exchange rate by using univariate GARCH (1, 1) estimations. Results are based on daily data for the period 6 December 2000 through 6 April 2015. To gauge global financial conditions, VIX and Global Liquidity Indicator are used as proxies. Mean equation results show that global financial stability generally affects Turkish financial variables positively. However, the sensitivity of Turkish financial variables to global financial conditions has decreased during the euro area debt crisis period. This relative insulation from the euro area crisis might be the result of strong capital and profit positions of Turkish banks. The results are not suggestive for a meaningful relation during the Feds quantitative easing and talks of tapering and tapering periods as well, which in part can be explained by the low exposure of Turkish banks to cross-border banking claims from US. These results might be indicative of the importance of domestic fundamentals in responding to global financial conditions.
Load Balancing versus Occupancy Maximization on Graphics Processing Units: The Generalized Hough Transform as a Case Study

Programs developed under the Compute Unified Device Architecture obtain the highest performance rate, when the exploitation of hardware resources on a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is maximized. In order to achieve this purpose, load balancing among threads and a high value of processor occupancy, i.e. the ratio of active threads, are indispensable. However, in certain applications, an optimally balanced implementation may limit the occupancy, due to a greater need for registers and shared memory. This is the case of the Fast Generalized Hough Transform (Fast GHT), an image-processing technique for localizing an object within an image. In this work, we present two parallelization alternatives for the Fast GHT, one that optimizes the load balancing and another that maximizes the occupancy. We have compared them using a large amount of real images to test their strong and weak points and we have drawn several conclusions about under which conditions it is better to use one or the other. We have also tackled several parallelization problems related to sparse data distribution, divergent execution paths, and irregular memory access patterns in updating operations by proposing a set of generic techniques, including compacting, sorting, and memory storage replication. Finally, we have compared our Fast GHT with the classic GHT, both on a current GPU, obtaining an important speed-up.
Risk stakeholder personality traits and risk decision making: a financial services case study

II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . III RESEARCH PROJECT OVERVIEW . 1 ARTICLE. 3 1 Abstract . 3 2 Introduction . 4 3 Background . 5 3.1 Personality assessment . 5 3.2 Decision making . 6 3.3 Associations between risky decisions and personality traits. 7 4 Method. 8 4.1 Phase 1: Semi-structured one-on-one interviews . 8 4.2 Phase 2: Design and development and piloting vignettes . 8 4.3 Phase 3: Sample group roll-out (combined HEXACO-PI 60-item inventory and vignettes) . 9 4.3.1 Is there a significant difference in personality traits between decision makers and risk managers? 9 4.3.2 Does the decision making approach between the two groups differ? 9 4.3.3 Is there a correlation between personality traits and risk decision making propensity? 10 5 Results and Discussion . 11
Self-deleting retrovirus vectors for gene therapy

A new generation of retrovirus vectors for gene therapy has been developed. The vectors have the ability to excise themselves after inserting a gene into the genome, thereby avoiding problems encountered with conventional retrovirus vectors, such as recombination with helper viruses or transcriptional repression of transduced genes. The strategy exploited (i) the natural life cycle of retroviruses, involving duplication of terminal control regions U5 and U3 to generate long terminal repeats (LTRs) and (ii) the ability of the P1 phage site-specific recombinase (Cre) to excise any sequences positioned between two loxP target sequences from the mammalian genome. Thus, an independently expressed selectable marker gene flanked by a loxP target sequence was cloned into the U3 region of a Moloney murine leukemia virus vector. A separate cassette expressing the Cre recombinase was inserted between the LTRs into the body of the virus. LTR-mediated duplication placed vector sequences, including Cre, between loxP sites in the integrated provirus. This enabled Cre to excise from the provirus most of the viral and nonviral sequences unrelated to transcription of the U3 gene.
Ice sheet motion in inland Antarctica from JERS-1 SAR interferometry

From a series of three JERS-1 SAR interferograms over the Yamato mountains area in the Antarctica, ice surface movement is detected. In spite of less accurate orbit information, baselines are estimated using 1 km global DEM and referring phases over bare rock areas. The Detected movement fields from three interferograms resemble, but different subtly
MARKETING COMPETENCY AND PERFORMANCE OF TWO MEDIUM SIZED RETAIL OUTLETS IN ZARIA

This exploratory study sought to find out the marketing competencies of two retail firms in Zaria that adopted a modern approach in their retail format. The two firms therefore had advantages over their local competitors from the onset but by identifying the extent of their marketing competency factors the study was trying to establish a raison-d’etre for the new formats. A sample of customers were asked to indicate the existence or otherwise of 14 marketing competency factors adopted from the literature for the two firms. It was found that it was a mix bag for both firms as they excelled in some but were poor in others. This suggests a less than well rounded marketing strategy for the firms and consequently a sub-optimal performance and returns on investment. Student’s t-test was used to test the hypothesis. Even though they outperformed their competitors in terms of patronage, the two firms could do better and it was recommended that the management of the two firms strive to improve on those marketing competency factors that their customers thought they were doing poorly.
Measuring myofiber orientations from high-frequency ultrasound images using multiscale decompositions

High-frequency ultrasound (HFU) has the ability to image both skeletal and cardiac muscles. The quantitative assessment of these myofiber orientations has a number of applications in both research and clinical examinations; however, difficulties arise due to the severe speckle noise contained in the HFU images. Thus, for the purpose of automatically measuring myofiber orientations from two-dimensional HFU images, we propose a two-step multiscale image decomposition method. It combines a nonlinear anisotropic diffusion filter and a coherence enhancing diffusion filter to extract myofibers. This method has been verified by ultrasound data from simulated phantoms, excised fiber phantoms, specimens of porcine hearts, and human skeletal muscles in vivo. The quantitative evaluations of both phantoms indicated that the myofiber measurements of our proposed method were more accurate than other methods. The myofiber orientations extracted from different layers of the porcine hearts matched the prediction of an established cardiac mode and demonstrated the feasibility of extracting cardiac myofiber orientations from HFU images ex vivo. Moreover, HFU also demonstrated the ability to measure myofiber orientations in vivo.
Organizational Culture and Customer Relationship Management: A Simple Linear Regression Analysis

Abstract This study investigates the combine effect of organizational culture factors on implementing customer relationship management (CRM) in hotels. A questionnaire was administered among managers of a chain hotel in the UK and collected data was subjected to correlation and simple liner regression analysis. The results showed that creating cross-functional teams, having culture of teamwork, committed and involved employees, adaptive and responsive attitudes towards change, information sharing, learning orientation and knowledge management, defined set of mission and visions and high degree of innovation are the main predictors for a successful CRM projects.
Interference-aware hybrid CCC-based MAC protocol for cognitive radio ad hoc networks

Interference due to multi-channel CR hidden terminals and edge PU receivers at link level has direct impact on performance of CR-MAC protocol. State-of-the-art research in CR-MAC propose sequential, cluster-CCC coverage for In-band and global CCC coverage for out-of-band spectrum to avoid primary (PU) and secondary (CR) hidden terminals. But, imperfect node synchronization due to per hop and group CCC coverage with In-band CR-MAC cannot resolve hidden terminal problem effectively. On the other hand, even though global CCC coverage with out-of-band CR-MAC provides tight node synchronization to avoid hidden terminals, it is susceptible to intruder attacks and channel saturation. To overcome this, we propose an Interference aware hybrid CCC based CR-MAC protocol with adaptive power control algorithm to avoid both PU and CR multi-channel hidden terminals through tight node synchronization and reduced cognitive control overhead. Experimental results reveal that proposed CR-MAC protocol has increased link throughput and reduced control overhead when compared with existing In-band and out-of-band CCC based CR-MAC protocols.