Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Network DEA Approach to Organizing and Job Evaluation Process Assessment: Real Case of Iranian Oil and Gas Industry

All organizations have structure. Researchers emphasized the importance of the organizational structure to achieve the goals and mission of an organization. Thus Performance assessment of organizing is essential for managers and decision makers to find weaknesses and eliminate them. Organizations are designed by different methods and process, based on same principles and theories. In this study, process of organization designing in five organizations in field of oil and gas in Iran is examined. Main criteria and parameters that affect the efficiency of this process are identified and applied in an operational research framework. This research utilizes two stages Network Data Envelopment Analysis to construct a model to analyses the efficiency and effectiveness of mentioned process. the strength of this approach relation to traditional DEA and the need for extraction of efficiency of sub-processes (design of organization and job classification and evaluation) has caused to we develop a network related to considered process and utilize an additive efficiency decomposition approach to evaluate the relationships between efficiency of stages and overall efficiency. Finally, based on the results, we recommend ways of enhancing the overall performance of this process.
Blood-Borne RNA Correlates with Disease Activity and IFN-Stimulated Gene Expression in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

The loss of tolerance and the presence of circulating autoantibodies directed against nuclear Ags is the hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Many of these Ags are complexed with short, noncoding RNAs, such as U1 and Y1. The amount of U1 and Y1 RNA complexed with SLE patient Abs and immune complexes was measured in a cross-section of 228 SLE patients to evaluate the role of these RNA molecules within the known biochemical framework of SLE. The study revealed that SLE patients had significantly elevated levels of circulating U1 and/or Y1 RNA compared with healthy volunteers. In addition, the blood-borne RNA molecules were correlated with SLE disease activity and increased expression of IFN-inducible genes. To our knowledge, this study provides the first systematic examination of the role of circulating RNA in a large group of SLE patients and provides an important link with IFN dysregulation.
Design of a Bearingless Outer Rotor Induction Motor

A bearingless induction (BI) motor with an outer rotor for flywheel energy storage systems is proposed due to the perceived advantages of simple rotor structure, non-contact support and high speed operation. Firstly, the configuration and operation principle of the proposed motor are described. Then several leading dimensional parameters are optimally calculated for achieving the maximum average values and the minimum ripples of torque output and suspension force. Finally, by using the finite element method, the characteristics and performance of the proposed machine are analyzed and verified.
School Functioning of a Particularly Vulnerable Group: Children and Young People in Residential Child Care

A large proportion of the children and young people in residential child care in Spain are there as a consequence of abuse and neglect in their birth families. Research has shown that these types of adverse circumstances in childhood are risk factors for emotional and behavioral problems, as well as difficulties in adapting to different contexts. School achievement is related to this and represents one of the most affected areas. Children in residential child care exhibit extremely poor performance and difficulties in school functioning which affects their transition to adulthood and into the labor market. The main aim of this study is to describe the school functioning of a sample of 1,216 children aged between 8 and 18 living in residential child care in Spain. The specific needs of children with intellectual disability and unaccompanied migrant children were also analyzed. Relationships with other variables such as gender, age, mental health needs, and other risk factors were also explored. In order to analyze school functioning in this vulnerable group, the sample was divided into different groups depending on school level and educational needs. In the vast majority of cases, children were in primary or compulsory secondary education (up to age 16), this group included a significant proportion of cases in special education centers. The rest of the sample were in vocational training or post-compulsory secondary school. Results have important implications for the design of socio-educative intervention strategies in both education and child care systems in order to promote better school achievement and better educational qualifications in this vulnerable group.
Transient Simulation and Analysis for Saturated Core High Temperature Superconducting Fault Current Limiter

In this paper, the transient performance of a magnetic core fault current limiter (FCL) saturated by high temperature superconducting (HTS) dc bias winding is investigated by using both 3-D field-circuit coupled simulation and magnetic circuit analysis. A high voltage is induced on the dc HTS winding during the fault current state. The induced voltage is computed and a short circuit coil for the reduction of induced voltage is studied. The numerical computations are verified by the experiment results on an FCL prototype
Compensation and Managerial Herding: Evidence from the Mutual Fund Industry

We test the corporate theory of managerial herding based on reputation and career concerns (Scharfstein and Stein, 1990) by focusing on the mutual fund industry. We investigate the trade-off between reputation and compensation and study how incentives in the advisory contract affect managerial herding. We consider two types of herding: category herding - the choice of operating in a category in which it is easier to preserve reputation, and stock herding - the choice of a trading strategy similar to the ones of the competitors. We show that a high incentive contract induces entry in categories in which an extreme performance realization is more likely and the adoption of trading strategies different from the ones being followed by other funds. Family affiliation reduces the tendency to herd and, therefore, reduces the need for high incentive contracts.
Design and test of planar transformer using CMOS technology with BALUN applications

This paper presents design and test of a planar transformer using 0.18 μm CMOS technology with BALUN applications. To enhance the transformer coupling coefficient of the primary/secondary coil, the broadside-coupled structure is adapted while the circuit size is also minimized in chip area of 190 μm × 190 μm. The measured results based on the differential-/common-mode thru-reflect-line (TRL) calibration are shown and the associated transformer parameters including inductances and coupling coefficient are extracted. The additional BALUN application is performed as well in the frequency range of 1.6 GHz - 12 GHz.
Explaining recent increases in students' marijuana use: impacts of perceived risks and disapproval, 1976 through 1996.

OBJECTIVES Marijuana use among high school seniors increased during most of the 1970s, decreased throughout the 1980s, and has been increasing again during the 1990s. Earlier analyses of the classes of 1976 through 1986 attributed the historic trends during that period to specific changes in views about marijuana. This study examined whether recent increases in marijuana use among seniors and among students in earlier grades reflect similar processes. METHODS Multivariate regression analyses were conducted on data from large annual nationwide surveys of high school seniors from 1976 through 1996 (approximate n = 61,000) and 8th and 10th graders from 1991 through 1996 (n's = 87,911 and 82,475, respectively). RESULTS Individual lifestyle factors (grades, truancy, religious commitment, evenings out for recreation) correlated substantially with marijuana use but did not explain the historic changes in marijuana use. Rather, decreases in perceived risk of harmfulness and in disapproval can account for the recent increases in all 3 grades and for earlier decreases among seniors. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that perceived risks and disapproval are important determinants of marijuana use. Accordingly, prevention efforts should include realistic information about risks and consequences of marijuana use.
Primary purulent pericarditis and secondary endocarditis: a case report

Abstract Purulent pericarditis is a rare diagnosis to be made. It is exceedingly rare as a primary infection. We describe the case of an 18-month-old boy who presented with primary purulent pericarditis and developed a secondary endocarditis. Current literature on the subject is reviewed and discussed.
Baseline physiological state and the fMRI‐BOLD signal response to apnea in anesthetized rats

To decipher the biophysical mechanism behind the fMRI‐BOLD response to apnea and its dependence on the baseline cerebral blood flow and oxygenation, fMRI and laser Doppler flow (LDF) studies were carried out in anesthetized rats. Baseline cerebral blood flow (CBF) and PaO2 were modulated by ventilating with different gas mixtures namely, room air (21% O2), 100% O2, carbogen (95% O2+5% CO2), 2% CO2 in air or 5% CO2 in air, respectively. A decrease in BOLD signal intensity was observed after the onset of apnea with either room air, 2% CO2 or 5% CO2 ventilation. PaO2 and cerebral tissue PO2 decreased during apnea under these conditions. However, the apnea‐induced BOLD signal intensity was unaffected with carbogen ventilation and increased with 100% O2 ventilation, during which PaO2 remained constant and cerebral tissue PO2 increased. When baseline CBF was high during hypercapnia, a faster decrease occurred in the apnea‐induced BOLD signal. Apnea induced the largest increase in CBF of 85±25% when ventilated with 2% CO2 while a 44±8% increase was observed with room air. During the other ventilatory conditions, minimal or no significant change in CBF was observed during apnea. These results show a significant correlation between the BOLD signal change and tissue PO2 in response to apnea under different physiological conditions. Apnea‐induced increase in CBF affects the magnitude of the BOLD signal response when PaO2 remains constant or changes minimally. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Evidence for the Timing and Duration of the Last Interglacial Period from High-Precision Uranium-Series Ages of Corals on Tectonically Stable Coastlines

Abstract The last interglacial period has a timing and duration that can be estimated from U-series dating of emergent, coral-bearing deposits on tectonically stable coastlines. High-precision dating from Bermuda, the Bahamas, Hawaii, and Australia suggests that the last interglacial period had a sea level at least as high as present from ∼128,000 to 116,000 yr B.P. Sea level reached a near-present level more quickly after the close of the penultimate glacial period than at the close of the last glacial period and the duration of high sea level is longer than that implied by the deep-sea record.
Development of a Fluorescent Microsphere-based Multiplex Assay for Simultaneous Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Differentiation of M. tuberculosis and M. bovis in Clinical Samples

A microsphere-based multiplex assay was developed, by using the xMAP technology, for the simultaneous rapid detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and the differentiation of M. tuberculosis and M. bovis. The assay simultaneously detected 4 target sequences, including specific insertion elements IS6110 and IS1081 of MTC, a 12.7- Kb fragment specific for M. tuberculosis, and an uninterrupted 229 bp sequence specific for M. bovis. The specificity of the assay was validated by testing on 13 species of mycobacteria reference strains, 22 isolated strains of M. tuberculosis and M. bovis, and 25 species of non-mycobacteria microorganisms. The limit of detection of mycobacteria by the assay was up to 6 to 10 bacteria per reaction, and the sensitivity of detecting cloned DNA templates was 0.37 to 0.74 fg DNA per reaction. The intra-assay and interassay variation of the assay on the 4 gene targets were low (1.5% to 8.5% and 4.1% to 9.2%, respectively). Clinical performance of the assay was validated on human sputum and bovine tissue samples and compared with the culture. The assay detected 69.8% (90/129) of MTC positive, as compared with 36.4% (47/129) positive by culture on sputum samples, and 75.5% (37/49) of MTC positive as compared with 42.8% (21/49) positive by culture on bovine tissue samples. The assay detected 100% of the culture positive in both human and bovine samples. The tests identified 98.9% (89/90) as M. tuberculosis from the MTC-positive sputum samples, and identified 91.9% (34/37) as M. bovis from the MTC-positive bovine tissue samples. The detection of mycobacterial DNA by the microsphere-based multiplex assay could be completed within 2 hours.
Structure and synthesis of milk fat. X. Characterization of the major hydroxy compounds in milk lipids.

Abstract Lipids of fresh raw bovine and caprine milks were extracted under mild conditions and immediately reacted with pyruvyl chloride 2,6-dinitrophenylhydrazone. The resulting derivatives were separated and isolated by column and thinlayer chomatography. Quantification was spectrophotometrically at 402 mμ;. The l,2-diglyceride and hydroxytriglyceride fatty acids were characterized as their methyl esters utilizing gas-liquid chromatography. Concentrations in weight percent of the major classes of hydroxy compounds in the lipids of bovine herd milk were: 1,2-diglycerides 1.43 ± . 11, hydroxytriglycerides . 61 ± . 05, and sterols . 35 ± . 03. Lipids of individual caprine milks yielded similar values. Following lipolytic treatment of milks from individual animals, 1,2-diglycerides tripled, whereas hdroxytriglycerides decreased slightly and sterols remained unchanged. During early lactation 1,2-diglycerides and hydroxytriglycerides increased slightly whereas sterols, composed primarily of cholesterol, decreased from a high of 1.1 to 1.2% to a normal of . 3% in the bovine. Bovine mammary tissue lipids were characterized by much higher levels of sterols and slightly higher levels of 1,2-diglycerides when compared with milk lipids from the same tissue. Fatty acid composition of the 1,2-diglycerides lacked short chain fatty acids, namely butyric and caproic acids. Hydroxytriglycerides were composed of the nonnal complement of fatty acids, however fewer short chain acids were evident when compared with triglycerides from the same milk.
Relevance of Stakeholders in Policy Implementation

The purpose of this study is to examine the relevance of stakeholders in education policy implementation. This become necessary for the fact that despite efforts of most countries in contemporary world of not only trying to ensure that quality education is received, but of making education accessible to all, the aim has not been adequately achieved due to ineffective implementation of the education policies and lack of relevant stakeholder’s involvement as the government alone cannot shoulder the responsibility of education provision. Using qualitative research approach, 15 respondents were purposively interviewed and the result analyzed using Nvivo software. The findings indicated that education stakeholders have significant role to play in policy implementation which is categorized into two themes (i.e. total commitment and supporting the school system). It is therefore, recommended that stakeholders should be allowed full participation in education provision; government should as well provide sound measures of effective implementation so that collaboratively quality education could be ensured.
Expression of p53 protein and Ki-67 antigen in gingival hyperplasia induced by nifedipine and phenytoin.

BACKGROUND Although it has been thought that drug-induced gingival hyperplasia is not related to tumorigenesis, recent case reports have shown that squamous cell carcinomas may arise in gingival hyperplasia induced by cyclosporin and phenytoin. The possible implications between the pathogenesis of this disease and tumorigenesis have not been elucidated and remain to be studied. METHODS We immunohistochemically examined the expression of tumor-related markers such as p53 protein and Ki-67 antigen in 11 hyperplastic gingival tissues induced by nifedipine and phenytoin, as well as 5 control tissues using an avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method. RESULTS Two specimens out of 4 nifedipine-induced and 4 out of 7 phenytoin-induced hyperplastic gingival tissues revealed the expression of p53 protein in the nuclei of epithelial cells, while no expression of p53 protein was observed in the epithelia of the 5 non-hyperplastic control tissues. The immunoreactions against p53 protein showed sporadic distribution in the suprabasal layers of hyperplastic epithelia. The mean percentage of epithelial cells expressing Ki-67 antigen in the hyperplastic gingival tissues was more than 10% higher than that in the controls. The expression of Ki-67 antigen was suppressed in the typical rete pegs deeply elongated into lamina propria of hyperplastic gingival tissues. Intense immunostaining of Ki-67 antigen was found in fibroblasts of hyperplastic gingival tissues, while that of the control tissues was negligible. CONCLUSIONS The expression of p53 protein in gingival hyperplasia suggests that the pathogenesis of this disease is involved with impaired DNA, while the growth arrest observed in the hyperplastic epithelia with typically elongated rete pegs as expressed with Ki-67 antigen may prevent the invasive expansion of epithelial cells undergoing DNA damage within gingival tissues and may consequently suppress tumorigenic progression.
Preservation and management of location privacy in the Internet of Things

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------VII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------VIII LIST OF FIGURES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IX LIST OF TABLES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------XIV LIST OF ACRONYMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------XV PUBLICATIONS FROM THIS THESIS --------------------------------------------------------------------------XVI CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 1.1 Research Questions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 1.2 Thesis Objectives ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 1.3 Thesis Contributions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 1.4 Thesis Layout ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 CHAPTER 2BACKGROUND AND CHALLENGES ------------------------------------------------------------12 2.1 The Internet of Things: Research Challenges --------------------------------------------------------------------12 2.1.1 The IoT Interoperability and Integration Challenges ---------------------------------------------------15 2.1.2 WSNs Topologies in the IoT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 2.1.3 The IoT Management Challenges ----------------------------------------------------------------------------19 2.1.4 The IoT Security Challenges -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------27 2.2 IoT Privacy: Threats and Challenges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------32 2.3 Measures in Preserving Location Privacy -------------------------------------------------------------------------41 2.3. 1 Privacy Middleware ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------44 2.3. 2 The Classical Obfuscation Technique 1: Random --------------------------------------------------------46
PENGARUH ADOPSI E-COMMERCE TERHADAP KEBERHASILAN USAHA (STUDI KASUS PEDAGANG BATIK DI PASAR GROSIR SETONO)

Effective strategies and targeted to business success of companies can be obtained if batik traders adopt e-commerce. According to the model Technology Accepatance Model (TAM) decision to adopt IT users are influenced by perceived usefulness and ease of use. This study aims to explain the effect of the adoption of e-commerce to business success batik traders Setono Wholesale Market. Formulation of the problem in this research is the extent of adoption of ecommerce can provide benefits to batik traders Setono Wholesale Market, determine whether the benefits and ease of use factor significant and positive impact on the adoption of e-commerce, and e-commerce adoption is significant and positive impact on the success of business. The sample used for hypothesis testing are 32 batik traders who already have a personal website. The sampling technique used is pusposive sampling technique. Testing research instruments using validity, reliability, and normality. Testing research hypotheses using regression analysis intervening. T o process the data used SPSS version 17. Results of hypothesis testing shows there is simultaneously a positive significant impact factor and ease of use of the benefits of e-commerce adoption, and there is a significant positive influence the adoption of e-commerce to business success. Keyword : AdoptionE-commerce, TAM Model.
Selecting Instruments: Reliability and Validity Considerations

Because nursing research focuses on human responses to health and illness, we often wish to measure abstract constructs such as social support, anxiety, or quality of life. In order to measure these phenomena, they need to be linked to empirical indicators (observable behavior/responses). 1 For example, the modifi ed City of Hope Quality of Life– Ostomy was designed to measure ostomy-specifi c quality of life, an abstract construct. The empirical indicators selected to measure the construct are questions that ask about factors affecting physical function such as fatigue and sleep disturbances, psychological function such as enjoyment and embarrassment, social functions such as fi nancial burden and personal relationships, along with spiritual religious activities. 2 When the relationship between the observable responses and the underlying construct is strong, the measure will provide useful information about the phenomena. In contrast, if the relationship between observable responses or behaviors is weak, data collected from an instrument will lead to inaccurate conclusions about the underlying construct. 1 Consequently, it is important for investigators to select measures that best represent the theoretical construct of interest in a study. Likewise, clinicians evaluating research fi ndings for their applicability to clinical practice need to feel confi dent that the measures used in studies accurately represented the phenomenon that was studied. The 2 basic properties of measures that allow one to determine the extent to which they represent their underlying theoretical construct are reliability and validity. Reliability refers to the consistency with which a measure produces same results each time it is administered given that the underlying construct has not changed. 3 Validity is the extent to which an instrument measures what it reports to measure. 1