Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Economic Impacts of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

This paper develops a bottom-up approach that focuses on behavioral responses in estimating the total economic impacts of the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center (WTC) attacks. The estimation includes several new features. First, is the collection of data on the relocation of firms displaced by the attack, the major source of resilience in muting the direct impacts of the event. Second, is a new estimate of the major source of impacts off-site -- the ensuing decline of air travel and related tourism in the U.S. due to the social amplification of the fear of terrorism. Third, the estimation is performed for the first time using Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) analysis, including a new approach to reflecting the direct effects of external shocks. This modeling framework has many advantages in this application, such as the ability to include behavioral responses of individual businesses and households, to incorporate features of inherent and adaptive resilience at the level of the individual decision maker and the market, and to gauge quantity and price interaction effects across sectors of the regional and national economies. We find that the total business interruption losses from the WTC attacks on the U.S. economy were only slightly over $100 billion, or less than 1.0% of Gross Domestic Product. The impacts were only a loss of $14 billion of Gross Regional Product for the New York Metropolitan Area.
Assignment of employees to workplaces under consideration of employee competences and preferences

Purpose – This paper seeks to develop a model for the assignment of employees to workplaces. Assignment methods are of high relevance in practice because employees should be assigned to workplaces according to their competences and preferences to ensure that motivated employees carry out tasks effectively and efficiently.Design/methodology/approach – Two goal programming models are introduced with inputs and valuations using the analytic hierarchy process.Findings – The two goal programming models for the assignment of employees to workplaces, which take into account both employee competences and preferences as well as workplace competence requirements and attributes, seem to be effective in helping to arrive at an optimal assignment decision.Research limitations/implications – In practice, one major problem is that the input data for the goal programming models are not updated regularly. Thus, the documentation of the competence profiles and the preferences of the employees might be out of date or incomp.
The Effect of the BP Oil Spill on Volume and Selling Prices of Oceanfront Condominiums

This study examines the impact of the British Petroleum oil spill on the volume of sales and prices of condominiums located in several cities along the Gulf Coast of Alabama. The findings show a 50% decline in sales volume from July through December 2010. Based on the contract date, a 7.0% decline in condominium selling prices occurred about six weeks after the oil spill. The decline is 8.8% from August to the capping of the well on September 19, with no statistically significant price decline thereafter. (JEL R11)
Trust and quality management: Perspectives from marketing and organisational learning

In this paper, the concept of trust is elaborated upon and compared with the traditional values of quality management. Trust is approached from the areas of relationship marketing and organisational learning where it is a frequent element. The purpose is to create a framework of trust based on previous research, particularly in the areas of relationship marketing and organisational learning, and to analyse whether trust should be regarded as a core value of quality management. Properties of the concept of trust in quality management, relationship marketing and organisational learning are described. Concerning trust as a quality value, it is found that dissimilarities with the current values make it an unsuitable candidate for inclusion in this group. However, examination of the underlying components of the current values of quality management is encouraged with the conviction that trust will prove to be an important element in this endeavour. A tentative framework based on the two dimensions of aspects of trust and components of the relationship is proposed. This framework broadens the view of trust and its implications for quality management. The proposed framework should be helpful for managers in providing a more structured view of the different aspects of trust in business relationships.
Towards Developing a Language Course for Hajj Guides in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, A Needs Assessment

Hajj guides in the second holy city in Islam deal with some million visitors and pilgrims to the holy Prophet’s mosque. Although they are well trained in terms of hospitality and guidance, they seem to lack the basic communication skills in English. As most of the visitors and pilgrims resort to English as an international language, the need arises for developing a systemic ESP course for these Hajj guides. This study assesses the English language needs of these guides. Data gathering methods- including a questionnaire, a proficiency test and unstructured interviews – allowed testing of the questions via triangulation to validate the results.
ReviewOligomeric Structure , Dynamics , and Orientation of Membrane Proteins from Solid-State NMR

Solid-state NMR is a versatile and powerful tool for determining the dynamic structure of membrane proteins at atomic resolution. I review the recent progress in determining the orientation, the internal and global protein dynamics, the oligomeric structure, and the ligand-bound structure of membrane proteins with both a-helical and b sheet conformations. Examples are given that illustrate the insights into protein function that can be gained from the NMR structural information.
Phaeodactylibacter xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Saprospiraceae isolated from the marine alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

A novel Gram-staining-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, non-motile, reddish-orange and chemoheterotrophic bacteria, designated strain KD52(T), was isolated from a culture of the alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum from Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison showed that strain KD52(T) was a member of the family Saprospiraceae, forming a distinct lineage with 'Portibacter lacus' KCTC 23747. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain KD52(T) and the type strains of species of the family Saprospiraceae ranged from 86% to 89%. Growth occurred at 20-37 °C (optimum, 28 °C), in the presence of 1-9% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2.5%) and at pH 5-8.5 (optimum, pH 6.0). The dominant fatty acids (>10%) of strain KD52(T) were iso-C15:0 (33.1%), iso-C15:1 G (14.8%) and summed feature 3 (comprising C16:1ω7c and/or C16:1ω6c, 13.8%). The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, three unidentified phospholipids, four unknown lipids and one unidentified aminolipid. The DNA G+C content was 51 mol% and the major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-7 (MK-7). On the basis of phenotypic data and phylogenetic inference, strain KD52(T) represents a novel species of a new genus, for which the name Phaeodactylibacter xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is KD52(T) ( = MCCC 1F01213(T) = KCTC 32575(T)).
The relationship between personality disorder traits, emotional intelligence, and college adjustment.

OBJECTIVE The current study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence, personality disorder traits, and college adjustment. METHOD A sample of 246 first-semester, first-time freshmen (73.6% female, age mean = 18.7, standard deviation = 2.0) at a large university in the Eastern United States completed the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (Petrides, 2009), the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality-2 (Clark, Simms, Wu, & Casillas, 2014), and the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (Baker & Siryk, 1998). RESULTS As predicted, personality disorder symptoms and emotional intelligence were generally related, and both were related to adjustment. Unique patterns of association between traits reflecting personality disorder clusters and emotional intelligence deficits also emerged. Contrary to expectation, however, emotional intelligence did not moderate the relationship between personality disorders and adjustment. CONCLUSION The results suggest an alternative model implicating emotional intelligence as a mediator of the relationship between personality difficulties and college adjustment.
Encouraging angel capital: What the US states are doing

The importance of business angels has increased in recent years as venture capital funds are investing less and less in the smaller initial funding stages. Individual states are now recognizing the significant impact of angel investors in economic development. The paper reports on a survey to discover how individual states across the US are encouraging angel activity. One-third of states responded. The Oklahoma Technology Commercialisation Corporation has a well-thought out and designed programme of tax credits, forums and other incentives. Six other states have angel incentive programmes and four states have tax credit programmes. Economic development through innovation is stimulated by the presence of angel investing which acts as a catalyst. Economic development in 'have not' states with low levels of venture capital investments is being threatened by the transfer of local entrepreneurs and angel investors to nearby 'have' states with high levels of venture capital investment activity.
An Evolution in Research Practice for Investigating International Business Relationships

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development and rationale of research methodology for a specific topic of research. The topic in question is an investigation into international business relationships, a complex subject and one that is very topical in the growing world of international business. It is intended to examine the logical development of research practice in our study and to show the changing thought processes and justifications we have made over a period of time. It is hoped that this discussion paper will be helpful to academics and students alike, as so often research methodology is only discussed in terms of the final method/techniques chosen with an emphasis on the technical aspects of the methods rather than relating them to the subject to be researched.
Sorafenib for lung cancer: is the “Battle” still open?

In the recent years, the improved understanding of the biological relevance of angiogenesis as a major cancer hallmark led to the development of a heterogeneous group of agents targeting this key process. Among the anti-angiogenic drugs (including monoclonal antibodies such as Bevacizumab, and other molecules with different mechanism of action, such as the vascular disrupting agents Vadimezan), the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs, Sorafenib, Sunitinib, Pazopanib, and Axitinib), are commonly thought to inhibit angiogenesis through a most rational and promising approach. In this regard, many tyrosine kinase inibitors, such as Sorafenib, are multi-targeted, which allows for the inhibition of those multiple functional pathways which are considered to be critical for both tumor development and progression. Besides, this multi-targeted activity may theoretically increase efficacy but also toxicity. As a member of this group, Sorafenib has already been approved for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and hepatocellular carcinoma not suitable for locoregional treatment, and it is currently under investigation for advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), either alone or in combination with other biological/cytotoxic agents.
Phonons in conventional and auxetic honeycomb lattices

The modes of vibrations of conventional and auxetic honeycomb structures are studied by means of models where lattices are represented by planar networks, in which rodlike particles are linked by strings. In these structures, the translational and rotational degrees of freedom are strongly coupled. The auxetic network is obtained by modifying a model proposed by Evans et al. in 1991 [ Nature (London) 353 124 (1991)], and is used to explain the negative Poisson's ratio of auxetic materials. Auxetics are materials with a negative Poisson elastic parameter, meaning that they have a lateral extension, instead of shrinking, when they are stretched. The phonon dispersions obtained in the case of the auxetic model are compared with those of a conventional honeycomb network, where rigid rodlike particles are inserted. The behavior of the rotational dispersions can explain some experimental observations on the properties of sound propagation in the auxetic materials.
Real Exchange Rates and Australian Export Competitiveness

This paper develops several summary measures of the real exchange rate, based on the international price competitiveness of Australian exports. The concept of a real exchange rate is briefly discussed, as well as a number of methodological issues relating to the construction of exchange rate indices. Using bilateral export weights and relative price levels, a summary bilateral exchange rate index is developed. A summary index based on third country export weights is also developed to take account of some of the weaknesses inherent in a bilateral index. The merits of other exchange rate indices are discussed and compared. Particular attention is given to the behaviour of the real exchange rate in the period since the float of the Australian dollar in December 1983. Our results confirm that a large part of the depreciation of the real exchange rate in 1985 and 1986 was eroded by the subsequent appreciation of the Australian dollar.
The Relation Between Knowledge Management and Human Capital With Transformational Leadership of Educational Principals

The present study aimed to investigate relation between knowledge Management and human capital with transformational leadership of educational principals. This study is descriptive in nature; from purpose point of view, the research methodology is functional and for data collection survey method was used. The statistical population consists of all primary and secondary public school teachers in 7th district of Tehran education department during 2013-14 academic years, who are reported 700 teachers. Based on Krejcie and Morgan sample size table, a sample of 243 was selected. For data collection 5 points Lickert scaled questionnaire was used, including the multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ) of Olivio and Bass (2000), Lawson’s (2002) standard questionnaire of knowledge management and Bontis’ (1998) human capital questionnaire. Validity of the questionnaires was evaluated through formal and content validity; and for reliability a pilot study was conducted among 28 teachers. The calculated Cronbach’s alpha was 0.979 for KM questionnaire, 0.736 for human capital and 0.946 for transformational leadership questionnaire. To describe data, frequency distribution table, Bar graphs, mean and standard deviation were used and to test the research hypotheses, inferential statistics (KolmogorovSmirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient, Regression) were used. The results showed there is a positive and significant relation between knowledge management (KM, human capital and transformational leadership.
Comparing two correlated C indices with right‐censored survival outcome: a one‐shot nonparametric approach

The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve is often used as a summary index of the diagnostic ability in evaluating biomarkers when the clinical outcome (truth) is binary. When the clinical outcome is right‐censored survival time, the C index, motivated as an extension of area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, has been proposed by Harrell as a measure of concordance between a predictive biomarker and the right‐censored survival outcome. In this work, we investigate methods for statistical comparison of two diagnostic or predictive systems, of which they could either be two biomarkers or two fixed algorithms, in terms of their C indices. We adopt a U‐statistics‐based C estimator that is asymptotically normal and develop a nonparametric analytical approach to estimate the variance of the C estimator and the covariance of two C estimators. A z‐score test is then constructed to compare the two C indices. We validate our one‐shot nonparametric method via simulation studies in terms of the type I error rate and power. We also compare our one‐shot method with resampling methods including the jackknife and the bootstrap. Simulation results show that the proposed one‐shot method provides almost unbiased variance estimations and has satisfactory type I error control and power. Finally, we illustrate the use of the proposed method with an example from the Framingham Heart Study. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Bank, Market and Economic Growth

Does financial system of South Asian countries perform a passive role in economic growth? Can we specify any particular channel that can boost economic development more efficiently? Does the intra and interrelationship among the major segments of financial system point to any change in the structure in near future? These are the major issues that we have examined in detail in the present article. Our findings suggest that though finance is an important determinant of growth, it is also influenced by the economic development in the South Asian countries. Structure of financial system and channel that influences economic growth varies. Banking sector and equity market perform a complementary role in the growth process. Although all countries under the study are less developed, we observed that their reliance on capital market cannot be considered as exception. There is also a faint indication of gradual domestic integration of financial system of the sample countries.
Genetic Diversity of Four Filipino Negrito Populations from Luzon: Comparison of Male and Female Effective Population Sizes and Differential Integration of Immigrants into Aeta and Agta Communities

Abstract Genetic data corresponding to four negrito populations (two Aeta and two Agta; n = 120) from the Luzon region of the Philippines have been analyzed. These data comprise mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable segment 1 haplotypes and haplogroups, Y-chromosome haplogroups and short tandem repeats (STRs), autosomal STRs, and X-chromosome STRs. The genetic diversity and structure of the populations were investigated at a local, regional, and interregional level. We found a high level of autosomal differentiation, combined with no significant reduction in diversity, consistent with long-term settlement of the Luzon region by the ancestors of the Agta and Aeta followed by reduced gene flow between these two ethnolinguistic groups. Collectively, the Aeta have a much higher ratio of female:male effective population size than do the Agta, a finding that supports phylogenetic analysis of their mtDNA and Y-chromosome haplogroups, which suggests different genetic sex-biased contributions from putative Austronesian source populations. We propose that factors of social organization that led to the reduction in Agta female effective population size may also be linked to the limited incorporation of female lineages associated with the settlement of the Philippines by Austronesian speakers; conversely, the reduction in Aeta male effective population size, relative to females, could be indicative of a limited incorporation of male lineages associated with this demographic process.
The Impact of Visa Liberalization on Tourist Behaviors—The Case of China Outbound Market Visiting Hong Kong

The potential offered by the China outbound tourism market will create pressure on destinations to relax their visa requirements in order to capitalize on the opportunities it presents. Prior research into the impacts of visa liberalization indicates that the volume of arrivals increases substantially. However, little research has been conducted examining changes in profile of visitors and their resultant behaviors. This study examines changes in the Chinese pleasure visitor market to Hong Kong from 1998 to 2012. The study is grounded in market access theory. In addition to the significant increase of arrivals during that time, behavior patterns have changed almost completely, as independent tourists have been freed from the constraints imposed by tour group participation. The study has valuable implications for other destinations that are likely to relax visa requirements for markets like China.
Cloning and heterologous expression in Streptomyces lividans of Streptomyces rimosus genes involved in oxytetracycline biosynthesis

The anhydrotetracycline (ATC) oxygenase enzyme which carries out the conversion of ATC to dehydrotetracycline was purified and the N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined. The sequence displays a significant similarity to that of the p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase from Pseudomonas fluorescens. This is consistent with the activity of the oxygenase, i.e., addition of a hydroxyl moiety to an aromatic ring structure. Oligonucleotide probes were designed and used to clone the corresponding fragment of chromosomal DNA from Streptomyces rimosus. This DNA fragment was used to screen a cosmid library, allowing the isolation of flanking DNA sequences. Surprisingly, the gene was located within the previously cloned cluster of genes involved in the synthesis of the biosynthetic intermediate ATC and not as had been expected (P. M. Rhodes, N. Winskill, E. J. Friend, and M. Warren, J. Gen. Microbiol. 124:329-338, 1981) at a separate locus on the other side of the chromosome. Subcloning of an appropriate DNA fragment from one of the cosmid clones onto pIJ916 produced Streptomyces lividans transformants which synthesized oxytetracycline.
MEVSİMSEL EŞBÜTÜNLEŞME TESTİ: TÜRKİYE’NİN MAKROEKONOMİK VERİLERİYLE BİR UYGULAMAMEVSİMSEL EŞBÜTÜNLEŞME TESTİ: TÜRKİYE’NİN MAKROEKONOMİK VERİLERİYLE BİR UYGULAMA

Ozet: Bu calismada, GSYIH, ihracat, tuketim ve yatirim serilerinin 1987:1-2007:3 donemi ceyrek yillik verileri kullanilarak mevsimsel birim koklere sahip olup olmadiklari ve mevsimsel esbutunlesme iliskisi gosterip gostermedikleri arastirilmistir. Bu amacla HEGY (1990) ve Engle, Granger, Hylleberg ve Lee (1993) testleri kullanilmistir. Sifir frekansta ve yari yillik frekansta seriler arasinda esbutunlesme iliskisi bulunamamistir. Ceyrek yillik frekansta ise modelde sabit terim ve mevsimsel kukla degisken oldugu durumda GSYIH ve tuketim serileri arasinda esbutunlesme iliskisi oldugu gorulmustur. Anahtar Kelimeler: Mevsimsel Birim Kok, Mevsimsel Esbutunlesme ve HEGY testi. Abstract: In this study, by using the quarterly of the 1987:1-2007:3 period, it is investigated whether or not the series of GDP, export, consumption and investment have seasonal unit roots and seasonal cointegration relationship. To this end, HEGY (1990) and Engle, Granger, Hylleberg and Lee (1993) tests are used. Although there isn’t any cointegration relationship detected among the series in the zero and biannual frequencies, in a quarterly frequency when there is one constant term an one dummy variable in the model, cointegration relationship is detected between GDP and consumption series. Key Words: Seasonal Unit Root, Seasonal Cointegration and HEGY test.