Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Developing New Resources: How to Gain Dynamic Capabilities and Competitive Advantages from Integrated Operations in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

In this paper, we examine inter-organizational relationships in the oil and gas industry resulting from integrated operations. We also try to create a linkage between resource-based view theory and dynamic capabilities. Further, we examine how selected companies in the oil and gas industry could use incentive-based contracts with risks and rewards to bring about competitive advantages and dynamic capability. This is gained through better project planning and execution, better information sharing, the avoidance of goal congruence and wrong key performance indicators and the avoidance of suboptimal resource allocation. The abovementioned factors were found by using an embedded multiple case study focusing the inter-organizational relationships among one large operator, three large service providers and several small service providers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. We found that those factors give rise to barriers that are important to overcome if one should succeed in realizing dynamic capabilities and competitive advantages. We relate those barriers to resource-based view theory and dynamic capabilities and discuss how they can be overcome.
The production of extracellular connective tissue fibrils by chick notochordal epithelium in vitro

Fertile hens eggs were incubated 48 hours. Embryos were removed from the shell and the cervical region from each excised and placed in a balanced salt solution containing 1% trypsin for 40 minutes. Notochords were isolated by microdissection and further incubated in vitro 48 or 72 hours. Following trypsinization, unincubated notochords were rod‐shaped and were shown by electron microscopy to be devoid of extracellular materials or contaminating mesenchymal cells. Extracellular materials, ultrastructurally indistinguishable from those in the perinotochordal connective tissue space in vivo, are present on the surfaces of cell clusters at 48 hours of in vitro incubation. Areas of fibrillogenesis, in which microfibrils are separated from the surface of cells by intermittent basement lamina, are common. At 72 hours of in vitro incubation fibrogenic activity is less evident, but occasionally intense concentrations of small and large microfibrils, basement lamina and other extracellular substances are seen adjacent to notochordal cell surfaces. These observations are of special interest in light of the known role of the notochord in embryonic induction and recent demonstrations that surface‐associated substances (specifically collagen) are necessary for normal cytodifferentiation.
Demonstrating and Assessing Metered-Dose Inhaler–Spacer Technique

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program recommends that providers demonstrate and assess metered-dose inhaler–spacer (MDI-S) technique at each medical visit. To examine practice behaviors and perceived barriers to demonstrating and assessing MDI-S technique, we surveyed pediatric providers (n = 114) at an inner-city academic medical center. While 82% of providers demonstrated MDI-S technique, only 5% of providers demonstrate the technique at every visit. Although 67% of providers assessed MDI-S technique, only 13% assess the technique at every visit. None of the providers used MDI-S checklist for assessment. Attendings were more likely than residents to demonstrate with illustrations (24% vs 6%, P = .01) and when patient’s asthma was not well controlled (68% vs 47%, P = .05). Provider-identified barriers included limited access to MDI-S device, lack of time, and inadequate knowledge. Suggestions to address barriers include in-service training, device access, and nurse/health educators to alleviate the time constraints. Clinic modifications and education are needed.
Memory State Transient Analysis (MSTA): A New Soft Error Rate Measurement Method for CMOS Memory Elements Based on Stochastic Analysis

We analyze the evolution of SRAM memory logic contents under irradiation by defining the memory state as the number of cells storing a given logic value (i.e. number of cells storing a logic-1). We find that the memory state evolution under irradiation follows an Ehrenfest urn model due to the constant effect of single event upsets, and that in large memories it can be associated to an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. Memory state transient analysis has been applied to determine the device Soft error rate for an SRAM fabricated in a 65 nm commercial CMOS process obtaining a very good correlation. Furthermore, our analysis shows that the technique is applicable to systems composed by various dissimilar memory components, providing-under certain circumstances-the specific Soft Error Rate of each component.
Optimizing treatment with psychotropic agents through precision drug therapy

introduction: Dried blood spot (DBS) sampling and quantitative analyses of many current TDM guided drugs is advantageous because of the minimal invasive sampling strategy. Here, a fast and robust liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and analytically validated for simultaneous determination of venlafaxine (VEN) and O-desmethylvenlafaxine (ODV) in DBS. methods: Six mm circles were punched out from DBS collected on Whatman DMPK-C paper and the DBS was extracted with acetonitrile: methanol 1:3. The total run time was 4.8 min. Results: The assay was linear in the range 20-1000 μg/L for both VEN and ODV. Assay accuracy and precision was well within limits of acceptation (LLOQ = 20 μg/L). Normal hematocrit concentrations (0.30-0.50) did not influence the results neither did a normal spot volume (40-80 μL). Punch position at the perimeter instead of the center of the blood spot gave a bias ranging from 2.4-10.4%. Correlation between plasma and spiked DBS samples was high. The concentrations found in spiked DBS samples were higher than those in plasma indicating that a conversion factor for translation of DBS to plasma values is needed. Conclusion: This analytically validated method is suitable for determination of VEN and ODV in DBS and applicable for TDM. The method will be used for TDM of VEN in the Dutch CYSCE multicenter trial (NCT01778907). Determination of venlafaxine in dried blood spots 69
The structure of normal human attention: The Test of Everyday Attention

Abstract A range of tests of everyday attention is described, based on ecologically plausible activities such as searching maps, looking through telephone directories, and listening to lottery number broadcasts. An age-, sex- and IQ-stratified sample of 154 normal participants was given these tests, along with a number of existing tests of attention. The factor structure revealed by this data set matched well contemporary evidence for a set of functionally independent attentional circuits in the brain, and included factors for sustained attention, selective attention, attentional switching and auditory-verbal working memory. The Test of Everyday Attention (TEA), which was developed and standardized on the basis of these subtests, has three parallel forms, high test-retest reliability, and correlates significantly with existing measures of attention. Furthermore, selected subtests successfully discriminate among a number of brain-impaired groups, including closed head injury versus age-matched controls, minimal versus mild Alzheimer’s disease, and progressive supranuclear palsy patients versus age-matched controls. (JINS, 1996, 2, 525–534.)
Transcriptional Regulation of Arabidopsis Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 Coordinates Cell-Type Proliferation and Differentiation[OPEN]

Chromatin-modifying PRC2 subunits were shown to regulate root vascular development, and their upstream regulators were identified and shown to control the expression of PRC2 downstream targets. Spatiotemporal regulation of transcription is fine-tuned at multiple levels, including chromatin compaction. Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) catalyzes the trimethylation of Histone 3 at lysine 27 (H3K27me3), which is the hallmark of a repressive chromatin state. Multiple PRC2 complexes have been reported in Arabidopsis thaliana to control the expression of genes involved in developmental transitions and maintenance of organ identity. Here, we show that PRC2 member genes display complex spatiotemporal gene expression patterns and function in root meristem and vascular cell proliferation and specification. Furthermore, PRC2 gene expression patterns correspond with vascular and nonvascular tissue-specific H3K27me3-marked genes. This tissue-specific repression via H3K27me3 regulates the balance between cell proliferation and differentiation. Using enhanced yeast one-hybrid analysis, upstream regulators of the PRC2 member genes are identified, and genetic analysis demonstrates that transcriptional regulation of some PRC2 genes plays an important role in determining PRC2 spatiotemporal activity within a developing organ.
Driving Factors Affecting Users Acceptance Towards Mobile Value Added Services in Bangladesh

Mobile technology services are growing very fast in different countries while it is relatively slow in others. This study tries to understand the factors that contribute to the use intention of these mobile value added services (MVAS) in Bangladesh. Drawing from the Technology Acceptance Model, this study develops a model for consumers’ use acceptance towards mobile values added services. Based on a sample of 230 Bangladeshi consumers’ survey, the main factors of use intention towards MVAS are perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, social influence, perceived risk, and perceived enjoyment. This study also finds that among different MVAS internet browsing, and MMS and SMS services are more popular use than others with different interest among different gender, age, and occupation. Overall findings of this study provide some contribution to the researchers in the area of mobile commerce and some assistance to practitioners in articulating better strategies to retain current MVAS users as well as potential customers.
Pork Safety Fact Sheet Salmonella in the Pork Production Chain

Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of the pork production system, with emphasis on Salmonella. It shows potential inputs (sources) of Salmonella into the various processes of the system. Also shown are outputs from each of the processes. Note that outputs from one process, or set of processes, serve as inputs to the next process. This figure suggests that the output of Salmonella positive pigs from a particular process is the result of two general factors, the input(s) and the activities within the process. Examples of the later include, frequent mixing of animals, stress of transport, housing, and a variety of other management factors that affect the spread of all infectious diseases.
Dopamine D5 receptor localization on cholinergic neurons of the rat forebrain and diencephalon: A potential neuroanatomical substrate involved in mediating dopaminergic influences on acetylcholine release

The study of dopaminergic influences on acetylcholine release is especially useful for the understanding of a wide range of brain functions and neurological disorders, including schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and drug addiction. These disorders are characterized by a neurochemical imbalance of a variety of neurotransmitter systems, including the dopamine and acetylcholine systems. Dopamine modulates acetylcholine levels in the brain by binding to dopamine receptors located directly on cholinergic cells. The dopamine D5 receptor, a D1‐class receptor subtype, potentiates acetylcholine release and has been investigated as a possible substrate underlying a variety of brain functions and clinical disorders. This receptor subtype, therefore, may prove to be a putative target for pharmacotherapeutic strategies and cognitive‐behavioral treatments aimed at treating a variety of neurological disorders. The present study investigated whether cholinergic cells in the dopamine targeted areas of the cerebral cortex, striatum, basal forebrain, and diencephalon express the dopamine D5 receptor. These receptors were localized on cholinergic neurons with dual labeling immunoperoxidase or immunofluorescence procedures using antibodies directed against choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and the dopamine D5 receptor. Results from this study support previous findings indicating that striatal cholinergic interneurons express the dopamine D5 receptor. In addition, cholinergic neurons in other critical brain areas also show dopamine D5 receptor expression. Dopamine D5 receptors were localized on the somata, dendrites, and axons of cholinergic cells in each of the brain areas examined. These findings support the functional importance of the dopamine D5 receptor in the modulation of acetylcholine release throughout the brain. J. Comp. Neurol. 492:34–49, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
On the integration of vision and CPG based locomotion for path planning of a nonholonomic humanoid crawling robot

In this paper we present our work on integrating a CPG based locomotion controller with a vision tracker, and an inverse kinematics solver to design a motion planning algorithm based on potential fields for a non holonomic crawling humanoid robot, the iCub. We study the influence of the various parameters of the potential field equations on the performance of the system and prove the efficiency of our framework by testing it on a realistic robotics environment and partially on the real iCub.
Propofol and Convulsions — The Evidence Mounts

The first reports of convulsions following propofol induction appeared in 1987 1,2 and there has been a constant stream of publications since. Propofol was introduced to Australia three years ago and the first reports of convulsions were published recently.3 The following three case reports describe patients who developed convulsions postoperatively over a variable time scale and demonstrate similar feature to those cases previously reported.
A meta‐analysis of the association between NQO1 C609T variation and acute myeloid leukemia risk

Quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) C609T polymorphisms have been implicated in acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) risk, but previously published studies are inconsistent and recent meta‐analyses have not been adequate. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta‐analysis was performed. Medline, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched. The quality of studies was evaluated by using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS). Crude ORs with 95% CIs were used to assess the strength of association between the NQO1 C609T polymorphisms and AML risk. A total of 14 studies including 2,245 cases and 3,310 controls were involved in this meta‐analysis. Overall, significantly elevated AML risk was associated with NQO1 C609T variant genotypes when all studies were pooled into the meta‐analysis (TT vs. CC: OR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.15–1.81; dominant model: OR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.09–1.68). In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, significantly increased risks were found for Asians (OR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.13–1.93, P = 0.005, I2 = 48.4%, P = 0.071 for heterogeneity). When stratified by studies of adults or children, statistically significantly elevated risks were found among adults (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.06–1.76, P = 0.017, I2 = 42.2%, P = 0.097 for heterogeneity). The accumulated evidence indicates that NQO1 C609T seems to confer a risk factor for AML among Asians and adults. Significant between‐study heterogeneity was observed, thus more studies based on larger case‐control population are required to further evaluate the role of NQO1 C609T polymorphism in AML. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014;61:771–777. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
The impact of intellectual property rights from publicly financed research and development on governance mode decisions for research alliances

Page i Abstract This study consisted of two distinct research phases, performed within the context of the South African Council for Science and Industrial Research (and its current and potential research alliances). The purpose of the study was to develop a decision making model that would enable strategists at publicly financed research and development organisations to analyse and predict governance mode decisions, as well as select optimal governance mode structures (ranging from quasi-market structures, such as once-off contracts, to quasi-hierarchy structures, such as research joint ventures) for research alliances. During the qualitative first phase, the study aimed to identify impact domains within South Africa’s new Bayh-Dole-like Intellectual Property Rights legislative framework that consists of the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, as well as the Technology Innovation Agency Act, which could potentially influence research alliances (based on the Transactional Cost Economics, Resource-based View and Real Options Approach perspectives) with publicly financed research and development organisations. This was followed by the quantitative second phase, which attempted to verify the validity of a value-mediated governance mode model that included the highest ranked impact domains identified during the first phase as formative indicators for the perceived Intellectual Property Rights regime strength uncertainty factor. A qualitative online survey amongst senior managers at the Council for Science and Industrial Research, followed by Theme Extraction combined with Constant Comparative Method analysis, as well as a weighted frequency analysis, constituted the research methodology employed during the first phase’s identification and ranking of impact domains within the South African legislative framework. This phase demonstrated that the highest ranked impact domains (primarily driven by the Transactional Cost Economics perspective) included the choice of Intellectual Property Rights ownership, state walk-in rights on undeclared Intellectual Property, and benefit-sharing policies for the creators of Intellectual Property. The second phase consisted of a quantitative online survey, distributed amongst current and potential research alliance partners of the Council for Science and Industrial Research, followed by Structural Equation Modelling of a value-mediated governance model that included, amongst others, the perceived Intellectual Property Rights regime strength as an uncertainty factor. This phase revealed not only that the impact domains identified during the first phase could be used as formative indicators of the perceived Intellectual Property Rights regime strength, but also that
Pressure Dependence and Metastable State Formation in the Photolysis of Dichlorine Monoxide (Cl2O)

The photodissociation of dichlorine monoxide (Cl2O) was studied using broadband flash photolysis to investigate the influence of variations in the photolysis wavelength domain, bath gas pressure and bath gas identity on the yield and temporal dependence of the ClO product. ClO yields were independent of bath gas pressure when the photolysis spectral band extended to 200 nm (quartz cutoff) but for photolysis restricted to wavelengths longer than about 250 nm, ClO yields decreased with increasing bath gas pressure and there was a pressure‐dependent delay in the formation of ClO. Under these conditions, a weak, highly structured absorption spectrum was observed in the range 16 600–26 000 cm−1 with a lifetime on the order of 500 ms. A portion of the spectrum could be analyzed (22 000–26 000 cm−1) which showed progressions having differences of 283, 443, and 505 cm−1. Ab initio calculations were performed to evaluate vertical excitation energies and oscillator strengths from the lowest‐energy singlet (X 1A1) o.
Relationship Recovery: An Integrated Conceptual Framework

Customer relationship management not only focuses on acquiring new customers and maintaining relationship with them but also emphasizes on winning back the defected customers. Understanding why the customers get defected and how to restore their trust and re-acquire relationship with them are of immense importance for the managers as well as academicians. Based on literature survey, this paper focuses on how to restore customer trust and relationship after the occurrence of a relationship failure event. It provides insights into the nature of relational problems, focuses on causes of relationship failure, and antecedents of customers’ exit decision from current relationship with the company after a transgression. It suggests a conceptual framework incorporating three key aspects of relationship recovery efforts – affective, functional and informational, that may lead the company to prove its trustworthiness to the customers after a transgression, which directs the company to win back relationships with them. Subsequently, propositions regarding different components of the model are presented in the paper, which are aiming towards reacquiring relationship with the defected customers.
The Coordinating Role of Public Information in Hot Market Ipos

This paper argues that two features of the new issues market, the "rules of the game" for the way bookbuilt IPOs are conducted and the public signals generated by previous IPOs, create incentives for investors that increases the probability that an IPO becomes 'hot'. Intentionally underpricing offerings that attract strong interest makes coordination among investors desirable. A high public signal acts as a coordinating device because investors use it to form beliefs about the beliefs of other investors. An investor believes other investors will submit large buy orders in the IPO, and will choose to buy as well. During a hot market public information can dominate private, and IPOs by firms that produce low private signals can still be successful. The role of public information in coordinating the actions of investors in IPOs provides an explanation for why small changes in market conditions can lead to large volatility in the volume of IPOs. The probability of an IPO becoming hot depends critically on the IPO rules. Reducing intentional underpricing and allocating shares more equitably lowers the incentive to buy and the probability of a hot offering. The bookbuilding method may be more conducive to generating hot markets than alternative IPO mechanisms.
An Area-Efficient CRLH (Composite Right/Left-Handed)-TL Approach to the Design of Rotary Traveling-Wave Oscillator

This letter presents a 23.6-GHz rotary traveling-wave oscillator (RTWO) based on composite right-/left-handed (CRLH) transmission lines. Thanks to the additional design freedom in oscillating frequency offered by CRLH transmission lines, this oscillator becomes more area-efficient by reducing the size of series distributed signal line and eliminating the need of extra drain bias without any trade-off compared with conventional designs. This oscillator is implemented using a standard 0.18- μm CMOS process. Measurement data shows the oscillator provides an oscillating frequency of 23.6-GHz with an output power of -3.6-dBm while the phase noise is -105-dBc/Hz at 1-MHz offset. The test chip, without output buffers, draws 39-mA from a 1.8-V supply. The core circuit area is only 0.36-mm2 while the test chip occupies an area of 0.8-mm 2 in adding the pads for measurement.