Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The representation of expatriates in the corporate governance of subsidiaries of multinational companies: A study from the Czech Republic

Problematika zastoupeni expatriantů v corporate governance pobocek nadnarodnich spolecnosti je v soucasne době diskutovaným nicmeně nepřilis prozkoumaným tematem v ramci akademicke obce. V souvislosti s proběhlou transformaci hospodařstvi a působenim nadnarodnich spolecnosti v zemich CEE se diskutuje vliv expatriantů na výkon a efektivitu Corporate governance pobocek. Hlavnim cilem provedeneho výzkumu bylo popsat a analyzovat zastoupeni expatriantů při výkonu corporate governance v pobockach nadnarodnich spolecnosti působicich v Ceske republice. V roce 2011 bylo provedeno empirickeho setřeni zastoupeni expatriantů ve statutarnich organech pobocek nadnarodnich spolecnosti v Ceske republice. Výběrový soubor, na kterem byla problematika corporate governance zkoumana, obsahoval 332 pobocek nadnarodnich spolecnosti z nejvýznamnějsich odvětvi hospodařstvi Ceske republiky. Předmětem výzkumu bylo mapovani zastoupeni expatriantů v pobockach MNC vzhledem k různým charakteristikam pobocky jako je země centraly, velikost pobocky ci pravni forma. Soucasti přispěvku je i podrobnějsi analýza, na kterých pozicich spravnich a exekutivnich organů v pobocce MNC expatrianti působi. Dale byl zkouman dopad působeni expatrianta v pobocce na jeji financni výkonnost. Pomoci statisticke analýzy zavislosti bylo prokazano odlisne zastoupeni expatriantů vzhledem k pravni formě pobocky MNC. Hraje zde roli i velikost pobocky měřena poctem zaměstnanců. Vliv působeni expatrianta na financni výkonnost pobocky MNC se neprokazal.
3D Skull Registration Based on Registration Points Automatic Correspondence

Aiming at the precise 3D skull registration, ball volume integral invariants for multi-scale constraints is introduced to realize point correspondence between registration point sets of reference skull and that of target skull, a method of 3D skull registration based on ICP and TPS is proposed. Firstly, get reference skull and target skull unified to frankfurt coordinate system. Secondly, establish registration point sets for the two skull, the sets inlcude feature points calibrated by semi-automatic method and sampling points selected through octree. Thirdly, use the multi-scale constraints based on volume integral invariants to complete the point correspondence. Finally, carry out ICP to realize coarse registration and use TPS to achieve accurate global non-rigid registration. The experiments show our algorithm improves the precision of skull registration effectively.
Technical Advance: Decreased helper T cells and increased natural killer cells in chronic periodontitis analyzed by a novel method for isolating resident lymphocytes

During CP, the gingival environment is primed to recruit and activate homing lymphocytes. However, detailed phenotypic and functional characterization of gingival tissue resident lymphocytes has been challenging as a result of limitations associated with available isolation methods and limited availability of human samples. This study aimed to develop a novel explant culture technique for effectively isolating human gingival lymphocytes. This technique takes advantage of the natural tendency of MNCs to migrate toward a chemokine gradient generated by the gingival fibroblasts. The explant system allowed isolation of MNCs with ∼95× higher yield relative to conventional approaches. The MNC yield correlates directly with wet weights of the tissues, and maximal MNCs are isolated during the 2nd day of the culture. The explant culture method and conventional approach produce similar MNC subpopulations such as Th, Tc, and B cells. Chemokines associated with MNC migration but not cytokines associated with MNC proliferation and differentiation were produced in the explant culture. Moreover, MNC migration in response to the secreted chemokines was inhibited by PTX. T cells did not undergo proliferation during the culture. However, the isolated T cells responded to mitogenic stimulation ex vivo. A statistically, significantly decreased Th cell with reduced CD25 expression along with increased NK and NKT cells in CP are shown. However, the number of naïve NK cells was decreased significantly in MNCs, suggesting activation of NK cells in CP.
Differential community development of fouling species on the pearl oysters Pinctada fucata, Pteria penguin and Pteria chinensis (Bivalvia, Pteriidae)

Abstract A field experiment documented the development of fouling communities on two shell regions, the lip and hinge, of the pearl oyster species Pinctada fucata, Pteria penguin and Pteria chinensis. Fouling communities on the three species were not distinct throughout the experiment. However, when each species was analysed separately, fouling communities on the lip and hinge of P. penguin and P. chinensis were significantly different during the whole sampling period and after 12 weeks, respectively, whereas no significant differences could be detected for P. fucata. There was no significant difference in total fouling cover between shell regions of P. fucata and P. chinensis after 16 weeks; however, the hinge of P. penguin was significantly more fouled than the lip. The most common fouling species (the hydroid Obelia bidentata, the bryozoan Parasmittina parsevalii, the bivalve Saccostrea glomerata and the ascidian Didemnum sp.) showed species-specific fouling patterns with differential fouling between shell regions for each species. The role of the periostracum in determining the community development of fouling species was investigated by measuring the presence and structure of the periostracum at the lip and hinge of the three pearl oyster species. The periostracum was mainly present at the lip of the pearl oysters, while the periostracum at the hinge was absent and the underlying prismatic layer eroded. The periostracum of P. fucata lacked regular features, whereas the periostracum of P. penguin and P. chinensis consisted of a regular strand-like structure with mean amplitudes of 0.84 μm and 0.65 μm, respectively. Although the nature and distribution of fouling species on the pearl oysters was related to the presence of the periostracum, the periostracum does not offer a fouling-resistant surface for these pearl oyster species.
Pesticide exposures to migrant farmworkers in Eastern NC: detection of metabolites in farmworker urine associated with housing violations and camp characteristics.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this paper is to present and evaluate descriptively bivariate associations between urinary metabolites of pesticides and herbicides and migrant camp conditions, violations, and personal worker behaviors at home for farmworkers who do not apply pesticides. METHODS We studied 183 migrant farmworker camps in eastern North Carolina in 2010. Data and urine samples were collected from 371 men. Predictor measures included violations in six domains of housing regulations and nonviolation characteristics and personal behaviors that might impact urinary metabolites. RESULTS Cockroaches and bathroom violations were predictive of increased exposure to pyrethroids and cyfluthrin/chlorpyrifos, respectively. Changing and storing clothing and shoes in sleeping rooms increased the number of detects for the diazinon metabolite. CONCLUSIONS Farmworkers had exposures to multiple chemicals. No single housing domain was identified as critical to mitigating housing-related exposure; specific attention should be paid to changing and storing soiled clothing in sleeping rooms, and insect infestations.
Delegated Bidding and the Allocative Effect of Accounting Rules

This paper studies the efficiency and distributive effects of three prominent accounting methods in auction settings when bidders’ incentives are linked to accounting income. The purchase price method (PP) requires the acquirer to book the acquisition at historical cost, thereby underestimating the asset value by the amount of the acquirer’s surplus in the transaction. The exit value method (EV) is downward biased and forces the acquirer to book an accounting loss on the date of acquisition. EV connects otherwise independent valuations inducing a reporting-based winner’s curse and can even lead to fire-sale-like values. Relative to PP, EV implies lower asset prices, a decrease (increase) in the surplus of the seller (acquirer), and an increase in the probability that the asset attains its best use when the market is sufficiently competitive. Finally, I examine an alternative method in which the asset is valued at its perceived value-in-use (VU). Under this method, the acquirer bids more aggressively to in.
Identification and properties of Trichomonas vaginalis proteins involved in cytadherence

Trichomonas vaginalis NYH286 surface proteins which are candidates for mediating parasite cytadherence (adhesins) were identified. At least four trichomonad protein ligands ranging in relative molecular mass from 65 to less than or equal to 21 kilodaltons were found to selectively bind to chemically stabilized HeLa cells. The proteins were present on the surfaces of 10 different isolates of T. vaginalis examined; however, the nonpathogenic trichomonad T. tenax did not possess similar HeLa cell-binding proteins under identical experimental conditions, suggesting that these proteins are unique to the pathogenic human trichomonads. The surface nature of the candidate adhesins was confirmed by the ability of the proteins on intact, live organisms to be radioiodinated and to be removed with trypsin treatment. Rabbit antiserum (immunoglobulin G fraction) generated against adhesin proteins electroeluted from acrylamide preparations inhibited cytadherence compared with control immunoglobulin G. An adherence-negative subpopulation of T. vaginalis NYH286 organisms was also isolated. These nonadherent trichomonads did not synthesize the adhesin proteins. Interestingly, absence of adhesins from these parasites paralleled expression of a major immunogen known to undergo phenotypic variation. Revertant organisms derived from the adherence-minus subpopulation synthesized the adhesins and attached to HeLa cells. The emergence of revertant adherent T. vaginalis organisms also corresponded with the appearance of parasites which were without the major immunogen on their surface. Finally, it was determined that only those parasites lacking the major surface immunogen were capable of adherence and toxicity to HeLa cells.
The detection of real earnings management in MENA countries: the case of Tunisia

This paper examines the real earnings management activities of 76 Tunisian public offering firms before and after the implementation of the financial security law, over the ten-year period (2003 to 2012). We measure real earnings management through sales manipulation and sales investments and assets following Roychowdhury (2006) and Zang (2012). The results show that after the implementation of the Financial System Reform Actin 2005, Tunisian managers started using sales manipulation as tools of real earnings management. The sale of assets or investment has no effect on their behaviour. These results suggest that Tunisian firms tend to use real activities manipulation in a tightened regulatory environment.
Effectiveness of general practice based, practice nurse led telephone coaching on glycaemic control of type 2 diabetes: the Patient Engagement And Coaching for Health (PEACH) pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of goal focused telephone coaching by practice nurses in improving glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes in Australia. Design Prospective, cluster randomised controlled trial, with general practices as the unit of randomisation. Setting General practices in Victoria, Australia. Participants 59 of 69 general practices that agreed to participate recruited sufficient patients and were randomised. Of 829 patients with type 2 diabetes (glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) >7.5% in the past 12 months) who were assessed for eligibility, 473 (236 from 30 intervention practices and 237 from 29 control practices) agreed to participate. Intervention Practice nurses from intervention practices received two days of training in a telephone coaching programme, which aimed to deliver eight telephone and one face to face coaching episodes per patient. Main outcome measures The primary end point was mean absolute change in HbA1c between baseline and 18 months in the intervention group compared with the control group. Results The intervention and control patients were similar at baseline. None of the practices dropped out over the study period; however, patient attrition rates were 5% in each group (11/236 and 11/237 in the intervention and control group, respectively). The median number of coaching sessions received by the 236 intervention patients was 3 (interquartile range 1-5), of which 25% (58/236) did not receive any coaching sessions. At 18 months’ follow-up the effect on glycaemic control did not differ significantly (mean difference 0.02, 95% confidence interval −0.20 to 0.24, P=0.84) between the intervention and control groups, adjusted for HbA1c measured at baseline and the clustering. Other biochemical and clinical outcomes were similar in both groups. Conclusions A practice nurse led telephone coaching intervention implemented in the real world primary care setting produced comparable outcomes to usual primary care in Australia. The addition of a goal focused coaching role onto the ongoing generalist role of a practice nurse without prescribing rights was found to be ineffective. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN50662837.
Internalization and recycling of lutropin receptors upon stimulation by porcine lutropin and human choriogonadotropin in porcine Leydig cells

Porcine lutropin (pLH) and human choriogonadotropin (hCG) recognize the same hormonal receptor and elicit the same steroidogenic response in porcine Leydig cells in primary culture. We compared the variation in the number of occupied and free receptors present on the cell surface under short‐term stimulation by the two hormones at 35 degrees C. Both hormones produced a rapid dose‐dependent decrease in the total number of the gonadotropin receptors present on the cell surface with a half‐life of 8‐10 min. This decrease was reversible upon hormone removal and receptors were recovered on the cell surface with the same half‐life of 8‐10 min. With pLH, the receptors were recycled in a free state, but in the presence of hCG the receptors were recycled in an occupied state. This difference could be related to the higher affinity of hCG for the receptor in 150 mM NaCl buffer (Ka = 1.6 × 10(9) for hCG and 1.5 × 10(7) for pLH) and higher stability to acid pH of the hCG‐receptor complex (dissociation pK = 3.7 for hCG and 4.5 for pLH).
The new institute for transportation, tourism and regional science at the Copenhagen School of Economics and Business Administration

The area of scientific research and teaching at university level covered by the last arrival among the institutes at the Copenhagen School of Economics and Business Administration is by no means a new feature of the School's field of activity, but it is outside the scope of this article to give an overall survey of the educational and research activities carried out in this field of specialization over the past years. It is here sufficient to state that these activities have resulted in the appearance of quite a number of text‐books and research reports in the form of books as well as articles in Danish and foreign periodicals. Among the Danish publications the principal organ has been Det Danske Marked (The Danish Market), because until recently research in this area was conducted under the auspices of the Marketing Institute at the School, in the staff of which the writer served for a number of years.
Unemployment Duration and Sport Participation

In this study we use the German Socio-Economic Panel to evaluate the impact of leisure sport participation on the unemployment duration. The empirical literature on sport participation has focused on labour market outcomes and job quality while the impact of this activity on job search has not been studied. However, sports participation fosters socialization which, through the networking effect, accelerates the exit from unemployment to employment. Furthermore, sporty people are expected to have valuable non-cognitive skills (self-confidence, persistence, team spirit). Last, they are healthier. These hypotheses are tested using survival analysis and taking into account unobservable heterogeneity. Because other activities could lead to similar positive effects we compare them to sporting activities and still find relevant results.
JTK_CYCLE: An Efficient Nonparametric Algorithm for Detecting Rhythmic Components in Genome-Scale Data Sets

Circadian rhythms are oscillations of physiology, behavior, and metabolism that have period lengths near 24 hours. In several model organisms and humans, circadian clock genes have been characterized and found to be transcription factors. Because of this, researchers have used microarrays to characterize global regulation of gene expression and algorithmic approaches to detect cycling. This article presents a new algorithm, JTK_CYCLE, designed to efficiently identify and characterize cycling variables in large data sets. Compared with COSOPT and the Fisher’s G test, two commonly used methods for detecting cycling transcripts, JTK_CYCLE distinguishes between rhythmic and nonrhythmic transcripts more reliably and efficiently. JTK_CYCLE’s increased resistance to outliers results in considerably greater sensitivity and specificity. Moreover, JTK_CYCLE accurately measures the period, phase, and amplitude of cycling transcripts, facilitating downstream analyses. Finally, JTK_CYCLE is several orders of magnitude faster than COSOPT, making it ideal for large-scale data sets. JTK_CYCLE was used to analyze legacy data sets including NIH3T3 cells, which have comparatively low amplitude oscillations. JTK_CYCLE’s improved power led to the identification of a novel cluster of RNA-interacting genes whose abundance is under clear circadian regulation. These data suggest that JTK_CYCLE is an ideal tool for identifying and characterizing oscillations in genome-scale data sets.
Aid negotiation: the uneasy “partnership” between EPRDF and the donors

Abstract Ethiopia has become a major recipient of international development aid since the coming to power of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). This is despite ideological differences between EPRDF and its donors. EPRDF champions the developmental state model that assigns to the state a key role in the development process within a dominant party political framework. Donors broadly fall within the liberalism continuum with the private sector as the driving force and the assumption of a democratic-pluralist politics. The paper examines the making of a robust aid relationship across this ideological boundary and the underlying tensions. It also analyses the “significant others” that have influenced the tone of the conversation between EPRDF and donors. The paper refers to the literature that considers aid relationship as a negotiation rather than the normative and politically loaded term “partnership”.
Rethinking regional tourism governance: the principle of subsidiarity

This paper examines the governance of regional tourism organisations (RTOs) and relates governance to the principle of subsidiarity. The principle maintains that tasks and responsibilities should be accomplished by the lowest and most basic elements of any social organisation, and it is an injustice to assign to a larger and higher association what the lesser and subordinate associations can do. There is little research on understanding RTO governance, on how governance may contribute to RTO instability or on the application of the principle of subsidiarity in a tourism context. A New Zealand case study demonstrates a series of fundamental problems with typical RTO governance structures, linked to problems found in many tourism partnerships. Data collection methods for the case study of the Waikato RTO included observation, interviews, focus groups and document analysis. The paper concludes that the principle of subsidiarity can underpin an RTO governance system if the RTO adopts an ethos of service to the tourism sector and the wider community. This governance style requires open communication and consultation, must foster trust and legitimacy and contribute to securing the RTO's ongoing required resources. Such a governance structure would align well with the principles of sustainable tourism.
International macroeconomic fluctuations and the current account

Intertemporal models of the current account generally assume that global shocks do not affect the current account. We use this assumption to identify global and country-specific shocks in a bivariate VAR. We test the quality of the identification using evidence from G7-data. In accordance with the theory, we observe a link between the global shock and a measure of the world real interest rate. We also find that long-term output growth is driven by global factors in most countries, that country-specific shocks are less persistent in smaller economies and generally less volatile than global shocks
Decoupled Dual-Antenna System Using Crossed Neutralization Lines for LTE/WWAN Smartphone Applications

A decoupled dual-antenna system for Long Term Evolution (LTE)/Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) smartphone applications is presented. The proposed dual-antenna system is composed of two symmetric antenna elements and two crossed neutralization lines. The antenna element of the proposed dual-antenna system consists of a driven branch and a parasitic ground branch, generating a couple of resonant modes. The dual-antenna system incorporates two crossed neutralization lines to reduce the mutual coupling between the two closely spaced antenna elements. A measured impedance bandwidth with S11 lower than -6 dB over 702-968, 1698-2216, and 2264-3000 MHz is obtained. Within the operating bands, the measured S21 is lower than 10 dB. Based on the measured 3-D radiation patterns, several important figures of merit for the diversity performance of the dual-antenna system are calculated, including the envelop correlation coefficient, the mean effective gain, and the diversity gain, and good results are obtained.
Major Sources of Production Improvement and Innovation Growth in Chinese Enterprises

Using a data set based on a cross-sectional firm level survey conducted by the World Bank in year 2001, in this paper we investigate the major sources of production improvement and innovation growth of Chinese enterprises from ten major industries and five major cities. In terms of production improvement, the production network, RD and in terms of innovation growth, it could be enhanced through raising R&D inputs, training, improving managers' education, outsourcing and participating in a production network. Copyright 2007 The Authors Journal compilation 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd