Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
AC loss of YBCO coated conductors fabricated by IBAD/PLD method

The AC losses of YBCO coated conductors fabricated by the IBAD/PLD method were electromagnetically measured. Both the magnetization loss without transport current and the total AC loss during the simultaneous application of AC transport current and an AC external magnetic field were measured. The AC losses were numerically calculated using the one-dimensional FEM model. The magnetic field dependence and the spatial distribution of critical current density were taken into account in numerical calculations, and the calculated AC losses were compared with the measured AC losses. The critical current, the transport current, and the applied external magnetic field were varied in order to calculate the total AC loss systematically.
Farming system performance and water use efficiency in the Tunisian semi-arid region: data envelopment analysis approach

Understanding farming strategies and identifying the parameters controlling production technologies are the fundamental elements required to modify the consumption of the irrigated sector without compromising production objectives. In this regard, the objective of this investigation is to analyse the performance of irrigated farms in the region of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. Firstly, farm surveys were carried out in both public and private irrigated areas. Secondly, an analysis of the production system within these farms showed an appropriate technology process. Moreover, the application of the data envelopment analysis approach allowed the measurement of technical and allocative efficiency. The comparison between both production systems, based on public and private resources, revealed that more important resources were wasted under the private than under the public water management system. Thus, the surface wells creation strategy, as a second resource for irrigation, was found to be against the sustainable use of an already overexploited groundwater. However, such strategy is justified when analysing allocative efficiency scores. Indeed, the profitability of the activity, based on the use of wells for irrigation, appears to be much higher than the one based on public resources.
Better safe than service? The relationship between service and safety quality in the US airline industry

The public perception is that service quality among US airlines has declined significantly since deregulation, however, there is debate among experts on the effect of deregulation on safety quality. While the experts debate, the public is left with few guidelines on the safety quality of the carriers that they fly. This study examined both the service and safety quality of the major US airlines. We were interested in the interrelationship between these two areas of overall quality since consumers are generally better able to judge the service quality of airlines. The results indicate that safety quality as a whole and for individual airlines is consistently higher than service quality levels. With the exception of one year during the study, the service level of the major carrier was not significantly related to its level of safety quality, making service quality a poor indicator of safety quality for this group of carriers.
Effects of Subsidiary Autonomy on Innovation Development and Transfer Intensities

Purpose – To explore the influence of autonomy on subsidiaries’ development and transfer intensities and their interrelationship. Methodology/approach – We develop a theoretical model that we test on a sample of 85 innovation projects developed in 63 subsidiaries in 14 countries. The data were collected by personal interviews and analysed using the Partial Least Squares technique. Findings – Autonomy is an important driver of subsidiaries’ innovation intensity although, surprisingly, we find no influence on transfer intensity. We confirm the positive relationship between subsidiary innovativeness and its role as provider of new competence to sister units within the multinational enterprise (MNE).
Phylogeny-Based Evolutionary, Demographical, and Geographical Dissection of North American Type 2 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viruses

ABSTRACT Type 2 (or North American-like) porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) was first recorded in 1987 in the United States and now occurs in most commercial swine industries throughout the world. In this study, we investigated the epidemiological and evolutionary behaviors of type 2 PRRSV. Based on phylogenetic analyses of 8,624 ORF5 sequences, we described a comprehensive picture of the diversity of type 2 PRRSVs and systematically classified all available sequences into lineages and sublineages, including a number of previously undescribed lineages. With the rapid growth of sequence deposition into the databases, it would be technically difficult for veterinary researchers to genotype their sequences by reanalyzing all sequences in the databases. To this end, a set of reference sequences was established based on our classification system, which represents the principal diversity of all available sequences and can readily be used for further genotyping studies. In addition, we further investigated the demographic histories of these lineages and sublineages by using Bayesian coalescence analyses, providing evolutionary insights into several important epidemiological events of type 2 PRRSV. Moreover, by using a phylogeographic approach, we were able to estimate the transmission frequencies between the pig-producing states in the United States and identified several states as the major sources of viral spread, i.e., “transmission centers. ” In summary, this study represents the most extensive phylogenetic analyses of type 2 PRRSV to date, providing a basis for future genotyping studies and dissecting the epidemiology of type 2 PRRSV from phylogenetic perspectives.
Training Participation of an Aging Workforce in an Internal Labor Market

We use a long panel data set for four entry cohorts into an internal labor market to analyze the effect of age on the probability to participate in different training measures. We find that training participation probabilities are inverted u-shaped with age and that longer training measures are undertaken earlier in life and working career, respectively. These findings are consistent with predictions from a human capital model which incorporates amortization period and screening effects. Our results point to a market failure in the context of human capital investments to increase employability of older workers.
Environmental Jolts, Board Governance Practices and Firm Value: Evidence from the 2008 Financial Crisis

Environmental jolts are temporary disruptions that cause a hostile transformation in the level of resources available in a given system. Using the 2008 financial crisis as a moderator factor in the relationship between board structure and firm value, we assess if there is any change in board governance practices as a result of firms adaptation to the changes caused by the jolt. Our data is composed by 101 Spanish publicly traded firms for the period between 2003 and 2010. The Spanish governance system shares many characteristics with the systems holding in other Western European countries. Therefore this study contributes to the literature on governance practices and its impact on firm performance in Europe. We use dynamic panel data methodology and instruments to control for the problems of endogeneity and heteroskedasticity. Our results show that boards do change to adapt to this new reality where resources are scarce and growth opportunities are scant. During the crisis period, the optimal board size increases by two members, the presence of independent directors prevent firms from increasing financial leverage and managers get entrenched at higher levels of board ownership. This study has useful implications for practitioners as it shows the positive impact of the adoption of best board governance practices on firm value in times of munificence and during environmental jolts.
The challenges of implementing quality in the Irish hotel industry: a review

This paper reviews the literature on the implementation of quality programs in the Irish hotel industry. Through a review of the literature in service quality, empowerment, and strategy implementation, key issues that affect the achievement of quality are identified. Many quality programs fail from lack of commitment on the part of senior management, middle management, and front‐line employees. Quality management is focused on involvement, communication, and teamwork; but studies show that the management of quality in contemporary hospitality organisations is lacking in these dimensions. The integrative nature of the European Foundation for Quality Management model for business excellence might provide a useful framework for quality implementation in Irish hotels, and it is concluded that further research should be conducted to consider the potential of such frameworks in an Irish context.
Mutation rate of MAP2K4/MKK4 in breast carcinoma

The stress‐activated protein kinase (SAPK) pathways represent phosphorylation cascades that convey pro‐apoptotic signals. The relevant inputs include Ras proteins as well as exposure of cells to ultraviolet light, tumor‐necrosis factor, and other stress‐related inputs. The mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK) homolog MAP2K4 (MKK4, SEK, JNKK1) is a centrally‐placed mediator of the SAPK pathways. MAP2K4 mutations or homozygous deletions are reported in about 5% of a wide variety of tumor types. The exception is breast cancer, where genetic inactivation in 3 of 22 (15%) cell lines had suggested that the mutational involvement of MAP2K4 might be accentuated in this tumor type. This finding might have represented an important difference, or solely a chance numerical variation. To address this question, we studied an independent panel of 20 breast cancer cell lines and xenografts for MAP2K4 alterations. We found a splice acceptor mutation accompanied by loss of the other allele in the cell line MPE600. This was the sole alteration in this panel (5% of tumors). These data seem to re‐establish a rather consistent rate of genetic inactivation of MAP2K4 among most tumor types, including breast cancer. The genetic evaluation of other mediators of the SAPK pathways might offer insight into a promising, but as yet poorly defined, tumor‐suppressive system. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
New Rules for the New Economy

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Monopolistic Pricing in the Banking Industry: a Dynamic Model

This work develops a portfolio model of the banking firm where both the size and composition of the portfolio are jointly determined. The model provides a micro-foundation of the credit channel of transmission of monetary policy. It allows to analise the pricing policies of the banking firm, and shows how interest rate shocks and credit quality shocks (the real shocks that change expected default costs) affect the equilibrium level of loans and deposits. Besides it shows the factors affecting the provision of insurance services by means of the smoothing of shocks.
Can Consumption Predict Advertising Expenditures?: The Advertising-Consumption Relation Before and After the Dot-Com Crisis in Germany

Two contradictory schools of thought—the activists and the determinists—predict that either diffusion of knowledge (e.g., through advertising) leads to economic growth or that economic growth increases marketing and advertising activities. This study assesses the causal relation between corporate advertising expenditures and private consumption applying vector autoregressive (VAR) models to aggregate German quarterly data from 1991 to 2009. Results indicate a break in the advertising-consumption relation after the dot-com crisis. Hence, the macroeconomic advertising-consumption relation is not stable over time. Since 2001, consumption has Granger-caused advertising expenditures. This change suggests a higher relevance of consumer behavior for advertising budgeting decisions.
Demand Side Energy Management for Linear Programming Method

This paper presents an optimization method to the Demand Side Energy Management System (DSEMS) of a given consumer (e.g.an industrial compound or university campus) with respect to hourly electricity prices. The demands can be supplied through the main grid and stochastic Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), such as wind and solar power sources. To solve this DSEMS problem and optimization algorithm based on Linear Programming (LP) approach has been implemented. The objective of the proposed method is to maximize the utilization of the cluster of demands. This LP algorithm allows the cluster of demand to buy, store and sell energy at suitable times to adjust the hourly load level. To evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm an IEEE 14 bus system was considered. The results shows that the cluster of demands of energy management system using the proposed approach increasing the efficiency and minimizing the losses than the existing methods. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.11591/telkomnika.v14i1. 7570
Has the FASB and IASB's Shift toward an Asset/Liability View Enhanced the Predictive Usefulness of ROE?

Over the past several decades, accounting standard setters have been gradually shifting financial reporting toward an asset/liability view, by rewriting the underlying conceptual framework and issuing accounting standards that reflect this view. The asset/liability view enhances comparability of a firms investment base to that of its peers, and thus enhances the comparability of a firms return of equity (ROE). This, in turn, increases the transparency with which firm-specific performance differs from its peers. Greater transparency would be expected to improve predictive usefulness, but would also place greater pressure on a firm to meet the performance of its peers. In the US, I find that predictive usefulness has generally increased with the shift, indicating that rather than resulting in greater earnings management designed to mask firm-specific differences, the shift resulted in greater transparency of firm-specific accounting information. I also find predictive usefulness has increased in countries that have adopted IFRS, indicating that a further shift toward an asset/liability view to include the greater use of fair values common in IFRS further increased transparency of firm-specific accounting information in adopting countries. This suggests that expanding the use of fair values and/or adopting IFRS in the US may also result in greater reporting transparency. But as the predictive usefulness increases, I find that analysts in the US are not increasing their reliance on firm-specific accounting information, suggesting analysts remain skeptical, even though analysts would likely increase the efficiency in which they form their forecasts by relying more on accounting information.
Potential of stagnant water due to dam flooding

During rainy monsoon or flood seasons, it often creates pools of stagnant water and dam water levels are lowered in order to avoid dam flooding. Stagnant water or prolonged flood water is known as public health threat or major environmental hazard. Meanwhile, dam flooding is a rapid and uncontrolled release of reservoir volume leads to severe flood in which there will be a significant impact at the downstream, specifically towards the people and environment of the affected region. Apart from causing severe flood, dam flooding also can accumulate stagnant water within a second or worsen the stagnant water if it already exists due to heavy rainfall. This paper is to explain briefly the potential and ongoing research of stagnant water due to dam flooding.
An empirical research of consumer adoption behavior on catering transformation to mobile O2O

Abstract With the decline of the performance and prospects of catering industry and the rapid development of the network economy and e-commerce, merchants try to join the mobile O2O business. Its starting point and the end-result is attract more consumers through the network to complete meal ordering and delivery business, it also make consumers and business operators through online trading achieve convenient services and achieve satisfaction on both sides. This article mainly starts from the consumption of college students consumer groups of the characteristic of psychological behavior and catering industry, using the technology acceptance model (TAM) for consumers (mobile catering service platform) to find the influence factors of using attitude has carried on the empirical analysis, the research conclusion, and put forward the businessman is how to make use of O2O model use attitude to better grasp the young consumer groups, improve their efforts expectations, performance expectations and perception is favorable, reduce the perceived risk and perceived costs of countermeasures and suggestions.
An Evidence-based Guideline for the Air Medical Transportation of Prehospital Trauma Patients

Abstract Background. Decisions about the transportation of trauma patients by helicopter are often not well informed by research assessing the risks, benefits, and costs of such transport. Objective. The objective of this evidence-based guideline (EBG) is to recommend a strategy for the selection of prehospital trauma patients who would benefit most from aeromedical transportation. Methods. A multidisciplinary panel was recruited consisting of experts in trauma, EBG development, and emergency medical services (EMS) outcomes research. Representatives of the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) (funding agency), and the Children's National Medical Center (investigative team) also contributed to the process. The panel used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology to guide question formulation, evidence retrieval, appraisal/synthesis, and formulate recommendations. The process followed the National Evidence-Based Guideline Model Process, which has been approved by the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS and the National EMS Advisory Council. Results. Two strong and three weak recommendations emerged from the process, all supported only by low or very low quality evidence. The panel strongly recommended that the 2011 CDC Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured Patients be used as the initial step in the triage process, and that ground emergency medical services (GEMS) be used for patients not meeting CDC anatomic, physiologic, and situational high-acuity criteria. The panel issued a weak recommendation to use helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) for higher-acuity patients if there is a time-savings versus GEMS, or if an appropriate hospital is not accessible by GEMS due to systemic/logistical factors. The panel strongly recommended that online medical direction should not be required for activating HEMS. Special consideration was given to the potential need for local adaptation. Conclusions. Systematic and transparent methodology was used to develop an evidence-based guideline for the transportation of prehospital trauma patients. The recommendations provide specific guidance regarding the activation of GEMS and HEMS for patients of varying acuity. Future research is required to strengthen the data and recommendations, define optimal approaches for guideline implementation, and determine the impact of implementation on safety and outcomes including cost.
Promoter Analysis Reveals Critical Roles for SMAD-3 and ATF-2 in Expression of IL-23 p19 in Macrophages1

IL-23 p19/p40, produced by macrophages and dendritic cells, is critical for development of Th17 in several autoimmune diseases. In this study, bone marrow-derived (BMM) and splenic macrophages (SPM) from SJL/J mice, susceptible to autoimmune demyelinating disease following Theiler’s virus (TMEV) infection, expressed IL-23 in response to TMEV. We identified potential binding sites for IFN response factor (IRF)-3 (nt −734 to −731), Sma- and Mad-related protein (SMAD)-3 (nt −584 to −581), activating transcription factor (ATF)-2 (nt −571 to −568), IRF-7 (nt −533 to-525), and NF-κB (nt −215 to −209) in the murine p19 promoter. The p19prom in the pGL3 promoter-reporter vector responded to TMEV or poly(I:C), a TLR3 agonist in the RAW264.7 macrophage cell line. Deletions upstream from the IRF-3 site and mutations at the IRF-3, SMAD-3, ATF-2, or NF-κB, but not the IRF-7, sites significantly reduced promoter activity. ATF-2 or SMAD-3, but not IRF-3, short-hairpin RNA reduced p19 promoter activity and protein expression in RAW264.7 cells responding to TMEV. Chromosomal DNA immunoprecipitation assays revealed that SMAD-3 and ATF-2 bind to the endogenous p19 promoter in RAW264.7 cells and SJL/J SPM following challenge with TMEV. TGF-β1, which activates SMAD-3, was induced in RAW264.7 cells, BMM, and SPM by TMEV. Neutralizing Ab to TGF-β1 eliminated TMEV-induced IL-23 production and SMAD-3 activation in RAW264.7 cells, BMM, and SPM. Activation of ATF-2 was JNK, but not p38 or ERK MAPK dependent. Inhibition of the JNK, but also the ERK MAPK pathways decreased expression of p19. These results suggest that ATF-2 and SMAD-3 are transcription factors, which are, in addition to NF-κB, essential for IL-23 p19 expression.
Association of Depressive Symptoms With Functional Outcome After Traumatic Brain Injury

Objective:To test whether improved functional status correlates with more depressive symptoms after traumatic brain injury(TBI). This is based on the concept that increasing awareness of deficits may exacerbate depression, even while survivors are making functional improvements. Participants:A total of 471 individuals with TBI (72% white; 71% men; median Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score = 11) enrolled during acute care or inpatient rehabilitation and followed up at a median of 6 months. Main Measure:Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended, and Functional Status Examination (FSE). Results:We found significant Spearman rank order correlations between BDI-II scores and the total FSE as well as all domains of the FSE. Lower functional levels correlated with more depressive symptoms. Modeling of predictive factors, including subject characteristics, injury-related characteristics, and outcome measures, resulted in 2 models, both containing age and GCS along with other factors. Conclusion:The relation between depressive symptoms and functional outcomes is complex and a fertile area for further research. The authors would encourage clinicians to monitor patients for depressive symptoms to help to prevent the detrimental impact on recovery.