Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY IN RELATION TO CARBON STOCKS AT JANGKOK WATERSHED, LOMBOK ISLAND

ABSTRACT The area around Jangkok watershed has changed, dividing it into some land use systems. This research aimed to study the effect of plant species diversity on C- stocks, and to analyse the characteristics of land use system s based on their similar ity . The observations were carried out on 18 plots representing six land use systems in Jangkok watershed (Lombok Island) i.e. primary forest (PF), disturbed forest (DF), Mahogany - woodlot (MW), candlenut - agroforestry (CA), multistrata - agroforestry (MA), and simple - agroforestry (SA). The species diversity level was measured using Shannon-Weiner diversity index , while C- stocks according to the method of RaCSA ( Rapid Carbon Stock Appraisal ) . Results showed that forest conversion to agricultural land use s reduced the number and density of the species , average w ood density and tree basal area . The PF represented the highest biodiversity index (3.46), while the other land uses were categorised in medium and low. Largest C-stock was found in PF and in (30 years old) of MW average d of 500 Mg ha - 1 , while the lowest was in S A of 68 Mg ha - 1 , while in other land uses wa s 219 Mg ha - 1 . The quantity of C- stock was not related to species diversity and its density , but closely related (p of tree (R 2 =0.84), basal area of all sizes tree (R 2 =0.86), and with the basal area of big trees ( diameter > 30 cm ) (R 2 =0.71). Based on the number and species density, agroforestry system ( MA and CA ) resembled the characteristics of natural forest ( DF and PF ) . /spanEN-GBspan style=
Forecast Analysis for Sales in Large-Scale Retail Trade

In large-scale retail trade, a very significant problem consists in analyzing the response of clients to product promotions. The aim of the project described in this work is the extraction of forecasting models able to estimate the volume of sales involving a product under promotion, together with a prediction of the risk of out of stock events, in which case the sales forecast should be considered potentially underestimated. Our approach consists in developing a multi-class classifier with ordinal classes (lower classes represent smaller numbers of items sold) as opposed to more traditional approaches that translate the problem to a binary-class classification. In order to do that, a proper discretization of sales values is studied, and ad hoc quality measures are provided in order to evaluate the accuracy of forecast models taking into consideration the order of classes. Finally, an overall system for end users is sketched, where the forecasting functionality are organized in an integrated dashboard.
Digital piracy of MP3s: consumer and ethical predispositions

Purpose – Illegal downloading of music has become an inexorable and rampant activity particularly among college students who have been little deterred by industry legal actions. The purpose of this research is to examine the present state of downloading and how ethical orientation and attitudes towards MP3 piracy impact such activities. The paper also aims to use ethical scenarios as a way of understanding the ethical reasoning in illegal downloading.Design/methodology/approach – Key research questions are proposed that are related to illegal downloading. A sample of 364 university students was used to examine each research question. Statistical results are reported.Findings – The results clearly show that downloading continues at a high rate today driven by a strong belief that it is not ethically wrong. Ethical orientation was found to be positively associated with awareness of the social cost of downloading, consequences of downloading, and ethical belief in downloading. Ethical scenarios show that eth.
Sojagol from Mung Beans as A Potential Antagonist of Mineralocorticoid Receptor

This bio-computational study aimed to explore phytochemicals derived from Indonesian plants which inhibited the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) for cardiovascular diseases treatment. A total of 516 phytochemicals was used in this study which was derived from the HerbalDB database and screened with Lipinski Rule of Five. Three dimensional structure of MR was obtained from a protein data bank (access code 3VHU) and the structure of aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone and eplerenone) as standard ligand was obtained from the ZINC database (ZINC03977913 and ZINC72187491) respectively. MR-standar ligand binding complexes were validated using AutoDock Vina 1.1. 2 software three times. Interaction between MR and phytochemicals was molecularly dock with the same software and visualized using Chimera 1.9 software. Spironolactone had -9.5 kcal/mol docking score and MR binding site at Gln776, Arg817, and Cys942. Whereas -9.7 kcal/mol docking score was observed in eplerenone and it had binding site at Arg817 and Thr945. There were six phytochemicals with lower binding score againts MR than the standards but only Sojagol interacted with MR at Gln776 and Arg817 residues. More over, Sojagol had a lower molecular size (336.338 Da) compared with the standards and was commonly found in mung beans. In conclusion, Sojagol might become in silico antagonist of aldosterone.
19. CLAY MINERAL FABRICS FROM THE IBERIA ABYSSAL PLAIN: RECORDERS OF POSTRIFT CONSOLIDATION AND DEFORMATION? 1

Clay mineral fabrics in clay-rich sediments, collected from drill cores at Sites 897, 898, and 899 in the Iberia Abyssal Plain, were measured using the method of X-ray texture goniometry, to examine the relationships between fabric, strain, and physical properties, and to look for evidence for fabric changes induced by horizontal shortening of the abyssal sediments during Miocene compression. No evidence was found to support the idea that the sediments experienced horizontal ductile strain during their residence, although there was evidence for increasing fabric magnitude with depth, associated with burial and dewatering. A crude, approximately linear, relationship is inferred between discrete water contents and apparent volumetric strains derived from the measured fabric, which may correlate with fabric-strain relationships observed in other settings.
Obliquity, precession rate, and nutation coefficients for a set of 100 asteroids

Context. Thanks to various space missions and the progress of ground-based observational techniques, the knowledge of asteroids has considerably increased in the recent years. Aims. Due to this increasing database that accompanies this evolution, we compute for a set of 100 asteroids their rotational parameters: the moments of inertia along the principal axes of the object, the obliquity of the axis of rotation with respect to the orbital plane, the precession rates, and the nutation coefficients. Methods. We select 100 asteroids for which the parameters for the study are well-known from observations or space missions. For each asteroid, we determine the moments of inertia, assuming an ellipsoidal shape. We calculate their obliquity from their orbit (instead of the ecliptic) and the orientation of the spin-pole. Finally, we calculate the precession rates and the largest nutation components. The number of asteroids concerned leads to some statistical studies of the output. Results. We provide a table of rotational parameters for our set of asteroids. The table includes the obliquity, their axes ratio, their dynamical ellipticity Hd, and the scaling factor K. We compute the precession rate ˙ ψ and the leading nutation coefficients Δψ and Δe. We observe similar characteristics, as observed by previous authors that is, a significantly larger number of asteroids rotates in the prograde mode (≈60%) than in the retrograde one with a bimodal distribution. In particular, there is a deficiency of objects with a polar axis close to the orbit. The precession rates have a mean absolute value of 18 �� /y, and the leading nutation coefficients have an average absolute amplitude of 5.7 �� for Δψ and 5.2 �� for Δe. At last, we identify and characterize some cases with large precession rates, as seen in 25143 Itokawa, with has a precession rate of about −475 �� /y.
The Regeneration of Lagos Lagoon Waterfronts for Recreation and Tourism

1 ABSTRACT Waterfront properties are major revenue earners in many parts of the world. Apart from high property values they command for the property owners, they provide revenue for the government and serve as a source of enjoyment, recreation and tourism when open to the public. Along the Lagos lagoon, this is currently not the case as the waterfront has degenerated into a slum with non-distinctive housing, mainly shanties at various points, wood preservation, markets and commercial fishing activities. Growing statistics show that waterfronts have huge potentials of financial gains. In the study area this potential lies hugely unexploited and grossly under-utilized thereby wasting the area’s natural recreational resources. This research examines the situation along the Lagos lagoon; identify problems causing lack of development of the waterfront for recreation and tourism, and proffer solutions that will enable policy makers in government and the private sector to improve the area. The study identified the problems, causes and recommends urban renewal and landscape architectural interventions to engineer the desired change necessary to transform the area thus making it more amenable to higher property values, maximize the use of the land and encourage recreation / tourism to the existing waterfront. Among the problems identified, as they affect the waterfront, include: very high population density, lack of planning and infrastructure, especially functional water transport, properly designed relaxation and passive leisure areas, lack of security and non availability of on-site recreational/entertainment facilities. The outcome of the research will be of benefit to property owners in the area, architects, landscape architects, resort managers, tourists, visitors, industry practitioners, policy makers and other stakeholders in determining appropriate facilities in order to create very functionally attractive Lagos lagoon waterfronts for recreation and tourism.
Evaluation of the fixed oil of two commonly consumed spices, Monodora myristica and Myristica fragrans, as adjunct in food formulations

The seeds of two commonly consumed spices; Monodora myristica (Mm) and Myristica fragrans (Mf) were separately defatted with n-hexane and the resulting oils were analyzed for their physicochemical properties and fatty acids profile with a view to assessing their nutritional potentials. Results revealed that Mm and Mf had respective percentage oil yields of 25% and 37.7%; free fatty acid of 32.52 and 1.71%; saponification values of 240.95 and 230.47 mgKOH/g; iodine values of 89.75 and 97.75 gI2/100g oil; peroxide values of 2.32 and 1.65 MeqKOH/g. Oleic acid (36.35%), linoleic acid (50.27%) and linolenic (1.55%) acids were the major unsaturated fatty acids detected in M. myristica spice oil while palmitic acid (8.78%) and butyric acid (3.74%) were the few saturated fatty acids contained in the oil. In Monodora fragran soil, palmitoleic (1.78%), oleic (14.82%) and linolenic (3.36 %) were the unsaturated fatty acids obtained, while butyric (24.20%), hexanoic (6.74%), lauric (16.71%), myristic (3.40%), palmitic (26.72%) and stearic (2.57%) were the saturated fatty acids detected in the oil. M. myristica contained higher proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids compared to Monodora fragrans. The high free fatty acids with low iodine value in Mm and high saturated fatty acids in Mf called for caution in their encapsulation in food formulations. Key words: Monodora myristica, Myristica fragrans, fatty acids profile, food formulations.
BUYER-SUPPLIER PARTNERSHIP IN AGILE SUPPLY CHAINS: A CONCEPTUAL VIEW

The purpose of this paper focuses on achieving agility within the supply chain and seeks to examine the impact of developing an integrated buyer-supplier partnership on achieving agility. It also aims to investigate the moderating role played by information sharing and technology in achieving such a goal. Supply chain management and agility have both been received great attention in recent years. In a highly dynamic and complex business market place the customer is demanding more choice and companies need to possess the means to rapidly adjust to market changes in order to satisfy its customers in an effective manner. Agility has been introduced to the supply chain context to enable companies to face the business environmental changes and deal with them effectively. The methodological approach used in this paper is an analysis and critique to the existing literature, as an initial step for developing the empirical study for the paper.
International evidence on the matching between revenues and expenses

This study investigates the time-series trend and determinants of matching between revenues and expenses in a sample of 42 countries. We find that the decline in matching documented by Dichev and Tang (2008) is not unique to the United States, but is a worldwide phenomenon. Our results show that matching is weaker in countries with (i) wider use of accrual accounting; (ii) a larger proportion of firms reporting significant special items; (iii) slower economic growth; (iv) more research and development activities; (v) larger service sectors; and (vi) stronger investor protection. We find no evidence that mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards affects matching. Changes in accounting and economic factors collectively explain the downward trend in matching. Overall, the results suggest that both accounting and economic factors are important determinants of matching over time and across countries.
A Substrate Integrated Waveguide to Substrate Integrated Coaxial Line Transition

In this paper, a novel substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) to substrate integrated coaxial line (SICL) transition using the 3dB SIW power divider (PD) and SIW 180 - phase shifter (PS) is proposed. The SIW-to-SICL transition realizes the easy integration of SIW, SICL, and active device in the same microwave communication system based on the substrate-integrated technology (SIT). To validate the design concept, the prototype has been fabricated and measured. Measurements are in good agreement with simulations, and shows that the SIW-to-SICL transition features ultra-low insertion loss lower than 0.25dB and with a fractional bandwidth over 10%.
EVALUATION OF MAC IN VEHICULAR NETWORKS

Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET), a subclass of Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET), is an important one for the intelligent transportation system (ITS). VANET, used to provide communication among vehicles and between vehicles to RSU. These networks have the potential to increase safety and provide many services to drivers and the passengers. VANET has the name as network on the wheel (NOW). Medium Access Control (MAC) is designed to send information from source to destination . We use VER-MAC to send data with reliability and energy efficiency. VER-MAC and IEEE 802.11p are the two standards used in VANETs. In this paper we compare the performance of VER-MAC and IEEE 802.11p standards in terms of two factors i.e. Packet Delivery Ratio (PDR) and the delay of emergency packets. The performance is mainly analyzed using ns-2 simulator.
Corrosion Inhibition Performance of a Novel Cationic Surfactant for protection of Carbon Steel Pipeline in Acidic Media

The corrosion inhibiting action of a novel cationic surfactant on the dissolution of carbon steel (C-steel) in 1M HCl has been investigated using weight loss, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. The effect of inhibitor concentration and temperature on the corrosion rate of C-steel was determined from weight loss approach. While the electrochemical and potentiodynamic measurements were used to explain the behavior of C-steel at a temperature 20 °C. Adsorption of the cationic surfactant on the surface of the C-steel pipeline is a mixture of physical and chemical adsorption and obeys Langmuir isotherm. The thermodynamic data of activation and adsorption were calculated and explained.
A study of L‐band scintillations and total electron content at an equatorial station, Lagos, Nigeria

In this paper we present the first results from measurements of scintillation and total electron content (TEC) from an equatorial station, Lagos (Latitude 6.5°N, Longitude 3.4°E, magnetic latitude 3.03°S), Nigeria, using a Novatel GSV4004B GPS ionospheric scintillation and TEC monitor. Details are presented for data collected between February 2010 and August 2010. The results show that the presence of some large scale depletions of TEC or plasma bubbles may be noted during the evening hours and that TEC depletions correspond to increased rate of change of TEC (ROT). This confirms that plasma bubbles are associated with large scale irregularities. It is also established that enhanced amplitude scintillation (S4) corresponds quite well with TEC depletions and increases in ROT. The diurnal and seasonal percentage occurrence for different levels of scintillation activity has peaks in the equinox months (March and April) at 23:00 LT.
Long distance calling? Spatial preference patterns in enterprise microblogging in the retail industry

We examine enterprise social network usage data obtained from a community of store managers in a leading Australian retail organization, over a period of fifteen months. Our interest in examining this data is in spatial preferences by the network users, that is, to ascertain who is communicating with whom and where. We offer several contrasting theoretical perspectives for spatial preference patterns and examine these against data collected from over 12,000 messages exchanged between 530 managers in 897 stores. Our findings show that interactions can generally be characterized by individual preferences for local communication but also that two different user communities exist – locals and globals. We develop empirical profiles for these social network user communities and outline implications for theories on spatial influences on communication behaviours on enterprise social networks.
An Electrophoretic Study of LDH-Isozyme Distribution in Developing Embryonic and Adult Tissues of the Toad Bufo arabicus

Lactate (LDH) dehydrogenases were studied by electrophoresis to investigate the possibility of isozymic differences in different stages and organs of B. arabicus embryos, tadpoles and adults. The expression pattern of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isozymes was analysed using nondenaturing discontinuous polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Five LDH isozymes were observed in five different adult tissues. The most cathodal isozyme LDH-5 (A 4 ) showed the strongest activity. All embryonic stages tested displayed the anodic isozymes first. Four LDH isozymes were present in the stages 1-16 (fertilized egg-tail bud stage). The first appearance of the fifth isozyme was detected in stage 17 when the muscular response started. This isozyme showed gradual increase in intensity from stage 17 to stage 43.
The Effect of Celebration Marketing and Its Correlation Model

This study explores the effects of Celebration activities, Celebration merchandises, surroundings, and history and culture on the experience attractiveness perceived by tourists, as well as tourists’ attitude and behavioral intention. Tourists who have taken part in any kind of Celebrations were treated as the sample population. The questionnaires were distributed in person upon convenience sampling, and 562 effective samples were retrieved. The results showed that Celebration activities, Celebration merchandises, surroundings, and history and culture have significant positive effects on the experience attractiveness perceived by tourists. Celebrations and culture also have a significant positive effect on tourists’ attitude. However, Celebration merchandises and surroundings have no significant effect on tourists’ attitude. Experience attractiveness has a significant positive effect on attitude and behavioral intention, suggesting that when Celebrations are more attractive to tourists, they feel more delighted, and have stronger behavioral intention.
Seasonal variation in composition of winery wastewater in the Breede river valley with respect to classical water quality parameters.

The annual wastewater quality dynamics of a winery from which wastewater was sourced for a field experiment investigating the dilution of winery wastewater for vineyard irrigation were determined. Annual mean monthly pH ranged from 4.2 to 6.8 and was lower during grape harvest than in winter. Electrical conductivity (EC) increased from the start of harvest (February) and reached a maximum in May, followed by a decline to a minimum in August. The increase in EC probably originated from cleaning agents used in the winery, as well as K+ in the grape lees and spillage from the grape fermentation process. With the exception of August, EC exceeded the critical value of 0.75 dS/m, which is the salinity threshold for water used for grapevine irrigation. The mean monthly chemical oxygen demand (COD) level increased from January and was highest at peak harvest (March). The K+ and Na+ levels in the winery wastewater increased from February to May. The sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) ranged from 2.4 to 9.0 and increased from January to June. Although COD concentration in winery wastewater is the preferred indicator of water quality for the South African wine industry, it did not provide a reliable indication of suitability for irrigation. However, EC was strongly determined by the K+ concentration. This was to be expected, since K+ is usually the most abundant cation in winery wastewater. Therefore, EC would be a more reliable indicator of winery wastewater quality than COD concentration, particularly with regard to the concentrations of cations such as K+ and Na+.
Implication of the Cytochrome b Mutations in the Evolution of Breast Benign Tumors Among Senegalese Women

While the studies linking the germ line mtDNA mutations to cancer raise many ambiguities because of its high genetic variability, the study of somatic mutations of this one, is proved to be decisive in the identifying of mutations involved in the genesis and evolution of tumors. In the present study, we determined the implication of the Cytochrome b mutations in the evolution of breast benign tumors among Senegalese women. This one is about, with the sequencing-PCR, to research mutations of Cytochrome b, to evaluate their importance among a benign tissues group compared to another healthy tissues group; and thence, to determine the effect of the natural selection on the observed variability. The analysis of mutations profiles of Cytochrome b in benign tissues allowed seeing that 50% of them have led to a change in amino acid and 12.5% to a shift in the reading frame. Moreover, the analysis of selection signature indicated that these mutations were subjected to a positive selection. The results also revealed that the population of benign cells was growing rapidly from an ancestral population sparse. These observations have enabled to accept the hypothesis that Cytochrome b mutations would be involved in the evolution of breast benign tumors among Senegalese women.
DUAL STEEL FRAMES WITH RE-CENTERING CAPACITY AND REPLACEABLE STEEL SHEAR PANELS

Abstract. Structures that have replaceable thin-walled steel shear panels are efficient structural systems for resisting seismic loads owing to their high initial stiffness and reliable energy dissipation capacity. In order to reduce the economic losses (loss of building operation, cost of repairing), the dissipative system may be designed to be easily removed and replaced if damaged by an earthquake. When the shear panels and moment resisting frames are used together (dual system), allowing the moment resisting frame to remain in elastic reduces the residual displacement after an earthquake and provides the re-centering capacity that is required for removing and replacing the damaged walls.