Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Variation in the cyclical sensitivity of Spanish inflation: an initial approximation

In the advanced economies as a whole, inflation has in recent years shown considerable downward stickiness. This is particularly striking in light of the intensity of the recession. Against this background, several recent papers have analysed the relationship between the dynamics of prices and activity, providing a set of potential explanations for the downward stickiness of inflation during this latest crisis [see, for example, IMF (2013) or Matheson and Stavrev (2013)]. It has been pointed out that the limited impact of the decline in activity on inflation might be indicative of moderate output gaps. The recently observed notable increases in unemployment rates would largely be structural in nature, so their influence on wage bargaining and price-setting would be less than if they were merely cyclical. Also highlighted is the fact that the low rates of inflation observed in recent years and their scant variability reflect the price-stability strategies pursued by numerous central banks, as is the case of the Eurosystem. In keeping with this hypothesis, the anchoring of inflation expectations around moderate levels would explain small fluctuations in price variations around reference values. Other explanations of the downward stickiness of inflation point to globalisation, attributing a greater response by prices to the degree of slack in the world economy, with less influence exerted by the national cyclical situation. Also, a lesser response to the cycle by business margins or, indeed, their countercyclical nature, would also contribute to explaining the stability of inflation in a recessionary context such as the present. Lastly, inflation rigidity might increase if companies optimise their prices less frequently when average inflation falls.
The Santiago Landslide and Associated Ridge-top Graben (Sackungen): Implications for Paleoseismic Landslide Studies

Some recent paleoseismic studies have focused on dating ridge-top graben deposits to evaluate the timing of paleoseismic events. By contrast, our study of the Santiago landslide demonstrates that ridge-top grabens also can be associated with aseismic, deep-seated landsliding. The Santiago landslide in Anaheim Hills, California, failed during the winter of 1992–1993 in response to elevated groundwater conditions associated with intense rainfall. The head of the active landslide included a zone of extensional deformation along the bounding ridgeline. Interpretation of historical, aerial photographs indicates that the active landslide is a re-activated, ancient, deep-seated, translational landslide and an associated ridge-top graben. Large-diameter borings within the ridge-top graben encountered thick colluvium, steeply dipping colluvium-filled fractures, and shears with normal offsets. In contrast to the rupture surface within the central part of the landslide, the basal rupture surfaces in the graben area had significantly less gouge. We interpret this contrast in gouge development as an indication that the ridge-top graben developed later than the original landslide by upslope progression of the deformation. Our limit-equilibrium, slope-stability analyses indicate that either high groundwater or seismic ground motion could have previously activated the ancient landslide and ridge-top graben. Because colluvial deposits preserved within the ridge-top graben and produced by these two different types of triggering events could be misinterpreted as representing the late Quaternary paleoseismic record, these features are not useful for paleoseismic studies unless aseismic activation can be clearly precluded.
On the Measurement of financial market integration

The paper presents sorne vector optimization problems to meaSure arbitrage and integration of financial markets. This new approach may be applied under static or dynamic asset pricing assumptions and leads to both, numerical and stochastic integration measures. Thus, the paper provides a new methodology in a very general setting, allowing many instruments in each market to test optimal arbitrage portfolios depending on the state of nature and the date. Markets with frictions are also analyzed, and sorne empirical results are presented. RESUMEN El artículo aplica la optimización vectorial para introducir nuevos procedimientos que miden el nivel de arbitraje e integración de mercados financieros. Las técnicas son aplicables tanto bajo supuestos estáticos, como bajo supuestos dinámicos de valoración de activos. Por consiguiente el nivel de generalidad es alto, y se proporcionan instrumentos que permiten determinar estrategias de arbi" traje óptimas de carácter dinámico y estocástico. Finalmente, también se analizan los mercados con fricciones y se presentan los resultados de algunas contrastaciones empíricas.
CHEMICAL DEFENSE IN A MARINE ALGA: HERITABILITY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SELECTION BY HERBIVORES

Herbivores have major impacts on many marine algae and are assumed to have been important forces driving the evolution of algal chemical defenses. However, an evolutionary change in chemical defenses in response to herbivory requires that there is both heritable variation for that trait and a response by herbivores to such variation. The subtidal red alga Delisea pulchra produces four main secondary metabolites (furanones) that vary in concentration at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Here we determined the heritability of furanone concentrations and then, with a series of feeding experiments, determined how feeding by herbivores associated with D. pulchra varied as a function of nonpolar extract and furanone concentration. Total furanone concentration showed signif- icant broad-sense heritability (h 0.234), but broad-sense heritability of the four individual 2 C furanones varied in magnitude, ranging from 0.058 to 0.321. Compound 3, which is often the most abundant furanone, was the only one of the four furanones to show significant genetic variation. However, all four furanones were strongly genetically correlated, indi- cating that selection acting on any one of them will cause a corresponding change in the others. With the exception of the mesograzer gastropodPhasianotrochus eximius,herbivores generally consumed D. pulchra at lower rates compared to other common macroalgae. Macrograzers (sea urchins and large gastropods) were mostly deterred by nonpolar extract that contained levels of furanones that spanned the range of furanone variation in the field. The amphipod Ampithoe ngana was not deterred at the lowest extract concentration, and P. eximius was not deterred by any naturally occurring extract concentration. Compound 3 was deterrent to macrograzers at 3 and 5 mg/g dry mass, but was not deterrent at 1 mg/ g dry mass. Compound 3 was also not deterrent to A. ngana at any of those concentrations. For the most part D. pulchra in the field contains concentrations of furanones that are strongly deterrent to most herbivores. However, at some places and times, furanones do occur at lower concentrations that are not deterrent to herbivores. Given the heritable variation for furanones, when this overlap occurs there is the potential for selection by herbivores for higher concentrations of furanones in D. pulchra.
Thermal, Surface and Mechanical Properties of PCL/PLA composites with coconut fibres as an alternative material to photopolymer printing plates

In this paper, methods of thermal, mechanical and surface analyses of biodegradable PCL/PLA composites with the addition of different concentrations of coconut fibres were performed. The aim was to assess the potential of these composite materials for the relief-printing plates as an alternative to classical photopolymer materials. Differential scanning calorimetry, surface free energy calculations and hardness measurements were performed on the samples. Results have shown that most thermal transitions that are characteristic for PLA and PCL do not take place in the area of temperatures applicable in the printing process. Most thermal transitions were not affected by the addition of coconut fibres. Coconut fibres in the composite structure contributed to the increased hardness of the material. Moreover, the hardness range of the prepared PCL/PLA composites was within the range of some classic photopolymer printing plates. By adding coconut fibres in higher concentrations, surface free energy of the materials decreased, which enables a wider application of the material for the production of printing plates. From the obtained results it can be concluded that there is a potential for the use of PCL/PLA biodegradable composite materials in the manufacture of various relief-printing plates for different printing techniques (letterpress, embossing, label printing).
The Relationship of Compulsive Buying with Consumer Culture and Post-Purchase Regret

The aim of the current study was to determine whether Post-Purchase Regret is caused among consumers due to internal feelings, which in our case was Compulsive Buying as a result of the Materialistic and Status oriented values prevalent among the people, that affects Post-Purchase Regret which could also caused by Unplanned Buying resulting from external factors like Sales Promotions and Bank-card Payments at the retail stores. A sample of 308 college students filled the questionnaires for this study. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was done to check the reliability and validity of instrumentation used in this study. After conducting Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) we found a significant impact of materialism; passion defined success, acquisitions as the pursuit of happiness and acquisition centrality, on compulsive buying leading to a significant impact on Post-Purchase Regret. This indicates that the internal states of the consumers such as compulsiveness associated with Materialism and status consumption causes Post-Purchase Regret.
LONG-TERM MONITORING OF KRILL RECRUITMENT AND ABUNDANCE INDICES IN THE ELEPHANT ISLAND AREA (ANTARCTIC PENINSULA)

Krill distribution and density are reviewed for the Elephant Island area with regard to the representativeness of the study area (60°-62030'S and 53"-57'30'W) for proportional recruit and density indices. Proportional recruitment indices were re-calculated applying the delta distribution approach introduced by de la Mare (1994a). The high interannual variability of krill recruitment is confirmed by the present analysis. Results are compared for one- and two-year-old ]<rill (R, and R2 respectively). Statistically significant fluctuations in krill density over the period 1977 to 1994 are also confirmed by this study using randomisation tests on an analysis of variance. Resume
Development of Extruded Shrimp-Corn Snack Using Response Surface Methodology

It is aimed to develop a novel shrimp-corn snack using response surface methodology in this study. Dried shrimp muscle was ground and blended with corn flour at the level of 20% (w:w). The shrimp-corn flour mix was extruded through a co-rotating twin-screw extruder with a screw diameter of 24 mm. The effects of extrusion temperature (110-150 °C), screw speed (200-500 rpm) and feed moisture (17-23 g/100 g) on physicochemical and sensory properties of shrimp -corn snack were investigated using response surface methodology. The extrusion temperature had a significant (P≤0.05) influence on hardness, omega-3 fatty acids content and sensory properties of shrimp-corn snack. Increasing extrusion temperature from 110 °C to 150 °C, resulted in a snack with higher hardness and lower omega-3 content. While higher overall acceptance scores were obtained at moderate temperature (130 °C), higher omega-3 contents were obtained at lower temperatures combined with higher feed moistures. Predicted optimum condition for extruded shrimp -corn snack production was follows; extrusion temperature: 127.2 oC, screw speed: 393.4 rpm, feed moisture: 21.6 g/100 g.
A 201-MHz Normal Conducting RF Cavity for the International MICE Experiment

MICE is a demonstration experiment for the ionization cooling of muon beams. Eight RF cavities are proposed to be used in the MICE cooling channel. These cavities will be operated in a strong magnetic field; therefore, they must be normal conducting. The cavity design and construction are based on the successful experience and techniques developed for a 201-MHz prototype cavity for the US MUCOOL program. Taking advantage of a muon beamâ s penetration property, the cavity employs a pair of curved thin beryllium windows to terminate conventional beam irises and achieve higher cavity shunt impedance. The cavity resembles a round, closed pillbox cavity. Two half-shells spun from copper sheets are joined by e-beam welding to form the cavity body. There are four ports on the cavity equator for RF couplers, vacuum pumping and field probes. The ports are formed by means of an extruding technique.
Distribution and Persistence of Epiphyte Metapopulations in Dynamic Landscapes

Habitat loss is a major cause of species extinction. Old trees have declined, and this continues because of poor management. Examples are development of secondary woodland in semi-open grasslands, and lack of natural tree regeneration. We therefore can expect that species associated with old tree are declining. The aim of this thesis is to increase the understanding about the habitat requirements, colonization-extinction dynamics and persistence of oak-associated epiphytic lichens with different traits. For species with slow dynamics, data on colonization and extinction events are time consuming to collect. We instead fitted Bayesian incidence function models extended to dynamic landscapes to snapshot data of our study species. The results show that all species were restricted to old trees, but the lower age limit when oaks become suitable differed among species. Colonization rates were generally low and explained by connectivity to surrounding occupied trees, in accordance with metapopulation theory. The colonization rates were higher for species with wide niches (colonizing relatively young trees) and small dispersal propagules than for species with narrow niches (only colonizing old trees) or large dispersal propagules. Stochastic extinctions from intact trees were negligible in all study species, and thus, the extinction rate is set by the tree fall rate, which is low, as oaks become old. By using oak surveys from 1830 and 2009 from a landscape where oaks have declined drastically short after 1830, we show that epiphyte occurrence patterns are better explained by the historical configuration of oaks compared to the present configuration. This indicate non-equilibrium occurrence patterns 180 years after habitat decline, and simulations using the fitted metapopulation models suggest even longer time-lags before new equilibriums are reached. The metapopulation extinction risk increased with decreasing habitat amount, and was highest for species with narrow niches or large dispersal propagules (i.e. low colonization rates). Conservation actions in landscapes with a low density of old oaks had only minor effects on epiphyte persistence, while actions in landscapes with many old but few young trees may increase species persistence. The best conservation approach for the long-term persistence of all species is to assure a constant tree regeneration in landscapes with currently high densities of old oaks.
Elements of a flexible approach for conceptual hydrological modeling: 1. Motivation and theoretical development

This paper introduces a flexible framework for conceptual hydrological modeling, with two related objectives: (1) generalize and systematize the currently fragmented field of conceptual models and (2) provide a robust platform for understanding and modeling hydrological systems. In contrast to currently dominant “fixed” model applications, the flexible framework proposed here allows the hydrologist to hypothesize, build, and test different model structures using combinations of generic components. This is particularly useful for conceptual modeling at the catchment scale, where limitations in process understanding and data availability remain major research and operational challenges. The formulation of the model architecture and individual components to represent distinct aspects of catchment‐scale function, such as storage, release, and transmission of water, is discussed. Several numerical strategies for implementing the model equations within a computationally robust framework are also presented. In the companion paper, the potential of the flexible framework is examined with respect to supporting more systematic and stringent hypothesis testing, for characterizing catchment diversity, and, more generally, for aiding progress toward more unified hydrological theory at the catchment scale.
Comparison of tropospheric NO2 columns from MAX-DOAS retrievals and regional air quality model simulations

Abstract. Multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) tropospheric NO2 column retrievals from four European measurement stations are compared to simulations from five regional air quality models which contribute to the European regional ensemble forecasts and reanalyses of the operational Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). Compared to other observational data usually applied for regional model evaluation, MAX-DOAS data are closer to the regional model data in terms of horizontal and vertical resolution, and multiple measurements are available during daylight, so that, for example, diurnal cycles of trace gases can be investigated. In general, there is good agreement between simulated and retrieved NO2 column values for individual MAX-DOAS measurements with correlations between 35 % and 70 % for individual models and 45 % to 75 % for the ensemble median for tropospheric NO2 vertical column densities (VCDs), indicating that emissions, transport and tropospheric chemistry of NOx are on average well simulated. However, large differences are found for individual pollution plumes observed by MAX-DOAS. Most of the models overestimate seasonal cycles for the majority of MAX-DOAS sites investigated. At the urban stations, weekly cycles are reproduced well, but the decrease towards the weekend is underestimated and diurnal cycles are overall not well represented. In particular, simulated morning rush hour peaks are not confirmed by MAX-DOAS retrievals, and models fail to reproduce observed changes in diurnal cycles for weekdays versus weekends. The results of this study show that future model development needs to concentrate on improving representation of diurnal cycles and associated temporal scalings.
SECURE E-MESSAGING SCHEME USING SYMMETRIC KEY ENCRYPTION - EHDES

In this article, we present a secure scheme of e-messaging system for communication. It is the model of a high level secure mailing scheme for any organization. In this model, anyone can send a secret message even to any strange person in an unidentified way. The users of this model are assumed to be may or may not be the members of a closed organization. In the current era of communication, message security is too much important due to more usability of users and increases the stealing rapidly over internet.
Ocean Container Transport: An Underestimated and Critical Link in Global Supply Chain Performance

With supply chains distributed across global markets, ocean container transport now is a critical element of any such supply chain. We identify key characteristics of ocean container transport from a supply chain perspective. We find that unlike continental (road) transport, service offerings tend to be consolidated in few service providers, and a strong focus exists on maximization of capital intensive resources. Based on the characteristics of the ocean container transport supply chain, we list a number of highly relevant and challenging research areas and associated questions.
Assessment of antidiarrhoeal activity of Desmostachya bipinnata L. (Poaceae) root extracts

Desmostachya bipinnata root has been used in the Indian traditional system of medicine for treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery. The antidiarrhoeal effect of both alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the roots of Desmostachya bipinnata were studied in rats against castor oil induced diarrhoea and charcoal meal test at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight. The alcoholic extract and to a lesser extent aqueous extract significantly reduced the weight of the faces and decreased the propulsion of charcoal meal through the gastrointestinal tract. The phytochemical screening of the extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, phytosterol, terpenoids, polyphenolics, protein and carbohydrates. These results may support the fact that this plant is used traditionally to cure diarrhoea.
A Conceptual Framework of Skilled Female Migrant Retention

type="main" xml:id="ecpa12104-abs-0001"> Women make an increasingly important contribution to the skilled workforce. Nations like Australia that suffer skill shortages need not only to attract but also retain more skilled female migrants. The latter has become an important policy issue in Australia because of modest retention rates. While much of the relevant literature focuses upon migrant attraction, we address the retention decision. We derive and empirically test a framework incorporating the key explanatory factors in the decision of skilled female migrants whether to remain in Australia. Our results have important implications for current policy directions.
Pengembangan Kompetensi Mahasiswa Melalui Efektivitas Program Magang Kependidikan

Aspek terpenting dalam program magang adalah menyiapkan lulusan calon pendidik yang profesional diperlukan pentahapan sejak dari kemampuannya mengenali, mengamati sekolah sampai dengan dapat berdiri mengajar di kelas sebagai sosok yang dinanti dan dirindu oleh peserta didiknya dibutuhkan proses panjang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan bagaimana program magang dapat menguatkan kompetensi calon guru yang terdiri dari 1) Kompetensi Paedagogik, 2) Kompetensi Profesional, 3) Kompetensi Sosial, dan 4) Kompetensi Kepribadian. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif, dengan pendekatan fenomenologi. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis interaktif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Peningkatan kompetensi mahasiswa melalui program magang meliputi aspek: kompentesi pedagogik, kompentensi profesional, kompetensi sosial, dan kompetensi kepribadian sosial telah mencapai standar profesi dan dijadikan sebagai tauladan bagi calon guru. Mahasiswa magang 2 sudah memiliki konsep dalam menyusun Rencana Proses Pembelajaran (RPP), yang terdiri dari pengetahuan membuat perencanaan pengajaran, pelaksanaan pengajaran, sampai pada evaluasi pengajaran, dan bahkan sarana dan prasarana, serta administrasi kesiswaan. Mahasiswa juga memperoleh kompetensi kepribadian dalam wujud softskill meliputi: keterampilan berkomunikasi, keterampilan beradaptasi dalam pekerjaan, keterampilan mengelola kerja tim, keterampilan bersosialisasi, serta ketelitian dalam bekerja. kompetensi tersebut dapat terinternalisasi di dalam diri mahasiswa sebagai insan akademik dengan ditopang beberapa matakuliah penunjang.
Seasonal forcing drives spatio-temporal pattern formation in rabies epidemics

Seasonal forcing is identifled as a key pattern generating mechanism in an epi- demic model of rabies dispersal. We reduce an established individual-based high-detail model down to a deterministic conceptual model. The characteristic wave pattern characterized by high densities of infected individuals is maintained throughout the reduction process. In our model it is evident that seasonal forcing is the dominant factor that drives pattern formation. In particular we show that seasonal forcing can cause splitting of epidemic wave fronts.