Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Supply Chain Redesign of Chili Commodity in Lirung District Talaud Regency

Inside it, but the price is really high because of the poor supply chain system. This research conducted in Lirung District in Talaud Regency, with period of two months started from March – May 2017. This research is qualitative research with descriptive study. The primary data is from interviewing the actors involve in supply chain system from upstream into downstream which is: farmer, collector, croupier, big retailer and retailer. the research find that, the supply chain needed to be redesign based on the situation and condition on the field by focusing on Time Efficient scenario, Cost efficient scenario, and Mix scenario, by removing big retailer and Croupier actors. The actors should maintain a good relationship and conducting continues transaction of the material flow with a professional payment system and proper communication, so there will be no bullwhip effect on the supply chain. The supply chain that recommended is based on Cost efficient and the government is needed to take a part in the supply chain as the croupier because government has the resources and ability to conduct that task. So there will be a transparency and flexibility in sharing information of market demand and price.
Heterogeneous Immigrants, Exports and Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Language Skills

We investigate the interplay of language skills and immigrant stocks in determining bilateral FDI out-stocks of OECD reporting countries. Applying a Poisson panel estimator to 2004-2011 data, we find a robust positive effect of bilateral immigrants on bilateral FDI – provided that residents of the two countries have few language skills in common. We find a similar effect for immigrants from third countries that speak the language(s) of the FDI host country, making them potential substitutes for bilateral migrants. Our findings suggest that immigrants facilitate outgoing FDI through their language skills, rather than through other characteristics like cultural familiarity.
Neonatal mortality in the developing world

This paper examines age patterns and trends of early and late neonatal mortality in developing countries, using birth history data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Data quality was assessed both by examination of internal consistency and by comparison with historic age patterns of neonatal mortality from England and Wales. The median neonatal mortality rate (NMR) across 108 nationally-representative surveys was 33 per 1000 live births. NMR averaged an annual decline of 1.7 % in the 1980s and 1990s. Declines have been faster for late than for early neonatal mortality and slower in Sub-Saharan Africa than in other regions. Age patterns of neonatal mortality were comparable with those of historical data, indicating no significant underreporting of early neonatal deaths in DHS birth histories.
Field of Study and Students' Stratification in an Expanded System of Higher Education: The Case of Israel

The paper examines the hypothesis that the opportunities that the expansion and diversification of higher education open to members of disadvantaged groups depend on field of study. The study is based on a survey conducted in 1999 on a sample of 4061 Israeli freshmen in the research universities and the academic colleges, which are often perceived as the second tier of higher education. Using multinomial logistic regression we compared socio-demographic characteristics and academic ability of university and college students within seven major fields of study. The main findings are as follows: The colleges increase the relative odds of disadvantaged groups of studying less selective fields, or selective fields that get different curricula and academic degrees at the colleges. College and university students who study the selective fields where both institutional types offer equivalent programmes carry a similar social profile. Control for academic ability does not change that pattern. We conclude that the expansion of higher education in Israel reduces inequality in enrolment mainly in the fields that carry limited social advantages. Our findings are consistent with Lucas’s (2001) claim that privileged groups look for qualitative advantages in differentiated educational systems.
Awareness of implicit bias : what motivates behavior change?

5 Introduction.6 Implicit Bias Against Overweight Individuals.13 Study Overview and Hypotheses.14 Method.15 Participants.15 Materials.15 Procedure.20 Results.21 3 x 2 x 2 ANOVAs.21 Manipulation Check.24 2 x 2 x 2 ANOVAs.24 Discussion.26 Limitations and Further Research.31 References.35 Appendices.39 Figures.46 IMPLICIT BIAS AND MOTIVATION TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR 4 List of Tables and Figures Figure 1: Average Means on the Likelihood to Hire Scale.46 Figure 2: Average Means on Attractiveness in the 3 x 2 x 2.47 Figure 3: Average Means on Attractiveness in the 2 x 2 x 2.48 IMPLICIT BIAS AND MOTIVATION TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR 5
An effective method for RNA extraction from grapevine berry skins

RNA extraction is the foundation of modern molecular biology. It is difficult to extract high quality RNA from grapevine tissues, especially in cases where polysaccharides and polyphenols are rich. In this paper, the modified cetyltrie thylammnonium bromide (CTAB), sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and guanidine isothiocyanate methods were applied to extract high purity and integrity RNA from grapevine green and mature berry skins. Highly-grade RNA was isolated by using modified CTAB method and it is suitable for the demands of further molecular biological research such as reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (RT-PCR), cDNA library construction and Northern hybridization. Key words: Grapevine berry skins, RNA extraction, reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).
Work-Family Facilitation, Job Satisfaction and Psychological Strain Among Malaysian Female Employees

Previously, work-familyconflict has been the main focus of work and family studies in Malaysia. However, recent research has found that combining work and family domains does not always result in negative outcomes for employees. In this study, the relationships between the positive aspect of work-family interface (work-family facilitation) and job satisfaction with psychological strain among employees were tested. Additionally, the roles of job satisfaction as a mediator between work-family facilitation and psychological strain were examined. A total number of 740 female employees from several organisations in Malaysia completed the survey. The hierarchical regression and structural equation modelling analyses were conducted to analyse the data. As expected, the findings provided evidences for (i) direct effects of work-family facilitation and job satisfaction on psychological strain and (ii) mediating effects of job satisfaction on the relationship between work-family facilitation and psychological strain. The implications, limitations, and recommendations were also discussed.
Balun design for uniplanar broad band double balanced mixer

A novel balun based on an asymmetric coplanar waveguide with finite ground plane (ASYCPWFGP) to coplanar strip (CPS) transition is presented. A return loss better than 16 dB is obtained up to 50 GHz. The baluns are combined with four silicon Schottky barrier crossover diodes to yield a planar double-balanced mixer (DBM) which demonstrates an ultra-broadband performance up to 40 GHz.
Radio Resource Allocation in PD-NOMA based HCN System Considering CoMP Technology

In this paper, a downlink resource allocation (RA) optimization problem is investigated in heterogeneous cellular network (HCN) which is based on power domain nonorthogonal multiple access (PD-NOMA) by considering coordinated multi-point (CoMP) technology. To assess the performance of the considered system a novel RA optimization problem is suggested. In order to solve the proposed optimization problem an iterative algorithm based on difference of concave functions (DC) method is applied. In each iteration the transmit power and subcarrier are updated separately and the iterative algorithm is continued until convergence. After applying the DC method, in order to solve the power allocation problem interior point algorithm is utilized, and to solve the subcarrier allocation problem the mesh adaptive direct search (MADS) algorithm is used. In simulation results, the effectiveness of the system model and optimization problem is investigated. As illustrated, by applying CoMP technology the performance of the system is improved by approximately 16%.
How Do Epistemological Beliefs Differ by Gender and Socio-Economic Status?

The present study explores the differences in students’ epistemological beliefs by gender and socio-economic status (SES). The Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire (Conley, Pintrich, Vekiri, & Harrison, 2004) was adapted and administered to 1230 seventh grade students. The multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed differences in epistemological beliefs among students by gender and SES. While girls had more sophisticated beliefs in justification of knowledge than boys, girls and boys appeared to be similar in their beliefs in the Source/Certainty and Development dimensions. According to the results, students having medium and high SES had more sophisticated beliefs on the Source/Certainty dimensions when compared with low SES group.
GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING OF WATER-ROCK INTERACTION IN CO 2 STORAGE GEOLOGICAL RESERVOIRS : THE WEYBURN PROJECT ( CANADA ) AS CASE STUDY

Decreasing the discharge of the anthropogenic CO2 to the atmosphere is considered an essential step in the control of the global warming. The most effective way to reduce CO2 emissions at short time is to dispose this green-house gas in deep geological formations (> 800 m): i) saline aquifers, ii) depleted oil and gas fields and, iii) unexploitable coal beds (Holloway, 1997). Once injected, CO2 can be retained underground in four ways, such as: a) supercritical fluid into a geologic structure (physical trapping), b) CO2(aq) dissolved in an aquifer due to very long flow path (hydrodynamic trapping), c) CO2(aq) dissolved into ground waters (solubility trapping), and d) precipitation of secondary carbonates (mineral trapping: Gunter et al., 1993). The appealing concept that CO2 could be permanently sequestered in the subsurface has prompted several experimental studies in Europe and North America sponsored by IEA GHG R&D, EU and numerous international industrials and governments to investigate this process. Among these the most important project is the International Energy Agency (IEA) Weyburn CO2 Monitoring & Storage, an EnCana’s CO2 injection EOR project at Weyburn (Saskatchewan, Canada). Owing to the possible risks associated to this technique, numerical modelling of geochemical processes is a necessary tool for investigating the shortto long-term consequences of CO2 storage. In the framework of a collaboration project between the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia of Rome (INGV) and the Department of Earth Science of Florence, the main goal of this work has been that to propose a geochemical model capable of reconstruct the reservoir chemical composition on the basis of surface analytical data and simulate the reservoir evolution subjected to CO2 injection. The Weyburn Project was chosen as case study to test our model. To perform our investigation, the PRHEEQC (V2.11; Parkhurst & Appelo, 1999) Software Package via thermodynamic corrections to the code default database (phreeqc.dat) has been used in order to obtain a more realistic modelling. The main modifications to improve the Software Package for our purposes are: i) addition of some solid phases, such as dawsonite, magnesite, epsomite and K-alum, ii) use of P > 0.1 Mpa, iii) variation of the CO2 supercritical fugacity and solubility (Duan et al., 1992; Duan & Sun, 2002) under reservoir conditions, and iv) addition of kinetic rate equations of anhydrite, chalcedony, kaolinite, dolomite disordered, gypsum, K-feldspar, muscovite, clinochlore, albite, pyrite, magnesite (e.g., Palandri & Kharaka, 2004) and v) calculation of reaction surface area. The thermodynamic data were selected in order to maintain an internal coherence of the whole data set, by selecting only thermo-chemical measurements and, when possible, values pertaining to the same research team, due to the high variability of the available data, e.g. dolomite Ksp (Sherman & Barak, 2000).
Production of Poly-β-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) by Bacillus cereus

Synthetic polymers designated as plastics are applied in a wide range of packing-, household, agricultural, marine and architectural applications. Plastics were developed as light-weight, and durable materials and they have replaced natural resources, such as metals and stones. However, its properties of durability have caused serious problems since plastic waste accumulates in the environment. The accumulation of abandoned plastics has caused a global environmental problem. Nature usually cannot handle plastic waste, since the majority of plastics are not degraded by microorganisms. At present, about one hundred million tons per year of plastics are produced in the world. With the increase in production, the amount of plastics wastes has raised enormously (Mukai et al., 1995) and increased the costs of solid waste disposal (owing to the International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 7 (2016) pp. 442-460 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Discovery of gamma- and X-ray pulsations from the young and energetic PSR J1357−6429 with Fermi and XMM-Newton

Context. Since the launch of the Fermi satellite, the number of known gamma-ray pulsars has increased tenfold. Most gamma-ray detected pulsars are young and energetic, and many are associated with TeV sources. PSR J1357−6429 is a high spin-down power pulsar ( u E = 3.1 × 10 36 erg s −1 ), discovered during the Parkes multibeam survey of the Galactic plane, with significant timing noise typical of very young pulsars. In the very-high-energy domain (E > 100 GeV), H.E. S.S. has reported the detection of the extended source HESS J1356−645 (intrinsic Gaussian width of 12 � ) whose centroid lies 7 � from PSR J1357−6429. Aims. We search for gamma- and X-ray pulsations from this pulsar, characterize the neutron star emission and explore the environment of PSR J1357−6429. Methods. Using a rotational ephemeris obtained with 74 observations made with the Parkes telescope at 1.4 GHz, we phase-fold more than two years of gamma-ray data acquired by the Large Area Telescope on-board Fermi as well as those collected withXMM-Newton, and perform gamma-ray spectral modeling. Results. Significant gamma- and X-ray pulsations are detected from PSR J1357−6429. The light curve in both bands shows one broad peak. Gamma-ray spectral analysis of the pulsed emission suggests that it is well described by a simple power-law of index 1.5 ± 0.3stat ± 0.3syst with an exponential cut-off at 0.8 ± 0.3stat ± 0.3syst GeV and an integral photon flux above 100 MeV of (6.5 ± 1.6stat ± 2.3syst) × 10 −8 cm −2 s −1 . The X-ray spectra obtained from the new data provide results consistent with previous work. Upper limits on the gamma-ray emission from its potential pulsar wind nebula (PWN) are also reported. Conclusions. Assuming a distance of 2.4 kpc, the Fermi LAT energy flux yields a gamma-ray luminosity for PSR J1357−6429 of Lγ = (2.13 ± 0.25stat ± 0.83syst) × 10 34 erg s −1 , consistent with an Lγ ∝ √ u E relationship. The Fermi non-detection of the pulsar wind nebula associated with HESS J1356−645 provides new constraints on the electron population responsible for the extended TeV emission.
Clash of Discourses: Examining the Literacy Practices of Home, School and Community.

A study, funded by the Australian government, explored differences in the literacy practices of schools, families, and community groups. In particular, the study examined the matches and mismatches between the discourse practices of home and school, and the impact that any differences had on students' school success. Also observed were innovative attempts to create school curricula and learning environments that meet the needs of specific students and which facilitate effective partnerships among home, school, and community. Case studies were conducted in four schools (one secondary, three elementary) which had been identified as adopting innovative strategies to respond to differences in language and literacy practices in their communities; all the schools had significant populations of language minority children. Detailed observation and discourse analysis of the literacy practices of 35 case study children as they moved about at home, school, and community contexts was carried out. Transcripts (n.13) of discourse analysis illustrate the research results. One important finding was that children from "minority" language and cultural backgrounds are not the only ones who may find school literacy less than empowering. While many children from mainstream culture may be academically successful, their learning is nevertheless constrained by mismatches between literacy at home and at school. It is clear from this study that families and schools differ markedly in their literacy practices and values and significant differences exist among families in the way they define and use literacy. (Contains 43 references.) (NKA) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ********************************************************************************
Construction of gender: a comparison of Australian and Hong Kong English language textbooks

This article examines whether the later development of awareness of gender issues in Hong Kong compared to Australia is reflected in patterns of gender representation in the English language textbooks published in these two places. A comparison of 10 currently-used Australian books with 10 Hong Kong books revealed that such awareness has impacted most on the use of gender-inclusive terms and symmetrical phrases in both places. The Australian writers tended to use generic they while their Hong Kong counterparts preferred either the coordination he or she or ‘generic’ he. Both sets of writers maintained the convention of male-first presentation, depicted women in a more limited range of social roles, and presented stereotyped images of women as weaker and more passive than men, and as operating primarily within domestic domains. The visual representations also reinforced traditional gendered roles. Hong Kong textbook writers, nevertheless, paid more heed to the inclusion of females visually. Controversy persists over whether textbook writers should reflect reality or whether they should lead social change and strive for gender equality.
Integrated Reporting Practices in Europe and Value Relevance of Accounting Information under the Framework of IIRC

The research has been conducted on a sample of European companies with the aim to investigate whether the adoption of the Integrated Reporting (IR) affects the value relevance of summary accounting information. The relations between Market Value (MV) and traditional accounting information (Book Value and Earnings) are studied by a linear price-level model, typical of the studies on the value relevance of accounting information. The results of analysis show that the degree of value relevance of Earnings is significantly different for companies that publish an Integrated Report compared to companies adopting traditional financial reporting. The study confirms the assessment made by IIRC and the other advocates: Integrated Reporting is expected to improve the quality of traditional accounting information for providers of financial capital.
Cognitive orientation in substance use disorders and chronic cigarette smoking

We sought to identify cognitive-motivational dispositions for addictiveness in females with different addictions. For this purpose we assessed 20 women with substance use disorders (SUDs), 19 women who were routinely smoking at least 10 cigarettes daily for several years, and 24 control women. Cognitive-motivational dispositions were assessed with the 108-item Cognitive Orientation of Addictive Tendencies Questionnaire (COAT-Q), that converges to 25 content-related motivational themes and four basic belief types. Anxiety, depression, and addictiveness were also assessed. We found that compared with the controls, the SUD patients scored higher on addictiveness, depression, anxiety, all four COAT-Q-beliefs types, and three COAT-Q-theme clusters: dissociation from the self and from contacts with others, rejecting bad parts of the self, and the coexistent wish and fear of being loved. The chronic smokers scored mostly in-between the SUD patients and controls. These findings suggest that specific cognitive motivational dispositions may orient towards addictive behaviours in SUDs and chronic smoking. Cognitive orientation in substance use disorders and chronic cigarette smoking
User community preferences for climate change mitigation and adaptation measures around Hainich National Park, Germany

In contemporary media discourse, suggestions for publicly mandated climate change mitigation or adaptation measures are frequently challenged from a cost perspective. However, empirical data on the actual economic appreciation of local mitigation and adaptation measures expressed as citizen willingness-to-pay (WTP) are scarce. In this paper, we report results of a prefer- ence survey using a choice experiment (CE) that quantifies economic preferences for biodiversity- based climate change mitigation and adaptation in the region surrounding Hainich National Park (Thuringia, Germany). A representative sample of 302 respondents — the majority of them frequent Hainich forest visitors — was interviewed in autumn 2006. Nested logit analysis showed that respon- dents state a substantially positive WTP for climate change mitigation by afforestation (p < 0.001). If converted to WTP for an additional sequestration of carbon that average German citizens emit as CO2, a monetary value of 7.34 € yr -1 t C -1 is obtained. For increasing forest resistance and resilience against insect pests and storms (climate change adaptation) a WTP of 27.54 € yr -1 (p < 0.001) is obtained, and 16.83 € yr -1 (p < 0.001) is obtained for increasing the general resilience and resistance of forest ecosys- tems to environmental stressors. Respondents support moderate programs to eradicate invasive plants when compared to more aggressive eradication measures. Due to the lack of comparable studies, it can only be conservatively assumed that WTP would be lower if mitigation and adaptation measures were to be implemented in forests not, or only rarely, used by respondents. As all proposed means for climate change mitigation and adaptation contribute to local forest ecosystem biodiversity, the results of the study advocate the realization of measures that potentially benefit both climate policy and regional conservation concerns.
Determinants of Choice of Management Control System in Cameroonian SMEs: A Contingency Approach

This is, from a survey of 232 Cameroonian SMEs, to understand and highlight the levers that SME managers rely to choose their business management control system. The successful theoretical framework is the contingency theory. It allows to highlight a number of factors explaining the choice of the management control system in SMEs: the perceived uncertainty of the environment, strategic positioning and leadership style of the CEO; and give a sense of the impact of each factor on the different operating modes of the management control system.