Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ENERGY SPECTRUM OF A DOUBLY ORBITALLY DEGENERATE MODEL WITH NON-EQUIVALENT SUBBANDS

In the present paper we investigate a doubly orbitally degenerate narrowband model with correlated hopping. The model peculiarity takes into account the matrix element of electron-electron interaction which describes intersite hoppings of electrons. In particular, this leads to the concentration dependence of the effective hopping integral. The cases of the strong and weak Hund’s coupling are considered. By means of a generalized meanfield approximation the single-particle Green function and quasiparticle energy spectrum are calculated. Metal-insulator transition is studied in the model at different integer values of the electron concentration. Using the obtained energy spectrum we find criteria of metal-insulator transition.
A Bilevel Scheduling Approach for Modeling Energy Transaction of Virtual Power Plants in Distribution Networks

By increasing the use of distributed generation (DG) in the distribution network operation, an entity called virtual power plant (VPP) has been introduced to control, dispatch and aggregate the generation of DGs, enabling them to participate either in the electricity market or the distribution network operation. The participation of VPPs in the electricity market has made challenges to fairly allocate payments and benefits between VPPs and distribution network operator (DNO). This paper presents a bilevel scheduling approach to model the energy transaction between VPPs and DNO. The upper level corresponds to the decision making of VPPs which bid their longterm contract prices so that their own profits are maximized and the lower level represents the DNO decision making to supply electricity demand of the network by minimizing its overall cost. The proposed bilevel scheduling approach is transformed to a single level optimizing problem using its Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) optimality conditions. Several scenarios are applied to scrutinize the effectiveness and usefulness of the proposed model.
Which inflation to target? A small open economy with sticky wages indexed to past inflation

In a closed economy context there is common agreement on price inflation stabilization being one of the objects of monetary policy. Moving to an open economy context gives rise to the coexistence of two measures of inflation: domestic inflation (DI) and consumer price inflation (CPI). Which one of the two measures should be the target variable? This is the question addressed in this paper. In particular, I use a small open economy model to show that once sticky wages indexed to past CPI inflation are introduced, a complete inward looking monetary policy is no more optimal. I first, derive a loss function from a second order approximation of the utility function and then, I compute the fully optimal monetary policy under commitment. Then, I use the optimal monetary policy as a benchmark to compare the performance of different monetary policy rules. The main result is that once a positive degree of indexation is introduced in the model the rule performing better (among the Taylor type rules considered) is the one targeting wage inflation and CPI inflation. Moreover this rule delivers results very close to the one obtained under the fully optimal monetary policy with commitment.
Establishment and Management of Native Functional Groups in Restoration

The limiting similarity hypothesis predicts that communities should be more resistant to invasion by non‐natives when they include natives with a diversity of traits from more than one functional group. In restoration, planting natives with a diversity of traits may result in competition between natives of different functional groups and may influence the efficacy of different seeding and maintenance methods, potentially impacting native establishment. We compare initial establishment and first‐year performance of natives and the effectiveness of maintenance techniques in uniform versus mixed functional group plantings. We seeded ruderal herbaceous natives, longer‐lived shrubby natives, or a mixture of the two functional groups using drill‐ and hand‐seeding methods. Non‐natives were left undisturbed, removed by hand‐weeding and mowing, or treated with herbicide to test maintenance methods in a factorial design. Native functional groups had highest establishment, growth, and reproduction when planted alone, and hand‐seeding resulted in more natives as well as more of the most common invasive, Brassica nigra. Wick herbicide removed more non‐natives and resulted in greater reproduction of natives, while hand‐weeding and mowing increased native density. Our results point to the importance of considering competition among native functional groups as well as between natives and invasives in restoration. Interactions among functional groups, seeding methods, and maintenance techniques indicate restoration will be easier to implement when natives with different traits are planted separately.
Causality between Monetary Expansion and the Price Level in India since 1950s – A Re-Examination

This paper has tested short run causality between broad money supply and whole-sale price index (WPI) in India during 1951-2013 adopting a Toda-Yamamoto (1995) modified Granger causality approach under a VAR environment. Exponentially detrended annual time series data on broad money supply and the whole-sale price index are used for this purpose. Alternative tests for structural breaks reveal significant but dissimilar breaks in the variables. The empirical results are suggestive of a uni-directional causality from broad money supply to WPI. The study further finds that broad money supply and WPI in India have a long-run co-integrating relationship and short run causal relations could hence be expected.
Conserving biodiversity and Indigenous bush tucker: Practical application of the strategic foresight framework to invasive alien species management planning

Invasive alien species are a major driver of global biodiversity loss. Constrained conservation budgets demand that threat abatement strategies take into account the heterogeneity of areas in need of protection, such as significant ecological and cultural sites, as well as the competing values, preferences, and objectives of stakeholders. We used strategic foresight to assess the threat that invasive alien grasses pose to environmental and Indigenous cultural values on the floodplains of a comanaged, World Heritage‐inscribed national park. We found strategic foresight to be a useful framework to set management priorities that simultaneously conserve biological and cultural diversity. However, it required the development and application of novel ecological and participatory tools and significant time, financial, and human resources. This was the first study to apply strategic foresight to weed management planning in a realistic, culturally complex setting and our work provides an exemplar for the application of the strategic foresight framework and our tools to other contexts.
Examining the relationship between affective commitment and knowledge sharing, and considering variables affecting thrust and cost of knowledge sharing

Nowadays, knowledge sharing has become the source for pursuing and maintaining competitive advantage. In order to achieve such advantages, organizations need to identify individuals and organizational factors influencing knowledge sharing. This study mainly aims to investigate the relationship between affective commitment and knowledge sharing, with regard to affective trust and cost of knowledge sharing. For this purpose, 185 questionnaires, each containing 30 questions, was dispensed among employees of Khorasan science and Technology Park. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was applied to test the first and third hypotheses and regression analysis for the second one. The results suggested a direct and positive relationship between affective commitment and knowledge sharing behavior, but the impact of affective trust as the moderator variable and cost of knowledge sharing as the mediator between affective commitment and knowledge sharing was not confirmed. On the other hand, research data supports a direct and negative relationship between the cost of knowledge sharing and knowledge sharing behavior, which is moderated through affective trust.
DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A LOGISTICS NETWORK FOR A TELECOM PRODUCTS SUPPLY APPLICATION: A CASE STUDY

This is a case study that resolves a telecom product logistics distribution network design and simulation analysis problem for Sichuan Telecom Company in southwestern China. A mixed integer program was applied to determine the number and locations of distribution centers. To compare different order-assignment strategies, we developed simulation models to represent dynamic processes of order arrivals, distribution center operations, and delivery transportation. We then made experimental runs through simulation to evaluate the system performance under different strategies with regard to different criteria such as cycle time, cost, service level and resource utilization.
Rent-Seeking Competition from State Coffers: A Calibrated DSGE Model of the Euro Area

This paper incorporates an uncoordinated struggle for extra fiscal favors into an otherwise standard Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model. This reflects the popular belief that interest groups compete for privileged transfers and tax treatment at the expense of the general public interest, and so the aggregate economy stagnates. The model is calibrated to the euro area over the period 1980-2003. Our results show that rent-seeking competition can contribute to explaining the European macroeconomic experience. We also get quantitative evidence of the fraction of collected tax revenues grabbed by rent seekers.
Liquid Anion Exchange Chromatographic Extraction and Separation of Platinum(IV) with n-Octylaniline as a Metallurgical Reagent: Analysis of Real Samples

A simple and selective method was developed for the determination of platinum(IV) with n-octylaniline in toluene. In present study, the use of n-octylaniline in toluene for the extraction of platinum(IV) from ascorbate media was carried out. The effect of various parameters, such as pH, equilibrium time, extractant concentration, and organic solvent on the extraction has been discussed. The back extraction of platinum(IV) has been performed. On the basis of slope analysis, the composition of the extracted species was determined as [RR′NH2
Some Observations of Morphology and Behavior of a Hyperbenthic Misophrioid Copepod

Abstract The locomotion, feeding, excretion, and oviposition of a member of the copepod family Misophriidae were observed based on a live specimen collected from a sandy bottom at a depth of 52 m off Nagannu Island, Okinawa, Japan. This species is related to Arcticomisophria Martínez Arbizu and Seifried, 1996 in the armature of leg 1, but the fifth leg is much more reduced. The combination of morphological characters strongly suggests that it represents an undescribed genus. The maxillipeds played a major role in attaching to the bottom and in crawling, while the antennae and mandibular palps were involved in slow swimming along the bottom. It fed on small-sized cultured phytoplankters, and excreted numerous fecal pellets. The female carried 4-5 eggs of 0.09 mm diameter that were loosely attached to the urosome. Nearly complete nuclear 18S and 28S rRNA gene sequences and a partial mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene sequence were obtained and are made available for future phylogenetic and systematic work.
Perceptions of integration in counselling psychology training: A pilot study

Many professional training courses in counselling psychology are now presenting a number of therapeutic models, with the expectation that trainees will demonstrate a way of working with clients that incorporates features of each.This pilot study sets out to find out the perceptions of trainees around the process of learning a number of therapeutic approaches.Six trainees were interviewed in-depth about their training, in relation to the therapeutic models presented and expectations of practice. Three course directors and three experienced counselling psychologists were also interviewed. The interviews were transcribed and subjected to thematic analysis.A key theme was that trainees often find developing an integrative stance quite a challenge. They tend to feel that courses could approach this aspect of their learning in a more explicit and systematic manner. On the other hand, conflicts in the training constellation between course, supervisor and practice context were seen as stressful, but very growth promoting.Counselling psychology trainees often experience the requirement to integrate a number of approaches to be quite challenging. Understanding and facilitating this process is worthy of further exploration. Finally it is suggested that trainees are often limited in the extent to which they articulate psychology as a foundation for their practice and identity as a counselling psychologist. It is suggested that there is scope for further development in this area. In particular, psychology can serve as a more explicit framework for integration, which potentially makes counselling psychologists unique within the therapeutic market place.
Amorphous and crystalline aerosol particles interacting with water vapor - Part 1: Microstructure, phase transitions, hygroscopic growth and kinetic limitations

Amorphous and crystalline aerosol particles interacting with water vapor – Part 1: Microstructure, phase transitions, hygroscopic growth and kinetic limitations E. Mikhailov, S. Vlasenko, S. T. Martin, T. Koop, and U. Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Biogeochemistry Department, 55128 Mainz, Germany St. Petersburg State University, Atmospheric Physics Department, Institute of Physics, 198904 St. Petersburg, Russia Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences & Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Bielefeld University, Department of Chemistry, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
Information Extraction with RapidMiner

In this paper we present the Information Extraction (IE)- plugin for the open source Data Mining (DM) software RapidMiner 1 (Mierswa et al., 2006). The IE-plugin can be seen as an interface between natural language and IE- or DM-methods, because it converts docu- ments containing natural language texts into machine-readable form in order to extract interesting information like special entities and relations between those. The plugin is very modular and easy to use, which makes it more applicable for dierent domains and tasks.
An empirical investigation of picking order theory on hybrid securities: Evidence from Islamic capital market of Malaysia

Article history: Received 7 November 2016 Received in revised form 12 January 2017 Accepted 14 January 2017 Capital structure decision is vital in corporate financial management due to its influence on both, return and risk to shareholders. Pecking Order Theory propagates that external capital such as debt or equity is more expensive than internal fund. This is due to the information asymmetric between a firm and investors on the real value of both current operation and future prospect. As such, the objectives of this study are to verify the existence Pecking Order Theory and to examine the determinants of hybrid securities issuance among the Shariah compliant firms in Malaysian Islamic capital market. Notwithstanding Malaysia’s position as one of the major players of Islamic Financial Market sector, there are still lack of studies have been carried out to investigate the impact of capital structure theory specifically on the hybrid securities. Therefore, this study is to enrich literature review of capital structure by providing comprehensive analysis of the determinants of hybrid capital structure on Shariah compliant firms in Malaysia especially based on Pecking Order Theory. We use panel data of 50 companies that have been issued the hybrid securities from the year of 20042012. The model shows a positive correlation between leverage CB and the following variables i.e. age, size, tax shield, profitability, financial risk, growth, tangibility, bond market, and GDP growth. Nevertheless, it has a negative relationship with non-tax shield and stock market. As such, Pecking Order theory is applicable to understand the Malaysian Islamic Capital market.
PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES AND RISK FACTORS TO BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA IN NON-VACCINATED DAIRY CATTLE FROM SOUTHERN ECUADOR

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of antibodies and risk factors of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in non-vaccinated dairy cattle at the South of Ecuador. A cross-sectional study was carried out to identify risk factors for BVDV infection in 394 randomly selected dairy cows from 75 farms, which were tested for antibodies in milk samples using a commercial Kit ELISA (IDEXX). Epidemiological survey was conducted to determine the risk factors and signs associated with BVDV. Results of this test revealed that the BVDV herd prevalence was 63.5% and the BVDV individual prevalence was 27%. The utilization of artificial insemination (AI) was significantly associated with BVDV status (P > 0.001) where the use of AI increased 2.35 the odds of BVDV positivity (95% CI: 1.46 </span><span>– </span><span>3.38). The cows with clinical signs (diarrhoea, abortions, and ocular and nasal discharge) were not predominantly positive to BVDV antibodies. </span></p></div></div></div>
OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING TEMPLATE MATCHING BASED ONSIGNATURE AND PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS

In this paper an object recognition system using template matching is implemented. Since objects are represented by either an external or internal descriptors, a combination of using signature, principal component analysis and color is used. The system efficacy is measured by applying it to recognize an image of a chessboard with a set of objects (pieces). The output of the system includes the pieces names, locations and color. The signature feature is used to distinguish the pieces types based on their external shape but when it falls short, the principal components analysis is used instead. The object color is also obtained. The matching between features is carried out based on Euclidean distance metric . The proposed system is implemented, trained, and tested using Matlab based on a set of collected samples representing chessboard images. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed method in recognizing the pieces locations, types, and color.
Energy Reduction in Wireless Sensor Networks by Switching Nodes to Sleep During Packet Forwarding

Energy consumption determines the lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks, WSN. In current radio chip sets the energy consumption for receiving a packet is of the same order as transmitting a packet. In such a setting, the transmission range and sleep strategies should be reevaluated. We present a simple extension to the MAC protocol that reduce the waste of energy for processing packets not addressed to a node by letting them sleep during transmission. The nodes enter sleep mode by means of a Transmission Announcement packet, TAN, sent by the transmitter. The performance is evaluated through simulation. Based on a simplified model, we show that the optimal transmission range in such a setting is given by the minimum needed to avoid partitioning. We use data sheet values from three different WSN Transceiver modules to derive parameter values to be used in the model. The model and related analysis concentrates on the energy consumption in transmitting and receiving, since the radio is the main contributor to energy consumption in WSN. We show that it is the energy consumption in receiving that is the main contributor to total energy consumption in WSN. Keywords-WSN; Energy Consumption; Sleep control; Optimal transmission range
Spatial variation in growth rate of early juvenile European plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Patterns and causes of spatial variation in RNA-predicted growth rates in mid-August were examined in young-of-the-year European plaice Pleuronectes platessa (‘YOY plaice’) at 22 beaches along a 300 km stretch of coastline in west Scotland in 3 consecutive years. According to restricted maximum likelihood models, growth rates varied among beaches (25 km scale), but these spatial patterns were not consistent across years. We found no evidence for spatial variation in growth at the scale of subregions (50 km) or regions (100 km). Growth rate was positively correlated with total length, both within and among beaches and years. In general, YOY plaice in mid-August grew more slowly than estimated ad libitum laboratory rates. Average growth rates by beach and year were inversely related to intraspecific competitor densities, but not interspecific competitor densities (brown shrimp Crangon crangon) or 2 environmental productivity metrics (nearshore chlorophyll a concentration and lugworm Arenicola marina cast density). Physical beach characteristics also explained a significant source of spatial growth variation, with fish growing faster at beaches with larger tidal range and wave fetch. Therefore, the hypothesis of sub-maximum growth due to intraspecific competition (density-dependent growth) was supported, but additional, previously unexplored processes related to physical beach characteristics appear to have important influences on the spatial growth dynamics of YOY plaice.
Macroeconomic Impacts of Almp on the Matching Process in West Germany

This paper investigates the macroeconomic effects of job creation schemes and vocational training on the matching processes in West Germany. The empirical analysis is based on regional data for local employment office districts for the period from 1999 to 2003. The empirical model relies on a dynamic version of a matching function augmented by ALMP. In order to obtain consistent estimates in the presence of a dynamic panel data model, a firstdifferences GMM estimator and a transformed maximum likelihood estimator are applied. Furthermore the paper considers the endogeneity problem of the policy measures. The results obtained from our estimates indicate that vocational training does not significantly affect the matching process and that job creation schemes have a negative effect.
SARC 006 : Phase II Trial of Chemotherapy in Sporadic and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Chemotherapy-Naive Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors

1 Pediatric Oncology Branch, NCI, CCR, Bethesda, MD, USA 2 Biostatistics and Data Management Section, NCI, Bethesda, MD, USA 3 University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 4 University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 5 MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA 6 University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA 7 University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA 8 Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA 9 University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA 10The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK 11Levine Cancer Center, Charlotte, NC, USA 12Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA 13University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA 14Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA 15Women’s Malignancies Branch, NCI, Bethesda, MD, USA 16SARC, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 17University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA