Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of Response Priming and Inhibition on Movement Planning and Execution

The authors used a precueing method to examine the effects of response priming and inhibition on goal-directed action. Participants (N = 18) completed aiming movements to 1 of 2 locations following predictive (80% cued), nonpredictive (50% cued), and antipredictive (20% cued) precues at 1 of the 2 possible target locations. Consistent with previous research, participants responded more quickly to targets at cued locations than to targets at uncued locations in the 80% condition, and more quickly to targets presented at the uncued than to those presented at cued locations in the 50% and 20% conditions. As predicted by models of action-centered selective attention, movement trajectories deviated away from the cued location in the 50% condition. Movement trajectories were also altered in the 80% and the 20% conditions. Movements directed to the uncued location deviated away from the cued location in the 80% condition, whereas movements directed to the cued location deviated away from the uncued location in the 20% condition. The authors explain the latter trajectory results as a strategy of overcompensation.
R&D, Advertising and the Market Value of Internet Firms: Part II

ABSTRACT This study attempts to explain the valuation of Internet firms during the valuation “bubble” period from 1996 to 2000. Consistent with predictions of the investment opportunities approach, the results show positive and statistically significant relations between the market value of Internet firms and investments in R&D and advertising in each year of the sample period. The results also suggest that investors valued Internet firms mostly based on the level of their intangible investments and ignored the value of earnings. The lesson learned during the dot com valuation bubble is that the value of a growth firm is a function of a firm's ability to create consistent positive earnings in addition to the value of potential growth opportunities.
Building Mobile Brand Equity: The Mediating Roles of Perceived Values

ABSTRACT This research tests the mediational roles of hedonic and utilitarian values consumers receive from using mobile data services (MDS) on the relationship between mobile commerce experience and mobile provider brand equity. A theoretical model was developed based on a review of the existing literature, and a survey was developed to test the model using a sample of 371 students in major universities in Jordan. The structural findings showed that MDS experience positively influence MDS provider image, which positively influenced both utilitarian and hedonic values, the effect being stronger for the utilitarian value. Moreover, both types of perceived values from using the MDS fully mediate the effect of MDS provider image on mobile equity.
Proximate Composition and Bioactive Compounds in Diverse Eggplant Genotypes

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important solanaceous crop of tropics and sub-tropics, having high production potential, and also a rich source of nutrients, particularly, carbohydrates, proteins, dietary fibre and vitamins like thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and folic acid, minerals like calcium, iron, potash, zinc, copper and manganese as well as bioactive compounds. However, eggplant is available in diverse shape and colour and consumer preference varies and the nutrient composition is different. In this investigation, we worked out the proximate nutrient compounds (on dry weight basis) and the bioactive compounds (on a fresh weight basis) in twenty diverse eggplant genotypes varying in colour and shape. Moisture content in the fruits ranged from 71.54 to 91.36%, while carbohydrate content from 2.80 to 6.82%, crude protein 16.98 to 31.85%, nitrogen 2.49 to 4.35%, phosphorous 0.29 to 0.51%, potassium 1.65 to 4.54%, calcium 0.83 to 0.35%, iron 106.21 to 235.34 mg/kg, manganese 89.01 to 245.54 mg/kg, copper 18.73 to 98.56 mg/kg and zinc 60.73 to Original Research Article Bidaramali et al.; CJAST, 39(4): 113-121, 2020; Article no.CJAST. 55640 114 75.77 mg/kg, each on dry weight basis. Biochemical parameters like total soluble solids (TSS) ranged from 1.27 to 3.94 °Brix, total sugar content 2.26 to 4.65%, ascorbic acid 0.66 to 3.53 mg/100 g, total anthocyanin content 0.35 to 18.85 mg/100 g FW, total chlorophyll 0.11 to 2.70 mg/100 g FW, total phenol 1.03 to 15.65 mg catechol equivalent/100 g FW, total antioxidant 1.16 to 2.26 μmol Trolox equivalent/g FW and radical scavenging activity 50.52 to 96.48%. Proximate nutrients were highest in Pusa Uttam, Pant Rituraj and BRBL-01, quality parameters in BRBL-07 and 71-19, while bioactive compounds were highest in Pant Rituraj, Pusa Purple Long, Pusa Purple Cluster and BRBL-01. These genotypes may be utilized in future breeding programmes for developing effective and nutritive cultivars.
FURTHER STUDIES ON IDENTIFICATION OF INELASTIC PARAMETERS FOR DAMAGED MATERIALS

A proper set of material parameters is one of the most important aspects for a successful simulation of metal forming processes. Several issues must be observed when choosing the constitutive relation and corresponding material parameters, amongst which the most important are: (i) the magnitude of the plastic deformation of the target forming operation must be contemplated by the parameters of the constitutive model, (ii) possibility of failure prediction in fracture-free materials, and (iii) accurate prediction of geometrical changes caused by plastic deformation. Within this framework, the present article discusses techniques to obtain constitutive parameters of a Lemaitre-type material model. The strategy requires compliance of multiple tensile tests with specimens prepared according to diﬀerent technical standards. Parameter identiﬁcation is regarded as an inverse problem and solved using optimization methods.
Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is based on histological analysis and molecular profiling of targetable driver

393 ABSTRACT Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is based on histological analysis and molecular profiling of targetable driver oncogenes. Therapeutic responses are further defined by the landscape of passenger mutations, or loss of tumor suppressor genes. We report here a thorough study to address the physiological role of the putative lung cancer tumor suppressor EPH receptor A3 (EPHA3), a gene that is frequently mutated in human lung adenocarcinomas. Our data shows that homozygous or heterozygous loss of EphA3 does not alter the progression of murine adenocarcinomas that result from Kras mutation or loss of Trp53, and we detected negligible postnatal expression of EphA3 in adult wildtype lungs. Yet, EphA3 was expressed in the distal mesenchyme of developing mouse lungs, neighboring the epithelial expression of its Efna1 ligand; this is consistent with the known roles of EPH receptors in embryonic development. However, the partial loss of EphA3 leads only to subtle changes in epithelial Nkx2-1, endothelial Cd31 and mesenchymal Fgf10 RNA expression levels, and no macroscopic phenotypic effects on lung epithelial branching, mesenchymal cell proliferation, or abundance and localization of CD31-positive endothelia. The lack of a discernible lung phenotype in EphA3-null mice might indicate lack of an overt role for EPHA3 in the murine lung, or imply functional redundancy between EPHA receptors. Our study shows how biological complexity can challenge in vivo functional validation of mutations identified in sequencing efforts, and provides an incentive for the design of knock-in or conditional models to assign the role of EPHA3 mutation during lung tumorigenesis.
The non-linear relationship between financial access and domestic savings: the case of emerging markets

ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of financial access on the accumulation of domestic savings in emerging markets (EMs) covering countries from Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Asia as classified by the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) index. We use the System Generalized Method of Moments panel estimation methodology on annual data spanning the period 1980-2018. Principal component analysis allows us to create a financial access index as a linear combination of two variables measured per 100,000 adults: number of bank branches per and number of ATMs.The results of the paper reveal a statistically significant nonlinear relationship between the improvement in financial access measures and the accumulation of domestic savings with a definite threshold level. More specifically, our results for the full sample indicate that improvement in financial access may initially increase the savings rateleading to an increase in savings. Nevertheless, once the financial access index reaches its threshold level further improvement in financial access tends decrease households’ precautionary savings and to give rise to a decline in savings. Thus, the duality of the pattern highlights the non-linearity of financial access and domestic savings.
On two endangered species ( Myriostoma coliforme and Battarrea sp.) sharing the same microhabitat

Specimens of Myriostoma coliforme and Battarrea sp. were found in the same habitat in a cypress-aligned alleyway in the town of Trevignano Romano in the province of Rome, Italy. Furthermore, other specimens of M. coliforme were found in the Villa Ada Urban Park in the city of Rome. Species attribution by morphological features is difficult in Myriostoma and still under investigation in Battarrea and was therefore also assessed by DNA-based analysis. Specifically, the Battarrea sample was found to not belong to the phalloides/stevenii complex. Although both genera are found widely spread, only small and scattered populations exist because their habitats are quite peculiar and in some terms coinciding. In fact, both species are presently relevant for assessment for the future European Red list of endangered macrofungi. The places of discovery could be useful for the study of the environmental and microclimatic aspects for the conservation of these two rare species
Deep Learning for text in limted data settings

During the last few years, RNN models have been extensively used and they have proven to be better for sequence and text data. RNNs have achieved state-of-the-art performance levels in several applications such as text classification, sequence to sequence modelling and time series forecasting. In this article we will review different Machine Learning and Deep Learning based approaches for text data and look at the results obtained from these methods. This work also explores the use of transfer learning in NLP and how it affects the performance of models on a specific application of sentiment analysis.
Activities of Farmer Women Groups in Utilizing Digital Communication Media in Urban Farming Activities in Bogor City

Urban farming is a characteristic of land use that is narrow and intensively limited to annual crops, polyculture and business oriented. This activity was initiated as an effort to maintain food supply and improve family nutrition. Therefore, the importance of increasing and developing the knowledge of women farmers by finding information related to urban farming through the use of digital communication media. The objective of this research was to describe the activities of women farmers in urban farming activities, describe the use of digital communication media and its effects. The research method used was a case study method by conducting an indepth analysis of five farmer women groups in Bogor city. The results showed that the activities of farmer women's groups in group activities on urban farming namely routine meetings, group garden activities, product processing, marketing, ecobrick manufacturing and training. Utilization of digital communication media by farmer women sorted by usage in finding information related to the urban farming program is Whatsapp (WA), Facebook (FB), Google, YouTube and Instagram (IG). The impact of the utilizing digital communication media on the activities of farmer women's groups on urban farming is an increase in knowledge, application of technology and towards the development of agricultural education.
The Effect of Foreign Ownership on Firm Performance: Evidences from Indonesia

This study examines the effect of foreign ownership on firm performance using a panel data consisting of 66 non-financial firms listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Five-year period data from 2014 to 2018 is considered. The result of the random effects model indicates that foreign ownership has a positive and significant effect on firm performance; foreign firm ownership is found to have more roles in encouraging performance than what foreign institutional investors can do. This result is consistent with the facts about foreign ownership in Indonesia, where high and stable foreign ownership, in the long run, is beneficial for domestic companies, due to effective monitoring, facilitation of technology usage, international market development, and professional management. The problems in this study is limited due to the fact that the firms being studied, either companies or institutions, are mostly owned by single foreign investors
Disintermediation Threat: How and What Strategies are Used by Traditional Travel Agency to Survive?

Tourism operations and businesses have changed since most of these industries have utilised internet and technology. The modernisation of technology has made all the online activities easier where people can get rapid internet access besides making a secure transaction online, and receive express services. Without realising, this has led to disintermediation in the tourism industry where people can directly communicate with the supplier. Considering disintermediation as an important issue and problem, this research is about identifying the strategy and approach that have been applied by the travel agencies if they are exempted by the tourism provider in Malaysia. A qualitative approach is considered the appropriate technique for exploring this issue. Findings show that disintermediation has affected both the positive and negative effects to travel agents, therefore the travel agent should take disintermediation as one of their risks and an opportunity in maintaining their future business. The results also indicate that product differentiation is one of the useful strategies in sustaining their future travel agent business.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND SCOPE OF AIRPORTS – A CRITICAL SURVEY

The question whether airports are natural monopolies has increasingly become an issue in studies on regulation, deregulation and privatization of airports. In particular it was questioned whether airports have market power at all and if this is due to economies of scale and scope. This paper provides an overview of studies on economies of scale and scope. It critically evaluates the method of data gathering during the studies and the resulting information uncovers some drawbacks of the studies and the data gathering process. It reaches the conclusion that the most studies on economies of scale are problematic in regard to the definition of “output”, the treatment of capital and the exclusion of land side activities. Economies of scope have only been researched in the most recent studies. The study illustrates that the non-aviation business should be considered in more detail.
Electronic Government Procurement Adoption in Ghana: Critical Success Factors

Aims: The study investigated the critical success factors for adopting an e-procurement in public sector procurement activities in Ghana. Study Design: The study used descriptive survey design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out among some selected public sector organisations in Ghana from October 2019-January 2020. Methodology: A total sample size of 215 procurement staff from public entities including: Department of Feeder Roads, Ghana Cocoa Board, Ghana Health Service, Koforidua Technical University and Tema Metropolitan Assembly. The data collection instruments were interview guide and questionnaires. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used as the analytical tools. Specifically, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used. Results: The study found that users and stakeholders of the e-procurement perceive the availability of reliable, affordable and fast Internet services as the most critical success factor for the adoption of e-Procurement technologies. Furthermore, the study discovered that the critical success factors (CSFs) for e-procurement adoption can be categorized into organisational support for infrastructure set-up, system features, Monitoring and control and supportive human factors. Original Research Article Ofori and Fuseini; AIR, 21(3): 18-34, 2020; Article no.AIR. 55510 19 Conclusion: For e-Procurement technologies to adequately permeate the fabrics of the Ghanaian public procurement system, the government and stakeholders should put in place mechanisms that can help measure the metrics of physical ICT infrastructure provision; attract adequate internet infrastructure into the country and provide the necessary ICT infrastructure and leadership role in using e-Procurement technologies in their public procurement process.
Serum microRNA-34c acts as a novel diagnostic biomarker in breast cancer patients

Background: MicroRNA-34 (miR-34) is consisted of three miRNAs and has been reported to abnormal expression in various cancers. The aim of this study was to detect the expression of miR-34c and its diagnostic value in breast cancer. Methods: Quantitative Real-Time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of miR-34c in 107 patients with breast cancer and 93 healthy controls. The relationship between miR-34c expression and clinicopathological characteristics in breast cancer was estimated through chi-square test. The diagnostic value of miR-34c was evaluated by building a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results: The expression of miR-34c was down-regulated in the serum of patients with breast cancer compared with those of healthy controls. Its down-regulation was significantly correlated with stage (P=0.046), tumor grade (P=0.000) and lymph node status (P=0.025). Furthermore, the value of the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC) was 0.854. The optimal cutoff value was 4.345, providing a sensitivity of 72.00% and a specificity of 88.80%. Conclusion: Our data indicated that miR-34c was increased, and it might be a potential independent diagnostic bio-marker in breast cancer.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND CALORIMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HYBRIDS AND VARIETIES OF MAIZE CULTIVATED IN MÉXICO

A study was made of the chemical composition and thermal behavior of twenty maize hybrids and varieties generated through a breeding program of the INIFAP-Iguala, México. The semicristalline and crystalline maize grains had a lower moisture content than those of the semidented and dented types, which in turn, had the highest values of protein. The quality protein maize (QPM) varieties did not have the highest content of protein. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis showed gelatinization temperature values ranging from 73.4 to 77.1 °C and enthalpy values between 1.9-4.7 J g−1. This result is important for the design of equipment used for the cooking or thermal treatment of maize grain, as well as in the production of tortillas.
Technical Note: Flow velocity and discharge measurement in rivers using terrestrial and unmanned-aerial-vehicle imagery

Abstract. An automatic workflow to measure surface flow velocities in rivers is introduced, including a Python tool. The method is based on particle-tracking velocimetry (PTV) and comprises an automatic definition of the search area for particles to track. Tracking is performed in the original images. Only the final tracks are geo-referenced, intersecting the image observations with water surface in object space. Detected particles and corresponding feature tracks are filtered considering particle and flow characteristics to mitigate the impact of sun glare and outliers. The method can be applied to different perspectives, including terrestrial and aerial (i.e. unmanned-aerial-vehicle; UAV) imagery. To account for camera movements images can be co-registered in an automatic approach. In addition to velocity estimates, discharge is calculated using the surface velocities and wetted cross section derived from surface models computed with structure-from-motion (SfM) and multi-media photogrammetry. The workflow is tested at two river reaches (paved and natural) in Germany. Reference data are provided by acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) measurements. At the paved river reach, the highest deviations of flow velocity and discharge reach 4 % and 5 %, respectively. At the natural river highest deviations are larger (up to 31 %) due to the irregular cross-section shapes hindering the accurate contrasting of ADCP- and image-based results. The provided tool enables the measurement of surface flow velocities independently of the perspective from which images are acquired. With the contactless measurement, spatially distributed velocity fields can be estimated and river discharge in previously ungauged and unmeasured regions can be calculated, solely requiring some scaling information.
Hardness and Yield Strength of CO
 2 Ice Under Martian Temperature Conditions

Although ice fracturing and deformation is key to understanding some of the landforms encountered in the high‐latitude regions on Mars and on other icy bodies in the solar system, little is known about the mechanical characteristics of CO 2 ice. We have measured the hardness of solid CO 2 ice directly in the laboratory with a Leeb hardness tester and calculated the corresponding yield strength. We have also measured the hardness of water ice by the same method, confirming previous work. Our results indicate that CO 2 ice is slightly weaker, ranging between Leeb ∼ 200 and 400 ( ∼ 10 and 30 MPa yield strength, assuming only plastic deformation and no strain hardening during the experiment), for typical Martian temperatures. Our results can be used for models of CO 2 ice rupture (depending on the deformation timescales) explaining surface processes on Mars and solar system icy bodies.
The Effect of Culinary Knowledge and Culinary Experience on Local Culinary Attractiveness

This study aimed to explore culinary knowledge and tourist culinary experiences in its relation to the local culinary attractiveness. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a sample of 297 respondents. Research data were analyzed using AMOS 22.0. Based on the overall research hypothesis tested, two hypotheses are rejected, namely the relationship between culinary engagement with local culinary attractiveness, and the relationship between culinary knowledge with local culinary attractiveness. Then, the accepted hypothesis is the relationship of culinary experience with local culinary attractiveness and the relationship between local culinary attractiveness and culinary tourism attractiveness. The results of this study contribute to knowledge, especially in the field of marketing local culinary tourism attractiveness. This research develops a culinary tourism attractiveness model based on the exploration of the uniqueness and distinctiveness of traditional culinary which is very closely related to the history and culture of the local people from the perspective of tourists.