Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evidence for multiple populations in the massive globular cluster NGC 2419 from deep uVI LBT photometry

We present accurate wide-field uVI photometry of the remote and massive Galactic globular cluster NGC 2419, aimed at searching for the u-V color spread along the Red Giant Branch (RGB) that is generally interpreted as the photometric signature of the presence of multiple populations in globular clusters. Focusing on the RGB stars in the magnitude range 19.8 0.0 lie preferentially on the blue side.
Construing Ideational Meaning in Electronics Devicesadvertisements in Jawa Pos: a Systemic Functional Linguisticmultimodal Discourse Analysis

This research deals with multimodal discourse analysis. The data were collected from printed advertisements ofJawa Pos newspaper. Generic Structure Potential of printed advertisement (GSP) proposed by Cheong (2004)and Halliday's (1994) transitivity were applied. Cheong's framework is applied to reveal the elements of visualand linguistic elements, meanwhile Halliday's transitivity is used to know the processes. Thereby, this researchdiscovers the relationship between image and text in one context. The result shows that visual elements in theprinted advertisements are Lead, Emblem, and Display. Lead consists of Locus of Attention (LoA) andComplements to the Locus of Attention (Comp. LoA). Meanwhile, the linguistic elements are Announcement,Emblem, Enhancer, Tag, and Call-and-Visit Information. Finally, it is found that there is interconnectednessbetween the visual and linguistic elements in the printed advertisement. It causes high ContextualizationPropensity (CP), narrow Interpretative Space (IS), and also small Semantic Effervescence (SE). Keywords: Generic Structure Potential (GSP), Ideational Meaning, Multimodal Discourse, PrintedAdvertisement
Estimating unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and retention curve from tension disc infiltrometer data in sandy soil

One of the essential requirements in agriculture, environment, engineering and irrigation and drainage system design is to use a functional and effective method to estimate the unsaturated soil hydraulic properties. Tension disc infiltrometers are becoming increasingly popular devices for in situ measurement of the unsaturated hydraulic properties of soil. This study mainly aims to estimate unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and soil moisture characteristic curve from tension disc infiltrometer data in sandy soil. For this purpose, the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity was measured through tension disc infiltrometer in sandy soil on 6 suctions of zero, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 cm in three replications. In order to analyze the results, the method proposed by Logsdon and Jaynes (1993), which is a non-linear regression method, was used. In addition, soil moisture curve was estimated by results obtained from the measurement using RETC Software (1991). Results indicated that moisture curve can be estimated indirectly with a good approximation through measuring unsaturated hydraulic conductivity by tension disc infiltrometer using RETC Software.
Influence of water temperature during the larval stage on size, age and body condition of a tropical reef fish at settlement

The effects of water temperature during the pelagic life-history phase on body characteristics at metamorphosis and settlement were examined for the tropical goatfish Upeneus tragula (Mullidae). Water temperatures were recorded daily at 2 stations on the northern Great Barrier Reef from April 1989 to May 1990. Temperature data were used to calculate an estimate of temperature history for individual newly metamorphosed goatfishes from 10 samples, collected at 5 stations across the northern Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Accounting for mean water temperature experienced during the larval phase reduced the within-sample vanability in growth rates by 30%. There were significant negative relationships with mean water temperature for both standard length and age of fish at metamorphosis within and among samples. Adjusting for temperature history by analysis of covariance markedly changed the patterns of size at settlement among sampling stations. Use of a summation of daily water temperatures over the larval period of each fish as an estimate of physiological age (in degree-days) also changed the patterns of significance among sampling stations compared to patterns found using age (d) alone. These results suggested the importance of temperature in determining larval patterns of growth. An experiment examined the influence of water temperature on size, age, body composition and muscle development at settlement. Larval U. tragula were collected and placed randomly in 3 tanks at each of 2 temperatures. 25 and 30°C. Fishes were fed ad libitum and removed from tanks upon metamorphosis and settlement Fishes in the 30°C water settled on average 2.8 d earlier than those in the 25°C tanks. The length, weight, muscle development and biochemical composition of fishes did not differ between temperature regimes. Together, the field and laboratory results suggest that relatively small changes in water temperature have the potential to greatly influence the patterns of variability seen in the age and size at metamorphosis in many tropical reef fishes. Developmental rate to metamorphosis appears to be more affected by water temperature than fish length.
The U.S. Mutual Fund Market: an updated study of the Equity-Retail-Domestic Open-ended Fund 2005-2012

This article examines the effects of mutual funds’ fees, size, age, and active management on fund expense ratio and performance of nearly 1000 equity-retail-domestic open-ended funds in the US. From the period 2005 through 2012 the empirical analysis finds that: first, the loaded funds are more expensive than no-load funds, the 12b-1 funds are more expensive than non 12b-1 funds, and the actively managed funds are more expensive than index funds. Secondly, the front-end load, redemption fee, and 12b-1 fee are dead weight losses to investors. Moreover, bigger and more mature funds on average are cheaper and better-performing than smaller and newly issued funds. Lastly, the new finding in this study is that not only the index funds but also the stock picking funds and moderately active funds all beat the benchmarks after expenses; while the concentrated funds and factor betting funds underperform.
Hybrid Approach for Feature Subset Selection

Rapid advance of computer technologies in data processing, collection, and storage has provided unparalleled opportunities to expand capabilities i n production, services, communications, and research. However, immense quantities of high-dimensional dat a renew the challenges to the state-of-the-art data m ining techniques. Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) is a popula r metaheuristic search algorithm used in solving numerous combinatorial optimization problems. Feature Select ion (FS) helps to speed up the process of classificatio n by extracting the relevant and useful information from the dataset. FS is seen as an optimization problem beca us selecting the appropriate feature subset is very im portant. Classifier Ensemble is the best solution for the pi tfall of accuracy lag in a single classifier. We first brief ly introduce the concept of data mining and key components of fe atur selection. This paper proposed a hybrid approach fo r the feature selection by using artificial bee colony an d particular swarm optimization. The proposed techniq ue is simulated using the WEKA and results show the bette r performance of the proposed technique.
TP-2005-470 Stress intensity factors and crack propagation in single crystal nickel based superalloy CMSX-4

A 3-D finite element method was used to calculate the stress intensity factors for CMSX-4 single crystal corner cracked specimens. The anisotropic material properties and inclinations of the cracks were shown to have significant effects on the stress intensities. Then the 2-D resolved shear stress approach for predicting the crack planes and crack growth directions in single crystals was extended to the 3-D case. Finally the approach was extended to the more complex geometries of actual gas turbine components, for which an efficient crack growth analysis method is proposed, based on the influence function method.
Regional Variation in Earnings Inequality in Reform-Era Urban China

This article studies the regional variation in earnings inequality in contemporary urban China, focusing on the relationship between the pace of economic reforms and earning determination. Through a multilevel analysis, it shows that economic growth depresses the retunrs to education and work experience and does not affect the net differences between party members and nonmembers and between men and women. Overall earning inequality remains low and only slightly correlated with economic growth because, in faster-growing cities, the tendency toward higher levels of inequality is somewhat offset by the lower returns to human capital. A plausible interpretation is that these results are largely due to the lack of a true labor market in urban China.
Resilience Supplier Selection and order allocation under uncertainty

Increasing the number of disasters around the world will decrease the performance of the supply chain. The decision makers should design resilience supply chain network which could encounter with disruptions. This paper develops an integrated resilience model of supplier selection and order allocation. Resiliency measures including quality, delivery, technology, continuity, environmental competences are explored for determining the Resilience Weight of suppliers. Fuzzy DEMATEL and ANP methods are applied to find overall performance of each supplier. Then, the developed mathematical model maximizes overall performance of suppliers while minimizes total cost of network. The proposed mathematical model helps the decision makers to select supplier and allocate the optimum order quantities by considering shortage. Since the disruptive incidents are inevitable events in real world problems, the impact of disruptions on suppliers, manufactures and retailers has been considered in the proposed model. Inherent uncertainties of parameters are taken into account to increase the compatibility of the approach with realistic environments. To tackle the uncertainty and multi-objectiveness of the proposed model, interval Method and TH aggregation function is adapted. The proposed model is validated through application to a real case study in a furniture company. Results demonstrate the usefulness and applicability of the proposed model.
Case Study as a Teaching Method in Marketing

The traditional published case studies have been successfully used in marketing education for decades. However, recent changes in marketing practice, prompted by disruptive changes in the marketplace, highlight their shortcomings as an educational instrument. To remain relevant and deliver the desired learning outcomes, new or modified approaches to case-study teaching might be necessary. This chapter is structured as follows: first, the changes in business environment and their impact on marketing education is discussed. Second, the advantages and shortcomings of the traditional published case study as an educational instrument in marketing are presented. Third, new approaches to case study are critically evaluated. These are live case, participative case writing, and web-based cases.
Trolling in online discussions: from provocation to community-building

This paper focuses on the practice of trolling in online discussions. Working with a corpus taken from the websites of three British newspapers, it examines how users themselves define trolling; comparison with a previous study (Hardaker 2010) suggests that users’ definitions of trolling may vary depending on the discussion topic. The paper then presents a qualitative pragmatic analysis of one discussion which was attacked by trolls. After examining how trolls announce their presence and attempt to provoke reactions from core community members, the article then moves on to discuss several salient aspects of the antagonistic facework used during the ensuing ‘flame war’. Finally, the article turns to address the social dimension of trolling, outlining how a practice which is generally considered destructive can also paradoxically have constructive effects, helping to build new communities and strengthen existing ones.
Contribution to the anatomy of the Chinese finless porpoise, Neomeris phocaenoides

NeoiJieris fliocaenoides (Cuvier), which were presented to the Museum by the National Geographic Society in collections made by F. R. Wulsin. Certain osteological features of one of these porpoises were investigated by Remington Kellogg in connection with another problem and his dissections indicated that unless some immediate use were made of these specimens they would soon be worthless for any studies of the soft parts. The matter was brought to the attention of Gerrit S. Miller, jr., and he generously permitted the writer to make vv'hatever disposition of the material might seem to him best. It was at first thought that the preservation was too poor to permit of a dissection sufficiently accurate to be of great value, but it was later found that although the condition was far from satisfactory and such as to preclude fine work, observations of decided interest were nevertheless being made upon the first specimen which was being somewhat hastily examined, and in consideration both of the rarity of this porpoise in the collections of the world and the place in the research program of the writer of the investigation of aquatic adaptations, it was decided that these should be presented in print. A more careful and detailed dissection of a second specimen was accordingly undertaken by the author, and upon this the present contribution is based. The lot of spirit specimens under consideration had been slit from the vent to the throat and inimersed in alcohol which had failed to penetrate sufficiently for proper preservation. Before the arrest of decomposition the deeper portions of the larger muscle masses had become putrid, and when cut into the coarser fibers separated at a touch,
THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI OF 26 DECEMBER 2004 Analysis of Seismic Source Mechanism

Based on the keyboard model of tsunamigenic earthquakes, an analysis was performed of the physical aspects of the 26 December 2004 earthquake off Sumatra and of the seismic source of the great tsunami generated in the Indian Ocean. A simplified keyboard model with vertical displacements of keyboard blocks was used for the numerical simulation in defining the tsunami’s generation source and, based on known bathymetry, its subsequent propagation across the Indian Ocean basin. The numerical simulation of the seismic source took into account the oblique character of subduction zone, which was characteristic for this particular earthquake. Furthermore, the analysis evaluated the different scenarios of keyboard blocks motions corresponding to real seismic and hydro acoustic studies of the earthquake process as reported in the literature. Adequateness of the calculations performed was verified by comparison of real altimetry records of satellite “Yason-1” with virtual altimetric record, obtained by us for each calculation. The computational analysis helped explain the complex character of the tsunami and of its propagation and energy flux distribution in the Indian Ocean basin.
Generation of monoclonal antibody-producing mammalian cell lines

Clinical effectiveness has driven the commercial success of monoclonal antibody (mAb) products. Mammalian cells are currently the preferred system for large-scale production as the mAbs produced are biochemically similar to human forms. The cell line generation process is tedious and time-consuming as clones with high productivity, stable long-term expression and good product quality are rare occurrences. Cell line generation efficiency and mAb quality can be improved through host cell engineering, vector optimization and high-throughput clone selection. Targeted integration into predetermined sites on the chromosome is a promising new area being explored. This review covers existing technology and recent progress made in improving various aspects of the stable cell line generation process for mAb production.
A new insight into Wavelet Transforms using the concepts of Frame Theory

Wavelet analysis being a relatively new subject of study is being explored, all around the globe, using various mathematical tools, currently available. This paper is a humble attempt to provide a comprehensive study of the same, by means of exhaustive mathematical analysis. Since frame theory has been established as a standard notion in applied mathematics, so it was used as the analytical tool to explain the formation, purpose and use of wavelets. The theoretical explanation follows the mathematical analysis, which is an attempt to give picture the „theorems‟, „definitions‟ and the „lemmas‟.
Now you see me: diversity, CEO education, and bank performance in the UK

This paper investigates the impact of board diversity and CEO educational background on bank performance. Based on a sample of 54 UK publicly listed banks over the period 2005–2015, we examine the relationship of both static and dynamic modelling frameworks, which controls for individual specific effects and potential sources of endogeneity. The study reports a positive but insignificant relationship between CEO education and bank performance, and a positive significant association between gender diversity and bank performance. It further denotes a negative and significant impact of nationality diversity on bank performance. Our findings provide empirical support for the significance of the association between board diversity and firm performance. Our study also provides support for theories concerned with how corporate governance differs in financial institutions. CONCLUSION This paper analyzes the relationship between board gender diversity, nationality diversity, CEO educational background and bank financial performance using data of listed banks in the UK. It measures the bank performance using both market-based measure (TQ) and accounting-based measures (ROAA, ROAE, and NIM). Various econometrics techniques including OLS, static panel data models and the Fama and MacBeth (1973) test are used. Using a sample of 54 listed banks in the UK market with 535 observations over the study period from 2005 to 2015, our findings conclude that employing different econometric techniques besides more than one performance measure can provide different results at least on the level of significance for the study variables relationships. finds that
European disparities in the incidence and outcomes of children with end-stage renal disease

In this thesis, we primarily aim to reveal health inequalities and improve outcomes in the European paediatric renal replacement therapy (RRT) population. Despite commitments and progress made by European Union Member States towards reducing health inequalities, we demonstrate that geographical disparities regarding the quality and provision of RRT to children have yet to be eliminated across Europe, especially regarding the acceptance and treatment of the youngest patients, whom are the most complex and costly to treat. As a secondary objective, we describe the mortality risk in the paediatric dialysis population, and investigate the effect of initial dialysis modality on mortality risk, focussing on the infant dialysis population. We identify an initial survival advantage for those selected to initiate dialysis on PD, especially in children with a limited time under treatment of a nephrologist prior to dialysis, and in children over 5 year years of age. Lastly, to help optimize kidney donor allocation policies, we examined how the relationship between donor age and recipient age affects graft survival in paediatric kidney transplant recipients. We demonstrate that grafts from carefully selected older donors offer excellent graft survival probabilities in paediatric recipients. When a living donor is unavailable, the differential graft failure risk of deceased donor age and recipient age should be taken into account during the allocation process. Specifically, transplantation of the youngest deceased donors should be avoided in the youngest recipients, as graft failure rates in this group were especially high, particularly directly post-transplantation.
Solid State Phase Equilibria in the Er-Ni-P and Er-Ni-As Systems at 800 °C

Solid-state phase equilibria in the ternary systems Er-Ni-P and Er-Ni-As have been determined at 800 °C (region 0 - 67 at.% P or 0 - 50 at.% As) using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and electron probe microanalysis. Eight ternary phosphides and six ternary arsenides have been synthesized, including several phases reported previously. The hexagonal structure of the new compound Er6Ni20P13, as determined from single-crystal X-ray data, exhibits a new structure type closely related to the Ho6Ni20P13 structure. Two other new phosphides, Er16Ni36P22 (Tb16Ni36P22- type) and Er20Ni42P30 (Sm20Ni41.6P30-type), have also been obtained at 800 °C. In the Er-Ni-As system, a new arsenide Er20Ni42As30 (Sm20Ni41.6P30-type) has been found in addition to known ternary phases. From X-ray powder data, the structures of the ternary arsenides ErNi4As2 (ZrFe4Si2-type) and Er2Ni12As7 (Zr2Fe12P7-type) have been refined by Rietveld methods. In the single crystal investigations, two other new phases Er12Ni30P21 [derived (La, Ce)12Rh30P21-type] and Er13Ni25As19 (Tm13Ni25As19-type) have been prepared by high-temperature annealing (1500 °C).
A French model of craft training: its strategic relevance and recruitment issues for a UK firm

This paper is a study of the recruitment to the first version of the International Journeyman Programme (IJP), a project to recruit and train young workers from the north-east of England for a craft and technician training programme in engineering organized by a French trade guild, Les Compagnons du Devoir (CdD). The initial version of the project was unsuccessful and the paper highlights the role played by UK state agencies and institutions in the recruitment process in the project's lack of success. The paper examines the strategic relevance of a model of French craft training to a UK firm, describes that system of training and development, and analyses the recruitment difficulties faced by the IJP organizers when they attempted to launch the programme. The study finds that key elements of the UK VET system have severe problems in delivering high-skills training, and that there are in-built structural barriers that limit the extent to which such training can be easily imported.