Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identification of climatic effect on crop yield of Marathwada region by using multiple linear regression & stochastics frontier approach

The aim of this study is estimate climatic effect on soybean crop yield and measures its crop production efficiency by using multiple linear regression and stochastic frontier model. In this study we have use 30 years (1980 to2010) data of soybean and ten climactic factor in Marathwada region. This region is situated between 170 -35 N and 20040 N latitude and 740 40 E and 780 – 15 E longitudes in Maharashtra state In this region consist of eight districts such as, Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli, Jalna, Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad and Parbhani. The economy of this region depends upon agriculture sector. The last ten year this region is less rainfall affected region in Maharashtra. The result show that rainfall, area, dry spell max temp are positively effect on soybean crop production and min humidity, minimum temp, total could are negative effect on crop production of soybean. The fitted multiple linear regression model of parameter estimate by using least square regression method. result show that value of multiple R-square of Later and Hingoli district are 0.921 and 0.90 respectively this indicate that fitted model can explain more variability of repressors variable. The Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier model is applied to Latur and Hingoli of soybean crop production for measure production efficiency. The result show that efficiency of Latur and Hingoli district are 0.86 and 0.84 respectively This result indicates that 86%and 84% of total composed error variance of the production function is explained by the variance of the technical inefficiency term. This result is importance to incorporate technical inefficiency in the production function.maximum like hooded method is used for estimation of parameter of stochastic frontier model. The value of gamma is used to testing the hypothesis to check stochastic noise and technical inefficiency. This result is helpful to framer and regional and local planer in Marathwada region.
Gender and birth order effects on intra-household schooling choices and education attainments in Kenya

In this paper, we investigate the effect of two important family characteristics - gender and birth order- on intra-household investments in, and educational outcomes of, children in Kenya. We measure intra-household education investments in children by household's decision to enrol children in private schools and educational outcomes by two variables, completed years of education and relative grade attainment. We use a large household survey data that allows us to apply the family fixed effects models that address the potential endogeneity of children's gender and family size as well as factors that are unobservable at the household level. Although we do not find an intra-household gender preference in terms of investments in children's education, there is a female advantage in terms of the two measured education outcomes. Such female advantage is in contrast with literature generally reported from developing countries. It is, however, in line with global trends which show that more girls are getting educated and the gender gap in education has narrowed considerably. Regarding birth order effects, we find significant negative birth order effects on private enrolment, completed years of education and relative grade attainment. The negative birth order effects are not in line with the evidence from many other developing countries but are in line with results from developed countries. Our results are robust to different sample restrictions. We find that household wealth plays a significant role in propagating the birth order but not the gender effects we observe.
In the corridors and in the streets : a comparative study of the impacts of social movement campaigns in the EU

This doctoral thesis aims to trace the impacts of campaigns carried out by coalitions of social movement organisations in the transnational arena of the EU. In order to accomplish this task, an original approach to process tracing is adopted using methods used in social movement studies. The internal aspects of campaigns are investigated using a dynamic, cross-time and multi-level, frame analysis, while the contexts of the campaigns are analysed through political and discursive opportunity approaches adapted to the peculiarities of the EU arena. Four case studies, including two campaigns concerned with environmental / public health policy (GMOs and coexistence, and the REACH legislation) and two concerned with broadly defined social policy (the mid-term review of the Lisbon agenda and the Services directive), make up the empirical part of the study. Drawing on documentary evidence as well as semi-structured interviews with staff members from the core SMOs involved in each campaign at the Brussels level, the processes leading to access, agenda, or policy outcomes (or indeed non-outcomes) are traced using the analytical methods mentioned above. These processes provide the basis for preliminary conclusions on the nature of campaigning in the EU. Elite allies are found to be important in securing desired outcomes in campaigns, as are solid, previously agreed shared frames between coalition organisations. The cases also show that the EU is not an arena where conventional tactics (i.e. lobbying) are always enough – indeed the ability to campaign effectively at multiple levels using appropriate tactics is identified as a major factor in campaigns that saw positive outcomes. This finding challenges the idea that the EU arena is unsuitable to protest actions (e.g. Marks and McAdam 1996). Finally, the study uncovers the beginnings of a divide between ‘technical’ and ‘political’ campaigns in the EU. Stemming from the finding that national contexts still provided the opportunities or threats that appeared most important in campaign outcomes, the cases showed that where campaigns were more ‘political’ in that they were more ideologically charged groups were more likely to be able to mobilise grassroots members and secure their desired outcomes. In more ‘technical’ cases, where the European Commission played a greater role, mobilisation efforts were subdued as groups sunk their resources in long cycles of consultation and knowledge production geared to the needs of the Commission. Jury: Laszlo Bruszt (EUI), Donatella Della Porta (EUI) (Supervisor) Carlo Ruzza (University of Leicester), Sidney Tarrow (Cornell Univ.) (by videolink)
Emotional Intelligence and its Relationship with Gender , Academic Performance and Intellectual Abilities of Undergraduates

Introduction. Emotional intelligence has been linked to several variables, such as gender, and academic performance. In the area of high intellectual abilities, the literature shows controversy, without a unanimous result on the relationship between both variables. In the present study we analyzed the modulatory effect has academic performance in a sample of college students, one group with normal intelligence and other one with superior intelligence, and gender. Method. The sample consisted of 129 students who admitted in health sciences careers, 64 students had high intelligence and 65 students had normal intelligence. To measure emotional intelligence was used Mayer, Salovey and Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) and grade point average for academic performance. Results. The results show that the performance differential plays a role in some of the branches assessed by the instrument. Similarly, there are differences between the groups in emotional Facilitation, Strategic Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Understanding, being in all cases higher the score in the more intelligent and woman. Discussion. The results indicate relationship between emotional intelligence and performance, although it differs depending on the performance indicator is taken. In addition, we note a relationship between emotional intelligence and intellectual capacity, the results partially support the hypothesis that women and the most able have more emotional intelligence.
Brassinosteroids Improve Quality of Table Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Flame Seedless

Significance of preharvest foliar sprays of brassinosteroid (BRs) on physicochemical properties and postharvest life of table grape cv. Flame Seedless were studied. The experiment was performed on 12-year old own rooted, grapevines planted at 3m x 3m spacing trained on overhead system. Vines were treated with aqueous solutions of BRs (0.0, 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mg l -1 ) at pea stage and at veraison. After harvesting, clusters were divided into two lots in which one was subjected to initial quality evaluation, while the other was stored in cold room (3-4 0 C, 90-95% RH) for evaluation of postharvest quality. Clusters treated with 0.5 and 1.0 mg l -1 BRs showed significant increase in cluster weight and breadth as well as berry weight, length and breadth. BRs, at the dose of 0.5 mg l -1 effectively reduced the rate of berry softening, maintained external colour, stabilized anthocyanins, increased total phenols along with reduced rate of degradation in TSS and TA during low temperature storage on the contrary to other two doses and the control. It also exhibited protective role against decay development. Preharvest foliar spray of 0.5 mg l -1 BRs could be an effective means of maintaining quality and extending postharvest life of grape cv. Flame Seedless during cold storage. Tropical Agricultural Research Vol. 26 (2): 368 – 379 (2015)
Growth of Moraxella osloensis COK1, a Novel Strain of Bacteria Isolated from Subbituminous Coal, in Dibenzothiophene and Coal Medium

1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 95, Ciputat, Tangerang, Banten 15412, Indonesia 2Microbial Biotechnology Research Group, School of Life Science and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung,Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia 3Biochemistry Research Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia
The Multi-Sectoral Thirlwall’s Law: evidence from 14 developed European countries using product-level data

The paper reports estimates of import and export functions for five technological sectors in 14 developed European countries. These functions have never before been estimated for developed countries adopting a technological classification of sectors. The paper compares estimates of income elasticities found using vector error-correction models employing aggregate deflators, with estimates found using cross-product panels employing product-specific quality-adjusted price indexes recently calculated by Feenstra and Romalis. The results indicate that the income elasticities of imports and exports are higher for medium- and high-tech manufactures, which suggests the importance of moving from the production of simple goods to the production of goods with high technological content. The estimates also suggest that the Multi-Sectoral Thirlwall’s Law holds for the countries analysed, while comparing the estimates revealed that cross-product panels with quality-adjusted prices generate considerably more robust results. The investigation reveals that using a more recent time period generates estimates of income elasticities of demand for primary products and resource-based manufactures that tend to be higher than the estimates found by studies that have used longer time periods, while the opposite holds for low-, medium-, and high-tech manufactures.
Integration of biosensors based on microfluidic: a review

Purpose – Biotechnology is closely associated to microfluidics. During the last decade, designs of microfluidic devices such as geometries and scales have been modified and improved according to the applications for better performance. Numerous sensor technologies existing in the industry has potential use for clinical applications. Fabrication techniques of microfluidics initially rooted from the electromechanical systems (EMS) technology. Design/methodology/approach – In this review, we emphasized on the most available manufacture approaches to fabricate microchannels, their applications and the properties which make them unique components in biological studies. Findings – Major fundamental and technological advances demonstrate the enhancing of capabilities and improving the reliability of biosensors based on microfluidic. Several researchers have been reported verity of methods to fabricate different devices based on EMS technology due to the electroconductivity properties and their small size of them.
INTEGRATION OF PHYSIO-BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AT DIFFERENT PHENOLOGICAL STAGES OF WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) PLANTS IN RESPONSE TO HEAT STRESS

A study was conducted to assess the influence of heat stress imposed at different growth stages of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants. Four wheat cultivars namely S-24, Saher-2006, Lasani and AARI-10 were subjected to high temperature (HT) stress at tillering and booting phenological phases. Under stress conditions, root and shoot fresh weights, membrane thermostability (MTS) and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) were significantly perturbed in all four wheat cultivars at both developmental stages. However, HT stress did not influence all the other attributes significantly including shoot fresh weight, chlorophyll a and b pigments, photosynthetic rate (A), leaf water (Ψw), internal CO2 (Ci), osmotic (Ψs) and turgor (Ψp) potentials, transpiration rate (E), water-use-efficiency (A/E), stomatal conductance (gs) as well as Fv/Fm ratio. Among all wheat cultivars, cv. Lasani performed better in shoot and root fresh weight, and chlorophyll a contents at the tillering stage, while in MTS at the booting phase, cv. S-24 in shoot fresh weight, E, and gs at the boot stage and highest MTS and WUE at the tillering stage. However, cv. AARI-10 performed well in root fresh weight, Ψw, Ψs, Ψp,,WUE and NPQ when stress was applied at the boot stage, while E and Fv/Fm in this cultivar on exposure to stress at the tillering stage. Cultivar Saher-2006 performed better in gs, leaf Ψs and Ψp at the tillering stage, while Fv/Fm was recorded better at the boot stage and A in the same cultivar at all growth stages. Overall, HT stress applied at different growth stages was only effective in altering root fresh weight, MTS and NPQ in all four wheat cultivars. Of all wheat cultivars, cv. AARI-10 performed better in growth and physiological attributes examined in the present study under HT stress applied at different phenological stages.
An estimation method of marginal treatment effects on correlated longitudinal and survival outcomes

This paper concerns treatment effects on correlated longitudinal and time to event processes. The marginal mean of the longitudinal outcome in the presence of event occurrence is often of interest from clinical and epidemiological perspectives. When the probability of the event is treatmentdependent, differences between treatment-specific longitudinal outcome means are usually not constant over time. In this paper, we propose a measure to quantify treatment effects using time-varying differences in longitudinal outcome means, which accounts for the constantly changing population composition due to event occurrences. Generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) and proportional hazards (PH) models are employed to construct the proposed measure. The proposed method is applied to analyze the motivating data arising from the study of weight loss in the Diabetes Prevention Program where weights after diabetes occurrence are systematically different from diabetes-free weights.
Geographies of temporary markets: an anatomy of the Canton Fair

ABSTRACT While recent research on temporary clusters and temporary markets has emphasized the knowledge generation processes associated with trade fairs, little is known about the knowledge exchanges that are embedded in market relations at these events. This paper uses the case of the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, the largest trade fair in China, to illustrate that such events do not operate as a single market, but that they generate multiple dynamic market configurations, which entail different flows of knowledge, goods and people. In a typical case study, four types of market configurations are identified that simultaneously develop at this event. The findings contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of market relations, knowledge and transactions in temporary spatial settings.
Significance of fisheries discards for a threatened Mediterranean seabird, the Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus

The Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus is the rarest and most threatened Mediterranean seabird. The biology of this shearwater is poorly understood, and its study is important to design conservation strategies. We studied the feeding ecology of the Balearic shearwater at sea in the western Mediterranean (1996 to 2000), focusing on the importance of fisheries discards for this species. Fieldwork was conducted on board commercial bottom trawlers (demersal fishery with diur- nal activity) and purse seiners (pelagic fishery with nocturnal activity), as well as during experimental trawling surveys. The shearwaters made extensive use of discards, mostly those from trawlers. This was especially so during the late breeding season, which could be related to the general impoverish- ment of Mediterranean surface waters. At this time of year, most birds foraged along the eastern Iber- ian coast, with the largest concentrations occurring off the Ebro Delta. This distribution seems deter- mined by favourable local hydrographic conditions and by the presence of important trawling fleets. Balearic shearwaters captured discards by diving at some distance behind fishing vessels, thus reduc- ing interactions with other seabirds. A bioenergetic model estimated that 40.8% of the energy ob- tained by the Balearic shearwater population comes from trawler discards during the breeding season (March to June), although this value was subject to strong variability (±36.2% SD). In addition to the capture of discards (38% of the feeding instances observed), Balearic shearwaters also obtained food by capturing fish under floating drifting objects (33%), associating with sub-surface predators (10%), capturing small shoaling fish (10%), and feeding upon plankton (10%). The latter behaviour was ob- served in crepuscular hours, but the shearwaters did not appear to feed at night. In winter, Balearic shearwaters attended fishing vessels to a lesser extent. Upcoming fishing policies could affect Balearic shearwaters in the short term through reduction of discards, although good design of management strategies (such as trawling moratoria) could help to reduce their negative effects.
The ecology of recovery

The current high rate of population declines and attempts to 'manage' their recovery, call for a better understanding of recovery dynamics of populations. In many cases, recovery of a population may primarily be determined by a single life history property or ecological interaction, allowing for straightforward management actions. For example, a generalist predator may prevent the recovery of its prey, and populations with sex-biased dispersal are particularly vulnerable to demographic stochasticity. However, linking life history with intra- and interspecific population dynamics is needed to assess the relative importance of these factors. A clear example is depensatory dynamics that can be caused either by e.g., mutual predation or cooperative breeding. Moreover, dynamics of a recovering population can alter both its physiological and behavioural traits, affecting its interspecific interactions. Here we review life histories (reproduction, resource use and dispersal) and species interactions affecting recovery processes, and discuss their implications for management.
Sub-national public debt in Spain political economy issues and the role of fiscal rules and decentralization

Sub-sovereign public debt in Spain more than doubled over the period 2007-2011 leading to growing concerns on its sustainability and the potential negative spillovers for general government public finance consolidation targets, in particular by rating agencies and international organizations, in the context of the more general public debt crisis suffered by the euro area. Spain offers an interesting case study to under- stand the fundamental determinants of sub-sovereign debt for a number of reasons. Firstly, the country has witnessed successive waves of fiscal decentralization that have increased the amount of public services provided directly by sub-national governments in a framework of increased fiscal co-responsibility (fiscal autonomy). Secondly, this decentralization process took place in a period in which a number of supra-national and national fiscal rules were put in place in the country. Thirdly, while fiscal rules provide some explicit coordination among the different levels of government, there is also a high degree of market-imposed discipline, as most regional government�s debt is regularly scrutinized by rating agencies. Within this framework, we analyze the evolution and the determinants of sub-sovereign public debt, focusing on regional government debt determinants, including of liabilities accounted for outside the extant definition of EDP public debt. Among the set of determinants we pay special attention to institutional factors (fiscal decentralization, fiscal autonomy, fiscal rules) and market discipline. We do so by estimating empirical models in which we exploit the pool structure of our data (17 regions, over the period 1995-2010) within a GMM econometric approach
Framing smallholder inclusion in global value chains – case studies from India and West Africa

Abstract. A resurrected interest in agriculture has brought in its wake growing interest in smallholders in the global South by scholars, companies, governments and development agencies alike. While non-governmental organisations and development agencies see the potential to reduce poverty, companies look upon smallholder agriculture as a widely untapped resource for the sourcing of crops and as a sales market for agricultural inputs. While the important role of large corporate buyers of agricultural produce as lead firms in value chains is often discussed and emphasised, the power of providers of technology and agricultural inputs is being rather neglected. In this paper, we analyse two case studies of technology and input providers in agricultural value chains and their role in smallholder inclusion with the aim of finding out how such companies impact the governance of the value chains. To do so we combine insights from the value chain literature with the concept of framing/overflowing.
Multilingual variation in the context of linked data

In this paper we present a revisited classification of term variation in the light of the Linked Data initiative. Linked Data refers to a set of best practices for publishing and connecting structured data on the Web with the idea of transforming it into a global graph. One of the crucial steps of this initiative is the linking step, in which datasets in one or more languages need to be linked or connected with one another. We claim that the linking process would be facilitated if datasets are enriched with lexical and terminological information. Being that the final aim, we propose a classification of lexical, terminological and semantic variants that will become part of a model of linguistic descriptions that is currently being proposed within the framework of the W3C Ontology- Lexica Community Group to enrich ontologies and Linked Data vocabularies. Examples of modeling solutions of the different types of variants are also provided.