Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
RABIT-Model : Unsupervised Scene Understanding via Region and Boundary Integrated Topic Model

In this paper, we propose a novel topic model that assesses the spatial coherence between neighboring regions; it classifies the boundary attributes as well as the region attributes. Our region and boundary integrated topic model(RABIT-Model) describes the spatial relationships among superpixels by assigning topics to not only regions but also to the boundaries between them. Conventional models, on the other hand, deal with each superpixel independently and ignore spatial consistency among neighboring regions. RABIT-Model achieves accurate object segmentation and, simultaneously, can classify the attributes of the boundaries of object areas. Image segmentation experiments show that RABIT-Model provides better results than the conventional region-wise topic model. On a geometric context dataset, RABIT-Model achieves layout estimation with over 80% accuracy without any supervision in spite of the various appearances present in the dataset.
What is Special about Marketing Organic Products? How Organic Assortment, Price, and Promotions Drive Retailer Performance

Higher sales and margins are key goals for retailers promoting emerging products, such as organics, but little is known about their marketing effectiveness and their cross-effects on conventional product sales. Extant research reports conflicting results about price and promotional sensitivity for organic products and does not address the impact of organic assortment. This article calculates long-term own- and cross-elasticities of organic and conventional product sales in response to changes in assortment, price, and promotions. Using a rich data set of 56 categories, the authors test hypotheses on how different costs and benefits of organic products affect these elasticities. They find that enduring actions, such as assortment and regular price changes, have a higher elasticity for organics than for conventional products. In contrast with common wisdom, even “core” organic consumers are sensitive to these actions. Increasing organic assortment and promotion breadth yields higher profits for the total category, as do more frequent promotions on conventional products. The category comparison yields specific advice with regard to where larger assortment and lower prices versus more and deeper promotions are most effective.
Sustaining Client Relationships in the Contract Manufacturer Own-Brand Building Process : The Case of a Smartphone Firm

Whereas maintaining buyer–supplier relationships has been widely discussed in the literature, sustaining relationships with clients (buyers) while contract manufacturers (suppliers) pursue own-brand building has been relatively unexplored. This in-depth case study shows how an electronics contract manufacturer sustained its client relationships while building its own brand. The research framework consists of two subprocesses: competence leveraging and competence building. We argue that some of the strategies involved in these two processes can explain how a contract manufacturer can succeed in maintaining client relationships while pursuing own-brand building.
Quantifying image distortion based on Gabor filter bank and multiple regression analysis

Image quality assessment is indispensable for image-based applications. The approaches towards image quality assessment fall into two main categories: subjective and objective methods. Subjective assessment has been widely used. However, careful subjective assessments are experimentally difficult and lengthy, and the results obtained may vary depending on the test conditions. On the other hand, objective image quality assessment would not only alleviate the difficulties described above but would also help to expand the application field. Therefore, several works have been developed for quantifying the distortion presented on a image achieving goodness of fit between subjective and objective scores up to 92%. Nevertheless, current methodologies are designed assuming that the nature of the distortion is known. Generally, this is a limiting assumption for practical applications, since in a majority of cases the distortions in the image are unknown. Therefore, we believe that the current methods of image quality assessment should be adapted in order to identify and quantify the distortion of images at the same time. That combination can improve processes such as enhancement, restoration, compression, transmission, among others. We present an approach based on the power of the experimental design and the joint localization of the Gabor filters for studying the influence of the spatial/frequencies on image quality assessment. Therefore, we achieve a correct identification and quantification of the distortion affecting images. This method provides accurate scores and differentiability between distortions.
Factors Affecting the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Romania

Small and medium-sized enterprises, as a main element of any economic system, have a significant influence on durable development of a state. Moreover, it becomes clearer that SMEs have gained a significant role in terms of employment, development of innovation and wealth creation. However, in many cases, enterprises face problems and, as a result, some perform dismally and fail to grow while others end up to bankruptcy. Given the high failure rate, it is of big interest to research the factors that may enable the SMEs to survive and develop up to the point they perform. The growth of an economic entity is in dependence with multiple factors, of which identification and evaluation is determinant for any proper appreciations of enterprise’s future perspectives. The objective of this paper was to examine the factors affecting business success of small and medium-sized enterprises listed in Romania such as management experience, access to infrastructure, access to finance and access to relevant information in affiliated sector of activity. Thus, the paper aimed to highlight the factors that impact enterprise’s achievements and to stress out the importance of entrepreneur’s attitude towards the influence of such factors on performance of the enterprise.
Frequent Pattern Growth to Mine Infrequent Weighted Item-Set

: The association of frequently holding in data in which things may weight contrastingly represented to frequented weighted item-sets. However, in some circumstance, for instance when there is require to reduce a certain expense capacity, creating rare data correlation is more persuading than mining continuous one. Here in this paper, we address the subject of producing uncommon and weighted item-sets, i.e. rare weighted item-set mining issue. The two new excellence measures are proposed for answering the infrequent weighted item-set mining issue. Moreover, the two calculations are represented to which perform IWI and negligible IWI mining professionally. Trial result shows to the capability and value of the proposed methodology.
The Chimarra lehibemavo species-group, new and endemic to Madagascar (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae)

The Chimarra lehibemavo group is described to include thirteen new species: Chimarra lehibemavo sp. nov., C. cebegepi sp. nov., C. fenoevo sp. nov., C. forcellinii sp. nov., C. fotobohitra sp. nov., C. gattolliati sp. nov., C. gensonae sp. nov., C. jejyorum sp. nov., C. hamatra sp. nov., C. makiorum sp. nov., C. moramanga sp. nov., C. saha sp. nov. and C. tamara sp. nov. The adults are easily recognizable by their large size, yellow colour and the structure of the male genitalia. The membranous tergum IX and the absence of the mesal lobe of tergum X are observed in other lineages, but the strong asymmetrical deformation of the phallotheca is apomorphic. The group is monophyletic with unknown affinities, but a preliminary phylogenetic placement is suggested following genetic analysis of two specimens. With one exception, the species have restricted geographical distributions in Madagascar and inhabit rivers in eastern pristine rainforests.
Importance of the Wheel Vertical Dynamics in the Squeal Noise Mechanism on a Scaled Test Bench

This paper investigates the influence of the wheel vertical dynamics in the mechanism of squeal noise on a scaled test bench. To this purpose, sustained oscillations are first studied on a single degree of freedom oscillator, considering both a decreasing slope of the friction curve and a vertical excitation. Their relative importance to sustain the oscillations is discussed. Then, a mathematical model of a quarter scale test bench is developed in the frequency domain. Using this model, it is shown that the squeal noise resulting from the excitation of the bending modes of the wheel is sustained because these bending modes are associated with variations of the vertical contact force. Results are further confirmed by experiments conducted on a scaled test bench.
DIVISION OF ANTIVIRAL PRODUCTS (HFD-530) VIROLOGY REVIEW NDA: 202022 SN: 000 DATE REVIEWED: 1/31/11 Microbiology Reviewer:

Abbreviations: EC50, effective concentration at 50%; EFV, efavirenz; ENF, enfuvirtide; ETR, etravirine; FC, fold change; HSA, human serum albumin; IC50, inhibitory concentration at 50%; NNRTI, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; NRTI, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; NVP, nevirapine; PBL, peripheral blood lymphocytes; PI, protease inhibitor; PR, protease; RAMs, resistant-associated mutations; RT, reverse transcriptase; SDM, site-directed mutants;
BIOINFORMATIC LOOKUP FOR METALLOPROTEINASES AND THEIR NATURAL INHIBITORS . STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS

Matrixins or matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) represent a class of structural and functional related enzymes responsible for altering the natural elements of the extracellular matrix. EnzymeDB database and SWISS-PROT databases was used for MMP and TIMP structures search. For a comparative investigation of the aminoacid sequence in the MMP catalytic site we have used an online application, MUSCLE (MUltiple Sequence Comparison by Log-Expectation). We have used BLAST application to investigate sequence similarities. Structural analysis for MMPs in current protein databases, was performed on DALI server (Distance-matrix ALIgnment). DALI is able to search proteins that are using the same packing pattern as the template introduced in the search module. For hominids we have found 148 MMPs in UniProtKB database from which 143 are human-type. We have performed a database search for TIMP element in UniProtKB database. We have obtained a number of 605 results, whose taxonomy included 10 bacterial elements and 595 elements in eukaryotes. In hominids, we found 90 TIMPs from which 86 are human type. We have observed a poor structural correlation between the 4 human TIMPs. From DALI results, from the 161 aminoacids in the catalytic domain file, only 58 were conserved (36.02%). We have performed a thorough bioinformatic investigation regarding MMP and their natural inhibitors structures. For human MMPs we have described 23 structures for which we have performed a pairwise alignment and also a structural alignment in the available protein structure databases; we have remarked a high conservation degree for both type of alignments in the area of the catalytic site. This supposes that investigations must be extended toward potential allosteric inhibition sites on the enzyme in order to explain various failures of synthetic inhibitos action on the MMP extracellular matrix degrading activity.
Implementation of the ELECTRE Method for Determining the Location of Evacuation of Web-based Tsunami Disaster

The selection of good tsunami evacuation sites is one of the factors that influence the disaster mitigation process. Method ELimination Et Choix TRadusiant la REalite (ELECTRE) is one of the models that can be used to determine the best alternative of selected alternatives. By using the ELECTRE method it can determine the location of tsunami disaster evacuation in accordance with the criteria that have been determined by the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Bitung City. In this study will conduct an analysis to prove that the ELECTRE method can be used to determine the location of tsunami disaster evacuation from a number of alternative locations with predetermined criteria and thereby get the results of the analysis and calculation using the ELECTRE method resulted in the location of SMP Negeri 12 Bitung with has the total value of Ekl = 1 of 6, then according to the conclusion below the location serve as the best location to be the location of the tsunami evacuation point based on the criteria given by the stakeholders in this case Regional Disaster Management Agency Bitung. General Terms Method ELECTRE
Interaction of a water molecule with a graphene layer

Density functional theory was used to obtain total potential energy curves. We performed static calculations for five distinct approaching orientations of the water molecule to the graphene layer. The calculated adsorption energies for those orientations are in the range (-0.0866, -0.1421) eV. Additionally, we made calculations using molecular dynamics with different initial orientations for the water molecule. The resulting mean dipolar moment of this molecule is nearly parallel to the graphene layer. The interaction energy values are consistent with more costly MP2 calculations and experimental results obtained by other groups.
The process of constructing ontological meaning based on criminal law verbs

This study intends to account for the process involved in the construction of the conceptual meaning of verbs (#EVENTS) directly related to legal aspects of terrorism and organized crime based on the evidence provided by the Globalcrimeterm Corpus and the consistent application of specific criteria for term extraction. The selected 49 concepts have eventually been integrated in the Core Ontology of FunGramKB (Functional Grammar Knowledge Base), a knowledge base which is founded on the principles of deep semantics and is also aimed at the computational development of the Lexical Constructional Model (www.fungramkb.com). To achieve this purpose, key phases of the COHERENT methodology (Perinan Pascual & Mairal Uson 2011) are followed, particularly those which involve the modelling, subsumption and hierarchisation of the aforementioned verbal concepts. The final outcome of this research shows that most of the apparently specialised conceptual units should eventually be included in the Core Ontology instead of the specific Globalcrimeterm Subontology, due to the fact that the semantic content of their corresponding lexical units can be found in widely used learner`s dictionaries and, consequently, this conceptual information is not only shared by the experts in the field but also by the layperson and the average speaker of the language.
Development of Nicarbazin Bait for Managing Rock Pigeon Populations

Effective methods for managing populations of rock pigeons and other overabundant avian species are limited. An alternative to lethal control is reproductive inhibition. Nicarbazin is a widely used additive in poultry feed that also reduces hatchability of eggs. It is the active ingredient in OvoControl ® G, a bait product recently registered as a means for reducing hatchability of eggs of urban Canada geese. In a series of trials with captive pigeons, we evaluated the effectiveness of several nicarbazin bait formulations to determine effects on reproduction and to quantify levels of nicarbazin absorbed into the blood. Although pigeons readily accepted a scaled-down version of the OvoControl goose bait, this formulation did not adequately reduce hatchability because of insufficient absorption of nicarbazin into the blood. Other bait formulations that contained 2,500 ppm nicarbazin produced similar results. Only bait formulated with 5,000 ppm nicarbazin produced sufficient amounts of the active ingredient in blood plasma of test birds. Eventual registration of the nicarbazin pigeon bait will provide additional management options for limiting growth of unwanted pigeon populations.
The Notion of Argument in PP Attachment

In this paper we refine the formulation of the problem of prepositional phrase attachment as a four-way disambiguation problem. We argue that, in interpreting PPs, both knowledge about the site of the attachment– the traditional noun-verb attachment distinction – and the nature of the attachment – the distinction of arguments from adjuncts – is needed. We introduce a method to learn arguments and adjuncts based on a definition of arguments as a vector of features. In a series of supervised classification experiments, first we explore the features that enable us to learn the distinction between arguments and adjuncts. We find that both linguistic diagnostics of argumenthood and lexical semantic classes are useful. Second, we investigate the best method to reach the four-way classification of potentially ambiguous prepositional phrases. We find that while it is overall better to solve the problem as a single four-way classification task, verb arguments are sometimes more precisely identified if the classification is done as a two-step process, first choosing the attachment site and then labelling it as argument or adjunct.
Experimental validation of graph-based modeling for thermal fluid power flow systems

Model-based control design has the ability to meet the strict closed-loop control requirements imposed by the rising performance and efficiency demands on modern engineering systems. While many modeling frameworks develop controloriented models based on the underlying physics of the system, most are energy domain specific and do not facilitate the integration of models across energy domains or dynamic timescales. This paper presents a graph-based modeling framework, derived from the conservation of mass and energy, which captures the structure and interconnections in the system. Subsequently, these models can be used in model-based control frameworks for thermal management. This framework is energy-domain independent and inherently captures the exchange of power among different energy domains. A thermal fluid experimental system demonstrates the formulation of the graph-based models and the ability to capture the hydrodynamic and thermodynamic behaviors of a physical system.
Examining the Impact of Burnout Syndrome and Demographics on Impulsive Buying Behavior (IBB) in Working Places

This paper examines the relationship of burnout syndrome, demographics and impulsive buying behavior among public sector employees by measuring burnout syndrome and impulsive buying behavior via using the relations of components of burnout syndrome suggested by Maslack and Jackson and impulsive buying behavior suggested by Rook and Fisher. The present study utilized a correlational, quantitative design to investigate hypotheses burnout syndrome and impulsive buying behavior components and the relationship between the given components in a sample of public sector workers. The questionnaire was adopted (a 1 to 5 rating Likert scale), used and completed by 112 workers out of 130. The hypotheses were tested by regression analyze in order to analyze the predicted relationships between the given components and to check the significance of the routes of components suggested. The significant relationships between the components have noted. However, only one of the components of burnout syndrome has found significantly related with impulsive buying behavior.
Influence of seasonality on the occurrence of myxomycetes

The present study represented an effort to develop a better understanding of the assemblages of myxomycetes fruiting under natural conditions in the field during two different seasons in the tropical forests of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. Sixty-seven species of myxomycetes were recorded, including eight new records for Thailand. Species richness and diversity were higher for the warm-wet season than for the cool-dry season. Some members of the order Stemonitales were encountered only during the warm-wet season, whereas members of the order Physarales appear to be better adapted to tolerate the dry conditions of the cool-dry season. General patterns of occurrence of myxomycetes in forest ecosystems are discussed.
Institutional Pressures, Human Resource Strategies, and the Rise of Nonunion Dispute Resolution Procedures

The author investigates factors influencing the adoption of dispute resolution procedures in the nonunion workplace. Various explanations are tested using data from a 1998 survey of dispute resolution procedures in the telecommunications industry. The results suggest that both institutional pressures and human resource strategies are factors driving the adoption of nonunion procedures. Among institutional factors, rising individual employment rights litigation and expanded court deferral to nonunion arbitration have led to increased adoption of mandatory arbitration procedures in the nonunion workplace. At the same time, an older institutional factor—union substitution by nonunion employers aimed at avoiding union organizing—continues to inspire the adoption of nonunion dispute resolution procedures, especially peer review. Finally, the results provide some support for a link between the use of high performance work systems and the adoption of nonunion dispute resolution procedures.
Contribution of infauna and mussel-raft epifauna to demersal fish diets

Un des effets de la mytiliculture intense pratiquee dans le Ria de Arosa, nord-ouest de l'Espagne, a ete de modifier le regime alimentaire de trois especes dominantes de poissons: Lesueurigobius friesii, Callionymus lyra et Trisopterus luxus qui consomment actuellement l'epifaune des cadres a moules alors qu'ils consommaient surtout l'endofaune
Gaugino Mediation with Large Trilinears

Gaugino mediation is an attractive supersymmetry breaking scheme naturally avoiding flavor problems by suppressing the soft sfermion masses at a high-energy scale. We consider an extension of the original model which yields non-vanishing trilinear scalar couplings. This increases the viable parameter space predicting a sufficiently large Higgs mass. Assuming the gravitino to be the lightest superparticle, we consider additional constraints from direct searches at the LHC, finding allowed points with a neutralino, sneutrino or stau next-to-lightest superparticle.
Managerial Ownership, Board of Directors, Equity-based Compensation and Firm Performance: A Comparative Study between France and the United States

Abstract The aim of this comparative study between the French and American markets, characterized by a different ownership structure is to examine the relationship between managerial ownership, the board of directors, the equity-based compensation and corporate performance. Regardless of the selected sample, we found on the one hand, a non-linear relationship between managerial ownership and firm performance and on the other hand, in the case of managerial entrenchment board of directors is a substitute for managerial ownership to solve the agency problem. In addition, stock-based compensation is non-linear function with managerial ownership, contrary to previous studies that assume a monotonous or non-significant relationship. The hypothesis of endogeneity is valid only in the American case. This result leads us to believe that the U.S. CEO has a preference to hold a large percentage of shares of firms that generate a good performance to neutralize capital market monitoring. Our study is exclusive in terms of the effect of managerial ownership on corporate performance in terms of comparison between two markets, characterized by a difference in ownership structure. We determine the impact of equity compensation on the one hand, the managerial ownership where all the studies assume either a monotone or neutral relationship between these two variables and on the other hand, the effect of board in the alignment or managerial entrenchment cases.