Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Economics Integration in ASEAN: Corporate Valuation in Emerging Markets, Regionalization and Globalization

The aim of this paper is to study the impact of regional integration and globalization among ASEAN countries in the onset of ASEAN Economics Community through the conceptual framework that combines the company valuation model and the correlation analysis. Regional integration manifests in the co-movement of corporate values across the market, where each of valuation fundamental becomes increasingly driven by the same regional factors. With the higher degree of regional integrated, the companies’ valuation becomes more converge in regional level and more diverge from global level. The extent of transition dynamics of ASEAN markets towards integration is explored with the varied evidence of market correlation across the countries. Results reveal the time-varying nature of the ASEAN integration process that is characterized by diverse transition experience of markets at both the total market and disaggregated industrial sector levels.
The Complete Handbook of Coaching

Introduction - Tatiana Bachkirova, Elaine Cox and David Clutterbuck Theoretical Perspectives The Psychodynamic approach to coaching - Graham Lee Cognitive-behavioural coaching - Helen Williams, Nick Edgerton and Stephen Palmer The Solution-focused approach to coaching - Michael Cavanagh and Anthony Grant The Person-centred approach to coaching - Stephen Joseph The Gestalt approach to coaching - Peter Bluckert Existential coaching - Ernesto Spinelli Ontological coaching - Alan Sieler Narrative coaching - David Drake Psychological Development in adulthood and coaching - Tatiana Bachkirova The Transpersonal approach to coaching - John Rowan The Positive Psychology approach to coaching - Ilona Boniwell, Carol Kauffman and Jordan Silberman Transactional Analysis and coaching - Trudi Newton and Rosemary Napper The NLP approach to coaching - Bruce Grimley Contexts and Genres Skills and Performance Coaching - Bob Tschannen-Moran Developmental Coaching - Elaine Cox and Peter Jackson Transformational Coaching - Peter Hawkins and Nick Smith Executive and Leadership Coaching - Jon Stokes and Richard Jolly The Manager as Coach - Andrea Ellinger, Rona Beattie and Bob Hamlin Team Coaching - David Clutterbuck Peer Coaching - Rick Ladyshewsky Life Coaching - Anthony Grant and Michael Cavanagh Health and Wellness Coaching - Margaret Moore and Erica Jackson Career Coaching - Bruce Hazen and Nicole A. Steckler Cross Cultural Coaching - a Paradoxical Perspective - Geoffrey Abbott Mentoring in a Coaching World - Bob Garvey Professional Practice Issues The Future of Coaching as a Profession - David Lane, Reinhard Stelter and Sunny Stout Rostron Coaching Supervision - Peter Hawkins Coaching and Mental Health - Michael Cavanagh and Andrew Buckley Continuing Professional Development for Coaches - Dianne Stober Ethics in Coaching - Diane Brennan and Leni Wildflower Researching Coaching - Annette Fillery-Travis and Elaine Cox Conclusion - Tatiana Bachkirova, David Clutterbuck and Elaine Cox
METHOD OPTIMIZATION FOR ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE MODULATORS-ALBUMIN INTERACTIONS

Summary Plasma proteins such as human serum albumin (HSA) and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) play an important role in the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of all endogenous or exogenous substances presented in the blood vessels. Their abundance in human blood not only helps to maintain hemostasis, but also makes them ideal candidates as transporters or possible depot reservoirs. Numerous methods e.g. equilibrium dialysis, ultrafiltration. ultracentrifugation, high-performance affinity chromatography were introduced to determine potential interactions with plasma proteins and possible quantification. In this work method was developed for the determination of drug-human serum albumin interactions and applied to obtain pharmacokinetic profile of AChE modulators prepared at the Faculty of Military Health Sciences. For method validation commercially used compounds HI-6 and obidoxime were chosen. HI-6 did not bind at all while obidoxime showed 7 % binding potency.
Projection-Type Integral Imaging Using a Pico-projector

A pico-projector is a compact and mobile projector that has an infinite focus. We apply the pico-projector to a projection-type integral imaging system, which can expand the image depth to form multiple central depth planes. In a projection-type integral imaging system, the image flipping problem arises because the expanded elemental images pass through a lens array. To solve this problem, we propose the ray tracing of a pico-projector at a central depth plane and compensate the elemental image using a pixel-mapping process. Experiments to verify the proposed method are performed, and the results are presented.
Formation of nitric acid/water ice particles in cirrus clouds

Nitric acid (HNO3) in cirrus ice crystals has been measured in the last decade during airborne field campaigns at latitudes 53°S–68°N. The HNO3 content in ice crystals, expressed in terms of HNO3/H2O molar ratio, and the fraction of HNO3 in ice derived from those measurements exhibit a clear upward trend with decreasing temperature. The observations are explained by a novel model describing dissolution of HNO3 in liquid aerosol particles serving as freezing nuclei and subsequent trapping of HNO3 during ice crystal growth. The efficiency of trapping increases with decreasing temperature. Efficient trapping occurs via diffusional burial of the ambient HNO3 below about 203 K, because of long residence times of HNO3 molecules at the ice surface. This opens the possibility for HNO3‐induced modifications of processes affecting ice crystal growth. At warmer temperatures, molecular processes in the ice surface layer cause an increasingly rapid escape of adsorbed HNO3 into the gas phase and render trapping less efficient despite faster ice growth rates.
FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF AN HERBAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY GEL CONTAINING TRIGONELLA FOENUM GREACUM SEED EXTRACT

Objective: The present study was aimed to develop topical gel containing Trigonella foenum greacum (fenugreek) seed extract using carbopol-934, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose K4M (HPMC K4M) as gelling agents and to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of suitable gel formulation. Methods: Gels were prepared using carbopol-934, HPMC K4M individually as well as in combination as gelling agents. Prepared formulations were evaluated for various physicochemical properties. Based on in vitro permeation study, the best gel formulation was chosen and it was subjected to in vivo anti-inflammatory activity studies using carrageenan-induced rat paw edema model and kept for stability studies for a period of three months. Results: Gels prepared with a combination of carbopol-934 & HPMC K4M as gelling agent showed highest drug release of 88.02±0.06 % after 8 h of in vitro release study when compare to other formulations. Among the prepared formulations of fenugreek, gels prepared with a combination of carbopol-934 & HPMC K4M showed significant reduction of paw edema (57.78%) when compared to the control topical base group after 3 h from carrageenan injection. Conclusion: Fenugreek has high potential as an anti-inflammatory agent when formulated as an herbal gel for topical use and can be effective in acute inflammatory disorders.
Tax evasion, testosterone and personality traits

High testosterone levels in men may inhibit tax evasion. From a laboratory experiment with 121 young men, we present suggestive evidence that putative markers of prenatal and pubertal testosterone exposure and some personality traits predict the decision of evading taxes. We also observe a sizable and negative, although weakly signi cant (at 10%), treatment e ect, controlling for individual characteristics, testosterone exposure markers, medication and drugs use. Reinforced by permutation tests for the treatment variable, a lower prevalence of tax evasion in the treated group is in line with recent results that suggest testosterone may increase prosocial or less sel sh behavior.
Molecular characterization of phylogeneticrelationships in Fritillaria species inferred from chloroplast trnL-trnF sequences

Th e genus Fritillaria embraces about 165 taxa in the family Liliaceae. In this study, the molecular phylogenetic relationships between 10 Fritillaria taxa were presented. Fritillaria spp. were collected from their natural habitats, and specimens with diff erent morphological features were obtained via selective breeding. Specimens with the desired characters were presented as promising candidate cultivars for ornamental use. Phylogenetic analysis was based on DNA sequences of the chloroplast trnL-trnF region. Th e phylogeny was constructed using the neighbor joining, maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian inference methods. Th e data showed that the examined Fritillaria spp. were evidently diverged into 2 Fritillaria subgenera. Members of the subgenus Fritillaria formed one clade while the other clade contained the subgenera Th eresia and Petilium. Separation within the latter clade was strongly supported with bootstrap values, whereas resolution within the subgenus Fritillaria remained ambiguous. Th is analysis revealed the feasibility of the chloroplast trnL-trnF region DNA sequence for phylogeny of the Fritillaria species. Our study is the fi rst phylogenetic analysis in Fritillaria spp. based on the trnL-trnF region. Fingerprint data of these cultivars would be a valuable source for their identifi cation and for the generation of new cultivars in future.
Three dimensional wave propagation in axially loaded pressurized FG cylindrical shells using Frobenius power series and Rayleigh-Ritz methods

In the present study, the behavior of vibratory cylindrical shells composed of functionally graded material (FGM) containing copper and tungsten under internal pressure and axial compression loads is investigated. An exact solution of free harmonic wave propagation using the theory of three dimensional elasticity is extracted. Then, the dispersion equation is analyzed in conjunction with a Frobenius power series method and natural frequency (eigenvalue) of the shell is obtained using Rayleigh-Ritz method. Furthermore, the present analysis is validated by comparing results with those available in the literature.
Convolutional Neural Networks for Classification of Prostate Cancer Metastases Using Bone Scan Images

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are used to classify directly on bone scan images in two medical tasks: classifying anterior / posterior pose, and classifying bone scan hotspots as metastatic / non-metastatic in patients with prostate cancer and suspected metastatic disease. The networks trained produce highly accurate results in both tasks and current methods are outperformed for all tested body regions when classifying metastatic / non-metastatic hotspots. For one such dataset current methods obtain an area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) score of 0.9352. By utilising CNNs and other developments in the field an area under ROC of 0.9739 is obtained for the same test set. We consider this a remarkable result given the exclusion of hand-designed heuristics used in current methods. (Less)
The seasonal variations in the activity of brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) in the wild , is also observed in the aberrant behavior of two females in captivity ?

Four species of bear are known that in their habita t natural manifest variable behaviors depending on the season. The objective of the present study was to a ssess if aberrant behaviors -as indicators of anima l welfarehave annual variations for three seasonal periods –spring, summer and autumn-. Data were collected from two female brown bears ( Ursus arctos) housed in the same facility at the Barcelona Zoo. Using a multi-focal continuous and a scan sampling methods, a total of 63 hours of behavior was observed and recorded per individual. Old female’s aberrant behavior displays frequencies about 17%, whereas young female had a value about 5%. The resu lts indicate that some aspects of the aberrant behavior varied according to the three seasonal per iods. The old female’s aberrant episodes duration a nd young female’s aberrant behaviors intensity and occ urrence varied according to the three seasonal periods. In last cases, the aberrant behavior was higher in spring followed by summer and autumn coinciding with seasonal changes of wild bears with two activity peaks: one on spring in relation to m ateseeking behaviors and another on autumn in relation to foraging food behavior.
The influence of sapphire substrate silicon carbide sludge on structural properties of metakaolin‐based geopolymers

This study investigated a geopolymerization system focused on the effects of the solid‐to‐liquid ratio (S/L) were ranging from 0.4 to 1.0, which produces geopolymers with various silicon carbide sludge (SCS) replacement levels (0–40 wt. %). The results indicated that the silicon carbide sludge metakaolin‐based (SCSMB) geopolymers increased S/L ratios from 0.8 to 1.0, reducing initial and final setting times. Flexural strength of SCSMB geopolymers of the SL ratio of 0.4 increased rapidly from 1.31 to 1.70 MPa during the early stage of curing (1–14 days). For SCSMB geopolymers with 10–40% SCS replacement, peak of SiOSi bonds for geopolymers at 524 cm−1 shifted to a higher wavenumber of 527 cm−1. 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) showed that SCSMB geopolymer with an SCS replacement ratio of 10% increased S/L ratios from 0.8 to 1.0 (56 days) and increased the fractions of Q4(3Al; 38.2%–38.4%), Q4(2Al; 28.7%–31.7%), and Q4(1Al; 13.7%–14.6%). Moreover, the peak in 29Si NMR spectra shifted to the right side (higher frequency), indicating that an increased number of aluminum tetrahedrons coordinated with silicon tetrahedrons. SCSMB geopolymers with 10% SCS replacement and an S/L ratio of 1.0 yielded highly favorable mechanical characteristics and microstructure.
Capacity choice and welfare under alternative unionisation structures

This paper studies how unionisation structures that differ in the degree of wage setting centralisation interplay with the strategic choice of production capacity by firms and how this affects product market outcomes. When labour markets are unionised and firms compete in quantities, they typically opt for under-capacity in order to dampen the unions' wage claims. This is in contrast with the conventional choice of over-capacity that applies when labour markets are competitive. Moreover, the level of capacity is generally more efficient under centralised unionisation than in a decentralised structure. Relative to more general welfare outcomes, profits are always higher under decentralised unionisation, but both consumer surplus and overall welfare can be higher under a centralised structure, depending on the unions' preference towards wages or employment. Introducing product differentiation and price competition enlarges the range of situations, in which centralised unionisation is welfare-enhancing.
Crack detection in silicon wafers using shearography.

Defects in silicon wafers affect their mechanical stability considerably during their processing and handling. In the new generation of thin silicon wafers, in addition to subsurface defects, cracks are also one of the most important defects that need to be evaluated. A comprehensive review of literature suggests the use of different techniques for non destructive evaluation (NDE) of silicon wafers. Among the few NDE techniques that can be used for both sub-surface and crack detection, Shearography has the advantage of being a whole field technique that can be utilized as a non-contact method for online inspection. Although, recently shearography has been used for sub-surface defect detection in silicon wafers, the capability of this technique to identify and detect cracks has not been investigated yet. In this work, a shearography system has been developed for nondestructive evaluation of silicon wafers. The optical set-up was arranged and several experiments were carried out to optimize its performance. Batch of perfect wafers, wafers with sub-surface defects and cracked wafers of 500om thickness were qualitatively evaluated using the developed system. Two different loading mechanisms were used to stress the silicon wafer and the advantage of uniform thermal loading over concentrated force loading for crack and sub-surface defect detection has been discussed. In addition to crack detection, the unique potential of the developed system for detection of crack propagation has been discussed.
Design of a State Feedback Controller for Series Voltage Sag Compensators

Voltage sags have become a major power quality issue encountered by industries in recent years. The voltage sag compensator, based on the transformer-coupled series-connected voltage source inverter, is among the most cost-effective solution to protect sensitive loads. Many voltage sag compensators adopt open-loop control strategies to increase the response speed for the sag compensation. But the L-C filter installed at the output of the voltage source inverter could introduce oscillations in transient, and the voltage disturbance could appear due to varied load conditions. In addition, the coupling components could appear due to coordinate transform for simplified operation process. These are unclear how errors can affect the performance of the voltage sag compensation. A closed-loop control scheme is proposed to accomplish active damping without using any damping resistors, and raise the resonant frequency of the system to provide effectively disturbance rejected ability. The entire controller is implemented in the synchronous reference frame, and all the cross-coupling terms under the synchronous reference frame are identified and de-coupled in the controller. Detailed explanations are presented, and the effectiveness of the proposed scheme is verified by laboratory test results.
Documento de Trabajo 04 / 07 Diversification : Value-Creating or Value-Destroying Strategy ? Evidence from Using Panel Data

This paper provides evidence on how the diversification strategy impact on the firm value. Furthermore the paper studies the effect of the levels and types of diversification on the firm value. To achieve this aim, we propose a value model that incorporates the level and type of diversification. The estimation of the model by using the Generalized Method of Moments provides interesting results. Consistent with the valuedestroying expectations, we find a reduction in the value of the diversified companies in the eurozone countries, however there is a non linear relationship between the diversification and value, giving rise to an optimal level of diversification. Moreover our results support that related diversification is more value-creating than non-related diversification. Additionally we test the effect of diversification of market valuation by focusing on the discount that diversified firms trade at, then a value destroying is achieved for the diversified companies in our sample, and we also have evidence on the hypothesis that relatedness moderates the value loss from diversification.
Lithium-Ion Supercapacitor Using Vertically-aligned Carbon Nanotubes from Direct Growth Technique, and its Electrochemical Characteristics

This paper reports the fabrication of a lithium ion supercapacitor from vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) directly grown on a condu ctive substrate (SUS 310S alloy), using alcohol catalytic chemical vapour dep osition technique. CNTs direct growth technique on an electrically conducting foil simplifies the electrode assembly, thus reducing the fabrication process, because the foil can directly act as a current collector. With the VACNT direct growth technique, the supercapacitor electrode was easily prepared and assembled with a non-aqueous 1 M LiPF6 electrolyte. Experimental results show that CNTs (multi-walled type structure s of good quality) were perpendicularly grown to the substrate. This device demonstrates a specific capacitance of up to 101 F g -1 (at a scan rate of 1 mVs ), and a high-rate capability, up to a scan rate of 1000 mVs. The VACNT electrode electrochemical performance w as also measured by galvanostatic charge-discharge and electrochemic al impedance spectroscopy. The effect of free standing CNTs direct growth on the c urrent collector makes insulating binder material unnecessary, thus producing better ion accessibilities to its surface. This also contributes to the good and reliable electroch emical supercapacitor performance.
Vermiconversion of paper industry waste for recycling the nutrients usig earthworm eudrilus eugeniae kingberg on growth of cluster bean (cymopsis tetragonoloba)

Objective: To preparation of vermicompost from paper industry waste for recycling the nutrients using earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae kingberg. To analyze the physico chemical parameters of vermicompost, vermiwash and vermicompost extract, enumeration of microorganism from vermicompost, growth parameters and biochemical characteristics of Cluster bean (Cymopsis tetragonoloba) were studied. Methods: The paper industry wastes washed for two times with preparing the predecompost and it kept in 30 days. For preparing the vermicompost, the predecomposition was directly mixed with cowdung in the ratio of 1:2 on dry weight basis in same tank. Seventy number of healthy, clitellate Eudrilus eugeniae kingberg were introduced in the same tank. After 45 days the trial tank compost were sieved and collected for paper industry waste vermicompost. Results: The physico chemical parameters of vermicompost vermiwash and vermicompost extract were studied, the growth parameters and biochemical characteristics were higher in treatments 5 and 6 of Cluster bean were using various concentration of vermicompost, vermiwash and vermicompost extract. Conclusion: Present study was concluded that the Eudrilus eugeniae kingberg is more efficient in bioconversion of paper industry waste vermicompost, vermiwash and vermicompost extract were using various concentration of pot culture study of brinjal was higher growth and high yield and vermicompost act as an excellent biofertilizer of crop plants.
Vertical high mobility wrap-gated inas nanowire transistor

We demonstrate a wrap-gated field effect transistor based on a matrix of vertically standing InAs nanowires (Jensen, et. al., 2004). A lower limit of the mobility, derived from the transconductance, is on the order of 3000 cm2/Vs. The narrow ~100 nm channels show excellent current saturation and a threshold of Vg = -0.15 V. The sub-threshold characteristics show a close to ideal slope of 62mV/decade over two orders of magnitude
Improve the Stability and the Accuracy of Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation by Selecting Appropriate Interface Algorithms

The closed-loop stability and the simulation accuracy are two paramount issues in power hardware-in-the-loop simulation in regard to the operational safety and the experiment reliability. In this paper, the stability issue of the power HIL simulation is first introduced with a simple example. A stability analysis and accuracy estimation method based on the system's loop transfer function is later given. Five different interface algorithms are described and their respective characteristics with respect to the system stability are compared. Through Matlab simulations and field experiments of two representative power HIL examples, it is revealed that certain interface algorithms exhibit higher stability and accuracy than the others under the given conditions. A recommendation for selecting appropriate interface algorithms is finally proposed at the end of the paper.