Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Modeling China Stock Markets and International Linkages

In this paper we analyze the China stock markets and examine their price and volatility linkages with those of Hong Kong, Taiwan and United States. In particular, we analyze the direction of information flow among A-share and B-share stocks of Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges as well as Hong Kong H-share and Red-Chip markets. We employ two methods. The first approach employs direct graph theory to determine the contemporaneous causal order of the residual vectors obtained from restricted VAR model and then use the Bernanke-Sims decomposition to compute the impulse response. The second approach involves estimating the multivariate GARCH models of several market returns to investigate the directions of spillover in mean level as well as in volatility level. We analyze close-to-open, open-to-close, and close-to-close returns to differentiate foreign and own market effects. We also carefully model the day-of-the-week effect and the impact of the event of opening B-share market to domestic investors on February 28, 2001 to avoid misspecification of the model. Using the data from January 5, 2000 to May 30, 2003, we conclude that Chinese stock markets have a weak linkage with Hong Kong, Taiwan and US markets. As for the four domestic markets, spillover in mean returns goes unidirectionally from A-share market to B-share market but spillover in volatility is bidirectional. Further, Shanghai stock market seems to play a dominating role over Shenzhen stock market.
Impact of Feminism on Narcissism and Tolerance for Disagreement among Females

Background: The present study was aimed at discerning the impact of feminism on narcissism and tolerance for disagreement among females. Methods: For the purpose, a sample of 40 females belonging to the age group of 18-25 years was taken. The participants were divided into two groups: (feminists and non-feminists) on the basis of their self-ratings on the construct of feminism. Each group was assessed for their narcissism and tolerance for disagreement, quantitatively with the help of Dark Triad of Personality (D3-Short; narcissism sub-scale) and Tolerance for Disagreement Scale. Results: The results of the study indicated that there was a significant difference in the levels of narcissism and tolerance for disagreement, among feminists and non-feminist females. And it was observed that, feminist females elicited a higher level of narcissism with a mean of 2.92, as compared to non-feminist females with a mean of 2.31; and lower levels of tolerance for disagreement was found in feminist females with a mean of 39.00, as opposed to non-feminist females with a mean of 52.15. Conclusion: There was a significant difference in the levels of narcissism and tolerance for disagreement, among feminist and non-feminist females.
Resummation properties of jet vetoes at the LHC

in the perturbative expansion that need to be resummed to obtain precise predictions. We study the higher-order resummation properties of several conceptually distinct kinematic variables that can be used to veto jets in hadronic collisions. We consider two inclusive variables, the scalar sum over pT and beam thrust, and two corresponding exclusive variables based on jet algorithms, namely the largest pT and largest beam thrust of a jet. The inclusive variables can, in principle, be resummed to higher orders. We show that for the jet-based variables, there are dual eects due to clustering in the jet algorithm for both large and small jet radius R that make a complete resummation at or beyond next-to-leading logarithmic order (NLL) challenging. For R 1, the clustering of soft and collinear emissions gives O(1) contributions starting at next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic order that are not reproduced by an all-orders soft-collinear factorization formula and therefore are not automatically resummed by it. For R 1, clustering induces logarithms of R that contribute at NLL in the exponent of the cross section, which cannot be resummed with currently available methods. We explicitly compute the leading jet clustering eects at O( 2) and comment on their
Structural Transformation and Embrittlement During Lithiation and Delithiation Cycles in an Amorphous Silicon Electrode

Abstract Silicon shows potential as an anode material in lithium ion batteries due to its high specific capacity, yet its considerable volume expansion during lithiation leads to fracture and pulverization. Unfortunately, neither the atomic-level structural evolution, nor the mechanical behavior of the anode during lithiation and delithiation cycles is well understood. Interestingly, the lithiation process of a-Si provides an interesting continuum from open-structured network glass to densely-packed atomic glass, which could be used to obtain useful insights regarding commonalities in glasses. Here atomic level simulation has been used to investigate one cycle of lithiation and delithiation of amorphous silicon electrode, using Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The atomic level structural transformation and damage accumulation of the anode during cycling has been systematically analyzed, as well as their mechanical responses in compact tension tests. There appears to be a ductile-brittle-ductile transition for the amorphous silicon anode during both the lithiation and delithiation cycle. In other words, amorphous silicon is particularly vulnerable at intermediate lithiation. The fracture behavior of lithiated silicon was found to correlate to the Poisson's ratio, due to variations in bond covalency and structural disorder.
Reaction of the Green Bean- Safflower Intercropping Patterns to Different Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels

In order to investigate the effects of nitrogen fertilizer levels and intercropping ratios on yield and other morphological traits of two crops, field experiments were conducted during two years (2010-2011) in the research field of the school of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. The study was carried out in a factorial experiment laid out based on a completely randomized block design (RCBD) with three replications where the factors were intercropping in seven different ratios of green bean (B) and safflower (S) (including green bean sole cropping, safflower sole cropping, intercropping of green bean/safflower with 1/1, 1/3, 2/3, 3/1 and 3/2 proportions) and nitrogen fertilizer rates (0, 75 and 150 kg per ha). Overall results indicated that different intercropping systems and N-fertilizer levels significantly affected the yield and other traits measured in both green bean and safflower. Optimal treatments in terms of economic importance for the farmers were intercropping B2S3 or B3S2 with 75 kg N/ha for safflower and B2S3 or B3S1 intercropping ratios under any or 75 kg N per ha for green bean (17.82g/plant) and the highest total LER (3.1). In order to obtain the highest total product amount, which is of prime importance to the farmers, B2S3 intercropping with no N-fertilizer application is recommended. Based on the results of this study, green bean and safflower are compatible and profitable crops and can be recommended to farmers for intercropping.
Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy of Deep Sea Drilling Project Hole 552A: Plio-Pleistocene Glacial History

Oxygen and carbon isotope ratios in benthic foraminifers have been determined at 10 cm intervals through the top 59 m of DSDP Hole 552A. This provides a glacial record of remarkable resolution for the late Pliocene and Pleistocene. The major glacial event which marked the onset of Pleistocene-like glacial-interglacial alternations was at about 2.4 m.y. ago. These very high-resolution data do not support the notion of significant Northern Hemisphere glaciation between 3.2 and 2.4 m.y. ago.
Quality improvement of low alcohol craft beer produced by evaporative pertraction

The non-alcoholic beverage industry is influenced by the trend of the consumers towards healthier diets and added convenience and greater health benefits in their beverage choices. With the world’s changing approach to alcohol, operators need to find new beverages respect to the alcoholic ones. An alternative consists in the development of beverages similar to those alcoholic, but free of the negative effects of alcohol. Among various techniques for alcohol removal, evaporative pertraction is a simple and inexpensive process due to operating parameters and to the s tripping agent (generally water) used. We previously applied this technique to the dealcoholization of a lager beer, but a depletion of volatile compounds was observed. In this work we aim at producing a craft beer with reduced alcohol content (less than 1.2%vol) and with good quality. In order to limit aroma compound loss, evaporative pertraction using carbonated hydroalcoholic solutions as stripping agents, instead of water, was used. Moreover, maltodextrins were added in the beverage at the end of the dealcoholization process, in order to increase body and mouthfeel of the beer. The influence of these parameters was evaluated in terms of ethanol removal and beer quality properties (turbidity, foam, colour, bitterness, polyphenols, antioxidant activity, aroma) for the production of low alcohol craft beer, that is worth drinking.
English Language Proficiency and Content Assessment Performance: A Comparison of English Learners and Native English Speakers Achievement.

As a result of the accountability requirements established in Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Educational Act (ESEA) legislation, English Learners (ELs) are expected to make progress in both content area academic achievement and English Language Proficiency (ELP). In Tennessee ELs progress is measured by administering WIDA-Access to assess English language proficiency, and Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) standardized assessments to measure content academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the performance levels of ELs who achieved the exit criteria on WIDA-Access state mandated English proficiency assessment and their subsequent performance on English Language Arts and Math TCAP assessments. Specifically, a comparison of EL’s achievement on TCAP was compared to the achievement on TCAP of non-ELs. Independent samples t-tests were performed on data from 302 elementary and middle school ELs and non-ELs that participated in WIDA-Access and TCAP assessments in 2015. Data analyses concluded that English Language Arts and Math TCAP scale scores were significantly different between ELs and non-ELs. Achievement levels in both English Language Arts TCAP and Math TCAP for ELs, who achieved the exit criteria on WIDA-Access, were lower than the achievement levels of non-ELs. Discussions of the findings in this study along with implications of using these assessments to measure ELs growth is provided in relation to the increased demands on measuring both the academic achievement and English language progress for ELs.
Same strategic HRM issues predict performance in both for-profit and non-profit organizations in a key knowledge-intensive industry

This paper examines the adoption of strategic human resource management (HRM) by for-profit and non-profit knowledge-intensive health services (HS) organisations in Australia. Survey data collected from senior executives is used to test the relationships between a strategic HRM model and firm performance. Path analysis found that, irrespective of whether for-profit or non-profit, adopting strategic HRM could increase organisational performance. Strategic HRM could be achieved through the cultivation of an external orientation to customers’ demands and an internal orientation highlighting commitment to employees. Public and non-profit organisations in the HS industry facing or undergoing health sector reform need to be aware of both of these orientations in order to adopt strategic HRM and improve their performance.
STATE-OF-THE-ART OF CLOUD COMPUTING ADOPTION IN MALAYSIA: A REVIEW

Cloud computing has made a significant transformation of information technology environment as well as the way the business is conducted in any organizations. While its advantages are obvious, its challenges need to be clearly addressed to ensure successful adoption. This article provides an insights of cloud computing adoption in Malaysia at the national level as well as a review of cloud adoption from various fields and domains in Malaysia which led to research direction in the future. Malaysia is being dedicated towards cloud adoption nationally, and keep its good progress to equip itself as a cloud-friendly country. However, security challenges seem to slow down the effort, thus these need to be dealt with properly.
Metrics in Global Health: Situated Differences in the Valuation of Human Life

This paper explores the role of knowledge, standards, and metrics in global health. Our point of departure is the observation that the emergence of ‘global health’ as a domain of research, policy, and practice in the last three decades or so has coincided with an increased interest in the validation and use of measures of health, such as the Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY), in monitoring and assessing health equity across territories and populations. This ‘elective affinity’ between global health and health metrics has become the focus of scholarly debate in the social sciences. In this paper, we seek to contextualise and critically discuss the different positions in this debate. We suggest that emplacing health metrics within the neo-liberal logic of health production –one where the ‘mechanisms of life’ are aligned with the maximisation of economic productivity- does not fully capture the interactive relationship between health measurement and the politics of health. Instead, we argue that this relationship has been characterised by controversy and uncertainty about how to interlock normative ideals and approaches to knowledge-making about health.
Results from an International Simulation Study on Coupled Thermal, Hydrological, and Mechanical Processes near Geological Nuclear Waste Repositories

Abstract As part of the ongoing international DECOVALEX project, four research teams used five different models to simulate coupled thermal, hydrological, and mechanical (THM) processes near waste emplacement drifts of geological nuclear waste repositories. The simulations were conducted for two generic repository types, one with open and the other with back-filled repository drifts, under higher and lower postclosure temperatures, respectively. In the completed first model inception phase of the project, a good agreement was achieved between the research teams in calculating THM responses for both repository types, although some disagreement in hydrological responses is currently being resolved. In particular, good agreement in the basic thermal-mechanical responses was achieved for both repository types, even though some teams used relatively simplified thermal-elastic heat-conduction models that neglected complex near-field thermal-hydrological processes. The good agreement between the complex and simplified process models indicates that the basic thermal-mechanical responses can be predicted with a relatively high confidence level.
Comparison of Verbal and Practical Intelligence in Normal Individuals and Individuals with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) by Focusing on Worry, Rumination, and Post-event Processing

Previous researches have shown that anxiety symptoms are negatively associated with measures of intelligence. However, recent findings indicate possible positive relationships between generalized anxiety disorders, worry, rumination, post event processing and intelligence. The present study examined the relationships between GAD, as well as their underlying cognitive processes including worry, rumination, and post-event processing, with verbal and non-verbal intelligence. The study was performed on two groups of subjects including those with GAD and Healthy Volunteer group. The number of 40 healthy volunteers as a control group and 41 patients with GAD as case group were selected (N=81). Verbal and non-verbal intelligence were measured with WAIS-III. Rumination and post-event processing were measured by PSWQ, RRS-BR and PEPQ, respectively. The results indicated the significant difference in the intelligence between GAD and normal groups. In other words, high degree of worry, rumination and post-event processing in patients with GAD correlated positively with general and verbal intelligence. However, verbal and non-verbal intelligence had negative correlation with worry, rumination and post event processing in healthy volunteers. Investigation of the possible connections between intelligence and the cognitive processes underlying emotional disorders can provide therapeutic strategies for smart individuals who are exposure to GAD disorder.
Probing Organic Thin Films by Coherent X-ray Imaging and X-ray Scattering

An important and integral effort toward understanding the formation and reorganization of mesoscale structures in functional organic thin films, being of fundamental importance to the development of tomorrow’s green energy technologies, is the continuous sharpening of the experimental analytical tools used to observe and quantify these structures. In this study we present a combined investigation of organic thin films by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and the relatively new technique of high-resolution phase-contrast ptychographic coherent X-ray diffraction imaging (CXDI). Using poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC61BM) as a model system, we present the morphology development including phase separation in thermally annealed thin film blends. The state-of-the-art synchrotron SAXS measurements spanning a large q range from 2 × 10–3 to 6 nm–1 elucidate the multiscale structure within the material. Because the SAXS data in fact overlap with microscopy length sc.
Safety and efficacy of leeching therapy for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis using Indian medicinal leech.

The leeching therapy has been used in Unani System of Medicine to treat various ailments including joints pain. A small randomized trial was conducted to compare the combined efficacy of leeching therapy (Hirudinaria granulosa) and the traditional Unani herbal formulations against the same traditional formulation alone. Intervention was carried out in 40 patients over a period of 6 weeks. Primary outcome measure was Womac pain score. Secondary end points consisted of all other Womac subscores and the Womac total score during the study, active range of motion (knee flexion) and the eight meter walk test. Mixed models were used for statistical analysis. Significant improvements in disease-specific symptoms were observed after six weeks of treatment in patients receiving leeching therapy along with traditional Unani formulation. Pain level of leeching group decreased by 29.02%, stiffness by 58.87% and functional ability increased by 40.56%, Womac total score showed overall change by 45.10%. Control group (the group which received the traditional drug alone) showed decrease in pain by 14.39%, stiffness by 8.04%, physical function by 18.39% and Womac total score by 11.66%. Eight meter walk test showed 6.87% improvement in comparison to control group in which 2.86% change was noted. No significant difference was observed in active range of motion in both the groups. However, this study lacked a standard control group, blinding was not feasible, sample size was small and duration of study was short.
The Disparity of Angiotensinogen M235T Polymorphism in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Hypertension

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to investigate variations in angiotensinogen (AGT) M235T polymorphism among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and hypertension. Methods: This study recruited 101 patients with MDD, 100 with hypertension, 35 with both MDD and hypertension, and 572 community controls. Results: The frequency of MM genotype of AGT M235T polymorphism was highest in patients with both MDD and hypertension, second highest in patients with MDD, third highest in patients with hypertension and lowest in control participants. The same trend was seen for the frequency of M235 allele and M genotype of AGT M235T polymorphism. In addition, patients with both MDD and hypertension had a 2.027 times risk of having an M genotype of AGT M235T polymorphism, and patients with only MDD had a 1.712 times risk, and patients only with hypertension had a 1.242 times risk. Conclusion: The AGT M235T polymorphism may have a pleiotropic effect in depression and hypertension. The depressive symptoms, hypertension medication and age of onset should be considered in the clinical setting. A population-based study should be needed for further clarification to the results in future studies.
The Influence of Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and Perceived Security on Repurchase Intention at Tokopedia.com

This study aims to analyze the influence of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived security to the intention of repurchase On Tokopedia.com. This type of research is causative research looking at the effect of independent variables i.e. perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived security against the dependent variable is the intention of repurchase. Respondents in this study are previous customers who have made transactions on the Tokopedia.com. Determination of the number of samples using purposive sampling technique as much as 200 respondents. Data analysis technique used is path analysis. The results of the study show: (1) Perceived usefulness has significant effect on repurchase intention at Tokopedia.com; (2) Perceived ease of use has no significant effect on repurchase intention at Tokopedia.com; (3) Perceived security has significant effect on repurchase intention at Tokopedia.com.
Professional Service Firms confronted with management challenges: can democracy be an organizational solution? A case-study in a democratic consulting firm

Due to the nature of their inputs, outputs and processes, professional service firms (PSFs) face three generic management challenges, namely strategic management, knowledge management and human-resource management. These three management issues are closely interrelated. They need to be managed in consistent whole patterns in relation to kinds of business activities. Following the typology of Lowendahl (2005 [1997]), 'client relation' and 'adapting solutions' kinds of PSF have consistent overall approaches to the three management issues. But, concerning 'creative problem-solving' ('CPS') PSFs, there is a lack of a consistent overall management approach, This latter can be neither hierarchical management nor self-management. We propose to investigate the democratic management approach as a potential consistent solution for 'CPS' PSFs. To this aim, we draw on a longitudinal in-depth case study in a French democratic consulting firm confronted with the need for managing differentiation between individuals and collective integration. In the last section we discuss the contributions of such a management perspective for PSFs, as well as the difficulties and the contingencies of the case-study.