Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Is pore water oxygen content decoupled from productivity on the California Margin? Trace element results from Ocean Drilling Program Hole 1017E, San Lucia slope, California

[1] Trace element evidence from the California Margin (Ocean Drilling Program Hole 1017E) shows significant changes in sediment redox chemistry at intermediate water depths over the last 60 kyr. The influence of export production on intermediate water oxygen content can be distinguished from lateral ventilation through comparisons among proxies representing export production flux (percent Corg) and sediment-surface (I/Br) and pore water (Mo, Ag, Cd, Re, and U) oxygenation proxies. Sulfate reduction within the uppermost sediment column occurred during late Quaternary interstadials and the Holocene, indicating reduced intermediate water ventilation. However, sulfate reduction was most intense during major interstadials when productivity was enhanced. Decoupling between export production and pore water oxygen content is demonstrated during deglaciation when the sediment pore water oxygen content increases without a corresponding reduction in export productivity. Thus both export production and intermediate water ventilation play a role in oxygen minimum zone processes on the California Margin.
Development of balloon-expandable stents for treatment of eccentric plaque considering surface roughening

Title Development of balloon-expandable stents for treatment of eccentric plaque considering surface roughening [an abstract of dissertation and a summary of dissertation review] Author(s) Syaifudin, Achmad Citation 北海道大学. 博士(工学) 甲第12454号 Issue Date 2016-09-26 Doc URL http://hdl.handle. net/2115/63334 Rights(URL) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.1/jp/ Type theses (doctoral abstract and summary of review) Additional Information There are other files related to this item in HUSCAP. Check the above URL. File Information Achmad_Syaifudin_abstract. pdf (論文内容の要旨)
What triggers the use of mIM service provider’s sequel O2O service extensions?

Advancements in mobile technology have created a new paradigm that transform people’s daily lives. Through smart wireless devices that provide Internet access anytime and anywhere, users have more opportunities for real-time communication, entertainment, and information consumption. One of the most widely accepted and experienced application is the mobile instant messaging (mIM) service that enables users to exchange highly synchronized one-on-one or one-to-many communication (Wallace, 2012). The benefits of mIM are seen through the large user bases that mIM service providers hold. As of January 2017, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger had 1,000 million monthly active users (MAU) followed by QQ mobile (877 million MAUs) and WeChat (846 million MAUs). Indeed, Korea’s mIM applications, Line and KakaoTalk, are also listed as one of the top ten most used mIM applications with 218 million MAUs and 49 million MAUs, respectively (Statista, 2017). Although mIM services experience sluggish growth in active monthly users, the saturated market is still anticipated to possess a total of 3.8 billion registered mIM users by the end of 2019 (Radicati Group, 2016).
The Interplay of Aesthetics, Usability and Credibility in Mobile Website Design and the Effect of Gender

In human-computer interaction, aesthetics, usability and credibility are key factors in the design of a successful website. Specifically, aesthetics has been identified as one of the main drivers of web credibility. However, in the mobile domain, large-scale research, cutting across cultures and continents, which is key to the generalizability of findings, is scarce. To bridge this gap, we conducted a multicultural study among 526 participants from 5 continents: Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Europe. Using four systematically designed mobile websites, we investigated: (1) the interrelationships among aesthetics, usability and credibility; and (2) the moderating effect of gender. Our results, based on partial least square path modeling, reveal that: (1) perceived aesthetics is stronger than perceived usability in predicting the perceived credibility of mobile websites; and (2) gender moderates the effect of perceived aesthetics on perceived usability, with this effect being stronger for males than for females. Our findings underscore the need for designers to pay closer attention to aesthetics in designing successful mobile websites, as their visual appeal, irrespective of gender, enhances their perceived ease of use and credibility. These findings are noteworthy because, given the usability challenges posed by the relatively small-screen size of the mobile device, designers may be tempted to focus on designing easy-to-use websites only, while downplaying their visual appeal. Such a decision may adversely impact the overall credibility of their websites going by users’ first impression.
Soil indicators to assess the effectiveness of restoration strategies in dryland ecosystems

Abstract. Soil indicators may be used for assessing both land suitability for restoration and the effectiveness of restoration strategies in restoring ecosystem functioning and services. In this review paper, several soil indicators, which can be used to assess the effectiveness of ecological restoration strategies in dryland ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales, are discussed. The selected indicators represent the different viewpoints of pedology, ecology, hydrology, and land management. Two overall outcomes stem from the review. (i) The success of restoration projects relies on a proper understanding of their ecology, namely the relationships between soil, plants, hydrology, climate, and land management at different scales, which are particularly complex due to the heterogeneous pattern of ecosystems functioning in drylands. (ii) The selection of the most suitable soil indicators follows a clear identification of the different and sometimes competing ecosystem services that the project is aimed at restoring.
The Heterogeneous Oxidation of n-Hexane Soot by Ozone: Initial Uptake Coefficient, Mechanism, and the Effect of Surface Coatings

The heterogeneous oxidation of n-hexane soot surfaces by gas-phase ozone has been studied in a coated-wall flow tube connected to a mass spectrometer. Uptake measurements confirm earlier studies that the initial uptake is primarily non-catalytic and that the number of reactive surface sites is close to that of a full monolayer. The initial uptake kinetics exhibit an inverse dependence on ozone gas-phase concentration, as expected if the reaction proceeds via a Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. Support for this reaction not being an Eley-Rideal process comes from the lack of temperature dependence of the initial uptake coefficient, and that a saturated surface coverage of adsorbed dodecane does not affect the kinetics. It is demonstrated that there is a strong similarity between the initial uptake kinetics for ozone loss on a wide variety of surfaces. This suggests that the reactions proceed through a common rate determining step, most likely involving adsorbed ozone molecules.
Competitive Location and Pricing on Networks

In this paper we consider a location and pricing model for a retail firm that wants to enter a spatial market where a competitor firm is already operating as a monopoly with several outlets. The entering firms seeks to determine the optimal uniform mill price and its servers' locations that maximizes profits given the reaction in price of the competitor firm to its entrance. A tabu search procedure is presented to solve the model together with computational experience.
Fuzzy optimization in hydrodynamic analysis of groundwater control systems: Case study of the pumping station "Bezdan 1", Serbia

A groundwater control system was designed to lower the water table and allow the pumping station “Bezdan 1” to be built. Based on a hydrodynamic analysis that suggested three alternative solutions, multicriteria optimization was applied to select the best alternative. The fuzzy analytic hierarchy process method was used, based on triangular fuzzy numbers. An assessment of the various factors that influenced the selection of the best alternative, as well as fuzzy optimization calculations, yielded the “weights” of the alternatives and the best alternative was selected for groundwater control at the site of the pumping station “Bezdan 1”. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. OI-176022, TR-33039 i br. III-43004]
Upper Cretaceous Petroleum System of Northwestern Persian Gulf

Three well - known source rocks of the Zagros basin and the Persian Gulf are Mesozoic in age.The Jurassic Sargelu, Albian Kazhdumi and Neocomian-Coniacian Garau formations have charged the Cretaceous reservoirs of this area. The northwest part of the Persian Gulf is strongly influenced by two major N-S trending paleohighs (Hendijan- Bahregansar-Regesafid-Izeh and Kharge- Mish) and surrounding plaeotroughs that play the most important role in the reservoir and source rock development. The most important reservoirs are the Cenomanian- Turonian Sarvak and Santonian Ilam formations which locally separated by a thin shaly unit of the Coniacion Laffan Formation. The reservoir facies are dominated by benthic and rudist debris on the paleohighs which laterally grading down to the basinal Cenomanian Ahmadi and Santonian Gurpi pelagic marls. In order to study the petroleum system of the northwest Persian Gulf, several 2D seismic lines and six wells were interpreted. Based on the interpreted seismic profiles the best locations for the reservoir facies could be within the pinch-out geometries around the plaeohighs which occasionally sealed by the baisn-type Campanian- Maastrichtian Gurpi marls at the top, Laffan shale at the middle and Albian Kazhdumi shale at the base as stratigraphic traps. A large hiatus exists between the top of the Cenomanian Sarvak Formation and Eocene Pabdeh Formation in the Tangue and Rage- Safid paleohighs, where these facies change could form stratigraphic traps. Toward the Nowrooz, Bahregansar Hendijan, structures, this hiatus is much shorter where Campanian- Maastrichtian Gurpi Formation directly has coverd the Sarvak Formation.
Efficiency Assessment of Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM) for water erosion quantification (Case Study: Sangane Watershed-Iran)

Computer simulation models are becoming increasingly popular for predicting soil loss through quantification of the processes of detachment, transport and deposition of eroded soils. To assess the effects of different management practices on soil erosion and to select the best management practices, application of models (especially process-oriented models) and their validation is considered a positive step. In this research, the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM) was evaluated using soil erosion measuring plots and the recorded rain in Sangane Research Station, Khorasan Razavi Province of Iran. The model was run and the predicted runoff and sediment yield values were compared with measured runoff and sediment yield values. Then sensitivity analysis and calibration were done on sensitive parameters and model was run with calibrated parameters. In the calibration period the, the model efficiency (ENS) values and the coefficient of determination (r 2 ) were 0.92 and 0.95 for sediment, and 0.60 and 0.70 for runoff, respectively. In validation period, the (ENS) values and (r 2 ) values in 99% Confidence level were 0.70 and 0.84 for sediment and 0.11 and 0.65 for runoff, respectively. Our research indicated that the results of model were acceptable in 99% confidence level for sediment and could be used with reasonable confidence for soil loss quantification in the Sangane watershed and the other rangeland watershed with similar condition.
Screening of phytochemicals and bioactive compounds in punica granatum peel to evaluate its hematological potential

Pomegranate has been found to have ethnomedical history and is a rich reservoir of phytochemicals. The present study was carried out for phytochemical analysis in the hydroalcoholic pomegranate peel extracts. Presently phytochemical analysis and analysis of bioactive compounds are done, the pomegranate peel extracts are found to have carbohydrates, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, tannic acids and phenolic compounds. The antioxidant activity, DPPH free radical scavenging activity, nitric oxide radical scavenging activity was analyzed. For good health the quality of blood should be maintained and for this antioxidants may be the key so as to protect the blood from oxidative stress. Thus from the present study it is concluded that pomegranate peel is a rich source of phytochemicals and bioactive compounds such as antioxidants and so can be used for various pharmaceutical and therapeutic purposes like increase in hemoglobin count. Â Keywords: pomegranate peel, antioxidant activity, DPPH free radical scavenging, nitric oxide radical scavenging, hemoglobin booster.
Carbon flow in coastal Louisiana

Carbon flux data was synthesized to estimate carbon flow along a salinity gradient in Louisiana's Barataria Basin, a major Gulf Coast estuary (USA). Using a mass balance approach, we found an estuarine carbon surplus of 150 to 250 g yr-l, which originated primar~ly in the tidal salt marsh. Carbon export from marshes to adjacent water bodies decreases with distance from the Gulf of Mexico. The Barataria Basin marshes function as important global carbon sinks within this export gradient. High community respiration, methane emission, and carbon accretion resulting from annual carbon fixation reduce carbon export from the northern part of the basin. Higher primary production, low community respiration, and low methane evolution make the southern part of the basin a source of aquatic carbon.
Reforms and Growth in MENA Countries:New Empirical Evidence

This paper analyzes the linkages among economic reforms, human capital, physical infrastructure, and growth for a panel of 44 developing countries over the period of 1970-80 to 1999. The authors generate aggregated reform indicators using principal component analysis and show that the growth performance of the MENA region has been disappointing because these economies have lagged behind in terms of economic reforms. However, the analysis also reveals that the growth dividend of some reforms has been small. This is the case when structural reforms are implemented in an unstable macroeconomic environment (which corresponds to the situation of the MENA countries in the 1980s), and when macroeconomic reforms are accompanied by a low level of structural reforms (as observed during the 1990s). The result illustrates the complementarities between reforms as modeled by Mussa (1987) and Williamson (1994). After human capital and physical infrastructure, the authors' analysis finds that macroeconomic and external stability are key variables for the reform process and for the growth prospects of the developing world.
Approach for an integral power transformer reliability model

SUMMARY In electrical power transmission and distribution networks power transformers represent a crucial group of assets both in terms of reliability and investments. In order to safeguard the required quality at acceptable costs, decisions must be based on a reliable forecast of future behaviour. The aim of the present study is to develop an integral transformer lifetime model which involves degradation mechanisms for most relevant subsystems, applicable to individual power transformers and transformer populations. In this paper, we present a predictive model for power transformer reliability which involves three essential ingredients: failure statistics, physical understanding of the degradation process, and actual knowledge of the present condition. The model is based on evaluation of existing literature and past experience on degradation mechanisms, failure modes and diagnostic techniques. The model is illustrated for integral reliability of three transformer failure modes, related to the degradation of the transformer winding insulation, of bushings and of tap-changers. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Test cross explores if sdY is the sole genetic requirement for maleness in Atlantic Salmon

The ability to diagnose the sex of immature animals is important in salmon breeding. The sdY gene has been proposed as the master regulator of sex determination, as it is located in the male specific region of multiple salmonid species. Diagnostic PCR assays directed against sdY predict sex, however we observe phenotypic males in the Tasmanian Selective Breeding Program that test negative for the presence of the gene. This experiment sought to determine if sdY negative males are capable to generating viable progeny of both sexes, and to explore if alternative genetic pathways in Atlantic salmon can confer maleness. We constructed test crosses between 10 sdY negative males and 5 females, to evaluate the sex ratio of their progeny and their genetic composition. Progeny were raised as a single management group until 14 months post fertilization, when 204 fish were examined by dissection to assign sex. This revealed 11 male and 191 female progeny (sex of 2 fish could not be determined). The presence of anatomic males prompted PCR testing, revealing all were sdY negative. We considered the possibility these fish have sdY sequence variability that confounded our DNA test, or that alternative sequence elements located in the male specific region can confer maleness in the absence of sdY. In response, a PCR method was developed to establish the presence or absence of the entire male specific region. Application to the testcross male progeny revealed they appear to lack the male specific region. This excluded the possibility that sdY testing error is the basis for our observations, as each animal lacked not only sdY but the entire male specific region. Our findings leave open the possibility that an alternative to sdY may exist to trigger the development of male Atlantic salmon, and we have generated a test-cross population which can be used for its genetic mapping.
BUSINESS STRATEGY, INTENSITY OF COMPETITION, STRATEGIC ROLE OF ACCOUNTANTS, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AND FIRM PERFORMANCE

This exploratory study investigates whether usage of strategic management accounting (SMA) techniques and the accountants' participation in strategic decision-making process mediate the relationship between differentiation strategy and firm performance. The contingency model also examines the impact of strategic role of accountant and intensity of competition on the usage of SMA. Past studies suggest that firms tend to adopt SMA techniques to better cope with the pressures of competitive and unpredictable environment. The results of partial least squares appear to support that differentiation strategy is closely associated with the usage of SMA techniques and strategic role of accountant. Intensity of competition is not associated with the usage of SMA. SMA usage mediates the relationship between differentiation strategy and firm performance. Strategic role of accountant has an indirect effect on firm performance via SMA usage. The current study also supports that strategic management accounting (SMA), being proactive, forward-looking and outward-looking, is more relevant to larger firms pursuing product differentiation strategy. Equally important is the changing role of management accountants who begin to participate in the strategic decision-making process.
Shifting Troubles: Decision-Making versus Implementation in Participatory Watershed Governance

We explore the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive from the point of view of institutional economics, focusing on participation in the introduction of management plans. The design of participatory processes is linked with decision-making and implementation costs through an analytical model. The model is subsequently applied to qualitative evidence from four different empirical cases. The analysis reveals similarities between widely heterogeneous cases: process design choices seem generally to economize on decision-making costs. The paper discusses the implications of these findings for policy implementation and future research. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.
Cork boiling wastewater management by anaerobic digestion

Cork boiling wastewater (CBW) is an aqueous and complex effluent of the cork industry which is produced during the boiling of the cork planks, one of the key operations in cork processing for cork stoppers production. CBW contains suspended and dissolved solids and organic materials such as phenolic compounds and is characterized by a low biodegradability and an acid pH. This boiling wastewater has no utility, being a serious environmental hazard. Anaerobic digestion is a promising technology for the treatment of organic effluents and for the simultaneous recovery of its energetic potential through methane production. Its application to cork effluents has never been subject of research. An anaerobic assay was conducted in order to determine the gas potential and biodegradability of the substrate using a mesophilic anaerobic consortium. Biodegradability batch experiments were performed at CBW concentrations of 3 and 6 kg COD m. The cork industry effluent was characterized (COD = 6.5 kg m; pH = 5.8). The liquid phase was analysed at the end of the experiment (pH, COD, total phenols). The methane accumulated in the vessels headspace was measured by gas chromatography. The maximum methane production was achieved after 15 days of experiment, and maintained until the end (44 days). The resultant methane potentials were 0.126 0.142 m CH4 kg COD. The results suggest that CBW could be an interesting substrate for the anaerobic digestion process. The highest concentration (6 kg COD m) did not inhibit or significantly influenced the methane production. Concluding, a novel approach for the treatment and valorisation of the cork boiling effluent was revealed. The results demonstrate that the effluent from cork boiling can be treated and valorised by anaerobic digestion. 4 International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation September 10-13, 2012 – Porto, Portugal
Textual Entailment for Arabic Language based on Lexical and Semantic Matching

Textual Entailment is one of the recent natural language processing challenges, where the meaning of an expression “Hypothesis” could be entailed by the meaning of another expression “Text”. In comparison with English Language, the Arabic language has more challenges in determining entailment judgment, due to lexical and syntactic ambiguity. The proposed work in this paper has adopted a lexical analysis technique of Textual Entailment to study the suitability of this technique for Arabic language. In addition a semantic matching approach was added in order to enhance the precision of the proposed entailment system. The lexical analysis is based on calculating word overlap and bigram extraction and matching. The semantic matching has been incorporated with word overlap to increase the accuracy of words matching. The system has been evaluated by measuring precision and recall, those two metrics are the main evaluation measures used in Recognizing Textual Entailmen challenge number 2 to evaluate participated systems. The system has achieved precision of 68%, 58% for both Entails and NotENtails respectively with overall recall of 61%.