Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Modelling Space-Time-Action Modularity and Evolution of Living Systems

We proposed a set of principles (Tables 1, 2, 3) based on the observation that all life forms are sustained by hierarchical juxtaposed and embedded networks (Fig. 1): ecoexotope and endophysiotope, with invariant properties: gauge invariance of Life (Fig. 2). Life is the most complex physical based phenomenon in the Universe, with a diversity of forms and functions over 62 orders of magnitude, from the Planck quantum level up to the whole Universe, and more : : : , that obeys the ARMSADA paradigm (La Violence. Colloque AFSCET, Andé, 7 p., 2000b; Vers une nouvelle systémique, Colloque AFSCET, Andé, 34 pp., 2010b). Many of the most fundamental phenomena scale with size according to power-laws (Paper presented at the international Colloque 150 ans après Darwin, 70 ans après Teilhard: Lire l’évolution, Paris, 109 pp., 2009a). In a surprisingly simple fashion, times (measured by the adult age of first reproduction: the time of generation tg) and sizes (measured by the volume at the growth phase ending: the adult 3D dimension VA) scale with a power-law of exponent 3/2 (Fig. 7). The universality and simplicity of this fractal relation (Fig. 8) suggests that a fundamental universal principle of exchange of matter and energy, the Brownian motion (Fig. 9), underlies the organization of all living systems (Fig. 6): the Life’s periodic Table of organization (Thermodynamique du changement, Colloque AFSCET, Andé, 63 pp., 2013a, Keynote World Conference on Complex Systems, Agadir, Morocco, 16 pp., 2014e, Revista Internacional de Sistemas 19:05–33, 2014f)!
Acceptance and suitability of Nezara viridula nymphs as hosts for Trichopoda pennipes.

Trichopoda pennipes (F.) is a parasitoid species introduced in various countries as a biological control agent against the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (L.). Several studies were performed to investigate the interactions between this parasitoid and the host, but they were focused above all on the adults. Our research was focused on the effects of exposure and parasitization by T. pennipes on the five-instar nymphs of N. viridula. We observed that the exposure to the parasitoid had effects on the development time of the five-instar nymphs and on the lifespan of the nymphs and the adults that emerged from them.
Top-down modulation of task features in rapid instructed task learning: An ERP study

Rapid instructed task learning (RITL) is the ability to quickly restructure behaviour into new configurations based on explicit instruction (Cole, Laurent, & Stocco, 2012). The majority of RITL research has been dominated by neuroimaging studies, which suggest unique involvements of the lateral prefrontal cortex and the posterior parietal cortex, although the exact mechanisms of RITL execution remain poorly understood. The electrophysiological responses of 22 adults undergoing a computerised RITL sequential dependency task were obtained, with the expectation that task relevance processes would be observable at posterior N1, anterior P2a/N2, and central P3b. Early top-down amplitudinal modulation was found in N1 for all item types, and this was related to non-target N2 amplitudes, with both time windows showing preliminary support for compositionality of individual task components. Evidence for compositionality in attentional template matching processes was also found in the P2a/N2 complex. Central P3b did not appear to be involved in task relevance processes per se, perhaps being more involved in attentional resource allocation. These findings answer important questions as how to task-relevant feature identification and task component sequencing occur in RITL.
The roles of diversity benefits in organizational attractiveness

Employee benefits play an important role in a potential job applicant’s estimation of organizational attractiveness (Barber, 1998). The present study examined the impact of three diversity benefits (tuition reimbursement for minority group members, extended and paid maternity leave, and domestic partnership) on college students’ ratings of organizational attractiveness within a laboratory setting. The research also explored the manner in which the demographic characteristics of the participants impacted the relationship between the various diversity benefits and organizational attractiveness. Two 2x4 designs were utilized to analyze the data. The analyses provide no support for the hypotheses.
How do innovation intermediaries enable knowledge spillovers within industrial clusters ? A knowledge-processing perspective

To date, most existing studies concentrate on the impacts of universities and public research organizations on the development of knowledge-intensive industrial clusters. The roles of private technology service agents in regional innovation system are seldom discussed. From a knowledge-processing perspective, this paper proposes a conceptual framework to analyze the roles of private technology service agent in the innovation activities inside an industrial cluster in terms of technology gatekeeper, technology spanner, technical problem solver, and innovation resource integrator. Under this framework, we use an in-depth case study of Zhejiang Institutes of Modern Textile Industry (ZIT) in China to demonstrate how a private technology service agent plays a role of public goods provider in industrial cluster. This study contributes to a better understanding in regional policy-making by helping us rethink the roles and the importance of private technology service agents in regional innovation system.
Forecasting GDP Growth with Financial Market Data in a Small Open Economy : Revisiting Stylized Facts during the Financial Crisis

This paper examines the ability of financial variables to predict future economic growth above and beyond the history dependence of economic activity in a small open economy in the euro area. We also aim to clarify potential differences in forecasting economic activity during steady growth periods and economic turbulence. Our results from Finland suggest that the proper choice of forecasting variables is related to general economic conditions. During steady economic growth, the preferable choice of a financial indicator is the short-term interest rate combined with past growth. However, during economic turbulence, the traditional term spread and stock returns play a more dominant role in forecasting GDP growth. This phenomenon may be exacerbated if the central bank implements a zero interest rate policy.
ADEMU WORKING PAPER SERIES The Government Wage Bill and Private Activity

Abstract We estimate the effects of public wage expenditures on output and the labor market in U.S. data by identifying shocks to public employment and public wages using sign restrictions. Public wage shocks do not induce significant effects on output, but disaggregating by government level reveals that their effects can be contractionary at the federal level and expansionary at the state and local level. Public employment shocks are expansionary at all government levels by crowding in private consumption and increasing labor force participation and private-sector employment. Local government wage shocks lead to a similar crowd in of private consumption, while shocks to federal government wages lead to public-private wage spillovers, inducing a negative labor demand effect, a sharp fall in private-sector employment and an increase in unemployment. We develop a DSGE model with public good production, search and matching frictions, and endogenous labor force participation that matches the qualitative properties of the empirical evidence. The sign of the output response for public wage shocks depends crucially on the degree of complementarity between public and private goods in the consumption bundle.
A new proof of Friedman's second eigenvalue theorem and its extension to random lifts

It was conjectured by Alon and proved by Friedman that a random $d$-regular graph has nearly the largest possible spectral gap, more precisely, the largest absolute value of the non-trivial eigenvalues of its adjacency matrix is at most $2\sqrt{d-1} +o(1)$ with probability tending to one as the size of the graph tends to infinity. We give a new proof of this statement. We also study related questions on random $n$-lifts of graphs and improve a recent result by Friedman and Kohler.
Evaluation of Pinhole Camera Resolution for NSLS-II Storage Ring

The NSLS-II Storage Ring provides ultrabright radiation sources with extra-small sizes of the circulating electron beam. The beam dimensions will be monitored with a pinhole camera. In this paper they discuss the possible design and ultimate achievable resolution of the system. Modeling is based on the SRW code as well as numerical calculations using MATLAB.
Study of strategic narratives: the case of BRICS

In the battle of narratives to give meaning to the international system in the twenty-firstcentury, emerging powers are actively engaged. In particular, the BRICS group, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have advanced their claim to reconstitute international affairs to make it more just and fair. What if their narratives about the international system effectively contest narratives constituting the Liberal World Order? For understanding the battle more profoundly, this study examines the strategic narratives of the BRICS. A documentary methodology was employed to elicit themes and narratives in BRICS joint communiques of 2009 to 2016 for the identification of its strategic narratives. I have identified a system narrative of global recovery, an identity narrative of inclusive participation and an issue narrative of infrastructural development. A narrative grammar was used to relate BRICS strategic narratives with their narrative environment of symbolic, institutional and material practices. Due to a partial compliance with the narrative grammatical rules, the BRICS group may not effectively influence and gain public support.
First party fraud management: framework for the retail industry

Purpose First party fraud in which consumers commit fraud against retailers is a growing problem. Research in this area is very limited which means that there is almost no guidance available to mitigate this problem. Existing fraud management frameworks focus on the management of other fraud, such as identity theft or employee instigated fraud. Due to the different nature of these frauds, these frameworks do not adequately address first party fraud. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to propose an adapted version of the fraud management lifecycle framework which is specific to first party fraud management. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a systematic literature review and compared/contrasted a number of existing fraud management frameworks in related domains to see which one would be most suitable for first party fraud management. Findings The authors found Wilhelm’s fraud management framework the most promising for adaptation and application to the first party fraud context. By modifying an existing framework according to the contextual requirements, the authors make the framework much more relevant to first party fraud management. Practical implications The framework could help retail managers better understand and manage this growing business problem and open new streams for further research. Originality/value This research also makes an important contribution by proposing a framework and by helping bridge a glaring and problematic gap in existing literature and opening up new streams of research.
Optics Di raction and the FPE

This paper explores the equivalence between spherical wave and plane propagators. Spherical wave propagators are intrinsically part of di raction and boundary scattering theory. However, one can construct mathematically equivalent representations of propagating waves from planewave superpositions. In e ect, this leads to two distinctly di erent approaches to di raction theory. As a practical matter, common computational methods apply when wavelength does not drive sampling requirements, which is largely con ned to Fraunhofer di raction. Fresnel scattering can lead to wavelength driven sampling, which severly limites computational methods. Examples are presented to illustrate the Fourier-domain methods.
CONSTRUCTION OF ECONOMICAL MESHES FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECASTING

The dynamics of tropical cyclones (TCs) can be influenced on a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. The numerical modeling of such multi-scale problems is challenging, since not all of the small-scale features can be well-resolved in large spatial domains due to limited computing capacities. Therefore, adaptive methods which allow for varying mesh resolution are promising, since relevant regions can be investigated in more detail by using higher mesh resolution locally. But due to the physical coupling of the processes in the atmosphere and the effect of advection, errors that have developed somewhere in the domain earlier in time, might grow and prolongate even to regions of high resolution at which the error was meant to be small. Hence, the fundamental question remains at which regions of the domain the local mesh resolution of the discrete model should be kept high to keep the error with respect to some user-defined measure small.
BEAM TUNING FOR LOW EMITTANCE IN KEK-ATF DAMPING RING

KEK-ATF is a test facility for future linear colliders producing extremely low emittance beams. The target of the vertical emittance in the damping ring is about 1.5E-11 rad-m, 1% of the designed horizontal emittance. In an electron circular accelerator, the dominant sources of the vertical emittance are the vertical dispersion in arc sections and the x-y orbit coupling, caused by some errors. Previously, it has been reported that a small vertical emittance can be achieved by local orbit bump tuning with a good beam size monitor and a good BPM system [1][2]. We have recently developed a method to correct the vertical dispersion and the coupling by using only the BPM system. Simulations assuming a realistic misalignment, performances of monitors and correctors of the ATF damping ring predict that this method will be effective. Recent beam test showed that the vertical dispersion and the x-y orbit coupling can be made sufficiently small after the corrections. 1 MEASURES OF BEAM QUALITY The dominant sources of the vertical emittance are the vertical dispersion in arc sections and the x-y orbit coupling. We introduce here two quantities which characterize these sources of the vertical emittance. R.m.s. of the vertical dispersion in the arc sections, η arc and the x-y orbit coupling, Cxy.
Native Language Influence in Learners ' Assessment of English Focus

Accentual focus is a frequent linguistic device in English which rnay also be used in Spanish but less widely and less frequently. Given this disparity, it was expected that native language influence would rnanifest itself in FL leamers' focus assessrnents as cornpared to native English speakers. Other factors were also expected to account of listener perceptions, such as task type and linguistic cornpetence. Two focus dornains were used to test hypotheses: utterance initial and utterance rnedial focus. Focus identification was tested using two tasks which differed in their cognitive dernands: rnultiple choice and open questions. Acceptability was estirnated by asking listeners to rate utterances on a five point scale. English NL listeners displayed better focus identification rates as cornpared to FL learners. This result rnay be understood both as an effect of native cornpetence advantage and also as a reflection of native language influence. Both listener groups found utterance initial focus easier to identi@ and considered it to be more acceptable than rnedial focus. Both groups showed worse results in the open test, which is interpreted as a consequence ofthis task being more dernanding on listeners' explicit knowledge. These trends were rnuch more pronounced arnongst FL leamers. It is suggested that the potential ambiguity of English rnedial focus is partly responsible for the bias against it. Additionally, Spanish listeners results show the their NL influence in this bias as well as in the good results for initial focus and acceptability estirnations.
P o S ( P L A N C K 2 0 1 5 ) 1 4 1 Origin of Neutrino Mass

There are strong indications that charged fermions masses have origin in the Higgs mechanism. We review here attempts that provide the same source for neutrino mass. If one sticks to simple scenarios, the type II seesaw comes closest to achieving this, whereas if one looks for more complete theories the minimal LR symmetric model stands out as the theory that led originally to neutrino mass, the seesaw mechanism and the lepton number violation at hadronic colliders. These historical developments are deeply connected with the neutrinoless double beta decay and a plethora of low energy lepton number and flavor violating processes. Moreover, the theory offers a potential LHC probe of the Higgs origin of neutrino mass in analogy with charged fermions. We offer here a short review of these issues. The examples of other well motivated theories are the MSSM and the minimal extension of the minimal SU(5) grand unified theory, discussed en passant.
Price discovery in emerging commodity markets: spot and futures relationship in Indian commodity futures market

The price discovery role of the Indian commodity futures markets is investigated through return and volatility spillovers between spot and futures prices. For agricultural commodities, the price discovery takes place in both spot and futures markets. However, in the harvest period, when the futures trading volume is high, the futures market leads the spot market whereas in the lean period both markets jointly perform a price discovery. For the precious metals and energy commodities, the futures markets lead the price discovery role. In the case of industrial metals, LME spot prices (which are taken as spot prices for settlement by Indian exchanges) play a significant role in the price discovery process in the Indian market.
Risk Taking Begets Risk Taking: Evidence from Casino Openings and Investor Portfolios

This paper provides evidence that changes in the surrounding risk-taking environment, via increased casino access, affects investors' subsequent willingness to take portfolio risk using the initial legalization and opening of commercial casinos in the United States as a natural experiment. Using investor-level data, we find that after a casino opens in close geographical proximity to investors, individuals likely to visit a casino and gamble increase their portfolio risk by 6.7% to 9.5%, relative to those unlikely to gamble. Likely gamblers earn higher portfolio returns and make marginal improvements to mean-variance efficiency relative to unlikely gamblers after casino openings.
Cross-prefecture expansion of regional banks in Japan and its effects on lending-based income

Abstract This paper examines whether Japanese regional banks entering the banking market in other prefectures, including neighboring prefectures, can increase their lending-based income. To stimulate local economies and support local small- and medium-sized enterprises, the current Japanese Government’s policies for regional banks require these banks to engage in region-based relationship banking practices. In this study, three lending-based income measures were used as dependent variables, and estimation was made using panel data from Japanese regional banks. As a result, it was determined that regional banks that enter markets in other prefectures experience positive effects in all three lending-based income measures. Moreover, it was determined that regional banks whose headquarters are located in non-urban areas derive greater benefit from their loan businesses upon entry into other prefectures, including neighboring prefectures, where economic activity is more vibrant than regional banks whose headquarters are located in urban areas.
Design of Small Dual Band Microstrip Antenna for Broadband Applications

In this article, a small dual band rectangular slot antenna for broadband application is presented. The antenna is being excited by capacitively coupled probe feed. The antenna consists of rectangular slot from the center of the patch. The rectangular slot is being used to obtain dual frequencies of 2GHz and 3.34GHz. Instead of a rectangular feed strip, antenna is excited by a triangular feed strip with same dimension. Triangular feed strip is used to obtain a broad band frequency range. The size of the antenna is 100×100×1.6mm3with the ground of same dimension. The proposed antenna is simulated and optimized using IE3D simulation software.
MICROPHYSICS OF CLOUDS AND AEROSOLS BY COMBINED USE OF LIDAR AND CLOUD RADAR

Active instruments such as lidar and cloud profiling radar are expected to provide new insights for the physical properties of clouds and aerosols and their roles in the climate system. These instruments can provide the detailed knowledge about the vertical structure of clouds and aerosols. In addition to the frequency of occurrence of clouds and aerosols, we also have developed several retrieval algorithms in oder to derive microphysics of clouds and aerosols: (1) radar-lidar algorithm for ice clouds, (2) radar-lidar algorithm for water clouds, (3) dual wavelength polarized lidar algorithm for aerosols, (4) dual wavelength lidar algorithm for ice clouds, (5) radar with multi-parameter method for ice clouds. We show the analyses of the observational data obtained by the Research Vessel Mirai from Tropical western Pacific to the arctic regions. Together with the macro-scale properties of clouds and aerosols fields, these retrieved microphysics are used to validate climate models such as parcel model combined with cloud particle bin and SPRINTARS that can transport several aerosol species and is based on the CCSRNIES-FRCGC General Circulation Model. The comparisons between the observations and the models indicate high/low cloud fractions are over-/under estimated in the models. For low clouds, the cloud top altitude is lower than the actual. These deficiencies illustrate the needs to improve the cloud schemes used in the models.
Existence Results for Vector Saddle Point Problems in the n-direction

In this paper, we introduce the n-vectorial saddle point problem (for short $VSP_n$) which defined on n-dimensional saddle point where (n $>$ 2) by focusing only on the saddle point of order one. For that matter, we prove existence saddle point of $(VSP_n)$ under assuming compactness and uncompactness by using Fan-KKM Theorem. This result improves and extends some literatures on the existence theorems of saddle point problems.