Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Firm dynamics, the trend and the cycle

This paper revisits the importance of stationary and permanent productivity shocks in emerging countries when the economy is subject to changes in the number of rms and the degree of competition. Existing literature on the business cycle of emerging economies assumes that total factor productivity is exogenous and can be decomposed in permanent and transitory shocks. In this paper, I extend this framework and provide a decomposition of the total factor productivity between exogenous and endogenous sources. I revisit the role of permanent and transitory shocks and show that this model is consistent with the business cycle facts in emerging and developed economies provided that the interest rate elasticity to debt is suciently large. Using this model, I nd that technology changes in developed economies are mainly driven by changes in the stationary technology shock while in emerging economies they are explained by the endogenous technology component. However, as Aguiar and Gopinath (2007) points out, trend shocks matter in order to capture output drops during periods of large macroeconomic distress.
Measuring the relative efficiency and reorganization-The example of CDFAs of the NAN-TOU County in Taiwan

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has become a practicable approach to evaluate the relative efficiencies of decision-making units (DMUs) in various contexts. This paper conducted a DEA study to measure the relative efficiencies of 13 Credit Department of Farmersi¦ Associations (CDFAs) of the NAN-TOU County in Taiwan. In addition, this paper also investigated the alternatives for reorganizing the CDFAs via efficiency measurement. The results showed that the proposed reorganization alternatives have better efficiency scores.
The Effect of Cellular Organic Matter Produced by Cyanobacteria Microcystis Aeruginosa on Water Purification

The Effect of Cellular Organic Matter Produced by Cyanobacteria Microcystis Aeruginosa on Water Purification The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of COM (Cellular Organic Matter) produced by Microcystis aeruginosa on the process of water purification by destabilisation and subsequent aggregation of the impurity particles. The research was carried out with a raw water into which COM was added. The removal efficiency of the most significant components of COM, i.e. polysaccharides and proteins, was investigated. It was found that the removal efficiency of polysaccharides and proteins was dependent on the reaction conditions (pH, type of destabilisation reagent and its dosage). The removal efficiency of COM was relatively low. It was about 46% and 41% using ferric sulphate and aluminium sulphate aggregation, respectively. In comparison to the other organic components of COM, mainly polysaccharides, the proteins are removed with a higher efficiency. The GPC analyses of the residual COM showed that the proteins of higher molecular weight were aggregated with a higher efficiency. Vliv Buněčných Organických Látek Produkovaných Sinicí Microcystis Aeruginosa Na Úpravu Vody Cílem práce je opis vlivu buněčných organických látek (COM) produkovaných sinicí Microcystis aeruginosa na proces úpravy vody pomocí destabilizace a následné agregace znečišťujících příměsí. Výzkum byl uskutečňován se syntetickou surovou vodou, do které byly přidány COM získané laboratorní kultivací M. aeruginosa. V průběhu laboratorních testů byla sledována především účinnost odstranění dvou základních složek COM, tj. polysacharidů a proteinů. Bylo zjištěno, že tato účinnost závisí především na reakčních podmínkách (typu a dávce destabilizačního činidla a pH). Účinnost odstranění COM byla poměrně nízká, maximální dosažená účinnost byla 46% při destabilizaci pomocí síranu železitého a 41% při použití síranu hlinitého. Bylo zjištěno, že s vyšší účinností jsou odstraňovány proteiny, obzvláště pak proteiny s vyšší molekulovou hmotností.
Macrophage bactericidal activity involves IFN-γ-mediated autophagy via p 38 MAPK

This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as an 'Accepted Article', doi: 10.1111/imm.12168 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Received Date : 27-Feb-2013 Revised Date : 15-Aug-2013 Accepted Date : 30-Aug-2013 Article type : Original Article
Outward FDI of Malaysia: An Empirical Examination from Macroeconomic Perspective

Outward FDI of Malaysia was nearly non-existent prior to 1970s. Nonetheless, recently Malaysia has not only been able to sustain FDI inflows position, but also emerged as the fifth largest investor among the developing economies in Asia region (UNTACD, 2005). This study aims to investigate the selected macroeconomic determinants of outward FDI of Malaysia, namely income, exchange rate and openness. The Johansen and Juselius cointegration test and the vector error correction model are applied in this study to analyze the quarterly data from 1991:Q1 to 2004:Q4. The findings verified that the outward FDI of Malaysia is determined by income, exchange rate and openness of the economy in both the short- and long-run.
CGTGGCCCCTATGCTCAT CACAAGGCCAACGTT TGATAACGTGTGTGCCCTTGTC CYP 19 A CCTCGCACCCAGATGAGACT TCTTTACCCCCAGAAAC GACCAGCCTTCTCTAGTGTTCCA AREG GGAATGGACCGCAATGACA CGTGAACCATTTTC CACTTCTTGAGGTAACCTCAAATCC EREG TGACATGAATGGCTACTGTTTGC TGGACAGTGCATCTAC CGGACACCAGTATAACCCACTTC HSA 2 AGGGTCCCGGTGAGACAGAT CGCAACA

Experiments were designed to evaluate changes in the transcriptome (mRNA levels) in the ovulatory, luteinizing follicle of rhesus monkeys, using a controlled ovulation model that permits analysis of the naturally selected, dominant follicle at specific intervals (0, 12, 24 and 36 h) after exposure to an ovulatory (exogenous hCG) stimulus during the menstrual cycle. Total RNA was prepared from individual follicles (n 1⁄4 4–8/timepoint), with an aliquot used for microarray analysis (Affymetrix Rhesus Macaque Genome Array) and the remainder applied to quantitative real-time PCR (q-PCR) assays. The microarray data from individual samples distinctly clustered according to timepoints, and ovulated follicles displayed markedly different expression patterns from unruptured follicles at 36 h. Between timepoint comparisons revealed profound changes in mRNA expression profiles. The dynamic pattern of mRNA expression for steroidogenic enzymes (CYP17A, CYP19A, HSD3B2, HSD11B1 and HSD11B2), steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) and gonadotrophin receptors [LH/choriogonadotrophin receptor (LHCGR), FSH receptor (FSHR)] as determined by microarray analysis correlated precisely with those from blinded q-PCR assays. Patterns of mRNA expression for epidermal-growth-factor-like factors (amphiregulin, epiregulin) and processes [hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2), tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 6 (TNFAIP6)] implicated in cumulus–oocyte maturation/expansion were also comparable between assays. Thus, several mRNAs displayed the expected expression pattern for purported theca (e.g. CYP17A), granulosa (CYP19A, FSHR), cumulus (HAS2, TNFAIP6) cell and surface epithelium (HSD11B)-related genes in the rodent/primate pre-ovulatory follicle. This database will be of great value in analyzing molecular and cellular pathways associated with periovulatory events in the primate follicle (e.g. follicle rupture, luteinization, inflammatory response and angiogenesis), and for identifying novel gene products controlling mammalian fertility.
Role of Galectin-3 in the pathophysiology underlying allergic lung inflammation in a TIMP-1 Knockout model of murine asthma. Running Title: Galectin-3 expression in TIMP-1 K/O model of murine asthma

This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/imm.12848 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. DR. SUPRIYA D. MAHAJAN (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-5298-6962)
APPENDIX II : SUPPLEMENTAL CINAHL SEARCH : WHAT ARE THE ATTITUDES OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS TOWARDS PATIENTS WHO SELF-HARM ?

Visits to the emergency department (ED) for mental health reasons account for 10–15% of all visits. Consumers of mental health ED services, however, report that they often feel sent to the back of the queue and that their mental health concerns are not taken seriously, suggesting that societal stigma has impacted their care in the ED. In this study, we systematically explore the research concerning the attitudes of ED professional staff towards those who present with issues related to mental health. Four themes emerge from the literature: consumer perspectives, whose tenor is generally one of negativity; staff-reported attitudes and influencing factors, such as age, experience, and confidence in working with mental health presentations; the environmental climate of the ED, which might not be conducive to good mental health care; and interventions that have been used to evaluate changes in attitudes.
Has the Bologna process been worthwhile? An analysis of the Learning Society-Adapted Outcome Index through quantile regression

This paper seeks to discover whether the performance of university students has improved in the wake of the changes in higher education introduced by the Bologna Declaration of 1999 and the construction of the European Higher Education Area. A principal component analysis is used to construct a multi-dimensional performance variable called the LEArning Society-adapted Outcome Index. A quantile regression is then applied to ensure that the analysis does not focus solely on average figures, and the performance of students of various types is analyzed. Significant improvements are found in the acquisition of systemic and interpersonal skills and in student satisfaction but not in cognitive aspects. There are improvements in students of all types, but they are smaller among the best students.
CHRONIC PAIN SELF-EFFICACY AS A MEDIATOR OF THE LINK BETWEEN ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT INSECURITY, INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONING, AND COUPLE SATISFACTION: A PRELIMINARY STUDYS

This preliminary study was inspired by the Attachment-Diathesis Model of Chronic Pain (ADMoCP) and examined pain self-efficacy as a mediator of the relation between people’s insecure romantic attachment and individual functioning, as well couple satisfaction. This study used a sample of 45 adults with chronic pain from the community who have been in couple relationships for at least 6 months. Participants completed self-report measures. Direct links were obtained between 1) insecure romantic attachment (anxiety over abandonment) and pain self-efficacy, 2) pain self-efficacy and individual functioning, 3) insecure romantic attachment and low individual functioning, and 4) insecure romantic attachment and lower couple satisfaction. Results also showed that pain self-efficacy significantly mediates the relation between anxiety over abandonment and individual functioning, thus adding to existing literature as well as providing more support for the ADMoCP . Future research directions are discussed along with clinical implications. Keywords: Chronic Pain. Romantic Attachment. Pain Self-Efficacy. Individual Functioning. RESUMO Este estudo preliminar foi inspirado no Attachment-Diathesis Model of Chronic Pain – ADMoCP e investigou a autoeficacia no manejo da dor como um mediador da ligacao entre estilo de apego inseguro nas relacoes afetivas, funcionamento individual e satisfacao conjugal. Este estudo utilizou uma amostra de 45 adultos da comunidade com dor cronica e que estavam em um relacionamento ha pelo menos 6 meses. Participantes responderam a questionarios de autorrelato. Foram obtidas relacoes diretas entre 1) estilo de apego inseguro nas relacoes afetivas (ansiedade de abandono) e autoeficacia no manejo da dor, 2) autoeficacia no manejo da dor e funcionamento individual, 3) estilo de apego inseguro nas relacoes afetivas e limitacoes no funcionamento individual e 4) estilo de apego inseguro nas relacoes afetivas e menor satisfacao conjugal. Os resultados tambem mostraram que a autoeficacia no manejo da dor interfere significativamente na relacao entre ansiedade de abandono e funcionamento individual, corroborando a literatura existente bem como fornecendo mais suporte para a ADMoCP. Sao discutidas futuras direcoes de pesquisa bem como implicacoes clinicas. Palavras-chave: Dor Cronica. Apego nas relacoes afetivas. Autoeficacia no manejo da dor. Funcionamento Individual.
title : The Use of a Binary Composite Endpoint and Sample Size Requirement : In fl uence of Endpoints Overlap First

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Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities

We propose a design of photonic crystal cavity with self-similar electromagnetic boundary conditions, that achieve ultrasmall mode volume (Vff). The electric energy density of a cavity mode can be maximized in the air or dielectric region, depending on the choice of boundary conditions. We illustrate the design concept with a silicon-air ID photon crystal cavity that reaches an ultrasmall mode volume of Veff 7.01 x 105 A 3 at A 1550 nm. We show that the extreme light concentration in our design can enable ultra-strong Kerr nonlinearities, even at the single photon level. These features open new directions in cavity quantum electrodynamics, spectroscopy, and quantum nonlinear optics. Thesis Supervisor: Dirk R. Englund Title: Associate Professor
Nucleic Acids Research

Restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) of bacterial genomes is a useful strain identification technique. Previous methods [1] described to photograph gel electrophoresis results are adequate for genomes smaller than bacteria but REA of mycoplasmas (which are amongst the smallest bacterial genomes) with frequent cutting restriction endonucleases produces complex patterns and requires optimal electrophoretic conditions and photographing for interpretation. Further processing of these images by digitizing requires good resolution of bands and high contrast. A method was developed from the general discussion in [2] and has been optimized to provide high contrast (either a band is present or not) and resolution. The gel is masked on the transilluminator by a piece of black plastic cut to size. The filter between the gel and the camera is a Corion S40-600-F (Laserex International, Unley, South Australia) and Technical Pan (Kodak) 10.2x12. 7 cm plate film developed in full strength D-19 (Kodak) for 4 minutes at 20°C is used [3].
A multi-agent approach to online threaded discussion tutoring

Giving that to design an efficient e-learning environment, in addition to contents and technological infrastructure, it is necessary to focus on tutoring strategies; in this paper the analysis focus on the use of intelligent agents to support e-tutor activities. The idea is to allow on line tutoring activities, flexible and available 24 hours 24, through the use of an Intelligent Tutor Agent that permit a natural language communication between the learner and the agent. In particular, it is described an open source software, still in its developing phase, called TutorBot, that can be integrated in any e-elarning platform. The learner, in his own natural language, “converse” with the agent to retrieve educational contents and to be helped, just as it happend within real context when we interact with human tutors. Another main aspect is the integration of TutorBot within an Adaptive Search Engine (ASE) that makes possible to search for the answers, to be given to learners, on external resources, for example Google. Thanks to these adaptive features, ASE allows to customize the contents according to the user profile. In order to asses the effectiveness of the intelligent agent it was carried on a study on a sample of university students aimed to detect the strong or weak points of the system and its overall satisfaction.
Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention Multivariate Analysis of Structural and Diffusi Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injur 1

Rationale and Objectives. Diffusion tensor (DT) and T1 structural magnetic resonance images provide unique and complementary tools for quantifying the living brain. We leverage both modalities in a diffeomorphic normalization method that unifies analysis of clinical datasets in a consistent and inherently multivariate (MV) statistical framework. We use this technique to study MV effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Simultaneous measurement of metabolic activity and membrane integrity in marine bacterioplankton determined by confocal laser-scanning microscopy

We simultaneously assessed the metabolic activity and viability of individual bacterio- plankton cells in the coastal and open North Sea. Three different techniques were applied to deter- mine cell features related to the physiological status of the cell. SYBR Green I was used to estimate the nucleic acid content of the cell. Propidium iodide (PI) stains cells with a compromised cell mem- brane, commonly interpreted as indicative of dead cells. Microautoradiography (MA) with radiola- beled glucose and leucine was applied to indicate metabolically active cells. The relative abundance of metabolically active cells determined by MA was usually <20% of the total abundance of bacteria. In contrast, the percentage of PI-positive cells in the total bacterial community was generally high (~80%). However, the overwhelming majority (97%) of cells taking up glucose and leucine were also PI-positive. Apparently, the uptake of radiolabeled substrate is related to PI accumulation in cells, indicating that PI is not a reliable stain to indicate non-active or dead bacteria. We suggest that several methods should be combined to assess the physiological status of individual cells in natural bacterioplankton communities.
Soil Morphology-Water Table Cumulative Duration Relationships in Southern New England

Although redoximorphic features (RMFs) are commonly used in place of direct observation to estimate the depth of the seasonal high water table (SHWT), little is known about the relationships between RMFs and the duration of the water table. The objective of this study was to gain a better understanding of how the expression of RMFs relates to the depth and duration of the water table in moderately welldrained soils of southern New England. The 20 soils studied included Dystrudepts, Quartzipsamments, and Psammaquents; of these, 17 met the criteria for Oxyaquic (8) or Aquic (9) subgroup classification. Water table levels were monitored for 18 mo from February to July of the following year to compare the depth and cumulative duration of the water table (cumulative saturation) to RMFs within soil horizons. Average seasonal high water table level (ASHWT) was correlated (p , 0.05) tothedepth ofthefirstloamy horizonwith.2%RMFs(r 2 5 0.65–0.72). Water table levels occurred within horizons with no RMFs for as much as 13% of the 18 mo study period. Mean cumulative saturation for soils with textures finer than loamy sand ranged from 3% for horizons with no RMFs to 36% for horizons with a depleted matrix. For horizons with textures of loamy sand and coarser, the mean cumulative saturation ranged from 8% for horizons with no RMFs to 45% for horizons with . 2% depletions. (Percentage of cumulative saturation would have likely been less if we monitored for a full 2 yr, as the late summer and fall of the second year were not monitored.) Our results suggest that the abundance of RMFs increases as the percentage of time the water table is present within a horizon increases. Additionally, coarse-textured horizons are less expressive in regards to RMF abundance than are loamy-textured horizons with similar cumulativesaturation.For land-use decisions, soil morphology should be used to provide both an estimate of the depths of a defined SHWT and cumulative saturation.
A survey of approaches to Virtual Enterprise Architecture: modeling languages, reference models, and architecture frameworks

As the theory and practice of enterprise architecture became mature, researchers and practitioners have started applying similar concepts and approaches to virtual enterprises. The virtual enterprise is a temporary coalition of enterprises joining hands to exploit a particular opportunity. Virtual Enterprise Architecture addresses a Virtual Enterprise holistically at a strategic level. This article provides a definition of Enterprise Architecture, Virtual Enterprise, and Virtual Enterprise Architecture and presents results from a study of six approaches to virtual enterprise architecture for virtual enterprises (NEML, CAML, AVERM, VERAM, BM VEARM, and ARCON).
Cell Acute Exposure to Maternally Administered IL-6 In Utero Causes Long-Lasting Perturbations in Adult Olfactory Neurogenesis

Denis Gallagher,1,2,3 Andreea A. Norman,1,8 Cameron L. Woodard,1 Guang Yang,1 Andrée Gauthier-Fisher,1,2,9 Masashi Fujitani,1,2,10 John P. Vessey,1,2 Gonzalo I. Cancino,1,2 Nadia Sachewsky,4 Knut Woltjen,3,11 Michael P. Fatt,1,2,4 Cindi M. Morshead,4,7 David R. Kaplan,2,4,5 and Freda D. Miller1,3,4,5,6,* 1Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology 2Program in Cell Biology The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 1L7, Canada 3McEwen Center for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, M5G 1L7, Canada 4Institute for Medical Sciences 5Department of Molecular Genetics 6Department of Physiology 7Department of Surgery University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada 8Present address: Center for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine, Toronto, ON, M5G 1L5, Canada 9Present address: CReATe Fertility Centre, Toronto, ON, M5G 1N8, Canada 10Present address: Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan 11Present address: Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan *Correspondence: fredam@sickkids.ca http://dx.doi. org/10.1016/j.stem. 2013.10. 002