Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Graphs that do not contain a cycle with a node that has at least two neighbors on it

We recall several known results about minimally 2-connected graphs, and show that they all follow from a decomposition theorem. Starting from an analogy with critically 2-connected graphs, we give structural characterizations of the classes of graphs that do not contain as a subgraph and as an induced subgraph, a cycle with a node that has at least two neighbors on the cycle. From these characterizations we get polynomial time recognition algorithms for these classes, as well as polynomial time algorithms for vertex-coloring and edge-coloring.
Analysis of Inter cell Interference Issues on Cellular Networks Using OFDMA

In order to reduce interference and improve the capacity of the system the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technique has been deployed in various cellular systems. But major problem in cellular systems is intercell interference especially at the cell edges. For reducing the impacts of ICI inter cell co- ordination techniques are investigated in this paper. The popular interference coordination technique is interference avoidance technique where the resources are divided between the users in all spatial, time, frequency domains to reduce the interference to some extent. This paper Provides comprehensive survey on the various ICIC avoidance schemes which consists of both static and dynamic schemes in OFDMA-based cellular networks.
How the Use of Big Data Analytics Affects Value Creation in Supply Chain Management

Abstract Despite numerous testimonials of first movers, the underlying mechanisms of organizations’ big data analytics (BDA) usage deserves close investigation. Our study addresses two essential research questions: (1) How does organizational BDA usage affect value creation? and (2) What are key antecedents of organizational-level BDA usage? We draw on dynamic capabilities theory to conceptualize BDA use as a unique information processing capability that brings competitive advantage to organizations. Furthermore, we employ the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework to identify and theorize paths via which factors influence the actual usage of BDA. Survey data collected from 161 U.S.-based companies show that: organizational-level BDA usage affects organizational value creation; the degree to which BDA usage influences such creation is moderated by environmental dynamism; technological factors directly influence organizational BDA usage; and organizational and environmental factors indirectly influence organizational BDA usage through top management support. Collectively, these findings provide a theory-based understanding of the impacts and antecedents of organizational BDA usage, while also providing guidance regarding what managers should expect from usage of this rapidly emerging technology.
Heterogeneous research networks as interfaces: Commit and survival of organizations around university research. The case of biotechnology in The Netherlands

In this paper social network terms are applied to conceptualize the intermediary sector of heterogeneous research networks between the institutional contexts of university research and industrial research. White’s notion of ‘commit interface’, and Burt’s elaboration of this notion to account for change in social networks, are used to explain changes in research networks comprising research institutes, agencies and industrial firms. The theory is tested for the case of a subsystem of the Dutch innovation system: university research in biotechnology with applications in the sectors of environmental research, agriculture and health. The analysis reveals that structural autonomous organizational actors in such networks show different types of behavior than predicted in the hypotheses of Burt: some show less role conforming behavior, others however show role conforming behavior, but both tend to have higher survival rates. Moreover, processes of change in the network also result in the occurrence of structural autonomous actors in later stages of the development of the network. White’s notions of differentiation and dependence are used to account for the differences between the attributes of the network studied and the networks initially analyzed by Burt, i.e. economic markets.
Magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral anomalies in subjects with resistance to thyroid hormone.

OBJECTIVE Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in the human thyroid receptor beta gene on chromosome 3. Individuals with RTH have an increased incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The purpose of this study was to search for developmental brain malformations associated with RTH. METHOD Forty-three subjects (20 affected males [AM], 23 affected females [AF]) with resistance to thyroid hormone and 32 unaffected first degree relatives (18 unaffected males [UM], 14 unaffected females [UF]) underwent MRI brain scans with a volumetric acquisition that provided 90 contiguous 2 mm thick sagittal images. Films of six contiguous images beginning at a standard sagittal position lateral to the insula were analyzed by an investigator who was blind with respect to subject characteristics. The presence of extra or missing gyri in the parietal bank of the Sylvian fissure (multimodal association cortex) and multiple Heschl's transverse gyri (primary auditory cortex) were noted. RESULTS There was a significantly increased frequency of anomalous Sylvian fissures in the left hemisphere in males with RTH (AM: 70%; AF: 30%; UM: 28% UF: 28%). Also, there was an increased frequency of anomalous Sylvian fissures on the left combined with multiple Heschl's gyri in either hemisphere in males with RTH (AM: 50%; AF: 9%; UM: 6%; UF: 0%). However, RTH subjects with anomalies did not have an increased frequency of ADHD as compared with RTH subjects with no anomalies. CONCLUSIONS Abnormal thyroid hormone action in the male fetus early during brain development may be associated with grossly observable cerebral anomalies of the left hemisphere. The effects of mutations in the thyroid receptor beta gene provide a model system for studying the complex interaction of genetic and nongenetic factors on brain and behavioral development.
Monitoringand rapid quanti ¢ cationof total carotenoids in Rhodotorulaglutinis cellsusing laser tweezersRamanspectroscopy

Monitoringand rapid quanti¢cationof total carotenoids in Rhodotorulaglutinis cellsusing laser tweezersRamanspectroscopy Zhanhua Tao, Guiwen Wang, Xiaodong Xu, Yufeng Yuan, Xue Wang & Yongqing Li Laboratory of Biophysics, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China; Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China; and Department of Physics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Decrease in antibiotic susceptibility or increase in resistance ? — defects of present antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance

Sir, In their recent leading article, Walker & Thornsberry highlighted the need for an adequate monitoring system for antibiotic susceptibility testing, both nationally and internationally. They point out that external quality assurance, a standardized methodology—preferably MICbased—and standardized definitions of susceptibility are required. This last point is not completely accurate because the publication of full data on susceptibility testing or access via the Internet can facilitate the reinterpretation of data with different breakpoints; recently published data from the Alexander Project point the way in this respect. In addition, Walker & Thornsberry have ignored several major sources of unquantified bias in the type of surveillance they describe. Firstly, such surveys report resistance as a function of isolates, while a parameter of greater interest would be resistance defined by episode of infection. Secondly, missing from their proposal are important linked epidemiological data relating to the patients from whom specimens are obtained, i.e., age, sex, type of infection, previous antimicrobial therapy and whether the infection was communityor hospital-acquired. In addition, all of the isolates tested are collected simply on the basis that they are recovered from specimens referred for diagnostic purposes. Our own local data indicate that there are marked differences amongst general practitioners and practice groups in terms of their requesting patterns. Furthermore, specimens are not obtained at all from many patients in the community. It may be that there are also international differences in requesting patterns and selection of patients for testing, although this possibility has not yet been explored. All of these differences are likely to bias the results and, ultimately, any conclusions arising from them. In this respect, typing of isolates and establishing mechanisms of resistance are of prime importance in that clonal spread of a single isolate has implications which are markedly different from the simultaneous emergence of several distinct clones. Finally, there is a need to develop more sophisticated methods of analysing changing patterns of susceptibility and relating them to other factors, such as the population studied, antimicrobial usage and systems of healthcare delivery, in order to determine the economic impact of resistance. To date, this has proved difficult to quantify. In conclusion, we must look beyond performing even larger multicentre national or international susceptibility testing programmes and try to improve the quality and relevance of the data such programmes generate.
Risk, Protection, and Substance Use in Adolescents: A Multi-Site Model

This article reports findings from a national longitudinal cross-site evaluation of high-risk youth to clarify the relationships between risk and protective factors and substance use. Using structural equation modeling, baseline data on 10,473 youth between the ages of 9 and 18 in 48 high-risk communities around the nation are analyzed. Youth were assessed on substance use (cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use), external risk factors including family, school, peer and neighborhood influences, and individual risk and protective factors including self-control, family connectedness, and school connectedness. Findings indicate strong direct relationships between peer and parental substance use norms and substance use. Individual protective factors, particularly family and school connectedness were strong mediators of individual substance use. These findings suggest that multi-dimensional prevention programming stressing the fostering of conventional anti-substance use attitudes among parents and peers, the importance of parental supervision, and development of strong connections between youth and their family, peers, and school may be most effective in preventing and reducing substance use patterns among high-risk youth.
Credit Risk Transfers and the Macroeconomy

The recent . nancial crisis has highlighted the limits of the “originate to distribute“ model of banking, but its nexus with the macroeconomy and monetary policy remains unexplored. I build a DSGE model with banks (along the lines of Holmstrom and Tirole [28] and Parlour and Plantin [39]) and examine its properties with and without active secondary markets for credit risk transfer. The possibility of transferring credit reduces the impact of liquidity shocks on bank balance sheets, but also reduces the bank incentive to monitor. As a result, secondary markets allow to release bank capital and exacerbate the effect of productivity and other macroeconomic shocks on output and in.ation. By offering a possibility of capital recycling and by reducing bank monitoring, secondary credit markets in general equilibrium allow banks to take on more risk.
A Ricardian model of international trade with oligopolistic competition

This paper studies a Ricardian model of international trade with a continuum of products in a general equilibrium model in which firms engage in oligopolistic competition. It provides a bridge between trade models based on perfect competition and models based on imperfect competition. Compared with a model based on perfect competition, the incorporation of fixed cost leads to the result that an increase of domestic labor may increase the relative wage of the domestic country.
Interactive comment on “ Assessing the impact of resolution and soil datasets on flash-flood modelling ” by Alexane Lovat et al

The authors present a study of the performance of the flash-flood modelling tool, the ISBA-TOPP coupled system under varying grid resolutions and terrain descriptors in order to assess their influence. Two resolution grids were used, 300 m and 1000 m, and it was found that the higher resolution gave better results in reproducing the flood peak. It is not surprising and could be stated without any experiments. However, it would be interesting to know how fine the grid should be to still give acceptable results and feasible computation costs. In fact, there might be an interesting relationship between the grid size and model performance, obviously depending on the scale of the catchment. I am aware that this could be a separate paper, but I expect the authors to state clearly that the influence of the grid size is not studied here, apart from the
Study of Hypertriglyceridemia in Young Adults

Study of Hypertriglyceridemia in Young Adults Dr. Jyothi Elizabeth Roy 1 , Dr. B. Shanthi 2 , Dr. V.S. Kalaiselvi 3 , Dr. A.J. Manjula Devi 3 , 1 Post Graduate, Department of Biochemistry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai – 600044 2 HOD, Department of Biochemistry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai – 600044 3 Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chrompet, Chennai – 600044
An Electromagnetically Coupled UWB Plate Antenna

A broadband plate antenna operating at a frequency range of 3-12 GHz is proposed for ultrawideband (UWB) applications. The plate antenna consists of a shorting wall attached to the radiator. The radiator is excited by a parasitic L-shaped plate connected to a feeding probe. The vertical section of the L-shaped feeding plate is separated at a distance from the shorting wall. With the electromagnetic coupling between the feeding plate and the radiator, a broad impedance bandwidth is achieved. Also, the antenna with reduced size is able to achieve the stable radiation performance with gain greater than 4 dBi across the entire UWB band.
Numerical analysis of FRAP experiments for DNA replication and repair

In this paper we describe a stochastic model for particle diffusion and binding within cell nuclei, and a numerical approximation of it that is well suited for numerical simulation and investigation of Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) experiments. An overview of the theory and of the implementation of the method is given. Simulation results are reported and are used to analyze data from real photobleaching experiments, mainly at a qualitative level.
Organization Theory as a Postmodern Science

ive and visually-based form of knowledge, it took the invention of the printing press over two and a half thousand years later for the modernist mind-set to finally emerge (McLuhan, 1967; Eisenstein, 1980). The invention of the printing press promoted a widespread type-setting mentality through its emphasis on combining and recombining the otherwise discrete and individual characters of the alphabet. Because of the astonishing capacity of this new technology coupled with flexibility of the alphabetic system we are able to produce impressive combinations of syllables, words, sentences and paragraphs to create the seemingly inexhaustible libraries of books and genres we find all around us. The idea that all phenomena can be similarly dealt with by breaking them up into component parts and then reassembling them as needs be, rapidly became the overpowering metaphor for modern analysis (Fisher, 1991; McArthur, 1986). As Fisher shows mining was one of the first systematic attempt to de-constitute and reconstitute the natural world into a series of resources
METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF ARRAYS OF THIN CRYSTAL GRAINS OF LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS SNS2 AND SNS AT DESIGNED LOCATIONS GOVERNMENT LICENSE RIGHTS [0001] This invention was made with government support under Grant

(51) International Patent Classification: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, H01L 21/205 (2006.01) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (21) International Application Number: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, PCT/US20 14/036968 KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (22) International Filing Date: MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, 6 May 2014 (06.05.2014) OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, (25) Filing Language: English TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM,
Social problem solving, autobiographical memory, trauma, and depression in women with borderline personality disorder and a history of suicide attempts.

OBJECTIVES The primary aim of this study was to compare the retrieval of autobiographical memory and the social problem-solving performance of individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and a history of suicide attempts, with and without concurrent diagnoses of depression and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to that of controls. Additionally, the relationships between autobiographical memory, social problem-solving skills, and various clinical characteristics were examined in the BPD group. DESIGN Individuals with BPD who had made at least two suicide attempts were compared to controls with regard to specificity of autobiographical memory and social problem-solving skills. Autobiographical memory specificity and social problem-solving skills were further studied in the BPD group by comparing depressed participants to non-depressed participants; and autobiographical memory specificity was also studied by comparing participants with and without PTSD. METHOD A total of 47 women with a diagnosis of BPD and 30 controls completed the Autobiographical Memory Test, assessing memory specificity, and the means-end problem solving-procedure, measuring social problem-solving skills. The prevalence of suicidal/self-injurious behaviour, and the exposure to violence, was also assessed in the BPD group. RESULTS Compared to controls, participants with BPD showed reduced specificity of autobiographical memory, irrespective of either concurrent depression, previous depression, or concurrent PTSD. The depressed BPD group displayed poor problem-solving skills. Further, an association between unspecific memory and poor problem-solving was displayed in the BPD group. CONCLUSION Our results confirmed that reduced specificity of autobiographical memory is an important characteristic of BPD individuals with a history of suicide attempt, independent of depression, or PTSD. Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory was further related to poor social problem-solving capacity in the BPD group.
Designing economic experiments for evaluation purposes

The growing popularity of experimentation in economics has widened the scope for economic experiments. In this paper we question the relevance of experimental methods for economic impact assessment. The major issue of impact evaluation is answering a counterfactual question. We show that the economists’ experimental toolbox can provide the appropriate method to give the right answer, especially by relying on randomized field experiments (RFEs). We contrast RFEs to other types of experiments, and discuss the limitations of experiments for evaluation purposes, by presenting 3 case studies that relied on economic experiments at the individual, local and national levels.
Multi-trip vehicle routing and scheduling problems

This research is inspired by a variety of transportation industries' problem of letting vehicles make more than one trip each day to effectively use their resources. This study defines the problem as the multi-trip vehicle routing and scheduling problem (MTVRSP). The objectives of the MTVRSP are to minimize first the number of vehicles and then the total travel time by allowing vehicles to make multiple trips during a planning period, while satisfying not only the constraints to the basic vehicle routing problem but also delivery time windows. Despite its practical importance, there exist very few the MTVRSP-related studies in the literature. The MTVRSP is NP-hard; therefore, the objectives of this research are to first model the problem and then develop an efficient and effective heuristic solution algorithm to the problem. Empirical testing is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the solution algorithm.
Hybrid Minutiae Descriptor for Narrow Fingerprint Verification

Narrow swipe sensor based systems have drawn more and more attention in recent years. However, the size of captured image is significantly smaller than that obtained from the traditional area fingerprint sensor. Under this condition the available minutiae number is also limited. Therefore, only employing minutiae with the standard associated feature can hardly achieve high verification accuracy. To solve this problem, we present a novel Hybrid Minutiae Descriptor (HMD) which consists of two modules. The first one: Minutiae Ridge-Valley Orientation Descriptor captures the orientation information around minutia and also the trace points located at associated ridge and valley. The second one: Gabor Binary Code extracts and codes the image patch around minutiae. The proposed HMD enhances the representation capability of minutiae feature, and can be matched very efficiently. Experiments conducted over public databases and the database captured by the narrow swipe sensor show that this innovative method gives rise to significant improvements in reducing FRR (False Reject Rate) and EER (Equal Error Rate). key words: narrow swipe sensor, fingerprint verification, hybrid minutiae descriptor, Gabor feature
Interactions between crime and fertility in the labour supply of Indigenous Australian women

Indigenous Australian females are under-represented in the Australian labour force and in employment. According to the Population Census of 2006, 49 per cent of Indigenous females were in the labour force compared with 58 per cent of other Australian females. The unemployment rate for Indigenous Australian females was almost three times the rate for other Australian females, 15.4 per cent compared with 5.3 per cent. An understanding of the reasons for the poor labour market performance of Indigenous females is an important first step in improving the economic status of this disadvantaged group of Australians. This paper uses data from a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (conducted between August 2002 and April 2003), to consider possible determinants of labour force status for Indigenous females. The survey enables us to use two potentially significant determinants of labour force status that are not available together from other sources—indicators of fertility and the interaction with the criminal justice system. Our estimates show that high levels of fertility and having been arrested have a negative effect on the probability of participation for Indigenous females. The paper concludes with some policy recommendations for raising the level of participation among Indigenous Australian females.